,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ai1 #bjbc,mr4  
,graham 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,a resolution 
express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate to support   
,ukra9e's accession into ! ,nor?        
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7,,nato74  ,:]eas ! ,nor? ,atlantic     
,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 0        
e/abli%$ to provide = ! collective      
def5ce & = ! pres]vation ( peace &      
security ( its memb]s ?r\gh promot+     
coop]ation & committ+ !m to democracy1  
individual lib]ty1 ! rule ( law1 & !    
peaceful resolution ( disputes2 ,:]eas1 
on ,augu/ #bd1 #aiia1 ,ukra9e became a  
sov]eign1 indep5d5t nation & />t$ a long
 process ( re=ms ) ! goal ( a*iev+      
democracy1 transp>5cy1 & rule ( law2    
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #e1 #aiid1 ,ukra9e  
sign$ ! ,budape/ ,memor&um & surr5d]$   
its nucle> weapons1 ! ?ird l>ge/        

/ockpile 9 ! _w at ! "t1 9 ex*ange =    
nonb9d+ security gu>antees f ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 ! ,unit$ ,k+dom1 & ! ,russian   
,f$]ation2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #c1 #bjjh1 
heads ( /ate & gov]nm5t ( ! memb]       
c\ntries ( ,,nato sign$ ! ,bu*>e/       
,summit ,decl>ation1 :i* /at$1 ,,nato   
welcomes ,ukra9e's & ,georgia's         
,euro-,atlantic aspirations = memb]%ip 9
 ,,nato4 ,we agre$ today t ^! c\ntries w
 become memb]s ( ,,nato4 ,bo? nations h 
made valuable contributions to ,alliance
 op]ations2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bj1    
#bjad1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation & its       
proxies laun*$ an unprovok$ invasion (  
,crimea & annex$ ! p59sula1 & has       
illegally occupi$ ! p59sula s9ce2       
,:]eas1 on ,april #f1 #bjad1 ! ,russian 
,f$]ation & its proxies laun*$ an       
op]ation 9 ! ,donetsk & ,luhansk        
prov9ces ( ,ukra9e & h illegally occupi$
 portions ( ! ,donbas region s9ce2      
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #bd1 #bjbb1 !       
,russian ,f$]ation laun*$ a full-scale1 
unprovok$ invasion ( ,ukra9e1 a sov]eign

 nation t bord]s ,pol&1 ,slovakia1      
,hung>y1 & ,romania1 all ( :om are      
memb]s ( ,,nato2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb]   
#cj1 #bjbb1 ,ukra9e =mally appli$ to jo9
 ,,nato1 & ,presid5t ,volodymyr ,zel5sky
 /at$1 ,we are tak+ our decisive /ep by 
sign+ ,ukra9e's application = accel]at$ 
accession to ,,nato42 ,:]eas1 on ,june  
#ag1 #bjbc1 ,presid5t ,vladimir ,put9   
confirm$ t ! ,russian ,f$]ation _h begun
 to deploy tactical nucle> weapons )9 ! 
,republic ( ,bel>us1 fur!r increas+ !   
?reat pos$ by ! ,russian ,f$]ation to   
,ukra9e1 surr\nd+ ,,nato c\ntries1      
allies1 p>tn]s1 & ,unit$ ,/ates troops  
/ation$ 9 ! region2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #g1
 #bjbc1 ,,nato ,secret>y-,g5]al ,j5s    
,/olt5b]g /at$ t1 at ! ,,nato ,summit   
#bjbc1 ,,nato lead]s w agree a multi-ye>
 program ( assi/ance to ensure full     
int]op]ability betwe5 ! ,ukra9ian ,arm$ 
,=ces & ,,nato & w reaffirm t ,ukra9e w 
become a memb] ( ,,nato & unite on h[ to
 br+ ,ukra9e clos] to its goal2 ,:]eas1 
on ,augu/ #bd1 ,ukra9e celebrates _!    

indep5d5ce day & commemorates ! date on 
:i* !y left ! ,soviet ,union to become a
 sov]eign & democratic /ate2 ,:]eas     
,,nato memb]s are det]m9$ to safegu>d ! 
fre$om1 common h]itage & civilisation ( 
_! peoples1 :i* ,ukra9e has done s9ce ! 
fir/ day ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation's       
unprovok$ full-scale invasion m ?an #ejj
 days ago2 & ,:]eas1 ) support f ,,nato 
memb]s & p>tn] nations ar\nd ! _w1      
,ukra9e cont9ues to c\nt] ! ,russian    
,f$]ation's aggression3 ,n[1 !re=e be x 
#a4 ,s5se ( ! ,s5ate ,! ,s5ate-- 7#a7   
/&s ) ! p ( ,ukra9e & supports !        
accession ( ,ukra9e into ,,nato z soon z
 possible2  7#b7 urges ! ,presid5t to   
engage ) ,,nato lead]s to develop a     
cle>1 compreh5sive pa?way = ,ukra9e's   
accession into ,,nato2  7#c7 views !    
accession ( ,ukra9e into ,,nato z       
critical to prev5t+ future w>s1 promot+ 
peace1 & ensur+ ! future security (     
,europe & ! _w2 &  7#d7 supports !      
,gov]nm5t & p ( ,ukra9e 9 ?is unprovok$ 
w> t has /ret*$ ov] #ejj days1 z !y     

cont9ue to def5d _! sov]eignty & fight  
to rema9 an indep5d5t1 free1 &          
democratic nation4  #b4 ,rule (         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is resolution may  
be con/ru$ z au?oriz+ ! use ( milit>y   
=ce or ! introduction ( ,unit$ ,/ates   
=ces into ho/ilities4