Members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress - Republican from Florida Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Democrat from Ohio Marcy Kaptur - introduced a joint bipartisan resolution on Russia. It condemns violations of international laws and a departure from the values ??of FIFA (International Football Federation) on the eve of the World Cup, which will be held in the Russian Federation, writes Voice of America.

Among the above facts of violations included in the resolution included a violent invasion of Ukraine; well-documented cases of human rights violations; arrest and imprisonment of political activists and journalists.

"As the attention of the whole world turns to the championship in Russia, which is supposed to gather billions of viewers around the world, our resolution clearly demonstrates that the Congress has not forgotten Russia's ongoing campaign of disinformation, interference in elections, violation of human rights and violence in various points of the world, - are given in the press release of the words congressum Kaptur. "We must unite against the forces of tyranny and not undermine the effectiveness of global sanctions against Russia with the influx of tourists, which is likely to benefit only rich oligarchs-Putin's friends".

"I am proud to join my friend and colleague, Marci Kaptur, introducing this resolution," the same quote continues from the statement of the Congressman Ros-Lehtinen. - At a time when the attention of the world will be focused on Russia, we need to try to make sure that the Putin regime is responsible (for its actions) and call on FIFA to change its rules so that dictators can no longer be awarded prestigious events that create for their kleptocratic regimes, the appearance of legality ".

The initiative of both women politicians was supported by the member of the committee of the Lower House for International Affairs, congressman Democrat Eliot Engel.

"When it comes to our overall impression of the most popular sport in the world," Congressman Engel said in a statement, "we can do much more than rewarding Russia's dangerous and irresponsible behavior (the authorities) in the form of honoring them to become masters of the World Cup. This bipartisan resolution makes it clear that the violent and aggressive actions of Russia will not be forgotten or embellished. The international community should oppose Putin and his henchmen ".