Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Ukraine is marking 35 years since restoring its independence from the Soviet Union. Britain's new prime minister traveled to Kyiv on his first overseas visit to mark the milestone. Andrij V. Dobriansky, a policy expert at the Center for U.S.-Ukraine Relations, joins to discuss what independence means for Ukrainians and how the ongoing war with Russia has reshaped their vision for the country's future.


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