,,iii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #g ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bc1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,wicker7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,condemning ,russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of ,russian opposition leader ,vladimir ,kara-,murza who has stood up in defense of democracy1 the rule of law1 and free and fair elections in ,russia4 ,whereas1 on ,april #aa1 #bjbb1 ,vladimir ,kara-,murza was unjustly detained by ,russian authorities for spreading supposedly false information in a speech in ,march #bjbb to the ,arizona ,house of ,representatives2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza in his ,march #ae1 #bjbb1 speech presented a defiant condemnation of ,vladimir ,putin's policies and leadership outlining his corruption and malign intentions1 and condemning the illegal war of aggression ,putin has unleashed against ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 prior to his arrest in ,april #bjbb1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza was poisoned twice by agents of the ,russian ,government and the ,russian ,federation in #bjae and #bjag with a military-grade agent banned internationally1 likely in retaliation for his defiant stance in support of rule of law and democracy in ,russia2 ,whereas1 despite having survived two assassination attempts and the subsequent side effects of these poisonings1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza regularly returned to ,russia to advocate for democratic representation in ,russia2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza has consistently advocated for democracy in ,russia and insisted that democracy in ,russia must be advanced by ,russians for all those living in ,russia2 ,whereas1 in ,august #bjbb1 new charges were brought against ,mr4 ,kara-,murza for carrying out the activities of an undesirable foreign organization and his arrest was extended for his work as a leading member of ,russian civil society2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjbb1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza was further charged unjustly with high treason in part due to his public condemnations of the ,kremlin's military aggression on ,ukraine and domestic repressions2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza remains in pretrial detention and faces a prison sentence of up to #bd years on high treason and other charges2 ,whereas the state of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's health has deteriorated and in addition to losing over #de pounds1 he was diagnosed with polyneuropathy1 a condition that under ,russian law should preclude him from his current detainment2 ,whereas1 as a result of his diagnosis1 he has lost feeling in both his feet and has experienced symptoms similar to those he experienced following his #bjae poisoning due to peripheral nerve damage2 ,whereas section #eeii;,f of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 condemned ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's unjust detention1 expressed solidarity with ,mr4 ,kara-,murza1 his family1 and all individuals imprisoned in ,russia for their beliefs1 and urged the ,united ,states and other ally governments to work to secure the release of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza and other citizens of the ,russian ,federation imprisoned for opposition to ,vladimir ,putin's regime and his illegal war in ,ukraine2 ,whereas1 in ,april #bjbb1 ,vladimir ,kara-,murza was presented the ,mc,cain ,institute's ,courage and ,leadership ,award for his unwavering commitment to fundamental values and his acts of selfless courage which have inspired the world2 ,whereas1 in ,october #bjbb1 ,mr4 ,kara-,murza was awarded the ,vaclav ,havel ,prize honoring outstanding civil society action in defense of human rights2 ,whereas the late ,senator ,john ,mc,cain said ,mr4 ,kara-,murza is a brave1 outspoken1 and relentless advocate for freedom and democracy in ,russia and introduced ,mr4 ,kara-,murza as a personal hero whose courage1 selflessness1 and idealism ,i find awe-inspiring2 ,whereas1 in ,march #bjbc1 the ,department of the ,treasury and the ,department of ,state imposed ,global ,magnitsky and other targeted sanctions on six ,russians involved in ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's ongoing arbitrary detention1 recognized his role as a major advocate for the adoption of ,magnitsky-style sanctions authorities by the ,united ,states1 ,canada1 ,european ,union1 and ,united ,kingdom to target human rights abusers and corrupt actors in ,russia1 and called for his immediate release2 and ,whereas ,mr4 ,kara-,murza remains a political prisoner and a victim of ,vladimir ,putin's authoritarian state3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 condemns in the strongest possible terms the unjust and arbitrary detention of ,russian democratic opposition leader ,vladimir ,kara-,murza2 7#b7 calls on the ,russian ,federation to immediately release ,mr4 ,kara-,murza and all other ,russian opposition leaders who are detained as a result of their opposition to the ,putin regime2 7#c7 calls on all ,russian citizens to outright condemn ,russia's illegal and unjust invasion of ,ukraine in the spirit of ,mr4 ,kara-,murza's defiant opposition stance in front of the ,arizona ,house of ,representatives in ,march #bjbb2 7#d7 expresses solidarity and calls for the release of all political prisoners in ,russia and ,belarus as well as ,ukrainian citizens illegally held as prisoners by ,putin's regime in violation of the rule of law as a result of their support for liberal democratic values2 and 7#e7 calls on the ,president of the ,united ,states and leaders from across the free world to work tirelessly for the release of political prisoners in ,russia and increase support for those advocating for democracy in ,russia as well as independent media and civil society which ,mr4 ,kara-,murza has worked to further4