The leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, on Wednesday March 8 judged “
reasonable
” the European sanctions aimed at him for several months for his role in the fighting in Ukraine, while European justice canceled those aimed at his mother.
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"
In terms of challenging the sanctions against me and the sanctions against Wagner, I'm not going to contest them and I believe that at this time they are imposed in a completely reasonable way," said
the sulphurous man. affairs, quoted by the press service of his company Concord.
Wagner at the forefront of the front line
Evguéni Prigojine, 61, currently present in the Ukrainian Donbass alongside his men engaged in the bloody battle of Bakhmout, answered a question on the cancellation on Wednesday by European justice of the sanctions against his mother.
Like her son, Violetta Prigojina had been hit by a ban on entry into the EU and an asset freeze since February 2022, the Council of the EU having indicated that she was, in particular, at 83, “owner of
Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which is part of the Concord Group
” founded by his son.
But according to the EU Court "
it appears from the file that Ms. Prigojina is no longer the owner of Concord Management and Consulting since 2017
".
Therefore, the family link “
cannot be sufficient
” to justify its inclusion on the blacklist.
The annulment of the measures taken against VIoletta Prigojina constitutes the first decision on the merits concerning the sanctions taken in this context of the conflict in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Prigojine, long in the shadows doing the dirty work of the Kremlin, has gained significant weight in Russian strategy in Ukraine -- his private army being at the outposts on the front line -- to the point of stir up tensions with the military hierarchy.