November 17, 2024

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America classifies the Russian Wagner Group as a criminal organization |  Ukraine and Russia war

America classifies the Russian Wagner Group as a criminal organization | Ukraine and Russia war

“Wagner is a criminal organization that commits atrocities and human rights abuses on a massive scale,” said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. He added that the mercenary army “deployed about 50,000 people in Ukraine, most of them convicted prisoners in Russia.”

He said, “We believe that the Wagner Group has currently deployed about 50,000 people in Ukraine, including 10,000 mercenaries and 40,000 prisoners, so much so that the Russian Defense Ministry has ‘questions’ about ‘recruitment methods’.”

a look. Russian forces accidentally blew up a Wagner tank

Kirby said Washington would take further sanctions against the Wagner Group. He also pointed to satellite images showing Russian trains traveling to North Korea to buy equipment for the Wagner Group.

He leads the paramilitary group Yevgeny Prigozhin He is very active in the fierce battle for Pashmut in eastern Ukraine.

Washington says the Wagner Group is involved in Moscow’s foreign ambitions, but the Kremlin denies this. Malik Wagner has admitted that he has and will continue to interfere in the US elections.

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