Commentary: Ukraine will celebrate its independence in midst of war. It needs our commitment
by Igor Khrestin and David J. Kramer, Chicago Tribune
Aug 21, 2023
3 minutes
The sound of Russian bombs, along with celebratory fireworks, will mark Ukraine’s 32nd Independence Day on Aug. 24 — 18 months into Russia’s brutal and full-scale war against the sovereign nation.
Despite the war and threat of Russian genocide, Ukrainians will celebrate the freedom they have earned with blood and unimaginable sacrifice. Ukrainian Americans in Chicago will also gather in support of Ukrainian freedom. But on Ukraine’s Independence Day, the United States and its allies must recommit to the goal of helping Ukraine defeat Russia and restoring Ukraine’s
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