Politics04.11.2021 - 14:52

U.S. Congress Approves Sanctions Bill Against Nicaragua

The U.S. Congress passed the «Enforcement of Conditions for Electoral Reform in Nicaragua Act.» It mandates increased intelligence on Russian activities in that country.

Фото: from open sources

Thus, the sale of Russian arms to Nicaragua will be checked for potential sanctions.

The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Senate, Robert Menendez, said that the bill requires increasing the amount of intelligence about Russian activities in Nicaragua and checking arms sales for potential sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act.

Note that Nicaragua will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on November 7. America considers the elections illegitimate because of the refusal to register several parties and the arrest of potential presidential candidates.

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