Democratic congressman Ted Lew reportedly presented the document. Previously, a bill recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism was put forward for a vote in September 2022.
The new document says that Russia repeatedly provided support to non-state terrorist groups before and during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
As of today, the US list of state sponsors of terrorism includes Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran. Assigning this status to a country allows the United States to impose additional sanctions, introduces a complete embargo on the sale of weapons and dual-use goods, and also withhold economic assistance.
US may recognize Russia as state sponsor of terrorism
On the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the Verkhovna Rada called on the parliaments of other countries to recognize the genocide of Ukrainians, and Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
According to adviser to the head of the Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak, the recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism is already having a significant impact on its foreign policy, in particular in the economic sphere.
In turn, the US State Department did not rule out recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for crimes committed during the invasion of Ukraine.
2023-06-09 20:37:10
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