"The UK will list Wagner as a terrorist organization"
According to news reports, UK Home Secretary Sullah Breverman has stated that the UK will classify the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group as a terrorist organization.
According to reports, the UK will classify the Wagner Group as a "prohibited" organization under its counter-terrorism law, placing it on an equal footing with extremist groups such as ISIS and Al Qaeda. The draft ban on Wagner Group will be submitted to the UK Parliament on the 6th.
According to the UK's Anti Terrorism Act 2000, if the UK Home Secretary considers an organization to be involved in terrorist activities, they have the right to prohibit that organization.
"The Wagner Group is a violent and destructive organization that serves as a military tool for Russia overseas... The Wagner Group's continued destabilizing behavior will only continue to serve the political purposes of the Kremlin." Breverman said, "They are terrorists, simple and clear - this ban is legally clear."
The Governor of Chang'an Street noticed that as early as February this year, the UK government considered listing the Wagner Group as a "terrorist organization".
At that time, there were reports that once the Wagner Group was identified by the British government as a "terrorist organization," joining Wagner or participating in its activities, displaying signs in public places, and supporting the group would all be considered criminal acts. If labeled, Wagner Group's financing capacity in the UK will be affected.
On July 20th, the British government also announced sanctions against 13 individuals and businesses associated with the Russian private military group Wagner in Mali, Sudan, and the Central African Republic. One of them was referred to by the British government as the "right-hand man" of Wagner founder Prigorn.
On August 23rd local time, Prigoren and a group of Wagner executives died in a plane crash, and the direction of Wagner Group became the focus of attention from all parties.
Belarusian President Lukashenko stated on August 25th that Wagner's soldiers will continue to live and work within Belarus, and revealed that the number of Wagner's core forces left behind is nearly 10000.
On August 28th, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia demanded that Belarus expel the Russian Wagner Group. Polish Minister of the Interior Marius Kaminsky stated after a meeting with the Interior Ministers of the Baltic States that Wagner is "a big group capable of doing anything" and warned that if a "major border incident" occurs in Belarus, Poland will close the border with Belarus.