US Congress to establish criteria to recognize Russia as sponsor of terrorism

The US Congress is developing criteria for recognizing Russia as a state sponsoring terrorism. However, this will not significantly affect the sanctions that are already in place against Moscow, the US State Department Spokesperson Andrea Kalan said on a telethon, Report informs via RBC-Ukraine.

"When it comes to sponsoring terrorism, there are criteria. We need to establish these criteria to name a country as a sponsor of terrorism. Our Congress will set these criteria," Kalan said.

She stressed that recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism would not significantly change the sanctions against it.

"Because the same sanctions, the strongest ones that already exist, are similar to the sanctions that are applied when a country is designated as a sponsor of terrorism," she added.