Support of Ukraine benefits the U.S. as well

Amid the four year mark of war, Ukrainian American activists fight russian propaganda to raise light on the truth on the constricted provision of US weapons to Ukraine

Feb. 27, 2026 – This article originally appeared in the Cape Coral Breeze

To the editor:

At the dawn four years of terrorist Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, and the largest U.S. military buildup in the Middle East since the onramp of the Global War on Terror in what is potentially our next deadly war with Iran, I wanted to take an opportunity address our community on my activities and where I stand with regard to the current U.S. admin.

During President Trump’s first year of office this second time around, military aid to Ukraine decreased by 99%. And do not let Trump’s mouthpieces fool you into thinking that this drop in aid droplets is in anyway compensated by the new PURL program where weapons would be “sold” to NATO to then sell to Ukraine. I was under heavy Russian bombings when this “aid package” was passed and my skepticisms unfortunately proved true, as the deliveries are no longer announced, undoubtedly a strategic move on the admin’s part to pull the wool over the public’s eyes over the minuscule $1.6B military aid that CSIS reported was planned to be delivered by summer 2026. Let’s face it, that was never going to be enough to stop Russia’s invasion, nor was the PDA disbursements or the dud Lend Lease while USAI contracts drag along for another 3-5 years before we see deliverables. 

When it comes to critical defense partnership, the Trump admin has been more lethargic than the Biden admin. The failure of the Trump admin to revise Biden’s refusal to localize PATRIOT Fire Units and missiles production in Ukraine paired with the fact that Ukraine did not receive at least one of the Patriots that NATO nations were supposedly going to send Ukraine, would have been nice to receive before the winter while Russia systemically destroyed Ukraine’s energy systems and folks were freezing to death.  Instead of strengthening U.S.-Ukraine defense partnership against the Russia-Iran axis, the Trump admin was passed out in the backseat, while Russia had passed $589M anti missile systems to Iran in December. Get ready for round two on GWOT, guys…….

This is the backdrop that should be taken into consideration against the current D.C. elites’ attempts to pawn onto us the facade for a Demilitarized Zone along the frontlines, which is unlikely war criminal Putin would even agree to… and why should we play along, after all, don’t they realize by now that the Ukrainian military is already demilitarizing its territories of Russian occupiers, and in some sectors, with a 1000:1 kill rate? Haven’t they ever heard of Commander Magyar? 

But you wouldn’t know this with the Trojan horse in your ear like Tucker Carlson, who resides in Southwest Florida by the way, and other far-right wing channels who seem to have got lazy while Russia writes the blanks….  We know who the sell-outs and traitors are in the media and in Congress and I would like you to know, the end to their rule in our nation nigh. 

We need military capability to achieve an end to Russian invasion, and any future countenance in order for Ukraine to counter Russian aggression. We’ll never give up until we end this war the right way, swiftly, with Russia completely ceasing its occupation of Ukrainian lands, never to invade Ukraine again. The U.S. can still help our Ukrainian brothers and sisters achieve this before it’s too late, not only for Ukraine… but for us.

If you would like to support our movement in the U.S.-Ukraine defense alliance you can donate to the Peace Through Strength Institute whom has invited me to report live from the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2026 at the Ground Truth Symposium on the demands of Ukraine’s military as we hear from Ukraine’s top Drone Commanders. As always, if you are interested in U.S.-Ukraine defense alliance, you can send me questions to field, especially while I am there…. alexzpublicrelations@gmail.com. 

Alexandra Zakhvatayev

Southwest Florida