According to the parliamentarian, the decision was made in order to divert attention from the investigation into the explosions at the Nord Stream and the massacre of Russian prisoners of war.
“Right now they decided to throw out a similar solution to divert attention.
This is an absolutely non-binding decision,” Shkhagoshev believes.
Earlier, the European Parliament voted for a resolution recognizing Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism."
The document does not have direct legal consequences for the European Union.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that listing Russia as a country sponsoring terrorism is fraught with undesirable consequences.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Washington's decision not to include Russia in the list of countries sponsoring terrorism is final.