HRES73-119

That the House of Representatives— strongly condemns the fraudulent Belarusian presidential elections on January 26, 2025, which were neither free nor fair, and the Lukashenka regime’s continued repression and crackdown against the Belarusian democratic opposition; calls on the regime to hold free and fair elections with credible international monitoring mechanisms to ensure the voices of the Belarusian people are accurately heard; condemns the Lukashenka regime’s continued support for Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine as well as the regime’s complicity in the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children from Ukraine and the use of Belarusian territory as a staging ground for Russian armed forces attacks against Ukraine; supports additional sanctions against the Lukashenka regime and officials who undermine democracy in Belarus or are complicit in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine including judges, police officials, and state-owned businesses that profit on the regime’s repression; calls for continued support to the Belarusian democratic opposition as well as regular meetings of the Strategic Dialogue between the United States and the Belarusian democratic opposition to demonstrate the United States support for and solidarity with the opposition and as an avenue for pursuing creative solutions to continue to hold the Lukashenka regime accountable for its repression; calls on the Lukashenka regime to immediately release the more than 1,200 political prisoners who remain behind bars in Belarus; supports allied and partner governments efforts including sanctions, visa restrictions, and bilateral dialogue mechanisms to hold the Lukashenka regime accountable and support the democratic opposition; and stands with the Belarusian people as they pursue a democratic future free from authoritarian repression.