IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 679 
Condemning the Ukrainian separatists illegally occupying the Ukrainian city 
of Donetsk, and the surrounding territory, as terrorists for shooting 
down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, 
and condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for supplying 
the arms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2014 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. ENYART, and Mr. WOLF) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning the Ukrainian separatists illegally occupying the 
Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and the surrounding territory, 
as terrorists for shooting down a civilian passenger air-
liner, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, and condemning 
the Government of the Russian Federation for supplying 
the arms. 
Whereas the city of Donetsk, and the surrounding area, are 
recognized by the United States as being under the juris-
diction of the Government of Ukraine; 
Whereas the city is occupied by a militant group wishing au-
tonomy from the Government of Ukraine; 
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Whereas this entity, calling itself the Donetsk People’s Re-
public, is not recognized as being autonomous by any sov-
ereign nation; 
Whereas the United States believes actions made by the sepa-
ratists in Donetsk are efforts by the Russian Federation 
to destabilize the Ukraine; 
Whereas the United States-Ukraine ambassador Geoffrey R. 
Pyatt characterized the separatists in Donetsk as terror-
ists; 
Whereas Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by 
a SA–11 Gadfly within the surrounding area of Donetsk; 
Whereas the act of targeting, engaging, and destroying a pas-
senger airline of non-combatants is considered an act of 
terror; 
Whereas the SA–11 Gadfly is a Russian made Buk surface- 
to-air missile system; and 
Whereas producing weapons to a terrorist organization is 
considered by the international community as ‘‘state- 
sponsored terrorism’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the Ukrainian separatists illegally 
occupying the Ukrainian city of Donetsk and the 
surrounding territory, as terrorists for shooting 
down a civilian passenger airliner, Malaysian Air-
lines Flight MH17, and condemning the Government 
of the Russian Federation for supplying the arms; 
(2) calls on the Ukrainian separatists of 
Donetsk to disband and relinquish rightful control of 
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the city of Donetsk and the surrounding area to the 
Government of Ukraine; 
(3) calls on the Government of the Russian 
Federation to immediately desist attempts to under-
mine the Government of Ukraine and to cease the 
arming of all militaristic and terroristic groups; 
(4) calls on the President and Secretary of 
State, in cooperation with responsible nations, to im-
mediately condemn the Ukrainian separatists of 
Donetsk for shooting down a civilian passenger air-
liner and the Russian Federation for supplying the 
arms; and 
(5) urges the President and Secretary of State 
to utilize all available means to compel the Govern-
ment of the Russian Federation to withdraw all sup-
port from all militaristic and terroristic groups 
whose goal is to undermine the Government of 
Ukraine. 
Æ 
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