[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONDEMN RUSSIAN NAVAL AGGRESSION

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the Ukrainian Caucus, I rise 
to strongly condemn Russia's dangerous assault on Ukrainian ships in 
the Kerch Strait. Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports should alarm the 
world.
  As Russian dictator Vladimir Putin attempts to tighten his bloody, 
illegitimate grip on the Crimean peninsula and his ill will on the 
people of Ukraine, the free world cannot sit back and watch.
  Crimea and its surrounding waters belong to the people of Ukraine. No 
amount of propaganda can cover Russia's egregious human rights record 
in Crimea, including the illegitimate detainment of Oleg Sentsov.
  We stand shoulder to shoulder with the international community and 
our NATO allies in our unshakeable commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty 
and freedom. We stand in steadfast solidarity with the Ukrainian 
people. Russia must understand that its actions have consequences.
  We must not hesitate to work with our European allies to increase 
sanctions on Putin's cronies to punish this continued, flagrant 
aggression. We demand that Russia withdraw from Crimea and Eastern 
Ukraine.

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