The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 16 The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Russian leadership for a special operation in Ukraine, according to the Washington Post. The resolution of the Senate has no legislative force and does not impose any obligations on the executive branch.
"The Senate unanimously supported the resolution condemning Russia", —the message says.
The document was reportedly introduced on March 4 by Republican Lindsey Graham. The senator proposed to condemn «the ongoing violence, war crimes and crimes against humanity and the systematic violations of rights by the Russian Armed Forces, the military command of President Putin, on the orders of President Vladimir Putin,» according to the resolution, the text of which is published on the legislator's website. The senators also called for efforts by the US government and allies to «hold President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Security Council, military and command accountable for their support of ongoing violence,» the resolution said.
The US Embassy says the White House is «gaining points» on RussophobiaRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» To this end, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian president emphasized. Biden