Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US President Joe Biden on Sunday to ‘help the whole world by designating Russia as a state sponsor of terror – a move that the White House has previously declined to make.
Senior Biden administration officials have been in close contact with Kremlin counterparts ‘in the last few days,’ White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also said Sunday, after Russia’s autocrat leader Vladimir Putin suggested he could use nuclear weapons in his months-long attack on Ukraine.
It comes amid international condemnation of Moscow’s ‘sham’ referendums in parts of eastern Ukraine that are being occupied by Russia. Videos have appeared to show residents being forced to the polls at gunpoint to vote on whether to allow Russia to annex their home territories.
Zelensky told CBS News’ Face The Nation that Moscow following through with the illegal annexation would make it ‘impossible’ to continue to try ending the invasion via diplomatic talks with…
