The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced the latest legislative effort to hit Russia with new sanctions — this time, for its support of the government in Syria and its role in what human rights advocates and international officials have identified as mass atrocities akin to war crimes.
The bill would impose sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” in Syria, including his use of chemical weapons. It would also extend sanctions to individuals and entities supporting Assad’s government and its war effort — a prohibition that by definition includes countries such as Russia and Iran.
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