As Russia invasion fears loom, Chicago's Ukrainian population is growing increasingly concerned by escalating tensions in their homeland.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is warning that Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment.
A high-stakes phone call is scheduled for Saturday between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ukraine's rich culture and national pride is well displayed in Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood, where thoughts are now increasingly occupied by escalating international tension around their homeland.Russian troops continue to amass along Ukraine's borders stoking fears of an all-out invasion. Klimchak calls her family there daily.
It's that history that Ukrainian Americans say has them uniquely prepared to endure this kind of pressure. "I think in Chicago, people are not as tense about it. They're not living there," said Lydia Tkaczuk, president of the Ukrainian National Museum of Chicago."On the other hand, now when they look at what's happening in Ukraine, they are extremely concerned. Perhaps more so than people in Ukraine because they live with this fear continually."
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