SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - Russia says extremists in Sudan must be subdued

6/6/19: Multiple sources – Russia says extremists in Sudan must be subdued

• Bloomberg, by Henry Meyer

• Reuters

 Russia said on Thursday it opposed foreign intervention in Sudan and the authorities in Khartoum must subdue what it described as extremists, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.

 The Russian foreign ministry also said it supported the holding of elections in Sudan, RIA said.

 Russia had close ties with the ousted regime of longtime Sudanese President Oman al-Bashir, and private Russian military contractors have been training Sudanese forces.

 On Tuesday, Moscow blocked a United Nations Security Council statement circulated by the U.K. and Germany condemning the killing of civilians and urging a rapid solution to the crisis.