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The UK has implemented sanctions against 13 individuals and businesses linked to the actions of the Russian Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) in Mali, Central African Republic and Sudan. Source: European Pravda with reference to the decision of the UK government published on 20 July Details: This includes three designations for the mercenary group's top officials in Mali and CAR, including Konstantin Pikalov, the 'right hand man' of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The mercenary group has been operating across Africa for many years, exploiting the continent's natural resources and providing military support for its own financial gain.
The Russian mercenary organization has turned the impoverished Central African Republic into a successful center of economic and military influence for Moscow