“I & nbsp; I think it would be & nbsp; especially regrettable if & nbsp; were to make things even more complicated and complicated & nbs and & nbsp; I especially think about & nbsp; bands like & ldquo; Wagner's & rdquo; in & nbsp; Mali & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said Mr Blinken during a visit to & nbsp; Senegal (quoted by & nbsp; AFP). He noted that & nbsp; the United States with & nbsp; partners are contributing to & nbsp; efforts to & nbsp; support stability & raquo; in & nbsp; Mali. According to the & nbsp; Secretary of State, the international community should support the country as soon as the democratically elected government takes up its & nbsp; duties.
The authorities of Mali have previously turned to a private military company for & nbsp; help in the & nbsp; fight against & nbsp; terrorism. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov explained this by the fact that & nbsp; France had reduced its military contingent in & nbsp; Mali. The EU & nbsp; plans to impose sanctions against Wagner PMCs.