; and (E) forcibly mass transferring millions of Ukrainian civilians, hundreds of thousands of whom are children, to the Russian Federation or territories controlled by the Russian Federation. (5) The intent of the Russian Federation and those acting on its behalf in favor of those heinous crimes against humanity has been demonstrated through frequent pronouncements and other forms of official communication denying Ukrainian nationhood, including President Putin’s ahistorical claims that Ukraine is part of a single whole Russian nation with no historical basis for being an independent country. (6) Some Russian soldiers and brigades accused of committing war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, and elsewhere were rewarded with medals by President Putin. (7) The Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti published the article What Should Russia do with Ukraine , which outlines de-Nazification as meaning de-Ukrainianization or the destruction of Ukraine and rejection of the ethnic component of Ukraine. (8) Article I of the Genocide Convention confirms that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which [the Contracting Parties] undertake to prevent and to punish . (9) Although additional documentation and analysis of atrocities committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine may be needed to punish those responsible, the substantial and significant documentation already undertaken, combined with statements showing intent, compel urgent action to prevent future acts of genocide. (10) The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) authorizes the President to impose economic sanctions on, and deny entry into the United States to, foreign individuals identified as engaging in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. (b) Sense of the Senate It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) those acting on behalf of the Russian Federation should be condemned for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people