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✍️ DC Correspondent covering South Caucasus and beyond | #PressFreedom advocate | @AmericanU 🎓 | @ForeignPressUSA Board | Posts=personal
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WAY TO GO!!!! Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff just became 85th Senator to support Lindsey Graham's bipartisan bill to impose hard-hitting russia sanctions...

No G7 without the leader of the free world

US Condemns Attack on Kyiv That Left American Dead State Department confirms death of US citizen in Ukraine: “Our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” DoS Spox tells me

THIS!!!! UK hits russia with raft of new sanctions 🇬🇧🇺🇦

NEW!!! Germany's Merz pushes back on Trump calling for russia's G7 return "We are not sitting here in this format with warlords and not with war criminals, which is why Putin has no place at this table," Merz said.

JUST NOW!!! A White House official confirms that POTUS will have bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy at the G7 He will also meet with Carney and Sheinbaum

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Your Daily Reminder on russian ally Iran 👇🏻 'This Is How One Terrorist Has Found The Other'

THIS!!! Trump Quietly OKs Another $30M Arms Transfer for Ukraine The move came as Hegseth wrapped up his multi-day testimony binge on Capitol Hill during which he clashed with lawmakers over the administration’s Ukraine policy. kyivpost.com/post/54494

The legitimate President of Georgia vs. IRGC-sympathizer pm (aka puppet minister) 👇🏻

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Urge Secretary Rubio to Save Program Tracking Kidnapped Ukrainian Children

NEW!!! Georgia's anti-American 'russian dream' is "colluding with the CCP," Rep. Joe Wilson tells Congress. "A Georgian port on the Black Sea awarded to Georgian, European, and American companies was terminated and given to Chinese companies," he says

NEW!!! Trump administration has asked Ukraine for assurance that it will not allow China, under any circumstances, to enter its rare-earth market, in particular under the name of reconstruction after russia’s war ends. READ 👉🏻 kyivpost.com/post/54241

NEW!! Trump Urged to Reverse Course as Ukrainians Who Fled War to U.S. Face Uncertain Future www.kyivpost.com/post/54174

NEW!!! Lithuania’s president calls for tougher russia sanctions, including disconnecting all remaining russian banks from SWIFT and sanctioning vessels President Nauseda also proposed targeting energy companies that fund russian state budget, such as Rosatom, Gazprom, Lukoil

READ!!!! Latvia’s Top Diplomat: “… Putin's ambitions stretch far beyond Ukraine.” “… We in the Baltics did warn about taking them seriously. Now we all see the consequences of not pushing back.”

'Putin came to the park to kill kids' - Zelenskyy refuted Trump's war analogy Zelenskyy: "We are not kids with Putin at the playground in the park.” “He is a murderer who came to this park to kill the kids."

5 Top Senate Democrats push for a resolution telling Trump to give layered defenses against Russian attacks to Ukraine, transferring PATRIOT, NASAMS, AMRAAM systems vs. acting as Putin’s mouthpiece. www.kyivpost.com/post/54117

HAPPENING NOW!! GOP Congressman Joe Wilson responds to latest accusations from anti-American “russian dream” lunatics in Georgia, says “America stands with the Georgian people and the legitimate president, Salome Zourabichvili , supporting fair elections.” 👇🏻

As peace talks stall, Trump compares the war to kids fighting, saying Ukraine and Russia might need to “fight for a while” before peace happens, as the US hesitates to pressure Putin. www.kyivpost.com/post/54069

THIS!!! Democrat Senator Duckworth just became 83th lawmaker to support Lindsey Graham's bipartisan bill to impose hard-hitting russia sanctions...

READ! Ukraine Seeks Urgent Support to Boost Air Defense After Trump Says Peace Not ‘Immediate’ 👇🏻 Ukrainian delegation warned US officials that russian forces are preparing major advances into next year, including an attempt to cut off Black Sea access. kyivpost.com/post/53987

WATCH!! Ukrainian delegation, led by Zelenskyy aide Yermak, is wrapping up a high-stakes trip to Washington with a clear message 👇🏻👇🏻

Zelenskyy's top aide to US Senators: "At one time, we gave russia strategic bombers because we wanted peace and guarantees. But Russia used them against us, shelling our people..."

Poland's top diplomat on russia: "Let’s give sanctions a chance" "We welcome initiatives in the US Congress and hope they’ll lead to a durable peace based on the UN Charter."

“Vladimir, STOP!”

NEW!!!  Trump admin formally notifies Congress it is planning to eliminate USAGM, leaving VoA with 11 positions only “As a part of this process, USAGM should engage with the State Department based on the deletion of language services,” reads a letter I obtained from sources  👇🏻

HAPPENING NOW!!! Ukrainian delegation, led by Zelenskyy aide @AndriyYermak, and Deputy PM @Svyrydenko_Y, arrives at the State Dep for meetings with senior officials.

Happy Tuesday! #CrimeaIsUkraine

NEW!!! Top Democrats Lash Out at Trump for Failing to Act As Putin Refuses to Engage in Serious Peace Talks READ 👉🏻 www.kyivpost.com/post/53827

NEW!!! Merz will hold high stakes talks with Trump in the Oval Office over Ukraine, trade and NATO, amid growing concerns about the European continent’s security architecture 👇🏻 www.kyivpost.com/post/53764

Oh hey, guess who is all ready for his next Oval Office invite...

NEW!! ‘This was purely a Ukrainian operation and the US has nothing to do with it,’ one official told me of today's Spiderweb operation 👇 Trump spent Sunday morning golfing at the his property in Virginia. READ 👉 www.kyivpost.com/post/53759

NEW!! Trump was not given a heads-up about the drone attack, senior administration official tells reporters. No further U.S. reaction yet

Ukraine DOES HAVE the cards... 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Happy Sunday!!!! 💙💛 #UkraineWillWin

Ukraine's Foreign Minister: "... Speaking of meetings, Russia has not so far sent us, Türkiye, the United States, or anyone else its so-called "memorandum." No one even knows what they are going to talk about. Instead, Russia launches new deadly attacks against Ukraine"

While the Trump administration says it continues to review its Georgia policy - with a remote hope that there might be some room to save its Euro-Atlantic future, anti-American "russian dream" lunatics are busy arresting opposition leaders 👇 #StandWithGeorgianPEOPLE

NEW!! US Bill Warns Trump To Disrupt Growing Russia, Iran, China, North Korea Ties 👇🏻 www.kyivpost.com/post/53559

NEW!!! Merz does not rule out a delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. "It is certainly within the realm of possibility," German Chancellor tells ZDF public broadcaster following Zelenskyy visit

NEW!!! Putin Will ‘Keep Attacking Until He Is Stopped,’ Former Top Biden Aide Says Condemning russia’s violence without doing anything about it “simply begets more violence,” Amb Michael Carpenter says 👇🏻 www.kyivpost.com/post/53399

NEW!!! US Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin to Protect Ukrainian Parolees, Amid Conflicting Reports www.kyivpost.com/post/53327

NEW! 'The capital is under attack,' Kyiv's mayor says... Klitschko: "Explosions in the city Air defense forces are working The capital is under attack by enemy UAVs Do not neglect your safety! Stay in shelters!"

Zelenskyy: "Russia fills each day with horror and murder, it’s simply dragging out the war. All of this demands a response — a strong response from the United States, from Europe, and from everyone in the world who wants this war to end." www.president.gov.ua/en/news/nast...