Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzia, supported his country’s veto on a Mali resolution in the Security Council. Nebenzia said Western nations aim to keep control over their old colonies and is convinced the proposed Mali sanctions had this goal. Mali’s envoy, Issa Konfourou, spoke too. He said the sanctions were to enforce a peace deal from […]
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