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Greenburgh board raises Ukraine flag; local Ukrainian leader urges continued support
Summary
At its March 11 work session the Greenburgh Town Board held a brief flag-raising and hosted Peter Duda of the Ukrainian Congress Committee, who thanked the board and urged sustained U.S. support for Ukraine while recounting historical atrocities that inform the community’s stance.
The Greenburgh Town Board opened its March 11 work session with an expression of solidarity for Ukraine and a brief flag-raising outside town hall. "We all believe ... that Ukraine needs our support," Supervisor Paul Feiner said as the board prepared to raise the Ukrainian flag.
Peter Duda, a board member of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of Westchester, delivered extended remarks thanking the town and describing why his community views the conflict as a fight for democracy and survival. "We stand together in solidarity with Ukraine," Duda said, and he urged local officials and residents to keep attention on the war and its humanitarian consequences.
Duda recounted historical grievances and personal family histories he said help explain Ukrainian resistance, invoked the Holodomor and mass graves in Eastern Europe, and warned that territorial concessions could embolden further aggression. "If Ukraine is forced to give up land for temporary peace ... Putin's invasion will be legitimized," he said.
Supervisor Feiner announced a short, public flag-raising ceremony following the remarks and said the town board was grateful for the Ukrainian community's presence. The town and community groups held the outdoor ceremony immediately after the opening.
The session moved into regular business after the ceremony; no formal board action on foreign policy was taken during the meeting.
