Ukraine War: US Senators Urge Joe Biden to Declare Russia as State Sponsor of Terrorism

United States senators have called on President Joe Biden's administration to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism over its aggression in Ukraine, arguing that they would push Congress to pass a bill issuing the designation with or without the president's support.

The bipartisan pair of senators, Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Lindsey Graham, said on Sunday that the designation should be made either by the president or Congress. They both said that Biden must intensify his pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and continue supporting Ukraine amid the war.

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In a statement, Blumenthal, who represents Connecticut, said that he hoped Biden would decide to adopt the same stance voluntarily and has not dismissed it as a possibility. On the other hand, Graham, from South Carolina, said he wanted the Biden administration to engage with Congress in designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

However, the Republican senator said that Congress was "willing" to advance legislation calling for the designation with or without Biden's support. Graham noted that he would like to work with the president's administration but will push for it regardless, as per CNN.

The two senators traveled together in June to Ukraine, where they then met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They also called on Biden to send more humanitarian aid to the European nation and issue stronger sanctions against Russia over its invasion.

The U.S. State Department is responsible for designating nations as state sponsors of terrorism, and it defines it as a country that has "repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism." Currently, there are only four countries that are labeled as state sponsors of terrorism by the U.S.: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.

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