The White House believes that there are more effective ways to support Ukraine and punish the aggressor.
The US Congress submitted three draft laws, related to Russian aggression against Ukraine: about recognition of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism and recognition of Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide.
Screenshots from the website of the parliament were published by adviser to the US Congress Paul Massaro< /strong>.
Republican senator Lindsey Graham introduced bills on the state sponsor of terrorism status for Russiaand a member of the House of Representatives, Democrat Ted Lew, a bill on the genocide of Ukrainians by the Russian military – Democrat Congressman Steve Cohen.
In US Congress: H.Res.1205 @RepCohen would recognize Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide. S.4848 @LindseyGrahamSC & HR8568 @RepTedLieu would designate Russia a terrorist state pic.twitter.com/lrFiTngM5W
– Paul Massaro (@apmassaro3) October 9, 2022
“At the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the government of the Russian Federation encouraged and continues to encourage acts of international terrorism against political opponents and nation states,” Graham's draft law states.
The document mentions the role of the Russian Federation in wars in Chechnya, Syria (recognized by the USA as a state sponsor of terrorism) and Ukraine, as well as the use of mercenaries of the Wagner PMC in combat operations.
“The US Ministry of Finance qualifies PMV “Wagner” as a proxy force of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The activities of the “Wagnerians” in countries such as Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, and Libya have led to instability and incitement to violence against innocent civilians,” the document emphasizes.
Graham also refers to the appeal of the Verkhovna Rada to Congress from call to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Similar arguments are given in Lew's bill.
In his bill on genocide, Steve Cohen reminds us of the responsibility of the Russian military for war crimes in Buch in the Kyiv region.
The congressman also points to numerous documented evidence of war crimes committed by the occupiers in Ukraine, which fall under the criteria of Article II of the Genocide Convention. In particular: indiscriminate attacks on civilian infrastructure, hospitals and schools: torture and rape, in particular of children; forced deportation.
Cohen also mentions the article “How Russia should deal with Ukraine”, published by the propaganda media “RIA Novosti”, in which the “denazification” announced by Putin is mentioned in the context of “de-Ukrainization”.
This fact, as well as Putin's awarding of the military , involved in the crimes in Buch, shows support for the policy of genocide of the Ukrainian people at the state level.
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Cohen calls on the United States to “support tribunals and international criminal investigations to bring Russian political leaders and military personnel to justice for an aggressive war, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide”.
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