Ukrainians are ‘rallying around' Zelenskyy 3 years into war: Dan Rice
(NewsNation) — Dan Rice, special adviser to the Ukrainian military, joins 'CUOMO' from the frontlines of the war, which marked its third anniversary Monday. Rice shares how Ukrainian people — and Europe in general — feel after President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a 'dictator.'
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