![A demonstrator holds a sign reading, 'Long live Mali, long live Russia, down with France, down with Minusma' in Bamako. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2C7MOQ3NVFSKECUWBWTN5H6V5I.jpg?smart=true&auth=04a408fce93297b52f6cab397e2d89639701c2784a3685b29a93c84810f21d0f&width=400&height=225)
A demonstrator holds a sign reading, 'Long live Mali, long live Russia, down with France, down with Minusma' in Bamako. EPA
A demonstrator holds a sign reading, 'Long live Mali, long live Russia, down with France, down with Minusma' in Bamako. EPA
Russia's role in Mali can no longer be ignored, UK envoy tells UN Security Council
Ties between the UN and the African nation are deteriorating