Ukraine war – latest: ‘Chilling’ signs Putin has become ‘reckless and emotional’; Russia launches wave of missile attacks after tanks announcement

US sanctions Wagner group and freezes assets The United States has formally designated the Wagner Group a transnational criminal organization. Assets belonging to the private military company have been frozen in the US. The Wagner group, founded by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been heavily involved in the fighting in Ukraine. An executive order saw further sanctions on the mercenaries, with the Treasury accusing the group of being responsible for or complicit in the targeting of women, children or civilians in the Central African Republic, through forced displacement and attacks on hospitals. “Wagner personnel have engaged in an ongoing pattern…