we pray your peace over your people, in your sovereign name we pray, amen. pursuant to section 11a resolution 188, the last day s spreadings are approved. the pledge of allegiance will be lead by the gentleman from massachusetts. the chaplin that read that had taken office just three days before the riot. pursuant to section 4a, no legislative business will be conducted on this day, the chair will address the chamber. shoes that were in a violent
today, we are clear in our purpose, and today, we are even more confident in our vision. our strength must not be underestimated. because after all, it lies in our unity. and as we have always shown, it takes a lot more strength to build something up, than it takes to tear something down. here s where things stand right now. the united states says that russia is spreadings did information as a pretext to launching an invasion, so-called false flag operations. officials point to increased tension in the donbas region, an area that s controlled by russian-backed separatists. fighting there between the separatists and ukrainian forces have intensified with some of the worst shelling in years. we want to get an update now on the situation in ukraine on the