Lesia Vasylenko

thumb|Lesia Vasylenko (2017) Lesia Volodymyrivna Vasylenko (Ukrainian: Василенко Леся Володимирівна; born 31 March 1987) is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. Vasylenko is a member of the Ukrainian permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union's Bureau of Women Parliamentarians. Quotes All of the Russian Duma (parliament) unanimously voted to recognize these territories (Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic) of Ukraine are sovereign states. That in itself is a crime. It's against international law, so that should be sanctioned. Lesia Vasylenko (2022) cited in "Ukrainian politician Lesia Vasylenko thanks Scotland but criticises UK over sanctions" on The National, 23 February 2022. It (2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) is surreal. I never thought I would be living through the nightmare that my grandmother, who lived through World War II, was telling me about. Lesia Vasylenko (2022) cited in "Ukraine’s UN ambassador blasts Russian counterpart as plea comes from inside war zone" on News.com.au, 24 February 2022. External links Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Women politicians in Ukraine Category:Lawyers from Ukraine Category:Women in law Category:Human rights activists Category:Women activists from Ukraine Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:People from Kyiv