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More than 1,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion found refuge in Alaska. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Alaska to a state for his first in-person talks with his U.S. counterpart on ending the war — but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wasn’t invited.
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One Ukrainian refugee said:
"And I want to add that we feel huge support for our country here. Every time we’ve held a fundraiser — and there have been several — Americans have been incredibly generous. I work in a store, and today four people came up to me and asked, “You’re Ukrainian, right? Friday is the meeting. What do you think about it? We’re with you, everything will be fine, we support Ukraine.”
"People don’t even know what to expect. It’s a shock — how is it that Putin, Vladimir Putin, a war criminal who’s now a suspect in a war crimes case, is actually coming to America? It’s nonsense, especially for us Ukrainians. How can you talk to someone who doesn’t want the war to end? He’s pursuing absolutely inhumane, brutal policies toward Ukraine. As a Ukrainian, I believe there’s nothing to talk about — there needs to be relentless pressure on this man and on that country."
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