The military junta of Mali has announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Ukraine, citing allegations that Kyiv supported Tuareg rebels who recently decimated a column of Malian soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries. The Malian government’s decision was conveyed through a communiqué from the country’s “transitional government.” The official document was released by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization of Mali. Additionally, Colonel Abdoulaye Maïga, the spokesman for the transitional government, shared an excerpt from the communiqué on his X account. The g…