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TheKennedy familyis once again expressing support forwar-torn Ukraine, now in the form of hanging the nation’s flags around their Massachusetts estate — and welcoming family friend Kateryna Yushchenko, who served as first lady of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010.
“The Ukrainian flag flies high at the Kennedy Compound,” wroteKerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney GeneralRobert F. Kennedy, in an Instagram post on Friday, noting that the images were taken over Labor Day weekend.
The photos reveal that Yushchenko, 61, spent time with Kerry, 63, and her mother, 94-year-oldEthel Skakel Kennedy— and that Ukraine flags were hung at several locations, including the onetime homes of Robert F. Kennedy,John F. Kennedyand Joseph P. Kennedy.
Anadditional poston Kerry’s Instagram page shows her and brother Chris Kennedy posing with Yushchenko at Brambletyde, standing in front of a festive corn hole set and a flagpole prominently displaying the U.S. and Ukraine flags.
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“As human rights activists, we have over the years formed a deep friendship, our bond strengthened over shared work to educate students about speaking truth to the world’s power and providing them with the tools to create a better, more peaceful world,” they wrote.
The letter continued: “And so we feel that with this authority, combined with our up-close vantage points from political families in both the east and west, we must urge Americans, particularly the more than 50,000 Ukrainian Americans who call the Chicago area home, to be the messengers in disseminating the whole story.”
While Kerry has made a point to champion Ukrainians' human rights, her branch of the Kennedy family isn’t the only one standing behind the country’s fight to defend its independence.
In May, U.S. Ambassador to AustraliaCaroline Kennedy— who is honorary president of her father’s JFK Library — honored Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyywith the JFK Profile in Courage Awardfor “doing the impossible every day,“serving as a pillar of strength for his country.
source: people.com
