; Whereas Mr. Navalny condemned Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked, unjustified, and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched on February 24, 2022; Whereas President Putin has further repressed Russian citizens who have expressed opposition to his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including a March 2022 law signed by President Putin criminalizing the distribution of information contradicting the Russian government’s claims about the invasion of Ukraine and mandating up to 15 years in prison for such so-called offenses ; Whereas, during a court proceeding in Moscow on May 24, 2022, Mr. Navalny declared Russia’s war on Ukraine as built on lies ; Whereas Mr. Navalny was imprisoned in the IK–6 prison colony in the Vladimir region, a facility widely and credibly documented by former prisoners and watchdog organizations for its systemic mistreatment of prisoners and the widespread use of inhumane practices including torture; Whereas, in late 2023, Mr. Navalny was transferred from IK–6 prison colony to the remote Artic IK–3 prison colony of Kharp in grossly inhumane conditions in the Yamalo-Nenets region; Whereas throughout his detention period, credible media sources reported that Mr. Navalny was subjected to dangerous practices and systematic abuse by Russian prison authorities, including the denial of medical care and torture; Whereas, on February 16, 2024, Russian authorities announced the death of Mr. Navalny in IK–3 prison colony; and Whereas, on February 16, 2024, President Biden affirmed that Putin is responsible for Navalny’s death : Now, therefore, be it