,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bg1 #bjah ,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mrs4     
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,rubio1   
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 and ,mr4    
,moran7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,condemning ,russia's     
provocative actions in the ,kerch       
,strait against the ,ukrainian navy4    
,whereas1 on ,november #bd1 #bjah1      
,ukraine commemorated the #heth         
anniversary of the ,ukrainian ,famine of
 #aicb-aicc1 known as the ,holodomor1 in
 which millions of ,ukrainians perished 
under ,soviet policies designed to break
 ,ukrainian resistance to ,soviet       
communist rule and forced               
collectivization2 ,whereas1 on ,november
 #be1 #bjah1 ,russian ,federation       
military forces fired on three          
,ukrainian ,navy vessels attempting to  

transit the ,kerch ,strait between the  
,black ,sea and the ,sea of ,azov2      
,whereas the three ,ukrainian ships were
 seized by ,russian ,federation forces1 
and ,ukrainian government officials     
stated that at least six of the #bd     
captured ,ukrainian sailors were wounded
 in the incident2 ,whereas the ,russian 
,federation's seizure of the ,ukrainian 
vessels is a blatant violation of its   
commitments under international law and 
a #bjjc ,agreement between the ,russian 
,federation and ,ukraine on cooperation 
in the use of the sea of ,azov and the  
strait of ,kerch2 ,whereas1 on ,may #ae1
 #bjah1 the ,government of the ,russian 
,federation completed construction of a 
road and rail bridge over the ,kerch    
,strait1 connecting ,russia with ,crimea
 in ,ukraine1 and has systematically    
harassed ,ukrainian and international   
shipping transiting between the ,black  
,sea and the ,sea of ,azov2 ,whereas1 in
 ,march #bjad1 ,russian ,federation     
forces invaded and occupied ,ukraine's  

,crimean peninsula1 in full             
contravention of the ,russian           
,federation's commitments under the     
,united ,nations ,charter and the       
,helsinki ,final ,act condemning the    
threat or use of force as means of      
altering international borders2 ,whereas
 the ,government of the ,russian        
,federation has increased considerably  
its military presence in occupied       
,crimea since #bjad1 including          
increasing military personnel to an     
estimated #bh1jjj-bi1jjj1 adding six new
 submarines and three frigates to the   
,black ,seas ,fleet1 and deploying      
,s-#djj long-range air defense          
battalions2 ,whereas the ,government of 
the ,russian ,federation continues its  
efforts to destabilize eastern ,ukraine1
 bears responsibility for the ongoing   
conflict that has cost the lives of over
 #aj1jjj ,ukrainians1 and recently      
orchestrated illegitimate leadership    
elections in the ,luhansk and ,donetsk  
regions2 ,whereas section #abcd of the  

,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ia2 #aca ,stat4 #afei7 authorizes  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,state1 to provide appropriate security 
assistance to the ,ukrainian ,armed     
,forces2 and ,whereas1 on ,july #be1    
#bjah1 ,secretary of ,state ,michael    
,pompeo issued the ,crimea ,declaration1
 cementing ,united ,states              
nonrecognition of ,russian sovereignty  
over ,crimea and calling upon ,russia to
 uphold its commitments under           
international law regarding the         
territorial integrity of other states3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 strongly condemns the    
provocative actions of the ,government  
of the ,russian ,federation in the      
,kerch ,strait against the ,ukrainian   
navy2  7#b7 calls upon the ,government  
of ,russia to immediately release all   
,ukrainian crew members and vessels and 
to cease its harassment of ,ukrainian   

and international shipping transiting   
the ,kerch ,strait2  7#c7 stresses that 
the behavior of the ,government of the  
,russian ,federation is destabilizing   
for the entire region and invites       
further escalations2  7#d7 urges members
 of the international community to unite
 in opposition to the actions of the    
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
in the ,kerch ,strait1 as they infringe 
upon fundamental principles of          
international law affecting all nations2
  7#e7 welcomes and affirms ,secretary  
of ,state ,pompeo's ,crimea ,declaration
 announcing ,united ,states policy to   
never recognize ,russia's attempted     
annexation of ,crimea2  7#f7 reaffirms  
the unwavering support of the people and
 the ,government of the ,united ,states 
for the people of ,ukraine and          
,ukraine's territorial integrity2 and   
7#g7 calls upon the ,president and the  
entire ,administration to implement an  
all-of-government approach to forcefully
 express opposition to the ,russian     

,federation's ,november #be1 #bjah1     
attack on ,ukrainian forces at every    
opportunity4