British press: Great Britain is going to recognize PMC "Wagner" as a "terrorist organization"
Currently, the UK authorities are working on a decision to recognize PMC "Wagner" as a "terrorist organization". This is written by the British edition of The Telegraph.
According to the British press, the creation of the relevant legal act is directly dealt with in the Ministry of the Interior of the United Kingdom. If London nevertheless recognizes the PMC as a "terrorist organization", then work in this structure will be equated with the commission of a criminal offense. Also in the UK, after that, wearing PMC symbols, holding actions in support of it, and so on will be prohibited.
Another important consequence of such a decision, if adopted, is the impossibility for the company and related structures to carry out financial transactions through British banks.
Interestingly, earlier the British authorities did not pay much attention to the Russian PMC. The situation began to change in January 2023, apparently due to the success of Wagner in Soledar and near Artemovsk.
However, shortly after the first statements to the UK Home Office, the UK Foreign Office expressed concern about the consequences of such a decision. But on February 6, the Foreign Ministry should again return to the discussion of this issue.
Probably, under the consequences of recognizing Wagner as a “terrorist organization”, the British Foreign Office understands the likelihood of similar steps on the part of Russia in relation to British private military companies. But mercenaries from the UK as part of Western PMCs are fighting not only in Ukraine, but also in Africa, all of a sudden they will be treated as militants of terrorist groups?
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