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French Foreign Ministry: our military will leave Mali due to the appearance of Russian PMCs
2021-09-15
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] France will withdraw its military contingents from Mali if Russian private military companies (PMCs) appear there, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on September 14 during his speech in parliament.

“This is completely incompatible with our military presence,” Le Drian said, commenting on the prospects for an agreement between the Malian authorities and the Russian PMC, known by the unofficial nickname “Wagner”.

"The actions of a group of this kind in Mali would be incompatible with the actions of international partners in Mali," Le Drian said.

In turn, French Defense Minister Florence Parley called the presence of Russian PMCs in Mali "extremely alarming and contradictory."

Recall that the French media claim that the Malian authorities are discussing the terms of an agreement with the Russian PMC, within the framework of which the training and education of Malian military personnel, as well as the protection of the country's leadership, will be carried out.

Posted by:badanov

#14  Don't forget the formalization of Canne de Combat.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-09-15 15:33  

#13  Beachead op...
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2021-09-15 12:40  

#12  Hang on, What's the Russian interest in Mali? To get in on the action before the Chinese gobble up the continent? The Malian government wants a much more brutal ROE?

What gives?
I don't see any national interest there for the Russians
Posted by: Tiny Barnsmell3074   2021-09-15 11:05  

#11  And yeah, it's saberage, not sabery. I'm getting old and now firmly in "have forgotten more than I ever knew" territory.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:56  

#10  Opening a champagne bottle with a saber.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:53  

#9  French Foreign Legion. Grey Poupon. Champagne (with sabery) The Louvre. The Moulin Rouge. I'ma just getting started...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:38  

#8  Call it a literary victory lap.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:36  

#7  /\ Indeed !
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-15 10:34  

#6  Balzac and Proust did not publish picture books. That alone gets my admiration.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:33  

#5  There's a lot to look up to about the French. It gets lost in the "Freedom Fries" shuffle.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 10:32  

#4  Behold French common sense and pragmatism. Perhaps they could send a few kilos of common sense and pragmatism along with the next shipment of foie gras to the White House. Afri solutions vir Afri probleme? How innovative.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-09-15 10:22  

#3  Practically from the moment of its independence Mali has been involved in the trafficking of narcotics. Given there are few ways to make a buck in that misbegotten example of a failed state, it is likely the Ruskies will soon dip their beak.
Posted by: Bertie Crains2651   2021-09-15 10:06  

#2  Gotta protect their racket in their former colony. Like a mafia boss preventing a rival gang from intruding on his turf.
Posted by: Blinky Pholuling8616   2021-09-15 09:29  

#1  Seems like an intelligent choice. Laissez-vous et Ivan vous battre.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-09-15 08:07  

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