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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 155
Reaffirming the United States unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty,
independence, and territorial integrity as Russia’s illegal full-scale inva-
sion of Ukraine hits its third year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY24, 2025
Mr. M
EEKS(for himself, Mr. BACON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. HOYER, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. BOYLEof Pennsylvania, Ms. DEANof Pennsylvania, and Mr.
C
ROW) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
RESOLUTION
Reaffirming the United States unwavering support for
Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial in-
tegrity as Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine
hits its third year.
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched an
unprovoked and brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, vio-
lating Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and
subjecting the nation to acts of aggression that have
threatened its independence and security;
Whereas, for three years, the people of Ukraine have dem-
onstrated extraordinary resilience, courage, and deter-
mination despite relentless attacks on their homes, com-
munities, sovereignty, and fundamental freedoms;
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Whereas, in the three years since the invasion began, Russia
has engaged in widespread and systematic war crimes, in-
cluding—
(1) deliberate targeting of, including strikes on, resi-
dential buildings, schools, hospitals, and evacuation cor-
ridors;
(2) the forced deportation and kidnaping of at least
19,000 Ukrainian children to Russian-controlled terri-
tories in a deliberate attempt to erase Ukrainian identity;
(3) the destruction of Ukraine’s agricultural and en-
ergy infrastructure in an effort to create humanitarian
crises and disrupt global food supply chains; and
(4) the use of torture, extrajudicial killings, and
mass graves in occupied Ukrainian territories, as docu-
mented by the United Nations, the International Crimi-
nal Court, and leading human rights organizations;
Whereas, despite these atrocities, the people of Ukraine re-
main unyielding, proving that even in the face of relent-
less bombardment and unspeakable suffering, their spirit
and commitment to self-determination will never be extin-
guished;
Whereas the Russian Federation, despite its overwhelming
use of force, has suffered catastrophic military losses,
with estimates of over 800,000 killed, demonstrating that
Putin’s war of conquest has become both a strategic fail-
ure and a humanitarian disaster for Russia;
Whereas Ukraine, despite facing an opponent with a far larg-
er population, army, and military arsenal, continues to
fight courageously for its sovereignty, proving that its re-
silience and determination remain unshaken;
Whereas Russia’s war has also destabilized global security,
undermining the principles of sovereignty and nonaggres-
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sion and emboldening authoritarian regimes seeking to
redraw international borders by force; and
Whereas the United States, North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion, the European Union, and allied nations have dem-
onstrated historic unity in their support for Ukraine:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
(1) recognizes that discussions surrounding the 2
future of Ukraine must include Ukraine; 3
(2) condemns in the strongest possible terms 4
the Russian Federation’s ongoing war crimes, its 5
targeted destruction of Ukrainian society, and its 6
blatant violations of international law; 7
(3) reaffirms the United States commitment to 8
the people of Ukraine and the principles of sov-9
ereignty, independence, and territorial integrity 10
within internationally recognized borders; 11
(4) urges the immediate and unconditional 12
withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian ter-13
ritory, including Crimea and the Donbas, and af-14
firms that any negotiations must be based on 15
Ukraine’s sovereignty, not dictated by Russian ulti-16
matums; 17
(5) demands international institutions take de-18
cisive action to ensure the safe return of at least 19
19,000 kidnaped Ukrainian children, recognizing 20
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that their forced deportation is a war crime and an 1
act of genocide under international law; 2
(6) supports the continued prosecution of Vladi-3
mir Putin and Russian political and military leaders 4
for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and geno-5
cide, reinforcing that those who orchestrate such 6
atrocities must be held accountable before the world; 7
and 8
(7) stresses that any sustainable peace deal 9
must be built with Ukraine and our European allies 10
at the table. 11
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