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Vilnius — The Latvian parliament on Thursday designated Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” over the war in Ukraine and called on Western allies to impose more comprehensive sanctions on Moscow to end the conflict. rice field.
"Latvia recognizes Russia's actions in Ukraine as a targeted genocide against the Ukrainian people," the Baltic parliament said in a resolution.
Western countries should step up their military, financial, humanitarian and diplomatic support for Ukraine and support initiatives to condemn Russia's actions, he added.
Millions of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes and thousands have been killed since the Russian invasion in February.
Moscow said it would not intentionally target civilians in what it called a "special military operation" aimed at safeguarding Russia's security and protecting Russian-speaking Ukraine. says no.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said he was grateful for the Latvian parliament's resolution.
"Ukraine encourages other states and organizations to follow suit," Kleba tweeted. (Reporting by Augustas Stankevicius, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Toby Chopra)
