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RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LEADERS AND PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AS THEY DEFEND AGAINST RUSSIA'S AGGRESSION AND ATTACK ON THEIR SOVEREIGN NATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Ukraine proclaimed its independence from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) on August 24, 1991; and WHEREAS, on December 1, 1991, more than 90 percent of Ukrainian citizens voted in a national referendum in support of independence, with majorities in every region; and WHEREAS, Ukraine is home to nearly 44 million citizens, is the second largest country in the European continent, and is a unitary republic led by a president elected by popular vote; and WHEREAS, in 2014 the Russian military, under the direction of Vladmir Putin, invaded and then annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in violation of international law and agreements, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians; and WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022, Russian forces, enabled by Belarus, launched its unprovoked full-scale renewed invasion of a peaceful, independent country, Ukraine; and WHEREAS, it is the right of all countries to decide their own future, foreign policy, and security arrangements free from outside interference or coercion; and WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022, the G7 issued a statement condemning the "large-scale military aggression by the Russian Federation against the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine"; and WHEREAS, on February 25, 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization condemned "in the strongest possible terms Russia's horrifying attack on Ukraine", called on Russia "to turn back from the path of violence and aggression", and reaffirmed an "iron -clad" commitment to Article 5; and WHEREAS, the City Commission for the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City') recognizes these acts of war are greatest felt by the people of Ukraine, and therefore, must stand with them as their personal safety and way of life are now under assault by an authoritarian regime; and WHEREAS, the City stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and condemns Vladimir Putin's acts of war and Russia's invasion of a free and democratic Ukraine. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: @BCL@CCOF8B30.docx Page 1 of 2 231