Is Russia a State Sponsor of Terror?

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The measure effectively prevents anyone around the world from doing business with Syrian officials or government institutions. The United States has a very different relationship with those countries than it does with Russia. President Putin would probably regard the move as an overt call for change in Russia's government.

Six months into its escalation of war with Ukraine, the calls to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror have never been louder. Delaney Simon from the International Crisis Group makes the case against doing so and Kira Rudyk, a member of Ukraine's parliament, says the United States has nothing to lose.

This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, who also edited.

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