of countries sponsoring terrorism, he said permanent representative of the usa to the osce, michael carpenterccording to him, official washington does not believe that this step will help bring russia to justice. however, it can lead to a number of negative consequences, in particular, it can interfere with the grain agreement, unlike many other countries in europe. we have a very specific internal statute regarding state sponsors of terrorism, and we believe that its use will hinder our ability to provide humanitarian aid to the occupied territories of ukraine, as well as to facilitate certain actions that in our opinion, they correspond to the interests of both ukraine and the united states, as the agreement was concluded, we intend to further increase the sanctions pressure on russia, continue to consider the issue of expanding export controls and narrow any loopholes that exist in relation to sanctions and exports, michael carpenter, permanent representative of the united states to the osce, impose arrests on russian cultural centers and cultural heritage presented at european exhibitions