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Returning veterans “constitute a risk group — both for Russia and for us. These individuals often return deeply destabilized, in some cases psychologically fragile, in others inclined toward risk-taking or violence. It’s also a problem for us, but honestly, I don’t think it’s to the extent that Tallinn is now suggesting. The danger is that it fosters paranoia, leading us to view every Russian and every veteran as a potential security threat.”

With the opinion of Joris van Bladel.

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Le ministre de la Défense est un personnage très symbolique du pouvoir. Il y a aussi évidemment le fait que Sadio Camara a longtemps été le lien entre la Russie et le Mali, ça a été la personne qui a établi je dirais le plus clairement le lien entre le groupe Wagner et le pouvoir malien en 2021.

With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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Wilén said there appeared to be two reasons why Camara, considered the second-in-command within the junta, was targeted. “He’s a very symbolic figure for the military junta,” she said. “The second reason is that Camara has been the leading figure establishing relations with Russia. So attacking him can also be a way of saying that we do not want the Russians troops here anymore.”

With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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The Russians negotiating themselves out of Kidal, leaving their Malian counterparts behind, doesn’t give a good impression of them as security partners.

With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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…Camara has been the leading figure establishing relations with Russia. So attacking him can also be a way of saying that we do not want the Russians troops here anymore.

With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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There is ironically a slogan ‘Montée en puissance’, ‘gaining strength’, that the Malian Army has circulated about itself over the past few years. But what we’ve actually seen is that it is the jihadist groups that have gained strength.

With the opinion of Nina Wilén.

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