This resolution formally recognizes the Russian Federation's actions in Ukraine as genocide , asserting that widespread and systematic atrocities against the Ukrainian people meet the criteria defined by the 1948 Genocide Convention. It details how Russian forces have engaged in acts such as mass killings, causing serious bodily and mental harm including sexual violence, and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction through displacement and starvation. The resolution further highlights the imposition of measures intended to prevent births, exemplified by targeting maternity hospitals, and the forcible transfer of millions of Ukrainian civilians, including children, to Russia or Russian-controlled territories. It emphasizes that Russian state-level intent is demonstrated through official communications denying Ukrainian nationhood and sovereignty, alongside the rewarding of soldiers accused of war crimes. Ultimately, the House of Representatives condemns Russia for these genocidal acts and urges the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to support the Ukrainian Government in preventing further atrocities. It also expresses strong support for international tribunals and criminal investigations to hold Russian political leaders and military personnel accountable for a war of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.
Submitted in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.
USA119th CongressHRES-16| House
| Updated: 1/6/2025
This resolution formally recognizes the Russian Federation's actions in Ukraine as genocide , asserting that widespread and systematic atrocities against the Ukrainian people meet the criteria defined by the 1948 Genocide Convention. It details how Russian forces have engaged in acts such as mass killings, causing serious bodily and mental harm including sexual violence, and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction through displacement and starvation. The resolution further highlights the imposition of measures intended to prevent births, exemplified by targeting maternity hospitals, and the forcible transfer of millions of Ukrainian civilians, including children, to Russia or Russian-controlled territories. It emphasizes that Russian state-level intent is demonstrated through official communications denying Ukrainian nationhood and sovereignty, alongside the rewarding of soldiers accused of war crimes. Ultimately, the House of Representatives condemns Russia for these genocidal acts and urges the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to support the Ukrainian Government in preventing further atrocities. It also expresses strong support for international tribunals and criminal investigations to hold Russian political leaders and military personnel accountable for a war of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.