Senate passes resolution supporting Ukraine amid invasion fears

Source: The Hill | February 17, 2022 | Jordain Carney

The Senate on Thursday night passed a resolution supporting Kyiv and urging President Biden to “impose significant costs” if Russia invaded Ukraine.

The resolution, which passed the Senate by a voice vote, comes as senators are leaving town for a one-week break amid growing concern from U.S. officials, including President Biden, that an invasion by Moscow is imminent.

“By acting in bipartisan fashion today, the United States Senate sent a strong message to Russia and the world that we stand with Ukraine,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said in a statement.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who sponsored the resolution with Portman, added that “by overwhelmingly voting in favor of this resolution, today the Senate spoke with one voice.”

“Democrats and Republicans are united and committed to supporting our Ukrainian partners against the Kremlin’s escalating violence and aggression. Putin will make a gross miscalculation and suffer the full weight of the U.S. Congress if he decides to further invade Ukraine,” Shaheen said. 

The Senate’s passage of the resolution, which was co-sponsored by roughly 40 senators, comes after Senate leadership and members of top committees released a joint statement saying that if Putin escalated “his ongoing assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty, Russia must be made to pay a severe price.” 

“This was a very significant resolution that we passed. It was led by Senators Shaheen and Portman and sends a very strong message to Mr. Putin that the United States Senate, Democrats and Republicans of all different ideologies, are united in defending Ukraine in the ways that the administration sees fit,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said after the Senate passed the resolution on Thursday night.

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