# Union scales back Sahel missions as Mali’s junta expels European partners

Date: 2022

In 2022 EUTM Mali and related European presence wound down after the junta’s turn to Russia. Borrell publicly named the failure. Withdrawal is a completed mission act.

## People

- Josep Borrell: https://factrail.ai/people/josep-borrell

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eu-mali-mission-junta-2022/
- https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eutm-mali_en

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-borrell-mali-2022