If the law is approved in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, Russia will join the four countries - Iran, Syria, North Korea and Sudan - defined as prime supporters of terrorism

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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee continued Wednesday to promote a law that would require the U.S. State Department to determine whether Russia meets the criteria required to be considered a "sponsor of terrorism".

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The law is still in the early stages of this debate, but if the law is approved in the House of Representatives and in the Senate and then by President Trump, Russia will join a group that currently contains four countries (Iran, Syria, North Korea and Sudan), which the US State Department considers to be prime sponsors and terrorists. , Which will allow for further sanctions on the state in the future.

Ukrainian soldier in the Donetsk region // Photo: IP

The bill proposed by Republican Sen. Cory Gardner in April actually requires the State Department to hold hearings on the matter and give the Senate a response and a concluding report within 90 days. In addition, the bill requires the U.S. State Department to make a decision and report to Congress on military militias located in Ukraine's eastern border, And can they be considered as "foreign terrorist organizations." Remember, since the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia in 2014, the same separatist groups of gunmen in the Donetsk and Lugansk region.

At the same time, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee continued to promote additional legislation, with support from both party senators, forcing the president to obtain congressional approval to withdraw from NATO. The promotion of this law comes in the wake of last week's tensions at the NATO summit and summit. A summit that was far from showing a sense of unity and solidarity.

President Trump with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov // Photo: From Twitter

Tim Kane, the Democratic senator who promotes the proposal that would require the president to obtain congressional approval for leaving the North Atlantic Alliance explained that the law is needed following the White House's relationship with other NATO leaders. "We are aware that this issue has been taken seriously and considered at the highest levels at home. White, "Senator Kane said.

These events occur when only Tuesday Donald Trump and Russian Secretary of State Sergei Lavrov met in Washington. The two reportedly discussed the security situation between Russia and Ukraine, Russia's intervention in the US elections, and various agreements including nuclear weapons control.