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French Foreign Ministry: our military will leave Mali due to the appearance of Russian PMCs
 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. |
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