Wagner Group must be designated as foreign terrorist organization WashTimesOpEd
Its use of terror against civilians in Syria and Africa is to further the Kremlin’s foreign policy goals as well as for its own material gain.has secured natural gas resources in Syria and mineral resources in Africa, which helps the Kremlin avoid international sanctions and finance its war in Ukraine. It props up dictators while its terror tactics destabilize large swaths of Africa’s Sahel region by increasing support for local insurgent groups.
For the secretary of state to designate an entity as an FTO, it must be foreign and engage in terrorism, and the terrorism must threaten the security of the United States or its nationals.meets these criteria; since it emulates the Islamic State in its actions, it should be treated in the same manner.
The administration may believe that an FTO designation would force it to list Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, or SST, sinceis its agent. However, nothing in U.S. law would compel the secretary to make such a designation. We have argued elsewhere that declaring Russia an SST would be counterproductive by severing lines of communication necessary to end the war in Ukraine.
This approach is gathering support in Congress. Earlier this year, the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries Act was introduced in both the House and Senate with bipartisan support. This act would direct the secretary of state to designate
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