Dear Petro Oleksiiovych, you had only 18. Your wife congratulated Poroshenko on his birthday with archival photos – Suspicion

Marina Poroshenko, wife of Ukraine's fifth president Petro Poroshenko, congratulated her husband on his birthday and published archival photos of their family. Today, 26 September, Petro Poroshenko turned 61 years old. This was reported by Hlavkom, citing her post on Facebook.

In the video address, Marina Poroshenko unexpectedly spoke to her husband in a fairly formal manner – “Dear Petro Oleksiiovych,” after which she recalled their youth and Poroshenko's first birthday they celebrated together.

“Today I am thinking about how young we were when we first met your birthday. You were only 18. And who could have imagined at that time how much we would have to go through together?” she said.

Marina Poroshenko’s greetings were illustrated with archival and contemporary photographs, showing the history of their relationship over more than 40 years – from youth and marriage to the present.

photo: Marina Poroshenko on Facebook

photo: Marina Poroshenko on Facebook

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.

photo: Marina Poroshenko on Facebook

photo: Marina Poroshenko on Facebook

At the end of her greeting, Marina Poroshenko wished her husband happiness and God's protection and admitted that she wants to look at him for many more years “with love, pride and admiration.”

As a reminder, earlier the third President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, warmly congratulated his older brother Petro Yushchenko on 80-year milestone. In his post, he recalled their childhood in Sumy region, the parental home, and called his brother a “reliable shoulder” and a “wise adviser.”

Yushchenko also emphasized that for him brotherhood is not only a blood bond but also shared memories of family, parental guidance, and years lived together. Petro Yushchenko served as a People's Deputy of the IV, V and VI convocations from Our Ukraine.