Dispelling Russia’s Myths About Ukraine
- In 2025, the McCain Institute conducted a weeklong trip to several key Ukrainian cities—including Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Kyiv—accompanied by a bipartisan group of senior House staff.
- The mission aimed to dispel myths about Ukraine, countering false narratives including corruption and Christian persecution, and presenting an unvarnished view of the war.
- Ukrainian leaders shared data showing the conflict’s global nature, highlighted an AI-piloted drone attack on Russian planes using Trojan Horse trucks, and confirmed Ukraine’s agency in fighting the war.
- Extensive audits by U.S. diplomats and the Office of Inspector General have found no trustworthy evidence of corruption or misuse of aid, while Russian forces deliberately attacked churches in Ukraine and persecuted Christian communities.
- The mission urged the U.S. and Europe to sever economic ties with Russia, impose harsher sanctions including secondary ones, and provide collective military support to hold the line and counter global threats.
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Commentary: Dispelling Russia’s myths about Ukraine
The McCain Institute just returned from a weeklong mission to Ukraine, visiting Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kyiv, with a bipartisan delegation of senior staff from the House of Representatives. It was a critical opportunity to see an unvarnished view of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Most Americans have no choice but to rely on various and often unreliable sources for their information, and many ...

Dispelling Russia's myths about Ukraine, Christianity
The McCain Institute just returned from a weeklong mission to Ukraine, visiting Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kyiv, with a bipartisan delegation of senior staff from the House of Representatives. It was a critical opportunity to see an unvarnished view of…
Laura Thornton: Dispelling Russian myths about Ukraine (Opinion)
The McCain Institute just returned from a weeklong mission to Ukraine, visiting Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kyiv, with a bipartisan delegation of senior staff from the House of Representatives. It was a critical opportunity to see an unvarnished view of…

Dispelling Russia’s myths about Ukraine, Christianity
The McCain Institute just returned from a weeklong mission to Ukraine, visiting Bucha, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Kyiv, with a bipartisan delegation of senior staff from the House of Representatives. It was a critical opportunity to see an unvarnished view of…
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