Senator Holds Off on Pushing Bill to Stop Arms Sales to UAE
A potential Senate debate over legislation to restrict U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates has been averted, at least for now, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said Nov. 6.
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Van Hollen said he had planned to call on the Senate to pass the bill following a surge of violence in Sudan, whose Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia is armed by the UAE. But with the RSF agreeing to a humanitarian truce, the lawmaker said he will hold off on the legislation and will instead continue monitoring the situation.
Van Hollen reintroduced the bill in March, arguing that the UAE’s support for the RSF is perpetuating Sudan’s civil war, which pits the militia against the Sudanese Armed Forces (see 2503110073).