,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#f1 #bjbe ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,coons1
 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4
 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,ms4   
,rosen7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate regarding the ,european     
,union's actions to diversify from      
,russian energy sources4  ,whereas the  
,russian ,federation's full-scale       
invasion of ,ukraine in ,february #bjbb 
has demonstrated the strategic risks of 
,europe's dependence on the ,russian    
,federation for energy1 specifically oil
 and gas2 ,whereas1 following ,russia's 
invasion of ,ukraine1 the ,united       
,states1 the ,european ,union1 and their
 partners imposed broad1 punitive       
sanctions on ,russia that limited       

,russia's income sources from energy2   
,whereas1 in ,may #bjbb1 the ,european  
,commission launched the ,r,e,power,e,u 
initiative to phase out dependence on   
,russian energy sources before #bjbh1   
with milestones to stop existing spot   
contracts of ,russian gas by the end of 
#bjbe and to stop all imports of        
,russian liquefied natural gas by the   
end of #bjbg2 ,whereas1 since ,february 
#bjbb1 the ,european ,union has         
subsequently reduced its dependence on  
,russian fossil fuels by approximately  
#ij percent by cutting oil imports by   
more than #ij percent and reducing      
pipeline gas deliveries by roughly #hj  
percent2 ,whereas most countries have   
undertaken significant measures to      
reduce their ,russian energy imports in 
accordance with the ,r,e,power,e,u      
initiative1 ,hungary and ,slovakia have 
requested exemptions to the timeline and
 ,hungary has actually increased its    
dependence on ,russian energy by an     
estimated #cj percent since ,february   

#bjbb1 by providing approximately       
#f1gjj1jjj1jjj of substantial revenues  
to ,russia1 between ,february #bd1 #bjbb
 and ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 for crude oil
 alone2 ,whereas1 on ,september #bc1    
#bjbe1 ,president ,donald ,trump said   
,european member states had to          
immediately cease all energy purchases  
from ,russia2 ,whereas1 on ,october #bc1
 #bjbe1 the ,council of the ,european   
,union adopted the #aith package of     
restrictive measures against the        
,russian ,federation1 including-- 7#a7 a
 ban on imports of ,russian liquefied   
natural gas into the ,european ,union2  
7#b7 a full transaction ban on ,rosneft 
and ,gazprom ,neft2  7#c7 measures      
against third country operators 7which  
enable ,russia's revenue streams71 #b   
,chinese refineries1 and a ,chinese oil 
trader2 and  7#d7 strengthened          
enforcement against maritime            
circumvention and the shadow fleet2     
,whereas1 on ,october #bb1 #bjbe1 the   
,united ,states imposed secondary       

sanctions on ,lukoil and ,rosneft2 and  
,whereas ,european ,union member states 
,bulgaria and ,hungary purchase ,russian
 fossil fuels through ,lukoil3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 welcomes the ,european ,union's    
commitment and actions-- 7,a7 to end its
 dependence on ,russian fossil fuels2   
and  7,b7 to deny ,vladimir ,putin a    
critical source of revenue to continue  
funding ,russia's war campaign in       
,ukraine2  7#b7 welcomes the ,trump     
,administration's recent decision to    
sanction ,rosneft and ,lukoil and calls 
on ,united ,states allies and partners  
to terminate all contracts associated   
with both companies to avoid potential  
exposure to secondary sanctions2  7#c7  
encourages continued coordinated action 
among the ,united ,states and the ,group
 of ,seven countries1 in addition to    
concerted action with the ,european     
,union and the ,united ,kingdom to apply
 additional sanctions on ,russian energy
 sources2  7#d7 expresses concern that  

,hungary has shown no sign of reducing  
its dependence on ,russian fossil fuels2
  7#e7 calls on ,hungary and remaining  
consumers of ,russian energy to fully   
adhere to the timeline agreed to in the 
,r,e,power,e,u initiative2 and  7#f7    
underscores continued bipartisan        
opposition to the ,nord ,stream ,i and  
,,ii pipeline projects and any effort to
 revive them1 regardless of the home    
country of individuals or entities      
involved4