Mali and diplomacy

Because even here they manage to find "Ukraine's fault.”

Not ironic.

“The current 'government' of Mali is a real military junta, which is recognized as a legitimate government by very few countries. Western countries and most African countries cautiously refer to it as a 'transitional government.'”

The regime has been in place since 2021, when the military ousted its own partners in power, which they came to as a result of a previous military coup. The key ally of junta leader Assimí Goyita is Russia. Even China is staying away from the Goyita regime and maintaining contact very cautiously. Therefore, it is quite logical that the pro-Russian junta in Mali fulfilled Russia's request at the first opportunity and "hit" Ukraine (as best it could).

“Another question is whether this will somehow harm Ukraine and our contacts with the countries of the "global South"? No, it will not.”

First of all, even if we imagine that Ukrainian specialists are helping to strike at the Wagner mercenaries, Mali is not a precedent in this case. The strikes in Sudan were reported by leading Western media.

Secondly, for regimes in the country that fear Russian or Chinese hybrid expansion, Ukraine is both an example of effective counteraction and a source of inexhaustible experience in dealing with these threats.

And when Ukraine is able to do so, when it breaks away from Russia, Ukrainian military can become a huge source of experience and expertise for relatively democratic countries in Africa and Asia in the fight against pro-Russian regimes and Russian proxies and mercenaries.

Well, yes. It is an extremely bad habit to constantly look for flaws in yourself, in your state, in diplomats or intelligence officers. Especially when these "shortcomings" annoy real military juntas. We should be happy that they are already so afraid of us.

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About the author. Yuriy Bohdanov, publicist and strategic communications specialist in business, public administration and politics.

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