Zelensky: US Should Declare Russia A “Terrorist State”

The Hill reports:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged civilians remaining in the easternmost Donbas region of the country to leave as the most intense fighting with Russian forces continues there.

Zelensky also called on the world, and specifically the U.S. State Department, to recognize Russia as a terrorist state. He said it would not be just a political gesture but an “effective defense of the free world.”

He said the recognition will cut various political and business ties that Russia has, making it difficult for the state to exist.

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