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\"\"<\/a>Russian Jewish \u2018Late Night\u2019 Writer With On-Air Support for Ukraine: Invasion Is \u2018Putin\u2019s War\u2019
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Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d writer Dina Gusovsky talking about Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. Photo: YouTube screenshot.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Russian-born Jewish writer on \u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d appeared on air during Tuesday night\u2019s episode of the show to talk about her native country, Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and how Russian-Americans are supporting the Ukrainian cause.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a nearly five-minute long monologue, Dina Gusovsky \u2014 who fled the former Soviet Union with her family as Jewish refugees 30 years ago \u2014 said she feels like a \u201cwalking contradiction in America,\u201d because she is appreciative to live in the US but still speaks Russian with family and immerses herself in Russian culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

The writer, who also shared a photo of her and her mother taken before they fled the former Soviet Union, called Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u201cPutin\u2019s war.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJust because someone in America speaks Russian and always looks miserable, that doesn\u2019t mean that they support Putin,\u201d she said, adding that \u201cdespite the many times that I\u2019ve been told to \u2018go back to Russia\u2019 \u2014 shoutout to my fifth grade teacher \u2014 I am so grateful to be an American \u2026 and while [Putin] might be trying to divide Russians and Ukrainians over there, here in America, we are united and steadfast in our support for Ukraine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gusovsky later spoke about her numerous Russian and Ukrainian immigrant friends, and the similarities between the two cultures, like how they both enjoy sunflower seeds and are close to their babushkas, <\/em>or grandmothers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine, survived the Holocaust and witnessed the Cold War,\u201d Gusovsky said. \u201cShe was only able to come to America in her 60s, and she happens to be this country\u2019s biggest cheerleader.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She also poked fun at the show\u2019s host by saying that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian, is an example of \u201cjust how brave comedians are,\u201d and that Meyers should go and fight in Ukraine. When Meyers hesitated, Gusovsky joked, \u201cI\u2019m just f**king with you. I didn\u2019t think you\u2019d go. Nobody did.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch Dina Gusovsky speak on \u201cLight Night with Seth Meyers\u201d in the video below.<\/em><\/p>\n

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