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

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.

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.

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

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

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on the leader of Russia's Wagner paramilitary group in Mali. The Treasury Department cites indications that the Kremlin is trying to use the West African

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…