"The information attacks, the propaganda, the cyberattacks ... We've lived through all the things they tested first in Ukraine," Ukraine's former finance minister said, according to CNN. "It's shocking that they would take the risk of doing that in the United States. And now it appears -- I've seen reports -- Germany, France and elsewhere."
Read alsoWhite House on Trump-Putin telephone call: 'a significant start'Jaresko, who was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago by Ukranian-American parents, says Russia's goal is to boost nationalist candidates who will turn away from global alliances.
"It surprised me only because I didn't expect that it could be possible in the United States," she said. "But this is about the Kremlin wanting to destroy the Transatlantic Partnership, wanting to destroy... the liberal post-World War II international order, which is based on democracy, human rights, territorial integrity, sovereignty of nations."
Jaresko, who served as Ukraine's finance minister from 2014 to 2016 and helped reform the country's economy, says she will take a wait-and-see attitude about the beneficiary of Russian meddling in the U.S. election, President Donald Trump.
Read alsoTrump, Putin talk by phone about stabilizing relations – KremlinTrump has hinted at better relations with Moscow, including the lifting of economic sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine and effectively seized Crimea and portions of Eastern Ukraine.
Bur Jaresko warned against any thaw unless Russia withdraws from Ukraine and changes its behavior.
"The goal is to live in a world where we live by the values and the principles that we believe in," she said. "And so if Russia leaves Eastern Ukraine and returns Crimea, we're all for better relations. France and Germany are today allies, and they were terrible enemies at one time. That's all possible, but it's not possible at the cost of Ukrainian sovereignty."
