UK to ban Russia’s Wagner Group as ‘terrorist’ organisation
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The Wagner Group, whose private mercenaries have been accused of brutalities as they helped Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin until his death on August 23 - Copyright AFP -The UK government said on Wednesday it would ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group by lis…
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The U.K. announced Wednesday it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization, saying it remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Blacklisting the Wagner Group would put it on the terror list with al-Qaida, meaning that it would be a criminal offense to be a member of or support the mercenary outfit under UK laws.
Britain is set to declare the Russian mercenary Wagner Group to be a terrorist organization, making it illegal to be a member or to support it, the government said on Wednesday.
The Wagner Group, whose private mercenaries have been accused of brutalities as they helped Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin until his death on August 23 - Copyright AFP -The UK government said on Wednesday it would ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group by lis…
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. announced Wednesday it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization, saying it remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
By Ivana Kottasová and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom is set to classify Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a terrorist organization, a move that will open the door to prosecution of its members and supporters.
The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization. British officials say the group remains a threat to global security even after the death of
