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The ruling military junta in Mali got two combat helicopters and surveillance radars, among other things from Russia. This was revealed by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces recently
The ruling military junta in Mali got two combat helicopters and surveillance radars, among other things from Russia. This was revealed by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations of the Armed Forces recently.
The official Twitter account of Mali’s presidency posted images of the unloading of the cargo from the Russian cargo plane. The equipment was unloaded at Bamako international airport. Mali in the midst of security turmoil is going closer to Russia while distancing itself from France.
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Paris announced in February the withdrawal of its soldiers deployed in Mali, an operation due to be completed this summer. There are reports that the order for the helicopters and radar was placed by former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (IBK), who was overthrown. That way, a source in the government claims that the order was part of an agreement “concluded from the government to government in 2019. A communication officer at the Ministry of Defence in Bamako has, however, denied this information. He said that the military junta did not recognize orders from the earlier dispensation alluding that the present acquisition of equipment is contracted by the current regime.
