US Senators Meet With Ukrainian President, Discuss Designating Russia as ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’

US Senators Meet With Ukrainian President, Discuss Designating Russia as ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’
(L–R) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in a composite image. Alex Wong/Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the capital city of Kyiv on July 7 to discuss legislation that would assign a terrorism designation to Russia.

The proposed bill seeks to designate Moscow as a “state sponsor of terrorism” and would place Russia alongside countries like North Korea, Syria, and Iran, Graham told Reuters in the joint interview with Blumenthal.