Ukraine rejects Russian accusations of involvement in Mali attacks

​Russian ‌accusations of ​Ukraine being involved ‌in militant attacks in Mali are fake ‌and not supported by ‌any evidence, Ukraine's foreign ministry said.

"We ⁠reject ​this ⁠typical and long-standing ⁠lie by Russian officials, ​which they do not ⁠even attempt to ⁠back ​up with any plausible evidence," ⁠Heorhii Tykhyi, the ⁠ministry's spokesperson, told ⁠Reuters.