; Whereas the spirit, purpose, and principles of the United Nations have been obstructed by the Russian Federation and its malfeasant behavior; Whereas the Russian Federation continues to utilize its veto power to block United Nations Security Council resolutions that are detrimental to its national interests, resulting in the paralysis of the Security Council, inhibiting its very function and purpose, and exacerbating the geopolitical rivalry between Western democracies and the dictatorships of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation; Whereas the Russian Federation’s continued brutal aggression is a fundamental violation of the United Nations Charter; Whereas the Russian Federation has ignored its obligation to observe and implement rulings and recommendations issued by United Nations bodies, including determinations by the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Court of Justice, the President of the United Nations Security Council, and the United Nations Secretary General, which have called for the Russian Federation to cease all military operations in Ukraine and stop its human rights violations and illegal annexation of Ukrainian sovereign territory; Whereas the Russian Federation has abused its veto power and violated the procedures of the United Nations Security Council under Article 23, paragraph 1 of the United Nations Charter with false claims and disagreements; Whereas the Russian Federation has blocked 152 resolutions, by veto, since the Security Council’s founding, more than any other nation, and as of February 2023, has effectively stopped the business of the Security Council; Whereas nations in the international community and international organizations have condemned the Russian Federation’s violations of international law and taken actions to condemn the Russian Federation