UK to blacklist Russia's notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries as a terrorist organisation

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UK to blacklist Russia's notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries as a terrorist organisation
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The government is set to proscribe Russia's notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries as a terrorist organisation, giving the private army the same status as ISIS and Al-Qaeda

Chilling video shows Russian Wagner commanders admit killing children as young as five in execution campaign in Ukraine

It has been heavily involved in the city of Bakhmut, where the longest - and likely bloodiest - battle of the war has taken place. "We will expect to hear escalatory words coming out of Vladimir Putin's lips - we need to be ready for that, we need to have the resolve to continue to do the right thing, notwithstanding those comments."

The Treasury commissioned an internal review of its processes after it was reported that licences had been issued to allow lawyers to help Mr Prigozhin launch legal action against a Bellingcat reporter in the UK while the Russian oligarch was subject to sanctions.

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