The German Foreign Ministry confirmed, There is no legal basis for including "Wagner" on the terrorist list

The German Foreign Ministry confirmed that it does not see a legal basis for including the Russian private military company "Wagner" on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations.

The newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" quoted excerpts from the German Foreign Ministry's response to an inquiry from the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union bloc in this regard, stating that "the legal criteria for inclusion on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations are very strict."

In the response of the Foreign Ministry, it is indicated that the German government is not aware of any national decisions in the member states of the European Union or other countries that respond to the standards of European sanctions related to combating terrorism.

The Foreign Ministry added that the German government, along with partners in and outside the European Union, continues to monitor the situation and evaluate various scenarios, and therefore the issue of including "Wagner" on the list of terrorist organizations is still hypothetical only.

The German Foreign Ministry indicated that the inclusion of "Wagner" on the list of terrorism requires the presence of valid evidence to be submitted to the court.

It recalled that the European Union had imposed sanctions on Wagner, 19 individuals and 10 entities linked to it.

A spokesman for the European Union's Foreign Policy Authority, Peter Stano, had stated that the European Union is considering including the "Wagner" military company on the list of terrorist organizations, but that this requires a decision by at least one European country, condemning "Wagner" for terrorism.

The official accused Wagner of "undermining the interests of the European Union", especially in Africa.