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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

  • Alex Drueke, ecently released from three months of Russian captivity, pauses during an interview at home in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Drueke and fellow Alabamian Andy Huynh were captured after traveling to Ukraine to help in the fight against Russian invaders. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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    APR Notebook: Alex Drueke, on the front lines in Ukraine
    Pat Duggins
    APR news has covered the war between Ukraine and Russia a lot. When President Joe Biden said, ‘We will walk softly and carry a big javelin,’ he was paraphrasing Teddy Roosevelt and his saying about carrying ‘a big stick.’ Biden was also giving a nod to the Lockheed Martin plant in Troy, that Alabama factory makes the shoulder fired anti-tank missiles. And then there's the perspective of Alex Drueke.
  • Alla Sadovnyk, Chief Editor of the Investigative Department of the Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, presents APR news director Pat Duggins with a book of war inspired poetry from her country, as well as a flag of Ukraine. The presentation follows Duggins' talk to Sadovnyk's delegation of the U.S. State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program.
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    A personal reaction to the White House incident between Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
    Pat Duggins, Associated Press
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for "strong relations," a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President Donald Trump that left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood. APR contacted a fellow journalist in Ukraine for her perspective.