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Rubio, Graham, Colleagues Applaud Senate Passage of Russian War Crimes Resolution

Mar 16, 2022 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and colleagues applauded the Senate’s unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution calling for Vladimir Putin and members of his regime to be held accountable for the numerous acts of alleged war crimes, aggression, and human rights abuses conducted under Putin’s watch.

Rubio is Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a senior member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Click here for a full list of cosponsors.

The resolution:

  • Strongly condemns the ongoing violence, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and systematic human rights abuses continually being carried out by the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies and President Putin’s military commanders, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin.

  • Encourages nations to take any and all action to investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian Security Council, the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies, and President Putin’s military commanders, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin.

  • Supports any investigation into war crimes, crimes against humanity, and systematic human rights abuses levied by President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Security Council, the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies, and President Putin’s military commanders.

  • Encourages the United States Government and partner nations to use its voice, vote, and influence in international institutions in which they are members to hold President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Security Council, the Russian Armed Forces and their proxies, and President Putin’s military commanders accountable for their sponsorship of ongoing violence, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and systematic human rights abuses.