Draft order will make it illegal to support the ‘violent and destructive’ Russian mercenary organisation in the UK

The Wagner mercenary group will be declared a terrorist organisation, the Home Office has announced.

A draft order will be laid in parliament on Wednesday, which will make it illegal to be a member of or support the Russian group in the UK. The group has played a prominent role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine since it began in February 2022.

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