UK proscribes Wagner (2023) and sanctions Africa Corps (2024)

Wagner was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK with effect from 15 September 2023; the Home Office cited its operations in Ukraine, Syria, CAR, Sudan, Libya, Mozambique and Mali and involvement in 'looting, torture and barbarous murders'. On 7 November 2024 the UK became the first G7 country to sanction Africa Corps, stating it has direct links to the Kremlin, threatens peace in Libya, Mali and CAR and has committed widespread human rights abuses; it also sanctioned Wagner-linked Officers Union for International Security.

Established by. UK Home Office proscription order (in force 15 September 2023); FCDO sanctions designations under the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 and CAR regime (7 November 2024).

Latest. In force. In 2024 a UK court sentenced Piotr Kucharski to two years and six months' custody for professing membership of the proscribed Wagner Group (CPS, 1 November 2024).

Link to the war against Ukraine. The Home Office cited Wagner's operations in Ukraine as a threat to global security.