INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
daughter Alina, who had a disability, died alone in the hospital after two days in intensive care
embarrassed because it's very private; it's like going out of your comfort zone every time
understanding that her vocal criticism of the invasion of Ukraine put her at risk of prosecution under wartime censorship laws
The family now lives in Vilnius, Lithuania.The activist, who has a Ukrainian surname and relatives still living in Ukraine, said she had
expected that Putin would invade the country
Ukraine to be responsible for the end of this war
spent writing letters to Russian political prisoners and Ukrainian prisoners of war
She said she writes weekly letters to several hundred people in Russian prisons.Writing to Ukrainian prisoners of war is especially
important, she said, as their own relatives cannot write to them without a Russian telephone number, bank account and passport.These
to lengthy prison terms, Shevchenko said.Besides longing to hear from their families, Shevchenko said many of them ask her to keep them
be under arrest? It means you are isolated from the whole world
And you are in this bubble with only judges, police, prosecutors and investigators
it, because this regime is based on siloviki
initially threatened and abused her, they gradually opened up to her and would have conversations about politics and everyday
These people will not disappear
mobilized Russian soldiers
Russians.During her visit to the Netherlands, she met with Dutch Foreign Ministry officials to discuss visas for politically active Russians
and support measures for Russian political prisoners and their families.Sitting in an Amsterdam cafe, Shevchenko noted the disparities
between the Netherlands, a democratic country with one of the highest quality of life ratings in the world, and Russia, where citizens are
that freedom is much more important than money and everything else
My mom is very irritated about it
I'm ready to take care of other people and I love people
