What Is the Wagner Group?

The Wagner Group explained - and what its designations mean for screening.

TL;DR

TL;DR: The Wagner Group is a private military company designated by the US (EO 14024 + State Department TCO designation in 2023) and other regimes. Wagner-linked entities are in scope for screening.

The record

OFAC designated Wagner-related entities and Prigozhin under EO 14024 in January 2022 (expanded later); the State Department designated Wagner as a transnational criminal organization in 2023.

The screening shape

Wagner-linked entities operate under varied names and shells - logistics, mining, recruitment. Screen counterparties against the live lists; the same three-surface screen applies.