,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #geh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ah1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,strongly       
condemning the actions of the ,russian  
,federation1 under ,president ,vladimir 
,putin1 which has carried out a policy  
of aggression against neighboring       
countries aimed at political and        
economic domination4  ,whereas upon     
entering office in #bjji1 ,president    
,barack ,obama announced his intention  
to reset relations with the ,russian    
,federation1 which was described by     
former ,united ,states ,ambassador to   
,russia ,michael ,mc,faul as a policy to
 engage with ,russia to seek agreement  
on common interests1 which included the 
negotiation of the ,strategic ,arms     
,reduction ,treaty 7,new ,,start7 in    
which the ,united ,states agreed to     
major reductions in its nuclear forces2 

,whereas the ,russian ,federation has   
responded to this policy with openly    
anti-,american rhetoric and actions and 
with armed aggression against ,united   
,states allies and partner countries1   
including ,ukraine and the ,republic of 
,georgia2 ,whereas the ,russian         
,federation has subjected ,ukraine to a 
campaign of political1 economic1 and    
military aggression for the purpose of  
establishing its domination over the    
country and progressively erasing its   
independence2 ,whereas the ,russian     
,federation's invasion of1 and military 
operations on1 ,ukrainian territory     
represent gross violations of ,ukraine's
 sovereignty1 independence1 and         
territorial integrity and a violation of
 international law1 including the       
,russian ,federation's obligations under
 the ,united ,nations ,charter2 ,whereas
 the ,russian ,federation's forcible    
occupation and illegal annexation of    
,crimea and its continuing support for  
separatist and paramilitary forces in   

eastern ,ukraine are violations of its  
obligations under the #aiid ,budapest   
,memorandum on ,security ,assurances1 in
 which it pledged to respect the        
independence and sovereignty and the    
existing borders of ,ukraine and to     
refrain from the threat or use of force 
against the territorial integrity or    
political independence of ,ukraine2     
,whereas the ,russian ,federation has   
provided military equipment1 training1  
and other assistance to separatist and  
paramilitary forces in eastern ,ukraine 
that has resulted in over #d1jjj        
civilian deaths1 hundreds of thousands  
of civilian refugees1 and widespread    
destruction2 ,whereas the ,ukrainian    
military remains at a significant       
disadvantage compared to the armed      
forces of the ,russian ,federation in   
terms of size and technological         
sophistication2 ,whereas the ,united    
,states strongly supports efforts to    
assist ,ukraine to defend its territory 
and sovereignty against military        

aggression by the ,russian ,federation  
and by separatist forces2 ,whereas the  
terms of the ceasefire specified in the 
,minsk ,protocol that was signed on     
,september #e1 #bjad1 by representatives
 of the ,government of ,ukraine1 the    
,russian ,federation1 and the           
,russian-backed separatists in the      
eastern area of the ,ukraine have been  
repeatedly violated by the ,russian     
,federation and the separatist forces it
 supports2 ,whereas separatist forces in
 areas they controlled in eastern       
,ukraine prevented the holding of       
elections on ,may #be1 #bjad1 for a new 
,president of ,ukraine and on ,october  
#bf1 #bjad1 for a new ,rada1 thereby    
preventing the people of eastern        
,ukraine from exercising their          
democratic right to select their        
candidates for office in free and fair  
elections2 ,whereas1 on ,november #b1   
#bjad1 separatist forces in eastern     
,ukraine held fraudulent and illegal    
elections in areas they controlled for  

the supposed purpose of choosing leaders
 of the illegitimate local political    
entities they have declared2 ,whereas   
the ,russian ,federation has recognized 
the results of the illegal elections and
 continues to provide the military1     
political1 and economic support without 
which the separatist forces could not   
continue to maintain their areas of     
control2 ,whereas the reestablishment of
 peace and security in ,ukraine requires
 the full withdrawal of ,russian forces 
from ,ukrainian territory1 the          
resumption of the government's control  
over all of the country's international 
borders1 the disarming of the separatist
 and paramilitary forces in the east1 an
 end to ,russia's use of its energy     
exports and trade barriers to apply     
economic and political pressure1 and an 
end to ,russian interference in         
,ukraine's internal affairs2 ,whereas   
,malaysia ,airlines ,flight #ag1 a      
civilian airliner1 was destroyed by a   
,russian-made missile provided by the   

,russian ,federation to separatist      
forces in eastern ,ukraine1 resulting in
 the loss of #bih innocent lives2       
,whereas the ,russian ,federation has   
used and is continuing to use coercive  
economic measures1 including the        
manipulation of energy prices and       
supplies1 as well as trade restrictions1
 to place political and economic        
pressure on ,ukraine2 ,whereas military 
forces of the ,russian ,federation and  
of the separatists it controls have     
repeatedly violated the terms of the    
ceasefire agreement announced on        
,september #e1 #bjad2 ,whereas the      
,russian ,federation invaded the        
,republic of ,georgia in ,august #bjjh1 
continues to station military forces in 
the regions of ,abkhazia and ,south     
,ossetia1 and is implementing measures  
intended to progressively integrate     
these regions into the ,russian         
,federation2 ,whereas the ,russian      
,federation continues to subject the    
,republic of ,georgia to political and  

military intimidation1 economic         
coercion1 and other forms of aggression 
in an effort to establish its control of
 the country and to prevent ,georgia    
from establishing closer relations with 
the ,european ,union and the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the ,russian          
,federation continues to station        
military forces in the ,transniestria   
region of ,moldova2 ,whereas the        
,russian ,federation continues to       
provide support to the illegal          
separatist regime in the ,transniestria 
region of ,moldova2 ,whereas the        
,russian ,federation continues to       
subject ,moldova to political and       
military intimidation1 economic         
coercion1 and other forms of aggression 
in an effort to establish its control of
 the countries and to prevent efforts by
 ,moldova to establish closer relations 
with the ,european ,union and the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas under the     
terms of the ,intermediate-,range       
,nuclear ,forces ,treaty 7,,inf71 a     

flight-test or deployment of any        
,,inf-banned weapon delivery vehicle by 
the ,russian ,federation constitutes a  
violation of the ,,inf ,treaty2         
,whereas1 on ,july #bi1 #bjad1 the      
,united ,states ,department of ,state   
released its report on the ,adherence to
 and ,compliance with ,arms ,control1   
,nonproliferation1 and ,disarmament     
,agreements and ,commitments1 as        
required by ,section #djc of the ,arms  
,control and ,disarmament ,act1 for     
calendar year #bjac1 which found that1  
the ,united ,states has determined that 
the ,russian ,federation is in violation
 of its obligations under the ,,inf     
,treaty not to possess1 produce1 or     
flight-test a ground-launched cruise    
missile 7,,glcm7 with a range capability
 of #ejj km to #e1ejj km1 or to possess 
or produce launchers of such missiles2  
,whereas according to reports1 the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
has repeatedly engaged in the           
infiltration of1 and attacks on1        

computer networks of the ,united ,states
 ,government1 as well as individuals and
 private entities1 for the purpose of   
illicitly acquiring information and     
disrupting operations1 including by     
supporting ,russian individuals and     
entities engaged in these actions2      
,whereas the political1 military1 and   
economic aggression against ,ukraine and
 other countries by the ,russian        
,federation underscores the enduring    
importance of the ,north ,atlantic      
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 as the   
cornerstone of collective               
,euro-,atlantic defense2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states reaffirms its           
obligations under the ,north ,atlantic  
,treaty1 especially ,article #e which   
states that an armed attack against one 
or more of the treaty signatories shall 
be considered an attack against them    
all2 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation  
is continuing to use its supply of      
energy as a means of political and      
economic coercion against ,ukraine1     

,georgia1 ,moldova1 and other ,european 
countries2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
strongly supports energy diversification
 initiatives in ,ukraine1 ,georgia1     
,moldova1 and other ,european countries 
to reduce the ability of the ,russian   
,federation to use its supply of energy 
for political and economic coercion1    
including the development of domestic   
sources of energy1 increased efficiency1
 and substituting ,russian energy       
resources with imports from other       
countries2 ,whereas the ,russian        
,federation continues to conduct an     
aggressive propaganda effort in ,ukraine
 in which false information is used to  
subvert the authority of the legitimate 
national government1 undermine          
stability1 promote ethnic dissension1   
and incite violence2 ,whereas the       
,russian ,federation has expanded the   
presence of its state-sponsored media in
 national languages across central and  
western ,europe with the intent of using
 news and information to distort public 

opinion and obscure ,russian political  
and economic influence in ,europe2      
,whereas expanded efforts by ,united    
,states international broadcasting      
across all media in the ,russian and    
,ukrainian languages are needed to      
counter ,russian propaganda and to      
provide the people of ,ukraine and the  
surrounding regions with access to      
credible and balanced information2      
,whereas the ,voice of ,america and     
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty   
7,,rfe_/,,rl71 ,incorporated continue to
 represent a minority market share in   
,ukraine and other regional states with 
significant ethno-linguistic ,russian   
populations who increasingly obtain     
their local and international news from 
,russian state-sponsored media outlets2 
,whereas the ,united ,states            
,international ,programming to ,ukraine 
and ,neighboring ,regions ,act of #bjad 
7,public ,law #aac-if7 requires the     
,voice of ,america and ,,rfe_/,,rl1     
,incorporated to provide programming    

content to target populations in        
,ukraine and ,moldova #bd hours a day1  
#g days a week1 including at least #h   
weekly hours of total original video and
 television content and #ad weekly hours
 of total audio content while expanding 
cooperation with local media outlets and
 deploying greater content through      
multimedia platforms and mobile devices2
 and ,whereas ,vladimir ,putin has      
established an increasingly             
authoritarian regime in the ,russian    
,federation through fraudulent          
elections1 the persecution and jailing  
of political opponents1 the elimination 
of independent media1 the seizure of key
 sectors of the economy and enabling    
supporters to enrich themselves through 
widespread corruption1 and implementing 
a strident propaganda campaign to       
justify ,russian aggression against     
other countries and repression in       
,russia1 among other actions3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 strongly       

supports the efforts by ,president      
,poroshenko and the people of ,ukraine  
to establish a lasting peace in their   
country that includes the full          
withdrawal of ,russian forces from its  
territory1 full control of its          
international borders1 the disarming of 
separatist and paramilitary forces      
eastern ,ukraine1 the adoption of       
policies to reduce the ability of the   
,russian ,federation to use energy      
exports and trade barriers as weapons to
 apply economic and political pressure1 
and an end to interference by the       
,russian ,federation in the internal    
affairs of ,ukraine2  7#b7 affirms the  
right of ,ukraine1 ,georgia1 ,moldova1  
and all countries to exercise their     
sovereign rights within their           
internationally recognized borders free 
from outside intervention and to conduct
 their foreign policy in accordance with
 their determination of the best        
interests of their peoples2  7#c7       
condemns the continuing political1      

economic1 and military aggression by the
 ,russian ,federation against ,ukraine1 
,georgia1 and ,moldova and the          
continuing violation of their           
sovereignty1 independence1 and          
territorial integrity2  7#d7 states that
 the military intervention by the       
,russian ,federation in ,ukraine--  7,a7
 is in breach of its obligations under  
the ,united ,nations ,charter2  7,b7 is 
in violation of the #aiid ,budapest     
,memorandum on ,security ,assurances in 
which it pledged to respect the         
independence1 sovereignty1 and existing 
borders of ,ukraine and to refrain from 
the threat of the use of force against  
the territorial integrity or political  
independence of ,ukraine2 and  7,c7     
poses a threat to international peace   
and security2  7#e7 calls on the        
,russian ,federation to reverse its     
illegal annexation of the ,crimean      
peninsula1 to end its support of the    
separatist forces in ,crimea1 and to    
remove its military forces from that    

region other than those operating in    
strict accordance with its #aiig        
agreement on the ,status and ,conditions
 of the ,black ,sea ,fleet ,stationing  
on the ,territory of ,ukraine2  7#f7    
calls on the ,president to cooperate    
with ,united ,states allies and partners
 in ,europe and other countries around  
the world to refuse to recognize the    
illegal annexation of ,crimea by the    
,russian ,federation2  7#g7 calls on the
 ,russian ,federation to remove its     
military forces and military equipment  
from the territory of ,ukraine1         
,georgia1 and ,moldova1 and to end its  
political1 military1 and economic       
support of separatist forces2  7#h7     
calls on the ,russian ,federation and   
the separatist forces it controls in    
,ukraine to end their violations of the 
ceasefire announced in ,minsk on        
,september #e1 #bjad2  7#i7 calls on the
 ,president to cooperate with ,united   
,states allies and partners in ,europe  
and other countries around the world to 

impose visa bans1 targeted asset        
freezes1 sectoral sanctions1 and other  
measures on the ,russian ,federation and
 its leadership with the goal of        
compelling it to end its violation of   
,ukraine's sovereignty and territorial  
integrity1 to remove its military forces
 and equipment from ,ukrainian          
territory1 and to end its support of    
separatist and paramilitary forces2     
7#aj7 calls on the ,president to provide
 the ,government of ,ukraine with       
defense articles1 services1 and training
 required to effectively defend its     
territory and sovereignty2  7#aa7 calls 
on the ,president to provide the        
,government of ,ukraine with appropriate
 intelligence and other relevant        
information to assist the ,government of
 ,ukraine to defend its territory and   
sovereignty2  7#ab7 calls on ,north     
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7
 allies and ,united ,states partners in 
,europe and other nations around the    
world to suspend all military           

cooperation with ,russia1 including     
prohibiting the sale to the ,russian    
,government of lethal and non-lethal    
military equipment2  7#ac7 reaffirms the
 commitment of the ,united ,states to   
its obligations under the ,north        
,atlantic ,treaty1 especially ,article  
#e1 and calls on all ,alliance member   
states to provide their full share of   
the resources needed to ensure their    
collective defense2  7#ad7 urges the    
,president1 in consultation with        
,congress1 to conduct a review of the   
force posture1 readiness1 and           
responsibilities of ,united ,states     
,armed ,forces and the forces of other  
members of ,,nato to determine if the   
contributions and actions of each are   
sufficient to meet the obligations of   
collective self-defense under ,article  
#e of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty and  
to specify the measures needed to remedy
 any deficiencies2  7#ae7 urges the     
,president to hold the ,russian         
,federation accountable for violations  

of its obligations under the            
,intermediate-,range ,nuclear ,forces   
7,,inf7 ,treaty and to take action to   
bring the ,russian ,federation back into
 compliance with the ,treaty2  7#af7    
urges the ,president to conduct a review
 of the utility of the ,,inf ,treaty in 
securing ,united ,states interests and  
the consequences for the ,united ,states
 of withdrawing from the ,treaty if the 
,russian ,federation does not return to 
compliance with its provisions2  7#ag7  
calls on ,ukraine1 the ,european ,union1
 and other countries in ,europe to      
support energy diversification          
initiatives to reduce the ability of the
 ,russian ,federation to use its supply 
of energy as a means of applying        
political and economic pressure on other
 countries1 including by promoting      
increased natural gas and other energy  
exports from the ,united ,states and    
other countries2  7#ah7 urges the       
,president to expedite the ,united      
,states ,department of ,energy's        

approval of liquefied natural gas       
exports to ,ukraine and other ,european 
countries2  7#ai7 calls on the          
,president and the ,united ,states      
,department of ,state to develop a      
strategy for multilateral coordination  
to produce or otherwise procure and     
distribute news and information in the  
,russian language to countries with     
significant ,russian-speaking           
populations which maximizes the use of  
existing platforms for content delivery 
such as the ,voice of ,america and      
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty   
7,,rfe_/,,rl71 ,incorporated1 leverages 
indigenous public-private partnerships  
for content production1 and seeks       
in-kind contributions from regional     
state governments2  7#bj7 calls on the  
,united ,states ,department of ,state to
 identify positions at key diplomatic   
posts in ,europe to evaluate the        
political1 economic1 and cultural       
influence of ,russia and ,russian       
state-sponsored media and to coordinate 

with host governments on appropriate    
responses2  7#ba7 calls upon the        
,russian ,federation to seek a mutually 
beneficial relationship with the ,united
 ,states that is based on respect for   
the independence and sovereignty of all 
countries and their right to freely     
determine their future1 including their 
relationship with other nations and     
international organizations1 without    
interference1 intimidation1 or coercion 
by other countries2 and  7#bb7 calls for
 the reestablishment of a close and     
cooperative relationship between the    
people of the ,united ,states and the   
,russian people based on the shared     
pursuit of democracy1 human rights1 and 
peace among all nations4