Congress aims to recognize Russia as "aggressor state", not "sponsor of terrorism" - The Hill

This was reported by The Hill.

"Congressional leadership is working to quickly introduce a bill condemning Russia as an “Aggressor State” amid plans for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Washington on Wednesday," the text says.

The draft law provides that the US president will be able to impose sanctions on any person who is "responsible for, involved in, or complicit in the crime of aggression."

However, the aide of the Republican Party of the House of Representatives called the decision "a half-baked PR measure that won’t do anything to punish Russia, nor help the Ukrainian people” It is noted that the status of a "state sponsor of terrorism" would isolate Moscow at the international level and force the US to impose sanctions on countries that cooperate with the Kremlin.

The Biden administration rejected the proposal, saying "it would tie the hands of the U.S. in engaging with Russia generally and box in the administration on any diplomatic efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine."