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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Opposition of the Russian Federation's invasion of the Republic of Ukraine
Purpose: To strongly urge the suspension of all business licenses for all Lukoil gasoline stations and associated on-site businesses in the City of Newark in support and solidarity with the sovereign Republic of Ukraine against the Russian Federation's invasion.
Sponsor: Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr.
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WHEREAS, the Republic of Ukraine ("Ukraine") is a sovereign, democratic nation containing its own distinct history, language and culture; and
WHEREAS, after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the Ukrainian people elected to become a sovereign, independent democracy with its own democratically-elected government; and
WHEREAS, the recent aggression and invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation is a grave threat to international peace and stability and an affront to the security, safety and self-determination of the people of Ukraine; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of all democratic nations to stand for the rights of other free, democratic societies and their right to exist as sovereign nations;
WHEREAS, the declaration of the Russian Federation that Ukraine does not have the right to exist as a sovereign nation is in direct contravention of all internationally-recognized laws, norms and standards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") recognizes the right of all people to freely form and elect their own independent governments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes the right of Ukraine and all sovereign societies to determine their own destinies, administer their own policies and manage their own affairs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to stand in solidarity with the people o...
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