People Hold Patriotic Rally In Kyiv As Russian Military Invasion Seems Possible

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 22: People rallying in patriotic support of Ukraine hold a 500 meter long ribbon in the colors of the Ukrainian flag on Unity Day on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Speakers at the rally demanded Ukrainian membership in the European Union and the NATO military alliance and derided Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tens of thousands of Russian troops have massed on the Russian border to Ukraine, causing international fears of a possible military invasion. On January 22, 1919, representatives of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic signed the Unification Act to unite the two entities, though hopes for an independent Ukraine were quashed when it became part of the Soviet Union in 1920. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)