The OSCE PA declared Russia a state sponsor of terrorism and the Wagner PMC a terrorist organization
It is noted that Putin personally admitted that the Wagner PMC was financed from the Russian budget
On Tuesday, July 4, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recognized Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and the Wagner PMC as a terrorist organization.
Source. This was reported by a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the OSCE PA, Deputy Chairman of the Servant of the People faction Yevhenia Kravchuk.
The Assembly members adopted a final declaration stating that terrorism is one of the greatest threats to international peace and security, and the actions of the Wagner PMC on behalf of the Russian government can be fairly characterized as terrorist. It is emphasized that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has personally admitted that the Wagner PMC was financed from the Russian budget.
The declaration also states that OSCE member states should take measures against the Wagner PMC, including by declaring it a terrorist organization.
According to Kravchuk, the OSCE PA calls on member states to strengthen international norms that clearly recognize the terrorist nature of the Wagner PMC and its actions; the responsibility of the Russian Federation as a sponsoring state of this terrorist organization; and the inadmissibility of involving such entities in interstate relations.
She emphasized that this is the first time such a wording has been enshrined in an official document of an international organization.
"The US law, which is also a member of the OSCE, knows a similar term "state sponsor of terrorism". I hope that this decision will become a catalyst for recognizing the aggressor state as a sponsor of terrorism not only in the United States but also around the world," Kravchuk emphasized.
Background. Earlier it was reported that Ukraine calls on the world to recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism because of Putin's financing of the Wagner PMC.
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