Ukrainians in New York commemorate three years since Russia’s invasion

City officials at flag raising ceremony gave speeches in support of Ukraine and Zelenskyy after his spat with Trump

New York City officials, foreign dignitaries and members of the city's Ukrainian community gathered in New York on Monday to raise the Ukrainian flag above lower Manhattan, marking three years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The anniversary this year follows escalating tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Last week, the US president falsely claimed that Ukraine started the war and labeled Zelenskyy as a dictator", while the Ukrainian president expressed frustration over being excluded from US-Russia negotiations to end the war and accused Trump of living in a Kremlin disinformation bubble".