Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who survived an assassination attempt by poisoning in 2004 before becoming the country's third president, had a simple message during a visit to Utah: 'Ukraine will be free.'
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, among other state officials, attended Monday night's benefit dinner and exchanged words of support with the former president.
Yushchenko urged Ukraine's allies to continue supporting his country — but to also think about "the future of Russia after we win this war. ... If Russia stays the way it is, it means that we fail in whatever goals we are setting for ourselves. With Russia the way it is, no country in the world can safely plan its future," he said.
"I'm dreaming big, but this is something that we can all do and something that is worth attention of a country with such advanced technology, resources and knowledge as the United States," he said. "We want you to know that the state of Utah is committed to Ukraine," Kolb said at the lunch hosted by World Trade Center Utah. "I'd like to not just welcome you. We are a state of action.", a nonprofit that has fielded millions in donations to bring everything from sleeping bags to hot meals to displaced Ukrainians. The charity has also built modular homes to house families in hard-hit villages near Kyiv.
"I think there are many reasons to do this, to push Russia out, plus we do know that many lawyers of the world, including American lawyers, are working hard on making sure that this happens." Yushchenko won the Ukrainian presidency after the Orange Revolution, or a series of nationwide protests throughout Ukraine that challenged election results that were in favor of his opponent, Viktor Yanukovych. The protests led to the original results being annulled, and Ukraine's Supreme Court ordering a revote. The final results showed a victory for Yushchenko with about 52% of the vote.
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