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US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight

The US has imposed sanctions on the head of the Wagner Group in Mali for attempting to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine.
The Treasury Department accused the group's principal administrator, Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov, of working with Malian officials to deploy the group in Mali and execute its global activities.
Russia's Foreign Ministry dismissed the US allegations as a "hoax" and called for Washington to examine the effect of its own military exports.

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USA: sanctions against the head of Wagner in Mali

Washington announced on Thursday a series of economic sanctions targeting the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner in Mali, Ivan Maslov, whom it accuses of seeking to obtain military equipment there for use in the Ukrainian conflict.

2 years ago·Pointe-Noire, Congo

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Ukraine war: Wagner may be smuggling weapons from Mali

The private Russian military group could be using African states to procure mines and other weapons.

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US sanctions head of Wagner Group in Mali

Treasury Department cites Kremlin's efforts to use West African nation for arms shipments to Russian forces in Ukraine as reason for sanctioning Ivan Maslov - Anadolu Ajansı

2 years ago·Ankara, Türkiye

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US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned the leader of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group in Mali, citing what it said were indications that the Kremlin was trying to use the West Af…

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US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned the leader of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group in Mali, citing what it said were indications that the Kremlin was trying to use the West African nation as a way-station for arms shipments to Russian forces in Ukraine. The Treasury Department sanctions target Wagner Group local official Ivan […]

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US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned the leader of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group in Mali, citing what it said were indications that the Kremlin was trying to use the West Af…

2 years ago·Columbus, United States

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