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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aamer Madhani

Treasury to designate Wagner transnational criminal group

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia's military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Friday that Treasury will designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization in the coming days.

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