Prigozin, founder of private military company Wagner (AP)
[Paris = Yuki Tani]On the 25th, the European Union (EU) will continue in 2021 for continuing human rights violations in Africa against the private military company “Wagner”, which is participating in the Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine. announced additional sanctions.
The European Union (EU) has announced that it has added eight individuals and seven organizations, including Wagner affiliates, to a list of sanctions, including a freeze on assets in the EU, for their involvement in human rights abuses in Central Africa, Sudan and Mali. Two individuals were also targeted for sanctions in connection with the invasion of Ukraine.
On the same day, the EU formally imposed a tenth round of additional sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. A total of 87 individuals and 34 groups, including parliamentarians and Putin support groups, were added to the sanctions list for their involvement in the invasion.
