LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor J.R. 6
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Joint Resolution 6
(House Joint Resolution 8)
A House Joint Resolution concerning
Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine
FOR the purpose of stating that the State of Maryland stands in solidarity with the
government and people of Ukraine; and generally relating to the State’s support for
Ukraine.
WHEREAS, Since 1991, Ukraine has been an independent and sovereign state; and
WHEREAS, Ukraine is a democratic republic holding free and independent
elections, most recently in 2019, when the people of Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelenskyy
to serve as their President; and
WHEREAS, Maryland has a deep bond with the people of Ukraine, forged by the
more than 20,000 Americans of Ukrainian descent who call Maryland home; and
WHEREAS, The Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin launched an
unprovoked, unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine; and
WHEREAS, The unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state is a clear violation of
international law; and
WHEREAS, During this invasion, the Russian military has launched attacks on
civilians and sites of historical and cultural importance, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust
Memorial that memorializes the massacre of 34,000 Ukrainian Jews during the Second
World War; and
WHEREAS, The Russian military has attacked not only the Ukrainian people but
their peaceful and democratic way of life, symbolized by the assault on Freedom Square in
the city of Kharkiv; and
WHEREAS, The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provoked the largest conventional
armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War; and
WHEREAS, It is the duty of all free peoples to resist tyranny, whatever form it may
take; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE GE NERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the State
stands in solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine as they resist the
unprovoked invasion of their territory by the Russian Federation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Maryland encourages all Marylanders J.R. 6 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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to assist as they are able in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine
affected by this conflict; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of
Legislative Services to the Honorable Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland; the
Honorable William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate of Maryland; and the
Honorable Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Signed by the President and the Speaker, May 12, 2022.