ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXVI No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 $2.00 Sen. Portman: New anti-tank weapons Poroshenko tells soldiers: “Thank you for Ukraine will help bring peace for protecting every piece of Ukrainian land” by Rostyslav Khotin calls for better ties, his administration has continued stepping up pressure on Russia, RFE/RL using sanctions and other tools to punish PRAGUE – A top U.S. senator says Moscow for its actions in Ukraine, Syria, advanced U.S. anti-tank weapons will allow cyberspace and elsewhere. Ukraine to better defend itself against The Republican-led Congress has also Russian aggression as the conflict there taken a harder line toward Russia, passing enters its fifth year. a new sanctions bill last year over Mr. In an April 2 interview with RFE/RL, Trump’s objections. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) also said that anti- Javelins are advanced anti-tank missiles tank weapons, called Javelins, should also that could help Ukrainian forces as they lead to a lasting peace deal, including the battle Russia-backed fighters. With covert fulfillment of the so-called Minsk Accords, support and heavy weaponry from Russian which aimed to end the fighting that has armed forces, those fighters have fought killed more than 10,300 people since 2014. the Ukrainian troops to a stalemate in the “Now there is an opportunity for [the eastern Donbas region. Ukrainians] to have additional weapons to Ukraine has sought those and other simply be able to say: ‘There will be conse- weapons for years. President Trump’s pre- quences,’ if the aggression continues,” Sen. decessor, Barack Obama, was reluctant to Portman said. give Javelins to Ukraine, however, fearing it “And I think that will lead to a more would antagonize Russia and fuel the con- KYIV – During a working visit to the Donetsk region on April 1 (Palm Sunday, accord- peaceful solution, including an agreement flict further. ing to the Julian calendar), President Petro Poroshenko met with the servicemen of to live by the Minsk agreement and Minsk 2 Some U.S. officials have also voiced fears the 79th assault brigade and the warriors of the National Guard who defend Ukraine in rather than what we have seen up to date, that the weapons would end up disappear- the east and presented them Easter baskets prepared by his wife, Maryna, as well as which is without being able to push back, ing, fall into the hands of separatist fighters talismans from children of the Sumy region. “Today, when the whole country celebrates without having consequences there was or be sold on the black market. Palm Sunday, I would like to convey words of sincere gratitude not only from myself, but more aggression and, therefore, more “I think the right thing for the United also from my entire family,” Mr. Poroshenko said. “Thank you for protecting every piece bloodshed,” he said. States, for others to do on behalf of Ukraine of Ukrainian land.” The Minsk ceasefire and peace deals were is to allow them to purchase weapons to be – Presidential Administration of Ukraine negotiated by Ukraine, Russia, Germany and able to defend themselves, including these France and signed in September 2014 and new weapons that are being delivered February 2015, respectively, aimed at ceas- now,” Sen. Portman said. ing hostilities in eastern Ukraine. President Trump recently voiced doubts Mr. Portman, who sits on the influential about the overall conflict in Ukraine, saying Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster: Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke there was no war there and, even if there to RFE/RL ahead of his arrival in Ukraine, was, the United States had no part in it. Th e toughest man on Russia? where he’s expected to meet top officials. Corruption reforms by Ashish Kumar Sen Mr. Trump, whose presidential cam- The delivery of the Javelin missiles come Atlantic Council paign is the focus of an investigation by as President Donald Trump’s administra- Sen. Portman said the conflict – along Special Prosecutor Robert S. Mueller III into tion moves toward a harder approach in its with Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald J. links with Russia, was quick to congratulate relations with Russia. Crimea Peninsula – required a strong Trump assured the leaders of the Baltic Mr. Putin over a flawed election victory last response from world community. states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – at a Harder line month and even invited the Russian presi- White House meeting on April 3 that no dent to Washington. In his remarks at a Despite President Trump’s repeated (Continued on page 16) one has been tougher on Russia than him. joint press conference with the Baltic lead- Hours later, he was almost upstaged by ers on April 3, Mr. Trump said he thinks his outgoing National Security Advisor Lt. that he could have a “very good relation- Gen. H.R. McMaster, who delivered a blis- ship” with Mr. Putin. tering rebuke of Russia in remarks at the Those prospects would seem bleak Atlantic Council. Gen. McMaster said that given Gen. McMaster’s assessment. the West has “failed to impose sufficient Gen. McMaster contended that the West costs” on Moscow for its aggressive behav- is engaged in a “fundamental contest ior that has ranged from cyberattacks to between our free and open societies and near-fatal poisonings. closed and repressive systems.” “Russian aggression is strengthening our In a clear reference to Russia, he added: resolve and our confidence. We might all “Revisionist and repressive powers are help Mr. Putin understand his grave error,” attempting to undermine our values, our Gen. McMaster said, referring to Russian institutions and our way of life.” President Vladimir Putin. [Editor’s note: Gen McMaster also stated Gen. McMaster spoke at a dinner hosted in his address at the Atlantic Council: “Since by the Atlantic Council for the leaders of the the denial-of-service attacks on Estonia in three Baltic states. These were his last public 2007 and the invasion of Georgia in 2008, remarks before leaving office. He will be Russia has used old and new forms of replaced by John Bolton, a former U.S. ambas- aggression to undermine our open societ- RFE/RL sador to the United Nations who is well- Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). known for his hawkish foreign policy views. (Continued on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

ANALYSIS

Moscow plans new Arctic port U.S. cites ‘burdens’ on civil society by Russia-backed separatists. The list included Mr. Sushchenko and filmmaker The U.S. State Department is calling on Oleh Sentsov, who is serving a 20-year sen- Ukraine to repeal a law that it says has put to bypass Baltics and Ukraine tence in a Russian prison after being con- undue burdens on civil society organiza- And finally, unless sanctions end soon, victed of plotting terrorist attacks in a trial by Paul Goble tions and is for that reason discouraging Russia will not be able to build the fleet of supporters called absurd. The list, which the Eurasia Daily Monitor their work. The law requires civil-society Parliament statement said was not com- coal-transport ships the new facility will groups and international members of the Because oil and natural gas are Russia’s require. That means that Mr. Sokolov’s supervisory boards of state-owned enter- plete, also included several leaders of the largest exports (Gks.ru, accessed April 3), it announcement may be more of a bluff than prises to declare their assets – a require- Crimean Tatar minority, which rights groups is entirely understandable that Moscow’s a real threat, unless Western countries or ment that the department said was exces- say has faced abuse and discrimination efforts to build pipelines to the West China step in to provide the shipping – and sive. “Ukraine’s asset-declaration system since Russia’s takeover. (RFE/RL) bypassing the three Baltic states and they may be less than willing to do so given should hold public officials accountable, and Ukraine continue to attract a great deal of Ex-prisoner Soloshenko dies at 75 the sanctions regime and also given that not place unnecessary burdens or pressure attention. But much less attention has been the United States is now interested in A Ukrainian man who was freed from a given to Moscow’s new efforts to develop on civil society,” department spokeswoman becoming a major coal exporter to Ukraine Heather Nauert said in a statement on Russian prison and returned home in a infrastructure intended to allow it to export and Eastern Europe (Energy.gov, July 31, high-profile prisoner exchange in 2016 has coal to global markets by bypassing these March 30. “This punitive law targets those 2017). very individuals who seek to increase trans- died at the age of 75. Yuriy Soloshenko died same countries. With regard to the second question, if on April 4, Verkhovna rada Vice-Chair Iryna If these Russian plans prove successful, parency and accountability in Ukraine, ful- despite all this, Russia were able to redirect filling the promises of the Euro-Maidan and Herashchenko wrote on Facebook. they will deprive Ukraine and the Baltics of coal flows away from the three Baltic states According to Ms. Herashchenko, Mr. the transit fees they have long depended the Ukrainian people’s aspirations for a and Ukraine, this would hurt them, but not Soloshenko had been diagnosed with can- upon. Indeed, judging from the comments democratic country governed by the rule of all by the same amount and not fatally – cer several years ago. Despite his age and ill- of Moscow officials, the Russian govern- law,” she said. “We urge the Ukrainian gov- economically or politically. Ukraine, Estonia ness, Mr. Soloshenko “endured imprison- ment is more interested in using such new ernment to expeditiously cancel the asset and Lithuania would suffer small economic ment with dignity,” Hennadiy Afanasyev, routes to apply political leverage on at least declaration requirements, in line with rec- losses if Moscow succeeds with its plans. some of these countries than it is in ensur- ommendations by the Venice Commission, who was released from Russian custody Latvia would suffer most, with perhaps ing Russia’s economic interests. and, in the interim, provide a temporary along with Mr. Soloshenko in June 2016, Russia’s Transportation amnesty for those individuals who do not wrote on Facebook. Mr. Afanasyev called Mr. Minister Maksim Sokolov has file declarations by the upcoming deadline.” Soloshenko “our hero” and “my grandpa.” A announced the development of a The Russian government (RFE/RL) former electronics plant chief, Mr. Soloshenko was arrested by Russian new ice-free port on the Kola is more interested Ukrainian journalist pleads not guilty Peninsula and noted that it would authorities in Moscow in August 2014 and allow Russia to dispense with its in using new routes to Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, accused of trying to buy restricted compo- use of ports in the Baltic countries whom Russia has charged with espionage in nents for the S-300 air-defense missile sys- for the transfer of coal early in the apply political leverage a case seen by rights activists as politically tem. He was sentenced to six years in prison next decade. Latvian commenta- on certain countries. motivated, has entered a not guilty plea as in October 2015. Mr. Afanasyev is a Crimean tors have suggested this could his trial began in Moscow. Mr. Sushchenko’s photographer who was arrested months mark the end of their country’s lawyer, Mark Feigin, wrote on Twitter that after Russia seized control of the peninsula still-lucrative transit trade and thus put the around 10 percent of its transit trade earn- the Moscow City Court started the trial on and sentenced to seven years in prison after middle Baltic republic in a far more difficult ings coming to an end (Atlas.media.mit.edu, March 27, and that his client pleaded not being convicted of plotting a terrorist act position economically and geopolitically accessed April 3). Given Riga’s current eco- guilty. Mr. Sushchenko, a Paris-based corre- against the Russian-imposed authorities. (Rubaltic.ru, March 30; Db.lv, March 29). nomic difficulties, that could hurt; and spondent of the Ukrinform news agency, Messrs. Soloshenko and Afanasyev were The Russian project will involve the con- Moscow may be counted on to make use of was detained in Moscow in 2016 on suspi- exchanged for two people – also Ukrainians struction of a port between the settlements this threat to try to force the Latvian gov- cion of collecting classified information. Kyiv – who were in Ukrainian custody on charges of Mishukovo and Mezhdurechye, on the ernment to bend to its will on issues like and rights activists say Russia has jailed sev- related to their alleged support for Russia- Kola gulf, a connecting rail line south and a the status of ethnic Russians and the eral Ukrainians on trumped up, politically backed separatists. Their release was seen fleet of new ships to carry the coal west- Russian language in that Baltic republic. motivated charges since Moscow seized as an attempt by Moscow to erode support ward. At the same time, Minister Sokolov Finally, regarding the third question, the Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014 in the West for the continuation of sanctions said, it will link the region more fully with Baltic states and Ukraine have many alter- and threw its support behind armed sepa- imposed on Russia in response to its take- the Northern Sea Route to Asia and thus native options, and this latest Russian decla- ratists in eastern Ukraine. A year ago, the over of Crimea and its support for the sepa- promote the development of the entire ration should be the occasion for taking European Parliament called on Russia to ratists in a conflict that has killed more than northwestern segment of the Russian action on one or more of them. Ukraine is in free more than 30 Ukrainian citizens who 10,300 people in eastern Ukraine since Federation. a de facto state of war with Russia following were in prison or other conditions of April 2014. (RFE/RL) Once operational – the first stage is Mr. Putin’s annexation of Crimea and con- restricted freedom in Russia, Crimea, and scheduled for completion in 2020 – the tinuing intervention in the Donbas, so it can parts of eastern Ukraine that are controlled (Continued on page 12) new ports will allow Moscow to dispense hardly count on Russian economic “assis- with the use not only of ports in the Baltic tance.” Ukraine has been redirecting its states but also in Ukraine and to export as trade and economy away from Russia as a much as 18 million tons of coal a year. That result. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Moscow surprised by Western show of solidarity with Britain

by Pavel Felgenhauer Monitor, March 15). The unprecedented act more U.S. diplomats, effectively crippling announced it will allow Russia to replace Eurasia Daily Monitor of coordinated expulsions came as a nasty the U.S. Embassy and making it almost the four diplomats it is expelling, which is surprise. The biggest disappointment for impossible for Russian citizens to obtain also interpreted as a positive development The strong demonstration of Western the Kremlin turned out to be President visas to visit the U.S. Apparently, even more (Interfax, March 28). solidarity with the United Kingdom in Donald Trump. importantly, according to Vzglad, Mr. Putin While the expulsions crisis was unfold- response to the March 4 poisoning of dou- On March 20, Mr. Trump had phoned may write off Mr. Trump as a person with ing, the German authorities issued their ble agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter President Vladimir Putin, congratulating whom it is impossible to make deals final legal authorization, allowing Gazprom Yulia in Salisbury, England, by a nerve agent him on his re-election, and both leaders because he does not control his own to begin building the Nord Stream 2 natural known as “Novichok,” secretly developed in agreed to begin work on planning a future administration. Mr. Trump’s apparent good gas export pipeline from Russia to Germany the Soviet Union, has apparently caught summit. This apparently under the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine – a Moscow by surprise. Some 28 countries, friendly phone call was project Washington opposes. This develop- together with the North Atlantic Treaty interpreted in Moscow as Donald Trump’s apparent ment was lauded as “business as usual” Organization (NATO), announced they are effectively undermining despite all the diplomatic fuss. Gazprom is expelling over 150 Russian diplomats alleg- British attempts to mobi- good intentions and his now awaiting final approval by Finland, edly connected to Moscow’s intelligence lize a joint Western often-expressed desire to reach Sweden and Denmark, and planning to services. Four states – Luxemburg, Malta, response to the Skripal begin laying the pipes underwater already Portugal and Slovakia – have recalled their poisoning case. Russian deals with Vladimir Putin is this year (RIA Novosti, March 27). ambassadors from Moscow “for consulta- diplomats in Washington recognized in Moscow, but Sergei Naryshkin, the director of Russia’s tions,” in solidarity with Britain, without expressed optimism Foreign Intelligence Service (Sluzhba expelling diplomats. about the possibility of his ability to deliver is Vneshney Razvedki – SVR), known in Soviet Russian officials angrily denounced the beginning serious negoti- times as the First Main Directorate (PGU) of mass expulsions. Foreign Affairs Minister ation about strategic increasingly in doubt. the KGB, has denounced the mass expul- Sergei Lavrov has promised a “strong security issues, as Mr. sion of Russian diplomats – many of whom response” and accused Western govern- Putin proposed in his address to intentions and his often expressed desire to are apparently connected to the SVR – as “a ments of “blindly yielding to a campaign of Parliament on March 1 (Kommersant, reach deals with Mr. Putin is recognized in dirty and cynical provocation.” According to colossal pressure and blackmail coming March 28). When it turned out the U.S. was Moscow; but his ability to deliver is increas- Mr. Naryshkin, the expulsions are intended from Washington” (Interfax, March 28). expelling more Russians than any other ingly in doubt (Vzglad, March 26). to promote “Russophobia.” Moscow will In the early stages of the Skripal crisis, country – some 60, including members of The Russian state propaganda machine reply “strongly and adequately,” he added the dominant opinion in Moscow was dif- Russia’s Mission to the United Nations – has been portraying the Western demon- (Militarynews.ru, March 28). ferent: the U.K. was seen as feeble and iso- and, furthermore, was closing a Russian stration of unity in expulsions as half-heart- The Foreign Affairs Ministry, in an official lated by Brexit, with a weak government Consulate in Seattle, the disappointment ed and incomplete. Austria has been statement, has implied the Brits themselves and prime minister. A disunited West was turned into anger. praised for “resisting British pressure” and are responsible for the Skripal poisoning seen as incapable of acting together coher- According to the pro-Kremlin news site refusing to expel any Russian diplomats ently (Interfax, March 14; see Eurasia Daily Vzglad, Moscow may, in turn, send home (Interfax, March 28). Germany has (Continued on page 17)

Russia stirs up fear and hatred of Ukrainians in occupied Crimea

by Halya Coynash tion and militarization on the occupied ter- tained in their report can be used as confir- dictated warmongering and hate speech. ritory, including education pushing military Kharkiv Human Rights mation of ethnic discrimination for One of the journalists explained that the service, are in flagrant breach of interna- Protection Group Ukraine’s court case against Russia at the top management had meetings at the tional law and essentially constitute a war U.N.’s International Court of Justice at the Kremlin, after which presenters were Russia is deliberately creating an atmo- crime. Hague. instructed on which terms to use, like sphere of fear and aggression in occupied By constantly inciting hatred towards A lot of the examples cited by the “junta,” “fascist,” “Bandera supporters,” etc. Crimea with Ukraine and Ukrainians Ukrainians as a whole, towards Crimean authors from 2014 were also used by The authors of the Crimean report give pitched as “the enemy.” This is the main Tatars or Muslims, the Russian occupiers Russia to support its military aggression examples of the constant use of the term conclusion of a monitoring assessment of are creating an atmosphere in which against Ukraine in the Donbas. There, too, Russian and Crimean media undertaken by crimes against members of these groups the Russian and Russian-backed militants “punishers,” but it is, they note, a heavily the Crimean Human Rights Group and are inevitable. Ms. Sedova notes that such cut off all Ukrainian channels as soon as weighted“karateli” and(каратели). negative Literallyterm, used this after means the Human Rights Information Center. incitement was one of the factors leading to they seized control, with Russian state second world war by the Soviet media, and Since Russia’s invasion and occupation the genocide in Rwanda. She warns that channels immediately placed on air. even after the collapse of the USSR, to refer of Crimea have been recognized by the “Russia is constantly throwing dynamite Russian TV propaganda pushed the to the atrocities committed by SS battalions International Criminal Court as an interna- into the fire.” image of Ukrainians as “fascists, Nazis” and and other war criminals prosecuted at the tional armed conflict, it is legitimate to con- Such hate speech also makes it easier for claimed them to be “monsters who com- Nuremberg Trials. sider such deliberate incitement to hatred Russia to try to justify its repression against mitted bestial murders of their compatri- Another typical narrative was that used to be one of Russia’s weapons of war. the above-mentioned groups. ots.” by Russia to distort the tragic disturbances Although other groups, such as LGBT It should be said that pro-Russian media It is worth noting that back in 2015, four and fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014, and treat people were also targeted, the hate speech in Crimea were guilty of such hate speech ex-employees of mainstream Russian chan- it as a “massacre.” was primarily directed against Ukrainians long before Russia’s invasion, with publica- nels provided detailed information about in general – both as a people and as a politi- tions like Krymskaya Pravda frequently the Kremlin’s instructions for such state- (Continued on page 8) cal community, against Crimean Tatars, publishing texts that particularly incited Muslims, migrants, as well as Euro-Maidan hatred and distrust of Crimean Tatars. It activists. Its effect was exacerbated by the was certainly not state policy, however, overall absence of free and independent whereas the inflammatory material that Sen. Andreychuk honored media in occupied Crimea. the researchers found was not only on The authors monitored the evening news Russian state-controlled TV channels, but by Estonian Central Council broadcasts on the main Russian TV chan- also on the occupation regime’s official nels available in occupied Crimea (Rossiya websites and even in legal documents. OTTAWA – Sen. A. Raynell Andreychuk was presented the Gold Award of Merit by 1, NTV and Pyervy Kanal) during the spring In all, 718 examples of hate speech were the Estonian Central Council in Canada on February 1. of 2014 (soon after Russia’s annexation) identified, with the vast majority (479) “The Estonian community in Canada is thankful for the open door that Sen. and in the spring of 2017. They also ana- found in the news broadcasts of Russian TV Andreychuk has always offered for our communities, and specifically for organizing lyzed the content of websites of Crimean channels; they were directed against and hosting countless Baltic Nights on Parliament Hill”, said Council President media and the “official” occupation authori- Ukrainians in general, or those living in Marcus Kolga. “Most recently, the senator took the legislative lead in introducing and ty websites from March to October 2014 government-controlled Ukraine. unanimously passing Canada’s global human rights Magnitsky law this past October.” and from January to July 2017. The resources monitored referred to Mr. Kolga, who presented the award at a celebration marking Estonian Iryna Sedova, one of the authors, stress- inhabitants of the occupied Donbas – the Independence Day in Toronto, went on to highlight the Ukrainian Canadian senator’s es that this is deliberate policy by the occu- Kremlin-backed “Donetsk and Luhansk peo- lifelong commitment to the defense of democracy and freedom in the Baltic states pation regime. By creating an atmosphere ple’s republics” – as being a “separate peo- and Europe. of hatred and fear in Crimea, they hope to ple” and to Crimeans as being “Russians.” “I was privileged to work with the Estonian community in Canada on their many ensure that nobody dares speak out in sup- The authors call on Ukraine’s Crimean achievements and am deeply honored to receive the Gold Award of Merit,” said Sen. port of Ukraine and to further push Prosecutor’s Office to initiate criminal pro- Andreychuk. “The timing is particularly meaningful as we gather to celebrate the Crimeans to join the Russian army. As ceedings against those guilty of such incite- 100th anniversary of Estonian independence.” reported, Russia’s imposition of conscrip- ment. They stress that the material con- 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14 No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 5

incident promoted the British government lions of dollars to U.S. military and allied President Trump met the leaders of the Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster... to expel 23 Russian diplomats triggering forces in Europe to deter Russian aggres- three Baltic states at the White House on tit-for-tat expulsions, which also included sion and prevent conflict, said Gen. April 3. (Continued from page 1) the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from McMaster. All four presidents affirmed their com- ies and the foundations of international the United States. “So we are acting, but we must recognize mitment to Article 5 of the Washington peace and stability.” As noted last fall by Gen. McMaster said President Trump’s the need for all of us to do more to respond Treaty, which states that an attack on one Antony J. Blinken in an op-ed piece in The decision to order the removal of dozens of to and deter Russian aggression, especially NATO member will be treated as an attack New York Times, Gen McMaster was part of Russian intelligence officers and close the in four critical areas,” he added. on the entire alliance. a group of senior advisors to President Russian Consulate in Seattle “will also help These four areas, he said, are: counter The White House said it will provide the Trump that included Vice-President Mike protect our democratic institutions and Russian cyberwarfare by integrating mili- Baltic states with nearly $100 million to Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and processes, as these Russian officers orches- tary, political and informational instru- procure large-caliber ammunition and over Secretary of Defense James Mattis, that “see trate Russia’s sustained campaign of propa- ments of power; invest in cyber infrastruc- $70 million in train-and-equip programs to Russia’s occupation of eastern Ukraine for ganda, disinformation and political subver- ture; share burden of defense, which means build the capacity of military and security what it is: a gross violation of the most sion.” all NATO nations must honor the target of forces of the three nations. basic norms of international conduct that Gen. McMaster called the poi- U.S. forces take part with Baltic troops in the United States helped establish after soning an “assault on the United training exercises, including Saber Strike World War II.” In an interview in January Kingdom’s sovereignty,” a clear The U.S. national security and Baltops. The White House said that with Voice of America, Gen. McMaster violation of the Chemical advisor says the West has more than 5,000 U.S. troops will join multi- spoke of what he called Russia’s “implausi- Weapons Convention, and the national forces in the Saber Strike exercise ble deniability”: “These are the same peo- first offensive use of nerve agent “failed to impose suffi cient later this year – the largest event of its kind ple who said, ‘Oh no, we didn’t shoot down in Europe since World War II. to take place in the Baltic region. that airliner (MH17) or murder all those The Trump administration costs” on Moscow for its In 2017, Russia conducted a massive people. Oh no, we don’t have soldiers in has concluded that Russia was aggressive behavior. and provocative military exercise – known Crimea or in eastern Ukraine.’ I mean, it’s also responsible for massive as Zapad – that involved by some esti- just not credible anymore.”] cyberattacks – NotPetya – and mates up to 100,000 troops. Gen. McMaster went on to list a series of an attack on critical U.S. infrastructure, spending 2 percent of the GDP on defense; “It is a huge amount compared to the Russian aggressions, including hybrid war- including the energy sector. and realize that “all of our actions depend number of soldiers in our national armies,” fare that he described as “a pernicious form Russia has also conducted numerous on preserving our strategic confidence.” of aggression that combines political, eco- intercepts of U.S., allied, and partner air- In an earlier panel discussion, the lead- troop levels. “The presence of NATO forces nomic, informational and cyber assaults crafts and vessels in the Nordic-Baltic ers of the three Baltic states – Estonia, inMr. our Vējonis region said, is veryreferring crucial to forthe us,”Zapad he against sovereign nations.” region threatening freedom of navigation Latvia and Lithuania – said that they would added. “Russia employs sophisticated strategies and endangering our personnel, said Gen. like a “long-standing” U.S. troop presence in deliberately designed to achieve objectives McMaster. their region to help them stand up to the ourselves.” He sought U.S. leadership in while falling below the target state’s “Mr. Putin may believe that he is winning threat posed by a revanchist Russia. shapingMr. Linkevičius NATO’s agenda said: “Helpand support us to protect to fill threshold for a military response,” he said, in this new form of warfare. He may believe “We hope that U.S. forces’ presence in the Baltic states’ defense capability gaps. noting that these tactics include “infiltrat- that his aggressive actions in the parks of our region will continue… it will be a long- Ms. Kaljulaid said the Baltic states cur- ing social media, spreading propaganda, Salisbury, in cyberspace, in the air and on standing presence,” said Latvian President rently lack the technical ability to avoid an weaponizing information, and using other the high seas can undermine our confi- A2/AD [anti-access/area denial] situation. forms of subversion and espionage.” dence, our institutions and our values,” said words” to describe this troop presence, he “We need to be able to reach the Baltic “For too long, some nations have looked Gen. McMaster. added,Raimonds noting Vējonis. the sensitivity “We can of find the differentissue. states by airplanes if there is a need,” she the other way in the face of these threats,” “Perhaps he believes that our free “For all three Baltic countries, the U.S. said. “The A2/AD bubble is something we he said. “Russia brazenly and implausibly nations are weak and will not respond to forces’ presence in our region is one of the need to prick,” she added. denies its actions and we have failed to his provocations,” he said. “He is wrong.” key and most important factors for us,” he Further, Ms. Kaljulaid said, in the past impose sufficient costs. The Kremlin’s confi- The Trump administration has imposed added. things have gone wrong when Russia has dence is growing as its agents conduct their sanctions on Russian individuals and orga- thought that the unity of the West is crack- sustained campaigns to undermine our con- nizations in response to Russian meddling cussion along with Estonian President ing. “We must absolutely stick together,” fidence in ourselves and in one another.” in the 2016 U.S. election and cyberattacks, KerstiMr. VējonisKaljulaid participated and Lithuanian in a panel Foreign dis- she said. In March, a former Russian double including attempts to hack the U.S. energy agent, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter, grid. Kempe, president and chief executive offi- Ashish Kumar Sen is deputy director of Yulia, were poisoned in the United The United States has also substantially cerMinister of the LinasAtlantic Linkevičius. Council, moderated Frederick the communications at the Atlantic Council. This Kingdom using a military-grade nerve increased funding for the European discussion. article was originally published on the agent that was traced back to Russia. The Deterrence Initiative, which provides bil- Security was high on the agenda when Atlantic Council’s “New Atlanticist” blog. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Bolton’s appointment ‘a positive signal for Ukraine,’ Holodomor awareness Last week’s issue of this newspaper publicized a nationwide Holodomor aware- says Ukrainian commentator Portnikov ness effort that has been initiated here in the United States by the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Genocide Awareness (U.S. Holodomor Committee), which by Paul Goble And this approach too,” the commentator is working with national Ukrainian American organizations and local community says, “could be what recommended him to groups across the country. The endeavor is part of commemorations of the 85th President Donald Trump’s selection of Donald Trump.” anniversary year of the Holodomor that began last November with a religious ser- former U.S. permanent representative to But there are likely to be some problems vice at the Holodomor Memorial in Washington. the United Nations John Bolton as his in the relationship between the two men. As noted by the U.S. Holodomor Committee, activities to promote awareness and national security advisor represents “a pos- “John Bolton really has views and a reputa- knowledge about our Ukrainian genocide include scholarly symposia, memorial ser- itive signal for Ukraine” because of his tion which arises out of them. Donald vices, endeavors to include the Holodomor in school curricula, as well as efforts to Reaganite views that the U.S. should be the Trump isn’t interested in one or the other. secure resolutions and proclamations about the Holodomor anniversary from gover- only superpower, Vitaly Portnikov says. Generally, the president isn’t interested nors and state legislatures. One of its principal goals is to obtain such recognition in Mr. Trump has been searching for peo- even in political power because Trump all 50 states. We urge our readers to take another look at the committee’s article to ple for his national security team who barely understands what it is,” Mr. see how you can become involved (http://www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/nationwide- share his “system of political views and at Portnikov observes. holodomor-awareness-effort-under-way-for-85th-anniversary-commemoration/). the same time are capable of not contra- He is interested “only in being well- Meanwhile, in the U.S. Congress, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard dicting” the president, the Ukrainian com- known and he is trying to run America with Durbin (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, introduced Senate mentator notes. “For this point of view, the approach of an experienced builder.” Resolution 435 to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine- Bolton is an outstanding choice” (ru.espre- Someone like Mr. Bolton could become Genocide of 1932-1933. In addition, the resolution: “condemns the systematic vio- so.tv/article/2018/03/23/vytalyy_port- “a real helper for Trump but only up to that lations of human rights, including the freedom of self-determination and freedom nykov_ten_reygana_v_belom_dome). moment when the decisions of the presi- of speech, of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet government; recognizes the find- The new national security advisor’s dent do not begin to threaten his own repu- ings of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine as submitted to Congress on April “views on the world were formed during tation and ambitions.” It is unthinkable that 22, 1988, including that ‘Joseph Stalin and those around him committed genocide the Reagan administration, that is, when Mr. Bolton could be “the architect of agree- against the Ukrainians in 1932-1933’; encourages dissemination of information Donald Trump himself simply did not have ments either with Russia or North Korea, regarding the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in order to expand the world’s knowledge any political views,” Mr. Portnikov says. and any attempts by Trump [to reach of this man-made tragedy; and supports the continuing efforts of the people of Under George W. Bush, he was known “as a those] will become a problem for Bolton.” Ukraine to work toward ensuring democratic principles, a free-market economy, tough and consistent conservative, a real Of course, it is possible that things won’t and full respect for human rights, in order to enable Ukraine to achieve its potential foreign policy ‘hawk’ ” who backed the war go as far as an open break. “Bolton, in con- as an important strategic partner of the United States in that region of the world, in Iraq and opposition to North Korea. trast to [former Secretary of State Rex] and to reflect the will of its people.” Our goal now must be to get other senators to Democrats opposed him, and Mr. Bolton Tillerson will not begin to make remarks sign on as co-sponsors of the measure, as well as to thank those 11 legislators who responded in kind, being one of the sharp- relative to the mental capacities of the pres- have already given their support. Again, we encourage readers to take a look at last est critics of President Barack Obama’s pol- ident. He will simply after a certain interval week’s issue to see the Action Item in regard to S. Res. 435 (http://www.ukrweekly. icy regarding Russia and Ukraine. depart,” Mr. Portnikov argues. Thus, he is com/uwwp/action-item-ukrainian-holodomor-resolution-in-u-s-senate/). At the same time, Mr. Portnikov contin- unlikely to be Trump’s last national securi- At the same time, it is worth noting that April is Genocide Awareness, ues, Mr. Bolton has gained a reputation as ty advisor. Condemnation and Prevention Month in Canada. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress “a conformist, an individual who seeks not However, for as long as he holds onto reports that this year the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Armenian to get into arguments with his bosses and is this post, Mr. Bolton will represent “a posi- National Committee of Canada, the UCC and the Rwandan Humura Association are extremely tough with his subordinates … tive signal for Ukraine.” joining efforts to organize a series of events in Ottawa and Toronto to promote genocide awareness and educate the public, and thus strengthen efforts to prevent genocide. It was back on April 24, 2015, that the House of Commons had passed Motion 587 that not only designated April as a time of remembrance, but also Putin thinks he’s winning and is expanding noted the genocides recognized by Canada: the Jewish Holocaust, the Ukrainian Holodomor, the Rwandan Tutsi Genocide and the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The UCC adds that the Canadian Parliament has also recognized the Bosnian Genocide his Stalinist attack on West, says historian and the ongoing genocide being committed by the Islamic State against the Yazidis by Paul Goble the peak of great power status, having gen- of Syria and Iraq. erated a model for emulation.” It is important that all of us contribute in whatever way we can to promote Many in the West following the decision The only difference is that Stalin strove awareness of the genocide of the Ukrainian nation in a meaningful historical con- of more than 20 countries to expel Russian to Sovietize Western countries, while text. There is no more fitting way to remember the millions lost in the Holodomor. diplomats to show solidarity with the “Putin and company seek the fundamental British think that Vladimir Putin has been weakening of the West and the destruction driven into an untenable position and soon of close coordination between Europe and will be forced to back down in the face of the U.S.” this Western resolve, Irina Pavlova says. Given that goal, the historian continues, April Turning the pages back... But that is not how Putin views things, the Kremlin’s power depends not on its the U.S.-based Russian historian says. He GDP but on “consistently, decisively and Four years ago, on April 9, 2014, the Security Service of doesn’t feel he is “trapped” but rather in a aggressively speculating on the weakness- 9 Ukraine (SBU) announced the arrest of Maria Koleda, 22, identi- position to intensify his attacks on the es and problems of present-day Western fied as a Russian citizen who was fulfilling intelligence tasks to West because he “considers himself smart- civilization” and on Moscow’s ability to use 2014 destabilize the situation in Ukraine’s southern oblasts. er” than his Western counterparts and thus the technological achievements of the West Ms. Koleda was identified as a participant in the April 7 clash- is “raising the stakes” in ways that the West “to strengthen [the Russian] regime.” es at the Mykolaiyiv Oblast State Administration, which resulted has forgotten how to counter (ivpavlova. Mr. Putin’s strength is further enhanced in 15 injured and 23 arrested, and she admitted to wounding three pro-EU activists with blogspot.com/2018/04/blog-post. by the fact that he “adroitly plays on the her firearms. She had reported to her Russian handlers that pro-Russian activists had html#more). human weaknesses of the representatives unlimited access to explosives and arranged for them to receive rifles. The SBU stated, According to Ms. Pavlova, the Kremlin’s of Western countries, corrupting some suc- “She also reported on preparing two sabotage groups (seven individuals in Kherson and strategy toward the West has been in place cessfully, dividing and perverting them.” As six in Nova Kakhova) for dispatch to Donetsk to participate in the mass unrest.” for some time and is based on “a vision of for the sanctions the West threatens, “they Pro-Russian activists seized control of state buildings in several eastern cities during the Russia as a great power in the Stalinist only strengthen this regime above all in the first week of April 2014. In Donetsk, they declared an “independent republic” on April 7 and style for namely under him and in his eyes of its own population.” invited Russian soldiers to ensure a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The understanding, the country experienced In response to the Western expulsion of Ukrainian government response used limited force to retake most of the buildings and Russian diplomats, Ms. Pavlova says, Mr. avoided a pretext for a Russian invasion. More than 500 activists stormed the Kharkiv Oblast Putin adopted not only the mirror Council building on April 6 and 5,000 pro-Russian activists organized a demonstration. Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on response of expelling Western diplomats Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov said that many of those involved in the unrest ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia but directly “accused the countries of were paid provocateurs, including women and youngsters, and he vowed that the situa- who has served in various capacities in the Western civilization not simply in tion would be brought under control without blood. By April 7, the Kharkiv Oblast Council U.S. State Department, the Central Russophobia but in the support of Nazism.” building was set on fire by the pro-Russian separatists, and they were evicted by the local Intelligence Agency and the International Unfortunately, up to now, few in the West police later that evening. The action resulted in 70 arrests, 64 of whom were confirmed Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice have taken note of this in the serious way it residents of the Kharkiv Oblast. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio deserves. In Luhansk, masked and armed pro-Russian separatists took over the local headquar- Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for That charge is part of a special opera- ters of the SBU on April 7, placing mines throughout the building, and took 60 hostages, International Peace. The article above is tion that is “the most important part of the whom they released by the next morning. By April 9, the Luhansk SBU office and the reprinted with permission from his blog great power strategy of the present-day called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- (Continued on page 16) woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). (Continued on page 7) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 7

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

and relevance. PERSPECTIVES Thanks for editorial UNCUA member credit unions are led by talented managers and volunteer boards by Andrew Fedynsky about our ‘kredytivky’ who contribute their skills and time to ensure that they deliver superior products Dear Editor: and services. Further, the kredytivky are I would like to express my appreciation working hard to keep pace with technology to The Ukrainian Weekly for your editorial and provide the same services as commer- World Water Day – 2018 “Our ‘kredytivky’ – our mainstays” (March cial banks. We encourage those of you who 23) which highlighted the contributions of are not members of a Ukrainian American At the end of March, Cleveland the force of several Niagara Falls, trans- Ukrainian-American credit unions. credit union to do some comparison shop- MetroParks – a 100-mile network of recre- forming the existing freshwater lake into Each of the 13 credit unions that com- ping and include credit unions in your ation areas, golf courses, trails, learning cen- the saltwater Black Sea. Freshwater fossils prise the Ukrainian National Credit Union search for a primary financial institution. ters, etc. – invited the Ukrainian Museum- from 6,000-7,000 years ago confirm an Association (UNCUA) is unique in character I’m confident that you will find a UNCUA Archives (UMA) to be part of World Water ancient shoreline and suggest an abrupt and business model. However, all share a credit union that can be an effective partner Day. We didn’t even know there was such a change from fresh water to salt. Interesting common vision of delivering exceptional in meeting your personal financial needs. celebration, but sure enough there is, spon- and compelling. sored by the United Nations, the World What is indisputable is the trade value to their customers, while at the same Andrij Horbachevsky Wildlife Federation and other organizations. between Greeks and the steppe dwellers of time giving back to their communities. We Yonkers, N.Y. We readily agreed: UMA Curator Aniza Ukraine, going back at least to the legend- are also proud to provide financial support Kraus prepared an exhibit and I, as “resident ary Jason and the Argonauts, whose story to many of our diaspora “hromada” organi- The letter-writer is chairman of the scholar,” prepared a PowerPoint presenta- recounts ancient sailors navigating the Ukrainian National Credit Union Association. zations to ensure their continued existence tion. That got me thinking about water in Black Sea as far as the Caucasus, where general, but also how it relates to Ukraine they put sheep skins in mountain streams and its commonalities with Ohio and the and coming back later found embedded FOR THE RECORD Great Lakes – more than we realize, I discov- flakes of gold, hence the “Golden Fleece.” ered. Ukraine’s rivers also facilitated transporta- Unless there’s too little of it in a drought tion. None more so than the Dnipro. Greek or too much in a flood, we take water for historian Herodotus called it the most pro- UWC calls upon international community granted. And yet, water is the most preva- ductive river in the world with the sole lent feature of our planet, two-thirds of it exception of the Nile. A thousand years to boycott games of FIFA World Cup covered by oceans. Plus, there are rivers, later, Scandinavian Vikings used the same lakes, seas, wetlands and millions of square river to trade with Constantinople and the The following statement was released by order, and remains an aggressor state that miles of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic Eastern Roman Empire. In the process they the Ukrainian World Congress on April 4. illegally occupies Crimea and persistently regions; clouds cover the skies; we pump organized the tribes, founded the city of wages its armed activities in Eastern water from the aquifer. Indeed, more than Kyiv and, assuming the Slavic identity of The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) Ukraine. half of the human body is water. It’s the most their new realm, created the empire histo- commends the solidarity of the interna- “The Ukrainian World Congress urges prominent feature that astronauts looking ry remembers as Kyivan Rus’. The same tional community in response to the use of high-ranking officials of governments and toward Earth see from orbit or the moon. trade routes prevail to this day; as do the a nerve agent to poison a former Russian international organizations to follow the My family lives two blocks from Lake conflicts over Ukraine’s bountiful resourc- spy living in the United Kingdom and lead of the United Kingdom and Poland, Erie. It’s vast – you can’t see the other es. Hence, a major Ukrainian export: peo- urges high-ranking officials of govern- and refrain from attending the 21st FIFA shore north in Canada. And yet, it’s the sec- ple – those forced into slavery, fleeing ments and international organizations to World Cup games in the Russian ond smallest of the five Great Lakes of oppression or looking for jobs overseas. further strengthen the message of con- Federation that persists with its hybrid North America, which together contain 20 Which brings us back to the Great Lakes. demnation of the Russian Federation by aggression,” stated UWC President Eugene percent of the world’s fresh water supply. The unfathomable force of the ice sheets boycotting the games of the 21st FIFA Czolij. But water is not just for drinking, wash- gouged deep trenches, which then filled World Cup. * * * ing and agriculture. It’s provided transpor- with water as the glaciers melted and The UWC deems it unacceptable for The UWC is the international coordinat- tation and facilitated trade for millennia. receded, creating Lakes Superior, Michigan, high-ranking officials of governments and ing body for Ukrainian communities in the Four of the Great Lakes flow eastward to Huron, Erie and Ontario, as well as myriad international organizations to attend any diaspora representing the interests of over Niagara Falls, emptying into Lake Ontario, smaller ones. This natural wonder helped FIFA World Cup games scheduled to be 20 million Ukrainians. The UWC has a net- then to the St. Lawrence River and the develop America. At the western end of Atlantic Ocean. From there, ships navigate Lake Superior, there are enormous depos- played in the Russian Federation from work of member organizations and ties to every continent, including Europe. its of iron ore. Pennsylvania, Ohio, West June 14, 2018, to July 15, 2018. with Ukrainians in 53 countries. Founded Entering the Mediterranean Sea at the Virginia literally have mountains of coal. The Russian Federation continues to in 1967, the UWC was recognized in 2003 Strait of Gibraltar you can sail past Spain, Put those together and you have a steel demonstrate its blatant disregard for the by the United Nations Economic and Social France, Italy, Greece and Turkey and, upon industry that needed a massive influx of sovereignty of independent states, the rule Council as a non-governmental organiza- arriving at the Dardanelles and the immigrants, including Ukrainians, to places of law, international conventions and tion with special consultative status. Bosporus, move into the Black Sea and like Cleveland and Pittsburgh and created Ukrainian ports like Odesa, Mykolayiv and ancillary economies for the army of labor- Sevastopol. The journey, of course, goes ers during the Industrial Revolution. To other Western states, which considered both ways. Over the years, I’ve seen a num- this day, giant boats carry iron ore from Putin thinks... them to be under Soviet occupation.] ber of Ukrainian ships at the port of Minnesota to Great Lakes ports. “The sad fact of present-day reality is Cleveland. So there’s a connection right Nearly 60 years ago, in 1959, Queen (Continued from page 6) that the West is not prepared to oppose away. But there’s more. Elizabeth and President Dwight D. Kremlin.” Today, in fact, the Stalinists in modernized Stalinism,” Ms. Pavlova says. Ten thousand years ago – a blink of an Eisenhower opened the St. Lawrence Russia are enjoying their greatest heyday Expelling diplomats and imposing eco- eye in geologic time – neither the Great Seaway that enabled maritime travel since 1953. And while the West doesn’t nomic sanctions “will not solve the prob- Lakes nor the Black Sea existed. A mile- between midland America and the Black want to admit it, it is confronted by a lem. Nor will even a revived containment thick and continent-wide glacier covered Sea, creating trade opportunities but also Russia that has become “a brave re- as that term is usually understood do the North America. The same glacier extended problems. Ships take on seawater as ballast Stalinized world.” trick, she argues. over Ukraine to the shores of what many to steady them for their trans-Atlantic pas- This strategy, Ms. Pavlova argues, is Instead, the West must face up to the scholars believe was a freshwater lake at sage. Once in the lakes, they would release being used by the Kremlin to “completely challenge of how to “force Russia forever to the edge of the Crimean Peninsula. the water they had carried from half a justify both the Stalinist USSR and Stalin, stop falling for the temptations of Stalinist According to the theory, 7,000-8,000 years world away with plant and animal species ago melting glaciers contributed to a pre- the Great Lakes had never had before. That who [in its vision] ‘saved Western civiliza- great power notions.” And to do that, it cipitous global sea level rise, generating practice is now managed more responsibly, tion from Nazism/fascism.’ ” Indeed, “the must start with an understanding of what enormous floods and inspiring different but the damage has been done. When you Russian authorities have for a long time it means that Mr. Putin has chosen Stalin cultures to create compelling stories go to the shores of Lake Erie, you see big successfully privatized the role of the chief and Stalinism as his models for emulation involving water-borne catastrophes. mounds of tiny shells – zebra mussels world fighter” against “the invented threat” and legitimization. There’s Noah and the Ark; the ancient brought to Canada and the U.S. from the of the revival of Nazism. “It is possible,” Ms. Pavlova says, “that Babylonian epic, Gilgamesh; Greek myths Black Sea. There are other invasive species: Mr. Putin’s Russia seeks to portray the ‘the key’ to the resolution of the world about the Titans; native American oral tra- gobies, sea lampreys, etc – nearly 200 from Western world as facilitating this invented problem known as ‘Russia’ should be dition. Could these be accounts of actual ports worldwide. The Black Sea suffers threat “not only in the former Soviet repub- sought precisely here.” What must happen, historical events? And if so, was there once from the same problem. lics of the USSR – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia she argues, is that the Nuremburg tribunal a land bridge between Asia Minor and I’m glad the UMA took part in World and Ukraine – but in the Western countries must be reconstituted to render judgment Europe at what is today the Bosporus? Water Day. It’s given me a deeper apprecia- themselves,” she argues. And it has created on the other totalitarian system of the 20th In their book “Noah’s Flood” (1998), tion of global interconnectedness and the an organization “The World Without century, Soviet communism. William Ryan and Walter Pittman from challenge we face to maintain the magnifi- Nazism” with branches in many countries “Only by depriving present-day Columbia University postulate that the sea cent gift God gave us: Planet Earth and H2O. including the U.S. to push this line. [Editor’ Stalinism of its foundation can one hope level rise in the Mediterranean basin even- note: The Baltic states were never recog- for a normal relationship with Russia in a tually led to vast amounts of seawater Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is nized as Soviet republics by the U.S. and globalized world.” breaking through at the Bosporus and with [email protected] 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

2018 Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture presented by Jars Balan

CIUS EDMONTON, Alberta – A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered on the evening of Wednesday, March 14, at St. John’s Cultural Centre, Edmonton, to hear Jars Balan give the 2018 Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture on the topic “An Unorthodox History of the 1918 Founding of the Ukrainian (Greek) Orthodox Church in Canada.” Jars Balan is the director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), and the administrative coordinator of the Kule Ukrainian Canadian Studies Center at CIUS. He has written extensively on the history of Ukrainians in Canada, and has a special interest in Ukrainian Canadian literature, theater and church history. CIUS/Oleksandr Pankieiev In his lively presentation, he drew on a Jars Balan, director of the Canadian wide range of sources, gathered over sever- Institute of Ukrainian Studies. At the Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture in Edmonton. al decades of work on the social history of Ukrainians in Canada, to present an In a wide-ranging talk, Mr. Balan the parishioners, who sought religious ser- entist and internationally renowned spe- account of the founding of the Ukrainian sketched the “big picture” in which they vices in their own language and in their cialist in human rights, Soviet religious poli- Orthodox Church of Canada “from the bot- found their way, including the influence of own communities, and who, he argued, cy and the history of the Ukrainian tom up.” He showed how ordinary people Russophilism in the Greek-Catholic Church, provided the impetus for the founding of a Churches. Each year, the Program on who had come to the Canadian prairies the encounter with the Russian Orthodox truly new religious formation, the Religion and Culture at the Canadian from Halychyna and Bukovyna looked to mission in Canada, tensions between Greek Ukrainian (Greek) Orthodox Church in Institute of Ukrainian Studies brings to their faith to help them navigate the chal- and Roman Catholics, and the impact of Canada. Edmonton a specialist working in the sub- lenges and opportunities of the immigrant war, revolution and imperial collapse on The annual Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial ject areas that preoccupied Prof. Bociurkiw experience from the 1890s through to religious life. Lecture honors the memory of Prof. throughout his career – religion and poli- 1918. However, the speaker’s emphasis was on Bohdan Bociurkiw, an eminent political sci- tics and Ukrainians.

of such incitement, it is worth remember- Russia stirs up... ing that the same methods were also seen in Kremlin-funded media broadcast or pub- Manor College president raises awareness (Continued from page 3) lished abroad. RT, formerly known as Although the number of examples of Russia Today, has consistently pushed the of Holocaust, genocide and human rights hate speech specifically targeting same false narrative about a non-existent Ukrainians had significantly fallen by the “massacre” in Odesa. There is no question by Kelly Peiffer second monitoring period in 2017, the here, or in its use of other lies, that RT is Manor College overall level of hate speech remained the not aware that it is misleading its audience JENKINTOWN, Pa. – The newly appoint- same, with new targets added. since it regularly selects only the few ed chairman of Pennsylvania’s Council of In light of the alarming warnings pre- damning quotes from international reports Higher Education, Jonathan Peri, lent cop- sented in this analysis regarding the danger that totally reject the “massacre” claims. ies of Anne Applebaum’s new book “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine” to all members of Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education. (Dr. Peri lent the books to uphold the governor’s executive order that bans accepting gifts). In late January, Gov. Tom Wolf appointed Dr. Peri to the role of Council Chair. Dr. Peri, who is the president of America’s only Ukrainian Heritage institu- tion of higher education, Manor College, distributed Ms. Applebaum’s book in sup- port of the Board of Education’s recent committee work ensuring that the topics of Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania with the the Holocaust, genocide and human rights president of Manor College, Jonathan Peri, whom he appointed to chair the violations are included in Pennsylvania’s state’s Council of Higher Education. basic educational curriculum, along with appropriate resources. including through social justice conferenc- Several months earlier, Craig Snider, son es led by college faculty. of the esteemed late Flyers founder and Last November, the Philadelphia Comcast Spectacor chairman Ed Snider, Inquirer wrote an article about sophomore had led a specially appointed committee of Allied Health student-athlete Zola the State Board examining the issues. Makanda’s escape on foot from the bloody During hearings, Dr. Peri voiced the matter conflict in the Congo. Mr. Makanda is thriv- of the Holodomor – the genocidal Famine ing at Manor College as he is pursuing his of 1932-1933 in Ukraine – and suggested degree while playing soccer on Manor’s raising awareness for curricular purposes. Division I Men’s soccer team. Once board members are finished read- In addition to his service on the State ing the Applebaum books, Dr. Peri said he Board of Education, Dr. Peri also serves on will donate them to interested Pennsylvania five education related boards: the State college students upon request. Board of Education, the Tuition Account “Craig’s and the special committee’s Program 529 College Savings Advisory work was remarkably well done, and they Board, the Charter School Appeals Board, are to be commended” said Dr. Peri, the Pennsylvania College Textbook Policies “Adding the Holodomor to the global set of Advisory Committee, and ex-officio on the considerations here assists us all in affirm- Professional Standards and Practices ing: never again!” Commission. Since Dr. Peri’s leadership at Manor Dr. Peri graduated from Villanova College, now a little more than two years, University and Widener University’s the college has increased its profile con- Delaware Law School. He recently com- cerning the need for social justice and pleted the organizational leadership doc- advocacy against human rights violations, toral program at Eastern University. No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 9 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14 Wesleyan University hosts forum, memorial concert on anniversary of Revolution of Dignity

by Mikhailo Iakovenko MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan University’s College of the Environment and Center for the Arts on Tuesday, February 20, hosted an in-depth panel dis- cussing Ukraine’s resistance to tyranny and honoring the memory of those who per- ished on the Maidan (Independence Square) in Kyiv in 2014. Katja Kolcio, pro- fessor of dance and environmental studies, conceived and coordinated the multi- dimensional and provocative program. The program, titled “This Side of the Curtain: Ukrainian Resistance in Uncertain Times,” began with a panel discussion that featured renowned investigative journalist Mustafa Nayyem, now a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, and public health expert Dr. Daniel Hryhorczuk of the Alexander Kuzma University of Illinois-Chicago. The program Panel speakers and hosts (from left): Wesleyan professor and director of the College Richard Marinelli also featured Yurko Didula, a young gradu- of the Environment Dr. Barry Chernoff, Yurko Didula, Mustafa Nayyem, Dr. Daniel Julian Kytasty, singing “Truth and ate of the Ukrainian Catholic University Hryhorczuk, Prof. Olena Lennon and Prof. Katja Kolcio. Falsehood.” (UCU) who launched a campaign entitled concert that included a diverse array of 40 Connecticut, as well as Harvard University, 20 fell exactly four years to the day since - performers, including bandurist Julian the Greater Boston area, New Hampshire, the final day of the Maidan uprising that led dredsBuilding of volunteers Ukraine Together across Ukraine (Будуймо to Kytasty of New York, the Yevshan Ukrainian Rhode Island and upstate New York. to the shooting deaths of over 100 protest- rebuildУкраїну Разом)homes that in has Sloviansk mobilized hunand Vocal Ensemble of Hartford, Conn., the The panel discussion started with an ers – the Heavenly Hundred. Kramatorsk that were damaged in the Slavei Chorus, dancers and spoken word opening statement by Alexander Kuzma, Mr. Kuzma gave a brief historic summary fighting between Russian mercenaries and artists from the Wesleyan community. chief development officer of the Ukrainian of Ukraine’s four non-violent revolutions – Ukrainian government forces. The program drew a large audience of Catholic Education Foundation (UCEF), The panel discussion was followed by a scholars and guests from across who reminded the audience that February (Continued on page 13)

Sandy Aldieri Alexander Kuzma Wesleyan University students perform with Julian Kytasty. Mustafa Nayyem with the Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble.

REVIEW “This Side of the Curtain: Ukrainian Resistance in Uncertain Times” by Larissa Babij was subtle, powerful, elegant, and down-to- From the moment that the dancers, The sensory journey brought “Ukrainian earth at the same time. Initiated and orga- standing on pews in the center of the cha- resistance” to life through references to his- The Maidan protests of 2013-2014, now nized by Katja Kolcio, associate professor of pel, threw their arms into the air as Yevshan torical figures like the “dudaryk” (a travel- often referred to as the Revolution of dance and environmental studies at sang from the choir above, I was transfixed. ing musician whose songs could also con- Dignity, remain a turning point in Ukraine’s Wesleyan, it began with a panel discussion This motley assortment of artists of various tain biting political commentary) and dissi- fragile development as a 21st century dem- with Mustafa Nayyem (Ukrainian national backgrounds, who work in different modes, dent poet Vasyl Stus (who died in the Gulag ocratic state. It was a time when a shift in deputy and former investigative journalist), each doing their own thing, whose interac- in 1985). Recent photos from eastern social consciousness on a large scale trans- Dr. Daniel Hryhorczuk (professor emeritus tion was subtly and thoughtfully organized Ukraine by Evgeniy Maloletka (video by formed into action that actually changed of Public Health at the University of Illinois, by Prof. Kolcio, reminded me of the princi- Waldemart Klyuzko), accompanied by the political landscape of the country. What Chicago) and Yuriy Didula (founder of ple of equality that underlaid Maidan at its music composed by Julian Kytasty after vis- followed – not only the ongoing war result- Building Ukraine Together, an initiative best moments. For Maidan was a very indi- iting Mariupol and other areas affected by ing from Russian incursion into Ukrainian joining Ukrainians from different regions to vidual affair: participants-protesters came the war, tied this history of resistance to territory, but the will of Ukrainians them- rebuild war-damaged homes in the east), to the square for different reasons and with current Ukrainian realities. selves to clear the Maidan and go back to moderated by Dr. Olena Lennon (adjunct different dreams and desires. For a couple of Mr. Kytasty also performed a late 17th “life as usual” – has been a lesson in the assistant professor of political science, months they stood side by side, sometimes century Ukrainian moralistic song “Song of power of familiar ways of doing things, in University of New Haven). even talking to one another about their dif- Truth and Untruth” whose words are humility, and in honoring steady persever- After the discussion, the chapel was filled ferent views rather than fighting one anoth- remarkably pertinent to today’s disputes ance toward one’s dreams, beyond the with the movement, sounds and sights of er for dominance. around fake news. Without trying to retell spotlight of fame and glory. Wesleyan dancers (Mo’ath Almahasneh, As the artist organizing “This Side of the the story of what happened during the On February 20, the fourth anniversary Kiara Benn, Zachary Farnsworth, Iris Ridley, Curtain,” Prof. Kolcio demonstrated the Maidan protests, the artistic gestures (both of the greatest bloodshed on the Maidan, Arielle Schwartz, Lauren Stock), the value of minimizing one’s own creative ges- abstract and concrete at the same time) Wesleyan University’s Memorial Chapel Hartford-based Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal tures with precision to let other things – in allowed me and other audience members was filled with song, movement, and reflec- Ensemble (directed by Alexander Kuzma), this case, the talents of participating musi- to make connections in our own imagina- tion on those events and the unpredictable bandurist Julian Kytasty, spoken word artist cians and artists, the rich and varied space tions and memories. power of action in concert. The evening- Naomi Williams, singers Leslie Allison and of the memorial chapel, even the audience One of the tasks of “This Side of the length program “This Side of the Curtain: Alice Markham-Cantor, and the Wesleyan members – become visible as they are, in Ukrainian Resistance in Uncertain Times” student vocal group Slavei. their own beauty and authenticity. (Continued on page 13) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 11

NEWS AND VIEWS

Dianna Derhak Protesters use barricade of burned-out buses as defense against government troops, Victor E. Glasko January 25, 2014. A slingshot vs. water cannons, concussion grenades and bullets, February 19, 2014. Euro-Maidan commemoration underscores: “Heroes never die”

Dianna Derhak Crowd on Kyiv’s Independence Square. In the center background (left to right) on the hill are the October Palace, the Independence Monument, Hotel Ukraina, the Euro- Maidan Christmas tree, the Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, February 3, 2014.

by Victor E. Glasko to hold negotiations to forge closer ties with The government became increasingly pelled into the events of January 2014 on Russia. All over Ukraine, people took to the impatient with the people, and resorted to Hrushevsky Street by many of the 23 BUFFALO, N.Y. – This city’s Ukrainian- streets in peaceful protest, demanding the using unprovoked violence by police and framed photos of the Revolution of Dignity American Civic Center (UACC) commemo- resignation of the president and a return to government hired thugs called “titushky,” taken by Ms. Derhak. rated a movement that four years ago con- a European vector. In the early morning of including humiliation, kidnapping, torture As attendees continued, they were ush- sistently made front-page news all over the December 1, 2013, the government ruth- and even murder of protesters. On January ered into the hall by another series of Ms. world. Using eyewitness accounts and pho- lessly struck back when its specialized riot 16, 2014, the Ukrainian Parliament passed Derhak’s photos and came face to face with tos of two UACC members, Dianna Derhak police, the Berkut, descended without outrageous draconian anti-protest laws symbolic barricades set up with wooden and Victor E. Glasko, and the music of local warning onto a crowd of mostly youth in that criminalized normal, peaceful methods palettes, tires, a series of seven photograph- talent extraordinaire Myron Deputat and central Kyiv, beating and arresting them. to protest and assemble. On January 19, as ic prints of the revolution by Mr. Glasko eminent bandurist Victor Mishalow, a pro- Infuriated by this vicious attack, protests citizens marched up Hrushevsky Street, a focusing on the climactic events of gram on February 23 transported the erupted all over Ukraine, though Kyiv’s cen- block east of the Maidan, to the Ukrainian February 2014, and two large banners by attendees back to the days of the Euro- tral square, the Maidan Nezalezhnosty, or Parliament, the protests exploded into vio- Ms. Derhak – on the right barricade one Maidan Revolution that has become known Independence Square, remained the focal lent clashes between the people and police. saw vast crowds on Kyiv’s Independence as “The Revolution of Dignity.” point. Ordinary citizens occupied and barri- Casualties mounted on both sides of the Square, on the left a was banner from Kyiv’s The Ukrainian revolution of 2013-2014 caded Kyiv’s center and a few surrounding conflict. On January 22, 2014, the first Dnipro Hotel that read (in Ukrainian) was the ordinary citizens’ response to then streets in response to the government’s deaths by firearms were recorded; the vic- “Heroes of the Maidan shall not be forgot- President Viktor Yanukovych announcing insistence to ignore the will of the people. tims were primarily the protesters. ten.” on November 21, 2013, that he would not Despite this, the “Maidan” remained peace- * * * To the left of the “heroes” banner, a dis- sign an Association Agreement with the ful and businesses in and around the center Four years later, as patrons entered the European Union, after which he proceeded continued to operate normally. UACC pub on February 23, they were pro- (Continued on page 12)

Victor E. Glasko Victor E. Glasko Youth from Lviv demonstrate at Kyiv’s Main Post Office on the Maidan, December 8, The left side of Buffalo’s symbolic barricades. The banner reads “The heroes of the 2014. maidan shall not be forgotten.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

units subordinate to Operational Command rejoice in fake news, together with those domestic and international political issues, NEWSBRIEFS North, including the 30th Mechanized who destroyed our army.” Punctuating his promoted Russian culture and tourism, Brigade, the 12th Operative Support post, he added that they were “worse than and touched on “more everyday issues,” (Continued from page 2) Regiment and the 54th Scout Battalion, the the enemy.” Rather than having been stolen, Facebook said, providing samples of the Police bust military equipment market Kyiv Post reported. The seizure of the mili- the vehicles were more likely to have been deleted pages in its announcement. The tary vehicles and equipment has sparked a military surplus bought by civilians under a network said many of the deleted articles Amphibious armored-personnel carriers scandal in Ukrainian defense circles and government decree signed in 2008 by then- and pages were posted by the Russian- and infantry fighting vehicles, off-road shone a light on a murky online market- Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Mr. based Federal News Agency, known as transport trucks, tanker trucks and trailers place where equipment made for the bat- Biriukov suggested. He claimed that none FAN, which it said appears to be connected were among some 200 objects that have tlefields of eastern Ukraine is being offered of those vehicles specifically had been to a St. Petersburg “troll factory” known as been seized by Ukrainian police after being for sale to civilians. It is still unclear if any recorded as ever having been used by the the Internet Research Agency or IRA, offered for sale online. Vyacheslav of the seized military equipment came military in the past 10 years. Zhytomyr which was indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Pechenenko, regional police chief of the from any of those units. Police did not say police said they were working to track Robert Mueller in February. Facebook Zhytomyr region, said on March 27 that the where the military items had been adver- down the origin of the equipment. They are Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg vehicles were discovered by police while tised. The former presidential spokesman treating the case as one possibly involving told Reuters in an interview that FAN “has investigating an oil pipeline leak in the for the military operation in eastern official embezzlement and abuse of power, repeatedly acted to deceive people and town of Novohrad-Volynskyi some two Ukraine, Andriy Lysenko, who is now a the punishment for which can be between manipulate people around the world, and weeks ago. They were seized this week spokesman for the Prosecutor-General’s three and eight years’ imprisonment. we don’t want them on Facebook any- during raids by his officers and local mili- Office, claimed the police information was (Christopher Miller of RFE/RL) where.” He added that it was clear that tary prosecutors. Police said the vehicles “untrue” and said the equipment had been FAN and other actors targeted by Facebook deletes pages tied to ‘troll factory’ were for sale on the Internet. Mr. “demilitarized.” He wrote on Facebook: “In Facebook’s latest round of deletions were Pechenenko said that “as of now, the origin fact, the equipment in question is not com- Facebook says it has deleted dozens of “controlled and operated” by IRA. Under a of the hardware is being looked into, bat and is not military at all.” Presidential pages linked to a Russian “troll factory” new policy, Facebook said it would take including when it was registered at military adviser Yuriy Biriukov, in a post on that was indicted in the United States for down all postings that are spread by what units.” Novohrad-Volynskiy is the head- Facebook, called the reports “fake news” political activities aimed at influencing the it sees as “bad actors,” even if the postings quarters for several Ukrainian military and their authors “common liars, who 2016 U.S. presidential election. The com- themselves seem harmless. (RFE/RL, with pany said in an announcement late on reporting by Reuters) April 3 that it had removed 70 Facebook Spain breaks up cybercrime gang accounts, 138 Facebook pages, and 65 Instagram accounts, 95 percent of which Spanish authorities have broken up a were in the Russian language. It said the cybercrime syndicate of Ukrainian and TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL WALTER HONCHARYK (973) 292-9800 x3040 deleted accounts and pages had 1 million Russian nationals that allegedly stole more or e-mail [email protected] followers on Facebook and 500,000 on than 1 billion euros ($1.24 billion U.S.) from Instagram, mainly in Russia, Ukraine and bank accounts over more than four years. nearby countries such as Azerbaijan and SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Uzbekistan. The pages deleted discussed (Continued on page 13)

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All stood People on “the outside,” including the two divorce, wills and probate. in silence to remember the fallen while the eyewitnesses at the commemorative event (By Appointment Only) adopted requiem of the Maidan funerals, in Buffalo, saw something more. In the “Plyve Kacha,” played to a slide show of midst of crisis the masses on the Maidan 140 Second Avenue many of those who sacrificed their lives on appeared to work like a well-oiled machine. 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person’s name or nationality. It said in a launched by Bishop Borys Gudziak in 2011, NEWSBRIEFS statement that the gang used malware Wesleyan... UCU students developed strong friendships known as Carbanak and Cobalt to target with students from Donetsk, Kharkiv, (Continued from page 12) (Continued from page 10) more than 100 banks in more than 40 Dnipropetrovsk (now called Dnipro) and The Interior Ministry on March 26 said the countries since late 2013. Europol said the the Ukrainian Helsinki Group of the 1960s other eastern cities. After the start of the gang’s alleged mastermind, identified as a group distributed the malware as e-mail and 70s; the Rukh Movement of 1989- Maidan uprising, these contacts enabled Ukrainian and named only as “Denis K.,” attachments sent out to bank workers. The 1991; the Orange Revolution of 2004 and students in many regions to dispel rumors, was arrested in the coastal city of Alicante, software gave the cybercriminals remote the Euro-Maidan Revolution of Dignity of disinformation and negative stereotypes, along with three accomplices who it said control of infected machines, providing 2013-2014. He asked the audience to con- and to build support and solidarity for the were Russian and Ukrainian citizens. In a them with access to the internal banking sider the courage it took for Ukrainians to non-violent protests in Kyiv. statement, the ministry said the group network and infecting servers controlling defy the power of the Soviet State and the After Russian troops and separatists “infected with malicious software the com- ATMs. According to the Spanish Interior corrupt regime of Viktor Yanukovych and invaded eastern Ukraine, Mr. Didula orga- puter systems of banks, mainly in Russia, Ministry, the criminals relied first on indi- his oligarchs. nized a brigade of volunteers through the but also in Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, viduals linked first with Russian and then Moderator Dr. Olena Lennon, professor Lviv Educational Foundation (LEF) and Ukraine and Taiwan, taking control of criti- later with Moldovan organized crime to of political science at the University of New began the process of rebuilding houses that cal systems that allowed them to empty extract money from cash machines that Haven, introduced Mr. Nayyem who gave a were damaged in the fighting. Mr. Didula ATMs remotely, alter balances or modify had been targeted with the malware. The broad overview of the challenges facing explained that in the past four years his accounts.” Since it began operating in 2013, earnings were converted into Bitcoin at Ukraine today, in the wake of Russia’s network has grown to over 1,500 volun- the group “managed to gain access to prac- exchange houses in Russia and Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and its invasion of teers from across Ukraine. Beyond rebuild- tically all of Russia’s banks and make with- ministry said. Financial platforms in southeastern Ukraine. ing 144 houses, Building Ukraine Together drawals from ATMs in Madrid for half a Gibraltar and Britain were then used to Despite his frustration with the adminis- has launched informal educational youth million euros,” the statement also said. “load prepaid cards with this cryptocurren- tration of President Petro Poroshenko and hubs, “Freedom Houses” and community Earlier on March 26, Europe’s law enforce- cy and spend them in Spain on all kinds of the slow pace of reforms, Mr. Nayyem centers to help promote reconciliation ment agency announced that the cyber- goods and services,” including cars and acknowledged that significant progress has among former separatists, ethnic Russians crime group’s suspected mastermind was homes. The Interior Ministry said that been made in building civil society, reforming and Ukrainian loyalists. arrested in Alicante following an investiga- police seized jewels worth 500,000 euros local and national police forces, as well as In addition to their presentations at the tion conducted by the Spanish National and two luxury cars during the raid in health care reforms and educational reforms. February 20th forum, Mr. Didula and Dr. Police with the support of Europol, the U.S. Alicante. Bank accounts and two homes Nonetheless, he lamented the lack of judicial Hryhorczuk met with students in FBI, Romanian, Belarusian and Taiwanese valued at about 1 million euros were also reform and the failure of the administration Wesleyan’s College of the Environment that authorities, as well as private cybersecurity blocked. (RFE/RL, with reporting by AFP to prosecute the most corrupt oligarchs and will be traveling to Kyiv in March as part of companies. Europol did not disclose the and Reuters) most egregious human rights violators from an exchange program with the Institute for the previous administration. International Relations at Taras Shevchenko Next Dr. Hryhorczuk, professor emeritus University – a partnership forged by Prof. ship to whatever he or she was doing is of environmental and occupational health Barry Chernoff, chair of environmental what resonated in the space and communi- “This Side...” sciences and epidemiology at the studies, and Prof. Kolcio in collaboration cated with the audience. Paradoxical as it University of Illinois School of Public with Dr. Svitlana Adrushchenko of the (Continued from page 10) may seem, a certain humbleness of this live Health, shared his findings after conducting Institute of International Relations. Curtain” was to present recent events in performance made it electrifying. It was a extensive research on the environmental Several days following the Wesleyan Ukraine and the responses of intrepid situation of being together without requir- and public health impact of the war in east- forum, the Hartford Courant published an Ukrainians in a way that may have some ing identity or unity. ern Ukraine. He is now working with NATO extensive interview with Mr. Nayyem in value and political meaning to Americans If the last Maidan “revolution” was really to develop a research agenda for studying which he shared his insights into the grow- struggling with the current tumultuous about preparing the ground for Ukraine as ing scandal surrounding Paul Manafort, Jr. political climate. For me, everything came a political nation, as a new experiment in the environmental health consequences of together when Wesleyan student Naomi democracy suited for the present day, then the conflict in the Donbas. the former campaign chair for Donald Williams, a young black woman, took the it will not hold together by embroidered Dr. Hryhorczuk presented a wide range Trump, and former strategic adviser to the stage and began speaking: “There’s a revo- shirts and calls of “Glory to the Heroes!” of health risks stemming from unexploded disgraced Mr. Yanukovych. lution happening outside. I just wanted you alone. Building and sustaining this nation ordnance, land mines, soil and water con- Mr. Nayyem told the Courant, America’s to know / Because the revolution will not be requires the humble perseverance of indi- tamination, as well as the impact on the oldest continually published newspaper, televised or broadcasted live…” Her pres- vidual people, consistently using their own mental health of affected populations. He that he had been interviewed by the FBI in ence and her voice created a bridge, reveal- talents toward a common goal – a Ukraine also outlined the massive impact on the its probe of Mr. Manafort and other ing that this commemoration of an event with stable, defensible borders that can be region’s industrial infrastructure, and the Americans who had worked with Russian four years ago in a country far away is also home to diverse peoples pursuing their health consequences of economic decline and Ukrainian oligarchs to promote anti- about us in the U.S. right now. own dreams. Resistance is about being true and widespread unemployment. democratic policies. Ms. Williams’s poem is deeply personal, to who you are and what you are doing, and Mr. Didula explained his strategy for “Of course, we talked about Manafort,’’ yet implicates all Americans: “The revolu- being able and courageous enough to risk reviving community life in the cities of Mr. Nayyem told the Courant. “I didn’t have tionaries I grew up with, / Who have skin doing it in public – in front of and together Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. As a graduate of any kind of feelings that they were especial- as threatening as mine / Will continue to with others. the Ukrainian Catholic University, Mr. ly focused on Manafort. …It is not about die at the hands of badge and policy / Both live performance and street pro- Didula and his classmates came to appreci- Manafort only. No. It’s much, much bigger.’” Because people just don’t care.” It provided tests involve experiencing something hith- ate the value of extensive outreach between both an insight into her reality and another erto unimaginable unfolding in the present eastern and western Ukrainian students. As Misha Iakovenko is an international stu- point of view from which to examine my moment, in the presence of other people. part of the “Easter Together” initiative dent from Ukraine at Wesleyan University. own. The experience of crying “My people Prof. Kolcio’s choreography involved the are dying” and nobody listening or believ- audience as participant-observers who ing that it’s really true is familiar to were no less important than the artists put- Ukrainians and African Americans alike. ting on the show. We were invited to look With deep sorrow we announce the passing on March 4, 2018, Common also are the abuses of power and this way and that, sometimes in front of us, of our beloved Father, Grandfather and Great-grandfather apathy she describes, and the revolution to the side, behind or above, sometimes that is continually marginalized, whose guided by sound and searching the room to FEDIR PETRYK participants remain vulnerable to attack as see what was happening. So we were also long as they are in the shadows. inevitably looking at one another, taking in Fedir was born on September 27, 1923, in the village of Stare, Kyiv With the words, “You want to know the composition of this audience – region of Ukraine. He served for 55 years as Secretary of Ukrainian National about the revolution? Go outside! Because Wesleyan students and faculty, Ukrainian Association Branch 362 in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and was a longtime it’s happening,” I felt as if she were speak- diaspora from the greater Connecticut area, parishioner of Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Trenton, New ing of Maidan, and I remembered sitting in others concerned with the topics being Jersey. Kyiv, turning off the live-stream on the com- addressed. Really seeing your neighbor, the puter and leaving the house to go to see for one with whom you inhabit the same coun- The Panakhyda was held on March 9, 2018, at the Hagen-Chamberlain myself. try, state, town, these days is not such a Funeral Home in Bound Brook, NJ. Funeral services were held on March “This Side of the Curtain,” a show rich in common occurrence. 10, 2018, at St. Andrew Memorial Church in South Bound Brook, with music, words, vocalizations, is ultimately “This Side of the Curtain” included burial at the church cemetery. about voicing your own truth. It’s not by everyone present in the movement and He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Maria. chance that the concert was preceded by a visual field, which was both radical and public discussion with three very different reminiscent of the radical shift in social Fedir leaves behind: speakers and ample time for audience cooperation that briefly flourished on daughters - Luba Walchuk with husband George members to ask their own questions. Maidan. If something of that spirit persists - Halya Kuchtaruk with husband Andrij Maintaining public visibility of events in and can reappear on the Wesleyan campus - Leah Kolakoski with husband Kenny Ukraine and making them accessible to peo- four years later, then who’s to say that it grandchildren - Natalie Bielak with husband Donnie ple with different experiences requires per- can’t happen somewhere again? - Daniel Walchuk with wife Katie sistently sharing one’s own truth and speak- - Adrian and Matthew Kuchtaruk ing from the heart. This is what the diverse Larissa Babij is an art critic who writes - Alexa Kolakoski group of participants in “This Side of the for The Odessa Review, a bimonthly English- great-grandchildren - Larissa and Alexander Bielak Curtain: Ukrainian Resistance in Uncertain language magazine that covers contempo- Times” had in common. The individual rary Ukrainian culture, arts, policy, events, May His memory be eternal. authenticity of each performer’s relation- business and current affairs. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

Boxing approve the new wording of the law of 4) of Spain. Ukraine on countering doping and increase place in the women’s saber World Cup in • Alina Komashchuk finished in eighth (15-0, 12 KO) won by unanimous decision the number of doping tests that we send to the WTA tournament in Hobart, Australia, Baltimore, Md., on January 26-28. • Lesia Tsurenko was eliminated from (117-111,• Light heavyweight 116-112, 118-110)Oleksandr Gvozdykagainst accredited laboratories,” Hotsul said. He on January 7-13 after losing 2-6, 2-6 in the Komashchuk lost 13-15 in the quarterfinal Mehdi Amar (35-6-2, 16 KO) of France on also spoke about anti-doping measures that semifinal against Mihaela Buzarnescu of against Martina Crisco of Italy. In women’s March 17 at Madison Square Garden in were carried out this year by representa- Romania. Elina Svitolina won the first WTA team saber, Ukraine finished in ninth place New York. Gvozdyk won the interim light tives of Ukraine under the auspices of the title of the year on December 31, 2017, after it won 45-35 against Germany. heavyweight WBC title and is set to fight WADA, the Council of Europe, UNESCO and through January 6 at the Brisbane the winner of the WBC 175-pound champi- other organizations. “An agreement was International, beating Belarusian qualifier men’s épée at the Heidenheimer Pokal in • Bohdan Nikishin won silver in the onship fight between Adonis Stevenson signed with the National Anti-Doping Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-1 in the final. Heidenheim, Germany, on January 25-27. In Agency of Germany, which provides adviso- the final, Nikishin lost 13-15 against (29-1, 24 KO) of Canada and Badou Jack Fencing (22-1-2, 13 KO) of Sweden in Montreal on ry assistance to our anti-doping center. In Kazuyasu Minobe of Japan. In men’s team May 19. addition, the funding for anti-doping pro- épée, Ukraine finished in seventh place grams was increased. We also managed to saber at the Grand Prix in Seoul, South after losing 27-45 against the Czech (18-12-1, 12 KO) lost by unanimous deci- obtain a UNESCO grant for the needs of the Korea,• Olga on KharlanMarch 30. won In thegold final, in women’s Kharlan Republic. sion• Light after heavyweight 12 rounds Sergey against Demchenko Dominic national anti-doping center. All of this was won 15-7 against Anna Marton of Hungary. Boesel (27-1, 10 KO) of Germany on March made possible thanks to the principled finished in eighth place at the Team Fencing • Ukraine’s junior women’s saber team 3 in Weissenfels, Germany. Boesel won the position of Youth and Sports Minister Ihor in the men’s épée event at the WESTEND World Cup in Segovia, Italy, on January 21. EBU European title. Zhdanov, the leadership of the NOC, the Grand• Bohdan Prix inNikishin Budapest finished on March in fifth 23-25. place In the eighth-place match, Ukraine lost National Anti-Doping Center of Ukraine, the Nikishin lost 10-15 against Alex Fava of 35-45 against France. 18 KO) lost by unanimous decision after 12 support of the ministries, departments, and France in the quarterfinal. rounds• Cruiserweight against Kevin Dmytro Larena Kucher (20-1, (24-2-1,9 KO) of deputies,” Hotsul said. seventh place at the Paris International • Ukraine’s men’s foil team finished in South Africa on March 3 at the Emperor’s finished in ninth place after winning 45-34 Challenge on January 21. In the seventh- Palace Casino in Kempton Park, South Tennis against• Ukraine’s Turkey junior at the women’s Junior saber European team place match, Ukraine won 45-41 against Championships in Sochi, Russia, on March Poland. Africa. Larena won the IBO cruiserweight th world title. 6-7(3-7), 6-7(5-7) against Jelena Ostapenko 11. Ukraine’s junior men’s épée team fin- place of Latvia• Elina atSvitolina the Miami lost Openin the on quarterfinal March 19 ished in 10th place after losing 37-45 in women’s épée at the Fencing World Cup • Olena Kryvytska finished in 10 KO) won by unanimous decision after 12 through April 1. Kateryna Bondarenko lost against Sweden. in Havana, Cuba, on January 19. Kryvytska rounds• Flyweight against BrianArtem Viloria Dalakian (38-6, (16-0, 22 KO) 11 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 1-6 against Alison Van lost 14-15 against Young Mi Kang of South of the U.S.A. at The Forum in Inglewood, Uytvanck of Belgium in the first round of women’s saber at the World Cup event in Korea in the third round. Calif., on February 24. All three judges women’s singles, and Lesia Tsurenko also Athens• Olga on Kharlan March finished16. Kharlan in fifth lost place 13-15 in scored 118-109 for the 30-year-old from was eliminated in the first round after her against Biana Pascu of Romania in the junior women’s épée team World Cup in • Ukraine finished in sixth place in the Ukraine who won the vacant WBA fly- 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 loss against Ajla Tomljanovic quarterfinal. In team competition, Burgos, Spain, on December 17, 2017. weight title. of Australia. Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine Ukraine’s women’s saber team finished in Ukraine lost 43-45 against Poland in the and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia lost 2-6, 10th place after losing 34-45 against Poland fifth-place match. 0 KO) lost after eight rounds by unanimous 4-6 against Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina in the ninth-place match. decision• Cruiserweight against Krzystof Serhiy RadchenkoGlowacki (28-0, (3-1, Makarova of Russia in the women’s doubles saber event at the Saber Grand Prix in • Olga Kharlan won gold in the women’s 17 KO) of Poland on February 10 in Nysa, quarterfinal, and Nadia Kichenok of 10th place in the team tournament on Cancun, Mexico, on December 15, 2017. In Poland. Ukraine and Anastasia Rodionova of Russia February• Ukraine’s 25 inmen’s Dubai. saber In teamthe ninth-place finished in the final, Kharlan won 15-6 against Arianna lost 6-7 (5-7), 2-6 against Ashleigh Barty of match, Ukraine lost 43-45 against Germany. Errigo of Italy. KO) lost by sixth-round TKO against Adam Australia and CoCo Venderweghe of the Kownacki• Heavyweight (17-0, Iago14 KO) Kiladze of Poland (26-2, on18 U.S.A. in the quarterfinal as well. fifth place after defeating Germany 45-40 at Borsody of Hungary for third place in the junior• Kateryna women’s Chorniy épée World tied Cup with in EmmaUdine, January 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. the• team Ukraine’s tournament men’s épéein Vancouver, team finished Canada, in Italy, on January 7. In the semifinal, Chorniy in the third round by Carla Suarez Navarro on February 16-18. In individual men’s lost 5-15 against Federica Isola of Italy. (2-0, 1 KO) won by unanimous decision of Spain• Elina at Svitolina the BNP was Paribas eliminated Open in 5-7, Indian 3-6 épée, Bohdan Nikishin won gold after after• Middleweighteight rounds against Dmytro Marcus Mytrofanov Willis Wells, Calif., on March 7. Lesia Tsurenko defeating Daniel Jerent of France 15-13 in Soccer (17-5-2, 4 KO) of the U.S.A. on January 13 at lost 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 against Lara Arrubarrena the final. Midwest Conference Center in Northlake, of Spain in the first round. Ill. finished in sixth place at the World Cup against Japan in an international friendly • Ukraine’s men’s national team won 2-1 Zelenay of Slovakia won men’s doubles tournament• Ukraine’s in juniorDijon, women’sFrance, on épée February team on March 27 at Maurice Dufrasne Stadium (41-3, 26 KO) of Germany (originally from • Denys Molchanov of Ukraine and Igor in Liege, Belgium. Yaroslav Rakytskyi after defeating Aliaksandr Bury of Belarus 17-18. Ukraine lost 42-45 against st Crimea)• Heavyweight versus Miljan Alexandr Rovcanin Dimitrenko (18-0-1, 12 opened the scoring in the 21 minute, and and Hsie-yin Peng of Taiwan 7-5, 7-6(7-4) Switzerland in the fifth-place match. In st KO) of Serbia initially ended in a split deci- at the Zhuhai Open tennis tournament in individual competition, Darja Japan leveled in the 41 minute with a header by Tomoaki Makino. Oleksandr sion draw after 10 rounds (judges scored Zhuhai, China, on March 5-11. Marta Varfolomeyeva finished in eighth place in Karavayev, with his first international goal, 96-90, 94-92 and 93-93) at the Alsterdorfer Kostyuk finished in second place in wom- the junior women’s épée event, after losing sealed the win for Ukraine in the 69th min- Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany, on en’s singles after losing 2-6, 4-6 against 9-15 against Alessandra Bozza of Italy in ute. On March 23, Ukraine tied 1-1 with December 22, 2017. It was later ruled by Maryna Zanevska of Belgium (originally the quarterfinal. Saudi Arabia at Estadio Municipal in the German Boxing Federation (BDB) as a from Odesa). Marbella, Spain. Artem Kravets opened the win for Dimitrenko when Rovcanin was ished in eighth place at the team World Cup scoring in the 32nd minute for Ukraine and disqualified after a three-point deduction tournament at Madison Square Garden in tournament• Ukraine’s injunior Moeding, women’s Germany, foil team fin-on the Saeed Al Mowalad equalized in the 38th (two points in the third round and one in New• Elina York Svitolinaon March won 5. Svitolinathe Tie Break won 10-3Tens February 18. In the seventh-place match, minute. The friendly matches were orga- the seventh round). The BDB rules had him against Venus Williams of the U.S.A. in the Ukraine lost 29-42 against Canada. nized as warm-ups for those teams that disqualified in the seventh after a third quarterfinal, 10-0 against CoCo had qualified for the World Cup in Russia. point deduction was made. Dimitrenko has Vanderweghe of the U.S.A. in the semifinal, 10th place (24 points) at the Lowe von Bonn held the IBF International heavyweight title and 10-3 against Zhang Shuai of China in tournament• Ukraine’s on men’s February foil team 11 finished in Bonn, in Roma on March 13 as part of the UEFA since March 2017. the final. Germany. In the ninth-place match, Ukraine Champions• Shakhtar League Donetsk round lost 0-1 of 16against match. FC lost 39-45 against Hong Kong. Doping Shakhtar won 2-1 against Roma on Mexicano Telcel WTA tournament in February 21 in Rome. Roma won on away • Lesia Tsurenko won the Abierto Acapulco, Mexico, on March 4. Tsurenko Kang of South Korea for third place in aggregate goals. 21, 2017, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of won the final 5-7, 7-6, (7-2), 6-2 against women’s• Olena épée Kryvytska at the Fencing tied with World Young Cup Mi in • At a ministerial meeting on December Youth and Sport Ihor Hotsul said Ukraine Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland. Barcelona, Spain, on February 9. AEK Athens in the second-leg match on would intensify the fight against doping in February• Dynamo 22 inKyiv Athens played in tothe a round0-0 draw of 32 with of sports at the national level. “We cannot do (WTA) released its latest rankings for April place in the women’s épée event at the the UEFA Europa League. In the first-leg without strengthening liability, including 2018.• The Elina Women’s Svitolina is Tennis ranked AssociationNo. 4 (5,630 Grand• Nataliya Prix StepanyanBratislava finishedWorld inCup sixth in match, Dynamo played to a 1-1 draw with th criminal liability, for the use of doping. All points), followed by Lesia Tsurenko (40 , Bratislava, Slovakia, on February 4. AEK in Kyiv on February 15 and advanced th this will be punished by the return of pay- 1,260 points), Kateryna Kozlova (66 , 907 Stepanyan lost 13-15 against Kristina to the round of 16. Dynamo lost 0-2 against th ments, the cancellation of titles, the strip- points) and Kateryna Bondarenko (76 , Kuusk of Estonia in the quarterfinal. In the SS Lazio in the second-leg match on March ping of state awards, and the ban on work- 803 points). junior women’s epee, Ukraine finished in 15 in the round of 16. Dynamo tied 2-2 ing in sports. Finally, the outlook in relation sixth place after it lost 44-45 against Israel. with Lazio in the first-leg match on March 8 to this phenomenon should change. Each bumped up to No. 3 by the Women’s Tennis in Rome. federation, both at the national and region- Association,• On January following 29, Elina theSvitolina results had of been the place in the men’s saber event at the al level, as well as every sports school, 2018 Australian Open. Topping the list Trophee• Andriy Luxardo Yagodka in Padoue,finished Quebec,in seventh on against England on March 27 as part of the should develop and implement effective were Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (No. February 2-4. Yagodka lost 10-15 in the Group• Ukraine’s 4 qualifying U-21 match men’s of theteam UEFA lost U-21 1-2 doping control measures, and these mea- 1, 2018 Australian Open champion) and quarterfinal against Luca Curatoli of Italy. In Championships. Ukraine is in fourth place sures should be supported by respective Simona Halep of Romania (No. 2). Svitolina men’s team saber, Ukraine finished in ninth budgets. Next year it is necessary to traded places with Garbine Mugurusa (No. place after its 45-41 win against Georgia. (Continued on page 19) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 15

Natalia Wojcickyj (right) and Maria Silver, first Andrew Moroch and second-place finishers, respectively, in the KLK Vice-President Eri Palydowycz (left) presents group of women 55-59, are congratulated by KLK Skiers in the age group of men 45-49 (from left): champion the traveling trophy for the fastest male skier of the President Andrew Hadzewycz. Marco Shmerykowsky, Ihor Pawluk and Vasyl Hotsko. 2018 races to Mark Blyznak. Carpathian Ski Club conducts 64th annual races HUNTER, N.Y. – The 64th annual races of Carpathian Ski Club, who noted the gener- the Carpathian Ski Club, known by its ous financial support offered by three Ukrainian acronym as KLK, were conduct- Ukrainian credit unions – Self Reliance New ed at Hunter Mountain on Saturday, March York Federal Credit Union, Ukrainian 17. Selfreliance Federal Credit Union Athletes of all ages – from 5-year-olds to (Philadelphia) and Nova UA Federal Credit seniors over 75 – competed in the family- Union (Clifton, N.J.). oriented event held this year on St. Also addressing the awards dinner par- Patrick’s Day in top-notch ski conditions ticipants was Eri Palydowycz, KLK vice- thanks to recent abundant snowfall. president. Later that day, at a dinner held in Hunter A moment of silence was observed for Mountain’s Copper Tree Restaurant, skiers those who had died in the year since the received the trophies and medals they had last ski races: KLK stalwarts Orest earned. (See the race results below.) Slupchynskyj and Wolodymyr Hnatkiwsky, Special awards were announced for the and top skier Marta Dubyk. fastest female and male skiers, an honor Guests of honor at the awards dinner that includes yearlong possession of travel- included Ukraine’s former ambassador to ing trophies with the winners’ names the United Nations Yuriy Sergeyev, now a inscribed on them (no repeat winners are lecturer in the Department of Political allowed). The 2018 winners were Talia Talia Pawluk holds the trophy for the fastest female skier of the 2018 races. With her Science and a fellow at Yale University, and Pawluk and Mark Blyznak. (from left) are: KLK VP Eri Palydowycz, Ms. Pawluk’s daughter Alexandra; father, his wife, Nataliya, as well as Col. Mykhailo The evening’s program was opened by Orest Fedash; daughter Kateryna Pawluk; and godfather, Zenon Stakhiv. Messrs. Kyrylenko, military adviser to Ukraine’s Andrew Hadzewycz, president of the Fedash and Stakhiv are the KLK’s skiing directors. Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

Pavlo Pencak won two first-place tro- Skiers of the boys 6-7 group: Nazar Tehza (left) Katja Palydowycz, the champi- Competitors in the group of girls age 6-7: runner-up phies in his age group, boys 14-15: one and winner Nicholas Temnycky. on among women age 21-29. Sophia Temnycky (left) and winner Kateryna Pawluk. for skiing and another for snowboarding.

Girls 5 and under 2. Olena Krawec Men 18-20, snowboard Men 50-59 1. Alexandra Pawluk Women 21-29 2018 KLK race results 1. Alexander Rakowsky 1. Eri Palydowycz 2. Yuriy Kucher Girls 6-7 1. Katja Palydowycz Women, bi-ski Boys 12-13, Men 21-29 3. Peter Lenchur 2. Madeline Mylod 1. Kateryna Pawluk 1. Adriana Wojcickyj snowboard 1. Yevhen Dybyk 4. Stefan Wojcickyj 2. Sophia Temnycky Women 35-39 2. Danny Perez 5. Mark Pawliczko Boys 6-7 1. Artur Mydlyk Girls 12-13 1. Talia Pawluk Men 30-39 6. Victor Krawec 1. Nicholas Temnycky Boys 14-15 7. Ted Kalinka 1. Olena Kucher 2. Stefanie Burachinsky 2. Nazar Tehza 1. Paul Jarymowycz 2. Larissa Pawliczko 3. Nataliya Kudlayeva 1. Pavlo Pencak 2. Vasyl Tehza Men 60-69 Boys 8-9 2. Marko Wojcickyj Girls 14-15 Women 45-49 1. Vlodko Temnycky 1. Oleksa Kucher Men 30-39, snowboard 1. Adriana Tsiselsky 1. Mariya Vasylkiv Boys 14-15, 2. Roman Stelmach snowboard 1. Dennis Burachinsky 2. Christina Silver 2. Margaret Begley Boys 10-11 Men 70-74 Men 45-49 3. Adriana Hotsko 3. Halyna Hotsko 1. Arthur Hrycak 1. Pavlo Pencak 1. Eugene Stakhiv 4. Valeria Drybushar 2. Toma Krawec 1. Marco Shmerykowsky Women 55-59 Boys 16-17 2. Ihor Pawluk Men 75 and over Girls 16-17 1. Natalia Wojcickyj Boys 12-13 1. Mark Blyznak 3. Adrian Hewryk 1. Alex Berest 1. Renata Hewryk 2. Maria Silver 1. Peter Hrycak 2. Thomas Silver 4. Vasyl Hotsko 2. Ihor Chuma 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

Sen. Portman... (Continued from page 1) A UKRAINIAN SUMMER “It should be something that the entire world, including the United Nations, con- appears May 6, 2018, in The Ukrainian Weekly tinues to stand tall on, because this is really the first time – as I look at it – since World We invite readers and community organizations to submit War II that we’ve had this kind of activity articles, plus photos, on upcoming summer camps, courses, without a response,” he said. “So we need workshops and other events to continue to stand firm and by doing so, hopefully, the success will be good in Crimea and in Ukraine, but also [this way] Editorial materials deadline: we are not setting the precedent for other aggression to take place around the world.” APRIL 23 • [email protected] He also indicated that during his visit to We welcome Advertising deadline: Ukraine, he would be pushing officials to advertisements pass reforms and do more to fight the APRIL 26 • [email protected] country’s notorious corruption. for this special issue “We need to be sure that [the Ukrainians] are implementing their reforms and there has been some progress made there; there have also been areas for more progress. So, we are going to be talk- ing to the leadership [of Ukraine] as well as To have your festival listed, send information on date, venue and whom to contact for more information the members of the” Ukrainian Parliament, (for example: July 12-15, Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Soyuzivka Heritage Center, Kerhonkson, NY, 845-626-5641 he said. or www.soyuzivka.com) to: [email protected]. DEADLINE for submissions to be included in our festival listing: APRIL 26. Copyright 2018, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-senator- portman-anti-tank-weapons/29140680.html).

Turning... (Continued from page 6) Donetsk Oblast State Administration build- ing remained occupied by Russia-backed protesters. Volodymyr Landik, a Luhansk oligarch, said he suspected ex-President Viktor Yanukovych was financing the local separatists, led by Oleksandr Yefremov, the Luhansk Oblast organizing head of the Party of Regions. Mr. Landik said the SBU building was taken over by 30 to 50 activ- ists who knew what the plan was ahead of time, while the rest were drunkards bused in from other regions, both in Ukraine and Russia. “I believe those people, who joined the storm yelling ‘Russia, Russia,’ were brought directly from Russia,” he said. “Most of them didn’t want any storming.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shared the view of the Ukrainian government that the Russian government was responsible for inflaming the violence. “These do not appear to be a spontaneous set of events,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters on April 7, following Mr. Kerry’s phone call to Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov. Echoing the Ukrainian government’s position, that cited recent arrests of Russian intelligence oper- atives working in Ukraine, Mr. Kerry said, “this appeared to be a carefully orchestrat- ed campaign with Russian support.” The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has now continued for more than four years and has claimed the lives of more than 10,300 people and internally displaced more than 1.5 million people. This month, Russia has sent its 75th “humanitarian convoy” (40 trucks each are set to arrive in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk), having illegally crossed Ukraine’s border; the occupying forces have not allowed the Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to inspect its cargo. It has been long suspect- ed that Russia sends weapons and ammu- nition along with goods for civilians in these shipments. Source: “Pro-Russian protesters seize state buildings in Ukraine’s east,” by Zenon Zawada, The Ukrainian Weekly, April 13, 2014. No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 17

military means; but the U.S. and its allies tions of Russian meddling in U.S. and other evil U.S. and its minions. Hopes often Moscow... threaten to use military force or sometimes Western countries’ elections – almost any expressed in the West that Russia may actually use it against “undesirable crisis in today’s world may be interpreted “help” with North Korea or Iran appear (Continued from page 3) nations,” implied the Russian army general by Gen. Gerasimov and the all-powerful misplaced: The lines of total confrontation and are most likely involved in the 2006 (Militarynews.ru, March 24). Russian General Staff as one more addition- seem to have been set otherwise. death, in London, of Alexander Litvinenko The expulsion of Russian diplomats, the al front in the ongoing global total war. from polonium-210 poisoning, further Skripal case, the doping scandals that have Standoffs with Iran, North Korea and other The article above is reprinted from insinuating that the British government beset Russian athletes after the 2014 Sochi “undesirable nations” are apparently seen Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from may also bear responsibility for other mys- Olympics, sanctions imposed on Russia as episodes of the total world war between its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, terious deaths of Russian émigrés in the because of Crimea and Ukraine, and allega- the forces of good allied to Russia and the www.jamestown.org. U.K. (Mid.ru, March 28). Under mounting outside pressure, the Russian authorities are retreating into full siege-mentality mode. The state propagan- da machine is working at full capacity, por- traying a nation under attack by numerous and unscrupulous enemies, led by the United States. This world outlook is not simply a propaganda ploy to be force-fed to the populace – it is today the official basis of Russia’s military and security threat assessment and planning. On March 24, speaking in Moscow at the annual security conference of the Academy of Military Science (a semi-official defense and security think tank), the chief of the General Staff and first deputy defense min- ister, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, outlined Russia’s latest strategic defense outlook and vision of future war-making. According to Gen. Gerasimov, the U.S. is the main worldwide threat to international stability. The U.S. is “attempting to continue to main- tain at all costs, including military means, its ‘global leadership,’ which is against the interests of different nations, including Russia, which does not accept [U.S.] dictate and supports a just world order.” Because of Washington, international discord is swiftly escalating, according to Gen. Gerasimov, spreading from political, economic and information confrontations to engulf international sport and diploma- cy, as well as scientific and cultural exchange, de facto becoming total. This total war is carried out at present via non-

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by Kostiantyn Mykhalchenko filmmaker Istan Rozumnyj. With a full house in attendance on KYIV – The Kyiv premiere of the award- March 9, Natalia Onyshchuk, head of Kino- winning Canadian feature documentary Kliub, officially opened the evening and “Recovery Room” was held at Kino-Kliub, called upon producer Yurij Luhovy, who National University of Kyiv Mohyla introduced the special guests. Mr. Luhovy Academy (KMA), with the film’s producer, called upon Ksenia Goroshchuk, participant Yurij Luhovy of Montreal, present. in the medical missions, to read remarks A special guest was Canada’s sent by the film’s director, Adriana Luhovy, Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk; for the Kyiv premiere. as well as Prof. Larysa Briukhovetska, “Recovery Room” was filmed by Ms. senior lecturer and editor of Kino-Teatr; Luhovy at the Main Clinical Military Volodoymyr Kistyanyk from the Kyiv Hospital in Kyiv. Ms. Luhovy was invited to bureau of the Ukrainian World Congress; be part of Canada’s medical missions as Bohdan Kulych, chair of Ukrainian official photographer. Noticing that photog- Canadian Congress Ukraine-Advisory raphy alone would not capture the full Committee in Kyiv; Prof. Volodymyr story of the missions organized by the Serhiychuk of Taras Shevchenko National Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) to pro- University; historian Nina Lapchynska; vide humanitarian aid, Ms. Luhovy began to composer Roman Luhovy, who won an film. award for best original music score for “Recovery Room” is based on interviews Kostiantyn Mykhalchenko “Recovery Room”; Mike Yelchev, a camera- with wounded Ukrainian soldiers and with in Kyiv, producer Yurij Luhovy presents composer Roman Luhovy (left) with awards man during the Maidan who provided orig- Canadian and Ukrainian medical teams won in Los Angeles for Best Original Music Score and Best Sound Mix for the feature inal film footage for the documentary; and performing complex reconstructive surgi- documentary “Recovery Room.” cal procedures on victims of the Maidan and soldiers injured in eastern Ukraine. Heading the Canadian Medical Mission was ПЛЕМ’Я ПЛАСТУНОК „ПЕРШІ СТЕЖІ“ Dr. Oleh Antonyshyn; his Ukrainian coun- terpart was Dr. Oleh Fedirko. Present at the влаштовує Kyiv premiere was Nazar Derzhylo, a young soldier wounded by an explosion and treat- „ДЕННИЙ ТАБІР ПТАШАТ ПРИ ПЛАСТІ“ ed by the Canadian and Ukrainian medical для дітей від 4 до 6 років, які володіють teams, who is interviewed in the film. A Ukrainian-language article about the (розуміють і розмовляють) українською мовою Kyiv premiere by Radio Svoboda (available online at https://www.radiosvoboda. • Дитина мусить мати закінчених 4 роки життя до 31 серпня 2018 р. Вийнятків немає. org/a/29090476.html) is titled “I wanted • Дитина мусить мати усі приписані щеплення. their stories to be heard and never forgot- • Дитина, яка склала Заяву Вступу до новацтва, не може брати участи в таборaх для Пташат. ten.” Comments at the Kyiv premiere were Табір відбудеться на Союзівці у двох групах: positive. “Outstanding, heartwarming and truly informative film. As a veteran of the • від неділі 24 червня до суботи 30 червня 2018 р. U.S. Navy (and physician), you successfully • від неділі 1 липня до суботи 7 липня 2018 р. pulled together the right mix of the hell of war and the love and dignity of providing У справі кімнат просимо порозуміватися прямо з Адміністрацією Союзівки: good medical care. Bravo!” stated Danylo SOYUZIVKA, P. O. Box 529, 216 Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Shmorhun, who was visiting Kyiv. “The film (845) 626-5641; www. Soyuzivka.com; Fax: 845-626-4638 is incredibly optimistic in spite of the topic. If a country has such youth, then that coun- • Tаборова оплата: $150.00 ($20.00 незворотні); оплата за два тижні 290.00 дол. try has a future. We greet you with the pre- • Зголошення і таборову оплату (чек виписаний на Plast – Pershi Stezhi) надсилати до: miere in Kyiv!” Dr. Hennadij Boriak and Lilly Boriak noted. Mrs. Oresta Fedyniak, 2626 W. Walton Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 A Ukrainian-language version of “Recovery Room” is being made. The docu- Tel.: 773 486-0394 (від 8:00 до 10:00 ранку) mentary is under the patronage of the Ukrainian World Congress. • Реченець зголошень: 30 травня 2018 р. • Після реченця не приймаємо зголошень. For information about “Recovery Room,” • Лікарську посвідку НЕ пересилати з анкетою зголошення. Просимо передати при readers may visit the website www.recov- реєстрації. eryroomthemovie.com or call 514-481- 5871. The trailer for the film is available at КАРТА ЗГОЛОШЕННЯ НА ТАБІР ПТАШАТ-2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 1E3DR4aULmg. To arrange a showing of Ім’я і прізвище дитини ...... the documentary readers may contact по-українськи і по-англійськи [email protected]. Дата народження ...... Адреса ...... Телефон ...... E-mail ...... Просимо залучити посвідку дати народження дитини, яку вписуєтe на табір перший раз ☐ від 24 червня до 30 червня 2018 р. ☐ від 1 липня до 7 липня 2018 р. Величина таборової сорочинки дитини: ☐ 6-8, ☐10-12, ☐14-16. ☐ Залучую чек на суму $...... ☐ Резервую кімнату на Союзівці

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Завваги ...... Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Svoboda ...... Підпис батька або матері Canada’s Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk at the premiere of “Recovery Room” in Kyiv. No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 19

April 10 Presentation by Anne Applebaum, “The Ukrainian Famine April 19 Wolodymyr Dylynsky Memorial Lecture, “The Ukrainian Stanford, CA Reconsidered: Why It Happened – and Why It Matters.” Toronto Night: An Intimate History of Revolution” by Marci Shore, Koret-Taube Conference Center, Stanford University, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of https://creees.stanford.edu Toronto, https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/24672/register

April 13 Jazz concert with John Stech and Vulnereville, Ukrainian April 20 Film screening, “Legends of Carpathians,” Ukrainian New York Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or New York Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 April 20-21 Performance, “Where the Rivers Flow: Zhadan and April 13 Poetry evening with Vasyl Makhno and Alexander Motyl, New York Friends read and react to his book ‘Mesopotamia,’” Yara New York “Without Repetition – Bez Povtoren,” The Ukrainian Arts Group, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 or Museum, 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org www.ukrainianmuseum.org April 22 Concert by pianist Serhiy Salov, The Lyceum, The April 14 Presentation, “Investing Millions in Ukraine’s Future: A Alexandria, VA Washington Group Cultural Fund, [email protected] Chicago Transformative American Experiment,” about the Western NIS Enterprise Fund, Chicago Business and April 22 Book presentation, “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Professional Group, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, New York Europe, America” by Timothy Snyder, The Ukrainian [email protected] Museum, 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org

April 14 Book launch, “Mykola Velychkivskyi: Under Two April 22 Concert, “Road to Freedom,” with the Vesnivka Choir, New York Occupations (Memoirs and Documents),” Shevchenko Ottawa Canadian Bandurist Capella, and the Toronto Ukrainian Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 Male Choir, Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 613-234-6306 or www.chamberfest.com April 14 Music night, “Rockin’ the J-Uke Box Memories Night,” Warren, MI featuring the Jetz Band, Ukrainian Cultural Center, April 28 70th anniversary celebration, Ukrainian Institute of 586-757-8130 New York America, 212-288-8660 or www.ukrainianinstitute.org

April 14-15 St. Thomas Pilgrimage weekend, St. Andrew Ukrainian April 28 Chili cook-off, Syracuse Ukrainian National Home, South Bound Brook, Cemetery, Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Syracuse, NY 315-395-1897 or [email protected] NJ Church of the U.S.A., www.uocofusa.org April 29 Dinner and dance, Ukrainian National Women’s League April 15 Concert, “A Ukrainian Montage,” featuring the Ukrainian Fort Lauderdale, of America (Branch 17), Grateful Palate, 786-216-4464 Fort Lauderdale, Dancers of Miami, Gerdan musical ensemble and Trio FL or [email protected] FL Maksymowich vocal ensemble, Broward Center for the April 29 Ottawa Trade and Business Show, Ukrainian Canadian Performing Arts, 954-462-0222 Ottawa Professionals and Businesspersons Association, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian April 15 Film screening, “When Will This Wind Stop,” and Orthodox Cathedral, www.ucpbaottawa.ca New York discussion with Idil P. Izmirli, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions April 15 Annual “Sviachene” Easter Dinner, St. Vladimir from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Scranton, PA Ukrainian Catholic Church, 570-503-1514 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. clubs. With 34 appearances in European on February 6 in the quarterfinal after it Sportsline Ukraine won 3-0 against Croatia on April 5 . competition and 227 matches played, had advanced to the knockout stage of the Matea Bosnjak of Croatia scored an own Dynamo’s record included 96 wins, 49 UEFA Euro Futsal Cup, finishing in second (Continued from page 14) goal in the 25th minute, and Tetyana draws and 82 defeats, with 326 goals for place (three points) in Group C. Ukraine in Group 4 with eight points after six Kozyrenko netted two goals for Ukraine in and 275 conceded. Shakhtar ranked in 31st lost 2-3 against Romania on February 2 and matches. England tops Group 4 with 16 the 41st minute and in three minutes into place with 18 Champions League appear- lost 3-5 in its second match against points, followed by the Netherlands (11 extra time of the first half. Ukraine plays ances played in 116 matches (49 wins, 22 Portugal on February 4. In the main round, points), Scotland (eight points, third place), against Denmark on April 9 and again on draws and 45 losses). Ukraine won 1-0 against Belgium on April Latvia (three points) and Andorra (two June 8. Ukraine plays Sweden on June 12 - 8, 2017, won 4-2 against Montenegro on points). The next round of matches is to be and against Hungary on September 4. ferred to another respective body, to be April 9, 2017, and won 2-1 against Croatia played on June 5-13, with matches running determined• Metalist FCby isthe having Justice its assetsMinistry trans of on April 11, 2017. The group stage has 12 until October 16 before the play-offs, which the UEFA Nations League with Sweden, the Ukraine, following the corruption case teams divided into four groups. run November 12-20. Republic• Ukraine of has Ireland drawn andLeague Bosnia B, pot and2 of against the club that is being carried out by Herzegovina. The draw was based on coef- the Prosecutor General’s Office. Yevhen Beach soccer to the final group stage during the UEFA ficient rankings according to UEFA, with Yenin, deputy prosecutor general, stated Ukraine won 4-3 against Azerbaijan on U-19• Ukraine’s Championships. U-19 men’s Ukraine team advanced will be Ukraine in 17th place with a coefficient of that the confiscation of the Metalist football January 29 to finish in third place with joined by England, Finland (hosts), France, 28.286 points. The Nations League compe- club is in the final stage, because a court three• points after three matches played as Italy, Norway, Portugal and Turkey. Group tition will be held from September 6 decision on confiscation took effect more part of the Persian Beach Soccer Cup stage matches will be played on July 16-23, through November 20, with finals to be than two months ago. The case is seeking Busher-Iran 2018 friendly tournament on with the final to be played on July 29. held on June 5-9, 2019. The competition to confiscate illegally obtained funds, with January 27-29. In the round-robin portion, Ukraine won 2-1 against Romania on will serve as a qualification process for the court decisions beginning in the first quar- Ukraine lost 2-6 against Spain on January March 27 and finished in first place in UEFA Euro Cup 2020. The UEFA Nations ter of 2018. 27 and lost 3-6 against Iran on January 28. Group 4 of the Elite Round with seven League includes 55 teams divided into four Iran won with nine points, followed by points. Ukraine won 2-1 against Serbia on leagues of 12 teams, separated into three Futsal Spain with six. Azerbaijan was in fourth March 24, tied 0-0 with Sweden on March pots in Leagues A and B (12 teams each) place with zero points. 21. The U-19 tournament is a European and four pots in Leagues C (15 teams) and qualifier for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup D (16 teams). Ukraine, in Group 1 of League • Ukraine was eliminated by Spain 1-0 in Poland. B, plays against the Czech Republic on September 6 and against Slovakia on third place in Group 1 of the Elite Round November 16. The winner of the group will (with• Ukraine’s two points) U-17 men’s of the team UEFA finished U-17 in be promoted to Nations League A, and the Championship. Ukraine tied 1-1 with Spain loser will be relegated to Nations League C. on March 21, won 2-1 against Serbia on March 24 and tied 0-0 with the Czech Verbic signed a four-year contract with Republic on March 27. Serbia topped the Dynamo• Copenhagen Kyiv. The 24–year-old midfielder BenjaminSlovenian, group with seven points, followed by Spain who also plays for the Slovenian national with five points. Serbia and Spain advanced team, had 27 matches played for to the round of 16 knockout round. Copenhagen, where he scored 11 goals and made two assists. place in Group 4 with seven points after three• Ukraine’s matches playedwomen’s during team the is inqualifying second 11th place of all-time winning European • Dynamo Kyiv was ranked by UEFA in 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 No. 14

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, April 13 228-0110; website, www.ukrainianmuse- NEW YORK: Join us at 7 p.m. for “Without um.org. Repetition – Bez Povtoren,” an evening of Friday-Saturday, April 20-21 new poetry with Vasyl Makhno and Alexander Motyl. Tickets will be available at NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum and the door one hour before the event. Come Yara Arts Group present “Where the Rivers early to take in the galleries. Admission Flow.” Serhiy Zhadan reads from his book (includes light reception): $15; $10 for “Mesopotamia” in Ukrainian, while poets members and seniors; $5 for students. The Wanda Phipps, Olena Jennings and Isaac Ukrainian Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth Stackhouse Wheeler read English transla- St.; telephone, 212-228-0110; website, tions, as well as their own poems in reac- www.ukrainianmuseum.org. tion. Virlana Tkacz directs the event, which includes animation by Sashko Danylenko, Saturday, April 14 photographs by Margaret Morton and music CHICAGO: The Chicago Business and by Volodymyr Bedzvin and Fima Chupakin, Professional Group invites the Chicago com- plus Yara actors and projections. Admission munity to a presentation on the Western is $25; $20 for members, students and NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF), which was seniors. The event is at 7 p.m. at The established by the U.S. Congress to help sup- Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. Sixth St. port Ukraine and Moldova by developing (between Second and Third avenues); tele- sound economic policy and leadership phone, 212-228-0110; website, www.ukrai- through strategic investments in small and nianmuseum.org. medium local businesses. In their presenta- Sunday, April 22 tion titled ”Investing Millions in Ukraine’s Future: A Transformative American ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington Group Experiment,” WNISEF CEO Jaroslawa Cultural Fund presents pianist Serhiy Salov Johnson and Program Manager Roman at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Tychkivsky will discuss the equity fund’s Alexandria, VA 22314 at 3 p.m. in a recital trade and export activities in Ukraine, its featuring works by Bach, Chopin, Lysenko leadership development programs, and its and Shamo. Mr. Salov, first prize winner of sponsorship of the Ukraine House at the the 2004 Montreal International Musical World Economic Forum in Davos, Competition, has played with orchestras in Switzerland, in January. The presentation Europe, Canada and the United States. He will be held at the Ukrainian Institute of draws on substantial periods of study in Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 6 p.m. both composition and musicology. Indeed, it Admission is $10. For additional informa- was his own arrangement for solo piano of tion e-mail [email protected]. Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” that led Gramophone to state that “Serhiy Salov NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific makes Stravinsky’s masterpiece his own.” A Society invites all to a book launch of reception will follow. Suggested donation: “Mykola Velychkivskyi: Under Two $20; free admission for students; unre- Occupations (Memoirs and Documents),” served seating. For more information e-mail edited by Taras Hunczak (2017). Dr. [email protected]. Hunczak, professor-emeritus at Rutgers University, will present the book. The event NEW YORK: Join us at 6:30 p.m. for a talk will take place at the society’s building, 63 and book signing with Timothy Snyder who Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th will present “The Road to Unfreedom: streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information Russia, Europe, America” (Tim Duggan call 212-254-5130. Books; April 3, 2018). The author reveals a Russian ideology in which the West is, by its Sunday, April 15 very existence, a permanent threat. To sub- NEW YORK: Screening at 2 p.m. of the docu- vert democratic institutions, values, and ide- mentary film “When Will This Wind Stop” als that Americans and the countries of the (Poland, 2016, 66 min., Crimean Tatar and European Union enjoy, Russia began to Russian with English subtitles). Idil P. employ the strategies it perfected at home – Izmirli, George Mason University, will lead a information and cyber warfare, attacks on discussion after the screening. Director the free press, the spreading of falsehoods Aniela Astrid Gabryel reveals four personal and blatant denial of fact – abroad. stories of one Crimean Tatar family and the Admission is $10; tickets are available experience of people living under Russian online or at the door. The Ukrainian occupation. Order tickets in advance online. Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth St.; tele- Admission $10. The Ukrainian Museum is phone, 212-228-0110; website, www.ukrai- located at 222 E. Sixth St.; telephone, 212- nianmuseum.org.

FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS! To have your festival listed in “A Ukrainian Summer,” our special issue to be published on May 6, send information on date, venue and whom to contact for more information (for example: July ATTENTION,12-15, Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Soyuzivka Heritage Center, Kerhonkson, NY, 845-626-5641 or www.soyuzivka.com) to: [email protected]. DEADLINE for submissions to be included in our festival listing: APRIL 26. Christine Syzonenko