NEW: President Zelenksyy has asked the Biden admin. to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, two sources familiar with the discussions say.
made the request in a recent phone conversation with President Joe Biden, the sources said.
a state sponsor of terrorism, White House press secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of State Antony Blinken both left open the possibility.Currently, only four countries are on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism: Iran, North Korea, Syria and Cuba. The Biden administration already has imposed severe financial and other sanctions on Russia, including blocking its access to roughly half of its foreign reserves. It’s not clear how such a designation would impact Russia’s economy.
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