Biden must declare Russian state sponsor of terrorism under US law

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the Biden administration should declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

Graham said: “First, there are 30 US senators in Munich as well as a large delegation from the House. Senator McConnell and Schumer both came. Virtually unanimous belief that we should be training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 today so they can get the jets ASAP. The British are training Ukrainian pilots. I believe a decision will be imminent here when we return to Washington as the administration begins training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16. They need this weapon system, and let me emphasize that. How can you call this war of Russia a crime against humanity, and that’s what the vice president did in Munich, and we’re talking about Germany. We’re talking about the vice president of the United States declaring that Russia is involved in crimes against humanity in Germany from all places, you know, echoes of World War II. How can she say that, and she is right, and not give the victim of the crime against humanity the defensive weapons she needs to stop the crime?

He added: “So we need to do two things quickly. Making Russia a state sponsor of terrorism under US law, which would make it harder for China to give arms to Russia, and we need to start training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 now.

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