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Expanding international activities to form an “anti-American coalition”; the US to impose additional sanctions

John Kirby, Strategic Public Affairs Coordinator for the National Security Council (NSC), who announced the designation of Wagner as an “international criminal organization.” North Korea released satellite imagery that it said was evidence that it provided weapons to Wagner (January 20, 2023, photo: AP/Aflo)

(Yoshihisa Komori: Sankei Shimbun Washington Resident Correspondent, Distinguished Professor at Reitaku University)

On January 20, the US government designated the Russian private military company Wagner Group as an international criminal organization. As a result, the US government’s various sanctions once morest the company have been further strengthened, and not only the company’s invasion of Ukraine, but also its dealings with anti-U. expected to be directed.

The U.S. government’s recent move reflects Wagner’s increasing influence in Russia, his strong agitation for the Russian government’s aggression once morest Ukraine, and Wagner’s extensive contact with international anti-U.S. solidarity networks. It is considered compatible.

The head of Wagner’s side is said to have immediately sent a defiant letter to the US, saying, “I want you to clarify what kind of crime we are committing.”

Sanctions on Wagner extended internationally

On January 20, the National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Public Relations Coordinator John Kirby designated the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company that supports Russian military aggression in Ukraine, as an international criminal organization. It announced that it would further expand the US government’s sanctions already in place once morest it internationally.