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5 February 4, 2001 INSIDE:• Transcript of Melnychenko interview — page 2. • Zlenko outlines Ukraine’s foreign policy — page 4. • Albany Ukrainians help young hockey players from Ukraine — page 12. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIX HE KRAINIANNo. 5 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Husar enthroned as archbishop major TapeT scandal becomesU international affair W Named cardinal by Pope John Paul II as PACE urges independent investigation by Roman Woronowycz an effort to remove the president from by R. L. Chomiak Kyiv Press Bureau office were banned or destroyed as law Special to The Ukrainian Weekly enforcement officials tried to maintain con- LVIV – The 405-year-old KYIV – “Tapegate,” the scandal sur- trol over growing public disenchantment Ukrainian Greek-Catholic rounding video and audio recordings that with the president. Church, with its faithful on the allegedly have implicated President Leonid After a session in Strasbourg, France, Kuchma and a coterie of high-level govern- five continents, once again has a devoted to Tapegate and freedom of expres- “head and father” who also will ment officials in the disappearance of a sion in Ukraine, PACE refrained from sanc- Ukrainian reporter and the subsequent carry the title of cardinal of the tioning the country for its less than pristine Holy Roman Catholic Church: cover-up of the crime, became an interna- human rights record of late, but voted to tional affair on January 25 when the His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar, take responsibility for an independent archbishop major of Lviv for Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of analysis of the audiotapes and to give their Europe condemned the lack of freedom of Ukrainians. author political asylum. On Sunday, January 28, in expression in Ukraine, and agreed to organ- The human rights body, which consists ize an independent investigation into certain the 255-year-old St. George of representatives of Europe’s Parliaments, Cathedral in Lviv, the Ukrainian aspects of the case. also agreed to conduct an independent immigrant to the United States, In Ukraine the scandal continued to take DNA analysis of the body found at the former Studite monk and former on additional dimensions when on January beginning of November 2000 in the town of auxiliary bishop to his late pred- 26 more tape recordings surfaced in which a Tarascha, Kyiv Oblast, which Ukrainian ecessor, Cardinal Myroslav voice similar to the president’s discusses authorities have said may be that of Heorhii Lubachivsky, was enthroned as criminal activity with various government Gongadze, a radio journalist who vanished, primate of the UGCC. officials. Meanwhile, tent cities established The actual ceremony of in several metropolitan centers in support of (Continued on page 4) enthronement was simple and short. But the events that led up to it were full of drama, uncer- tainty and surprise. They were Ukrainian deputy notes moves by Moscow historic, too. by Yaro Bihun to renew the development of an anti-bal- During the 11 a.m. liturgy Special to The Ukrainian Weekly listic missile system. In this context, celebrated by some 30 hierarchs Russia is interested in strengthening its resplendent in ornate vestments, WASHINGTON – The Bush admin- strategic missile forces, and it cannot do Archbishop-Metropolitan istration’s determination to develop a this without Ukrainian booster rockets,” Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia, U.S. missile defense shield may well be he said in an interview with The as chairman of the synod that one of the major reasons behind elected the new head of the Ukrainian Weekly on January 24. Bishop Lubomyr Husar before his enthrone- Moscow’s push to bring Ukraine back Church three days earlier, asked Mr. Ratushnyi and fellow Rukh col- ment as major archbishop of the Ukrainian into its old Soviet-style fold. Mykhailo Bishop Husar if he accepts the league and Verkhovna Rada National Greek-Catholic Church Ratushnyi, a leading member of the Deputy Ivan Bilas were in Washington choice of his brother-bishops Rukh (Kostenko) Party and the reformist during the inauguration of the new U.S. “because we want to lead you to the altar.” named 37 new cardinals just a few days majority coalition in the Verkhovna president and had discussions with After receiving the designate’s accept- earlier, and was not expected to name a Rada, said that Russia cannot counter potential officials of the incoming ance, Archbishop Sulyk, together with Ukrainian any time soon. this U.S. strategic move without administration. They also shared their Archbishop Michael Bzdel of Winnipeg Bishop Husar was among a group of Ukraine’s rocket-production capability. views with a larger group of representa- and Archbishop Jan Martyniak of seven new nominees for cardinals who “As I see it, Russia is alarmed by the Peremyshl-Warsaw led the new archbish- were announced on January 28, among new U.S. administration’s determination (Continued on page 11) op major to the altar. The other hierarchs them Roman Catholic Bishop Marian followed, singing “Axios” in Greek (he Jaworski of Lviv. is worthy); “Axios,” echoed the cathe- Archbishop Major Husar’s program dral choir. This symbolized the can be characterized as “faith of our Byzantine roots of this patrticular fathers.” He said, “it is not my personal Catholic Church, which traces its begin- program; it is what we received from our nings to Brest in 1596, when Ukrainian ancestors.” Orthodox bishops recognized the author- “More than a thousand years ago,” he ity of the Roman pope, but retained their said, “Lord God gave our people the gift Eastern rite. of faith. We are Christian people who After the Gospel the new archbishop live in accordance with the rules of Jesus major gave a homily that he called “the Christ.” During the past 100 years, he program for the future” of the Church. continued, “many strong confessors of The surprise came at the end of the the faith saved this faith” despite great liturgy when among those greeting the difficulties, “and this is what we must new head of the global Church, continue to do.” Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, the Archbishop Husar then explained that Apostolic nuncio, or the Vatican’s keeping the faith means love and charity ambassador in Ukraine, announced that towards others – ecumenism. He cited just a few minutes earlier Pope John Paul that day’s Gospel, which described how II had named His Beatitude Lubomyr a Jesus shocked his followers by deciding cardinal. His elevation, together with that Yaro Bihun to dine at the house of Zaccheus, the of all the other new members of the head tax collector, who was considered National Deputy Mykhailo Ratushnyi holds a clipping from the Financial College of Cardinals, is set for February “a public sinner” (Luke 19:1-10). But Times about a new pact between Ukraine and Russia. 21 in Rome. The element of surprise was heightened, because the pontiff had (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001 No. 5 FOR THE RECORD NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Rada loses two national deputies of the ship Pamiat Merkuria, and charged RFE/RL releases transcripts him with breaking transport safety laws, KYIV – National Deputy Oleksander Reuters reported. The Pamiat Merkuria of interviews with Melnychenko Yemets died from injuries suffered in a car sank during a storm in the Black Sea on RFE/RL Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine Report chairman of the court. accident on January 28, Interfax reported January 26; 14 people died and five are the next day. Mr. Yemets, 42, belonged to still missing, while rescuers plucked 32 On December 29, 2000, and January 9, Mr. Melnychenko, now, under such the Reform-Center caucus in the survivors from lifeboats and rafts after RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service broadcast extreme conditions, you are living day- Verkhovna Rada. He was a vice prime min- several days spent floating in the cold live interviews with Mykola Melnychenko, to-day, but it is also necessary to think ister in 1997 and the president’s adviser in water. Volodymyr Rebrov, Crimea’s a major in the reserve of the Ukrainian about the future. Tell us, please, how 1998-1999. On January 22 National deputy public procurator, said initial find- Security Service and a former presidential do you see your future – both near and Deputy Yurii Kononenko of the National ings suggest the ship was overloaded. If bodyguard, who provoked a political scan- far? Democratic Party caucus was found dead found guilty, the captain will face up to 15 dal in Ukraine by publicizing the tapes in his office in Kharkiv with a firearm years in prison. (RFE/RL Newsline) that allegedly show President Leonid As to my near future, I am coming wound to his chest. Police suspect that he Kuchma’s complicity in the disappearance back to Ukraine under any circum- committed suicide. (RFE/RL Newsline) Cabinet’s survival hinges on energy stances. I think this will happen very of independent journalist Heorhii KYIV – “Fundamental reforms in the soon even if I’m sure that power struc- Holovatyi cites SBU interference Gongadze. fuel and energy sector are a question of the On both occasions, Mr. Melnychenko tures will do everything possible to pre- KYIV – Legislator Serhii Holovatyi on survival of the government and the prime contacted the Prague-based studio of vent me from coming back alive. And January 30 said the Security Service of minister,” the January 30 issue of Eastern RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service of his own I’m sure that the people of Ukraine will Ukraine (SBU) prevented him from receiv- Economist Daily quoted Volodymyr choice and spoke by telephone on the live overcome this evil and will come out of ing the results of an independent examina- Lanovyi as saying.
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