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French Parliament Designates Wagner Group A “Terrorist Organization”
France’s National Assembly voted Tuesday to designate Russia’s paramilitary Wagner group as a terrorist entity.
All lawmakers present in parliament — 331 in total — voted in favor of the resolution, which is non-binding. The resolution calls on the European Union to register Wagner on the EU list of terrorist groups.
The Russian mercenary group has already faced several rounds of sanctions from the European Union. In April 2022, the EU put Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on a list of sanctioned individuals in the context of the war in Ukraine, and in April this year Wagner was added to another list of sanctioned entities due “to their active participation in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Putting Wagner on the EU list of terror organizations would deal yet another blow to the group, argues Haddad, as it would reinforce “systematic tools” against the organization, meaning “anyone linked to Wagner could be prosecuted on terrorism charges.”
France has come under pressure from the Wagner group in Africa, where Paris’s influence is waning. In January, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the Wagner group “had made France its number one enemy in Africa” and was targeting French interests.
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