Senate approves resolution calling for Secretary of State to designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism for actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, Ukraine
Senate approves resolution calling for Secretary of State to designate Russia as state sponsor of terrorism for actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, Ukraine
17:18, 28.07.2022

The Senate unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution on Wednesday calling for Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine that resulted “in the deaths of countless innocent men, women and children,” the New Your Times reported.

It further said that a similar measure had been introduced in the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to be a strong supporter of its passage. However, the power to designate a state sponsor of terror resides with the State Department.

Nevertheless, the Senate’s passage of the resolution puts yet more congressional pressure on the Biden administration to add Russia to a list of state sponsors of terrorism that includes Cuba, North Korea, Iran and Syria, it noted.

 



By - Marika Kartozia

Politics
Nancy Pelosi
Secretary of State
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