,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aji  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ad1 #bjai ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,durbin7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,expressing   
the sense of the ,senate on the ,march  
#ca1 #bjai1 presidential election in    
,ukraine4  ,whereas the ,senate agrees  
with ,senate ,resolution #gh1 #aaeth    
,congress1 introduced by ,senators      
,menendez and ,graham1 which expressed  
the sense of the ,senate recognizing #c 
years of ,russian military aggression in
 ,ukraine2 ,whereas the ,senate concurs 
with ,senate ,resolution #bg1 #aafth    
,congress1 introduced by ,senators      
,johnson and ,durbin1 which calls for a 
prompt multinational freedom of         
navigation operation in the ,black ,sea 
and urges the cancellation of the ,nord 
,stream #b pipeline2 ,whereas the       
,senate endorses ,h4,r4 #eif1 #aafth    

,congress1 introduced by                
,representatives ,connolly and ,chabot1 
which affirms that it is the policy of  
the ,united ,states not to recognize the
 de jure or de facto sovereignty of the 
,russian ,federation over ,crimea1 its  
airspace1 or its territorial waters2    
,whereas the ,senate reaffirms the      
importance of the ,ukraine ,freedom     
,support ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law    
#aac-bgb2 #abh ,stat4 #bieb71 which     
authorized increased security and       
economic assistance for ,ukraine2       
,whereas the ,senate welcomes           
resolutions of ,congress1 such as ,house
 ,resolution #bjb1 #aaeth ,congress1    
sponsored by ,representative ,delaney1  
which reaffirmed the commitment of the  
,united ,states to the ,north ,atlantic 
,treaty ,organization2 ,whereas the     
,senate notes the upcoming ,march #ca1  
#bjai1 presidential election in ,ukraine
 and the importance of a free and fair  
election to sustaining the principles   
and dreams of the #bjad ,maidan         

,revolution2 ,whereas the ,senate       
expresses concern that the ,government  
of the ,russian ,federation will        
continue to interfere in the election   
process and voting in the ,march #ca1   
#bjai1 presidential election in         
,ukraine2 and ,whereas the ,senate      
agrees with former ,united ,states      
,ambassador to the ,russian ,federation 
,michael ,mc,faul that ,russian         
,president ,vladimir ,putin is waging a 
global ideological war against ,western 
liberal1 democratic values4 ,it has been
 underway for many years1 and it extends
 from his own immediate neighborhood to 
,western ,europe and1 of course1 the    
,united ,states1 where he intervened in 
the ,u4,s4 presidential election in     
#bjaf4 ,the front line of this          
ideological war between ,putinism and   
democracy1 however1 remains ,ukraine43  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the    
,united ,states ,government does not    
prefer any particular candidate in the  

,march #ca1 #bjai1 presidential election
 in ,ukraine and seeks only a           
transparent and democratic election that
 reflects the will of the people of     
,ukraine2  7#b7 the ,united ,states     
,government will continue to support    
democracy and good governance in        
,ukraine1 including anti-corruption     
initiatives1 an independent media1 and  
efforts to strengthen the rule of law1  
to support the ideals of the revolution 
of dignity of ,ukraine2  7#c7 the       
,united ,states should continue to work 
with allies to provide additional       
capacity building and technical support 
in order to deter ,russian efforts to   
disrupt voting or undermine the         
legitimacy of the results of the        
presidential election in ,ukraine2 and  
7#d7 not later than #ij days after the  
date on which this resolution is agreed 
to1 the ,president should provide a     
briefing to ,congress--  7,a7 assessing 
the scope and scale of ,russian         
interference in the presidential        

campaign in ,ukraine and vote tabulation
 on election day2 and  7,b7 assessing   
the future course of ,united            
,states-,ukrainian relations under      
whichever candidate is declared the     
winner of the presidential election4