{"id":15220,"date":"2025-04-03T22:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lezizmutfagim.net\/?p=15220"},"modified":"2025-04-03T22:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T22:51:30","slug":"senate-votes-100-0-to-end-aid-to-azerbaijan-as-war-concerns-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportlajme.info\/?p=15220","title":{"rendered":"Senate Votes 100-0 To End Aid to Azerbaijan As War Concerns Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an unusual show of bipartisan agreement, the Senate unanimously voted 100-0 to suspend aid to Azerbaijan for the next two years due to fears that the country may soon invade Armenia.<\/p>\n

All senators approved the Armenian Protection Act through unanimous consent, a measure introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.).<\/p>\n

This decision comes in the wake of over 100,000 Armenians fleeing the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been under an Azerbaijani siege for more than nine months. Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to send a strong message and demonstrate to our global partners that the U.S. will uphold the conditions tied to military aid,\u201d said Peters, a member of the Armed Services Committee, on the Senate floor. \u201cIf we fail to act when countries blatantly disregard our agreements, those agreements will lose their significance and effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had previously urged Armenia to establish a \u201ccorridor\u201d along its southern border to connect mainland Azerbaijan with an exclave bordering Turkey and Iran, threatening to resolve the matter \u201cby force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Democrats are grappling with internal tensions after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer allowed a government funding bill crafted by Republicans to pass.<\/p>\n

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized the legislation and its supporters in a post on X, without naming Schumer directly.<\/p>\n

\u201cDonald Trump and Elon Musk have presented Congress with a false choice between a government shutdown or a blank check that undermines the well-being of working families across America,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be clear: neither option is good for the American people. This false choice that some are accepting instead of fighting is unacceptable,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI commend Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his brave rejection of this false choice, and I am proud of my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their overwhelming opposition to this bill,\u201d Pelosi continued, subtly criticizing those who supported it.<\/p>\n

\u201cDemocratic senators should heed the voices of women. Appropriations leaders Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray have compellingly argued for a better alternative: a four-week funding extension to keep the government running while negotiating a bipartisan agreement,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n