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Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, introduced a resolution Wednesday expressing the United States’ gratitude for journalists risking their lives to cover the Russian invasion of the United States to report to Ukraine.
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Pierre Zakrzewski was killed while covering the ongoing Russian invasion outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, when the vehicle he was traveling in was hit by approaching fire. (Fox News)
“We are grateful for those in the free press who are risking their lives to show the world the truth about what is happening in Ukraine,” Cassidy said. “The world needs to know what atrocities Putin is ordering the Russian army to commit.”
The resolution also condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin for carrying out attacks on innocent civilians and noted that journalists and war correspondents are considered civilians under the Geneva Conventions and their protocols.
“Journalists deserve our gratitude for bravely and tirelessly covering Putin’s unprovoked war, risking their lives,” Klobuchar said. “The free press has played a crucial role in exposing Putin’s brutality and countering the lies propagated by the Kremlin. Today and every day, standing up for democracy means standing up for a free press.”
Along with Zakrzewski, Kuvshinova and Hall, the resolution also mentions a number of foreign journalists who have been killed or wounded since the Russian invasion began last month.
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“Journalists and news staff are on the ground in Ukraine, freelance reporting, reporting for global networks and media, and working on documentary efforts to chronicle the ongoing humanitarian crisis and war caused by the Russian Federation’s invasion of the sovereign country of Ukraine ; while many of the journalists and news staff covering the war in Ukraine are United States citizens or work for United States news agencies,” the resolution reads. “Considering that shelling by Russian Federation Armed Forces included shelling of humanitarian corridors, maternity hospitals, schools and other primarily civilian locations; While journalists and news staff are on the ground along Russia’s targeted humanitarian corridors and in major cities across Ukraine; While dozens of members of the free press were killed or injured by Russian Federation forces as of March 29, 2022, with more casualties and injuries likely.”
Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshinova served as a local consultant for Fox News during the course of the Russian invasion. (Instagram – Fusion)
As wounded journalists, lawmakers named Danish journalist Stefan Weichert, Danish journalist Emil Filtenborg, British Sky News chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay, British Sky News cameraman Richie Mockler, US journalist Juan Arredondo and Swiss journalist Guillaume Briquet.
Ukraine-based journalist and cameraman Yevhenii Sakun and US documentary maker and film director Brent Renaud are also listed as journalists killed.
“It is possible that more Ukrainian and foreign journalists may have been or will be injured and killed as Russian Federation forces continue their brutal attacks on civilians,” the resolution said. “All civilians, including journalists and news workers, should be spared violence by military forces.”
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Cassidy and Klobuchar said the Senate wrote “on behalf of the people of the United States to report to journalists and news workers who continue to put themselves at risk on the humanitarian crisis and the ongoing war on the ground in Ukraine following the war in the Russian Federation.” report, expressed his gratitude to invasion.”