Senators Call on Designating Russia a Terrorist State Amid Allegations of Mass Child Kidnapping, Brainwashing

Category: Wars & Rumors of Wars

Summary:
Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal have renewed efforts in the U.S. Senate to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, citing allegations that Moscow is kidnapping and brainwashing tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. The legislation was first introduced in 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and again in June 2024, with accusations against Russian President Vladimir Putin for actions in Ukraine and elsewhere. The issue was highlighted during a December 3 Senate hearing focused on these allegations. Ukrainian officials have stated that the return of all kidnapped children is a non-negotiable condition for any peace agreement with Russia.

Tags: Russia, Ukraine, Lindsey Graham, Richard Blumenthal, child kidnapping, Vladimir Putin, U.S. Senate

Source Excerpt:

A bipartisan congressional effort to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism received a renewed push during a Dec. 3 Senate hearing on allegations that Moscow is kidnapping and brainwashing tens of thousands of Ukrainian children. Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) first introduced legislation in 2022 to designate the Russian government as a “state sponsor of terrorism” months after it invaded Ukraine, and on the same day, Russian forces shot a missile on the Karachunivske reservoir, causing it to break and flood Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home city, Kryvyi Rih. In June 2024, Graham and Blumenthal introduced the bill again, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of “barbaric behavior in Ukraine” and for “disruptive behavior throughout Africa and the world at large.”......

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-04-2025 00:52