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During this critical week of diplomacy for Ukraine, activists around the world have begun to voice the need to “take immediate steps to affect the Kremlin’s cost-benefit calculations before the Russian leadership opts for further military escalation.” (This quote comes from a public appeal from 25 former U.S. diplomats, government officials and military leaders issued after the United States and NATO demonstrated a willingness to sit down and discuss Kremlin concerns.)

On January 11-12, UCCA asks supporters of Ukraine to mobilize online with messages of support for Ukraine:

On Wednesday, January 12, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the No. 2 official at the U.S. State Department, will attend a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council of allied ambassadors and top Russian officials at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Share your support of Ukraine with these #Hashtags above or images below on social media:

• https://twitter.com/StateDept

• https://www.facebook.com/statedept

• https://twitter.com/NATO

• https://www.facebook.com/NATO

On Thursday, January 13, US Ambassador Michael Carpenter will represent the US Mission to OSCE at a multilateral dialogue on European security issues by the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna and all relevant parties, including delegates from Ukraine and Russia. Share your support of Ukraine with these #Hashtags above or images below on social media:

• https://twitter.com/usosce

• https://www.facebook.com/USOSCE/

• https://twitter.com/OSCE

• https://www.facebook.com/osce.org

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline remains “a dangerous geopolitical weapon” to be used by Putin's Russia against Ukraine our NATO Allies. Our elected officials in Congress must hear from their constituents to reinforce our advocacy of the U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership. UCCA and the Ukrainian National Information Service urge you to contact your senators to support S.3436, the Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Implementation Act. The vote for the bill in the U.S. Senate is scheduled for no later than January 14th. UCCA previously urged action on related bipartisan legislation that already passed the House overwhelmingly this past summer.

Global Call to Action - Save the Date!

Bold actions are required by the international community to stop the Kremlin's serial violations. As demonstrated on the streets of Chicago, IL, and New York City this past weekend, UCCA members have already joined in international actions demanding a stop to Putin’s violations of international law.

UCCA and the the Ukrainian World Congress are calling for actions around the world to show our elected leaders that #UkraineMatters.

As January 22 is Ukraine’s Day of Unity - День Соборностi України - we ask that supporters of Ukraine join in unity with local actions of support, or else demonstrate your support of Ukraine online, during the weekend of January 22-23.