US restraining Kyiv in peace talks

More now from Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, this time on the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.He said the US is ‘restraining Kyiv from agreeing to Russia’s demands.’ “It is constantly felt that the Ukrainian delegation is being held by…

Niger pushes for peace with Jihadist talks

Niger is pressing ahead with an initiative to talk to jihadists whose attacks have shaken the country’s southwest, amid fears that a new wave of bloodshed lies ahead. President Mohamed Bazoum first reached out to the jihadists “three months ago,” offer…