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Marina Poroshenko, wife of Ukraine’s fifth president Petro Poroshenko, congratulated her husband on his birthday and发布 archival photos of their family. Today, 26 September, Petro Poroshenko turned 61 years old. This is reported by Glavkom, citing her Facebook post.
In the video address, Marina Poroshenko unexpectedly spoke to her husband quite formally – “Dear Petro Oleksiiovych,” after which she recalled their youth and Poroshenko’s first birthday they celebrated together.
“Today I’m thinking about how young we were when we first met your birthday. You were only 18. And who could have imagined back then how much we would have to go through together?” she said.
Marina Poroshenko’s greeting was illustrated with archival and modern photographs, showing the story of their relationship over more than 40 years – from youth and wedding to the present.
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
photo: Marina Poroshenko
According to Marina Poroshenko, despite decades of life together, she still admires her husband and considers him her closest friend. “You are not only my beloved husband, you are my closest friend. A person with whom I can share joy and pain, worries and hopes,” she noted.
At the end of the greeting, Marina Poroshenko wished her husband happiness and God’s protection and admitted that she wants to look at him “with love, pride and admiration” for many more years.
As a reminder, earlier, Ukraine’s third president Viktor Yushchenko warmly congratulated his elder brother Petro Yushchenko on 80-year anniversary. In his post he recalled their childhood in the Sumy region, their parental home, and called his brother a “reliable shoulder” and a “wise adviser.”
Yushchenko also emphasized that brotherhood for him is not only a blood connection but also shared memories of family, parental guidance, and the years spent together. Petro Yushchenko was a member of Parliament for the IV, V and VI convocations from Our Ukraine.
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