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‘‘to turn back from the path of violence and aggression’’, 
and reaffirmed an ‘‘iron-clad’’ commitment to Article 5; 
Whereas the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, 
the United Kingdom, and Canada joined with the United 
States, committed to coordinated economic sanctions, in-
cluding severe restrictions, against Russia’s Central Bank 
and full blocking sanctions against Vladimir Putin; 
Whereas United States leadership is integral to nations 
around the world in condemning and imposing costs on 
the Russian Federation for its illegal, full-scale, renewed 
invasion; 
Whereas Russian forces have targeted civilians and have com-
mitted war crimes and crimes against humanity; 
Whereas, in the days since the renewed full-scale invasion 
began, Russian citizens have taken to the streets in cities 
and towns across Russia to protest Putin’s illegitimate 
and destructive war waged against a peaceful and sov-
ereign Ukraine; and 
Whereas the United States, along with allies in Europe, the 
Indo-Pacific, and others around the world, has been ac-
tively responding to Russia’s unprovoked war of aggres-
sion against Ukraine with critical military, humanitarian, 
and financial support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian peo-
ple: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) demands an immediate cease-fire and the 
full withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian 
territory; 
(2) supports, unequivocally, Ukraine’s sov-
ereignty and territorial integrity; 
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(3) backs the continued use of sanctions, in co-
ordination with United States allies and partners, to 
fully isolate the Putin regime economically for its 
unprovoked aggression against Ukraine; 
(4) urges the United States and its allies and 
partners to deliver additional and immediate defen-
sive security assistance to help Ukraine address the 
armored, airborne, and other threats Ukraine is cur-
rently facing from Russian forces; 
(5) commits to continuing to support resistance 
by the Ukrainian people as long as the Russian Fed-
eration continues to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty 
and territorial integrity; 
(6) promises to continue to provide significant 
additional aid and humanitarian relief to Ukrainian 
refugees fleeing Russia’s aggression, commends Eu-
ropean partners for their efforts to relieve suffering 
on the ground, and urges the Russian Federation 
alongside United States allies and partners to guar-
antee safe passage out of the country; 
(7) reaffirms its strong support for the security 
of United States allies and ironclad commitment to 
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
(NATO); 
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(8) emphasizes that NATO’s relationship with 
Ukraine is a matter only for Ukraine and the 30 
NATO allies; 
(9) pledges to support working with Europe and 
international partners to bolster Europe’s energy se-
curity and reduce its dependence on Russian energy 
imports; 
(10) underscores the importance of maintaining 
United States energy independence for the benefit of 
the American people and United States allies; 
(11) reiterates that Crimea and the territories 
illegally controlled by the illegitimate Russian-con-
trolled governments in Donetsk and Luhansk are 
sovereign Ukrainian territory; 
(12) declares that the war in Ukraine, a demo-
cratic country, is the frontline of democracy and 
freedom versus authoritarianism represented by 
Putin’s Russia; 
(13) supports the right of the Russian people to 
protest, including the current protests against 
Putin’s unprovoked war against Ukraine, and de-
mands the immediate release of all those who have 
been unjustly detained in Russia for expressing their 
desire for peace; 
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(14) comprehends that strongmen, dictators, 
and authoritarians are watching the world’s response 
to Putin’s war against Ukraine and learning lessons 
for their own aggressive actions domestically and 
abroad, thereby making a strong and united re-
sponse important to deter the expansion of territory 
by the use of military force beyond this crisis; 
(15) states unambiguously that it will never 
recognize or support any illegitimate Russian-con-
trolled leader or government installed through the 
use of force, and that only the people of Ukraine can 
choose their leadership through free and fair demo-
cratic elections without foreign interference, inter-
vention, or coercion; 
(16) commits to ensuring the illegitimate dic-
tator of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is held ac-
countable for permitting the use of Belarusian terri-
tory for, and committing Belarusian forces to, 
Putin’s unprovoked renewed full-scale invasion 
against Ukraine; and 
(17) stands steadfastly, staunchly, proudly, and 
fervently behind the Ukrainian people in their fight 
against the authoritarian Putin regime. 
Æ 
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