The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, which has been aiding Russia's military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced on January 20 that the Treasury Department will designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization in the coming days. He said the designation will allow the administration to hit Wagner with tougher sanctions and squeeze its ability to do business around the world. To read the original story by AP, click here.
U.S. Plans To Impose New Sanctions Against Russia's Wagner Private Military Group
The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin