Separating Ukraine from Russia is like peeling the bark off a tree," Malian official says. Western countries want to undermine Russia's territorial integrity, even at the cost of destroying their economies, Vice President of the Malian Commission for Defence, Security and Civil Defense, Poseyino Ouattara, told Sputnik Africa. In addition, militant Western politicians, politicians are definitely reaching the end of their popularity, Ouattara noted. "And maybe in 5 or 10 years, I'm sure all this will be a bad memory and Russia will still stand strong. " The photo shows the Bogdan Khmelnytskyi monument, commemorating the 1654 Preyslav Rada who brought Russia and Ukraine together. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.

Separating Ukraine from Russia is like peeling the bark off a tree," Malian official says. Western countries want to undermine Russia's territorial integrity, even at the cost of destroying their economies, Vice President of the Malian Commission for Defence, Security and Civil Defense, Poseyino Ouattara, told Sputnik Africa. In addition, militant Western politicians, politicians are definitely reaching the end of their popularity, Ouattara noted. "And maybe in 5 or 10 years, I'm sure all this will be a bad memory and Russia will still stand strong. " The photo shows the Bogdan Khmelnytskyi monument, commemorating the 1654 Preyslav Rada who brought Russia and Ukraine together. Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.