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Candidates that support Ukraine won overwhelmingly yesterday, despite efforts by the White House to blame Kyiv for its woes. Now, it's time to act. Our full statement on the results of the mid-term election:

The results of the mid-term election send a clear message. Voters want a real solution to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The “24 hour” promise for peace in Ukraine was broken. The White House, and house leadership, was unable to deliver on stopping the invasion. This broken promise, along with many others, compelled voters to demand change at the ballot box. As Pro-Ukraine candidates beat anti-Ukraine candidates in congressional races all across the country, the time for talking about taking action is over. Now is the time for the incoming House and Senate leadership to answer voters' demand for action to stop the Russian invasion and counteract the abandonment of Ukraine by the White House.

Here are our demands for the 120th congress:
• We demand a stand alone vote on sanctions legislation that draws its authority from congress, not the president.
• Hold a vote on H.R. 10912 to allow U.S. allies to quickly get equipment they have already purchased from the United States to Ukraine.
• An investigation must be launched into Starlink outages. Starlink is a government contractor. Its services suffered outages and the throttling of its services during military operations. With many serious allegations surrounding lifesaving services to the Ukrainian armed forces, while under U.S. employment, an investigation is the bare minimum.
• Include assistance to Ukraine in the must pass National Defense Authorization Act.

Voters elected this next congress on a mandate of change and action on many issues. One of them was Ukraine, which dominated the ending national conversation leading into this clear result. A lack of action now, when both this result and every poll show the American public's demand for action to force Russia to end its war, would disrespect the mandate given to those who are headed to Washington D.C. Respect the voters who have called you to act, or face them in two years time with no answers.

Skeleton racer Heraskevych's father, Mykhailo, sitting near the start house, broke down in tears when the IOC disqualified his son from Olympics minutes before his first run. The decision was made as the athlete refused to remove a helmet bearing portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in war.

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Before the IOC banned Ukrainian athlete and flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych from participating for wearing a helmet with a memorial for killed Ukrainian athletes, they gave a warning to 2 other Ukrainians for so-called political expressions, and a third for a statement supportive of Heraskevych

⚡️ 11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs. The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office. kyivindependent.com/11-year-old-...

11-year-old child killed alongside mother after Russia strikes Sloviansk with glide bombs

The attack brings the official number of children confirmed killed by Russia's war to 681, according to statistics published by the Prosecutor General's Office.

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Baba Zhenya like so many others survived the Holocaust only for Russia to kill her. They parade themselves demanding they alone get to claim the legacy of liberating us from Nazism. With Putin daring to claim Russia is safer for Jews than the EU when Hannukah commemoration in Moscow was cancelled.

On January 13, the first frozen death case in Kyiv. 84-year-old Holocaust survivor Yevgenia Bezfamilna. Parents died in Babyn Yar. The child lived. The orphanage gave her a made-up family name – Bezfamilnaya or Bezfamilna in Ukrainian. Which means “Nameless.”

Last night in Kyiv Oblast, a russian drone killed both parents of a four-year-old girl. Russia kills civilians, injures them, destroys their homes, and leaves children orphaned. This is not collateral damage — this is russia’s tactic.

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Four people were killed in a russian drone attack on a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast. Two drones struck near the train, while a third hit a carriage, sparking a fire. More than 155 passengers were on board at the time.

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Alexi Pretti was a loved and respected nurse helping critically ill veterans. He was beaten and murdered on the streets of Minneapolis by paramilitaries in the employ of Donald Trump. This is not a nation that can be trusted at any level.

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again my heart just breaks for this person, beaten and executed on the street for trying to defend their community, and for the people of Minneapolis, who have just been targeted for this endless dehumanization and brutalization just because of who they are & the inclusivity the city represents

Ukraine destroyed over 9,000 Russian armored vehicles in three years. Russia replaced them all. Here's the catch: they did it by draining Soviet-era storage from 10,400 vehicles down to 1,800, according to @Rebel44CZ. Production adds just 900 vehicles a year. Russia loses 2,300+.

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