# EU expanded sanctions against Wagner-linked individuals and entities

Date: 2023

The European Union added eleven individuals and seven entities connected to Wagner-linked activity to sanctions lists, citing serious human-rights abuses and destabilizing conduct in African deployments.

## Drivers

- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/25/wagner-group-council-adds-11-individuals-and-7-entities-to-eu-sanctions-lists/pdf/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2021/12/13/eu-imposes-restrictive-measures-against-the-wagner-group/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-expands-wagner-sanctions-2023