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Russia is one step closer to being designated as a state sponsor of terrorism
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced legislation Wednesday morning that seeks to punish Russia for kidnapping an estimated 20,000 Ukrainian children during the war
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It is a war crime. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022
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President Vladimir Putin's forces have kidnapped, deported, or displaced approximately 20,000 children
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ranging in age from just a few months to 17. They were sent to Russia or its occupied territories
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The goal? Strip the children of their Ukrainian identity and make them believe they're Russian
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Russia even hopes one day some of them will serve in its military
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Vladimir Putin is purposely doing it. And the outrage ought to move us to pass this bill literally within coming weeks
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Members of Congress are happy President Trump canceled his planned summit with Vladimir Putin
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They hope the president will be more willing to punish Russia economically
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I hope that the time has come now to move forward on the Russia sanctions bill
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to use an economic sledgehammer and stop India, China, Brazil from fueling Putin's war machine
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If Russia is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism, it would join North Korea, Syria, Cuba, and Iran
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Sanctions would be imposed automatically, and anyone who does business with the country would also face punishment
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I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Arrow News. For more reporting straight from our nation's capital, download the SAN app
