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Western leaders salute Ukraine on its Independence Day

Ukrainians sing a national anthem as part of the celebration of Ukrainian's Independence Day in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. A global singing of the anthem project is expected to unite Ukrainians around the world and to establish a record for simultaneous global performance of the anthem. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk) People gather to take part in a Ukraine independence march from the Volodomyr Velacky monument to the Holodmor plaque at Edinburgh's Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP) A girl holds a dog and an Ukrainian flag during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A boy runs with an Ukrainian flag during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) A giant Ukrainian flag is unfurled during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in the historical Grand Place of Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) A woman ties a Ukrainian flag onto the back of a wheelchair during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in the historical Grand Place of Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, sits in front the flower decoration outside 10 Downing street in the national Ukrainian colours, on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A Union Jack flag and a Ukraine flag fly over government buildings in front of the London Eye on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A giant Ukrainian flag is unfurled during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in the historical Grand Place of Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) A woman ties a Ukrainian flag onto the back of a wheelchair during an event for Ukrainian Independence Day in the historical Grand Place of Brussels, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, sits in front the flower decoration outside 10 Downing street in the national Ukrainian colours, on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A Union Jack flag and a Ukraine flag fly over government buildings in front of the London Eye on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, sits in front the flower decoration outside 10 Downing street in the national Ukrainian colours, on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) A Union Jack flag and a Ukraine flag fly over government buildings in front of the London Eye on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Women carry Ukrainian flags during Pope Francis' weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Pope Francis marked the sixth month start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday by denouncing the "insanity" of war, warning against the risk of nuclear "disaster" and lamenting that innocents on both sides were paying the price. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Children bring an Ukrainian national flag to Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Pope Francis marked the sixth month start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday by denouncing the "insanity" of war, warning against the risk of nuclear "disaster" and lamenting that innocents on both sides were paying the price. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Police patrol in front of the flower decoration, outside 10 Downing street, the flowers were formed out of sunflowers in the national Ukrainian colours, on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Larry the Cat, Britain's Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, sits in front of the flower decoration featuring sunflowers , outside 10 Downing street, in the national Ukrainian colours, on Ukraine Independence Day in London, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Blue and yellow balloons, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, decorate a child's swing ride in Mostyska, western Ukraine, on the country's Independence Day, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Wednesday's holiday commemorates Ukraine's 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the public to be vigilant for fear that Russia may mark the holiday, the six-month point in the war, by intensifying its attacks. (AP Photo/David Goldman) A vendor sells blue and yellow balloons in honor of the country's National Flag Day, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv authorities have banned mass gatherings in the capital through Thursday for fear of Russian missile attacks. Independence Day, like the six-month mark in the war, falls on Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Western leaders salute Ukraine on its Independence Day