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US to designate Wagner a transnational criminal organisation

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks as a picture shows Russian rail cars in North Korea during a White House briefing on January 20, 2023. © Alex Wong, Getty Images / AFP

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. He said the designation will allow the administration to hit Wagner with tougher sanctions and squeeze its ability to do business around the world.

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