(C) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [1]: News Date: 2021-12-16 00:00:00 [2] U.S. Warns Mali Against Accepting Deal To Deploy Russian Mercenaries The United States has warned Mali against deploying Russia-backed Vagner Group forces, saying a reported deal between the country and the private military contractor would divert money away from efforts to fight terrorism and could ultimately destabilize the region. [END] [2] Url: https://www.rferl.org/latest-news/2021/12/16 [1] Copyright (c)2021 RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036. RFE/RL welcomes the re-use, republication, and redistribution of text-based content published on its digital platforms. We also welcome the re-posting of RFE/RL text content to websites, mailing lists, newsgroups, and databases on a regular basis. This article has not be altered. RFERL via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/rferl/