WASHINGTON, Jan 26 US declares Wagner Group transnational a criminal organization, according to the website of the US Department of the Treasury. sanctions are re-declared <…> for being a foreign entity that is a significant transnational criminal organization,” the press release reads.
The United States authorities have accused Wagner of destabilizing activities in the Central African Republic, Mali and Ukraine.
Washington imposed restrictive measures against structures and individuals associated with the group.
Among the companies that fell under the sanctions are the Russian Terra Tech and BARL JSC, the Chinese Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. LTD, along with Luxembourg subsidiary Spacety Luxembourg S.A., who are said to be providing satellite imagery to the group.
The restrictive measures affected the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security and Sewa Security Services, which, according to the United States, act on behalf of Wagner in the Central African Republic. They also affected Kratol Aviation, registered in the United Arab Emirates.
The director of the Commonwealth of Officers for International Security, Alexander Ivanov and Valery Zakharov, who, according to the US Treasury, worked in the group and served as an adviser to the President of the Central African Republic on national
On Tuesday, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, commenting on US plans, urged Washington to answer him who, when and where he destabilized. The businessman stressed that in all countries where he acted, he was on the side of the authorities and the indigenous population.
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the decision of the American authorities did not have any significance for Russia.
«Vagnera Group», made up of volunteers, is actively involved in a special operation in Ukraine. Prigozhin previously admitted that he created it in 2014. According to him, thanks to the courage of the Wagner fighters, the fate of the DPR and LPR has radically changed.