I wholeheartedly congratulate the people of the United States on the inauguration of their new president Donald Trump. At this historic moment, it is worth pausing to reflect on what truly makes America great, and how it can be greater still.
Throughout its history, the United States has fought for freedom. From the War of Independence to the fight against Nazism, this commitment to freedom has defined the United States at home and abroad.
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This resonates deeply with Ukrainians, who also have a long history of fighting for our freedom. Generations of Ukrainians have resisted Russian imperialism, Nazism, and Soviet terror in a struggle that goes back centuries. With the help of the United States and the entire free world, Ukraine is now defending itself against the resurgent Russian imperialism of the twenty-first century.

As the largest European invasion since World War II approaches the three-year mark, this shared dedication to liberty has brought the United States and Ukraine closer than ever. There are also a number of very practical reasons why continued support for Ukraine is beneficial for the United States and for President Trump.
While the United States is not at war with Russia, the Russians firmly believe they are at war with the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to outsmart Trump and views the invasion of Ukraine as an opportunity to humiliate the United States on the global stage.
Putin’s immediate objective is to erase Ukrainian independence, but his ultimate goal is to reverse the verdict of 1991 and dismantle the entire US-led rules-based international order. Unless he is stopped in Ukraine, Putin will seek to subjugate other countries of the former Russian Empire, from Moldova and Belarus in Eastern Europe to Kazakhstan and the nations of Central Asia.
If the West allows the current invasion of Ukraine to succeed, the main beneficiaries will be Russia and fellow authoritarian regimes including China, Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela, along with an assortment of rogue actors such as Hamas and Hezbollah. This Axis of Autocrats is already taking shape against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The emergence of an autocratic new world order would be disastrous for US interests. NATO would be deeply discredited, while authoritarian dictators everywhere would be emboldened. The US dollar would give way to the Chinese yuan as the global currency of choice, while many current partners of the United States throughout the Global South would begin leaning increasingly toward Beijing. The impact on international security and the US economy would be severe.

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