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| 2025-04-04 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Russia will help the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) to increase its defense potential in the face of existing terrorist threats. This was announced on April 3 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “I emphasized Moscow’s readiness to contribute in every way to building up the potential of the joint forces of the Sahel states, increasing their combat capability, the combat capability and national armed forces of each of the three countries, and training military personnel and law enforcement officers,” Lavrov noted following the talks with the heads of the foreign ministries of the ACS countries. The diplomat also stressed that Russia is ready to assist states in the areas of security, economics, and international processes. The Alliance will be supported in strengthening the position of the African continent and its inclusion in the emerging, more just multipolar world order, Lavrov added. More from regnum.ru Mali's Foreign Ministry Calls Ukraine a Sponsor of Terrorism and Calls for Stopping It Ukraine is sponsoring terrorists in Sakhalin
“These terrorists are supported by external actors, regional actors who are in our region, who help these terrorists, who organize the rear for them, for example, Ukraine,” he said following negotiations between representatives of the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The diplomat noted that Ukraine is literally sponsoring terrorism, which requires immediate attention. In turn, Lavrov noted that the country provides support to terrorist groups with the connivance of Western countries. He emphasized that in addition to Ukraine, some former colonizers also contribute to the destabilization of the region. Even more from regnum.ru Zakharova announced Lavrov's meetings with the ministers of the "Sahel Troika" The meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with the ministers of the "Sahel Troika", as well as separately with the foreign ministers of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso will take place in the "next few minutes". This was stated on April 3 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “In these, one might say, remaining minutes, in the remaining time, the first meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with the heads of the foreign ministries of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger in a new format – Russia and the Alliance of Sahel States – is being prepared and will begin in Moscow,” she said during a briefing. It is noted that issues of developing Russia's relations with these states, including political and sectoral interaction, will be discussed. The Russian Foreign Ministry also confirmed Moscow's desire to effectively support the alliance in the area of building an independent policy, regional security based on its own forces and taking into account the national interests of the alliance. Related: Sakhalin: 2025-04-03 An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Khabarovsk Krai Sakhalin: 2025-03-11 'The Failure of the Insignificant': How Lenin and the British Credited Japan with Victory in 1905 Sakhalin: 2025-02-21 Current information on the situation on the front line on February 20 (update) | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Thank you for clarifying that for us, magpie. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-04-04 14:59 |
| #1 I believe that is Sahara and not Sakhalin (autocorrect is NOT your friend). I did a ML translate of the original article... Moscow, April 3, 2025, 15:33 — IA Regnum. Ukraine sponsors terrorists in the Sahara and must be stopped. Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop announced this on April 3. |
| Posted by: magpie 2025-04-04 12:55 |