,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #abb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bd1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,co/ello (    
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 & ,mr4         
,bilirakis7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,provid+ assi/ance to ,ukra9e =         
fulfillm5t ( ! economic1 social1 &      
gov]nm5t re=m requirem5ts necess>y =    
memb]%ip eligibility to ! ,european     
,union1 9 keep+ ) ! w ( a majority ( ! p
 ( ,ukra9e & _! ,gov]nm5t4  ,:]eas !    
rec5t #bjad ,ukra9ian ,p>liam5t>y       
election illu/rat$ ! w ( a majority ( ! 
p ( ,ukra9e by elect+ (ficials f !      
,poro%5ko1 ,p's ,front1 ,self-,reliance1
 & ,batkiv%*yna p>ties2 ,:]eas !        
a=em5tion$ p>ties %>e pro-re=m &        
pro-,european ,union ,plat=ms2 ,:]eas ! 
a=em5tion$ p>ties won a comb9$ #fb p]c5t
 ( ! p>ty-li/ vote2 ,:]eas ! ,ukra9ian  
,gov]nm5t agre$ to nucle> dis>mam5t 9   

#aiid by sign+ ! ,budape/ ,memor&um ) ! 
und]/&+ t _! t]ritorial integrity &     
political indep5d5ce w\ld be respect$1  
secur$1 & assi/$ by ! nations 9 agreem5t
 ) ?is memor&um2 ,:]eas ! curr5t /atus  
quo reg>d+ ,ukra9e rema9s unacceptable &
 ! curtail+ ( aggression t[>d ,ukra9e   
rema9s a desirable =eign policy         
objective2 ,:]eas rec5t developm5ts 9   
,ukra9e highlight ! dire ne$ ( ext5sive 
social1 economic1 & gov]nm5t re=m2      
,:]eas ! ,ukra9e ,fre$om ,support ,act1 
,public ,law #aac-bgb1 au?orizes !      
,adm9i/ration to provide ! ,ukra9ian    
,gov]nm5t ) ! means necess>y to support 
& facilitate ^! necess>y re=ms1 includ+ 
imm$iate f9ancial & def5sive milit>y    
aid2 ,:]eas ,ukra9ian ,presid5t ,petro  
,poro%5ko has explicitly /at$ & outl9$ a
 plan = ,ukra9e to complete ! social &  
economic re=ms necess>y to apply =      
memb]%ip to ! ,european ,union by #bjbj2
 ,:]eas ,european ,union-,commission]   
,johannes ,hahn has1 on ! date (        
,novemb] #bf1 #bjad1 /at$ t ''' swift & 

concrete implem5tation ( ! re=m ag5da is
 n[ urg5t1 to make ,ukra9e a /able1     
prosp]\s & well-gov]n$ mod]n /ate2 &    
,:]eas ev5tual memb]%ip w br+           
significant b5efits to ,ukra9e1 includ+ 
new economic opportunities1 access to   
new m>kets1 a fre] ex*ange ( goods &    
s]vices1 z well z balanc$ & sub/antial  
developm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t-- 7#a7 
x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
t--  7,a7 ! v>i\s ag5cies ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld provide assi/ance 
to ,ukra9e = fulfillm5t ( ! economic1   
social1 & gov]nm5t re=m requirem5ts     
necess>y = memb]%ip eligibility to !    
,european ,union2  7,b7 ! ,presid5t %\ld
 imm$iately foll[ ?r\gh on ,public ,law 
#aac-bgb1 ! ,ukra9e ,fre$om ,support    
,act1 provid+ ,ukra9e ) imm$iate        
f9ancial & def5sive milit>y aid2  7,c7  
,presid5t ,petro ,poro%5ko %\ld cont9ue 
8 ef=ts 9 fight+ corruption1 build+     
civil society1 & creat+ an inclusive &  
tol]ant society = all ( ,ukra9e's       
citiz5s2 &  7,d7 ^u ! ,ukra9ian         

a*ievem5t ( re=ms necess>y = eligibility
 to ! ,european ,union1 memb]%ip (      
,ukra9e 9 ! ,european ,union %\ld be    
/rongly support$1 9 keep+ ) ! w ( !     
majority ( ! p ( ,ukra9e & _! ,gov]nm5t2
 &  7#b7 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
expresses solid>ity ) ! ,ukra9ian p4