,,iii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #eeh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bh1 #bjbb,mr4 ,cassidy submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate on when the economic relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation should be considered to return to the level of that relationship before the invasion of ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation that began on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 and on the actions that should be taken at that time4 ,whereas the ,united ,states has a responsibility to uphold the values of freedom1 democracy1 and human rights across the globe2 ,whereas there are several universal declarations promoting human rights1 laws of war1 and upholding the dignity of individuals2 ,whereas the preamble to the ,united ,nations ,charter states that member countries reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person2 ,whereas the preamble of the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights states1 ,member ,states have pledged themselves to achieve1 in cooperation with the ,united ,nations1 the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms2 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation1 as the former ,union of ,soviet ,socialists ,republics1 joined as an original member of the ,united ,nations on ,october #bd1 #aide1 and as such has a duty to abide by the conditions of the ,united ,nations ,charter2 ,whereas ,president ,vladimir ,putin1 members of the ,security ,council of the ,russian ,federation1 and ,president ,putin's military commanders have severely undermined the international rule of law through their various actions2 ,whereas ,president ,vladimir ,putin violated the sovereignty of ,ukraine and used military force to seize control and unlawfully occupy ,crimea and eastern ,ukraine1 indiscriminately targeting and killing thousands of innocent civilians since #bjad2 ,whereas rebel forces supported by the ,russian ,federation were deemed responsible for a missile attack on ,january #bd1 #bjae1 in ,mariupol1 ,ukraine1 that indiscriminately targeted civilians1 resulting in the death of at least #cj people and injuring many more2 ,whereas intelligence assessments have concluded ,vladimir ,putin and his regime have destroyed the rule of law in the ,russian ,federation and engaged in countless crimes against humanity1 including ordering the poisoning of ,alexi ,navalny1 the poisoning of ,sergei and ,yulia ,skripal1 and the false imprisonment and torture ultimately leading to the death of ,sergei ,magnitsky2 ,whereas ,armed ,forces of the ,russian ,federation1 under the leadership of ,president ,vladimir ,putin and the ,security ,council of the ,russian ,federation1 initiated an unprovoked war against ,ukraine based on false security claims and threats in ,february #bjbb2 ,whereas ,president ,vladimir ,putin has allegedly committed war crimes in his reckless quest to decimate ,ukraine and the people of ,ukraine1 including civilians1 children1 and women2 ,whereas the people of the ,russian ,federation are suffering economic hardship from global sanctions as a direct result of ,president ,vladimir ,putin's erratic1 illogical1 and irrational actions2 ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government seeks the most productive relationship possible with the people of the ,russian ,federation for the sake of their own liberty and prosperity2 and ,whereas the ,united ,states ,government should use its voice1 vote1 and influence to pursue war crimes allegations against ,vladimir ,putin and his military commanders in international institutions of which it is a member and encourage other allies and partners to do the same3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the economic relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation should be considered to return to the level of that relationship before the invasion of ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation that began on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 only when-- 7,a7 the ,armed ,forces of the ,russian ,federation and proxies of such forces withdraw from all territory of ,ukraine such forces or proxies have occupied since ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 and that withdrawal is verified by a supervision mission of the ,united ,nations in ,ukraine2 7,b7 the ,government of the ,russian ,federation has ceased engaging in cyberattacks and disseminating anti-,ukraine1 pro-,russian ,federation propaganda and has committed to not engaging in such attacks or disseminating such propaganda in the future2 and 7,c7 a free and fair election is held in the ,russian ,federation1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,state2 7#b7 as soon as possible after the date of agreement to this resolution-- 7,a7 the ,president should direct the ,united ,states ,representative to the ,united ,nations to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states to immediately promote the establishment of an international justice mechanism for alleged war crimes and other alleged crimes of the ,russian ,federation against ,ukraine and to prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes committed during the period of conflict in ,ukraine2 7,b7 in the event that the ,united ,nations is unable or unwilling to establish a mechanism described in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,president should convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing a regional or international justice mechanism for crimes described in that subparagraph2 7,c7 in working with other countries to establish such a regional or international justice mechanism1 the ,united ,states should assist all partners in that effort to develop judicial procedures that enable the fair and open prosecution of persons accused of perpetrating such crimes2 7,d7 the ,united ,states should encourage1 support1 and collect any and all information that can be supplied to a justice mechanism described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 for use as evidence to support the indictment and trial of any persons accused of crimes described in subparagraph 7,a71 including the crime of aggression in ,ukraine1 as an immediate priority2 and 7,e7 the ,united ,states should urge all other interested countries to apprehend and deliver into the custody of a justice mechanism described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 persons indicted for crimes described in subparagraph 7,a7 and urge all interested countries to provide any and all data and information pertaining to such crimes to that mechanism2 and 7#c7 when the economic relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,russian ,federation returns to the level of that relationship before the invasion of ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation1 as described in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the ,president should organize and lead a presidential summit on ,eastern ,european peace and security with the head of the successor ,government of the ,russian ,federation1 which should include topics such as arms control and existing international fora such as the ,collective ,security ,treaty ,organization1 the ,european ,union1 the ,organization for ,security and ,co-operation in ,europe1 the ,minsk ,group1 and the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization2 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,state should-- 7i7 begin a formal1 consultative process with the ,united ,nations ,secretary ,general and all member countries of the ,united ,nations to reimagine the ,united ,nations ,security ,council2 and 7ii7 initiate talks with all ,western allies regarding the reconstruction of ,ukraine and humanitarian support to those affected by the war waged by ,president ,vladimir ,putin2 7,c7 the ,senate should establish a special1 interdisciplinary commission to make recommendations for the reimagination of a post-war1 long-term collective security strategy for ,europe1 which includes consideration of the security concerns of ,ukraine1 the ,russian ,federation1 and other non-treaty partners2 and 7,d7 the ,united ,states ,government should call on the successor ,government of the ,russian ,federation to release all political prisoners held under the authority of the ,russian ,federation4