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War in Ukraine, solidarity in Wisconsin

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

March 11, 2022

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Ruslana Westerlund, an immigrant from Ukraine living in Wisconsin, shares how her family is faring in the beleaguered nation and explains what she hopes the U.S. can do as Russia's invasion escalates.

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