,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ddg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #af1      
#bjac,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,royce1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 
,keating1 and ,mr4 ,gerlach7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,supporting the 
democratic and ,european aspirations of 
the people of ,ukraine1 and their right 
to choose their own future free of      
intimidation and fear4  ,whereas a      
democratic1 prosperous1 and independent 
,ukraine is in the national interest of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas closer    
relations with the ,european ,union     
7,,eu7 through the signing of an        
,association ,agreement will promote    
democratic values1 good governance1 and 
economic opportunity in ,ukraine2       
,whereas millions of ,ukrainian citizens
 support closer relations with ,europe  
and the signing of an ,association      
,agreement2 ,whereas the ,government of 

,ukraine has declared integration with  
,europe a national priority and has made
 significant progress toward meeting the
 requirements for the ,association      
,agreement2 ,whereas ,ukraine has the   
sovereign right to enter into voluntary 
partnerships of its choosing1 in keeping
 with its interests2 ,whereas ,ukraine's
 closer relations with the ,,eu do not  
threaten any other country1 and will    
benefit both ,ukraine and its neighbors2
 ,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 ,,eu'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  
decision1 as well as their support for  
greater government accountability and   
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 and ,whereas ,united
 ,states1 ,european1 and other leaders1 
as well as #c former presidents of      
,ukraine1 have urged restraint and      

warned against the use of violence      
against peaceful protesters1 and have   
called for dialogue with the opposition 
to resolve the current political and    
economic crisis3 ,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     
closer relations with ,europe through   
the signing of an ,association          
,agreement1 as well as for a democratic 
future2  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 calls on
 the ,government of ,ukraine to bring to
 justice those responsible for violence 
against peaceful protesters1 and to     
release and drop criminal charges       
against those detained for exercising   
their democratic rights2  7#f7 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#g7 states    
that in the event of further violence by
 government authorities against peaceful
 protesters1 the ,united ,states ,house 
of ,representatives may consider        

targeted sanctions against those who    
authorize or engage in this use of      
force2 and  7#h7 urges all parties to   
engage in constructive1 sustained       
dialogue in order to find a peaceful    
solution to ,ukraine's current political
 and economic crisis4