February 24, 2025
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Daines, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Coons, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine.
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale, unprovoked, and illegal invasion of Ukraine, which followed Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its illegal occupation of parts of the Donbas region in 2014;
Whereas the international community recognizes the sovereignty and full territorial integrity of Ukraine within the 1991 borders; and
Whereas the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the people of Ukraine have demonstrated a determined resistance that has prevented Russia from taking control of their country: Now, therefore, be it
That the Senate—
(1)
expresses continued solidarity with the people of Ukraine and condolences for the loss of tens of thousands of Ukrainian people to Russian aggression;
(2)
rejects Russia’s attempts to militarily seize sovereign territory in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe;
(3)
reaffirms the support of the United States for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine;
(4)
commends NATO, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, and the international community for their continued efforts to support Ukraine’s defense and the protection of human rights on its territory;
(5)
supports Ukraine’s aspirations to integrate into Euro-Atlantic structures;
(6)
recognizes Ukraine's efforts to strengthen its democracy during wartime;
(7)
encourages the transatlantic community to continue to denounce Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war in Ukraine and counter Russian aggression; and
(8)
emphasizes that Ukraine must be a participant in discussions with the Russian Federation about Ukraine’s future.