Rwanda’s Kagame Denies Troop Deployment in Eastern DRC
Rwanda President and Commander-in-Chief of the State Armed Forces Paul Kagame claims that he did not know if the Rwandan army appeared in Congo after a clash between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese armed forces that just killed more than 900 people Democratic Republic. . Despite growing evidence and international reports that 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers support the M23, Kagame refused to confirm any force deployment. Instead, he stressed that Rwanda would do “any need” to protect itself. Kagame dismissed critics’ Rwanda comparison with Russia, especially Moscow’s support for local separatist forces that attempted to invade Ukraine’s Donbas region in 2014 and insisted on his country’s actions It’s just for national security. Meanwhile, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi vowed to fight back fiercely with the M23 rebel group, which he described as Kagame’s puppet.
source: CNN
