; Whereas such purported agreements include the preservation of the New START and INF agreements and major bilateral arms control treaties; Whereas according to media reports the President of the United States did not raise with President Putin the causes contributing to United States-Russia tension, including Russia’s annexation of Crimea and support for the rebels in Ukraine, its continued support of the Assad regime in Syria, its interference in the elections in the United States and Europe, the nerve agent poisonings in the United Kingdom, and Russia’s opposition to article V of the North Atlantic Treaty; Whereas Russia is claiming that it is has reached agreements with the President of the United States that favor the Kremlin’s interests without any disputation or confirmation from the President of the United States to his national security advisors, the Congress, or the American people; and Whereas to protect the vital interests of the United States, any agreements reached in Helsinki between the President of the United States and the Russian Federation President in their secret meeting in Helsinki must be subjected to congressional scrutiny and approval: Now, therefore, be it