Ukraine Denies Aiding Rebels Who Attacked Malian, Wagner Forces
- Mali and Niger have severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine
- Ukraine’s foreign minister says decisions were unfounded
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Ukraine’s top diplomat denied that his country had lent support to Malian separatist rebels who killed scores of government troops and Wagner Group mercenaries in clashes last month.
“We never acted against the regular army of any country except Russia,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters in Port Louis, the Mauritian capital, on Thursday. “We are not seeking any conflicts with any African nation. Our job is to protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.”