Faced with growing risks, be it the crisis between Ukraine and Russia or the situation on African soil, faced with the jihadist threat, Europe must think about ensuring its security.
France and its European partners have just announced their withdrawal from the maliconsidering that the conditions are no longer met to effectively pursue their current military commitment to contain the jihadist threat.
As the French president pointed out, it is impossible to “remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities whose strategy we share neither the hidden objectives”, and who have recourse to “mercenaries of (Russian) society Wagnerto “predatory ambitions”.
Florence Moricehead of the office of Nairobi from RFI returns to the presence of Wagner on the African continent.
The crisis with Russia, a risk for the security of Europe
This crisis will be at the center of the discussions of the American vice-president Kamala Harris, on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference.
The American Minister of Defense is also in Europe this week for a tour which passes through Brussels, the headquarters of NATO, Poland and the Lithuania. The small Baltic country is at the forefront of NATO’s mission called “Enhanced Forward Presence”. In this context, Germany and then Norway announced the dispatch of additional men. Denmark is also participating in this military effort. This is a report from Marielle Vitureauour correspondent in the Baltic countries.
For months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been offering his mediation in the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, and more broadly between Russia and the West. The Turkey, which has forged strong relations with both countries while being a member of NATO, would have a lot to lose from a conflict. In Istanbul, Anne Andlauer.
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