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2023-05-24 20:03:49 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C5AC6E716D6BFEA4121C9CBA40F0997853E40BFDEDCB2123E23CA1DFE6F1A128
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Original Note:
The Wagner Group aka "the musicians" has been or is process of being designated a terrorist group by countries & a significant transactional criminal organization by US. Russia (Wagner) has been attacking Ukraine in Bakhmut & claims to posses it. It is destroyed. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1220 https://www.voanews.com/a/west-mulls-designating-russia-s-wagner-group-as-terrorists-/7088702.html https://www.cardin.senate.gov/press-releases/cardin-wicker-colleagues-lead-legislation-to-designate-wagner-group-as-a-foreign-terrorist-organization/ https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/it-s-time-australia-branded-russia-s-wagner-group-terrorist-organisation https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/news/wagner-group-must-be-designated-foreign-terrorist-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60947877 https://www.wsj.com/video/russia-claims-control-of-bakhmut-the-bloodiest-battle-of-the-ukraine-war/B023F765-75FD-407B-80C2-0D4C293D9EDF.html
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