The US State Department is considering the possible recognition of Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. This was stated by the representative of the department, Ned Price, reports CNN..

“We are carefully studying the facts. We are carefully studying the law... If it is legally possible, we will apply it if it is effective and appropriate, ”said State Department spokesman Ned Price, answering a question about the possibility of declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

Currently, the list of such states according to the United States includes four countries: North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Syria..

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Earlier it was reported that Kyiv is asking Washington to use one of the most significant tools in the arsenal of sanctions - to add Moscow to the list of countries sponsoring terrorism maintained by the State Department.. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky directly asked President Joe Biden about this during a recent telephone conversation.. By the way, Polish President Andrzej Duda also accused Russia of terrorism this week during a visit to Kyiv.. But Biden, although he called Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” has not yet responded to Ukrainian calls..