Members of Ukraine's military march during an Independence Day parade on August 24, 2021 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukraine celebrates 30 years of independence in an unstable geopolitical climate. President Volodymyr Zelensky gathered representatives of some 40 countries to inaugurate the Crimean Platform on the eve of Independence day. The summit of international and diplomatic solidarity, aims to highlight the annexation of Crimea by the Russians in 2014. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
