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Ukrainians of Colorado said the rally is part of a larger “Believe in Ukraine” campaign taking place in more than 100 cities on Saturday.
DENVER — A rally is being held outside the Colorado State Capitol on Saturday to mark two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The event organized by Ukrainians of Colorado is scheduled to begin at noon.
Colorado Rep. Jason Crow (R) will deliver a keynote speech. He will be joined by Ukrainians who have experienced the war before they resettled in Colorado.
“The Denver rally is part of an international effort intended to call attention to Ukraine’s need for military, humanitarian and political aid in the largest land war in Europe since World War II,” organizers said.
Ukrainians of Colorado said the rally is part of a larger “Believe in Ukraine” campaign taking place in more than 100 cities on Saturday.
In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is welcoming Western leaders to mark two years since the war began, including Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
“Two years ago, here, we met enemy landing forces with fire; two years later, we meet our friends and our partners here,” Zelenskyy said at the airport just outside of Kyiv, which Russian paratroopers unsuccessfully tried to seize in the first days of the war.
In a message, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, thanked Ukrainian soldiers for their sacrifices and Western allies for their support, saying, “Every projectile, every tank, every armored vehicle is, first of all, saving the life of a Ukrainian soldier.”
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
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