KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces and local people remembering their fallen loved ones. The national holiday coincided with the war’s 18-month milestone, giving a somber mood to the…
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine on Thursday marked its second Independence Day since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with officials vowing to keep up their fight to drive out the Kremlin’s forces and local people remembering their fallen loved ones.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Ukraine was fighting for “the values we all stand for:” sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The United States’ video was set to Frank Sinatra’s “Our Love is Here to Stay” and ended with a cheeky “thanks for the F-16s” and the words “too soon?” The US has agreed its allies can send Ukraine the fighter jets, but the lengthy process has been a source of frustration to Kyiv.
Britain’s deputy UN ambassador, James Kariuki, recalled that 92 percent of Ukrainians voted in a 1991 national referendum to declare independence from the former Soviet Union, and its existence was recognized by the United Nations, including the USSR’s successor, Russia.
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