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The Ukrainian Association of Washington State is a non-profit tax exempt organization, which works to preserve Ukrainian heritage.

[Razom for Ukraine 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 @razomforukraine]

Against long odds, a bipartisan group of 218 members of Congress did something rare: they forced H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, onto the House floor over the objections of the leadership. Now the final vote takes place TODAY.

Here's what H.R. 2913 does:

🇺🇦 Authorizes up to $8 billion in loans for Ukraine and NATO partners. This is not a blank check.

🛡️ Strengthens NATO's Eastern Flank through security assistance, training, and cybersecurity cooperation.

💰 Imposes sanctions targeting major Russian financial institutions, energy and mining sectors, Russian officials responsible for the war, and individuals involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children.

🚫 Expands export controls on dual-use technologies supporting Russian weapons production and addresses military cooperation involving Iran and North Korea.

🔧 Establishes mechanisms supporting reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, private-sector investment, food exports, and long-term economic resilience in Ukraine.

The discharge petition worked. Now Congress needs to finish the job. Tell your Representative: vote YES on H.R. 2913. Call them today or send a message using this form 👉 https://t.co/KFI4ApQqjc

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Thank you, @RepDelBene, for your principled position and supporting Ukraine in such a dire time. Ukrainian American Community of WA 1st values your leadership and efforts.

[Rep. Suzan DelBene @RepDelBene]

Ukraine is fighting for its very survival every day against Putin’s war.

With bipartisan support, the House forced a vote & passed legislation  that will put additional economic sanctions on Russia & provide security assistance to Ukraine in their fight to protect their democracy. I will continue to stand with our partner and ally.

[Olga Stefanishyna @StefanishynaO]

President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa to Russian President Putin: “We must determine what kind of future awaits the generations of Ukrainians and Russians who will come after us.

If you do not personally come to the conclusion that it is time to end this war, Ukraine will continue fighting for its existence. We will have those who support us.

But you, too, will have to fight much harder for your own existence — not Russia’s, but your own. And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. It is a fact of Russian history that you know well: when Russia grows tired, change comes.

We can work toward that fatigue.
You can stop your war.

Eternal memory to all those whose lives were taken by this war”

https://t.co/hYNASyHMfs

[Katerina Sedova @LUMKatrusya]

Majority of Americans support Ukraine. Congress must be allowed to vote on HR 2913 Ukraine Support Act and represent the will of the people. All eyes on the House tomorrow as it votes on the bill that aids 🇺🇦 w/ security & reconstruction & imposes sanctions to pressure 🇷🇺 to stop

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

@RepAdamSmith Thank you, Congressman Smith, for your principled leadership and longstanding support of Ukraine’s fight to preserve its democratic future.

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Thank you, @RepBaumgartner for calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children. No agreement can move forward until they - all 20,000+ of them, are safely home.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Of all the terrible things Vladimir Putin has done to Ukraine, abducting 20,000 kids might be the worst. They must be returned. 🇺🇸

https://t.co/xX8cQ1ZQVm

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

Of all the terrible things Vladimir Putin has done to Ukraine, abducting 20,000 kids might be the worst. They must be returned. 🇺🇸

https://t.co/xX8cQ1ZQVm

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

We appreciate @RepBaumgartner’s principled position. We don’t want our kids to fight in WW3 because Russia feels it won and is undeterred from launching another war. We don’t want abducted Ukrainian kids to be forced to fight their countrymen and us for Russia - a war crime.

[Congressman Michael Baumgartner @RepBaumgartner]

The key US interest in Ukraine remains Vladimir Putin being unsuccessful in his attempts to rebirth an expansionist Russia that threatens military action across Western Europe (eg Poland & Balkans). Peace agreements are by nature difficult and require compromise, but it is essential that in any deal that Ukraine has both the geographic topography and strategic depth as well as a force structure capable of repelling any wide scale future Russian advance. The reports of a new US led peace agreement are positive if these conditions are met.

I don’t want my kids fighting in WW3. Somehow forcing Russia into a deal that makes its people feel that they lost the war is unrealistic given the facts on the ground, but they cannot feel like they won it either.
I salute President Trump’s ongoing efforts to bring the fighting in Ukraine to a close and to get our European allies to be more responsible actors for the defense of their own continent.

It remains abhorrent that Putin’s regime has kidnapped thousands of Ukrainian children and they must be returned.
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[UAWS @ukrassociation]

We appreciate @RepRickLarsen’s clear principled stand and his understanding of what’s at stake. The proposed plan is one-sided and rewards the aggressor. We urge all Members of Congress to speak out now.

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

@SenatorCantwell Senator, thank you for meeting with our representatives earlier this week and hearing our concerns. Russia must pay for the unjustifiable war it launched and the destruction it perpetrates. It's a no-brainer and "pure poetry" to use its state assets for rebuilding Ukraine. 🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

We are grateful to @RepRickLarsen for his leadership at the @NATO Parliamentary Assembly. His newly adopted report @ #NATOPAljubljana exposes how PRC, DPRK, Iran & Belarus enable Russia’s war in Ukraine, stressing the need for lasting U.S. & NATO support. https://t.co/MC0rzaszBP

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Come join the Ukrainian Association of Washington State at our annual Ukrainian Independence Day Celebration! This is a free family-friendly community event held at Liberty Park in Renton to celebrate Ukrainian heritage and culture and promote local Ukrainian businesses and arts.

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

We would like to invite everyone to attend the “Meet and Greet Ukrainian Soldiers in Seattle” event.
Express your support to Ukrainian heroes, who lost their limbs in the war and are currently in the US to receive free prosthetics by Protez Foundation.

https://t.co/UmXR7SmNzA

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Attention Ukrainian Refugees and Immigrants!

Are you looking to kickstart your career but feel unsure about how to create a strong resume or ace your interviews? Look no further than our upcoming career workshop, hosted in partnership with Accenture!

https://t.co/9UkkVWncF5

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

We would like to thank all of the organizers and participants of this Pysanky Workshop!

Through your selfless actions, you have shown the true spirit of community and the power of coming together to make a difference.

https://t.co/AKDo28Zsqe

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Please join us on February 25th, 2023, at 12 PM, where we will meet at the Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center, to stand in solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine to mark 365 Days of Defending Freedom.

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Please join us on Thursday, January 19th at 5:00 PM for the exhibition opening and meet the artists and our volunteers. We will have Ukrainian-inspired appetizers, traditional Ukrainian music by local Bandurist and folk singers.
We hope to see you there!

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

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[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Malanka is back! Get your tickets before its too late. Partial proceeds go towards purchasing generators for hospitals in Ukraine.

https://t.co/kFkCkQMzX8

[UAWS @ukrassociation]

Are you running behind with your gift shopping? Let us help you and even gift wrap it for you! 🎁

100% of proceeds from sales will go directly towards helping Ukraine and our NICU project!

https://t.co/zML7Hbahbo