[5]The Biden administration considered designating the Wagner Group a foreign terrorist organization, or FTO, as recently as November. The United Nations conducted a thorough study of Russian war crimes in that country. [23]It is more likely that the State Department will designate the Wagner Group as an FTO, rather than designate Russia itself. 5, 2022), https://www.hugheshubbard.com/news/u-s-and-eu-announce-subsequent-rounds-of-sanctions-in-response-to-russias-ongoing-aggression-against-ukraine [2] John Hudson & Jeff Stein, Zelensky Asks Biden to Name Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Washington Post (Apr. Announces Designation of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, U.S. Embassy in Cuba (Jan. 11, 2021), https://cu.usembassy.gov/u-s-announces-designation-of-cuba-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/ .

Source: New York Times January 23, 2023 20:56 UTC