Russian PMC Wagner Allegedly Using Mali to Hide Efforts to Acquire Military Equipment: US State Department

Washington has been informed that the Russian PMC Wagner, owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, is trying to hide its efforts to acquire military equipment and is using Mali for this purpose.

Source: “Voice of America” with reference to a briefing by State Department spokesman Matthew Miller

Miller’s direct speech: “There are indications that the Wagner PMC was trying to acquire military systems from foreign suppliers and send these weapons through Mali, which is (used) as a third party. So far we have not seen any signs that these purchases have been completed … but We are closely monitoring the situation.”

Details: According to him, Washington has imposed sanctions against a number of individuals and organizations supporting the military operations of PMC “Wagner”, and added that the United States will soon be able to share new information on this matter.

What came before: Before this edition Financial Times reported that the shell company Wagner PMC purchased tens of thousands of crash helmets from China late last year, despite sanctions.