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| Putin: Russia assisted the Wagner PMC in Africa | |
| 2024-03-14 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] During the operation in Africa, the Russian Ministry of Defense provided support to the private military company Wagner, but only as a group from the Russian Federation. This was stated by the head of state Vladimir Putin. Russia, according to Putin, did not go into Africa and did not squeeze France out of there. African leaders themselves wanted to work with the Russian Federation, the president emphasized.
As Regnum reported, in January, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Fee expressed US concerns about cooperation between African countries and Russia, as this would allegedly “create great difficulties.” She recalled the decision of the Malian authorities to “throw out the French” and invite the Wagner group. The US Assistant Secretary of State believes that this has led to increased civilian casualties and security problems. In her opinion, this is not the model that should be followed for the country's leaders. In October 2023, during a telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin discussed with the President of the transition period of the Republic of Mali, Assimi Goita, the progress in implementing the agreements reached during the July Russia-Africa summit. The parties confirmed their commitment to strengthening trade and economic ties between the countries and cooperation in security issues and the fight against terrorism. The head of Mali expressed gratitude for the diverse assistance provided by Russia. In February 2022, France and its partners in Europe in Operation Takuba, as well as Canada, decided to withdraw troops from Mali after the authorities of this country moved towards rapprochement with the Russian Federation. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 African leaders themselves wanted to work with the Russian Federation Anything is better than the French? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-03-14 02:03 |