Sanktionen gegen Wagner Söldner
Die notorische Wagner Gruppe wird nun auch mit Sanktionen belegt:
The UK government has sanctioned the Russian Wagner Group allegedly tasked with assassinating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and accused of war crimes in Libya and Syria.
The latest round of sanctions announced on Thursday has targeted 65 individuals, institutions and strategic industries that the UK sees as crucial to Russia's military efforts in Ukraine.
These organisations included Russian Railways, which has been responsible for moving troops and military materials to aid the war effort, and Russian drone manufacturers Kronshtadt.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said "these oligarchs, businesses and hired thugs are complicit in the murder of innocent civilians and it is right that they pay the price".
The group, which is believed to be run by an oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin, first emerged as a fighting force alongside pro-Russian separatists in Eastern Ukraine and went on to appear in several conflicts in the MENA region.
The Wagner Group has been active in Libya and the Sahel for several years and was accused of war crimes while assisting warlord Khalifa Haftar’s efforts to seize Tripoli between 2019 and 2020.
The group is also accused of war crimes in Syria, where Russia has been militarily involved in support of Bashar al-Assad.