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UK to proscribe Wagner group within weeks, say government insiders

Move comes after criticism that ministers have delayed cracking down on paramilitary network’s activities

The UK will proscribe the Wagner group as a terrorist organisation “within weeks” as part of a fresh crackdown on the Russian mercenary network, according to British government insiders.

Home secretary Suella Braverman is expected to announce the designation imminently in line with powers under the Terrorism Act 2000, following months spent by officials building up a detailed legal case.

The move follows accusations from MPs of inaction by the government, with one cross-party group of parliamentarians last month labelling the UK’s approach to combating Wagner so far as “underwhelming in the extreme”.

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