WASHINGTON – US congressional Democrats introduce resolutions to block three arms sales to the UAE

Democrats Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz and Tim Kaine and Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, introduced resolutions of disapproval in the Senate that would block three arms sales to the UAE.

U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday moved to block three arms sales to the United Arab Emirates that were approved by former President Donald Trump.

Democrats Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz and Tim Kaine and Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, introduced resolutions of disapproval in the Senate that would block the arms sales.

Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, the top Democrat on the panel’s Africa sub-committee, introduced similar resolutions of disapproval in the House of Representatives.

The senators cited concerns that have been raised about Abu Dhabi arming Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries in Sudan’s civil war. The UAE has repeatedly denied such charges.

They also cited the announcement by MGX, an investment firm backed by the Emiratis, that it would use a stablecoin launched by Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture for its US$2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance.

A series of Trump family crypto-related ventures, including a “meme coin” launched in January, have drawn criticism from government ethics experts and political opponents over potential conflicts of interest.

In a statement, Murphy said he wanted to force a full Senate debate on what he termed “nuclear-grade corruption”.

“President Trump’s administration has decided to prioritize theстный