H. Res. 726 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 17, 2014. 
Whereas the United States is strongly committed to the sov-
ereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of 
Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States strongly supports the right of the 
people of Ukraine to freely determine their future, includ-
ing their country’s relationship with other nations and 
international organizations, without interference, intimi-
dation, or coercion by other countries; 
Whereas the Russian Federation has undertaken a campaign 
of political, economic, and military aggression against 
Ukraine; 
Whereas the Russian Federation’s forcible occupation and il-
legal annexation of Crimea, its continuing support for 
separatist and paramilitary forces in eastern Ukraine, 
and its invasion of and military operations on Ukrainian 
territory represent gross violations of Ukraine’s sov-
ereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and a 
violation of international law, including the Russian Fed-
eration’s obligations under the United Nations Charter 
and its commitments as a participating State of the Or-
ganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
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Whereas the Government of Ukraine continues to exercise ex-
traordinary restraint in response to the invasion of its 
territory by several thousand military personnel of the 
Russian Federation, who are engaged in offensive mili-
tary operations in support of separatist forces, the illegal 
occupation and annexation of Crimea, and the tens of 
thousands of Russian Federation military personnel posi-
tioned offensively on the Ukrainian-Russian border since 
March 2014; 
Whereas the forcible occupation and illegal annexation of Cri-
mea by the Russian Federation and its continuing sup-
port for separatist and paramilitary forces in eastern 
Ukraine are violations of its obligations under the 1994 
Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, in which 
it pledged to respect the independence and sovereignty 
and the existing borders of Ukraine and to refrain from 
the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity 
or political independence of Ukraine; 
Whereas the Russian Federation has provided military equip-
ment, training, and other assistance to separatist and 
paramilitary forces in eastern Ukraine that has resulted 
in ongoing conflict that is responsible for over 3,000 
deaths, hundreds of thousands of civilian refugees, and 
widespread destruction; 
Whereas the Ukrainian military remains at a significant dis-
advantage compared to the armed forces of the Russian 
Federation in terms of size and technological sophistica-
tion; 
Whereas the United States strongly supports efforts to assist 
Ukraine to defend its territory against military aggres-
sion by the Russian Federation and by separatist and 
paramilitary forces;
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Whereas Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a civilian airliner, was 
destroyed by a Russian-made missile provided to the sep-
aratist forces by the Russian Federation, taking all 298 
innocent lives on board; 
Whereas the Russian Federation has used and is continuing 
to use coercive economic measures, including the manipu-
lation of energy prices and supplies as well as trade re-
strictions, to place political and economic pressure on 
Ukraine; 
Whereas visa, financial, and other sanctions imposed by the 
United States, the European Union, and other allies and 
partners have placed significant pressure on the Russian 
Federation and its leadership but have not been sufficient 
to end its political, military, and economic aggression 
against Ukraine; 
Whereas the President of the United States has authority to 
impose stronger sanctions against the Russian Federa-
tion and its leadership; 
Whereas an aggressive Russian propaganda effort through 
the dissemination of false information is intended to 
stoke ethnic divisions and incite violence, thereby posing 
a direct threat to the peace and stability of Ukraine; 
Whereas on April 3, 2014, the President signed Public Law 
113–96 for the purpose of bolstering the resources of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors to counter Russian 
propaganda and provide the people of Ukraine and the 
surrounding regions with access to credible and uncen-
sored sources of information; 
Whereas the United States remains committed to Ukraine’s 
democratic development and to the establishment of a
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government that includes and respects representatives 
from all regions of Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States is committed to assisting the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine ensure that the parliamentary elec-
tions scheduled for October 26, 2014, are free, fair, and 
held in all regions of Ukraine in full accordance with 
international standards; 
Whereas the United States strongly supports the development 
of a prosperous market economy in Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States strongly supports the implementa-
tion of economic reforms in Ukraine, including in the fis-
cal, energy, pension, and banking sectors, among others; 
Whereas the United States supports the development of 
Ukraine’s trade and economic ties with other countries 
and especially the European Union following the signing 
of an Association Agreement on June 27, 2014; 
Whereas the United States strongly supports energy diver-
sification initiatives to reduce Russian control of energy 
supplies to Ukraine and other European countries, in-
cluding the development of domestic sources of energy, 
increased efficiency, and substituting energy obtained 
from Russia with imports from other countries; 
Whereas the terms of the cease-fire announced on September 
5, 2014, are being violated by the Russian Federation 
and the separatist and paramilitary forces it supports; 
Whereas this cease-fire, if its terms are fully met by all par-
ties, may be a first step toward the reestablishment of 
stability that must include the full withdrawal of Russian 
forces from Ukrainian territory, the establishment of 
Ukraine’s control over all of its international borders, the 
disarming of the separatist and paramilitary forces in the
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east, an end to Russia’s use of its energy exports and 
trade barriers to apply economic and political pressure on 
Ukraine, and an end to Russian interference in Ukraine’s 
internal affairs; 
Whereas the political, military, and economic aggression 
against Ukraine by the Russian Federation underscores 
the enduring importance of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization as the cornerstone of collective Euro-Atlan-
tic defense; and 
Whereas the United States reaffirms its obligations under the 
North Atlantic Treaty, especially Article 5, which states 
that ‘‘an armed attack against one or more’’ of the treaty 
signatories ‘‘shall be considered an attack against them 
all’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) strongly supports the right of the people of 
Ukraine to freely determine their future, including their 
country’s relationship with other nations and inter-
national organizations, without interference, intimida-
tion, or coercion by other countries; 
(2) calls on the President to continue to work with 
our allies and partners in Europe and other nations 
around the world to reaffirm the sovereignty, independ-
ence, and territorial integrity of Ukraine and to refuse 
to recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea by the Rus-
sian Federation; 
(3) strongly condemns the continuing political, eco-
nomic, and military aggression by the Russian Federa-
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tion against Ukraine and the violation of its sovereignty, 
independence, and territorial integrity; 
(4) states that the military intervention by the Rus-
sian Federation is a breach of its obligations under the 
United Nations Charter and its commitments as a par-
ticipating State of the Organization for Security and Co- 
operation in Europe, and is a violation of the 1994 Bu-
dapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, in which it 
pledged to respect the independence and sovereignty and 
the existing borders of Ukraine and to refrain from the 
threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or 
political independence of Ukraine; and poses a threat to 
international peace and security; 
(5) demands that the Russian Federation remove 
its military forces and military equipment from the terri-
tory of Ukraine, including equipment provided to the 
separatist and paramilitary forces; 
(6) demands that the Russian Federation end its 
political, military, and economic support of separatist 
and paramilitary forces in Ukraine; 
(7) demands that the Russian Federation and the 
separatist and paramilitary forces it supports end their 
violations of the cease-fire announced on September 5, 
2014;
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(8) calls on the President to cooperate with allies 
and partners in Europe and other nations around the 
world to impose visa bans, targeted asset freezes, sec-
toral sanctions, and other measures on the Russian Fed-
eration and its leadership sufficient to compel it to end 
its violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial in-
tegrity, to remove its military forces and equipment from 
Ukrainian territory, and to end its support of separatist 
and paramilitary forces; 
(9) calls on the President to provide the Govern-
ment of Ukraine with defense articles, services, and 
training required to effectively defend its territory and 
sovereignty; 
(10) calls on the President to ensure the delivery of 
urgently needed assistance to Ukraine and to ensure 
that all future assistance will be rapidly delivered; 
(11) calls on the President to provide the Govern-
ment of Ukraine with appropriate intelligence and other 
relevant information to assist the Government of 
Ukraine to defend its territory and sovereignty; 
(12) calls on the President to work with the Gov-
ernment of Ukraine, our allies and other nations, and 
international organizations to ensure that the multi-
national team investigating the destruction of Malaysia 
Airlines Flight 17 is able to conduct an unrestricted in-
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vestigation, guarantee the repatriation of remains and 
personal effects from the crash site, report its findings 
free of outside political influence or intimidation and to 
ensure that those directly and indirectly responsible for 
this tragedy are brought to justice; 
(13) calls on our European allies, and other coun-
tries and international organizations, to join the United 
States in providing assistance to the Government of 
Ukraine to ensure that the parliamentary elections 
scheduled for October 26, 2014, are free, fair, and held 
in all regions of Ukraine in full accordance with inter-
national standards; 
(14) calls on the President to expand United States 
international broadcasting efforts to Russian-speaking 
audiences in Ukraine and both inside and outside of 
Russia and include a broad spectrum of communications 
mediums to provide high-quality programming content, 
independent journalism, and credible information to 
counter Russia’s propaganda; 
(15) calls on Ukraine and other countries to sup-
port energy diversification initiatives to reduce the abil-
ity of the Russian Federation to use its energy exports 
as a means of applying political or economic pressure, 
including by promoting increased natural gas exports 
from the United States and other countries;
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(16) strongly supports the efforts by President 
Poroshenko and the people of Ukraine to establish a 
lasting peace in Ukraine that includes the full with-
drawal of Russian forces from Ukraine’s territory, the 
establishment of Ukraine’s control over all of its inter-
national borders, the disarming of the separatist and 
paramilitary forces in the east, policies to reduce Rus-
sia’s ability to use energy exports and trade barriers as 
weapons to apply economic and political pressure on 
Ukraine, and an end to Russia’s interference in 
Ukraine’s internal affairs; and 
(17) reaffirms the commitment of the United States 
to its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, espe-
cially Article 5, and calls on all Alliance member states 
to provide their full share of the resources needed to en-
sure their collective defense. 
Attest: 
Clerk.