According to the newspaper, the initiative for new sanctions was taken by France.
European the union adds eight people and four communities linked to the russian Wagner consortium to its sanctions list. The online magazine tells about it Politico, which has received the relevant working documents.
According to Politico, EU foreign ministers instructed officials to prepare for Wagner sanctions in November, when ministers decided on a so-called fifth package of sanctions against Belarus. Preparatory work has now been completed and new sanctions are awaiting ministerial approval.
The magazine does not disclose the names of individuals or entities subject to sanctions to protect their sources. A Russian businessman considered to be the owner of a mercenary consortium Jevgeni Prigožin is already subject to sanctions by both the EU and the US.
I take the initiative According to Politico, the Wagner sanctions have been made by France. The documents mention in particular Wagner’s activities in Ukraine, Syria, Libya and the Central African Republic. According to the EU, mercenaries have committed human rights abuses.
Wagner is practically considered part of the Russian armed forces and military intelligence. However, mercenaries have been operating in Ukraine, Libya and Central Africa without the official presence of the Russian armed forces. In Syria, soldiers have been part of Russia’s official military operation.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the existence of mercenaries but has not commented on Russian co-operation with the armed forces.
Mercenary Consortium Jevgeni Prigožin, who is thought to be the owner, is the owner of the restaurant and food company Concord, which has been called “Putin’s chef” because of the catering services provided to the Kremlin.
Prigožin also owns media companies and is considered the founder of the so-called St. Petersburg trolley factory, which focuses on disinformation campaigns. He has been subject to U.S. sanctions over both the troll factory and the Wagner Group.
The EU added Prigožin to its sanctions list last year at the same time as sanctions were imposed by an opposition politician Alexei Navalnyin persons suspected of being involved in poisoning. Prigozini’s sanctions were justified by the actions of the Wagner Group on Libya’s battlefields.
Russian mercenaries have supported the warlord who ruled eastern Libya Khalifa Haftaria. Due to the sanctions, Prigožin is banned from traveling in the United States and EU countries and his potential assets in the West have been frozen.
The most famous One of the officers of the Wagner Group is from St. Petersburg Valeri Zaharov, acting President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéran as an advisor.
Central Africa is a former French colony where French soldiers ended their peacekeeping operation in 2016. Wagner’s soldiers appeared in the country the following year.
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