Blinken: US Congress is working on an alternative to recognizing Russia as a "sponsor of terrorism"

“We are constantly looking at what measures we can take to increase the pressure.

We are currently working with Congress on rules that will help us with some of the contentious issues associated with the use of designation as a “country sponsor of terrorism”, which would have undesirable consequences, ”Blinken said in an interview with CNN.

Earlier, Blinken noted that classifying Russia as a country sponsoring terrorism is fraught with undesirable consequences.

On November 23, the European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism."

Oleg Syromolotov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia for countering terrorism, said that the EU resolution recognizing Russia as a “country sponsor of terrorism” is an unfriendly step.