UK proscribing Wagner group as terrorist ‘will help Ukrainians sue’
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6BMHR)
Lawyer leading refugees' case says British designation would also weaken Russian mercenary force straight away
An imminent British government decision to proscribe the Wagner mercenary group will speed up plans by Ukrainian refugees to sue the organisation for up to 5bn in damages in the UK courts, the lawyer leading the case has told the Guardian.
The UK government signalled it was prepared to proscribe the Wagner group, which is active in Russia and parts of Africa, on the basis of it being a terrorist group, a move that makes it illegal to help the group, Jason McCue said.
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