U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russia's Wagner private military group

The United States on Thursday imposed additional sanctions against Russian private military company the Wagner Group, which U.S. officials say has been helping Russia's military in its war in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department said it designated Wagner Group as a "significant transnational criminal organization" as part of action targeting dozens of people and entities in an effort to degrade Russia's ability to wage the war.

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