Russia on Friday voiced reservations over a French proposal to set up a UN sanctions regime for Mali to punish those who are obstructing a 2015 peace deal. France last month circulated a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on establishing a committee tasked with setting up the UN blacklist as fears grow that the West African country is sliding back into turmoil. The move is backed by Mali's government, which told the council in a letter in early August that repeated violations of a ceasefire since the beginning

Source: AFP