Washington (CNN) The United States government on Wednesday designated an individual connected to the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) -- an ultranationalist, White supremacist organization -- as a terrorist and sanctioned two others for involvement with the group. The organization and three of its leaders were classified as terrorists in 2020 by the US State Department -- the first time in history the agency had designated a White supremacist group as such. On Wednesday, the State Department announced it was designating Anton Thulin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) "for posing a significant risk of committing acts of terrorism." Thulin, a Swedish national, traveled to Russia in 2016 "and received paramilitary training from RIM, including in bomb-making," according to a statement from State Department spokesperson Ned Price. According to the State Department, "after serving his sentence, Thulin sought to receive additional paramilitary training in Poland, before he was expelled by Polish authorities who cited the 'serious, real, and current threat to security and public order' he posed."

Source: CNN June 15, 2022 21:30 UTC