,,iii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #gb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,recognizing ,russian actions in ,ukraine as a genocide4 ,whereas the ,russian ,federation's illegal1 premeditated1 unprovoked1 and brutal war against ,ukraine includes extensive1 systematic1 and flagrant atrocities against the people of ,ukraine2 ,whereas article ,,ii of the ,convention on the ,prevention and ,punishment of the ,crime of ,genocide 7in this preamble referred to as the ,genocide ,convention71 adopted and opened for signature in #aidh and entered into force in #aiea1 defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy1 in whole or in part1 a national1 ethnical1 racial or religious group1 as such3 7a7 ,killing members of the group2 7b7 ,causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group2 7c7 ,deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part2 7d7 ,imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group2 7e7 ,forcibly transferring children of the group to another group2 ,whereas1 on ,october #c1 #bjah1 the ,senate unanimously agreed to ,senate ,resolution #dce1 #aaeth ,congress1 which commemorated the #heth anniversary of the ,holodomor and recognized the findings of the ,commission on the ,ukraine ,famine as submitted to ,congress on ,april #bb1 #aihh1 including that ,joseph ,stalin and those around him committed genocide against the ,ukrainians in #aicb-aicc2 ,whereas substantial and significant evidence documents widespread1 systematic actions against the ,ukrainian people committed by ,russian forces under the direction of political leadership of the ,russian ,federation that meet one or more of the criteria under article ,,ii of the ,genocide ,convention1 including-- 7#a7 killing members of the ,ukrainian people in mass atrocities through deliberate and regularized murders of fleeing civilians and civilians in passing as well as purposeful targeting of homes1 schools1 hospitals1 shelters1 and other residential and civilian areas2 7#b7 causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the ,ukrainian people by launching indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian areas1 conducting willful strikes on humanitarian evacuation corridors1 and employing widespread and systematic sexual violence against ,ukrainian civilians1 including women1 children1 and men2 7#c7 deliberately inflicting upon the ,ukrainian people conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part1 including displacement due to annihilated villages1 towns1 and cities left devoid of food1 water1 shelter1 electricity1 and other basic necessities1 starvation caused by the destruction of farmlands and agricultural equipment1 the placing of ,russian landmines across thousands of acres of useable fields1 and blocking the delivery of humanitarian food aid2 7#d7 imposing measures intended to prevent births among the ,ukrainian people1 demonstrated by the ,russian military's expansive and direct targeting of maternity hospitals and other medical facilities and systematic attacks against residential and civilian areas as well as humanitarian corridors intended to deprive ,ukrainians of safe havens within their own country and the material conditions conducive to childrearing2 and 7#e7 forcibly mass transferring millions of ,ukrainian civilians1 hundreds of thousands of whom are children1 to the ,russian ,federation or territories controlled by the ,russian ,federation2 ,whereas the intent of the ,russian ,federation and those acting on its behalf in favor of those heinous crimes against humanity has been demonstrated through frequent pronouncements and other forms of official communication denying ,ukrainian nationhood1 including ,president ,putin's ahistorical claims that ,ukraine is part of a single whole ,russian nation with no historical basis for being an independent country2 ,whereas some ,russian soldiers and brigades accused of committing war crimes in ,bucha1 ,ukraine1 and elsewhere were rewarded with medals by ,president ,putin2 ,whereas the ,russian state-owned media outlet ,,ria ,novosti published the article ,what ,should ,russia do with ,ukraine1 which outlines de-,nazification as meaning de-,ukrainianization or the destruction of ,ukraine and rejection of the ethnic component of ,ukraine2 ,whereas article ,i of the ,genocide ,convention confirms that genocide1 whether committed in time of peace or in time of war1 is a crime under international law which the ,contracting ,parties undertake to prevent and to punish2 ,whereas although additional documentation and analysis of atrocities committed by the ,russian ,federation in ,ukraine may be needed to punish those responsible1 the substantial and significant documentation already undertaken1 combined with statements showing intent1 compel urgent action to prevent future acts of genocide2 and ,whereas the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 authorizes the ,president to impose economic sanctions on1 and deny entry into the ,united ,states to1 foreign individuals identified as engaging in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns those acting on behalf of the ,russian ,federation for committing acts of genocide against the ,ukrainian people2 7#b7 calls on the ,united ,states1 in cooperation with allies in the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization and the ,european ,union1 to undertake measures to support the ,government of ,ukraine to prevent acts of ,russian genocide against the ,ukrainian people2 7#c7 supports tribunals and international criminal investigations to hold ,russian political leaders and military personnel to account for a war of aggression1 war crimes1 crimes against humanity1 and genocide2 and 7#d7 urges the ,president to use the authorities under the ,global ,magnitsky ,human ,rights ,accountability ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 to impose economic sanctions on those responsible for1 or complicit in1 genocide in ,ukraine by the ,russian ,federation and those acting on its behalf4