A resolution marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian aggression against Ukraine.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 74 Marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the people of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian aggression against Ukraine. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MUR- PHY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. ERNST, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BROWN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. JONES, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. TOOMEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations JUNE 3, 2019 Reported by Mr. RISCH, without amendment and with an amendment to the preamble JULY 16, 2019 Considered, amended, and agreed to with an amended preamble RESOLUTION Marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sac- rifice of the people of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning continued Russian aggres- sion against Ukraine. Whereas, on November 21, 2013, peaceful protests began on Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv against the deci- VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 SRES 74 ATS sion by the government of then-President Viktor Yanukovych to suspend signing the Ukraine-European Union (EU) Association Agreement and instead pursue closer ties with the Russian Federation; Whereas the Maidan protests, initially referred to as the Euromaidan, quickly drew thousands of people and broadened to become a general demonstration in support of Ukraine’s integration with the European Union and against the corrupt Yanukovych regime; Whereas, on the night of November 30, 2013, Ukrainian po- lice forces surrounded and violently dispersed peaceful protestors on the Maidan; Whereas the next day, thousands of Euromaidan demonstra- tors regrouped and resumed the protests for three months, despite facing continuing and increasing violence from the police; Whereas, on January 16, 2014, anti-protest laws, known as the dictatorship laws, were adopted by the Government of Ukraine, which sought to restrict the actions of the Euromaidan protestors; Whereas these laws were condemned by Euromaidan protestors as well as Western officials, including then- Secretary of State John Kerry, who called them anti- democratic; Whereas many of these laws were repealed just 11 days after being signed into law; Whereas, on the night of February 18, 2014, police assaulted and burned down the Trade Union Building in Kyiv, which had been used as a headquarters for the Euromaidan movement; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 SRES 74 ATS Whereas Yanukovych’s government forces began using live ammunition against the Euromaidan movement, leading to the deaths of more than a hundred protestors who are now remembered in Ukraine as the Heavenly Hundred; Whereas, on February 21, 2014, in the face of the ongoing Euromaidan protests demanding his resignation, then- President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kyiv, and then fled Ukraine the next day; Whereas, on February 22, 2014, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized that Yanukovych had ceased his func- tions as president, voted him from office, and scheduled early presidential elections for May 25, 2014; Whereas, on February 25, 2014, fulfilling demands of the Maidan, Ukraine’s special police force known as the Berkut was dissolved, as it had been heavily involved in the violence against the Euromaidan protestors; Whereas the Ukrainian government’s use of force against ac- tivists throughout the Euromaidan protests, including the use of live bullets, was widely condemned by Western governments, including the United States, and ultimately failed to discourage the Euromaidan movement; Whereas, on September 1, 2017, the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement came into force after its signing by the Gov- ernment of Ukraine and the EU; Whereas, in response to Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, the Russian Federation launched military aggression against Ukraine, illegally occupied Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, and instigated a war in eastern Ukraine, which is still on- going and has killed more than 10,000 Ukrainians; Whereas the Russian Federation’s attempted invasion and annexation of Crimea has been widely seen as an effort VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 SRES 74 ATS to stifle pro-democracy developments across Ukraine in 2014 in the wake of the Revolution of Dignity; Whereas 2019 marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Budapest Memorandum, which committed the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Russian Federation to refrain from the threat or use of force against Ukraine’s territorial integrity in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons; Whereas the Russian Federation is a signatory to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum and thus committed to respect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation is fur- ther obligated to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine pur- suant to its commitments as a signatory to the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of the United Nations; Whereas, on March 27, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/262 calling on states and international organizations not to recognize any change in Crimea’s status and affirmed the commitment of the United Nations to recognize Crimea as part of Ukraine; Whereas the United States and European Union have im- posed sanctions on individuals and entities who have en- abled the attempted invasion, annexation, and occupation of Crimea; Whereas, pursuant to the Revolution of Dignity’s goal of fighting corruption in Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law On the National Anti-Corrup- tion Bureau (NABU) of Ukraine on October 14, 2014; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 SRES 74 ATS Whereas, on June 26, 2018, the Law of Ukraine On the Es- tablishment of the High Anti-Corruption Court was signed into law; Whereas, on July 5, 2018, the Law on National Security was signed into law, which has strengthened civilian control over the Ukrainian military, increased transparency in the security sector, and more clearly delineated the pow- ers of law enforcement agencies; Whereas, on January 6, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople granted autocephaly to the Ukrainian Or- thodox Church, thus establishing the first independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church in over 300 years; Whereas despite requests by the Government of Ukraine, the Government of the Russian Federation has repeatedly re- fused to extradite former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych to stand trial in Ukraine; Whereas, on January 24, 2019, a Ukrainian court found Yanukovych guilty in absentia of high treason and com- plicity in conducting an aggressive war against Ukraine, and sentenced him to 13 years in prison; Whereas, in order to help Ukraine preserve its sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression, the United States Gov- ernment has provided Ukraine with over $1,000,000,000 in security assistance, including critical defensive items such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and Island-class cut- ters; Whereas, in the 115th Congress, both the United States Sen- ate and the United States House of Representatives passed resolutions commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, the Soviet Union’s manmade famine VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 SRES 74 ATS that it committed against the people of Ukraine in 1932 and 1933; Whereas, on March 31, 2019 and April 21, 2019, Ukraine held the first and second rounds of its presidential elec- tion; Whereas these elections were widely recognized by inter- national observers as being free, fair, and conducted without serious, widespread irregularities; Whereas the large turnout and civic activism related to the election highlight the ongoing support of the Ukrainian people for continued Western integration, political, eco- nomic, and judicial reform, and renewed anticorruption efforts; Whereas Volodymyr Zelensky won Ukraine’s presidential elec- tion and was inaugurated on May 20, 2019, concluding a peaceful transfer of power from former President Petro Poroshenko; and Whereas parliamentary elections in Ukraine are scheduled for July 21, 2019: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) remembers the courage and resolve shown 2 by the Ukrainian people in the Revolution of Dig- 3 nity; 4 (2) solemnly honors the ‘‘Heavenly Hundred’’ 5 who were killed during the Revolution of Dignity 6 while fighting for the causes of freedom and democ- 7 racy in Ukraine; 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 7 SRES 74 ATS (3) applauds the progress that the Government 1 of Ukraine has made since the Revolution of Dignity 2 in strengthening the rule of law, aligning itself with 3 Euro-Atlantic norms and standards, and improving 4 military combat readiness and interoperability with 5 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); 6 (4) encourages the Government of Ukraine to 7 continue implementing crucial reforms to fight cor- 8 ruption, build strong and free markets, and 9 strengthen democracy and the rule of law; 10 (5) affirms the United States Government’s un- 11 wavering commitment to supporting the continuing 12 efforts of the Government of Ukraine to implement 13 democratic and free market reforms, restoring 14 Ukraine’s territorial integrity, as well as providing 15 additional lethal and non-lethal security assistance 16 to strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities on land, 17 sea, and in the air in order to improve deterrence 18 against Russian aggression; 19 (6) condemns the Russian Federation’s ongoing 20 malign activities against Ukraine and renews its call 21 on the Government of the Russian Federation to im- 22 mediately cease all activity that seeks to undermine 23 Ukraine and destabilize the European continent; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 8 SRES 74 ATS (7) declares that nothing in this resolution shall 1 be construed as an authorization for the use of mili- 2 tary force; 3 (8) reiterates its strong condemnation of the 4 provocative actions and unjustified use of military 5 force by the Government of the Russian Federation 6 in the Kerch Strait against the Ukrainian Navy on 7 November 25, 2018, as a blatant violation of the 8 Russian Federation’s commitments under inter- 9 national law and the 2003 Treaty Between the Rus- 10 sian Federation and Ukraine on Cooperation in the 11 Use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait; 12 (9) expresses its support to all Ukrainian polit- 13 ical prisoners convicted on fabricated charges and 14 incarcerated by Russian or Russian-controlled au- 15 thorities, including the Ukrainian sailors seized in 16 the November 25, 2018, attack near the Kerch 17 Strait who are due treatment under the 1949 Gene- 18 va Conventions and have been illegally kept in deten- 19 tion in the territory of the Russian Federation, while 20 renewing its strong call on the Kremlin to imme- 21 diately release these Ukrainian citizens; 22 (10) affirms the Department of State’s Crimea 23 Declaration, announced on July 25, 2018, that re- 24 jects Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 9 SRES 74 ATS pledges to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s terri- 1 torial integrity is restored; 2 (11) believes that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 3 poses a major threat to European security, seeks to 4 further undermine Ukraine’s economic stability, and 5 threatens to increase the country’s vulnerability to 6 further Russian military incursions; 7 (12) calls upon the United States Government, 8 as well as its international allies and partners, to 9 maintain a strong sanctions regime against the Rus- 10 sian Federation until it upholds its international ob- 11 ligations towards Ukraine, including the Budapest 12 Memorandum on Security Assurances and the Minsk 13 Agreements; 14 (13) congratulates the people of Ukraine on the 15 announcement on January 6, 2019, of autocephaly 16 for an independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, 17 which has marked an important milestone in 18 Ukraine’s pursuit of its own future free from Rus- 19 sian influence; 20 (14) congratulates the people of Ukraine on the 21 successful conclusion of free and fair presidential 22 elections in the spring of 2019, and on the inaugura- 23 tion of the new President of Ukraine, Volodymyr 24 Zelensky; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 10 SRES 74 ATS (15) believes that the strengthening of 1 Ukraine’s democracy over the past five years, most 2 visibly displayed in the conduct of the country’s re- 3 cent presidential election and peaceful transition of 4 power, should serve as a positive example to other 5 post-Soviet countries; and 6 (16) looks forward to the peaceful, free, and 7 fair conduct of Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary 8 elections. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:04 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR74.ATS SR74 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS