,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,graham 7= himself & ,mr4     
,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ any 
attempts by ,russia to claim sov]eignty 
ov] any portion ( ,ukra9e4  ,:]eas !    
,russian ,f$]ation violat$ ! sov]eignty 
( ,ukra9e beg9n+ ) ! illegal annexation 
( ,crimea & its invasion into ea/]n     
,ukra9e2 ,:]eas beg9n+ 9 ,febru>y #bjbb1
 ! ,russian ,f$]ation s\ght to fur!r    
violate ,ukra9e's sov]eignty by laun*+  
unprovok$ milit>y action aga9/ ,ukra9e2 
,:]eas on ,septemb] #bb1 #bjbb1 ! ,nor? 
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization condemn$
 ! !n upcom+ ref]5da /at+ t ! sham      
ref]5da 9 ! ,donetsk1 ,luhansk1         
,zaporizhzhia1 & ,kh]son regions (      
,ukra9e h no legitimacy & w be a blatant
 violation ( ! ,,un ,*>t]4 ,,nato       
,allies w n recognize _! illegal &      
illegitimate annexation4 ,^! l&s are    

,ukra9e4 ,we call on all ,/ates to      
reject ,russia's blatant attempts at    
t]ritorial conque/2 ,:]eas on ,septemb] 
#bc1 #bjbb1 ,presid5t ,joe ,bid5 /at$1  
,! ,unit$ ,/ates w nev] recognize       
,ukra9ian t]ritory z any?+ o!r ?an "p ( 
,ukra9e42 ,:]eas beg9n+ on ,septemb]    
#bc1 #bjbb1 ,russia conduct$ %am ref]5da
 9 #d ,ukra9ian regions 7,donetsk1      
,luhansk1 ,kh]son1 & ,zaporizhzhia7 9 an
 attempt to validate ,mosc['s illegal   
annexation ( ! t]ritory2 ,:]eas reports 
indicate t-- 7#a7 ,ukra9ians h be5 =c$  
to vote 9 ! %am ref]5da "u a gun b>rel2 
&  7#b7 ,russian (ficials h visit$      
s*ools1 hospitals1 & o!r workplaces to  
=ce ,ukra9ians to vote 9 favor (        
annexation2 & ,:]eas ! ,kreml9 has /at$ 
t once ! %am ref]5da are conclud$1 !    
process ( absorb+ ! annex$ areas into   
,russia w be complet$ promptly3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 refuses  
to recognize any claim ( sov]eignty by !
 ,russian ,f$]ation ov] any portion (   
,ukra9e2  7#b7 views ! rec5t %am ref]5da

 beg9n+ on ,septemb] #bc1 #bjbb1 direct$
 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 
z a violation ( int]national law2 &     
7#c7 calls ^u ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to re/rict all economic & milit>y
 aid & assi/ance to any nation t        
recognizes ,russian sov]eignty ov] any  
portion ( ,ukra9e4