2023-05-09 18:53:19
The deputies adopted in the National Assembly, Tuesday, May 9, a resolution asking for the inscription of the Wagner Group on the list of terrorist organizations of the European Union (EU). The mercenaries of Yevgueni Prigojine, close to Vladimir Putin, have been mobilized on the war front in Ukraine since the start of the invasion by Russia in February 2022.
According to the signatories of the textadopted unanimously in the afternoon, “the abuses of the Wagner Group must be qualified for what they are, that is to say terrorist acts”. This resolution invites the French government “to mobilize diplomatically” so that the EU accedes to this request, which should make it possible to sanction the members of the Wagner Group and their supporters more effectively, first and foremost financially.
Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna backed the parliamentary initiative from the podium: “Your message has been heard, I very much share your point of view. Nothing will be overlooked to hold this group accountable and put a definitive end to its abuses. »
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the initiative, saying “this is what the whole world must adopt”. “Any manifestation of terrorism must be eliminated and every terrorist must be condemned”he said in his evening address.
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