How - and when - will the US aid impact the front lines in Ukraine?

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U.S. President Joe Biden announced during a briefing on April 24 he had signed the foreign aid bill containing close to $61 billion for Ukraine into law, marking the final step of the legislative process.

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⚡️BREAKING: US House passes $61 billion in aid to Ukraine.

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 20 passed $61 billion in aid for Ukraine after months of political infighting and a deteriorating situation on the battlefield. kyivindependent.com/breaking-u-s-h…

.Jasmine Crockett is 100% over playing Republican games. Love it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As The Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornůsek highlights, Ukraine is one of the few countries in #NationsInTransit 2024 that made gains in 2023.

The country's momentum underscores why the world's democracies must support a Ukrainian victory on Ukraine's terms.
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What's Twitter's obsession with every war or regional conflict necessarily leading to WW3? There were dozens of them in the Cold War and WW3 didn't happen.

In 2023, the Kyiv Independent published over 10,200 items to our news feed.

Since the news never stops, our news desk operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. When the Europe-based part of the team ends their shift, the team in North America then takes over.

The real consequences of Russia's 'holy war.'
My thanks to Ruslan Khalikov Karen Nikiforov and Viktor Yelenskyi for their invaluable contribution to my latest for the The Kyiv Independent

'The Kremlin is weaponizing religion and using it as a tool of control and propaganda'

Fool article and comments of Ruslan Khalikov and Karen Nikiforov for The Kyiv Independent about the current religious situation in Ukraine👇

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The Czech government announced on March 27 that it had uncovered a Moscow-financed propaganda network that sought to influence European politics and turn public opinion against aiding Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/medvedchuks-ne…

Using hesitation in the US #Congress , #Russia tries to throw #Ukraine 's power grid into darkness as air defense ammunition dwindles. My thanks to Federico Borsari فێدریکۆ بۆرساری Oleksandr Kharchenko and Roman Nitsovych for their valuable contributions.

Nah its just that your lies are bullshit for many different reasons, hope it's helpful.

Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? Some are quick to brush this off for political reasons. Others are even quicker to say 'Yes!' not realizing how complex the question is.

My new documentary investigates the possibility to prove genocide n Ukraine. youtu.be/GKcy8aSntfA

As the border clashes enter their ninth day, the overreaching goal of the anti-Kremlin militias' raids into Russia – and the reason why Kyiv supports them – remains vague.

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Our weekly digest is out! This week's highlights: 🔍 Zelensky kicks off a narrative reset (but different audiences get different messages), the 🇵🇱-🇺🇦 border issues move from trade dispute to political, Transnistria ups tensions amid an already dire military perspective

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'Without aid, Ukraine will lose the war,' somber but important words from Chuck Schumer yesterday in Lviv. Everybody has to understand the price of playing politics at this moment.

Nobody should ever have a twitter

One of the few countries whose opinion polls don't get me into deep depression.

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Yaroslav The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Americans would tell you.

I think this is the first time i see the 'money stays in US' argument used as a NEGATIVE.