Is Russia a state sponsor of terror?

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🗓️ 26 August 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Six months into its escalation of war with Ukraine, the calls to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror have never been louder. Delaney Simon from the International Crisis Group makes the case against doing so and Kira Rudyk, a member of Ukraine's parliament, says the United States has nothing to lose. This episode was produced by Jon Ehrens, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram, who also edited. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's been six months since Russia dramatically escalated its war with Ukraine and there
0:07.8	appears to be no end in sight.
0:10.2	The State Department is saying it has information that Russia will increase its attacks on Ukraine
0:15.6	in the week ahead.
0:17.1	And this whole time, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has been asking for escalation.
0:23.4	He wants the United States to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror.
0:28.1	Russia will be the main state sponsor of terrorism.
0:32.7	And now he's got the unanimous backing of the United States Senate and Nancy Pelosi,
0:37.8	but President Biden and Secretary of State Blinken are holding back.
0:42.5	The case for and the case against declaring Russia a state sponsor of terror coming up
0:50.0	on today's point.
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