Condemning the decision of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to restore full rights to Russia within the Council.

reiterates its support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and recognition of Crimea as a part of Ukraine;

reaffirms the support of the United States for the sovereignty of Ukraine;

reaffirms the commitment of the United States to ensure that democratic principles, the rule of law, and human rights protections are upheld in the illegally occupied territory of Crimea;

condemns all human rights and territorial violations carried out by Russia with respect to Crimea;

condemns Russia’s violations of its obligations under international agreements with respect to sovereignty of nations and the protection of human rights;

condemns PACE’s decision to restore full rights to Russia in the Council of Europe, despite continued violations of international law with regards to Crimea;

calls on PACE to hold Russia to the standards set forth in the Statute of the Council of Europe;

welcomes the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia by the United States and our European Union allies;

calls on the Government of the United States to continue to issue sanctions which are set forth under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–44), as well as sanctions under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 and the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); and

calls for the United States and the European Union to impose additional sanctions on Russia if on the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s aggression near the Kerch Strait, the Ukrainian ships and the detained sailors are still in Russian custody.