European Parliament declares Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ over its attack on Ukraine

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The European Parliament has declared Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ over its war on Ukraine, reported AFP, and urged the 27-nation EU to look to follow suit. “The deliberate attacks and atrocities carried out by the Russian Federation against the civilian population of Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violation of human rights and international humanitarian law amounts to acts of terror,” the AFP quoted the European Parliament as stating.

In a lopsided 494-58 vote with 48 abstentions, the EU legislature sought to increase pressure on Moscow to bring anyone responsible for war crimes committed from the February 24 start of the invasion before an international court. The 27-nation EU has condemned in the harshest terms the invasion and repeatedly said that several Russian actions over the past 10 months have amounted to war crimes.