Russia alleged to sponsor terrorism.

~Preet.

Put Russia on the State-Sponsored Terrorism List | Washington Monthly

Ukraine recently asked the US to identify Russia as a "state supporter of terrorism." The designation would trigger the most severe penalties authorised to the US against Russia. 

The US Secretary of State (the minister principally in charge of foreign affairs) has the authority to designate countries as "State Sponsors of Terrorism" if they "have persistently given assistance for acts of international terrorism." Sanctions can also be imposed on nations and individuals that participate in specific commerce with designated countries. There are now four nations on the list of state supporters of terrorism. Syria, Iran, North Korea, and Cuba are all on the list. 

There are currently three statutes that allow the Secretary of State to designate a foreign government for providing repeated support for acts of international terrorism: the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which prohibits the transfer of most aid, the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), which prohibits exports, credits, guarantees, other financial assistance, and export licencing overseen by the State Department, and the Export Controls Act of 2018. Only the AECA includes unacceptable actions in its description, and none of the three Acts define the broad phrase "international terrorism."

Initially, India abstained on a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution presented by the United States that strongly condemns Russia's actions against Ukraine. India once again abstained from voting in the UN Security Council on a Russia-drafted resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, which called for a negotiated ceasefire to allow for safe, quick, voluntary, and unimpeded evacuation of people. Unlike previous abstentions over Ukraine, this was India's first time siding with the West in this war (even if by an abstention). India refrained from voting at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Council proposed establishing an international commission of inquiry investigating Russia's conduct in Ukraine. India, China, and 33 other countries recently voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia for its military activities in Ukraine. India also voted against an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution concerning the safety of four nuclear power plants and a number of nuclear waste sites, including Chernobyl, after the Russians took control of them.

Russia's war on Ukraine, while a flagrant breach of international law, does not qualify as terrorism for the purposes of this categorization, but Russia has supplied plenty of other justifications throughout the last decade. To identify a country as a state sponsor of terrorism, the secretary of state must find that the government of the country has regularly given assistance for acts of international terrorism, such as killings or financing terrorist organisations. India has cordial relations with both nations. If tensions between the US and Russia rise, it is critical for India to properly balance the relationships. India's connections with Russia are not as diverse as those with the United States, Europe, or even Japan. They are mostly concerned with energy and defence. Although bilateral commerce between India and Russia is only around USD 11 billion, Indian purchases of Russian military equipment constitute the most significant component.

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