Russia will launch telecommunications satellites and remote sensing satellites for three West African countries that have already severed ties with American and European allies and turned to Russia for support, The American New York Times states

“Officials from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen security, combat natural disasters and improve Internet access,” The New York Times said.

Roscosmos will help the three countries establish a telecommunications system in their vast territories and launch satellites designed to monitor the border areas of countries where insurgents associated with Islamist terrorist groups still move freely, regularly attacking military personnel and civilians.

“We have a more sincere, closer relationship with Russia, which is better adapted to the current challenges facing our countries,” said Niger’s Minister of Communications Sidi Mohamed Raliu.

“The partnership is the latest sign of Russia’s expanding influence in a region where new governments have turned away from the United States and European countries after a decade of military cooperation against extremist groups,” The New York Times concludes.

CRYSTAL OF GROWTH previously informed that, according to Bloomberg, Russian flags in African countries have become a symbol of anti-Western sentiments today