UK to recognize Wagner Group as a terrorist organization

The U.K. will officially declare the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, according to a on Sept. 6 statement from the British Home Office.

The Russian private military company will join al-Qaeda and ISIS on the list of proscribed terrorist organizations in the U.K.

After the order comes into effect on Sept. 13, it will be a criminal offense to be a member of Wagner, use its logo, or encourage support for the group.

"Wagner is a violent and destructive organization which has acted as a military tool of Vladimir Putin’s Russia overseas," said  U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman .