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VT JRS042

Joint Resolution

Status

Enrolled

2/25/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tanya Vyhovsky

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine beginning February 24, 2022, and the earlier illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of the Donbas region

  • Deplores Russia's abduction and forcible transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children to camps for cultural and linguistic reeducation, involuntary adoption into Russian families, and forced military placement

  • Cites Yale School of Public Health research from 2023 and 2025 identifying a large network of reeducation camps in Russian-occupied territories and within Russia

  • Urges Russia to immediately cease bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure, withdraw forces from internationally recognized Ukrainian territory, and return all forcibly removed children

  • Directs Vermont's Secretary of State to send copies of this resolution to the Russian Federation and Ukrainian ambassadors to the United States

Legislative Description

Joint resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s military and political actions in Ukraine and especially their impact on Ukrainian children

Last Action

Read first time, treated as a bill, and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Operations and Military Affairs2/26/2026
Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs2/24/2026

Full Bill Text

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