Russia should not be branded terrorism sponsor, Biden says

Russia should not be branded terrorism sponsor, Biden says
U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Labor Day

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said Russia should not be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, a label Ukraine has pushed for amid Russia’s ongoing invasion while Moscow has warned it would rupture U.S.-Russian ties.

Asked if Russia should be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, Biden told reporters at the White House: “No.”

Some U.S. lawmakers have also pressed for the designation.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason in Washington; writing by Ismail Shakil; editing by Susan Heavey)

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