"The war did not start on February 24. It started eight years ago and we know for sure what Russia is capable of," she says. "Let's work right now on using the Putin's money to cover for his crimes." She adds that designating Russia as a state sponsor of terror would be viewed by Putin as an escalation of this war.
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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