Bound by a common destiny on issues of instability, security, the threat of terrorism, economic backwardness, etc., the Republics of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger decided to unite primarily because they were faced with the threat of ECOWAS military intervention in Niger, and also because it was necessary to act against these evils.
History shows that during times when Russia's vital interests are affected, its people are ready to maintain confrontation for as long as necessary. The confrontats ion with the West around Ukraine is such a situation.
Russia’s policy is becoming more and more global, but at the same time it faces objective difficulties on its immediate periphery, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Timofei Bordachev.
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