A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding preconditions for the readmission of the Russian Federation into a reconstituted Group of Eight or participation in the Group of Seven.

Bill: 116-sres-652
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2020-07-20
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances

Europe

International organizations and cooperation

Military operations and strategy

Military personnel and dependents

Russia

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Ukraine
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4270)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution calls on Russia, as precondition for readmission into a reconstituted Group of Eight, to end its illegal occupation of Crimea and Donbas in Ukraine, cease malign activities against the United States and its allies, and terminate any bounties against members of the U.S. Armed Forces. </p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 652 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2020 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Booker , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Casey , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Markey , Mr. Coons , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Harris ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding preconditions for the readmission of the Russian Federation into a reconstituted Group of Eight or participation in the Group of Seven.

Whereas, since 2014, the Russian Federation has illegally occupied Crimea and Donbass, which was condemned in the Senate by passage of Senate Resolution 378 by unanimous consent in the 113th Congress; Whereas, in March 2014, the Group of Eight suspended the Russian Federation as a direct result of its actions in Ukraine and instead continued as the Group of Seven; Whereas, since 2014, the Russian Federation has also continued malign attacks on western democracies, including ongoing aggressive cyber and military provocations; and Whereas the Russian Federation has reportedly offered bounties to kill members of the United States Armed Forces deployed in Afghanistan: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that, as precondition for readmission into a reconstituted Group of Eight or participation in a Group of Seven proceeding, the Russian Federation must— (1) end its illegal occupation of Crimea and Donbass; (2) cease its malign activities against the United States and its allies; and (3) terminate any bounties against members of the United States Armed Forces.