About & nbsp; plans to impose restrictions against a Russian PMC because of & nbsp; its activities in & nbsp; Mali and & nbsp; other African countries earlier said Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le & nbsp; Drian. He & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; The European Union will compile a list of possible restrictions for & nbsp; Russian mercenaries who can be deployed in & nbsp; Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and & nbsp; Chad).
September has become it is known that & nbsp; the authorities of Mali appealed to & nbsp; a Russian PMC with & nbsp; request for & nbsp; assistance in & nbsp; fight against & nbsp; terrorists. The & nbsp; & nbsp; what kind of PMCs the authorities of the republic turned to was not & nbsp; specified.
Subsequently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed this information, but stressed that & nbsp; official Moscow did not & nbsp; have anything to do with this. According to the & nbsp; diplomat, Mali turned to & nbsp; PMCs because of & nbsp; France intends to significantly reduce the military contingent, which must fight terrorism in & nbsp; & nbsp; the north of the country.