The Russia-Ukraine conflict has expanded into Africa's Sahel region, with Ukraine vowing to counter Russia even in the desert. Evidence suggests Kyiv is backing Tuareg separatists fighting Mali's army and Russian allies. Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing it of supplying weapons to the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop alleged at the UN that Ukraine supports terrorist groups to undermine territorial integrity.
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