WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement on the one-year anniversary of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine:

“One year ago today, Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine. The effects of Putin’s illegal war have been devastating, but one year later, Ukraine and Washington state's Ukrainian American community stand strong.

“The United States, along with its NATO allies and partners, will continue to focus on responding to the Ukrainian government’s legitimate requests for humanitarian, military, diplomatic and economic aid and on holding Putin and his enablers accountable.

“The war in Ukraine can only end with Ukraine as an independent nation that controls its own borders, selects its own leaders and determines its own future.”

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