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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

Ukraine: Putin’s Russia declared ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ by European Parliament

Alexei Babushkin/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring Vladimir Putin’s Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” for its invasion of and actions in Ukraine.

In a 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 start of the invasion before an international court.

The 27-nation bloc 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.

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