White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the US administration’s attempt to include Russia on the list of states that support terrorism has had the opposite effect. This is reported by the CNBC channel.
“As the President himself said and we think, this is not the most effective and powerful tool to move forward,” said Jean-Pierre.
He noted that the recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism could have unforeseen consequences for Ukraine and the entire world, and could exacerbate the global food crisis.
“Such a move could seriously impede the delivery of humanitarian aid and jeopardize Black Sea agreements,” a US presidential spokesman said.
US President Joe Biden had previously given a negative answer to the question of whether Russia should be recognized as a state sponsor of terrorism. The relevant bill was drafted by a group of senators in Congress. Active supporters of the idea include Democrat Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives in particular.
Reuters reported that Ukraine also insisted that Washington recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. Moscow, on the other hand, said that such a step on behalf of the United States would lead to a complete rupture of diplomatic and other relations between Moscow and Washington.
“If he [инициатива] Its implementation would mean that Washington has crossed the point of no return, with the most serious collateral damage to bilateral diplomatic relations, downgrading and even rupture. The American side has been warned,
– Alexander Darchiev, director of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told TASS.
On August 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “surreptitiously informed the congressional offices that it has serious concerns about the recognition of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism,” Politico reported.
A number of sources told the publication that State Department officials had reported to congressional offices about “serious legal issues” with the initiative. According to them, “the state is afraid of this.
Adding Russia to the list of state sponsors of terrorism could jeopardize a fragile agreement that allows grain ships to leave Ukrainian ports.”
Implementation of this arrangement took “months” and while the ships “slowly began to leave the Black Sea, which provided some relief from the slow global food crisis”, there is no guarantee that “Russia will honor its obligations”. If the United States so “openly” enters into a conflict with it.
“Furthermore, a country on the terror blacklist – a badge of shame peculiar only to North Korea, Syria, Cuba and Iran – suffers from extensive sanctions, meaning that the United States is effectively preventing Americans from doing business with those countries,” the material states.
The restrictions that should be imposed if Russia is recognized as a sponsor of terrorism will also apply to “key US-supported economic relations”, including nuclear materials.
Some politicians believe the initiative will not be put to a vote in the House Foreign Relations Committee “without explicit support” from the administration of US President Joe Biden.
Source: Gazeta
