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riversedge

(78,025 posts) Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:26 PM Aug 24

Zelensky vows to continue fighting as Ukraine marks independence day

Source: BBC

2 hours ago
Jack Burgess BBC News

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would continue to fight for its freedom "while its calls for peace are not heard," in a defiant address to the nation on its independence day.

"We need a just peace, a peace where our future will be decided only by us," he said, adding that Ukraine was "not a victim, it is a fighter".

He continued: "Ukraine has not yet won, but it has certainly not lost."

Zelensky's remarks came after Moscow said Ukraine had attacked Russian power and energy facilities overnight, blaming drone attacks for a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region..................

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxy2v9dzgxo

I am so glad to see this prisoner exchange happen.

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, as they lay wreaths at the memorial wall in Kyiv

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Zelensky vows to continue fighting as Ukraine marks independence day (Original Post) riversedge Aug 24 OP

A real leader orangecrush Aug 24 #1

Both of them... Pres Zelensky & PM Mark Carney.. Cha Aug 24 #5

We should be so lucky orangecrush Aug 24 #8

I want to be Canadian! Cha Aug 24 #9

30 miles across lake Erie from me orangecrush Aug 24 #10

Oh Nooo! lol Cha Aug 24 #11

Thank you President Zelensky. republianmushroom Aug 24 #2

TSF too afraid to visit Ukraine. Sneederbunk Aug 24 #3

He'd probably never survive the plane ride either FakeNoose Aug 24 #6

Thank You So Much for This! Good to Cha Aug 24 #4

Speaking of Ukrainian Independence Day, soldierant Aug 24 #7

Mr. Z gets an A! calimary Aug 24 #12

And from Paris.... electric_blue68 Aug 24 #13

Real Leadership is not about parades, gold doo dads fucking up white marble or granite stone above the fireplace, ball . Botany Aug 26 #14

Thank you Zelensky for your decision. republianmushroom Aug 26 #15

orangecrush

(26,865 posts)

1. A real leader

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:29 PM

Aug 24

Cha

(314,655 posts)

5. Both of them... Pres Zelensky & PM Mark Carney..

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 06:22 PM

Aug 24

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orangecrush

(26,865 posts)

8. We should be so lucky

Reply to Cha (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:01 PM

Aug 24

Cha

(314,655 posts)

9. I want to be Canadian!

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:04 PM

Aug 24

They are So Lucky.. and I'm thinking they're Feeling It!

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orangecrush

(26,865 posts)

10. 30 miles across lake Erie from me

Reply to Cha (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:41 PM

Aug 24

So near and yet so far

Cha

(314,655 posts)

11. Oh Nooo! lol

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #10)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 08:51 PM

Aug 24

So Weird... You can practically smell Democracy across the Lake!

republianmushroom

(21,494 posts)

2. Thank you President Zelensky.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 04:55 PM

Aug 24

I'm with you.

Sneederbunk

(16,850 posts)

3. TSF too afraid to visit Ukraine.

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 05:06 PM

Aug 24

FakeNoose

(38,799 posts)

6. He'd probably never survive the plane ride either

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 06:26 PM

Aug 24

When he flew to Alaska - what maybe 6 hours? - he could barely stand up when he got there.

Just sayin'

Cha

(314,655 posts)

4. Thank You So Much for This! Good to

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 06:21 PM

Aug 24

see PM Mark Carney next to Pres Zelensky and his wife, Olena. They are part of the World Leaders.

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soldierant

(8,977 posts)

7. Speaking of Ukrainian Independence Day,

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Sun Aug 24, 2025, 07:19 PM

Aug 24

u24.gov.ua, a website founded by Zelenskyy to raise money for Ukraine's war effort, has commissioned a bunch of "Mother of Ukraine" statue pendants in silver, including three with the shield in gold, doe a project they are calling "Allies of Steel." The three with the gold shield are to be raffled off, and the all-silver ones can be purchased. You can see photos at the site - I get the newsletter and saw photos in it, but it is only emailed, not posted, so I check the site, and yes, photos are there. It's an interesting site just to look at the photos of celebrity allies all over the world. (And the newsletter is free, and the fundraising ideas they have are awesome. The pendant is just the latest one.)