Niger has announced that it is breaking off with immediate effect » its diplomatic relations with Ukraine. Two days ago, it was one of its closest allies, Mali, which made the same decision after a heavy defeat inflicted at the end of July on its army and the Russian paramilitaries of Wagner in Tinzaouatène, on the border with Algeria. Bamako accuses kyiv of having supported terrorist groups during this battle.
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It is in solidarity with the Malian government and people that the Niger breaks off diplomatic relations with theUkraine. In a statement read on Nigerien television on the evening of July 6, Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane, government spokesman, denounced “ characterized acts of aggression ” from Kiev, synonyms according to him ” support for international terrorism “.
In late July, rebels from the Permanent Strategic Framework (PSF) and jihadists from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed to have killed dozens of Malian soldiers and Russian paramilitaries from Wagner to Tinzaouatenein the north of Mali. After these battles during which the Malian army acknowledged significant losses in its ranks, the spokesman for the Ukrainian intelligence services affirmed that his country had provided ” useful information that led to military successes against Russian war criminals “.
Niger announces it will refer the matter to the UN Security Council
Comments that the spokesperson for the Niger government described as ” subversive and unacceptable ” He also announced the ” referral to the United Nations Security Council to rule on the Ukrainian aggression ” and deplored the silence of the African Union.
Ukraine has on its side rejected similar accusations from Mali and regretted a breakup deemed “hasty”.
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