US targets Wagner Group over gold in Africa, days after mutiny
news.yahoo.com
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions aimed at disrupting gold mining activities that fund the Wagner Group in Africa, vowing to hold the mercenaries accountable for abuses days after they staged a mutiny in Russia.State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, previewing the sanctions earlier Tuesday, renewed his criticism of the Wagner mercenaries, who have been accused of wide abuses in Africa.

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions aimed at disrupting gold mining activities that fund the Wagner Group in Africa, vowing to hold the mercenaries accountable for abuses days after they staged a mutiny in Russia.

    • @dimath@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      5•2 years ago

      Exactly, why sanctions now, after Russian coup attempt, and not when they fought against Ukraine?

      • animistEnglish
        4•2 years ago

        And the US fought against Wagner group in Syria IIRC

      • The QuuuuuillEnglish
        3•2 years ago

        For a year and a half, no less. I don’t want to put on my conspiracy theory pants, but the only thing I can think of is that the United States is also using Wagner covertly, and wants to let Russia continue to amass funds to continue their war effort. Wagner then acted as a political entity separate from Russia, and THEN America steps up and does something. The time to isolate Wagner was in the first phase of “Isolate Russia through sactions and trade restrictions.” Leaving it until now is weird as hell

    • @mawkishdaveOPEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      The article said the US didn’t want to look like it was more on Russia’s or Wagner’s side. I am sure Putin’s propaganda would jump on it to make Wagner look weaker.