Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said Sweden was ready to work towards "reaching a consensus within the EU" The foreign ministers of the 27 EU countries will meet in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday. France's National Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the French government to "mobilize diplomatically" to include Wagner on the list in order to punish its members and supporters more effectively.

In March, the Lithuanian parliament adopted aresolution calling Wagner a "terrorist organisation", a move welcomed by Ukraine.