Kyiv Security Forum-Atlantic Council statement on strengthening US-Ukraine relations Press Release
We believe that President Joseph Biden and the new US administration represent an opportunity to further deepen the strategic partnership and commitments between the United States and Ukraine and advance the interests of both nations.
President Joseph Biden has been an ardent supporter of the Ukrainian people and their democratic aspirations and understands the significance of a secure, independent, and prosperous Ukraine, firmly embedded in a Euro-Atlantic community that is “whole, free and at peace.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials have made clear their interest in and commitment to a close relationship with the United States, President Joseph Biden, and the new administration.
03.01.21
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, to introduce a resolution to establish a Senate Human Rights Commission, modeled after the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the US House of Representatives. If passed, the resolution would create a bipartisan commission to examine human rights violations through regular briefings and events and promote human rights initiatives in the Senate. Joining Lankford, Coons, and Tillis in introducing the resolution were Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
“In America, we believe every person has worth and dignity,” said Lankford. “This belief has allowed us to become the world’s greatest defender of basic, fundamental human rights, including the right to life and the right to freely live your faith. It is past time for the Senate to formally establish the Senate
US must hold Mohammed bin Salman accountable for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, rights groups say
Representatives of Human Rights First, PEN America, POMED, CPJ and others gather in front of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC, 2 October 2019, to remember Jamal Khashoggi, OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images In response to the release of a U.S. congressional report identifying Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as having ordered the operation against journalist Jamal Khashoggi, rights groups call on the Biden administration to impose sanctions on the prince, and suspend arms sales.
This statement was originally published on pen.org on 26 February 2021.