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International Sanctions Update – Is The EU Getting Tougher On Sanctions?

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On 13 December 2021, the Council of the EU adopted restrictive measures against the Wagner group, a Russia-based unincorporated private military entity...

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Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EU ADOPTED RESTRICTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE WAGNER GROUP, A RUSSIA-BASED UNINCORPORATED PRIVATE MILITARY ENTITY, AS WELL AS EIGHT INDIVIDUALS AND THREE CONNECTED ENTITIES

On 13 December 2021, the Council of the EU adopted restrictive measures against the Wagner group, a Russia-based unincorporated private military entity, as well as eight individuals and three connected entities charged with serious human rights violations and the performance of destabilising activities in three countries.

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These measures were implemented by amending four sanctions regimes (namely, by adding names to the lists of sanctioned persons though the adoption of implementing regulations):

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