Russia vetoes UN resolution on Mali sanctions

Russia on Wednesday vetoed an attempt to keep inside military-run Mali a team of UN experts who had charged that foreign forces — a veiled reference to Moscow-linked Wagner mercenaries — were involved in widespread abuses. Thirteen of the UN Security Council’s 15 members backed a proposal that would have extended by one year targeted […]

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