A bipartisan group of senators submitted a resolution Tuesday calling on the US Senate to support Ukraine “against any further Russian military aggression.” These calls follow Russia’s deployment of over 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border in the last few days.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, submitted the resolution on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of senators. The resolution details both the separation of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s and its longstanding ties with the US.

The resolution lists eight recommendations for the Senate. The first three reaffirm the US’s support for a democratic, independent Ukraine and condemns Russia’s actions in the region. The fourth calls for the re-affirmation of US support for Ukraine “by providing political, diplomatic, and military support, including additional lethal and non-lethal security assistance to strengthen the defense capabilities of Ukraine.” The seventh recommendation calls upon President Biden to take all necessary measures to sanction Russia and promote peace in Europe should they continue to undermine Ukraine’s independence. The remaining recommendations condemn Russia’s actions and call for unity among members of NATO.

Whether the resolution will be able to pass Congress remains unclear, and Russia may invade Ukraine before this resolution could ever pass both houses. The Senate is breaking for recess at the end of the week and the House of Representatives is on recess until February 28. Congress has discussed leveraging sanctions on Russia for several weeks, but disagreements over secondary sanctions on Russian banks and the impact of the Nord Stream 2, a new pipeline from Russia that will supply gas throughout Europe, have delayed any action.

“This is the greatest national security threat that the United States, Europe, and our global community have experienced from Russia since the end of the Cold War, so our response must be carefully calculated,” Shaeen said in a statement.

It is not a question of ‘if’ but ‘how’ we will respond to Putin, and there continues to be a bipartisan desire to do so. Our resolution reaffirms that commitment and is a direct message to both Ukraine and Russia about where the United States stands.