Grassley, Blumenthal Serbia Bill: Sanctions in US Senate

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The article provides named-source attribution, quotes both Senate sponsors, outlines the proposed measures and flags that the Senate text was not yet available on the Senate website. Its account relies substantially on other outlets, and it does not include a response from Serbian authorities.

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