Pamela, it's hard to put into words the horrors that followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago:
Hospitals and schools have been deliberately targeted, 20,000 Ukrainian children have been kidnapped and taken to Russia, and a staggering one million people have been killed or wounded.
Throughout so much suffering, the U.S. government has stood by Ukraine. But in an instant, everything changed. First, Trump and Vladimir Putin started planning Ukraine's future. Then, Trump began to rewrite history, falsely claiming that it was Ukraine that started the war, and working to delegitimize Ukrainian President Zelensky. Then the U.S. and Russian delegates met in Saudi Arabia to discuss what will happen with Ukraine in the coming years. It culminated in a vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's unprovoked invasion on Monday.
One glaring omission? Ukrainians.
Congress has a key role to play in whatever happens next — everything from U.S. financial support to ratifying U.S. commitments in a peace agreement. Republicans and Democrats alike need to be pushing the Trump administration to ensure Ukrainians, and Ukrainian civil society, have a seat at any negotiating table.
Will you add your name to urge them to do it?
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Right now, whether it's creating a new beach resort for his billionaire friends in Gaza or highlighting new "investment opportunities" in warming U.S.-Russia relations, Trump is laser-focused on finding and exploiting opportunities to line his and others' pockets.
While Trump expects the world to bend to his whims, he forgot about one thing: Activists like us, who have a key role in pushing Congress to act.
In a recent poll, 52% of Ukrainians said they wanted to see their country negotiate an end to the war as soon as possible. Forcing a peace agreement that ignores the sovereignty of the Ukrainian people is likely only to ensure long-term violence. We know this because studies have shown that when civil society, particularly women, participate in peace talks, they are far more likely to last.
The good news is that members of Congress, many of whom spent the past three years fighting for billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, are horrified by this turn of events. Unfortunately, too few have refused to challenge Trump — but that can change.
It's never been more important that we keep showing up, now and in the weeks and months ahead, to demand that people in Ukraine have a say in their future. Pamela, we can start by overwhelming Congress with our urgent ask today.
Together we will push back on Trump's attempts to erase history.
Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team
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