Ukrainian National Media Outlets Feature Ohio Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Ukraine Caucus Co-Chair Leads Call for International Coalition, Defensive Aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus in the House of Representatives, was featured recently on Ukrainian national media outlets Ukraine Today and TSN.ua (video) calling for the U.S. to deliver additional defensive aid to Ukraine and push for greater NATO involvement in the region.
“The most effective weapon against Russian aggression is the unity of the free world,” Kaptur said during the interview. “That includes all of Europe, the United States and our allies in other places like Australia and New Zealand. Freedom-loving nations everywhere have to stand at Ukraine’s side now.”
“I think time is growing very short,” she added.
Rep. Kaptur has repeatedly praised the Obama administration for delivering defensive aid to Ukraine, particularly since passage of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, including the recently initiated shipment of non-lethal aid worth $75 million that includes 200 U.S. Humvees, radios, counter-mortar radars and other equipment. The House of Representatives recently passed a resolution by a bipartisan vote of 348-48 calling on the President to provide additional defensive aid to Ukraine without delay. During the interview Rep. Kaptur highlighted additional steps she has taken with Congress to encourage the President to rush assistance to Ukraine.
“This morning I signed another letter with all of my colleagues on the Defense Appropriations Committee to the President asking him to advance the schedule, whatever schedule he has in his mind, to act with dispatch now.”
Rep. Kaptur was also featured on the cover of Ukrainian Chicago magazine (full text) recently over the headline “A True Friend of Ukraine: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.”
“The people of Ukraine want to be free,” Kaptur said. “They want to be an open society. Why wouldn’t we want to help them?”
“This will go down in history as a pivotal moment in Ukraine’s progress towards liberty,” she added. “It is a most somber moment, but generations to come will remember this moment and will bow down to those who have shed their blood for freedom.”
Ukrainian Chicago Reporter Olga Tymouch noted: “The Congresswoman’s work on Ukraine’s behalf has been continuous over the years. In recognition of her constant support, Congresswoman Kaptur received a personal thank-you from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during her last visit to Ukraine in March.”
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