- Part of Magnum Chronicles: US -
The United States has been a major economic and military partner of Ukraine since the country gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. US policy is to support Ukraine “in the face of conti- nued Russian aggression as it pursues reforms to strengthen democratic institutions, combat corruption, and promote conditions for economic growth and competition,” according to the US State Department’s 2021 Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet. In response to the escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022,...