[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S886]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 30--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT 
 THE UNITED NATIONS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PROCEDURAL ACTIONS NECESSARY 
TO AMEND ARTICLE 23 OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS TO REMOVE THE 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION AS A PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
                                COUNCIL

  Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, and Mr. 
Wicker) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                            S. Con. Res. 30

       Whereas the United Nations Security Council is tasked with 
     upholding international peace and security among the 
     countries of the world;
       Whereas the primary responsibility of the United Nations 
     Security Council is to determine the existence of a threat to 
     international peace or act of aggression and to recommend 
     what necessary action should be taken;
       Whereas Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations 
     states that ``The Security Council shall determine the 
     existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or 
     act of aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide 
     what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 
     and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and 
     security'';
       Whereas the United Nations Security Council currently has 
     five permanent members: the United States of America, the 
     United Kingdom, France, the People's Republic of China, and 
     the Russian Federation;
       Whereas the acts of aggression and malign influence by the 
     Russian Federation and its proxies in Ukraine are a threat to 
     the territorial integrity and democratic sovereignty of 
     Ukraine and run counter to both the letter and spirit of the 
     Security Council's responsibility to maintain peace and 
     security;
       Whereas the build-up of nearly 200,000 Russian Federation 
     military troops, artillery, tanks, armor, and other military 
     equipment on Ukraine's border since March 2021 has 
     significantly threatened the safety, security, stability, and 
     sovereignty of Ukraine and has destabilized the security of 
     the continent of Europe;
       Whereas, on February 21, 2022, the Russian Federation 
     deployed additional military forces into two Russian-declared 
     separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, which are under 
     Ukrainian government control;
       Whereas, on February 22, 2022, Russian Federation President 
     Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of the two 
     Russian-backed separatist republics in eastern Ukraine, the 
     Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and secured 
     parliamentary authorization to deploy additional Russian 
     forces abroad, setting conditions for a further offensive 
     against Ukraine;
       Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Russian Federation President 
     Vladimir Putin launched a well-coordinated disinformation 
     campaign, announcing the start of a ``special military 
     operation'' aimed at the ``demilitarization and 
     denazification of Ukraine'' in order ``to protect the people 
     who have been abused by `the genocide' of the Kyiv regime for 
     8 years'';
       Whereas, on February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation 
     launched multiple unprovoked missile strikes in Kyiv, 
     Ukraine, as well as in numerous key eastern Ukrainian cities, 
     including Kharkiv, Odessa, Mariupol, Dnipro, and Kramatorsk, 
     jeopardizing the safety of civilians and with the intent to 
     strike Ukrainian military infrastructure, including 
     airfields, military depots, air defenses, and command and 
     control sites; and
       Whereas the increased aggression of the Russian Federation 
     against the sovereignty of Ukraine has destabilized the 
     security of the continent of Europe and could cause massive 
     casualties, energy shortages, and financial instability 
     across the globe: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) condemns the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine's 
     sovereign territory and its ongoing support of proxy militias 
     in the region, which together pose a direct threat to 
     international peace and security and run contrary to its 
     responsibilities and obligations as a permanent member of the 
     United Nations Security Council;
       (2) urges the President to direct the United States 
     representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States to take all necessary 
     steps to remove the Russian Federation as a Permanent Member 
     of the United Nations Security Council; and
       (3) urges other member states to support such efforts to 
     hold the Russian Federation accountable at the United Nations 
     by supporting such efforts.

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