Affirming the United States vital interest in liberty in Europe and resolute support for Ukraine in its efforts to counter Russian aggression and continue its trajectory among the community of democracies.

reaffirms the commitment of the United States to support the democratically elected Government of Ukraine and its people;

reaffirms the support of the United States for the integration of Ukraine with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union;

commends the Ukrainian people’s commitment to liberty and critical progress made since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity despite immense pressure from Russian aggression and hybrid warfare tactics;

condemns Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine including the illegal occupation of Crimea and eastern Ukraine;

calls for Russia to immediately remove all personnel and equipment belonging to its security or armed forces and proxies from the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for Ukraine to regain control of its border with Russia, including sections now held by separatist forces;

calls for the immediate release of Ukrainian human rights defenders and dissidents illegally arrested by Russian forces and their proxies;

condemns any form of religious persecution and violation of religious freedoms by Russia or armed groups commanded by Russia in the illegally occupied Donbas and Crimea regions of Ukraine;

reaffirms opposition to the Nord Stream II natural gas pipeline, which is political in nature, and calls for enactment of sanctions with respect to these pipelines;

expresses support for increased United States security and capacity-building assistance to Ukraine, and an increase in funds for such assistance;

urges the United States to continue to strengthen critical efforts to enhance Ukrainian capacity to defend itself, including via enhanced cyber cooperation, military training and provision of military equipment, countering disinformation, assistance to support psychosocial care and job integration for Ukrainian veterans, supporting market access for Ukrainian rural women, and other critical programs;

supports the Ukrainian government in its efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the international armed conflict in eastern Ukraine caused by Russia’s ongoing military aggression and illegal occupation, through the establishment of a full ceasefire, withdrawal of Russian and Russia-backed illegal military forces, and the fulfillment of other elements of the Minsk Agreements and appointing a United States diplomat to play an active role in support of the negotiations and ensuring Ukraine’s security;

calls for Russia to release all Ukrainians detained by Russian forces or their proxies for their activities on sovereign Ukrainian territory;

calls on the United States Government, United States allies in Europe, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and international partners to continue to pressure Russia to uphold its international obligations; and

continues to oppose Russian threats to the energy security of United States allies in Europe and encourages the Government of the United States to further support the diversification of energy supplies to Europe.