U.S. Officials Push Jackson-Vanik Repeal, Tiptoe Around Magnitsky Legislation

WASHINGTON — U.S. State Department officials have urged Congress to repeal the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, trade legislation that has long been used to pressure Russia on human rights issues, arguing that the law is hurting the U.S. economy and that Washington can make its views known in other ways. In doing so, the officials tiptoed around […]