The refusal to classify Russia as a sponsor of terrorism, the United States considered final

According to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the decision of the US administration not to include Russia in the list of countries sponsoring terrorism is final.

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“As the president said and as we think, this is not the most effective or powerful tool for moving forward,” Jean-Pierre emphasized.

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Earlier, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that such a decision by America would be decisive in relation to both countries.

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The authority to designate countries as “sponsors of terrorism” belongs to the State Department, but the US Senate has previously passed a resolution calling for such a decision. A bill has also been submitted to the House of Representatives.