European Parliament votes to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

This was announced at a meeting of the European Parliament.

The resolution was supported by 494 MEPs, 58 were against, and 44 abstained.

As the official newsletter of the European Parliament recalls, with such a decision, the European parliamentarians "want to prepare the ground for Putin and his government to be held accountable for their crimes before an international tribunal."

The European Parliament called on the EU and its member states to develop a legal framework for identifying states as sponsors of terrorism and states that use the means of terrorism, which would trigger a series of significant restrictive measures against these countries and have profound restrictive consequences for the EU's relations with these countries.

The European Parliament also calls on the Council of the EU to later consider the issue of adding the Russian Federation to the EU's list of states sponsors of terrorism, and the EU's partners to take similar measures.

The text also states that the MEPs called on the EU and its member states to take measures to initiate comprehensive international isolation of the Russian Federation, including regarding Russia's membership in international organizations and bodies, such as the UN Security Council, and to refrain from holding any official events on the territory of the Russian Federation.