The United States sanctions two companies, in the Central African Republic and Russia, linked to Wagner. The companies Bois Rouge and Broker Expert were sanctioned on Friday by the United States for their links with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

According to the US Department of the Treasury, the two companies "played an important role" in assisting the Wagner Group "and, by extension, the activities of the Russian Federation" They "sought to make financial gains from the illicit extraction of natural resources and provided material and economic support"