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Demonstrators rally in support of Ukraine in Chicago, Illinois, on March 2, 2025.
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In war between Russia and Ukraine, United States is first to surrender, but Americans still stand with Ukraine

by The Kyiv Independent Opinion Desk

Got an opinion on anything you've read in the Kyiv Independent? Send it to letters@kyivindependent.com — your letter may appear in our Letters section. Mark Cary, United States member I vividly remember when the Soviet Union collapsed. I was in my second year in college studying the history, ideology, and global influence of this dictatorship in an academic concentration called "Soviet and Eastern European Studies." In 1989, the world felt joy and hope when the Berlin Wall fell. Once that

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Analysis: Ukraine, Russia set stage for climax of Battle of Donbas

This autumn, as Russia escalated its total-war-style strike campaign against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and economy, and relations between Kyiv and Washington hit an all-time low, the daily battles along Ukraine’s vast battlefield have faded into the background of the information space. Despite the reduced attention in international media — often spawning misleading perceptions that both sides are bogged down in some kind of stalemate — the attritional fighting in Ukraine’s east remains

Ukrainian soldiers return to their command post in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, on Aug. 28, 2026.

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