Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations with US deteriorate

FILE - Supporters of Niger's coup leaders hold a Russian flag as they demonstrate in Niamey on Aug. 11, 2023. Nigerien state media reported on April 11, 2024, that Russian military trainers had arrived in the country.

State television in Niger broadcast footage on Thursday of Russian military trainers arriving in the country aboard a plane equipped with military supplies to boost its air defenses amid deteriorating relations between Niger and the United States.