(24 Feb 2025)
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Kyiv, Ukraine – 24 February 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanna Arhirova, The Associated Press:
"Today marks three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. On that day in 2022, the uncertainty was hovering in the air as nobody knew whether Ukraine would be able to withstand against much larger and better equipped Russian army. Ukraine did survive, but thousands of lives were lost on both sides and millions of Ukrainians have fled the country. They’re unlikely to return. But unlike in 2022, Ukraine has now many allies, and over dozens of Western leaders came to the capital to express their support and commitment to financially support Ukraine in the war. It comes at a crucial moment for Ukraine, amid the uncertainty of the further U.S. involvement and partnership with Ukraine. However, today Kyiv was reassured that many Western allies are still committed to help Ukraine in its fight for survival."
2. Various of candles at the memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers at Independence Square
STORYLINE:
Ukraine on Monday marked the bleakest anniversary yet of its war against the Russian invasion, with the country’s forces under severe pressure on the battlefield and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration apparently embracing the Kremlin in a reversal of U.S. policy.
The three-year milestone drew more than a dozen Western leaders to Kyiv for commemorative events in a conspicuous show of support.
They warned of the war’s wider implications for global security and vowed to keep providing billions of dollars in support for Ukraine as uncertainty deepens over the U.S. commitment to help. Washington did not send any senior official to the occasion.
The fourth year of fighting could be pivotal as Trump uses his return to office to press for a peace deal.
Meanwhile, Putin’s troops are making steady progress on the battlefield while Ukraine is grappling with shortages of troops and weapons.
AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko
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