For scores of Ukrainian American, Russian President Putin's maneuvers are more than geo-politics. They are personal, involving not just the heritage of the nation they identify with, but also family and friends who could be casualties of a one-sided war.
“It’s a common interest and as expected their concerns are just as great as Ukrainians because Ukraine has been the buffer between Russia and the countries that flank Ukraine on the western side," Kelleher said."Their concern is that buffer will no longer be there.
Fedynsky said there is “a great deal of apprehension here in the community” about what is happening in Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic churches in northeast Ohio recently have had liturgies to pray for peace in the country. Kelleher still has family in Ukraine, including an elderly aunt who lives in Donbass, a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine where government forces have fought Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Although her cousins have moved to the unoccupied area of the region, they can't afford to leave the country.“It’s stressful for them to live in because they’re constantly listening to the artillery and the war that’s going on there even now," she said.
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