Ukraine calls for Russia to be recognized as state sponsor of terrorism

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint news briefing with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (not seen), as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint news briefing with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (not seen), as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said the deaths of dozens of prisoners in a Russian-held jail showed there should be clear legal recognition that Russia was a state sponsor of terrorism.

“I am appealing especially to the United States of America. A decision is needed and it is needed now,” he said in a late night video address.

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