The Biden administration is expanding sanctions against Russia's Wagner Group, related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine.
The Treasury and State departments announced the moves against the notorious Wagner Group and related companies and individuals in coordinated statements. Targeted are dozens of Wagner Group affiliates, including some in the Central African Republic and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the president of Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern, the original manufacturer of the AK-47 assault rifle.
As Russia’s military performance weakens, a notorious mercenary group, long part of the Ukraine fight, steps into spotlight. The sanctions freeze any assets that those identified may have in U.S. jurisdictions and bar Americans from conducting business with them by adding a number of affiliates to American blacklists.
“Today’s expanded sanctions on Wagner, as well as new sanctions on their associates and other companies enabling the Russian military complex, will further impede Putin’s ability to arm and equip his war machine,” she said.Stanislav Matveev left his home in the Ural Mountains in September to join a Russian private military company.
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