,h4 ,,res4 #ddg  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,february   
#aj1 #bjad  ,,resolution  ,whereas a    
democratic1 prosperous1 and independent 
,ukraine is in the national interest of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       
,government of ,ukraine has declared    
integration with ,europe a national     
priority and has made significant       
progress toward meeting the requirements
 for an ,association ,agreement2        
,whereas on ,november #ba1 #bjac1       
following several months of intense     
outside pressure1 ,ukrainian ,president 
,viktor ,yanukovych abruptly suspended  
negotiations on the ,association        
,agreement one week before it was due to
 be signed at the ,european ,union's    
,eastern ,partnership ,summit in        
,vilnius1 ,lithuania2 ,whereas this     
reversal of stated government policy    
precipitated demonstrations by hundreds 
of thousands of ,ukrainian citizens in  
,kyiv as well as in cities throughout   
the country2 ,whereas the demonstrators 

have been overwhelmingly peaceful and   
have sought to exercise their           
constitutional rights to freely assemble
 and express their opposition to        
,president ,yanukovych's decision2      
,whereas the demonstrators have         
consistently expressed their support for
 democracy1 human rights1 greater       
government accountability1 and the rule 
of law1 as well as for closer relations 
with ,europe2 ,whereas on ,november #cj1
 #bjac1 police violently dispersed      
peaceful demonstrators in ,kyiv's       
,independence ,square1 resulting in many
 injuries and the arrest of several     
dozen individuals2 ,whereas on ,december
 #aa1 #bjac1 police raided #c opposition
 media outlets and the headquarters of  
an opposition party2 ,whereas on        
,december #aa1 #bjac1 despite ,president
 ,yanukovych's statement the previous   
day that he would engage in talks with  
the opposition1 police attempted to     
forcibly evict peaceful protesters from 
central locations in ,kyiv2 ,whereas    

several journalists1 including from     
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty1  
and civic activists supporting the      
demonstrators have been brutally        
attacked2 ,whereas on ,january #af1     
#bjad1 the ,ukrainian parliament passed1
 and ,president ,yanukovych signed1     
legislation which severely limits the   
right of peaceful protest1 constrains   
freedom of speech and the independent   
media1 and unduly restricts civil       
society organizations2 ,whereas the     
passage of these undemocratic measures  
and ,president ,yanukovych's refusal to 
engage in substantive dialogue with     
opposition leaders precipitated several 
days of violence and resulted in several
 deaths and hundreds of injuries1 as    
well as numerous allegations of police  
brutality2 and ,whereas in the face of  
spreading demonstrations1 ,ukrainian    
,government representatives and         
opposition leaders have entered into    
negotiations which on ,january #bh1     
#bjad1 resulted in the resignation of   

the ,prime ,minister and his cabinet and
 the repeal of most of the              
anti-democratic laws from ,january #af1 
#bjad3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7     
greatly values the warm and close       
relationship the ,united ,states has    
established with ,ukraine since that    
country regained its independence in    
#aiia2  7#b7 supports the democratic and
 ,european aspirations of the people of 
,ukraine1 and their right to choose     
their own future free of intimidation   
and fear2  7#c7 calls on the ,united    
,states and the ,european ,union to     
continue to work together to support a  
peaceful resolution to the crisis1 and  
to continue to support the desire of    
millions of ,ukrainian citizens for     
democracy1 human rights1 government     
accountability1 and the rule of law1 and
 closer relations with ,europe2  7#d7   
urges the ,government of ,ukraine1      
,ukrainian opposition parties1 and all  
protesters to exercise the utmost       

restraint and avoid confrontation1 and  
calls on the ,government of ,ukraine to 
live up to its international obligations
 and respect and uphold the democratic  
rights of its citizens1 including the   
freedom of assembly and expression1 as  
well as the freedom of the press2  7#e7 
condemns all acts of violence and calls 
on the ,government of ,ukraine to bring 
to justice those responsible for        
violence and brutality against peaceful 
protesters1 and to release and drop any 
criminal charges against those detained 
for peacefully exercising their         
democratic rights2  7#f7 welcomes the   
repeal by the ,ukrainian parliament of  
most of the anti-democratic measures    
adopted on ,january #af1 #bjad1 and     
urges ,president ,yanukovych to continue
 to engage in substantive talks with    
opposition leaders to address the       
legitimate grievances of the opposition1
 and to take additional steps to        
de-escalate tensions2  7#g7 urges the   
,united ,states and the ,european ,union

 to continue to make clear to ,ukraine's
 leaders that those who authorize or    
engage in violence against peaceful     
protesters will be held personally      
accountable2  7#h7 supports the measures
 taken by the ,department of ,state to  
revoke the visas of several ,ukrainians 
linked to the violence1 and encourages  
the ,administration to consider         
additional targeted sanctions against   
those who authorize or engage in the use
 of force2 and  7#i7 urges all parties  
to engage in constructive1 sustained    
dialogue in order to find a peaceful    
solution to ,ukraine's current political
 and economic crisis4  ,clerk4