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HEADLINE: As Ukraine Awaits Weapons, It Places Hope on Peace Summits
TEASER: US House of Representatives urged to pass Ukraine military aid bill
PUBLISHED AT: 02/25/2024 at 3:56 pm
BYLINE: Veronica Balderas Iglesias
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[[The urgency of providing Ukraine with the weapons it needs to stop Russian military advances was again underscored Sunday both in Europe and the United States. At the same time, calls for stopping the human suffering and efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict were also brought to the forefront. Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports.]]
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A railway station in Ukraine’s Donetsk region was in flames Sunday, after reportedly being hit by a Russian guided bomb.
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Images also surfaced of a Russian military leader scouting the town of Avdiivka, which was taken from Ukrainian control on February 17.
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Although Ukraine’s will is still strong, the resistance needs weapons and fast,
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warned the country’s minister of defense, Rustem Umerov.
((Rustem Umerov, Ukraine Minister of Defense))
"In the mathematics of war, we'll look to the enemy — their economy is almost 2 trillion.// So basically, whatever[’s] committed that doesn't come on time we'll lose people, we'll lose territories."
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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan appeared on ABC’s “This Week.” He urged Mike Johnson, Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, to bring the currently stalled 61-billion-dollar aid bill for Ukraine up for a vote in Congress.
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((Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor))
“Speaker Johnson, if he put this bill on the floor it would produce a strong bipartisan majority vote in favor of the aid to Ukraine. We saw that in the Senate... // and if we can fill that shortage of bullets, Ukraine will stand up brave and courageous and take the fight to the Russians.”
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Sullivan’s remarks came a day after Ukrainians marked the two-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of their country.
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"I believe that victory is ours; the whole world is supporting us. If Ukraine loses, it turns out that the whole world will lose against one country.”((Mandatory cg: UNICEF))
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The war has already taken a big toll on the psychological well-being of Ukrainian children, warned UNICEF. Many experience elevated levels of anxiety and disengagement in school.
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Pope Francis called for an ease of the human suffering during Sunday prayers at the Vatican.
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“I plead for that little bit of humanity to be found that will create the conditions for a diplomatic solution in the search for a just and lasting peace.”
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There was a glimmer of hope when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke during a news conference, about two peace summits that could take place in the coming months.
((Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President))
"I hope the first summit, the inaugural one, will take place, as per today's information, in the spring. We cannot afford to lose the diplomatic momentum. It will take place in Switzerland. The second summit, we would like to take place, somewhere else on the European continent."
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Any resulting peace blueprint would be presented to the Russian side, although Zelenskyy acknowledged there’s no guarantee that it will be accepted.
((Veronica Balderas Iglesias, VOA News, Washington))
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