Could Russia have been behind the coup in Mali?
In the wake of Mali’s political crisis, there are reports suggesting that the junta leaders were trained in Russia and have ties with the Kremlin. Meanwhile, the US has suspended military ties with Mali.
Local media has reported that the junta leaders, who forced President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) to step down, were in Russia on a training program organized by Russian Armed Forces ahead of the military coup.
Colonel Malick Diaw and Sadio Camara believed to be the chief architects of the August 18 coup d’etat, spent a yearlong in Russia at the Higher Military College in Moscow.
