S.Res. 265 — A resolution condemning Russia's devastating aerial bombardment on the people of Ukraine, particularly the use of increasingly advanced ballistic missiles, and expressing support for securing more air defense systems.

This section expresses the sense of the Senate that it (1) condemns and rejects Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and its continued attempts to militarily seize sovereign territory; (2) expresses continued solidarity with the people of Ukraine; (3) calls on the President to identify additional air defense systems—including advanced PATRIOT systems and interceptors, National Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMs), radar-guided air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs), and other critical systems—within existing U.S. stocks for transfer to Ukraine; (4) calls on the President to rapidly approve the reexport of U.S. air defense systems by allies and partners to Ukraine, particularly advanced systems; (5) supports the continued provision of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, including training, advisory support, and intelligence on Russian forces; and (6) reaffirms that it is U.S. policy to provide sustainable levels of security assistance to Ukraine to support its sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and democracy, as outlined in the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Security Agreement signed on June 13, 2024.