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During an interview with RT, Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela warned Kiev to focus on addressing its own problems
Ukraine’s motive for supporting terrorists in the Sahel region is to undermine Russia, which cooperates militarily with countries there, Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela has told RT.
The official, who is in Moscow for the Economic Days of Burkina Faso forum, made the comments on Wednesday during an interview, in which he discussed counterterrorism in Mali, his country’s neighbor to the north.
“Why did the Ukrainians start supporting terrorists in our region? It’s to hurt Russia, because they know that the Russians have military cooperation in terms of security with the three countries. And so, by wanting to take control of our states, Ukraine wants to weaken Russia,” he explained.
He addressed the greater impact of Kiev’s activity. “By trying to weaken Russia, there will be an impact on our enemies, which are the terrorists, so we can’t accept that… Those who attack Mali also attack Burkina Faso,” Tambela said.
“Ukraine has to solve its own problems in its own country,” he added.
In August, Burkina Faso’s military government joined Mali and Niger in demanding UN Security Council action against Ukraine for allegedly providing rebels with intelligence for an ambush that killed dozens of Malian soldiers and Wagner Group military personnel. The West African states interpreted Ukrainian officials’ remarks in response to the late July attack as an admission of Kiev’s involvement in the terror act in a region that has been battling militant violence for more than a decade.