Russia has signed an agreement to build a nuclear power plant in Sudan, Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency announced on Friday, a month after a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir.
Bashir is a swell guy, of course:
During the visit Bashir asked for Russia to protect his country from the "aggressive acts" of the United States. He also said he wanted to ramp up military ties and praised Moscow's military campaign in Syria.
Back in the late 1990s, the US bombed a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan that we believed was linked to al Qaeda and involved in chemical weapons production.
That strike may have been based on an intelligence mistake, as it turns out. But I still feel uneasy with any type of dual use system that could be used for genocide or war crimes being provided to Sudan's government, which thinks highly of Russia's campaign in Syria and looks to Russia to shield his own killing spree.
Thanks Russia!
#WhyRussiaCan'tHaveNiceThings
