Oleksii Kovalenko is a reporter and communications specialist in Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Ukraine, he brings 12+ years of experience in journalism and media communications. Starting from March 2022, Oleksii worked at the Voice of America in the capacities of a TV host, broadcast journalist, and web reporter. He holds an MA in Global Affairs from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in Journalism from the Ukrainian Catholic University.
Despite months of resisting President Donald Trump's peace process, the U.S. has yet to take a single concrete step to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into ending his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In a rare display of bipartisan unity, a group of U.S. senators has introduced a resolution calling for the return of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia, urging that no peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine be finalized until all minors are safely repatriated.