Is Russia a State Sponsor of Terror?

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Kira Rudik is a member of Ukrainian Parliament and leader of the Holes party. She thinks declaring Russia a terrorist state would have an impact on its relations with other countries. The International Crisis Group argues that this could make it more difficult to negotiate a peace deal for Ukraine, as well as making Russia less willing to participate in peace negotiations.

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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