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France, Mali, Russia
Macron and Putin play game of bluff over Wagner in Mali

Published on 03.11.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

Emmanuel Macron receives Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, at the Palace of Versailles. © Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

As negotiations between the Malian junta and Wagner step up a notch, Paris is making last-ditch efforts to prevent the arrival of Russian paramilitaries in Bamako. Emmanuel Macron gave Vladimir Putin a stern warning during a phone call last month. The EU has meanwhile followed France's lead and suspended budgetary support to Mali.

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