​Lavine Still Stands with Ukraine

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK – Three years after the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, Assemblymember Charles Lavine (D-North Shore) is joining those speaking out in defense of our beleaguered democratic ally. At the Long Island Stands with Ukraine 2025 event in Glen Cove on Sunday, February 23, Leslie Dwyer, Lavine’s Director of Public Affairs read the following remarks:

Assemblymember Lavine is in Albany and sends regrets not being with you today. My name is Leslie Dwyer. I serve as the Assemblymember’s Director of Public Affairs. He has asked me to share his statement with you:

Against what some once feared would be a losing battle, Ukrainian freedom fighters have met and beaten Putin’s fascist Russian aggression. It is beyond outrageous to those of us in the free world that Donald Trump falsely accuses Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being a “dictator.” To be sure, this is a mirror into the darkness of Trump’s soul. His love of Putin knows no bounds. Trump is going to betray Ukraine and at the same time he will betray democracy. Every American of good faith knows this and every American of good faith is disgusted by this treachery. We stood together 3 years ago to support our sisters and brothers in Ukraine. We must now firmly resolve to stand together in the days and years to come to demand that our nation continue its commitment to support our courageous democratic ally. Such is the will of the American people. May God continue to bless the people of Ukraine and may God continue to bless the people of America.

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Assemblymember Charles Lavine represents New York’s 13th Assembly District in Nassau County. He presently serves as Chair of the Judiciary Committee and is a member of the Committees on Codes, Ethics and Guidance, Insurance and Rules. Lavine previously served as Chair of the Election Law Committee, Chair of the Committee on Ethics and Guidance, co-Chair of the New York State Legislative Ethics Commission, and as Chair of the bipartisan Taskforce that produced the Assembly Speaker’s Policy on Sexual Harassment, Retaliation and Discrimination. Lavine is also President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators and a member of its National Board of Directors.