Daily Memo: Russian Delegation Visits Burkina Faso

Meanwhile, Russian oil exports to India are declining.

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Russian connection. A delegation of Russian officials led by the deputy defense minister, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, met on Thursday with Burkina Faso’s president, Ibrahim Traore, who seized power last October in a military coup. They discussed bilateral defense cooperation and other issues that were raised during a meeting of their presidents in July. Yevkurov assured Traore […]

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