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 ,lieu7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,call+ on !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate to designate !        
,russian ,f$]ation z a /ate sponsor (   
t]rorism4  ,:]eas1 pursuant to section  
#aged7;c7 ( ! ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain        
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4       
#dhac7;c771 section #dj ( ! ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bggi;,a71 & section #fbj;,a ( ! ,=eign 
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcga71 ! au?ority to designate a c\ntry
 z a /ate sponsor ( t]rorism re/s ) !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate2 ,:]eas ,cuba1 !      
,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,nor?      
,korea1 ,iran1 & ,syria are designat$ z 
/ate sponsors ( t]rorism2 ,:]eas1 at !  
direction ( ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91 !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has & 

cont9ues to promote acts ( int]national 
t]rorism aga9/ political oppon5ts &     
nation /ates2 ,:]eas1 "u ! ord]s (      
,presid5t ,put91 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,russian ,f$]ation engag$ 9 a campaign (
 t]ror1 utiliz+ brutal =ce t>get+       
civilians dur+ ! ,second ,*e*5 ,w>2     
,:]eas actions by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !       
,russian ,f$]ation aga9/ civilian c5t]s1
 su* z ,grozny1 ! capital ( ,*e*nya1    
left c\ntless innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr5
 dead or w\nd$2 ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjad1 !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has    
support$ sep>ati/s engag+ 9 acts (      
viol5ce aga9/ ,ukra9ian civilians 9 !   
,donbas region2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! entry ( !
 ,russian ,f$]ation into ! ,syrian      
,civil ,w> 9 #bjae1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation
 has t>get$ innoc5t civilians 9 ,syria )
 attacks on civilian m>kets1 m$ical     
facilities1 & s*ools2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation provides mat]ial
 support to ,syria1 a nation curr5tly   
designat$ z a /ate sponsor ( t]rorism1 t
 has be5 us$ to t>get ! ,syrian p2      

,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,congressional     
,rese>* ,s]vice1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation   
spreads t]ror ?r\gh\t ! _w ?r\gh private
 milit>y networks ( m]c5>ies1 su* z !   
,wagn] ,gr\p1 9 an ef=t to project p[]  
*eaply & d5iably2 ,:]eas ! ,wagn] ,gr\p 
collaborates ) ! ,m9i/ry ( ,def5se ( !  
,russian ,f$]ation to support ! =eign   
policy objectives ( ! ,russian          
,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,treasury id5tifies ! ,wagn] ,gr\p z a  
designat$ ,russian ,m9i/ry ( ,def5se    
proxy =ce & /ates t ,wagn]'s activities 
9 o!r c\ntries1 includ+ ,ukra9e1 ,syria1
 ,sudan1 & ,libya1 h g5]at$ insecurity &
 incit$ viol5ce aga9/ innoc5t civilians2
 ,:]eas x 0 report$ 9 ,febru>y #bjbb t m
 ?an #djj ,russian m]c5>ies f ! ,wagn]  
,gr\p 7 dispat*$ to ,kyiv ) ord]s f !   
,kreml9 to assass9ate ,presid5t         
,volodymyr ,zel5sky & memb]s ( !        
,gov]nm5t ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>*    
#ad1 #bjbb1 ,*airp]son-9-,(fice ( !     
,organization = ,security & ,co-op]ation
 9 ,europe ,zbigniew ,rau /at$ t actions

 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation 9 
,ukra9e aga9/ innoc5t civilians &       
civilian infra/ructure is /ate t]rorism2
 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ag1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t  
,volodymyr ,zel5sky call$ = ! _w to     
ackn[l$ge ! ,russian ,f$]ation z a      
t]rori/ /ate2 ,:]eas ! ,v]khovna ,rada (
 ,ukra9e has appeal$ to ,congress to    
enc\rage ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to         
recognize ! ,russian ,f$]ation z a /ate 
sponsor ( t]rorism not+ t ! ,russian    
,f$]ation has = ye>s support$ & f9anc$  
t]rori/ regimes & t]rori/ organizations1
 includ+ be+ ! ma9 suppli] ( weapons to 
! ,assad regime 9 ,syria & support+     
t]rori/s 9 ! ,middle ,ea/ & ,lat9       
,am]ica1 organiz+ acts ( int]national   
t]rorism1 includ+ ! poison+ ( ! ,skripal
 family 9 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( ,great      
,brita9 & ,nor!rn ,irel&1 ! d[n+ ( a    
civilian ,malaysian airl9] & o!r acts ( 
t]rorism2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #bg1 #bjbb1 
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,antony ,bl9k5 /at$   
be=e ,congress t !re's no d\bt 9 my m9d 
t ! ,russians are t]roriz+ ! ,ukra9ian  

p2 ,:]eas1 at ! direction ( ,presid5t   
,put91 ! ,russian ,f$]ation has &       
cont9ues to commit w> crimes by direct+ 
& au?oriz+ ! indiscrim9ate t>get+ (     
civilian c5t]s )9 ,*e*nya1 ,georgia1    
,syria1 & ,ukra9e1 result+ 9 ! dea?s (  
c\ntless innoc5t m51 wom51 & *ildr52    
,:]eas ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation h committ$ num]\s summ>y      
executions aga9/ innoc5t civilians & h  
attempt$ to cov] _! atrocities ) mass   
graves across ,ukra9e2 & ,:]eas1 :5     
respond+ to que/ions reg>d+ designat+ ! 
,russian ,f$]ation z a /ate sponsor (   
t]rorism1 ! spokesp]son = ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate /at$ t we are go+ to look at all  
pot5tial options--options t are         
available to u "u ! law1 options t w\ld 
be effective 9 hold+ ,russia to         
acc\nt--& if a tool is available &      
effective1 we won't hesitate to use x3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 views ! actions (
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 at 
! direction ( ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put91

 z acts ( t]rorism2 &  7#b7 calls on !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate to designate !        
,russian ,f$]ation z a /ate sponsor (   
t]rorism4