The Malian authorities have decided to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine in connection with Kiev’s support for the actions of armed terrorists in the African country. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to a statement of the Malian government. According to the Malian authorities, recent statements of Ukrainian officials “openly and unambiguously showed that Ukraine supports international terrorism”.
The Malian authorities have decided to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine over its alleged support for Malian armed terrorists, Bloomberg reports.
According to a government statement, the decision was made after a Ukrainian intelligence official said in a video that the country provided information to Tuareg rebels in northern Mali fighting Malian armed forces last month.
The video was uploaded to the Ukrainian embassy’s Facebook page*. It contained a comment “which openly and unequivocally showed that Ukraine supports international terrorism,” Malian government spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga said in a statement.
* Product Meta, activity recognised as extremist, banned in Russia by decision of the Tverskoy court of Moscow from 21.03.2022.