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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11
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By: Senators Hough, Augustine, Bailey, Beidle, Benson, Carozza, Carter, Cassilly,
Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Elfreth, Ellis, Feldman, Ferguson, Gallion,
Griffith, Guzzone, Hershey, Hester, Hettleman, Jennings, Kagan,
Klausmeier, King, Kramer, Lam, McCray, Ready, Reilly, Rosapepe, Salling,
Simonaire, Smith, Waldstreicher, Watson, West, and Young
Introduced and read first time: February 25, 2022
Assigned to: Rules
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
A Senate Joint Resolution concerning 1
Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine 2
FOR the purpose of stating that the State of Maryland stands in solidarity with the 3
government and people of Ukraine; and generally relating to the State’s support for 4
Ukraine. 5
WHEREAS, Since 1991, Ukraine has been an independent and sovereign state; and 6
WHEREAS, Ukraine is a democratic republic holding free and independent 7
elections, most recently in 2019, when the people of Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelenskyy 8
to serve as their President; and 9
WHEREAS, Maryland has a deep bond with the people of Ukraine, forged by the 10
more than 20,000 Americans of Ukrainian descent who call Maryland home; and 11
WHEREAS, The Russian Federation under President Vladimir Putin launched an 12
unprovoked, unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine; and 13
WHEREAS, The unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state is a clear violation of 14
international law; and 15
WHEREAS, During this invasion, the Russian military has launched attacks on 16
civilians and sites of historical and cultural importance, including the Babyn Yar Holocaust 17
Memorial that memorializes the massacre of 34,000 Ukrainian Jews during the Second 18
World War; and 19
WHEREAS, The Russian military has attacked not only the Ukrainian people but 20
their peaceful and democratic way of life, symbolized by the assault on Freedom Square in 21 2 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11
the city of Kharkiv; and 1
WHEREAS, The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provoked the largest conventional 2
armed conflict in Europe since the Second World War; and 3
WHEREAS, It is the duty of all free peoples to resist tyranny, whatever form it may 4
take; now, therefore, be it 5
RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND , That the State 6
stands in solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine as they resist the 7
unprovoked invasion of their territory by the Russian Federation; and be it further 8
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of Maryland encourages all Marylanders 9
to assist as they are able in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine 10
affected by this conflict; and be it further 11
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of 12
Legislative Services to the Honorable Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor of Maryland; the 13
Honorable William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate of Maryland; and the 14
Honorable Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker of the House of Delegates. 15