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WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK." WHAT STARTED AS PEACEFUL
WHAT STARTED AS PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN UKRAINE MONTHS AGO,
PROTESTS IN UKRAINE MONTHS AGO, RECENTLY ESCALATED TO VIOLENCE
RECENTLY ESCALATED TO VIOLENCE BETWEEN THE PROTESTERS AND
BETWEEN THE PROTESTERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED.
KILLED. NOW RUSSIA IS MOVING INTO THE
NOW RUSSIA IS MOVING INTO THE COUNTRY, MAKING THINGS
COUNTRY, MAKING THINGS COMPLICATED FOR MANY CU UKRAINI.
COMPLICATED FOR MANY CU UKRAINI. CLAIRE McINERNEY SHARES THE
CLAIRE McINERNEY SHARES THE STORY OF ONE UKRAINIAN FAMILY
STORY OF ONE UKRAINIAN FAMILY STUCK IN INDIANA BECAUSE THEY
STUCK IN INDIANA BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED TO MOVE HOME.
ARE SCARED TO MOVE HOME. >> SERGEI IF I SE FESENKO SWIMSY
>> SERGEI IF I SE FESENKO SWIMSY DAY.
DAY. HE SWIMS TO PASS THE TIME.
HE SWIMS TO PASS THE TIME. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN
HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN BLOOMINGTON FOR
STRANDED IN BLOOMINGTON FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS.
ALMOST TWO MONTHS. WHAT WAS A LONG VACATION TO
WHAT WAS A LONG VACATION TO VISIT THEIR SONS TURNED INTO AN
VISIT THEIR SONS TURNED INTO AN UNI MAG UNIMAGINABLE SITUATION.
UNI MAG UNIMAGINABLE SITUATION. >> I CALLED TO MY MOM AND SHE
>> I CALLED TO MY MOM AND SHE CALLED TO HER MOM.
CALLED TO HER MOM. THEY BOTH DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
THEY BOTH DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
HAPPENING. THE NEXT MORNING.
THE NEXT MORNING. >> WHEN THE FESENKOs LEFT CAN
>> WHEN THE FESENKOs LEFT CAN KIEV, THE DECISION TO CREATE
KIEV, THE DECISION TO CREATE STRONG TIES WITH RUSSIA RATHER
STRONG TIES WITH RUSSIA RATHER THAN THE EUROPEAN WAS STILL
THAN THE EUROPEAN WAS STILL PEACEFUL.
PEACEFUL. THREE DAYS AFTER THEY ARRIVED IN
THREE DAYS AFTER THEY ARRIVED IN THE U.S., THOUGH, THINGS TURNED
THE U.S., THOUGH, THINGS TURNED VIOLENT.
VIOLENT. DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND
DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVED INTO THE
RUSSIAN TROOPS MOVED INTO THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THE CONFLICT IN THEIR HOME
THE CONFLICT IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY IS COMPLICATED FOR
COUNTRY IS COMPLICATED FOR FESENKO AND HIS SON SERGEI,
FESENKO AND HIS SON SERGEI, Jr.
Jr. THEY IDENTIFY AS UKRAINIANS BUT
THEY IDENTIFY AS UKRAINIANS BUT HAVE STRONG TIES TO RUSSIA.
HAVE STRONG TIES TO RUSSIA. AND WHEN SERGEI SENIOR WON HIS
AND WHEN SERGEI SENIOR WON HIS MEDAL, HE WAS REPRESENTING THE
MEDAL, HE WAS REPRESENTING THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.
FORMER SOVIET UNION. WHEN HIS SON WAS IN THE OLYMPICS
WHEN HIS SON WAS IN THE OLYMPICS HE SWAM FOR THE UKRAINE.
HE SWAM FOR THE UKRAINE. THEY ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF MOST
THEY ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF MOST UKRAINIANS WHO HAVE STRONG TIES
UKRAINIANS WHO HAVE STRONG TIES TO BOTH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
TO BOTH RUSSIA AND UKRAINE. >> SO YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY THINK
>> SO YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY THINK OF IT AS A COLOR SPECTRUM.
OF IT AS A COLOR SPECTRUM. WE WILL PAINT ONE SIDE BLUE AND
WE WILL PAINT ONE SIDE BLUE AND THE OTHER SIDE RED AND WE'LL
THE OTHER SIDE RED AND WE'LL MAKE THE RED SIDE RUSSIAN SIDE
MAKE THE RED SIDE RUSSIAN SIDE FOR THE SOVIET AND THE BLUE SIDE
FOR THE SOVIET AND THE BLUE SIDE THE WESTERN SIDE.
THE WESTERN SIDE. WELL, WE HAVE A LARGE REGION IN
WELL, WE HAVE A LARGE REGION IN THE MIDDLE WHICH IS PURPLE AND
THE MIDDLE WHICH IS PURPLE AND WHICH HAS BEEN SHIFTING OVER THE
WHICH HAS BEEN SHIFTING OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.
LAST 20 YEARS. >> SERGEI, JR., ORIGINALLY CAME
>> SERGEI, JR., ORIGINALLY CAME TO BLOOMINGTON TO SWIM FOR I.U.
TO BLOOMINGTON TO SWIM FOR I.U. HE LOVES THE UKRAINE AND WOULD
HE LOVES THE UKRAINE AND WOULD LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO RETURN
LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO RETURN THERE, BUT FOR NOW HE'S DECIDED
THERE, BUT FOR NOW HE'S DECIDED TO STAY IN BLOOMINGTON.
TO STAY IN BLOOMINGTON. HE'S A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND
HE'S A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND LIVES A LIFE HE SAYS HE CON IN
LIVES A LIFE HE SAYS HE CON IN THE UKRAINE.
THE UKRAINE. >> UKRAINE IS A COUNTRY THAT --
>> UKRAINE IS A COUNTRY THAT -- ESPECIALLY BEFORE NOW, IF YOU
ESPECIALLY BEFORE NOW, IF YOU DON'T HAVE CONNECTIONS IN THE
DON'T HAVE CONNECTIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT OR IF YOU DON'T KNOW
GOVERNMENT OR IF YOU DON'T KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS THERE, YOU WON'T
SOMEONE WHO IS THERE, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS.
BE ABLE TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS. IT WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU.
IT WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. IS THERE A LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS THERE A LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S CORRUPT OR BY ORGANIZED
THAT'S CORRUPT OR BY ORGANIZED CRIME.
CRIME. >> WHILE VISITING KIEV IN
>> WHILE VISITING KIEV IN JANUARY, SERGEI, JR.,
JANUARY, SERGEI, JR., PARTICIPATED IN THE PROTESTS.
PARTICIPATED IN THE PROTESTS. HE SAYS IT'S CREATING A BETTER
HE SAYS IT'S CREATING A BETTER UKRAINE.
UKRAINE. >> I CAN FEEL FINE.
>> I CAN FEEL FINE. I CAN'T FEEL HAPPY UNTIL
I CAN'T FEEL HAPPY UNTIL EVERYTHING GETS BACK TO NORMAL
EVERYTHING GETS BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT
AGAIN AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL BEING A PATRIOT OF
THEY CALL BEING A PATRIOT OF YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AND REALLY
YOUR OWN COUNTRY, AND REALLY LOVE YOUR COUNTRY.
LOVE YOUR COUNTRY. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN ONE COUNTRY
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN ONE COUNTRY IS SICK, YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD.
IS SICK, YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD. IT'S JUST LIKE A CHILD.
IT'S JUST LIKE A CHILD. >> THE FESENKOS MONITOR THE
>> THE FESENKOS MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH
SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH WESTERN MEDIA.
WESTERN MEDIA. BEING IN THE U.S. ACTUALLY GIVES
BEING IN THE U.S. ACTUALLY GIVES THEM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THEM MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THEY ARE
WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THEY ARE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE CONFLICT.
THE CONFLICT. SERGEI, Sr., AND HIS WIFE PLAN
SERGEI, Sr., AND HIS WIFE PLAN TO RETURN ON MARCH 15th BUT
TO RETURN ON MARCH 15th BUT WITH THE SITUATION STILL
WITH THE SITUATION STILL UNCERTAIN, IT'S NOT AN EASY
UNCERTAIN, IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION.
DECISION. SERGEI, Sr., SAYS HIS SONS ARE
SERGEI, Sr., SAYS HIS SONS ARE CONCERNED.
CONCERNED. >> THEY SAY STAY HERE.
>> THEY SAY STAY HERE. STAY HERE.
STAY HERE. WHY YOU MUST GO TO UKRAINE NOW?
WHY YOU MUST GO TO UKRAINE NOW? STAY AND WAIT AND LOOK FOR THE
STAY AND WAIT AND LOOK FOR THE NEXT 10, 20 DAYS WHAT'S
NEXT 10, 20 DAYS WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THEN YOU -- WHEN
HAPPENING AND THEN YOU -- WHEN YOU REALIZE, YOU CHANGE THE AIR
YOU REALIZE, YOU CHANGE THE AIR TICKET.
TICKET. >> HE SAID EARLIER, THEY ARE
>> HE SAID EARLIER, THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING PLANE
HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING PLANE TICKETS HOME.
TICKETS HOME. EARLIER THIS WEEK, DAN COATS, A
EARLIER THIS WEEK, DAN COATS, A MEMBER OF THE SENATE
MEMBER OF THE SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE PROPOSED
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE PROPOSED A LIST OF SANCTIONS TO ENCOURAGE
A LIST OF SANCTIONS TO ENCOURAGE RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW FROM UKRAINE.
RUSSIA TO WITHDRAW FROM UKRAINE. IT INCLUDES EXPELLING RUSSIA
IT INCLUDES EXPELLING RUSSIA FROM THE G-8 AND REDUCING U.S.
FROM THE G-8 AND REDUCING U.S. PRESENCE IN THE AREA AND
PRESENCE IN THE AREA AND SUSPENDING RUSSIAN WORK VISAS.
SUSPENDING RUSSIAN WORK VISAS. SENATOR COATS SAID IN A
SENATOR COATS SAID IN A STATEMENT WEDNESDAY THAT THE
STATEMENT WEDNESDAY THAT THE PROPOSALS ARE DESIGNED TO
PROPOSALS ARE DESIGNED TO ISOLATE RUSSIA AND WOULD INFLICT
ISOLATE RUSSIA AND WOULD INFLICT REAL PAIN ON PUTIN AND RUSSIAN
REAL PAIN ON PUTIN AND RUSSIAN INTERESTS.
INTERESTS. SENATOR JOE DONNELLY SUPPORTS
SENATOR JOE DONNELLY SUPPORTS THESE MEASURES AND CONDEMNED
THESE MEASURES AND CONDEMNED RUSSIA'S ACTIONS SAYING I
RUSSIA'S ACTIONS SAYING I SUPPORT UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY
SUPPORT UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTINUE
AND I BELIEVE WE SHOULD CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR ALLIES TO
WORKING WITH OUR ALLIES TO ADDRESS RUSSIA'S RECENT ACTS OF
ADDRESS RUSSIA'S RECENT ACTS OF AGGRESSION, WHILE PROMOTING
AGGRESSION, WHILE PROMOTING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR