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US is weighing a terrorism label for Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is weighing whether to label Russia’s Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization, two people familiar with the matter said, as part of efforts to handicap the privately owned military company’s involvement in Ukraine and its growing presence in Africa.

The Times of India · Nov 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin orders prisoners to fight in Ukraine war or face brutal punishments

Lags were previously offered freedom deals if they joined the invasion, but the notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries has switched to more brutal recruitment tactics

Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022

How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group's Ukraine recruitment drive

On a spring day in 2013, two Australian soldiers had their photograph taken in Afghanistan. Now the photo has resurfaced in a scheme to recruit mercenaries for Russia's invasion of Ukraine — all without the soldiers' knowledge.

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

UK to withdraw troops from Mali peacekeeping mission, announces James Heappey

James Heappey cites concerns over the Malian government’s links to Russian mercenary group Wagner

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2022

Britain to withdraw peacekeepers from Mali

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the 300-strong UK contingent will end its deployment early.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

How Russian mercenaries colluded with Khartoum regime to exploit Sudan's gold

An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the country's gold.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2022

Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters

The European Union has accused the Wagner Group of serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa, Syria, and Libya.

Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia continues its relentless assault on Ukraine’s power grid; Putin rejoins UN grain export deal in humiliating U-turn; Kherson residents defy Russian call to evacuate city

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022

Russia’s Wagner Group ‘have as much power in Kremlin as ministers’

Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells UK parliamentary group of ‘terrorism’ threat

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022

Russian mercenaries accused of civilian massacre in Mali

Wagner Group fighters linked to attack that killed at least 13 following major military operation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022