The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine decisively rejects the charges that have recently been distributed by some international media about Kyiv’s involvement in the supply of UAVs to the rebels in Mali.
“We also categorically deny all the accusations that periodically sound from the lips of senior officials of Mali and Niger, in the alleged involvement of Ukraine in” cooperation with terrorists “,” supplying information to the terrorists and providing them with information “,” supporting Ukraine of the terrorist coalition “and TM, ”the Foreign Ministry said in a statement of the Foreign Ministry
The Foreign Ministry also rejected all the accusations against Ukraine “of allegedly involvement in the Sachel of Weapons and Military equipment, which is supplied to Ukraine, its allies to counteract the ongoing armed aggression of the Russian Federation.”
The Foreign Ministry emphasized that “from the first months of a full -scale Russian invasion, it was Ukraine who was the first to initiate the introduction of an extensive monitoring system and control over the weapons supplied by Western partners.”
During this time, Western partners did not reveal a single case of misuse of weapons and equipment, ”the department added.
“In the context of the unreasonable accusations of the Governments of Mali and Niger against Ukraine, we urge to stop the spread of false information that repeats the false narrates of the propaganda of the aggressor state of Russia, aimed at discrediting our state and the justification of the unprovable, unjustified and illegal war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. We leave for the right to protect the honor, dignity and legitimate interests of Ukraine by all available political and diolmatical means, ”the statement emphasized.
The department noted that Ukraine remains tuned to the further development of mutually beneficial relations with all African states on the basis of equality, non -interference in internal affairs, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries within the internationally recognized borders, steady observance of international law, goals and principles of the UN Charter .