its relations
... that in 1969, Côte d'Ivoire severed its relations with the Soviet Union, following accusations that the Soviet ambassador had supported Ivorian student protests?
... that in 1969, <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Côte_d'Ivoire" id="mwGDo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Côte d'Ivoire">Côte d'Ivoire</a> severed <b id="mwGDs"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Côte_d'Ivoire_–_Soviet_relations" id="mwGDw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Côte d'Ivoire – Soviet relations">its relations</a></b> with the <a href="./Soviet_Union" id="mwGD0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, following accusations that the Soviet ambassador had supported Ivorian student protests?