In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Deputy Defence Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Deputy Director Mikhail Babich.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Deputy Defence Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Deputy Director Mikhail Babich.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Sadio Camara, third left, attends a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, is at left.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Nigerien Defence Minister General Salifou Modi, third left, and Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Sadio Camara, right, attend a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981239

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, is at left.

14.08.2025#8981237

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Sadio Camara, second left, attends a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981236

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, participants attend a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, participants attend a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981233

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs of Burkina Faso Celestin Simpore, right, attends a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981232

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Deputy Defence Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin, Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Deputy Director Mikhail Babich.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Nigerien Defence Minister General Salifou Modi, left, attends a meeting of Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981220

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Deputy Defence Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin.

14.08.2025#8981216

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, from left, Nigerien Defence Minister General Salifou Modi, Malian Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Sadio Camara, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs of Burkina Faso Celestin Simpore pose for a photo before a meeting, in Moscow, Russia.

14.08.2025#8981215

In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov holds a meeting with the heads of defence departments of the member countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which consists of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Deputy Defence Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin.

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