; (B) section 5 of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 8924 ), as amended by section 226 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (relating to sanctions with respect to Russian and other foreign financial institutions); (C) section 10 of the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 8909 ), as added by section 228 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (relating to sanctions with respect to certain transactions with foreign sanctions evaders and serious human rights abusers in the Russian Federation); (D) section 233 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9527 ; relating to sanctions with respect to investment in or facilitation of privatization of state-owned assets by the Russian Federation); and (E) section 234 of that Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9528 ; relating to sanctions with respect to the transfer of arms and related materiel to Syria); (4) urges the President— (A) to publicly acknowledge the ongoing threat posed by the Government of the Russian Federation to democratic values and processes in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere; (B) to prioritize the development of a coordinated, whole-of-government response to that urgent threat; and (C) to work with Congress to provide for the funding and implementation of that response as soon as possible before the 2018 elections; (5) urges the President— (A) to vigorously implement section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( 22 U.S.C. 9525 ; relating to sanctions with respect to persons engaging in transactions with the intelligence or defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation); (B) to continue to work diplomatically to encourage substantial reductions in significant transactions with the intelligence and defense sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation