119-sres442

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 442 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 442

 Condemning Russian incursions into NATO territory and reaffirming 
 Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 8, 2025

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
 Thune, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Risch, Mr. Reed, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
Sullivan) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Relations

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 RESOLUTION

 Condemning Russian incursions into NATO territory and reaffirming 
 Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

Whereas, in February 2014, Russia launched an unprovoked military assault on 
 Ukraine, seizing Crimea and considerable territory in the eastern part 
 of the country;
Whereas, on February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of 
 Ukraine designed to topple its democratically elected government and 
 install a puppet regime, an assault that was repelled but which 
 continues unabated today;
Whereas Russia has undertaken a sustained campaign of sabotage, arson, 
 intimidation, and assassination across member countries of the North 
 Atlantic Treaty Organization

    (NATO) in Europe;
Whereas, on September 9, 2025, at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish 
 airspace, some reaching more than 100 miles into Polish territory;
Whereas, on September 14, 2025, at least one Russian drone entered Romanian 
 airspace;
Whereas, on September 19, three Russian MIG-31 fighter jets crossed into 
 Estonian airspace, marking the fourth such Russian incursion in 2025;
Whereas, on September 22, 2025, United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
 Mike Waltz said at a meeting of the Security Council, ``As we said nine 
 days ago, the United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of 
 these airspace violations. I want to take this first opportunity to 
 repeat and to emphasize: The United States and our allies will defend 
 every inch of NATO territory.''; and
Whereas, among nine such encounters this year, on September 24, 2025, United 
 States military aircraft intercepted two Russian Tu-95 long-range 
 strategic bombers and two Su-35 fighter jets flying in the Alaskan Air 
 Defense Identification Zone: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) condemns Russian incursions into the territory and 
 airspace of NATO member countries;

    (2) condemns Russia's continued assault on Ukraine, 
 kidnapping of Ukrainian children, and refusal to negotiate an 
 end to the war it started; and

    (3) reaffirms NATO's article 5 commitment to collective 
 self-defense.
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