WATCH LIVE: White House holds news briefing as 1-year anniversary of Ukraine-Russia war approaches
PBS NewsHourMAY 2023
Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was launched on the pretext of multiple lies, including that Russian speakers in Donetsk were facing a "genocide" and that NATO expansion was a threat to Russia. America and the West must continue to push back against these falsehoods and protect Ukraine's sovereignty from Putin's anti-democratic aspirations.
Numerous diplomats throughout the years have warned that bringing Ukraine into the NATO sphere of influence was an unacceptable prospect for Russia and that it would lead to a conflict with disastrous consequences. Russia's concerns must be listened to if we're ever going to find a negotiated settlement to this tragic conflict.