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Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner attack controversy (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by PanArab@lemm.ee to c/globalsouth@lemm.ee

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Mali said it had learned “with deep shock” of the remarks and that Yusov had “admitted Ukraine’s involvement in a cowardly, treacherous and barbaric attack by armed terrorist groups that resulted in the death of members of the Malian Defence and Security Forces”.

Mali also cited comments by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Senegal Yurii Pyvovarov, who was summoned by Senegal on Saturday over a video published on Facebook in which Pyvovarov provided “unequivocal and unqualified support for the terrorist attack” in Mali.

Ukraine’s actions violated Malian sovereignty and constituted unacceptable foreign interference and support for international terrorism, according to Maiga.

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[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh no! Anyway

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wild isn’t it. How dare Mali be upset over Ukraine killing its people on its land?! Don’t they know their place?

Tacit racism takes many forms, one of them is this. Some Western outlets reported the Malian casualties as “collateral damage” as if black people aren’t worthy of human rights.

I think Ukraine -and many of its supporters- has a Nazi problem.

Unless you want this to become a precedent and accept that US, UK and Israeli soldiers are fair target anywhere in the world even at the cost of innocent lives.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

War criminals should never have a place to hide.

Ukraine killing its people on its land?!

Wagner aren’t Mali’s people.

Malian casualties as “collateral damage”

Stand next to a war criminal and become collateral. Or don’t.

has a Nazi problem.

Tired Russian propaganda.

Unless you want this to become a precedent and accept that US, UK and Israeli soldiers are fair target anywhere in the world even at the cost of innocent lives.

Russia has previously placed a bounty on US soldiers located anywhere in the world. The precedent was set long before this conflict, really back in the Cold War.

Mali just got the message that having Russian troops inside your borders makes you a proxy, and historically proxies have a very bad time.

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You are hypocrite. You wouldn't accept it if it happened to you. US, UK and Israeli soldiers are guilty of far greater war crimes. So are Ukrainians soldiers who served during the US-led invasion of Iraq. If you want to make it a free for all, so be it. There's far more war criminals on your side, so you should be okay with greater "collateral damage" too.

December 11, 2008 - Ukrainians complete mission in Iraq

Russia has previously placed a bounty on US soldiers located anywhere in the world. The precedent was set long before this conflict, really back in the Cold War.

Now you tell me that all US troops and government officials are fair target?! So I can take out an entire 4th of July picnic if there are soldiers or politicians in attendance?

It is not just Russians who have grievances hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims have legitimate grievances too. You can't go and call it terrorism when it happens to you.