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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 558 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on when the economic relationship between 

the United States and the Russian Federation should be considered 

to return to the level of that relationship before the invasion of Ukraine 

by the Russian Federation that began on February 24, 2022, and on 

the actions that should be taken at that time. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 28, 2022 

Mr. CASSIDY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate on when the economic 

relationship between the United States and the Russian 

Federation should be considered to return to the level 

of that relationship before the invasion of Ukraine by 

the Russian Federation that began on February 24, 

2022, and on the actions that should be taken at that 

time. 

Whereas the United States has a responsibility to uphold the 

values of freedom, democracy, and human rights across 

the globe; 

Whereas there are several universal declarations promoting 

human rights, laws of war, and upholding the dignity of 

individuals; 


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Whereas the preamble to the United Nations Charter states 

that member countries ‘‘reaffirm faith in fundamental 

human rights [and] in the dignity and worth of the 

human person’’; 

Whereas the preamble of the Universal Declaration of 

Human Rights states, ‘‘Member States have pledged 

themselves to achieve, in cooperation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms’’; 

Whereas the Russian Federation, as the former Union of Soviet Socialists Republics, joined as an original member of 

the United Nations on October 24, 1945, and as such 

has a duty to abide by the conditions of the United Nations Charter; 

Whereas President Vladimir Putin, members of the Security 

Council of the Russian Federation, and President Putin’s 

military commanders have severely undermined the international rule of law through their various actions; 

Whereas President Vladimir Putin violated the sovereignty of 

Ukraine and used military force to seize control and unlawfully occupy Crimea and eastern Ukraine, indiscriminately targeting and killing thousands of innocent civilians since 2014; 

Whereas rebel forces supported by the Russian Federation 

were deemed responsible for a missile attack on January 

24, 2015, in Mariupol, Ukraine, that indiscriminately 

targeted civilians, resulting in the death of at least 30 

people and injuring many more; 

Whereas intelligence assessments have concluded Vladimir 

Putin and his regime have destroyed the rule of law in 

the Russian Federation and engaged in countless crimes 


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against humanity, including ordering the poisoning of 

Alexi Navalny, the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, 

and the false imprisonment and torture ultimately leading to the death of Sergei Magnitsky; 

Whereas Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, under the 

leadership of President Vladimir Putin and the Security 

Council of the Russian Federation, initiated an 

unprovoked war against Ukraine based on false security 

claims and threats in February 2022; 

Whereas President Vladimir Putin has allegedly committed 

war crimes in his reckless quest to decimate Ukraine and 

the people of Ukraine, including civilians, children, and 

women; 

Whereas the people of the Russian Federation are suffering 

economic hardship from global sanctions as a direct result of President Vladimir Putin’s erratic, illogical, and 

irrational actions; 

Whereas the United States Government seeks the most productive relationship possible with the people of the Russian Federation for the sake of their own liberty and 

prosperity; and 

Whereas the United States Government should use its voice, 

vote, and influence to pursue war crimes allegations 

against Vladimir Putin and his military commanders in 

international institutions of which it is a member and encourage other allies and partners to do the same: Now, 

therefore, be it 

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

2 (1) the economic relationship between the 

3 United States and the Russian Federation should be 


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1 considered to return to the level of that relationship 

2 before the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Fed3 eration that began on February 24, 2022, only 

4 when— 

5 (A) the Armed Forces of the Russian Fed6 eration and proxies of such forces withdraw 

7 from all territory of Ukraine such forces or 

8 proxies have occupied since February 24, 2022, 

9 and that withdrawal is verified by a supervision 

10 mission of the United Nations in Ukraine; 

11 (B) the Government of the Russian Fed12 eration has ceased engaging in cyberattacks and 

13 disseminating anti-Ukraine, pro-Russian Fed14 eration propaganda and has committed to not 

15 engaging in such attacks or disseminating such 

16 propaganda in the future; and 

17 (C) a free and fair election is held in the 

18 Russian Federation, as determined by the Sec19 retary of State; 

20 (2) as soon as possible after the date of agree21 ment to this resolution— 

22 (A) the President should direct the United 

23 States Representative to the United Nations to 

24 use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 

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1 ment of an international justice mechanism for 

2 alleged war crimes and other alleged crimes of 

3 the Russian Federation against Ukraine and to 

4 prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes com5 mitted during the period of conflict in Ukraine; 

6 (B) in the event that the United Nations 

7 is unable or unwilling to establish a mechanism 

8 described in subparagraph (A), the President 

9 should convoke and convene the world’s democ10 racies for the purposes of establishing a re11 gional or international justice mechanism for 

12 crimes described in that subparagraph; 

13 (C) in working with other countries to es14 tablish such a regional or international justice 

15 mechanism, the United States should assist all 

16 partners in that effort to develop judicial proce17 dures that enable the fair and open prosecution 

18 of persons accused of perpetrating such crimes; 

19 (D) the United States should encourage, 

20 support, and collect any and all information 

21 that can be supplied to a justice mechanism de22 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) for use as 

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1 paragraph (A), including the crime of aggres2 sion in Ukraine, as an immediate priority; and 

3 (E) the United States should urge all other 

4 interested countries to apprehend and deliver 

5 into the custody of a justice mechanism de6 scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B) persons in7 dicted for crimes described in subparagraph (A) 

8 and urge all interested countries to provide any 

9 and all data and information pertaining to such 

10 crimes to that mechanism; and 

11 (3) when the economic relationship between the 

12 United States and the Russian Federation returns 

13 to the level of that relationship before the invasion 

14 of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, as described 

15 in paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) the President should organize and lead 

17 a presidential summit on Eastern European 

18 peace and security with the head of the suc19 cessor Government of the Russian Federation, 

20 which should include topics such as arms con21 trol and existing international fora such as the 

22 Collective Security Treaty Organization, the 

23 European Union, the Organization for Security 

24 and Co-operation in Europe, the Minsk Group, 

25 and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; 


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1 (B) the Secretary of State should— 

2 (i) begin a formal, consultative proc3 ess with the United Nations Secretary 

4 General and all member countries of the 

5 United Nations to reimagine the United 

6 Nations Security Council; and 

7 (ii) initiate talks with all Western al8 lies regarding the reconstruction of 

9 Ukraine and humanitarian support to 

10 those affected by the war waged by Presi11 dent Vladimir Putin; 

12 (C) the Senate should establish a special, 

13 interdisciplinary commission to make rec14 ommendations for the reimagination of a post15 war, long-term collective security strategy for 

16 Europe, which includes consideration of the se17 curity concerns of Ukraine, the Russian Fed18 eration, and other non-treaty partners; and 

19 (D) the United States Government should 

20 call on the successor Government of the Rus21 sian Federation to release all political prisoners 

22 held under the authority of the Russian Federa23 tion. 

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