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European Union imposes a package of sanctions on Russian Wagner mercenaries.

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 BRUSSELS, 13 December, 2021 (Lana) - The European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels unanimously agreed Monday, at the Union headquarters in Brussels, to impose a package of sanctions against the Russian Wagner Group, which deploys mercenaries that destabilizes Libya, Syria, Ukraine and several African countries.

Several European sources, Agence France-Presse. The text of the decision to be published in the Official Gazette includes a package of sanctions, including banning entry visas and freezing assets in the European Union against persons and entities linked to this group.

A European source confirmed that the Wagner Group is present in 23 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where Russia is present, especially in Mali and the Central African Republic, and is also interfering in Libya, Syria and Ukraine.

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