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Activist Loomer Meets Zelenskyy, Tours War-Damaged UNESCO Cathedral

7/24/2026

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Laura Loomer, activist, met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday while office learned of her via media, thanked her despite sirens.
Loomer toured the Dormition Cathedral of Lavra, a UNESCO site damaged by a Russian attack.
Zelenskyy called the strike Moscow’s “biggest crime” against culture, while Russia blamed a U.S. Patriot missile.
Marco Rubio said administration ready to help end the war in Ukraine, though a deal is unlikely.

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Laura Loomer, activist, met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday while office learned of her via media, thanked her despite sirens.
Loomer toured the Dormition Cathedral of Lavra, a UNESCO site damaged by a Russian attack.
Zelenskyy called the strike Moscow’s “biggest crime” against culture, while Russia blamed a U.S. Patriot missile.
Marco Rubio said administration ready to help end the war in Ukraine, though a deal is unlikely.