The Permanent Representative of Russia in the UN Vasily Nisils called the manifestation of double standards hysteria around the allegedly present in Mali Russian private military companies (PMK). Reports about it TASS.
Diplomat said that the countries of the West could not dictate to the Republic of Mali, who would cooperate with whom. According to him, the state has the right to choose partners independently to ensure security. He also called the hypocritical criticism from the Western countries of the Government of Mali.
On December 30, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov said that the authorities of Mali had the right to find reliable partners to protect against terrorists, especially after the withdrawal of France’s troops from the country. According to her, due to the closure of the French military bases, there was a threat of loss of part of the territories by the Malian authorities