On August 6, the African country of Niger announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Ukraine due to the statements of officials that allegedly indicate Ukraine’s support for groups involved in hostilities in neighboring Mali, Radiosvoboda reports.
In a statement on Nigerian television, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for the military government, condemned Kyiv’s “characteristic acts of aggression,” which he said is synonymous with “support for international terrorism”.
It is noted that Niger decided to act in solidarity with the government and people of Mali by immediately severing ties with Ukraine.
Earlier, the government of Mali announced that it was severing diplomatic relations with Ukraine because of its support for the actions of the Tuareg tribes, which recently defeated a convoy of Malian military and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner PMC.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine called the decision of the Malian authorities to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine regrettable and hasty and stated that Kyiv reserves the right to take all necessary political and diplomatic measures in response to these “unfriendly actions”.
