Five congressmen of the House of Representatives have prepared a new bill.
A group of American congressmen in the House of Representatives will soon introduce the US Congress is considering an initiative to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, Politico reports with reference to a copy of the document at the disposal of the publication.
The co-authors of the bill are Ted Liu< /strong>, Joe Wilson, Jared Golden, Adam Kinzinger and Tom Malinowski. The document emphasizes that the Russian government has repeatedly “supported acts of international terrorism”.
“The United States must use all means available to us to stop Russia's violent aggression in Ukraine. Russia supports the oppressors who perpetrate terror against civilians around the world, from Syria to Ukraine. By adding Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, this law increases the consequences for Putin's murderous behavior,” said Congressman Liu.
If the legislative initiative passes both houses of Congress, it will be signed by US President Joe Biden< /strong>, Russia will join North Korea, Syria, Cuba and Iran.
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The US Senate today unanimously approved a resolution calling on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine. A similar vote will be held in the House of Representatives.
The Senate's passage of the resolution puts even more pressure from Congress on the Biden administration to add Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The State Department, in turn, is responsible for adopting the criteria for recognizing a state as a sponsor of terrorism.
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