Well, of course she wants to have a refugee in Lalande, what "better" way to get more views as the war in Ukraine is top news.
They probably have hand-picked someone "deserving" whom they already know by some connections, so it is not simply anyone they are hosting.
Probably the criteria for selection was that the person has to be OK to be exploited in camera for their anguish to maximize the halo effect for the dearest chatelaine. (What I am trying to say, her motives are probably selfish)
As I am not native English speaker, does "shortly" in this context mean "soon" or "for short time-period" ?