,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #h1 #bjbd,mr4  
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4     
,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4       
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1    
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mrs4 ,murray1
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4  
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,wel*1  
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,ms4 ,w>r57   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !   
arbitr>y arre/ ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s  
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation & 
call+ = ! imm$iate & unconditional      
release ( su* citiz5s4  ,:]eas !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation has    
arbitr>ily & cruelly arre/$ ,unit$      
,/ates citiz5s "u false pret5ses 9 ord] 
to extract b>ga9+ lev]age on unrelat$   
matt]s2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation is a
 p]man5t memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,nations      
,security ,c\ncil2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bi1 

#bjbc1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation arre/$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 & 
accr$it$ ,wall ,/reet ,j\rnal report]   
,evan ,g]%kovi* on fraudul5t *>ges (    
espionage = 8 report+ on ! ,russian     
economy2 ,:]eas ,g]%kovi* has sp5t m ?an
 "o ye> 9 pretrial det5tion 9 ! notori\s
 ,le=tovo prison 9 ,mosc[1 includ+ 9    
isolation ) limit$ access to m$ical c>e 
& attorneys2 ,:]eas1 ev5 dur+ ! ,cold   
,w>1 ! ,soviet ,union nev] held a       
j\rnali/ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates = simil>     
long-t]m det5tion1 ) ! close/ p>allel   
be+ ! #aihf arre/ & #ac-;day deta9m5t ( 
,u4,s4 ,news & ,_w ,report j\rnali/     
,ni*olas ,danil(f2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,/ate det]m9$ on ,april #aj1 #bjbc1 t   
,g]%kovi* has be5 wrongfully deta9$ by !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2      
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #bh1 #bjah1 !       
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation arre/$ 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 ,paul ,:elan & lat]
 convict$ him on ,june #ae1 #bjbj1 on   
fraudul5t espionage *>ges2 ,:]eas ,:elan
 has sp5t ne>ly f\r ye>s 9 v>i\s        

high-security jails & labor camps 9 !   
,russian ,f$]ation1 :ile endur+ solit>y 
conf9em5t1 =c$ labor1 & ! d5ial ( m$ical
 c>e2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate det]m9$
 on ,april #aj1 #bjbc1 t ,:elan has be5 
wrongfully deta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,ambassador to ! ,russian ,f$]ation    
,lynne ,tracy publicly /at$ on ,m>* #bf1
 #bjbd1 foll[+ ,evan ,g]%kovi*'s c\rt   
he>+1 ,evan's case is n ab\t evid5ce1   
due process1 or rule ( law4 ,x is ab\t  
us+ ,am]ican citiz5s z pawns to a*ieve  
political ends1 z ! ,kreml9 is do+ 9 !  
case ( ,paul ,:elan2 ,:]eas1 on ,june   
#b1 #bjbc1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian     
,f$]ation arre/$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 & 
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,lib]ty    
j\rnali/ ,alsu ,kurma%eva on politically
 motivat$ *>ges ( work+ z a =eign ag5t &
 spread+ falsehoods ab\t ! ,russian     
milit>y1 & :o n[ faces a prison s5t5ce  
up to #ae ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,russian ,f$]ation has repeat$ly d5i$   
consul> access1 basic m$ical c>e1 &     

ord]$ ,kurma%eva to rema9 9 pre-trial   
det5tion 9 prison conditions ,kurma%eva 
describ$ z inhumane2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/  
#ad1 #bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian    
,f$]ation arre/$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 & 
int]national s*ooltea*] ,m>c ,fogel =   
possession ( m$ical m>ijuana prescrib$  
by 8 physician1 !n s5t5c$ him on ,june  
#af1 #bjbb1 to an excessive #ad-ye>     
s5t5ce 9 a ,russian labor camp2 ,:]eas  
lawy]s f ! ,russian ,f$]ation in=m$     
,fogel's family t ! typical s5t5ce = !  
(f5se is five ye>s ( probation1 & 9     
#bjai1 ! same ,russian c\rt s5t5c$ a    
,russian def5dant to eight ye>s 9 prison
 = ! possession ( #a1ejj grams ( v>i\s  
n>cotics2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( !        
,russian ,f$]ation s5t5c$ ,fogel to     
puni%m5t va/ly disproportionate to !    
sev]ity ( 8 nonviol5t crime1 wildly     
dissimil> to ! typical puni%m5ts =      
comp>able (f5ses 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1
 & cle>ly motivat$ by ongo+ political   
t5sions betwe5 ! ,russian ,f$]ation & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bh1  

#bjbd1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation arre/$ ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 & 
amateur ball]9a ,ks5ia ,khavana on      
fraudul5t *>ges ( high treason dur+ a   
visit to ! ,russian ,f$]ation aft] %e   
donat$ #ej to a *>ity support+          
humanit>ian aid = ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas       
,khavana has be5 held 9 a high-security 
prison ) no access to hot wat] or heat  
dur+ w9t]1 & faces a #bj-ye> s5t5ce )   
limit$ means ( legal def5se2 ,:]eas1 on 
,febru>y #ag1 #bjbb1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !    
,russian ,f$]ation arre/$ ,brittney     
,gr9] on trump$-up *>ges1 kept h] 9     
det5tion = approximately t5 mon?s1 &    
ev5tually releas$ h] on ,decemb] #h1    
#bjbb1 9 ex*ange = notori\s ,russian    
arms deal] ,viktor ,b\t2 ,:]eas1 on     
,april #aa1 #bjbb1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !      
,russian ,f$]ation arre/$ ,unit$ ,/ates 
p]man5t resid5t ,vladimir ,k>a-,murza = 
criticiz+ r5ew$ invasion ( ,ukra9e by ! 
,russian ,f$]ation & result+ ongo+ w> & 
! crim9ality ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian 
,f$]ation1 & s5t5c$ ,k>a-,murza on      

,april #ag1 #bjbc1 to a #be-ye> s5t5ce =
 high treason2 ,:]eas human rights gr\ps
 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation e/imate t !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation holds  
ne>ly #bj1jjj political prison]s 9      
,russian jails1 includ+1 until 8        
,febru>y #bjbd dea? 9 a ,sib]ian gulag1 
opposition lead] ,alexei ,navalny2      
,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation has kidnapp$ m ?an #ai1jjj    
,ukra9ian *ildr5 & abduct$ !m to !      
,russian ,f$]ation1 result+ 9 ,presid5t 
,vladimir ,put9 be+ indict$ by !        
,int]national ,crim9al ,c\rt = w>       
crimes2 ,:]eas1 "u ,vladimir ,put91     
,russian c\rts are nei!r indep5d5t nor  
fair 9 ! adm9i/ration ( ju/ice & are    
entirely behold5 to ! political :ims (  
,put92 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian  
,f$]ation has refus$ to provide nei!r   
m9imal due process nor fair indep5d5t   
legal proce$+s = ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s  
,g]%kovi*1 ,:elan1 ,kurma%eva1 ,fogel1 &
 ,khavana2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
has call$ = ! release ( ,g]%kovi*1      

,:elan1 ,kurma%eva1 ,fogel1 & ,khavana2 
,:]eas ! arre/ & cont9u$ det5tion (     
,g]%kovi*1 ,:elan1 ,kurma%eva1 ,fogel1 &
 ,khavana am\nt to ho/age tak+ by !     
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
condemns-- 7,a7 ! arbitr>y arre/ &      
cont9u$ det5tion ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s
 ,evan ,g]%kovi*1 ,paul ,:elan1 ,alsu   
,kurma%eva1 ,m>c ,fogel1 & ,ks5ia       
,khavana1 & ,unit$ ,/ates p]man5t       
resid5t ,vladimir ,k>a-,murza by !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2  7,b7 
! ho/age tak+ ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s by
 a ,p]man5t ,memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,security ,c\ncil2 &  7,c7 ! ongo+      
p]secution1 arre/1 & political          
imprisonm5t ( ord9>y ,russian citiz5s & 
human rights def5d]s :o call = ! end ( !
 w> 9 ,ukra9e & dem& fre$om 9 ! ,russian
 ,f$]ation2  7#b7 urges ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,/ate to det]m9e t ,alsu ,kurma%eva1    
,m>c ,fogel1 ,ks5ia ,khavana1 &         
,vladimir ,k>a-,murza h be5 wrongfully  
deta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian      

,f$]ation2 &  7#c7 calls on ! imm$iate &
 unconditional release ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
citiz5s ,evan ,g]%kovi*1 ,paul ,:elan1  
,alsu ,kurma%eva1 ,m>c ,fogel1 & ,ks5ia 
,khavana1 & ,unit$ ,/ates p]man5t       
resid5t ,vladimir ,k>a-,murza4