as the honorary president of the patriot group, sadiba asked the ambassador of the russian federationssible to restore cooperation between mali and russia in order to help stabilize the situation in the north of the country. by that time , male had become convinced that the french peacekeepers would not radically correct the situation. what can we reproach france for, what reproaches can there be? no, we have nothing to do with them blame they are imperialists, they are neo-colonialists, this is their nature. we don’t blame them for this, france, we are talking about our national sovereignty, it’s time to call for help, it’s time to turn to friends, the best friends, trusted friends, i told the russian ambassador igor gromyk, take note, don’t stand aside, take the initiative into your own hands, above the soviet union we had the best relations in africa, firstly, we had the largest army, we had defense, thanks to the ussr, secondly, a huge number of students we went to study with you, some became ministers. all thanks to you, thirdly, the industrialization of our country, industrial b