Russia’s navy blockaded Ukraine’s Black Sea ports following its invasion in February 2022, trapping 20 million tonnes of grain which were meant for export and creating food shortages in Middle Eastern and African countries. Earlier this month, it emerged that millions of US military emails had also been sent to Mali, because of the same typing error. Some of those emails were believed to have contained sensitive information including passwords, medical records and the itineraries of top officers. Mali was one of the six African countries promised free grain shipments by Russian President Vladimir Putin after the collapse of the Black Sea deal with Ukraine earlier this month. Mali is also a close Russian ally because Moscow’s Wagner mercenaries have been deployed in the country to fight alongside the army against jihadists. Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Mali’s defence minister, air force chief and the deputy chief of staff would be sanctioned for co-ordinating the spread of Wagner in the West African country. Will Mali give out the information to Russia ?
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