Such recognition would allow the US to prosecute the group and its members, as well as prosecute its assets around the world.
A group of US senators has submitted a bill to Congress to designate the Russian private military company (PMC) of the Wagner group as a foreign terrorist organization. This was stated on Thursday, December 1, in a press release by US Senators Roger Wicker and Ben Cardin.
In the proposed draft law “On the prosecution of Russian mercenaries” (HARM), there is a requirement for the Secretary of State of the United States to recognize the “Wagnerites” and any groups affiliated with this PMC, the successors its – a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). ) within 90 days from the date of entry into force of the law.
“Vladimir Putin and his henchmen will stop at nothing to achieve their goals, including using mercenaries like the Wagner Group to commit atrocities on their behalf. The US must call out the shadow army for for what it is: a foreign terrorist group. We must hold them accountable along with all those who support them,” said Senator Wicker.
As Senator Cardin, chairman of the US Helsinki Commission, said, the Wagner group is “credibly linked to countless atrocities in Ukraine, in Syria, and across the African continent.”
“The US should immediately designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. This will reduce the size of Russia’s military and help bring human rights violators to justice,” he insisted.
“The Wagner Group poses a threat to the interests and security of the United States, our allies and their partners. We must hold accountable those responsible for Putin’s war against Ukraine and atrocities elsewhere. Designating this group of mercenaries as a Foreign Terrorist Organization will send a strong signal to those in Russia, and anyone who seeks to harm the entire world,” said Congressman Richard Hudson.
Wicker, Cardin, Cohen, Wilson, Hudson, and Vesey are members of the US Helsinki Commission, a US government commission focused on human rights, military security, and economic cooperation in 57 countries across Europe, Eurasia , and North America.
Earlier it was reported that the Kremlin is creating a new private military company to contain the influence in the Russian political arena of the head of the PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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