We resumed contact with Ukraine recently - spokesman for Maliʼs Tuareg rebels

Ramadan revealed in an interview with Contre-Poison that the CSP-DPA resumed contact with Ukraine relatively recently, around early 2024.

"We share a common enemy: Wagner's Russian mercenaries, who have also invaded Ukraine. Ukraine views Wagner as a threat wherever it operates, and in Azawad, we are opposing this organization, which has caused suffering and destruction in many countries, including Libya, Syria, the Central African Republic, and Sudan,” he noted.

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According to the spokesman, the cooperation between CSP-DPA and Ukraine is still in its early stages.

"It’s too soon to specify the exact nature of Ukraine’s assistance. However, I would like to ask Ukraine for help in several key areas: military support, weapons, training for our soldiers, and human rights education," he added.

• On July 28, Tuareg rebels killed and wounded dozens of Russian Wagner PMC mercenaries in the Republic of Mali. Andrii Yusov, a representative of Ukraine’s military intelligence, stated that the Malian rebels "received the necessary information that allowed them to conduct a successful military operation against Russian war criminals." 
• A day later, Andrii Yusov clarified in an interview with the Financial Times that he had not confirmed Ukraine's involvement in the Wagner mercenaries' defeat in Mali.
• Mali’s transition government accused Ukraine of "supporting international terrorism" and "violating the sovereignty of the Republic of Mali". Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has responded to Mali’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Kyiv.