After the 2022 Russian invasion, Mr. Grot wanted to expand access to the sport. In 2023, he teamed up with a local jujitsu program to have a new gym built in Kyiv where soldiers and veterans could practice together. It was financed in part by grants and donations, including from the U.S.-based charity Nova Ukraine.
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Congress Raises the Cost of Putin’s War in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – Nova Ukraine applauds Congress's bipartisan passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act 2026, sweeping sanctions legislation that ratchets up pressure on Moscow to end its illegal war. Nova Ukraine CEO Ambassador Erin E. McKee said: "We're grateful that Congress has finally passed real sanctions with teeth against Putin and the Russian officials waging this war, and we urge the President to sign this legislation into law without delay. Sanctions bite when they cause real economic consequences. These target the Russian defense sector and the foreign suppliers propping it up, and they go after Putin's so-called shadow fleet of tankers that has quietly financed this invasion for years.