,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #hda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#f1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4        
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4       
,cramer1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,kaine1    
,mr4 ,schumer1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,ms4   
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1   
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,king1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,relations  ,,resolution  ,celebrating  
the #ceth anniversary of the            
independence of ,ukraine from the former
 ,soviet ,union4  ,whereas1 on ,august  
#bd1 #aiia1 the elected ,verkhovna ,rada
 of ,ukraine declared the independence  
of ,ukraine from the ,soviet ,union with
 an overwhelming majority of the vote2  
,whereas1 on ,december #a1 #aiia1 more  
than #ij percent of ,ukrainian citizens 

voted in a national referendum in       
support of independence1 with majorities
 in every region2 ,whereas1 on ,february
 #h1 #aiid1 ,ukraine was the first      
member state of the ,commonwealth of    
,independent ,states to join the        
,partnership for ,peace program of the  
,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization  
7,,nato7 and has since deepened its     
relationship with ,,nato1 recognized as 
an ,enhanced ,opportunities ,partner2   
,whereas1 on ,november #bb1 #bjjd1      
,ukrainians peacefully took to the      
streets in protest of a fraudulent      
presidential election1 beginning the    
,orange ,revolution and resulting in new
 elections under free and fair          
conditions2 ,whereas1 on ,november #ba1 
#bjac1 the ,euromaidan protests began1  
resulting in the ,revolution of ,dignity
 and the removal of ,president ,viktor  
,yanukovych by the ,verkhovna ,rada2    
,whereas1 on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 the  
,russian ,federation launched a         
full-scale1 unprovoked1 and illegal     

invasion of ,ukraine1 following its     
illegal annexation of ,crimea in #bjad  
and its illegal occupation of parts of  
the ,donbas region in #bjad2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states has played a vital  
role in supporting the sovereignty1     
territorial integrity1 and self-defense 
of ,ukraine in the wake of the ,russian 
,federation's full-scale invasion in    
#bjbb1 and continued ,united ,states    
diplomatic leadership remains essential 
to advancing efforts to bring about a   
just and lasting peace agreement between
 ,ukraine and the ,russian ,federation2 
,whereas the integration of ,ukraine's  
battle-tested defense-industrial        
capabilities into the broader           
trans-,atlantic security architecture   
represents a return on investment for   
,united ,states and ,,nato allied       
funding that extends beyond support for 
,ukraine's self-defense to a direct     
strengthening of allied security2       
,whereas the international community and
 the ,united ,states recognize the      

sovereignty1 independence1 and full     
territorial integrity of ,ukraine within
 its internationally recognized #aiia   
borders2 and ,whereas ,ukraine has      
continued to strengthen its democracy   
and has prioritized closer engagement   
with ,,nato and the ,european ,union3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the courage   
and resolve shown by the ,ukrainian     
people in their pursuit of sovereignty  
and democracy2  7#b7 remembers the      
,euromaidan protests of ,november #bjac 
as a major step forward in the journey  
of ,ukraine toward democracy2  7#c7     
affirms the ,crimea ,declaration issued 
and announced by the ,department of     
,state on ,july #bd1 #bjah1 which       
rejects the illegal annexation of       
,crimea by the ,russian ,federation and 
pledges to maintain that position until 
the territorial integrity of ,ukraine is
 restored2  7#d7 condemns the ,february 
#bd1 #bjbb1 illegal and unprovoked      
military invasion of ,ukraine and       

occupation of ,ukrainian territory by   
the ,russian ,federation2  7#e7 honors  
and solemnly remembers the more than    
#af1jjj ,ukrainian civilians and the    
many ,ukrainian servicemembers who have 
lost their lives since ,february #bd1   
#bjbb1 in defense of the sovereignty and
 territorial integrity of ,ukraine in   
the face of the ,russian ,federation's  
aggression2  7#f7 welcomes reports that 
,united ,states ,special ,envoy ,steve  
,witkoff intends to make his first visit
 to ,kyiv in the coming months and      
encourages ,president ,trump's continued
 efforts with international partners to 
achieve a just and lasting peace        
agreement for the ,ukrainian people2    
7#g7 encourages the ,united ,states     
,government to commit to a strong       
security guarantee for ,ukraine1 which  
is necessary for ,ukraine to reach a    
durable peace agreement with a          
belligerent ,russian ,federation2  7#h7 
encourages the ,united ,states          
,government1 including the ,department  

of ,defense1 to take all appropriate    
steps to incorporate lessons learned    
from ,ukraine's demonstrated advances in
 drone warfare1 counter-drone defense1  
and rapid defense-industrial innovation 
to strengthen ,united ,states military  
readiness and warfighting capabilities2 
7#i7 encourages the ,government of      
,ukraine to continue implementing       
crucial reforms to fight corruption1    
build strong and free markets1 and      
strengthen democracy and the rule of    
law2 and  7#aj7 celebrates #ce years of 
,ukrainian independence and the strong  
partnership between the peoples and     
governments of the ,united ,states and  
,ukraine4