US Treasury declares PMC Wagner a transnational criminal organization

The agency said the organization was involved in criminal activities, including mass executions, rape, child abduction and physical abuse in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali.

Also under the new sanctions were Russian officials – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and the head of Tatarstan Rustama Minnikhanov, as well as 4 other structures associated with Potanin’s Interros holding.