Ukraine Independence Day
Today marks 31 years since Ukraine’s Declaration of Independence from The USSR.
Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and more recently Putin’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, makes it particularly important that we mark this day. The humanitarian consequences of Russia’s illegal war have been massive and horrific in Ukraine itself and have caused huge economic impacts with rising prices of oil, gas and food around the world, particularly on the most vulnerable.
To the many thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Britain - including scores in North West Durham - Slava Ukraini!