U.S. Sanctions Companies Linked to Wagner Group's African Gold Racket
The Treasury Department announces sanctions against four companies linked to the infamous Wagner Group and its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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The Treasury Department announces sanctions against four companies linked to the infamous Wagner Group and its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Preying on fragile states, corrupt leaders and fighting insurgent wars for payment in the form of access to mineral resources, as well as pushing Russia's soft power in Africa, are all in the Wagner Group's playbook on the continent, according to analysts and reports.
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Four companies and one individual have been sanctioned by the US government for involvement with Russia’s Wagner Group.
Contributor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Russia continues its nearly 16-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine, political turmoil has erupted in Moscow while Kyiv tries to take back territory. A feud between Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group, and Russia's top military brass escalated as Prigozhin's forces left the front line in Ukraine and marched across the border to seize a key Russian city. They then marched north toward Russia's capital, seemingly unopposed, before turning around just hours later. The short-lived rebellion was described by in...