Monday will mark the third anniversary of the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A group supporting Ukraine held a rally in the US capital Washington on Saturday to call for continued aid and solidarity.



Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, denounced Russia's aggression as brutal, genocidal, unprovoked and unjustified, and said the continued support of the United States and other countries is needed.



Participants marched in front of the White House, chanting "Stand with Ukraine," and "Russia is a terrorist state."



A woman who took part in the rally said Trump is listening to a lot of disinformation, and is repeating word for word the propaganda that Russia is putting out.



A man called Russia the aggressor and said that peace negotiations cannot be held without the participation of the country that has been invaded.



The administration of US President Donald Trump recently began direct talks with Russia over a ceasefire in Ukraine.



Ukraine expressed dissatisfaction about not being invited to Tuesday's meeting in Saudi Arabia, while Trump called Zelenskyy a "dictator without elections".