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Russian role in Burkina Faso crisis comes under scrutiny

FILE - Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Mali in 1960, in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2020. The banner in French reads: "Putin, the road to the future". Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - Burkina Faso coup leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore participate in a ceremony in Ouagadougou, Oct. 15, 2022. Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo, File)

FILE - Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore wave Russian flags as they cheered in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 2, 2022. Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)

FILE - Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore parade waving a Russian flag in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Oct. 2, 2022. Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)

FILE - Young men chant slogans against the power of Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba, against France and pro-Russia, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Sept. 30, 2022. Questions are swirling in Burkina Faso about what role Russia may have played in the West African nation's second coup this year. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)

Russian role in Burkina Faso crisis comes under scrutiny