MOSCOW, Russia
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused Ukraine of trying to "destabilize" the Sahel region on Thursday.
Lavrov made the comments at a
news briefing in Moscow following talks with three of his counterparts from the
Confederation of Sahel States.
"Some players outside the
sahel continue attempts to destabilize the region. Besides former colonizers,
this also includes the recently Kyiv regime, which openly supports terrorist
groups in this part of Africa while its Western sponsors turn a blind eye to
it." Sergey Lavrov told reporters.
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Malian Foreign Minister
Abdoulaye Diop echoed his comments, saying his country considered Ukraine a
"terrorist state".
It comes after Mali’s
government cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine last year over allegations that
Kyiv aided an attack by armed groups in the West African country in which
Malian soldiers and Russian mercenaries suffered heavy losses.
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