Christina Felk
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
In the city of Chernivtsi in West Ukraine, children open presents as their mothers watch in the background. Two young boys play with new footballs, while a girl in a knitted jumper smiles and holds up a doll with a big red bow in her hair. They have all lost a parent in the war. The presents were organized by a group of U.S.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
volunteers, who have been collecting donations since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Some of those donations are organized by the owner of Veselka, a restaurant in New York. Jason Burchard's grandparents fled Ukraine after the Second World War and became refugees in the U.S.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
When Russia's invasion began, Veselka quickly became the hub for New York's Ukrainian diaspora to organize help. But as the war has dragged on, Jason says donations are starting to dry up.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
In Ukraine, Shana Galeyeva is distributing presents and other vital items like medical supplies with her charity Bird of Light. Since the beginning of the war, she says, the charity has raised $5.8 million, mainly focusing on supporting children who have lost parents in the war.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
Kira is one of the children that received a present this year. Her father went missing in the eastern Donbass region, which Russian forces are desperately trying to seize.
Global News Podcast
Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
It's not just the nations for Ukraine that are drying up. U.S. government support might also now be in doubt. Giuseppe Irto is from the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy. They track U.S. government assistance to Ukraine.
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Five dead and 200 injured in Magdeburg Christmas market attack
Incoming President Donald Trump has previously criticized the amount the U.S. is spending on military support for Ukraine. It's not clear if or by how much – Another support package will be approved. Ukrainians like Zhanna now live with the uncertainty of new US leadership.