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Facebook posts stated on June 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The Pentagon “said we accidentally sent $6.2 billion to Ukraine.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2023
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2022 in a video:
"America (is) trying to overthrow the Ukraine government just as the shadow government has infiltrated and overthrown the US government."
By Monique Curet• April 22, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden "blackmailed Ukraine with a billion in tax dollars to drop an investigation into his son and Democrats want to impeach President Trump for simply asking if it was true?"
By Daniel Funke• December 10, 2019
Ted Cruz stated on March 21, 2016 in an interview on CNN:
"Ukraine voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons because the United States of America" said it would "ensure (its) territorial integrity from Russia."  
By Jon Greenberg• March 23, 2016
Charlie Kirk stated on September 29, 2019 in a tweet:
"Barack Obama asked Ukraine to investigate his political rival's campaign manager, 3 Democrat senators asked Ukraine to investigate Trump, and the DNC solicited Ukraine's help to dig up dirt on Trump."
By Bill McCarthy• October 3, 2019
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2019 in an exchange with reporters at the UN:
"Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 25, 2019
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2022 in an Instagram post:
U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine were laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.
By Jeff Cercone• November 15, 2022
George Papadopoulos stated on April 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all criminal investigations into him and his son, Hunter.”
By Tom Kertscher• April 15, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a public Facebook post:
“Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine”
By Luiz Romero• March 18, 2022
Chris Christie stated on November 08, 2023 in the third Republican debate in Miami:
“In 1992, this country made a promise to Ukraine. We said if you return nuclear missiles that were part of the old Soviet Union to Russia, and they invade you, we will protect you.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 9, 2023
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The Russian army is withdrawing from Ukraine!” in September 2022
By Andy Nguyen• September 8, 2022
Ben Carson stated on August 06, 2015 in the first Republican debate:
"Ukraine was a nuclear-armed state. They gave away their nuclear arms with the understanding that we would protect them."
By Jon Greenberg• August 7, 2015
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2019 in a TV interview:
"Ukraine blatantly interfered in our election."
By Madlin Mekelburg• December 12, 2019
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 03, 2023 in a Conservative Political Action Conference speech:
Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”
By Madison Czopek• March 3, 2023
Bill Kristol stated on February 23, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
The Ukraine Orange Revolution in 2004 "was the first color revolution."
By Julie Kliegman• February 23, 2014
Tweets stated on January 31, 2023 in tweets:
President Joe Biden said, “The idea that we’re going to send in tanks to Ukraine, that’s called World War III.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 2, 2023
David Ignatius stated on March 02, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation":
"Crimea became part of Ukraine only in 1954. Crimea was historically part of Russia, and (Nikita) Khrushchev gave it to Ukraine in a gesture that mystified some people."
By Julie Kliegman• March 2, 2014
Val Demings stated on January 29, 2020 in the impeachment trial:
“All of the aid has not arrived” to Ukraine.
By Amy Sherman• February 3, 2020
Bloggers stated on October 04, 2019 in posts on the Internet:
"Nancy Pelosi's Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at 'Ukraine-Based Gas Company,' Similar to Hunter Biden"
By Daniel Funke, Louis Jacobson• January 17, 2020

Articles (326)

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023

Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?

By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2023

Trump said Democratic senators threatened Ukraine. That’s misleading

By Amy Sherman• September 27, 2019

What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine

By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016

Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics

By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019

Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Ukraine?

By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023

Read: Text messages between US diplomats about Ukraine aid, Trump phone call

By Josie Hollingsworth• October 4, 2019

Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022

What we know about the Politico story at the heart of a Ukraine conspiracy theory

By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• December 3, 2019

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Bill McCarthy• April 14, 2022

Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine

By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022

No proof Biden or Kerry channeled U.S. aid for Ukraine to Burisma

By Bill McCarthy• November 11, 2019

Russia, China and Tucker Carlson lack evidence on Ukraine bioweapons labs

By Jeff Cercone, Jon Greenberg• March 11, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear

By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022

Fact-checking House Republicans’ impeachment report defending Trump on Ukraine

By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman, Miriam Valverde• December 3, 2019

3 conspiracy theories Putin promoted in his Tucker Carlson interview that Carlson didn’t challenge

By Jeff Cercone, Madison Czopek• February 9, 2024

The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022

What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 20, 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide

By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2022