US senator says UAE lied about sending weapons to fuel Sudan war

When US Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen from Maryland visited the United Arab Emirates, he asked if they were shipping weapons to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. Representatives from the UAE insisted they were not, but an assessment by the Biden Administration found that the UAE was indeed sending weapons to the RSF. Senator Van Hollen explains the consequences he plans for the UAE if it doesn’t stop, and how the Trump Administration’s unclear policy on Sudan has been going so far.

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