French Parliament calls on EU to recognize Wagner Group as terrorist organization

Politics 10 May 2023 14:30

The French Parliament has called on the European Union to officially designate Russia’s Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. Cereport reports citing Ukrinform

This is reported by The Guardian, Ukrinform saw.

“Wherever they work, Wagner members spread instability and violence,” French MP Benjamin Haddad told parliament on Tuesday. “They kill and torture. They massacre and pillage. They intimidate and manipulate with almost total impunity.”

He added that the Wagner forces were not simple mercenaries driven by an "appetite for money." According to Haddad, they "follow a broad strategy, from Mali to Ukraine, of supporting the aggressive policies of President Putin's regime towards our democracies."

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