The French parliament adopted on May 9 a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label the Russian mercenary force Wagner a "terrorist group." The resolution, which is nonbinding and symbolic, passed with unanimous support across the political spectrum. Its author, ruling party deputy Benjamin Haddad, has said he hopes it will encourage the 27 members of the EU to put Wagner on its official list of terrorist organizations. "Wherever they work, Wagner members spread instability and violence," he told parliament on Tuesday. "They kill and torture. They massacre and pillage. They intimidate and manipulate with almost total impunity."
French Parliament Urges EU To List Russia's Wagner As 'Terrorist Group'
Wagner headquarters in St. Petersburg