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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 109 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the March 31, 2019, presidential 

election in Ukraine. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. DURBIN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on the March 31, 2019, 

presidential election in Ukraine. 

Whereas the Senate agrees with Senate Resolution 78, 115th 

Congress, introduced by Senators Menendez and Graham, which expressed the sense of the Senate recognizing 

3 years of Russian military aggression in Ukraine; 

Whereas the Senate concurs with Senate Resolution 27, 

116th Congress, introduced by Senators Johnson and 

Durbin, which calls for a prompt multinational freedom 

of navigation operation in the Black Sea and urges the 

cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; 

Whereas the Senate endorses H.R. 596, 116th Congress, introduced by Representatives Connolly and Chabot, which 

affirms that it is the policy of the United States not to 

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sian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters; 

Whereas the Senate reaffirms the importance of the Ukraine 

Freedom Support Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–272; 

128 Stat. 2952), which authorized increased security and 

economic assistance for Ukraine; 

Whereas the Senate welcomes resolutions of Congress, such 

as House Resolution 202, 115th Congress, sponsored by 

Representative Delaney, which reaffirmed the commitment of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organization; 

Whereas the Senate notes the upcoming March 31, 2019, 

presidential election in Ukraine and the importance of a 

free and fair election to sustaining the principles and 

dreams of the 2014 Maidan Revolution; 

Whereas the Senate expresses concern that the Government 

of the Russian Federation will continue to interfere in 

the election process and voting in the March 31, 2019, 

presidential election in Ukraine; and 

Whereas the Senate agrees with former United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation Michael McFaul that 

‘‘Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging a global 

ideological war against Western liberal, democratic values. It has been underway for many years, and it extends 

from his own immediate neighborhood to Western Europe 

and, of course, the United States, where he intervened in 

the U.S. presidential election in 2016. The front line of 

this ideological war between Putinism and democracy, 

however, remains Ukraine.’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that— 


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1 (1) the United States Government does not pre2 fer any particular candidate in the March 31, 2019, 

3 presidential election in Ukraine and seeks only a 

4 transparent and democratic election that reflects the 

5 will of the people of Ukraine; 

6 (2) the United States Government will continue 

7 to support democracy and good governance in 

8 Ukraine, including anti-corruption initiatives, an 

9 independent media, and efforts to strengthen the 

10 rule of law, to support the ideals of the revolution 

11 of dignity of Ukraine; 

12 (3) the United States should continue to work 

13 with allies to provide additional capacity building 

14 and technical support in order to deter Russian ef15 forts to disrupt voting or undermine the legitimacy 

16 of the results of the presidential election in Ukraine; 

17 and 

18 (4) not later than 90 days after the date on 

19 which this resolution is agreed to, the President 

20 should provide a briefing to Congress— 

21 (A) assessing the scope and scale of Rus22 sian interference in the presidential campaign 

23 in Ukraine and vote tabulation on election day; 

24 and 


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1 (B) assessing the future course of United 

2 States-Ukrainian relations under whichever can3 didate is declared the winner of the presidential 

4 election. 

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