The senators intend to “push Congress to make this decision, whether President Joe Biden supports it or not.”
US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal, representing the Republican and Democratic parties of the United States, called on the country’s government to immediately recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism before it tries to annex the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. On Sunday, August 7, CNN reports.
“The administration should really say to Russia that we are making you a pariah like Iran and Cuba,” Blumenthal said.
“This step should be a signal to the whole world: we do not forgive and we do not forget, and America fully supports Ukraine,” Graham added.
The senators emphasized that they will push Congress to pass this decision “regardless of whether President Joe Biden supports it or not.”
They noted that recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism should be done by the president or Congress. Both senators said Biden should step up pressure on Vladimir Putin and continue helping Ukraine amid the ongoing aggression.
Recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism will make it possible to file lawsuits in American courts and demand compensation from Russia for the damage caused to Ukraine. It would also increase sanctions pressure on Russia, as countries doing business with it would face a second sanction.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on international partners to condemn the Russian attack on the colony in Olenivka, Donetsk region, and recognize Russia as a terrorist state.
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