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According to recent opinion polls, over two-thirds of Americans feel that the United States should continue its military support for Ukraine, as well as sanctions on Russia for its war on Ukraine. I think that’s a reflection of the fact that Americans feel that Ukraine is an important partner and that Ukraine is an important ally.
For 75 years, the Voice of America’s Ukrainian Service has been an important communication bridge between the people of the United States and Ukraine. Through the dark days of the Cold War and Soviet Communist rule in Ukraine, through Ukraine’s declaration of independence to two democratic revolutions — the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan Revolution of Dignity — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Voice of America has been there for Ukrainians as a source of important news and information that has helped bolster their democracy as well as their resilience and their integration with the West.
For decades, American presidents, senators, congressmen, experts, entrepreneurs and people from all walks of life in the United States have been able to directly communicate with the people of Ukraine through the Voice of America. Let’s continue to keep the Voice of America strong for the United States, for Ukraine and the world.
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Karmazyn was a VOA journalist for 27 years, including 10 as the chief of the Ukrainian Service (2005–2015). Following his VOA career, he was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Ukraine and a special adviser for strategic communications and development at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation.