; Whereas, in February 2023, reports indicate a Russian missile fired at Ukraine crossed over Moldovan sovereign territory, which Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu called the unacceptable violation of our airspace ; Whereas Moldovan Foreign Ministry spokesman called on Russia to stop the military aggression against [Ukraine] which is causing numerous loss of human lives and material destruction ; Whereas Russia continues to threaten Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integrity through its naval presence in the Black Sea and Russian-occupied Crimea, and through repeated firing of rockets over sovereign Moldovan airspace as well as continued occupation of the Transnistrian region of Moldova; Whereas Russia’s military activities in the region pose a direct threat to Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as to neighboring North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland; Whereas the United States has contributed upward of $320,000,000 in emergency support to Moldova since February 24, 2022, and the European Union has recently pledged 250,000,000 Euros to help Moldova overcome the economic, energy, security, and humanitarian impacts of the Kremlin’s war of aggression in Ukraine; Whereas most recently Moldovan democracy is actively threatened by Russian malign influence, including the recent uncovering of a plot by Russian malign forces to use agents provocateurs to attack government buildings under the guise of public protests in an effort to destabilize Moldova; Whereas Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Russia’s goal was to change the legitimate power from Chisinau to an illegitimate one ; Whereas antigovernment demonstrations last year were organized by the pro-Russian Shor Party which President Sandu characterized as attempts to undermine the State