U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn.,
released a statement after the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee "voted 14-3 to advance legislation to provide aid to Ukraine
and impose
sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials responsible for
challenging Ukraine’s sovereignty."
This is the statement, unedited here:
This winter, the Ukrainian people
boldly took to the streets to demand a corruption-free government and a
future of partnership with Europe rather than control from Moscow. They
asked for the support
of the United States, and today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
delivered a clear, strong message to the Ukrainian people that we stand
with them in their continuing struggle. This legislation will authorize
the U.S. to join with our European partners
in offering an economic lifeline to Ukraine that will stabilize its
economy, while also requiring that they make the tough economic reforms
necessary to prosper in the long run. The legislation sends a strong
message to Russia, including some of the toughest
sanctions that this committee has authorized in recent history.
Russia invaded Ukraine because they
didn't believe consequences would be handed down from the rest of the
world community. Today, we began the process of proving the Russians
wrong. And we helped cement
the reality that no matter what happens in Crimea, with this economic
support, the remaining 43 million Ukrainians are closer to European
integration, rendering Russian efforts to rebuild its empire null and
void.
Senator Menendez should be
applauded for working across the aisle to secure broad bipartisan
support for this package, and I look forward to working with my Senate
colleagues on swift passage on the
floor.
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