The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 14The United States must understand that if Congress declares Russia a «country sponsor of terrorism,» relations between the two countries will be forgotten, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on air TV channel «Russia 1». she.
The Latvian Foreign Ministry responded to the announcement of Russia as a «sponsor of terrorism» at the end of July, the US Senate adopted a resolution calling on the State Department to recognize Russia as a «state — sponsor of terrorism» because of the events in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine. Official Kiev earlier addressed Washington with the same appeal. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, for his part, said that putting Moscow on the list of «sponsors of terrorism» would change little for it in practical terms. At the same time, as reported by local media, the official has been under pressure on this issue for several weeks. Thus, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi warned that Congress itself would put Russia on the list if the State Department did not. img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/7045aee7eda462aeb1c8b86594ec33c2.jpg» />The White House did not answer if Biden is ready to call Russia a «sponsor of terrorism»
