Russia has wielded its veto power at the United Nations to thwart efforts to extend the presence of a team of UN experts in Mali. These experts had raised allegations against foreign fighters, indirectly pointing towards Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, for their involvement in widespread abuses within the military-run West African nation. While 13 out of the 15 members of the UN Security Council supported a proposal to prolong sanctions on Mali for a year and keep the experts in place, Russia employed its veto power during the UN meeting…
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