NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The Wagner mercenary group, which rose to prominence fighting for Russia in Ukraine, is set to be declared a terrorist group by the UK.
The proscription means it will be illegal to be a member or supporter of Wagner, and the paramilitary’s assets can be categorised as terrorist property and seized.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman described the group as ‘violent and destructive… a military tool of Vladimir Putin’s Russia’, the BBC reported.
A draft order will be laid in parliament to formalise the designation in British law.