British officials officially declared the Russia-linked private military company as a terrorist group.
Servicemen of Russian private military company Wagner Group execute a combat mission in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in the Luhansk People's Republic, July 10, 2022., a private military company with ties to the Russian government, are now subject to prosecution by British authorities after the United Kingdom declared the group a terrorist organization on Friday.
"This order comes into force with immediate effect and will make belonging to the Wagner Group or actively supporting the group in the UK a criminal offence, with a potential jail sentence of 14 years which can be handed down alongside or in place of a fine," the Home Office said in a statement. Prigozhin, a former restauranteur who had close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Utkin, a former Russiian officer, launched Wagner during the 2014 Ukrainian-Russian conflict, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
Wagner had roughly 50,000 members fighting in Ukraine back in January, according to White House spokesman John Kirby.
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