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===United States===
Kovalik is the Associate General Counsel of the [[United Steelworkers]] union.<ref name=PITTSdan/>
===Russia and Ukraine===
Kovalik is supportive of the Russia government in the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]] and has defended the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. In a 2022 column for the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', he claimed the 2014 [[Euromaidan]] was a "coup" led by the United States while the [[Armed Forces of Ukraine|Ukrainian military]]—with focus on [[far-right]] elements like the [[Azov Battalion]]—targeted civilians in the [[Donbas]] prior to the full-scale invasion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kovalik|first=Dan|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2022/11/30/maiden-azov-battalion-neonazi-donetsk-luhansk/stories/202212010013|title=Dan Kovalik: Eastern Ukraine had good reason to join Russia, after Kyiv's aggression|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref> The [[Ukraine Crisis Media Center]] denounced Kovalik's arguments as contradictory to his human rights activism, "bordering on conspiracy theories," and "correlating with the rhetoric of the Russian Federation."<ref name="Kremlin Shady Horse">{{cite web|url=https://uacrisis.org/en/kremlin-shady-horse-daniel-kovalik-russian-narratives-under-the-guise-of-protection-of-human-rights|title=Kremlin Shady Horse Daniel Kovalik: Russian narratives under the guise of protection of human rights|work=[[Ukraine Crisis Media Center]]|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
He has visited Russia and [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine]].<ref name="Kremlin Shady Horse" /> Kovalik is also a contributer to Russian state media [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and written a book titled ''The Plot to Scapegoat Russia'' discussing the "the decades-long effort to escalate hostilities with Russia."<ref>{{cite news|last=Shandra|first=Alya|url=https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/03/19/ukraine-to-world-declare-putin-illegitimate-after-sham-election-in-occupied-lands/|title=Fraud, coercion, 90%+ for Putin: how Russia staged a sham election in occupied Ukraine|newspaper=[[Euromaidan Press]]|date=March 19, 2024|access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Kremlin Shady Horse" />
==Recognition==
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