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Lord Teverson (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 January 2026

Debate

Middle East and North Africa

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My Lords, we primarily think about Russian aggression in Ukraine, quite rightly, but if we think of north Africa, despite the death of the Wagner Group, the so-called Russian Africa Corps is still very active in the Sahel and Libya and supports rather ugly regimes. It is there capturing important resources for Russia, and it fights in a way that is contrary to the rules of war and human rights. This seems to me to be rather understated and not seen enough, but it is quite dangerous to us and to Europe. I wonder how the Foreign Office see this and how its threats can be contained.

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