Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali (Andrew McGregor – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s Wagner Group is being withdrawn from Mali after a three-and-a-half-year deployment with a mixed record of battlefield successes that have come at enormous civilian cost. Wagner’s replacement with the Russian Defense Ministry’s Africa Corps may signal a change in Kremlin tactics. Regardless of the tactics used, the Russian military buildup in Mali suggests that expanded military operations against insurgent and terrorist groups are imminent. New Russian-Malian partnerships in the energy and mining sectors have accompanied changes in security tactics.

Wagner Withdrawal Signals Potential Change in Russian Approach to Mali – Jamestown