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Wagner and junta close to deal to deploy 500 paramilitaries across Mali

The Malian junta and the Russian paramilitary company Wagner are close to an agreement that would provide for the deployment of 500 men in about ten localities. France, bitterly opposed to the arrival of Russian mercenaries, is due to hold a defence council on Mali at the Elysée on 22 December. [...]
Published on 22.12.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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As Wagner arrives, EU prepares sanctions but keeps channels open with junta

Following the lead of ECOWAS, the EU is gearing up to impose sanctions on the regime in Bamako, which has postponed the presidential election and welcomed Russian paramilitaries from Wagner onto Malian soil. The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell is due to hold a virtual meeting with the foreign ministers of the G5 Sahel countries on 26 January to discuss the situation in Mali.

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The Malian file was also raised during the gathering of the 27 European defence ministers in Brest on 12 and 13 January

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