Sec. 1226. Sense of Congress regarding Russian aggression toward Ukraine
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It is the sense of the Congress that— the continuing and long-standing pattern and practice by the Government of the Russian Federation of physical, diplomatic, and economic aggression toward neighboring countries is clearly intended to exert undue influence on the free will of sovereign nations and peoples to determine their own future; the Russian military build-up and aggressive posture on the eastern border of Ukraine represent a deliberate intent to intimidate Ukraine and to force its citizens to submit to Russian control; the Russian Federation should immediately cease all improper and illegal activities in Ukraine; the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances, which was executed jointly with the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, represents a commitment to respect the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and borders of Ukraine, and Russian actions clearly violate the commitment made by the Russian Federation in that memorandum; the security cooperation with the Ukrainian military by the United States military is an important opportunity to support the continued professionalization of the Ukrainian military; an enhanced military presence and readiness posture of the United States military in Europe is key to deterring further Russian aggression and assuring allies and partners; and the treaty commitments under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty signed at Washington, April 4, 1949, and entered into force August 24, 1949, are important and a cornerstone to international security.