Latvia designates Russia a "state sponsor of terrorism" over Ukraine war


People stand outside of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

VILNIUS (Reuters) - Latvia's parliament on Thursday designated Russia as a "state sponsor of terrorism" over the war in Ukraine and called on Western allies to impose more comprehensive sanctions on Moscow in order to bring an end to the conflict.

"Latvia recognises Russia's actions in Ukraine as targeted genocide against the Ukrainian people," the Baltic nation's parliament said in a resolution.

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