up its efforts to confront the United States and its allies politically and militarily, and to counter American influence worldwide, including by the following: (A) Invading and illegally occupying Crimea. (B) Intervening in and occupying parts of eastern Ukraine. (C) Deploying substantial military forces and undertaking a ruthless bombing campaign in Syria to prop up the regime of Bashar al-Assad and defeat the American-supported opposition. (D) Significantly expanding its armed forces and deploying missiles in violation of treaty commitments. (E) Undertaking large military exercises designed to intimidate East European states. (F) Interfering in the political systems of European countries in much the same way as in the United States. (G) Using the threat of cutting off gas supplies as leverage over the most energy-dependent European countries. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) while the United States should seek opportunities for cooperation with Russia, particularly in the context of arms control and the conflict in Syria and maintain open dialogue with Russia, the United States should also confront Russia more robustly, in order to deter further Russian efforts to undermine United States society, the United States political system, or the societies or political systems of United States allies