The United States is planning to declare the Russian Federation a "aggressor state" rather than a sponsor of terrorism-The Hill
The emergence of such a legislative initiative is dedicated to the visit to the United States by President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
At the same time, representatives of Republicans call this initiative a "semi -natural" answer to the request of President Zelensky to recognize Russia with a sponsor of terrorism, since this label would completely isolate Moscow from the international community and forced the United States to impose financial restrictions on countries that maintain relations with the Kremlin.
In December, in an interview with US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken said that the White House representatives were already working with a congress on a bill that will help to smooth the sharp angles associated with the Sponsor of Terrorism Sponsor, since Russia's recognition will have such an unpredictable consequence.
According to a representative of a congress who is familiar with the question, the text of the bill is discussed by the Presidential Administration and Congress representatives. Republican representative criticized this idea because it will not impose any significant costs on Moscow.
"Zelensky asked for recognition by sponsor of terrorism, and instead in Baiden administration stated that they would not support it, and as an alternative suggested that they did not exist at all and is not expected by American or international legislation. There is no legal basis for this," - said the assistant. Congressman. "It is a" semi-natural "PR-west, which will not punish Russia in any way, and will not help Ukrainian citizens," he explained.
The Hill journalists were given the text of the bill. It states that the US President has the power to recognize Russia as "aggressor state" and any other foreign country, if it believes that it is involved in aggression against Ukraine. The bill also allows the President to apply sanctions on any person who is responsible, involved or somehow related to a crime of aggression. We will remind that the head of the SBU stated that their employees prevented the Russians to kill Budanov and Reznikov.