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A nationwide embargo may be easier to enforce than the existing Darfur restrictions, but it requires Security Council approval. Russia has signaled misgivings, specifically that an expanded ban would hurt Sudan’s army more than the Rapid Support Forces.
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A nationwide embargo may be easier to enforce than the existing Darfur restrictions, but it requires Security Council approval. Russia has signaled misgivings, specifically that an expanded ban would hurt Sudan’s army more than the Rapid Support Forces.
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Boulos seems to think that a nationwide embargo would be easier to enforce, and he's probably right. However, an expanded embargo must first pass a UN Security Council (UNSC) vote, and Russia - which has veto power over UNSC votes - has already signalled it has misgivings about a nationwide embargo.
A nationwide embargo may be easier to enforce than the existing Darfur restrictions, but it requires Security Council approval. Russia has signaled misgivings, specifically that an expanded ban would hurt Sudan’s army more than the Rapid Support Forces.
Open source reportU.S. envoy Massoud Boulos proposed expanding the arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region to cover the entire country, with the aim of forcing the government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to negotiate an end to the civil war they've been fighting for four years.
At a UN Security Council meeting, U.S. envoy Massoud Boulos proposed extending the Darfur arms embargo across Sudan to pressure the government and Rapid Support Forces into negotiations. The existing Darfur embargo has been in place since July 2004, but both belligerents continue importing weapons.
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