APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER KALB RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING OAKLAND’S COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND SELF GOVERNANCE, AND CONDEMNING THE CONTINUED RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE WHEREAS, the 24th of February, 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian Federation’s and Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has previously taken action in solidarity with the democratic nation-state of Ukraine on March 15, 2022; and WHEREAS, The Russian Federation as the aggressor, has committed violations of human rights and war crimes against the Ukrainian people; and WHEREAS, Ukraine is a sovereign, autonomous democratic state whose borders and territorial integrity cannot be changed by force and whose citizens have an inherent right to make their country’s decisions and determine their country’s future; and WHEREAS, The City of Oakland is Committed to the Principals of Democracy and Self Governance; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City of Oakland Reaffirms its Commitment to the principles of democracy and self governance; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland condemns the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine and honors the courage and spirit of the Ukrainian people in their resistance against unjust aggression. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
2 AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California
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