Proclamation
In Support of Ukraine
WHEREAS, Ukraine is a sovereign, democratic nation-state whose borders and territorial integrity cannot be changed by force and whose citizens have an inherent right to determine their country's future; and WHEREAS, the Russian Federation violated internationally recognized Ukrainian borders by invading and annexing the Crimean peninsula, and continued to destabilize Ukraine through covert operations and funding of paramilitary groups in Eastern Ukraine, engaging in electronic warfare and threatening invasion; and WHEREAS, Ongoing violence and human rights violations have already caused over 10,000 civilian casualties and internally displaced at least 1.6 million persons in Eastern Ukraine; and WHEREAS, per Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken, it is the position of the Biden Administration that "the United States' commitment to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity is ironclad"; and WHEREAS, the Russian Federation perceives the ongoing expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and U.S. activities in the region as a threat to its security and sovereignty; WHEREAS, in preserving the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people, it is critical that the United States and its allies pursue all available diplomatic solutions with the Russian Federation; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of San Leandro joins the Biden Administration in standing with Ukraine, its democratically elected leaders, and its people, and reaffirms its support for the principles that the borders and territorial integrity of a democratic, sovereign nation-state cannot be changed by force and that citizens in such a democracy have the right to determine their nation's future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in resolving tensions, the U.S. and its allies must vigorously pursue all potential diplomatic solutions to the crisis and that any last resort move towards armed conflict must be carefully debated and declared by the United States Congress.
BE IT FURTHER AND FINALLY RESOLVED that the City clerk send copies of this Resolution to San Leandro's Congressional delegation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of the City of San Leandro
to be affixed this fourth day of April 2022.
Mayor
City of San Leandro, California