In a rare show of unity, the U.S. Senate voted 100–0 to suspend all military and financial aid to Azerbaijan for two years, passing the Armenian Protection Act amid growing concern over Azerbaijan’s treatment of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. The bill, spearheaded by Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), conditions future aid on improvements in human rights and allows humanitarian groups continued access to the region.
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