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RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE

Draft resolution submitted by the delegation of UKRAINE

The 130th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (1) Affirming its respect forthepolitical independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, and recognizing the legitimacy of the Government of Ukraine throughout the territory of Ukraine,

(2) Recalling the internationally recognized principles that are enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and various United Nations declarations and conventions and have been repeatedly endorsed by the IPU,

(3) Affirming the validity of the principles of international law and the duty of all States, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State,

(4) Recalling also that the States party to the Charter of the United Nations are bound to respect the principle of non-intervention,

(5) Mindful ofthe resolution adopted by the 91st Inter-Parliamentary Conference (Paris, March 1994) on Prevention of conflicts, maintenance and consolidation of peace: Role and means of the United Nations and regional organizations,

(6) Reaffirming that the United Nations Security Council has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security,

(7) Deeply concerned by recent events caused by the military action of the Russian Federation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine,

(8) Confirming that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is the only legitimate authority on the territory of Ukraine empowered to adopt decisions relating to referendums on any questions, including the territorial structure of Ukraine,

1. Condemns the use of force by the Russian Federation in contravention of its

commitments under the Charter of the United Nations and relevant agreements and treaties;

2. Acknowledges that such unlawful actions by the Russian Federation constitute an act

of aggression against Ukraine and threaten international peace and security; 3. Requests the Russian Federation to withdraw from the territory of the Autonomous

Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, all the troops it deployed there in contravention of the relevant bilateral agreements;

4. Notes with satisfaction that the Ukrainian armed forces have exercised restraint and

refrained from actively resisting the aggression, thus preventing a further escalation of the crisis;

5. Urges the Russian Federation to respect the principles of international law by

refraining from interfering in the domestic affairs of Ukraine, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations;

6. Condemns the unlawful document adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of the

Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, on 6 March 2014 concerning Crimea’s entry into the Russian Federation and the holding of the so called “all-Crimean

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