Russia does not have a military presence in Africa, the calls of some countries of the continent to the Russian Federation are about assistance to ensure security. He stated this in an interview DEA News Oleg Ozerov, Ambassador of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“This is not a military asset. Military presence is when troops are dispatched. We do not direct. We are sending trainers at the request of African states,” he said.
Ozerov also said that African countries buy military products from Russia.
The diplomat emphasized that not all of the above can be called military assets, the military presence is American bases, intelligence centers, military biological laboratories on the African continent, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The day before the UK Foreign Office introduced According to the kingdom, sanctions against 13 individuals and legal entities connected with the activities of the Russian private military company (PMC) Wagner in Africa.
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Source: Gazeta
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