Former first lady of Ukraine from Chicago — whose husband was poisoned during election — urges immediate and severe action against Russia. ‘The world cannot just stand by and watch’
CHICAGO — A former first lady of Ukraine with deep roots in Chicago called on the international community to take stronger action against Moscow, as Russia’s brutal invasion threatens her nation’s independence — and potentially global order and security.
Kateryna Yushchenko, who was born in the Humboldt Park area and served as first lady of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010, thanked supporters in Chicago and all over the world for their protests, donations and messages of solidarity with Ukrainians.
But Yushchenko, a former White House and State Department official, has been “very distressed the West isn’t doing enough,” she told the Tribune in a recent telephone interview from an undisclosed location amid security concerns for her and her family.
She urged ally nations
