{"id":2182217,"date":"2024-02-20T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-adds-lindsey-graham-to-list-of-terrorists-and-extremists\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T21:44:26","slug":"russia-adds-lindsey-graham-to-list-of-terrorists-and-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-adds-lindsey-graham-to-list-of-terrorists-and-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia labels Lindsey Graham as a &#8216;terrorist and extremist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-adds-lindsey-graham-to-list-of-terrorists-and-extremists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2182217&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator Lindsey\u200c Graham Placed on Russia&#8217;s List of &#8220;Extremists and Terrorists&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Senator \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC) has\u200c found himself in the spotlight after being labeled an &#8220;extremist and terrorist&#8221; by Russia. This comes after Graham called for Russia to \u200bbe\u2064 designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Russian news outlets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2024\/02\/20\/russia-designates-us-senator-lindsey-graham-as-terrorist-a84168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on \u2063Tuesday that Graham had been added to the country&#8217;s register of extremists and terrorists by Rosfinmonitoring, \u200cthe \u200cstate financial watchdog. State-run TASS <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1749107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> Graham&#8217;s history of advocating for penalties against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the listing, \u2064Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1760042719722738095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quipped<\/a> \u2063on Twitter, &#8220;There goes \u200ball my rubles! \u200bI call \u2064your &#8216;terrorists and\u200d extremists&#8217; bid and raise you &#8216;State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law.&#8217; Believe it or\u2062 not, 2024\u2063 is going to be a bad year for Putin&#8217;s Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham shared a list\u2063 of actions he supports, including providing more aid to Ukraine,\u200d supplying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-15-killed-when-russian-rockets-hit-ukraine-apartment-block\/\" title=\"At Least 15 Killed When Russian Rockets Hit Ukraine Apartment Block\">high-end weapons<\/a> to counter Russian occupation, designating\u200d Russia as\u2064 a state sponsor of terrorism, and expanding NATO.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I call your &#8220;terrorists and extremists&#8221; bid and raise you &#8220;State Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S.\u200c law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, 2024 is going to be a bad year for\u2063 Putin&#8217;s Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2705More aid to Ukraine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2705More high-end weapons that can reach out \u2063and touch the Russian occupiers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1760042719722738095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In\u200d a recent interview, Graham accused Russian leader Vladimir \u200dPutin of &#8220;murdering&#8221; \u200dimprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and called for \u200dconsequences against Moscow. He proposed making Russia a state sponsor\u2063 of terrorism under U.S. law,\u200b which would allow Navalny&#8217;s family\u200b to sue\u200d Putin&#8217;s Russia in American courts.<\/p>\n<p>Russian authorities claimed that Navalny, who supporters believe was imprisoned\u200c on \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-navalny-death-global-reactions-putin-19e7fd6318763627f6917a92678cd190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trumped-up charges<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-in-remote-arctic-prison-authorities-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a> in an Arctic\u2062 penal colony at the age of 47. Navalny&#8217;s family is \u2064now fighting to secure the release of his body.<\/p>\n<p>While Graham hinted at potential legislation, the White House announced that\u200b new sanctions against Russia will be unveiled on Friday in response to Navalny&#8217;s death and Russia&#8217;s actions in\u200b Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia<\/a> previously\u2064 issued a\u2064 warrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russia-seeks-arrest-of-sen-lindsey-graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seeking Graham&#8217;s arrest<\/a> after\u200c the release of an edited video that falsely portrayed him as celebrating the killing of Russians in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>. In\u2062 response, Graham\u200b proudly declared his support for Ukraine&#8217;s freedom and challenged \u200dPutin to face the International Criminal Court for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-xi-jinping-will-forgo-g20-summit-meaning-no-biden-encounter\/\" title=\"Xi Jinping of China will not attend the G20 summit, resulting in no meeting with Biden.\">alleged war \u200dcrimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will submit to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court if you do,&#8221; Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1663173002488422402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;Come and make your best case. See\u2062 you in The\u200c Hague!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Senator\u200d Graham&#8217;s inclusion on Russia&#8217;s list reflect the ongoing tensions between the United States and Russia<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina\u200c has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a> after being \u2062placed on Russia&#8217;s list of &#8220;extremists and terrorists.&#8221; This development comes in response\u200b to Graham&#8217;s call for Russia to be designated as a\u2063 state\u200c sponsor of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Russian news outlets have reported that Graham is now registered as an &#8220;extremist and terrorist&#8221; by Rosfinmonitoring, the state financial watchdog. TASS, a state-run news \u2064agency, highlighted Graham&#8217;s history of advocating for \u200cpenalties\u200c against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In response to his listing, Graham took to\u200c Twitter \u2063to share\u2064 his \u2063thoughts on the matter. He humorously remarked, \u200c&#8221;There\u200c goes all my rubles! I call your &#8216;terrorists and extremists&#8217; bid and raise you &#8216;State\u200c Sponsor of Terrorism under U.S. law.&#8217; Believe it or not, 2024 is \u200dgoing to be a bad\u2062 year for Putin&#8217;s Russia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Graham went on to share a\u200c list of actions he\u200c supports, which includes\u200b providing more aid \u200dto Ukraine, supplying high-end\u200d weapons to counter Russian occupation,\u2063 designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, and expanding NATO.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heat-intensifies-for-fani-willis-2-more-defendants-file-for-her-removal-say-she-left-them-no-choice\/\" title=\"More defendants seek Fani Willis' removal, citing lack of options. Heat intensifies\">latest development adds fuel<\/a> \u2063to \u200dthe \u200dalready tense relationship between Graham \u200band Russia. The senator has been a vocal critic\u2063 of Russia&#8217;s actions in recent years, and his listing as an &#8220;extremist\u200d and\u2064 terrorist&#8221; \u2062by the country seems to be a direct \u200bresponse to \u200chis stance.<\/p>\n<p>Graham&#8217;s inclusion on \u200bRussia&#8217;s list may\u2062 be\u2063 seen as a symbolic move, aimed at discrediting and marginalizing him. However, Graham&#8217;s \u2062defiant\u2063 response suggests\u2064 that he is undeterred by Russia&#8217;s actions and remains committed to\u200d challenging their behavior.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064remains to be seen how this latest incident will impact Graham&#8217;s political career and his efforts to hold \u200cRussia accountable for its actions.\u2063 As tensions between the United States and Russia continue to\u200d escalate, it is likely that Graham&#8217;s outspoken stance will draw further attention and scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Senator Lindsey Graham&#8217;s placement on Russia&#8217;s list of\u200d &#8220;extremists and terrorists&#8221; underscores the ongoing geopolitical tensions and the clash of ideologies between the United States\u200c and Russia. The repercussions of this development will undoubtedly reverberate through the political landscape and shape future discussions \u2063on international relations and national\u2062 security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That Graham&#8217;s inclusion on the list was in response to his recent comments about Russia. The move is seen as a retaliatory measure by Russia, highlighting the escalating tensions between the two countries. Graham&#8217;s designation as an &#8220;extremist&#8221; reflects the strained relationship between the US and Russia, further exacerbating the already fragile diplomatic situation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2182218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1986205163-scaled-e1708463078512.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2182217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1986205163-scaled-e1708463078512.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2182218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}