U.S. designation of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism could erode support for Ukraine and harm humanitarian efforts. This was stated at a briefing by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre..

“Recognition of Russia as a sponsor of terrorism may have undesirable consequences for Ukraine and the world. For example, according to humanitarian experts and organizations with whom we spoke, this could seriously affect the delivery of aid to certain areas of Ukraine, ”said the White House spokeswoman..

The speaker clarified that such a move by the United States could harm humanitarian efforts to facilitate food exports and complicate the implementation of the "

“It will also undermine the unprecedented multilateral terms that have been extremely effective in holding Putin to account, as well as undermine our ability to keep Ukraine at the negotiating table,” she added..

According to her, the United States has already applied restrictions to the Russian Federation, the severity of which corresponds to the level of its declaration as a sponsor of terrorism..

“Our sanctions, export controls and measures to further isolate Russia from the global economy are having a significant impact,” said Karine Jean-Pierre.

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Earlier, US President Joe Biden said he did not support the recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism..

In addition, the US State Department warned Congress that the recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism could lead to problems.

Last month, US Senators Richard Blumenthal, Democrat, and Lindsey Graham, Republican, came out with a common position and called on the Biden administration to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism..

Moscow responded by threatening Washington that recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism would be a " The Russian Foreign Ministry suggested that Russia could reduce the level of diplomatic relations with the United States or even break them.