WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate Floor supporting Ukrainian autonomy:

“Earlier this morning, we had an opportunity to hear from Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko.

“Ukraine is a friend of the United States, and it has looked to the West to meet naked Russian aggression. As President Poroshenko’s speech reminded us, there are many shared objectives that bind our countries: like the pursuit of freedom, and representative government. So we stand with the Ukrainian people in their struggle against external aggression. And we stand with them in their struggle to secure the same kinds of rights and liberties each of us enjoy here.”