SHAHEEN, WICKER LEAD BIPARTISAN SENATORS IN INTRODUCING RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST IN SUPPORTING RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES AHEAD OF RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY DIALOGUE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member issued the following news release:

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a resolution seeking to support democratic actors in the Russian Federation, commending the work of Russian civil society and independent media to expose and respond to the crimes of Vladimir Putin's government and pursue accountability for offenses. The resolution comes as the National Endowment for Democracy, the U.S. Russia Foundation and Free Russia Foundation conven...