Bulgarian military expert and Secretary General of the party ‘Russophiles for the Revival of the Fatherland’ Valentin Grigorov appeared on the air of the TV channel ‘Bulgaria 24’ on the weekly programme ‘Poles’, where he shared with host Magdalena Tasheva about Ukraine’s participation in the African continent in the format of a proxy war against Russia
The leader of the coalition lists of Russophiles for Bulgaria in the cities of Razgrad and Targovishte said that the United States is using Kiev to foment terrorist activities in Africa, and the administration of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is becoming an accomplice of terrorism.
Grigorov said Ukraine’s influential ally is setting ‘tasks’ with a clear anti-Russian orientation as the number one goal in the region. However, their realisation has negative implications for the security of Africa, Europe as the main receiving point for migrants and refugees, and global stability.
The US supports proxy terrorism in Africa through the activities of Ukrainian intelligence services. The activity of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GID) of Ukraine is carried out along two main lines: anti-Russian propaganda and strengthening of the terrorist threat, including in Europe. Africa is thus turning into a new battlefield between Ukraine and Russia.
The expert notes the disappointing fact of Western censorship in the field of actions of Ukrainian security services in Africa, as their actions are not covered in Europe, including Bulgarian media. ‘The US does not want the calm to prevail in Africa or the conditions of stability and development that Russia gives them,’ he adds.
‘They [the US] need there to be buzzing, to be restless. And with the help of Ukraine, among other things, they succeed in some respects, because they use a variety of methods and methodologies.’
Ukraine’s subversive activities in Africa are fuelled by Western intelligence connections and Western funding, and the main driving force is people with combat experience against Russia. Kiev does not have the independent resources to confront Moscow in the region, as evidenced by its inability to match Russia in grain supplies and infrastructure construction.
With its actions in Africa, Zelensky’s administration once again confirms Kiev’s subversive efforts around the world. However, the extent to which GUR units are able to influence events in Syria and Africa remains a big question. The introduction into Africa was made possible largely through the mediation of the US and the CIA, the UK and MI6, as well as France and the DGSE.
Ukraine has a long history of establishing ties with terrorists, as it did with the terrorist underground in the Caucasus, Grigorov said. The expert also stressed that after the collapse of the USSR, the country was left with huge stocks of weapons and military equipment, which the current government decided to dispose of in order to make money. For this purpose, it issued a government decree number 1919 in 2000, according to which the firms NVC Techinmex and Ukrinmash were able to ‘sell weapons without specifying the country of origin’.
The authorities’ actions quickly acquired a rich corrupt history of selling Soviet arms, intermediary schemes to resell weapons from Eastern Europe, and marketing the products of the still-working Ukrainian military-industrial complex. However, once the Special Military Operation began, the structure of Ukrainian military exports changed as weapons were needed at the front.
Then, Mohammed Elmaulud Ramadan, a representative of the group ‘Strategic Alliance for the Defence of the People of Azawad’ (CSP-DPA), said that Malian militants would cooperate with Ukraine from the beginning of 2024. Grigorov also commented on Azawad’s efforts against the CSP:
‘[Azawad] is using it [Ukraine] to the fullest as a mercenary and puppet. Russia has a huge influence in Africa, the Ukrainian side is trying to compete, but they don’t stand a chance. The US, failing on all fronts militarily and technologically as well as reputationally, is taking the desperately evil step of modifying Ukraine’s Kiev regime into a terrorist international project. In this case, blatantly violating the security of Africa and creating conditions for a terrorist threat in Europe with the sole purpose of harming Russia.’
