Cochran Resolution Calls for End to Russian Aggression on Four-Year Anniversary of Invasion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As Tuesday marked the four-year anniversary of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine as part of its unprovoked war of aggression against its neighbor, state Rep. Justin Cochran, D-Des Plaines, sponsored a resolution condemning Russia and calling for the end of its attempted conquest.

“Four years ago, in 2022, we all watched as Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, a heinous act that has since developed into the deadliest European war since World War II,” Cochran said. “Not since 1945 has a nation-state engaged in such large-scale, naked aggression without any provocation or justification. That’s why it’s important not to allow this awful conflict to get lost in the noise of a world where brazen transgressions are increasingly common.”

Cochran’s House Resolution 693:

• Condemns the unlawful invasion and occupation of Ukrainian territory by the Russian Federation based on a meritless propaganda narrative;
• Condemns massacres and other war crimes carried out by Russian troops, including the kidnapping and forced deportation of Ukrainian children and calls for their immediate return;
• Calls on the Russian Federation to pull all troops out of Ukraine and put aside its fabricated territorial claims.

Cochran filed the resolution Tuesday afternoon after meeting in the statehouse rotunda with Ukrainian-American advocates for peace and Ukrainian sovereignty. 

“The gallant people of Ukraine continue to face a nightmare every day—that of death, maiming, subjugation and unspeakable atrocities at the hands of a giant rogue state acting with no regard for sovereignty, human rights, international law or for the lessons of history,” Cochran said. “While it’s sadly far from certain, we can hope for an end to this carnage before another of these anniversaries arrives. Until then, it falls to each of us not to allow this terrible injustice to go unrecognized.”

House Resolution 693 currently awaits committee assignment.

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