Suggesting a US intelligence connection and that Ukraine didn’t have capabilities on its own to orchestrate this without direct US assistance.

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A Malian official has reportedly questioned Kiev’s ability to act alone in providing intelligence to armed groups

Mali and Niger have asked the UN Security Council to investigate claims that Ukraine provided intelligence to Tuareg rebels, who killed Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner Group contractors in a recent ambush, according to RIA Novosti.

Fousseinou Ouattara, deputy chairman of Bamako’s parliamentary committee on security and defense, announced the move in an interview, the Russian news agency reported on Wednesday.

“It must have been [intelligence] that was mainly transmitted through the Americans, because they are capable of obtaining such information,” Ouattara said, casting doubt on Ukraine’s ability to independently assist armed groups in Africa.

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