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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIII No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 $2.00 House resolution supports Kolomoisky resigns after lethal weapons systems to aid Ukraine’s defense challenging the president by Zenon Zawada denied for three years by Privat – and bet- WASHINGTON – The House of ter organize its operations, making it fully Representatives on March 23 over- KYIV – A struggle involving armed fight- accountable to state authorities. whelmingly passed House Resolution ers erupted in Kyiv on March 19 for control The Verkhovna Rada voted on March 19 162 “calling on the president to pro- of Ukraine’s biggest oil producer, Ukrnafta, to reduce the quorum needed to call a vide Ukraine with military assistance between its majority stakeholder, the shareholders’ meeting to 50 percent plus to defend its sovereignty and territorial Ukrainian government, and Igor one share from 60 percent plus one share. integrity.” The vote was 348 for and 48 Kolomoisky, the billionaire who controls the Although the new law applies to all pub- against. largest minority stake through the Privat licly traded companies, it was specifically The measure, which was approved with strong bipartisan support, Group empire in which he’s a partner. targeted at wresting away Privat Group’s resolves that “the House of The standoff lasted until March 24, when control of Ukrnafta, in which the govern- Representatives strongly urges the Mr. Kolomoisky submitted his resignation ment has precisely a 50 percent plus one president to fully and immediately as Dnipropetrovsk State Oblast share stake. Billionaire Igor Kolomoisky submitted his exercise the authorities provided by Administration chair (a position commonly For at least 12 years, Privat, led by resignation as head of the Dnipropetrovsk Congress to provide Ukraine with referred to as “governor”) during a meeting Dnipropetrovsk billionaires Mr. Kolomoisky State Oblast Administration on March lethal defensive weapon systems to with Ukrainian President Petro and Gennady Bogolyubov, succeeded in 24. This photo was posted on Facebook enhance the ability of the people of Poroshenko, who has led the government’s preventing the government from asserting the next day. Ukraine to defend their sovereign terri- drive to control Ukrnafta. control by ignoring and therefore under- by the rules,” Yurii Lutsenko, the parliamen- tory from the unprovoked and continu- Both sides said the conflict had been set- mining shareholder meetings with its 42 tary faction head of the Poroshenko Bloc, ing aggression of the Russian tled, though neither side has yet to reveal percent minority stake, said Alexander wrote on his Facebook page the same day. Federation.” It refers to the Ukraine just how. It threatened to open a frontline Paraschiy, the head of research at Concorde Freedom Support Act of 2014, which for the Kyiv government with Mr. Capital. (He said it’s unclear who owns the “It’s utterly necessary to achieve rules was passed by Congress and signed Kolomoisky’s brigades based in his native remaining 8 percent stake, which could be that apply to everyone. The government into law by President Barack Obama on Dnipropetrovsk, as well as undermine the privately owned or shares traded on the should strive for dividends paid not only by December 18. partnership between the nation’s two most Ukrainian Exchange in Kyiv.) Ukrnafta, but by all the other owners of nat- The resolution was sponsored by powerful figures that helped thwart the As a result of this tactic, Privat denied ural gas distributors, electricity producers Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and had 12 co- military advance of Russian-backed forces. the state budget 3.7 billion hrv (about and industrial giants,” Mr. Lutsenko noted. sponsors: Edward Royce (R-Calif.), “This battle can be a risk for the govern- $462.5 million) in dividends from profit During the last several years, Privat Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Mac ment in the sense that it can lead to a second earned by Ukrnafta between 2011 and offered various reasons for not paying the Thornberry (R-Texas), Adam Schiff front within the country and become a gift 2013, estimated Mustafa Nayyem, a nation- dividends. For instance, as recently as (D-Calif.), Devin Nunes (R- Calif.), for Putin,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, the head al deputy with the Poroshenko Bloc. When March 4, Mr. Kolomoisky claimed the gov- Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Harold Rogers of the Penta Center for Applied Political combined with unpaid taxes, Privat ernment, through the state gas monopoly (R-Ky.), Sander Levin (D-Mich.), Research in Kyiv. “The conflict over Ukrnafta deprived the state of 6 billion hrv (about Naftohaz, owed Ukrnafta 40 billion hrv for Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Michael needs to be resolved flexibly enough so as to $750 million), he said, as reported by the 10.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Kay Granger not allow it to become a large war.” Ukrayinska Pravda news site on March 23. (Although production of crude and other oil (R-Texas) and William Keating It all began when the Ukrainian govern- “No one is trying to destroy Kolomoisky’s products is Ukrnafta’s biggest business, the (D-Mass.). ment took concrete steps to take control of private business, but as with all the other company also produces natural gas.) oligarchs, he will have to realize the need to (Continued on page 31) Ukrnafta in order to collect its profit in the forms of stock dividends – which had been transform into a big businessman who plays (Continued on page 8) Atlantic Council report focuses on human rights abuses in Crimea On March 6, the Atlantic Council in by Matthew Dubas the main points in his report, and allowed time of finishing the report, we were talking Washington hosted a presentation and dis- for discussion. about the expropriation of state property of cussion on “Human Rights Abuses in PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ambassador John Russia’s use of various technologies Ukraine on the territory of Crimea.” Russian-Occupied Crimea” that featured a Herbst began the presentation “Human since its seizure of administrative buildings Besides laying out these tactics, Mr. report by Andrii Klymenko, chief editor of the Rights Abuses in Russian Occupied Crimea” in Symferopol, the capital of the Klymenko challenged his audience to Black Sea News and chairman of the super- by introducing the Atlantic Council’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Mr. Putin answer the questions: “Why is Putin doing visory board for Maidan Foreign Affairs. The Ukraine and Europe Initiative that has been and Russia have done everything to violate this? What are the real aims of Putin in discussants included Mark Lagon, president working for almost a year to help Ukraine human rights, international law and even Crimea? Are those aims only for Crimea? of Freedom House, and David Kramer, senior choose its own future since President violate the legal system of Russia. And what can we do to resist?” director for human rights and human free- Vladimir Putin seized Crimea almost 12 Mr. Klymenko explained five of these Mr. Klymenko continued: “There’s still a dom at the McCain Institute; the moderator months ago. “His ardent wish is to have the technologies: “The first, imposing Russian big illusion that everyone in Crimea always was former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John world forget about the peninsula, and now citizenship and renunciation of Ukrainian massively supported Russian and being Herbst. The transcript of the presentation our determination is to make sure that the citizenship. Secondly, it’s actually expulsion with Russia. The leader of Crimean Tatars, and discussion were made available on world does not do that,” added Ambassador from Crimea of disloyal people. The third, Mustafa Dzhemilev, and separate media March 12 on the Atlantic Council website, Herbst. well, it’s absolutely cynical disregard of the outlets abroad published the leaks from the www.atlanticcouncil.org. This first portion of A report commissioned by the Atlantic rights of the native population of Crimea, the FSB about the real quantity of people who The Ukrainian Weekly’s will feature the Council and Freedom House was presented Crimean Tatars. Fourth, well, this is sort of took part in the referendum last year. So report and commentary by the organizers. by Andrii Klymenko. Mr. Klymenko, who know-how: the creation of an information the fact really is 34 percent. So 34 percent, The next installment will feature the discus- spoke in Ukrainian and had his remarks ghetto. Fifth, we’re talking about property sion among the audience and the presenters. translated through an interpreter, covered rights. And I want to mention that at the (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

ANALYSIS

One year later, Crimea’s Tatars NATO commander on helping Ukraine Mr. Putin the formal authority to send troops to Ukraine in March 2014 , a move BRUSSELS – NATO’s top military com- that sent a warning signal to the West fol- even further in the shadows mander says the West should consider using lowing the ouster of Ukrainian President all its tools to help Ukraine in its fight against by Alsu Kurmasheva tary intervention and annexation by Russia. Viktor Yanukovych. The authority was later “Even though our language is the second Russian-backed separatists, including send- withdrawn. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by and Daisy Sindelar ing defensive weapons. U.S. Air Force Gen. RFE/RL official language here, some of our kids Interfax, TASS and Agence-France-Presse) have been threatened for using Tatar,” she Philip Breedlove said on March 22 that he It’s not as though Abdureshit adds. “There have been times when some- does not “think that any tool of [the] U.S. or Yanukovych’s younger son is buried any other nation’s power should necessarily Dzhepparov hasn’t been kept busy. one has innocently written something in KYIV – The youngest son of ousted former be off the table.” He added, “Could [supplying Sitting in his flat in the Crimean city of Tatar or Ukrainian, and they’re called back Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was Western lethal weapons to Ukraine] be Bilohirsk, about 40 kilometers northeast of and forced to do it again [in Russian]. It’s reportedly buried in the Russian-annexed destabilizing? The answer is yes. Also, inac- the capital, Symferopol, the Tatar activist very unpleasant. There are situations Crimea region on March 23, the same day the tion could be destabilizing.” His remarks calmly ticks off the meetings he’s held with where they’re picked on for their music, for party Mr. Yanukovych once led confirmed his came at a press conference after he was de facto authorities since his son and neph- their culture.” son’s death. The funeral for Yanukovych’s asked if he favors sending defensive weap- ew were abducted last autumn: two talks in Riza Fazyl, a prolific novelist and the son, also named Viktor, was reportedly held ons to Ukraine. Gen. Breedlove said the West October. One in December. Another one in head of the Crimean Tatar Writers at a military cemetery in the Crimean port should respond to what he described as dip- February. Organization, says Tatar literature – now city of Sevastopol, the site of a Russian naval lomatic, information, military and economic At each meeting, Mr. Dzhepparov dependent on Moscow’s state committee base. The news agency Kryminform reported tactics that were being used against Ukraine. acknowledges, some small progress is for ethnic relations and deportees for pub- that Mr. Yanukovych’s father and other rela- He didn’t name Russia in his comments. Gen. made – a form signed here, an agreement lication funding – is facing a slow death tives attended the funeral in a chapel at the Breedlove added that NATO intelligence struck there. He’s even met the Moscow- under Russian rule. cemetery. The cemetery was reportedly pointed to “disturbing” military develop- backed leader, Sergei Aksyonov, who prom- “There’s no reason for joy,” says Mr. encircled by security guards. Reports of the ments on the ground in eastern Ukraine. He ised to personally intervene. Fazyl, 85. ”Only two books in Crimean Tatar death of Mr. Yanukovych, 33, appeared in expressed concerned over the implementa- But none of that changes the fact that a got financing for publication last year. We Russian and Ukrainian media on March 22. tion of a ceasefire agreement reached in half-year later, Mr. haven’t seen any Anton Herashchenko, a lawmaker and aide Minsk in February between the Ukrainian Dzhepparov is no change for the better. to Ukraine’s internal affairs minister, said on Mustafa Dzhemilev government and pro-Russian separatists in closer to knowing We’ve already sug- Facebook that a minivan Mr. Yanukovych was eastern Ukraine. (RFE/RL, with reporting by what happened to said a climate of fear gested six books to driving sank in Russia’s Lake Baikal after fall- RFE/RL’s Rikard Jozwiak in Brussels and his son Islyam be published this ing through thin ice. Mr. Herashchenko said reigns in Russian- Reuters) Dzhepparov, 19, year, but they said all five passengers survived, and “four of nephew Dzhevdet annexed Crimea, there’s no money.” MPs warn U.S. not to arm Ukraine them didn’t even get their feet wet.” Other Islyamov, 23, or where “almost zero ‘Only negatives’ officials and media reports gave similar any of the numer- MOSCOW – Pro-Kremlin lawmakers say accounts, but there has been no confirmation ous Tatar men democratic freedom” The peninsula’s the Russian Parliament should reinstate from Russian authorities. In Ukraine, the who have van- remains under the pro-Russian de facto President Vladimir Putin’s formal authority Party of Regions confirmed the younger ished in the year government has also to send troops into Ukraine if the United Yanukovych’s death in a statement on since Russia seized de facto authorities. overseen a crack- States provides Kyiv with lethal weapons. March 23, saying his life was “tragically cut control of the pen- down on Tatar The lawmakers spoke on March 24, a day short on March 20.” It did not say how he insula on March media, raiding the after the U.S. House of Representatives died. A former Party of Regions lawmaker 18, 2014. ATR television channel and refusing to approved a resolution urging President in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Mr. “Soon it will be six months since my son renew the license of QHA, a popular Tatar Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with Yanukovych was reportedly going by the and nephew went missing. There’s no trace news agency. lethal weapons to defend itself against name of Viktor Davydov in Russia. A report of them,” says Mr. Dzhepparov. “I hope Cultural gatherings have been largely Russian aggression. Just Russia party law- about the accident in which Mr. Yanukovych they’re alive and OK.” banned or relegated to distant locations. maker Mikhail Yemelyanov told the State is said to have perished was removed from Mr. Dzhepparov mentions other men who Many rights groups have been shuttered, Duma that if the “the United States actually the Russian Emergencies Ministry website have vanished, like Timur Shaymardanov and the Mejlis, the highest ruling body of starts to deliver lethal weapons to Ukraine shortly after it was posted. The younger and Seyran Zinedinov, friends in their early the Crimean Tatars, was stripped of its we should openly back militias... with weap- Viktor Yanukovych was married and had a 30s who had actively opposed the annexa- rights after it called on its followers to boy- ons, and reinstate the president’s right to young son. He was reportedly an expert tion of Crimea. The men disappeared with- cott the referendum and refused to recog- send troops to Ukrainian territory.” Frants competitive driver. (RFE/RL, with report- in five days of each other in late May and nize Russian rule. Klintsevich, a ruling United Russia party ing by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, Interfax haven’t been heard from since. Several of the most prominent Mejlis lawmaker, said U.S. supplies of lethal weap- and Kryminform) At least 18 Crimean Tatars have gone members, including leader Refat Chubarov ons would “in a second” destroy the fragile missing in the past year, including 39-year- and the Tatar community’s moral standard- ceasefire deal now in place. The Duma gave (Continued on page 14) old Reshat Ametov, whose dead and muti- bearer, Mustafa Dzhemilev, have been lated body was discovered two weeks after banned from the peninsula for five years. he vanished last March. No one has ever Speaking in Brussels on March 17, Mr. been arrested for Mr. Ametov’s killing or Dzhemilev said a climate of fear reigns on he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 any of the other disappearances. the annexed Ukrainian peninsula, where he T U W “It’s clear that we’ve spent the last year said “almost zero democratic freedom” An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., remains under the de facto authorities. as a subject of the Russian Federation,” says a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Mr. Dzhepparov. Mr. Dzhemilev’s wife, Safinar, remains in Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. 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Inadvertently, it removed the U.S. France, Ukraine), which is handling the behind Germany; and Ukraine is captive to Eurasia Daily Monitor brakes from Europe’s own processes of frag- “Ukrainian conflict,” is the current tool in the consensus worked out by the three pow- mentation and drift. Meanwhile, Russia’s this experiment. ers on terms favoring Russia. Successive Part 1 war against Ukraine has brought those pro- This format in and of itself undermines Normandy Group meetings have demon- March 13 cesses compellingly to light (see Part 2). the European and Euro-Atlantic institu- strated how this mechanism operates at the Russia’s war against Ukraine has exposed The Kremlin, however, aims beyond tions. In their stead, it introduces a heads of state/heads of government level the deepening cracks in Europe’s under- Ukraine. It aims for European consent and Western-European sub-group (Germany and the ministerial level. Moscow and Berlin standing of itself as the West’s core, and in even cooperation to establish a Russian and France) while awarding Russia the initiate joint proposals; Paris is consulted its positioning vis-à-vis an openly adverse sphere of influence in Europe’s eastern decision-making powers that Russia does and agrees; they present their proposal to Russia. Fragmentation processes were neighborhood, as part of an overall not enjoy in existing institutions such as the Kyiv (which faces a fait accompli); and they ongoing in Europe prior to this war, both European settlement. Reversing the post- EU and NATO. have the proposal endorsed publicly by the above and (with longer-term effects) below 1991 settlement, the new one should The Normandy format could only have Normandy Group. The result is then the surface of European external policies. empower Russia to participate “on an equal taken shape amid the leadership vacuum in referred variously to the EU, the Russia’s successfully conducted war in basis” in decision-making on all European Europe at this time. Russia is exploiting Organization for Security and Cooperation Ukraine – as reflected in the Minsk 2 “armi- security and economic affairs. A deal that vacuum in its own interests through in Europe (OSCE) or the United Nations stice” – exploits Europe’s growing incoher- between Russia and Europe at Ukraine’s this group. Germany is using this format as Security Council for approval. Their formal ence. Basically, Moscow and Berlin worked expense (were it to develop from the an antechamber from which to usher imprints are sought in order to legitimize out Minsk 2, at heavy costs to Ukraine, while Russo-German Minsk 2 nutshell) could Russia into European decision-making pro- those decisions post factum (see Eurasia European institutions looked paralyzed. It is mark the start of the above-described pro- cesses – a vision of Ostpolitik. Daily Monitor, February 23). to a dysfunctional Europe that the Barack cess in Europe. This would enable a remili- Russia and Germany are calling the tune The results include, thus far (in chrono- Obama administration has downloaded its tarized Russia to intimidate a demilitariz- in the Normandy quartet; France looks own share of responsibility for dealing with ing Europe, participate in European poli- pleased to be cast even as second fiddle (Continued on page 22) Russia’s war in Ukraine. cies in order to subvert them, splinter the U.S. policies had unwittingly contributed Europeans against themselves and decou- to Europe’s strategic involution, now seen ple Europe from the United States. over Ukraine. The United States alternated Russia regards Ukraine as the possible Poroshenko welcomes between a wrongly focused engagement laboratory of a new European security with Europe (e.g., mobilization for protract- model. Russia and Germany (preferably ed expeditionary wars) and partial disen- with some European player in Germany’s shipment of U.S. Humvees gagement from European security policy tow) would jointly handle security issues in (removal of conventional-force deterrence, Europe’s East, bypassing or pre-empting the failed “reset” with Russia). All this the European Union’s or the North Atlantic undermined U.S. capacity for setting or Treaty Organization’s common policies. influencing European foreign and defense The “Normandy Group” (Russia, Germany, OSCE condemns repressive actions against journalists in Crimea Organization for Security media in Crimea and the crackdown on and Cooperation in Europe independent and critical voices is deeply VIENNA – OSCE Representative on said. “Truth is the first casualty in times ofdisturbing crisis and and this worrying,” certainly Ms. applies Mijatović for condemned the intimidation of indepen- Crimea. I call on those responsible to dentFreedom journalists of the inMedia Crimea Dunja following Mijatović the stop media censorship and to ensure detention on March 13 of Natalya journalists’ safety,” she stated. Kokorina, a journalist and editor with the news portal Crimean Center for on March 5, 2014, and met with media president.gov.ua Investigative Journalism. associationsMs. Mijatović and hadlocal visited journalists Simferopol to dis- Ten Humvees on the tarmac at Boryspil International Airport, where they arrived on “This detention is a reminder of the cuss the safety situation for members of March 25 as part of U.S. assistance to Ukraine. ongoing practice of the de facto authori- the media in Crimea. At that time, she ties in Crimea to intimidate and perse- expressed deep concern about the intim- KYIV – At Boryspil International Airport receiving the cargo for the prompt work cute independent media representatives idation by self-defense forces and local on March 25, President Petro Poroshenko that will help save the lives of Ukrainian militia of independent journalists, media welcomed a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that soldiers. “On behalf of the people of According to reports, Ms. Kokorina outlets and media NGOs. delivered the first shipment of promised Ukraine, I would like to express gratitude to wasfor their detained work,” by Ms. Federal Mijatović Security said. Service The OSCE representative has repeat- American Humvees. the United States for consistent and firm agents who were searching her parents’ edly spoken out on the media freedom The 10 Humvees were delivered to position on the settlement of the conflict in apartment in Symferopol. Ms. Kokorina situation in Crimea the past 12 months, Ukraine pursuant to a U.S. decision on Donbas. For recognizing Russia as a coun- was not allowed legal help during the noting that: sending defensive equipment to Ukraine. try that carries out aggression against search and detention, nor given reasons The heavily armored vehicles will be Ukraine. For the initiative and persistence for these restrictive measures. have been switched off and replaced equipped with Ukrainian weapons. Eight of in the matter of sanctions. For the solidari- “I call on the de facto authorities in with• All channels Ukrainian originating television fromchannels the them will be conveyed to units of highly ty with us and leadership in the elaboration Crimea to immediately release Russian Federation. mobile airborne troops and two will be of a single position of the entire Euro- - sent to the special units of the Security Atlantic community,” he noted. FSB agents also searched the apart- dent media outlets, freelance journalists Service of Ukraine. Pointing to “constant violations of the mentKokorina,” of Ms. the Mijatović parents said. of Anna and• Journalistsbloggers fromhave atbeen least threatened,13 indepen The U.S. is planning to supply 230 ceasefire regime,” Mr. Poroshenko said “mil- Andriyevskaya, the former editor of the assaulted, physically attacked, banned Humvees, 30 of them heavily armored. itary-technical assistance from the U.S.A. news portal. The search was reportedly from entry, interrogated and kidnapped; Another two shipments with 20 heavily and other countries is timely and increas- conducted in relation to one of Ms. their equipment confiscated or damaged. armored vehicles will have been delivered ingly necessary.” He added, “I am confident Andriyevskaya’s articles published by to Ukraine by April and the remaining 200 that Ukrainian officers and soldiers will use the news portal. Her father’s computer outlets and media NGOs have been raid- vehicles will be sent within 45 days. these vehicles with maximum efficiency.” was seized. ed;• inThe some premises cases theirof at equipmentleast six media was In the course of the arrival ceremony at Mr. Poroshenko noted that this was not “The repression of free media and seized. Boryspil, President Poroshenko noted that the first equipment sent from the U.S., as independent voices we witness in provision of the equipment had demon- Ukraine’s soldiers are already using mod- Crimea is nothing short of a fundamental under extensive censorship, and also strated real support from the United States ern means of digital secure communica- violation of basic human rights,” Ms. subject• Crimean to raids Tatarand detention media haveof staff. been in the struggle for Ukraine’s territorial tions, counter-battery radars, night vision The OSCE representative on freedom integrity and sovereignty. devices, robotic demining systems and On March 5, the representative of the of the media observes media develop- “Comprehensive dialogue between Kyiv medical equipment provided by the U.S. OrganizationMijatović said. for Security and Cooperation ments in all 57 OSCE participating states. and Washington, as well as the provision of The Humvee or HMMWV is a High- in Europe had said that the media free- She provides early warning on violations support for Ukraine by the United States Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle. dom situation in Crimea has continued of freedom of expression and media free- are real evidence of the strategic partner- The civilian adaptation of the vehicle is to deteriorate. dom and promotes full compliance with ship between our countries,” he said. known as the Hummer. “The continuous dismantling of free OSCE media freedom commitments. The president expressed gratitude to the Source: Press Office of the President of U.S. and everyone involved in sending and Ukraine. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13 Washingtonians honor the “prophet of freedom” by Yaro Bihun and now living in the United States, who To the cheers of the crowd, the focused on Shevchenko’s relationship with Shevchenko statue was unchained before WASHINGTON – As Ukrainians, and oth- Ira Aldridge, an African American who pur- the final singing of the Ukrainian national ers, began arriving at the Taras Shevchenko sued his professional stage acting career in anthem, and parts of the broken faux chain monument here on the sunny afternoon of Europe and developed a close and lasting – fabricated by the Washington area’s Plast Saturday, March 21, they were taken aback friendship with the Ukrainian poet while boy scouts – were readily dispersed. at the first sight of the poet laureate’s stat- performing in Russia. Then everybody was invited to continue ue. It was draped with a gigantic faux chain, Representing the Embassy of Ukraine, the celebration at the Bier Baron, a historic from around his neck, surrounding his one of the co-sponsors of the event, was saloon and restaurant across the street body and down to his feet. Oresta Starak, the Embassy’s liaison with from the Shevchenko monument. The gathering grew to a crowd of almost the Ukrainian community, who recited Co-sponsoring the commemoration with 200 when the memorial program – a “cul- the organizing group Razom were: United tural exploration into an iconic Ukrainian Moderating the event were Lada Pastushak Help Ukraine, Ukraine Citizens figure,” its “prophet of freedom” – began andShevchenko’s Oksana Lassowsky. “Testament” (Заповіт). International Association and SPIV-Zhyttya. with everyone joining with the local SPIV- Zhyttya choir in singing the American and Ukrainian national anthems. And then, two young girls, Mariia Marchuk and Valeriia Vlasov, began the poetry recitation part of the afternoon cele- bration with Shevchenko’s “Study Well, My

More recitations of Shevchenko’s poetry –Brothers” in Ukrainian, (Учітеся, English, брати мої). as well as in Georgian, Russian, Belarusian, French and Spanish – continued throughout the pro- gram. And so did the singing of some well- known songs set to his words, as well as two recent compositions to Shevchenko’s poems by Victor Morozov: “I Beat a Path

whichthrough were the performed Field” (Утоптала by SPIV-Zhyttya. стежичку) andAlso “The performing Rapids Roar” at the (Б’ють event wereпороги), Rick and MC, a visiting popular duo from Philadelphia. Among those addressing the gathering Yaro Bihun were George Barros, who spoke about Taras Shevchenko being unchained after Shevchenko the artist, poet and prophet of All the speakers and singers join in the singing of the Ukrainian national anthem at the recitation of his “Testament.” freedom, and Candi Darley, born in Panama the conclusion of the commemoration of Taras Shevchenko in Washington. Aid organization is Opera singer of Ukrainian descent among dead in Germanwings crash among best NGOs PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian opera singer Oleg Bryjak was among the 144 pas- sengers and six crew members who died when Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 crashed in the south of France on March 24 during a morning flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, Germany. Among those killed aboard the Airbus A320 were two babies traveling with their mothers and 16 schoolchildren on their way home from a nine-day exchange trip to Spain. The dead included Germans, Spaniards, Australians, Americans, Japanese, British and passengers of other nationalities. Mr. Bryjak, a bass-baritone, had just completed performances in Barcelona in the opera “Siegfried” by Richard Wagner. He performed along with the German-born contralto Maria Radner, 33, who was on the doomed flight with her baby and husband. Mr. Bryjak (pronounced Bryzhak), 54, olegbryjak.com was of Ukrainian descent but was born in Bass-baritone Oleg Bryjak. Kazakhstan in 1960. He had been with the German Opera on the Rhine in Dusselfdorf He completed the Karanganda Music since 1996 and had lived in Germany since School in 1979, studying bayan; and in 1991. Mr. Bryjak was also a protodeacon of 1984 graduated from the Alma-Ata the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Krefeld, Conservatory, majoring in voice. In 1986- northwest of Dusseldorf. 1989 he was a soloist with opera theaters His father was a Ukrainian who at the in Chelyabinsk, Russia, and Lviv. age of 15 was sent to Germany as a forced Known as a Wagnerian singer, Mr. KYIV – The Ukrainian Association of Charity Givers recognized Ukraine’s best laborer during World War II. After the war, Bryjak performed on opera stages around NGOs during its third annual awards ceremony on March 12. This year, Ukraine’s considered an “enemy of the people” and a the globe, including Paris, Zurich, London, First Lady Maryna Poroshenko and former First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko “traitor,” he was sent by the Soviets to serve Los Angeles, Chicago, Vienna, Berlin, presented statuettes to the 13 winning organizations, who were recognized in 25 years in the gulag in Kazakhstan. Munich, Sao Paolo and Tokyo. “We have categories ranging from best large business doing charitable work to best chil- “It was in that camp, in the settlement, lost a great artist and a great man ... We are dren’s charity. The Kyiv-based International Alliance for Fraternal Assistance was where I was born,” Oleg Bryjak told shocked,” said Christoph Meyer, general Deutsche Welle in a 2014 interview, adding recognized in the category of the best local charitable NGO. Above, IAFA director director of the Dusseldorf opera house, that the settlement was populated by the and co-founder Viktoriia Voronovych speaks after receiving her award; her partner, announcing Mr. Bryjak’s death. families of political prisoners who were Yurii Mosin, stands behind her. The IAFA was profiled in The Ukrainian Weekly in Russian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Sources: zaxid.net, Daily Mail, Agence the issue dated November 2, 2014. Latvian and Kazakh. France-Presse, Deutsche Welle. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 5 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Crimea: One year later Support for Putin’s Ukraine policy softens During the year since the forceful and illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia, the international community has remained largely silent in its words and invisible in its in Russia, stays high in Russian diaspora actions in working toward the return of Crimea to Ukraine. Although sanctions have been put in place, some countries in Europe are indicating a lessening of pressure on by Paul Goble among Russians in the United States, “sup- Russia in a bid to get on with business as usual. port of Putin is extremely high” as are The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which is As Russians become aware of the costs “negative attitudes toward the country of charged with monitoring Russia’s war in Ukraine, seems out of step with its govern- that Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine residence,” Ms. Kirillova, who lives near ing democratic principles. Both Lithuania and Ukraine reacted with outrage at the entail ever fewer of them in the Russian Seattle, acknowledges. Her latest article is refusal of the OSCE to hold a joint exhibition on March 19 that was to mark the first Federation itself say they support what he devoted to why this is so. year of Russia’s occupation of Crimea. Six months prior, the OSCE had hosted a Russian propaganda exhibit “Ukraine: Beyond the Red Line” during the 2014 OSCE has been doing. But backing for Mr. Putin’s She suggests that this pattern raises the conferences in Warsaw, as reported by the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group. policies remains high in the Russian dias- questions: Why is the Russian community The OSCE, of which Russia is a member, is led by a presidency on a rotating basis, pora, where its members have easier abroad different from others? How and with this term held by Serbia, a Russia loyalist. access to information sources not con- why is this pattern of opinions, so rarely The Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Ministry reacted with surprise that “the OSCE presi- trolled by the Kremlin. encountered among other diasporas, dency of Serbia and the OSCE leaders did not permit such a display in the organiza- The softening of support at home for Mr. including the Ukrainian, found among such tion, which aims at the protection of human rights and the standards of democracy Putin’s policies is the subject of an article a high percentage of Russians who have and rule of law. This is the first time in the history of the OSCE when the exhibition by Aleksey Gorbachev in the March 23 chosen to live beyond the borders of their intended to draw attention to the severe human rights violations is prohibited. By issue of Nezavisimaya Gazeta (ng.ru/poli- own country? preventing the display of the pictures, a large part of the population of Crimea cannot tics/2015-03-23/3_crimea.html). The con- Ms. Kirillova begins her analysis by tell their story about the occupation of the peninsula, in the OSCE headquarters.” tinued high levels of support among commenting on that of Aleksei Tsvetkov, Ambassador of Lithuania to the U.N. Algimantas Cekuolis underscored that the Russians abroad is explored by Novy whose recent “Lessons of the Diaspora” OSCE cannot be “taken hostage” by the wishes of one delegation, namely Russia, and Region-2’s Kseniya Kirillova (nr2.com.ua/ article draws a sharp contrast between the stressed that “discussion about Russia’s crimes against Ukraine should be open and blogs/Ksenija_Kirillova/Pyataya-kolonna- way in which Ukrainians and Russians liv- uncensored.” rossiyan-v-Amerike-92842.html). ing in the U.S. have behaved, with the for- The Serbian Foreign Affairs Ministry press secretary, Marina Markovich, said that Mr. Gorbachev, political observer for mer integrating into American life and the exhibition had been “postponed until further announcement due to the need for Nezavisimaya, reports that a new Levada organizing ethnic groups more than the consultations with member states.” Center poll shows that “the share of those latter (inliberty.ru/blog/1885-uroki-dia- Human rights abuses in Crimea have been reported by the Council of Europe, who have doubts” about the correctness of spory). Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others, but is anyone listening? the annexation of Crimea “is slowly but The Novy region-2 analyst says that, Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa Dzhemilev has addressed the United Nations and constantly growing,” with fewer than a while it is true that the Russian diaspora in the European Parliament with documented evidence of human rights abuses in year ago feeling this was the triumph of the U.S. has not formed as many cultural Crimea, specifically the targeting of Crimean Tatars. After an informal closed meet- justice (28 percent against 31 percent) or institutions as has the Ukrainian, this has ing on March 19 at the United Nations headquarters about Crimea’s human rights approving it (44 percent instead of 47). “not led to the loss of Russian self-identifi- situation (that was boycotted by Russia, and not attended by China and Venezuela), Mr. Dzhemilev said, “The Crimea that used to be a tourist area is being turned into a The share of Russians who believe that cation of emigrants from Russia. On the military base … and the most alarming is that Crimea is likely to return into a nucle- Moscow acted as it did in Crimea to protect contrary, the level of cohesion is also quite ar weapons base.” He added, “There are no freedoms and rights in Crimea right the Russian population there has also fall- high.” But it is very different. now… those who stand up for their beliefs, and first of all for their willingness to go en, from 62 percent to 55 percent, as has “The inability to self-organize and cre- back to become part of Ukraine, are being repressed.” the share of those who believe that ate unions of a ‘horizontal’ type without It has also been a year since the killing of 39-year-old Reshat Ametov, a Crimean Moscow’s actions were intended to pro- directives ‘from above’ has not led Tatar who was abducted in Symferopol by uniformed assailants; his body was found mote stability in Ukraine, from 39 percent Russians to assimilate into the milieu of in a warehouse with signs of torture. The Crimean authorities consistently deny that to 33 percent. Americans or to lose their identity.” so-called Crimean self-defense forces had anything to do with it, even though video At the same time, however, Mr. Instead, it has meant that Russian immi- evidence showed that uniformed men outside the Council of Ministers in Gorbachev says, the share of those who grants in the U.S. at least in recent times Symferopol were responsible. believe that the annexation of Crimea was have been far more ready to take part in In another blunder, the EU has tied economic sanctions to the fulfillment of the about “restoring historical justice,” a major organizations organized by the Kremlin Minsk agreements, but nothing in those agreements says anything about Crimea. The theme in Kremlin propaganda in recent and its diplomatic representatives. fact that these two issues are separate will give Moscow leverage in mitigating Europe’s months, rose from 32 percent to 40 per- In part, Ms. Kirillova argues, this reflects response, as Andrii Klymenko’s report (sponsored by the Atlantic Council with cent. But the percentage believing that the inability of Russians to organize on Freedom House and the McCain Institute) on human rights abuses in Crimea noted Russia is returning to its traditional role as their own, but there is a deeper and more (see story on page 1). We will know more about where the EU stands on Crimea after a great power has fallen from 79 to 72 per- profound cause, one rooted in the way in its summit in June. Some of the current sanctions against Russia and its proxies are set cent. which many Russians, even those who to expire in July, while others are set until December as per the Minsk agreements. The Nezavisimaya writer says that leave to live elsewhere, view those who do President Vladimir Putin has more time to cause more problems, as the U.S. and those who consider Crimean history to be so, as somehow having “betrayed” their its European allies have ruled out barring Russia from the Society of Worldwide “an error beyond correction” has remained country – an attitude Ukrainians do not Interbank Financial Transactions (SWIFT), saying that would penalize too many unchanged at 6 percent, but the share call- face or share. legitimate companies that trade with Russia. However, two-dozen Iranian banks ing it “a great achievement of the Russian Except for those who leave after having were cut off from the SWIFT system in 2012, in a move the U.S. Treasury leadership” has fallen from 85 to 81 per- consciously chosen to be dissidents, many Department called “unprecedented and extraordinary.” cent. Moreover, the number considering it Russians feel at a subconscious level that Will the second year of Russian occupation in Crimea bring a more effective response from the international community as Russia tightens the screws against an entirely good thing has fallen to 19 per- they have engaged in an act of betrayal, Ms. those who are resisting the Kremlin? Or is Russian occupation a cancer that will be cent, and the number who consider it Kirillova says, and consequently, they see allowed to spread due to insufficient action? exclusively or primarily negative has participation in organizations Moscow has grown to 17 percent. created and support for Moscow’s posi- Just under a third of Russians (32 per- tions as a way to show to others and to cent) say they are “completely unpre- themselves that they are not traitors. pared” to pay for the development of And that means, she concludes, that April Turning the pages back... Crimea. On another subject, “over the past “Russian self-identification in the new year, the share of those who consider term promises to remain a problem” both Twenty-five years ago, on April 1, 1990, The Ukrainian Russians and Ukrainians to be different for Russians in the U.S. and for the Weekly’s editorial noted the independence movement in peoples has doubled (from 18 to 40 per- Americans they live among. 1 Lithuania and the subsequent Soviet military action in response. cent),” although 52 percent now hold the 1990 It also criticized the lack of response by the White House. opposite view, down from 79 percent in Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on The editorial explained: “On Tuesday, March 27, [1990], Soviet March 2014. ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia troops swooped down on hospitals where Lithuanian deserters All these figures reflect both the impact who has served in various capacities in the from the Soviet Army were being sheltered. Some of the deserters who were captured said of Russian government propaganda and U.S. State Department, the Central they had been beaten. The Lithuanian Information Center in New York reported that the limits of that propaganda as people Intelligence Agency and the International armed paratroopers had stormed the Maujoji Vilnia hospital and attacked the young men reflect on their own about what has hap- Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the who found safety there under the auspices of the Lithuanian Red Cross. ‘They were brutal- pened. But the situation among Russians Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/ ly beaten, bloodied and dragged down the stairs,’ said Carla Groudies of the Lithuanian outside of Russia and especially in the Radio Liberty and the Carnegie Supreme Council’s Information Bureau. As well, Soviet troops occupied the Communist West is different because they have easy Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Party headquarters in the Lithuanian capital and other buildings, among them the Political access to various media outlets with multi- Goble writes a blog called “Window on Education Institute and the Institute for Higher Part Education.” ple points of view. Eurasia” (http://windowoneurasia2. Lithuanian President Vytaytas Landsbergis wrote in a telegram to Soviet President Despite that, as numerous observers blogspot.com/). The article above is (Continued on page 30) have noted, in many cases, including reprinted with permission. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 7

The things we do ... by Orysia Paszczak Tracz

What’s in a name? Shevchenko for all ages All went black. In that second, I felt I vital part of Ukrainian identity? The Complete Kobzar: The Poetry of would burst a vessel in my brain. The Is this being finicky, picky and not worth Taras Shevchenko, translated from the absurdity of what I heard really caught me worrying about since it’s such a “minor” Ukrainian by Peter Fedynsky. London: off guard. issue? What about the whole issue of the Glagoslav Publications, 2013. 450 pp., I attended the showing of “Music of status of Ukraine in the world, in interna- paperback and hard-cover. Survival,” a new documentary on Ukrainian tional media? There are enough pro-Rus- history and culture of the 20th century. It sians still in Ukraine undermining this Over the years I have come across many was fascinating and very well researched whole issue. Do we need our people on this English translations of the poetry of Taras and presented – a real achievement. side of the ocean thoughtlessly doing the Shevchenko, Ukraine’s poet laureate. Books Afterwards, I complimented the filmmaker. same? by C.H. Andrusyshen and Watson But, I had one question. Why, through the It saddened me, it angered me, it bewil- Kirkconnell as well as Vera Rich come whole film, did the narrator pronounce the dered me. We have finally almost complete- immediately to mind. John Weir, E.L name of Ukraine’s capital as “Kiev” and not ly deleted the “the” from before the word Voynich, Clarence A. Manning Michael M. “Kyiv”? The answer floored me. The reply Ukraine. We are beginning to use “Kozak” Naydan and Honore Ewach have also con- was that it was a conscious decision after a instead of “Cossack.” Because of the tributed their translations. market research survey found that Maidan, and now the present situation in In 1989, the Ukrainian Fraternal Americans did not recognize “Kyiv” but Ukraine beyond the nation’s control, the Association published Andrew Gregorovich’s were familiar with “Kiev.” world finally knows what and where bibliography of English-language books on At the end of 2014? Not recognizing Ukraine is, and that it is clearly a separate Shevchenko, printed between 1911 and “Kyiv”? I wonder if market research had nation. In these tragic circumstances, 1998. There were more than 500 listings. been done by China and India before Ukraine has proven its distinct identity. Upon learning of the English-language announcing that their capitals will now be One would have thought that, by now, publication of “The Complete Kobzar” by Beijing and Mumbai? I could not believe Ukrainians in North America do not worry Peter Fedynsky, one could reasonably ask: that Ukrainians would worry about such about being unworthy, about being that do we really need another English language Or this: nebulous non-recognition of “Kyiv.” Are insecure and timid. We have achieved so translation of Shevchenko’s poems? The Americans really that dumb? How about much in promoting Ukraine and its identi- answer is a resounding yes! For two rea- Two lofty poplars grow giving them a bit more credit? This could ty, countering the Russian specter the sons. The first is that this is the first English Beside a grove have been such an educational and promo- nation has been under all these years. translation of the “Kobzar” in its entirety. Amid an open field tional moment, as the film itself was. Is this Worrying that the public cannot or will The second reason is articulated by Prof. On the apex of a mound the bending over backwards to please oth- not accept the Ukrainian identity through Michael M. Naydan in his introduction (“A Each leaning on the other. ers? Not rocking the boat? Maintaining the the true name of its capital is beyond com- Kobzar for a New Millennium”) to the Or this: status quo? And this conscious complacent prehension. book: “to convey the poet’s verse in a mod- acceptance of the Russian name for our ern English idiom that could be easily Raging wind, O raging wind! capital is at a time when the fate of Ukraine Orysia Tracz may be contacted at understood by readers of today.” You talk with the seas is on the line. Market research about such a [email protected]. I’ve been attending Shevchenko com- Awaken it, and play with it, memorations since about the age of 6; and Ask the azure sea. yet, as much as I hate to admit it, I have These verses were visual; they made me LETTER TO THE EDITOR never read Taras Shevchenko’s “Kobzar” in feel as if I was there. Literally. its entirety, either in Ukrainian or in Taras Shevchenko often described his English. own torment as an orphan: Ukrainian Day brings results I was familiar, of course, with excerpts such as: Life on earth is tough and trying For an orphan without kin, When I die, then bury me There is no place to rest. Atop a mound Might as well just leap Amid the steppe’s expanse From a mountain into water. In my beloved Ukraine... Shevchenko “depicts orphans in various What Ukrainian isn’t aware of those contexts,” writes Mr. Fedynsky in his intro- immortal words? But my appreciation for duction, “including the parents in the poem the marvelously fertile writing of Ukraine’s Kateryna, who are ‘orphaned in old age,’ and poet laureate was largely superficial. the river Dnipro that would be ‘orphaned Shame on me! with the sacred mountains.’ The ill-fated lov- Reading Mr. Fedynsky’s “The Complete ers in his first poem, ‘Mad Maiden,’ are both Kobzar” helped change all that. I am now orphans. In the long poem ‘The Haidamaks,’ more at home with the genius of the murder of the Sexton leaves his daugh- Shevchenko and his enormous contribution ter orphaned... The kobzar minstrel is an to Ukraine and the world. Mr. Fedynsky’s orphan in the poem ‘The Rambler,’ so too is A Ukrainian Day team with Congressman Richard Hanna in Washington. contribution to my understanding is enor- Stepan in ‘The Blind Man.’ ” mous; at the same time, I am aware that I Shevchenko wrote about thoughts that Dear Editor: We urged our congressman to join the still have a long way to go. A re-reading of seemed to consume him: The March 4 Ukrainian Day in Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. the “Kobzar” is called for if I am ever to Normally, teams get to meet the congres- My thoughts, my thoughts, Washington gave our team an opportunity become more “Shevchenko aware.” Troubled is my life with you! to visit our congressional representative’s sional staff to discuss the visiting group’s What struck me from my initial reading concerns and requests. Our team was Why’ve you stood on paper staff and express our concerns that the U.S. of Mr. Fedynsky’s translations of the In a sad array?... must help Ukraine stay free and provide delighted to have Rep. Richard Hanna “Kobzar” was the rich imagery. Consider: tools to defend itself against Russian (R-N.Y.) join our discussion before he had to Shevchenko is at his best, however, The mighty Dnipr’ roars and groans aggression and the annexation of Ukrainian return to the House for a vote. Nicholas J. when writing about Ukraine’s grim history. An angry wind resounds, territory. Stewart, Rep. Hanna’s legislative assistant, In “Holy Day in Chyhyryn” we read: summarized our discussion points. When It bends tall willows to the ground, We spoke of the Budapest Memorandum Hetmans, hetmans, if only you’d arise, Mr. Stewart echoed our request that Rep. It raises waves like mountains. and how Ukraine gave up its nuclear arse- Arise to look upon Chyhyryn Hanna join the Congressional Ukrainian nal in exchange for security assurances. We Or how about this: You built and where you ruled! Caucus, it was pleasant to hear the response asked questions, we discussed the Ukraine How hard you’d cry, for you’d not “make it happen.” In the grove a wind Freedom Support Act passed by the 113th Recognize the paltry ruins On March 16, our team received the pleas- Bends the willow and poplar Congress and signed by President Barack Of Kozaks’ bygone glory. Obama. And we asked what we could do to ing confirmation that Congressman Hanna It breaks the oak and tumbles get the U.S. to implement this act’s provi- had joined the Congressional Ukrainian Tumbleweeds across the field. In “The Plundered Mound” Shevchenko sions, which are urgently needed, before Caucus. writes: it’s too late. We also spoke of Ukrainian Lubomyr Zobniw Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is communities in Utica and Binghamton, N.Y. Binghamton N.Y. [email protected]. (Continued on page 30) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

and the number of casualties. Kolomoisky... “Thieves are sitting in Kyiv today, and it’s time that they leave,” Mr. Korban said. (Continued from page 1) A peaceful resolution was reached late on the night of March 24, when Mr. “You’ll never get them,” Mr. Kolomoisky Poroshenko accepted the resignation of said of the dividends when addressing a Messrs. Kolomoisky and Korban after eight March 4 meeting of the Privatization hours of talks between Mr. Kolomoisky and Special Monitoring Commission. Borys Lozhkin, the head of the Presidential Within hours of the law’s passage, the Administration, as reported by the government decided to stake its claim and Ukrayinska Pravda news site. dispatched police to the Kyiv headquarters The main themes of the talks in Mr. of Ukrtransnafta, the fully state-owned oil Lozhkin’s office were that Mr. Kolomoisky transit subsidiary of Ukrnafta, in order to can’t wage war against the state, he needs forcibly remove its board chairman, to play by civilized rules, and he should Oleksandr Lazorko, who had served the submit his resignation, the news site interests of Privat Group. reported, citing anonymous sources. The decision was also based on a deci- sion by the Ukrtransnafta supervisory The SBU confirmed that Mr. Kolomoisky board to place him on leave. Mr. Lazorko removed his armed men from Ukrnafta barricaded himself in his offices, the headquarters by morning. Yet no details Energy Ministry police reported, requiring were offered on whether the government police to break down doors and glass to would gain its sought-after dividend pay- ments and replace the management of both give his successor entry. Several employees A photo from President Petro Poroshenko’s Facebook page captioned “No governor were injured as a result, said Mr. will have his own military force!” The reference was to Igor Kolomoisky of firms. Kolomoisky, who arrived at the scene with Dnipropetrovsk. The photo was posted on March 23. “Kolomoisky’s main mistake is that he Mr. Lazorko within a few hours. brought armed men to barricade them- Mr. Lazorko’s dismissal was initiated by tary organization, in which his close ally, evening, claiming the measures were to selves in Ukrnafta. Kalashnikov automatic Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn, National Deputy Andrii Denysenko, is protect the building from “raiders,” even rifles, armored vehicles, a newly erected who alleged that he deliberately allowed involved. identifying them as oil business rival Ihor fence and tales of ‘Russian saboteurs’ – all Ukrtransnafta to pay the Privat subsidiar- (Fighters of the autonomous Pravyi Yeremeyev, Naftohaz Deputy Head Andrii that looked like the first act in an armed ies excessive payments for the storage of Sektor, including its leader Dmytro Yarosh, Pasishnyk, newly appointed Ukrtransnafta overthrow. That was the point of no return. technological oil that cost the state 2.5 mil- have repeatedly denied receiving financing Head Yurii Miroshnik and Mr. Savchenko. He cast doubt on the government’s monop- lion hrv per day. from him, though they have access to mili- The conflict reached its boiling point on oly on force,” Mr. Leshchenko said on his Such fees didn’t exist until July and tary bases controlled by the Dnipropetrovsk March 23 when the Security Service of Ukrayinska Pravda blog. totaled 305 million hrv, according to an Oblast State Administration.) Ukraine (SBU) called in for questioning Borys Filatov, a Poroshenko Bloc national investigative report published on March 17 Indeed, during the conflict’s peak, Mr. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Administration deputy and Mr. Kolomoisky’s former deputy by journalists of the First National televi- Denysenko accused Mr. Poroshenko of hav- Vice-Chairs Gennady Korban and administration chair, wrote on his Facebook sion network and Radio Free Europe/ ing reached a secret deal with Russian Svyatoslav Oliynyk. It was the second time page on March 25 that “the dismissal Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). President Vladimir Putin on three goals: Mr. Korban was questioned in Kyiv, the first occurred maximally appropriately” and that Messrs. Kolomoisky and Lazorko ended removing Mr. Kolomoisky and his team being in November 2014 by state prosecu- all matters would be transferred to his suc- up retaking control of the offices with the from the political arena, discrediting volun- tors. (State oblast administrations are the cessor “in a maximally comfortable regime.” help of the oligarch’s bodyguards and fight- teer battalions and neutralizing the Pravyi Presidential Administration’s representa- He said a public concert will be held on ers, which numbered about 40, according Sektor Ukrainian Volunteer Corps. tive bodies in the nation’s oblast and dis- March 28 in Dnipropetrovsk under the slo- to state officials present. The two met with The conflict over Ukrnafta seemed to trict centers.) gan, “For a United Ukraine,” during which state representatives, including Oleksandr have calmed, with assurances from Afterwards, SBU Chief Valentyn Mr. Kolomoisky’s team will submit an Savchenko, the head of Ukrtransnafta’s Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov that Nalyvaichenko told a press briefing they annual report on its performance. supervisory board. it would be resolved in the courts. are being investigated on suspicion of Among those present will be Valentyn “It wasn’t a meeting, but a theater of sev- Even U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine financing criminal gangs that are engaged Reznichenko, Mr. Kolomoisky’s successor, eral actors,” Mr. Savchenko said, as report- Geoffrey Pyatt contacted Mr. Kolomoisky in in kidnapping, murder and transporting who has close ties to both Mr. Lozhkin and ed by Ukrayinska Pravda. “Kolomoisky also order to discuss the need for Ukraine’s ter- contraband across the separation line of Privat Group’s partner Mr. Bogolyubov, threatened all those gathered that he has ritorial integrity, stability and economic the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). indicating that a peaceful settlement has 2,000 fighters and they’ll all be in Kyiv development. That same day, Energy Minister been reached. tomorrow because they’re stripping him of “I think that Kolomoisky understands, as Demchyshyn told a press conference he The Presidential Administration also a company.” with the majority of the representatives of ordered the funds of all state companies made a special effort to prove the conflict Besides such threats allegedly made the Ukrainian elites, that the conditions in managed by his ministry, including had been settled, releasing video of the inside the building, once outside and ques- Ukraine have changed and the law of the Ukrtransnafta, to be transferred to state final minutes of the meeting between tioned by RFE/RL reporter Serhii jungle under the times of Yanukovych will accounts at state banks. The decision came Messrs. Poroshenko and Kolomoisky in Andrushko, Mr. Kolomoisky unleashed an lead to tragedy in Ukraine,” Ambassador after Naftohaz revealed the prior week that which they agree on the need for peace, expletive-laden tirade, claiming that Pyatt told Radio Vyesti in Kyiv. most of Ukrtransnafta’s funds are in a pri- stability and unity in Ukraine. Russian saboteurs were trying to take over Yet Mr. Kolomoisky demonstrated the vate bank account controlled by Mr. Yet Mr. Nayyem said the conflict was the building and verbally abusing the jour- lesson hadn’t quite sunk in when armed Kolomoisky. merely the beginning. “Obviously, nalist. Mr. Andrushko was among the jour- men took control of the Ukrnafta’s Kyiv Mr. Demchyshyn also expressed confi- Kolomoisky’s team doesn’t intend to sur- nalists exposing the alleged corruption at headquarters on March 22, providing cover dence that Ukrnafta’s management would render just like that,” he wrote on his blog. Ukrtransnafta. for workers erecting a metal fence around be replaced. Mr. Poroshenko was next to “I don’t rule out that the game will lead to “He was pursuing his business interests the building. Messrs. Poroshenko and issue an announcement, making the bold early elections. The issue is which institu- by speculating on social fears and clichés,” Avakov both issued statements calling for declaration that he won’t allow the emer- tion will be chosen as a target – the Mykhailo Basarab, a Kyiv political consul- their disarmament. gence of “pocket armies.” Parliament or the president.” tant, said of Mr. Kolomoisky’s words. “Yet Mr. Poroshenko alleged the armed men “The territorial defense will be orga- For the time being, however, Mr. any statements from politicians, particular- were dispatched by Mr. Kolomoisky, yet his nized under a clear hierarchy, and we won’t Kolomoisky appears to be sticking to the ly anti-Russian rhetoric, are perceived with officials denied that claim. National Deputy have any governor with his own pocket courts to pursue his fight. The Ukrayinski a high degree of skepticism. To a great Serhiy Leshchenko recorded on video a armed forces,” he said, as reported by the Novyny news agency reported on March 26 extent, it’s justified. The theme of Russian commander claiming he was from the presidential website. He ordered the dis- that one of Mr. Kolomoisky’s offshore com- aggression is often speculated upon and Dnipro-1 battalion controlled by the oli- arming of all men at Ukrnafta headquar- panies filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn draws a healthy skepticism from the garch, drawing immediately denials from ters, identified by the SBU as belonging to the decision reached by shareholders in Ukrainian public.” Mr. Avakov (who is officially responsible for Mr. Kolomoisky’s Sich security firm. October 2014 to pay 3.8 billion hrv in divi- Indeed Mr. Kolomoisky has long been the battalion as minister) and Yurii Bereza, In response to the president’s claim, dends owed for 2011-2013. accused by his critics of abusing his crucial the battalion commander. Ukrnafta released a statement on its web- Moreover, the Poroshenko administra- role in supporting Ukraine’s military The recording lent further credence to site stating that no arms are on its territory, tion needs to remove the influence of other defense – partly in his capacity as concerns that Mr. Kolomoisky is using vol- or those adjacent. oligarchs from state bodies and enterpris- Dnipropetrovsk governor, but also claiming unteer forces, which are supposed to be In response to the criminal investiga- es, Mr. Nayyem said. “After Kolomoisky’s to have offered support from his private defending the Ukrainian state, in resolving tion, Mr. Korban demanded the creation of removal, the president, the government funds – as a pretext to form his own per- his personal business conflicts. a parliamentary temporary investigative and Parliament don’t have a different sonal armies and armed brigades. “If this one oligarch is a part of the state committee to examine the allegations option than to declare war against all the He is certain to control the Dnipro-1 vol- apparatus and – using all the instruments against himself and Mr. Oliynyk. remaining oligarchs,” he said “Any attempts unteer battalion (which is officially a part accessible to him as an official – pursues Mr. Nalyvaichenko’s claims are “cynical, to fill the niche of the preferred oligarch of the Internal Affairs Ministry), though he his own personal interests, he is a threat to brazen lies,” and he should resign if they should be halted by society, journalists and has denied this publicly, as well as the Sich the whole country, undermining the funda- are proven false, Mr. Korban said. Moreover, politicians. Halted harshly and uncompro- paramilitary force, which has been charac- mentals of statehood with his cynical and he alleged the SBU itself is transporting misingly.” terized by his allies as both a security firm demonstrative disdain,” Mr. Nayyem stated contraband in the ATO zone. The Kyiv gov- The U.S. State Department characterized and a civil rights organization. on his Ukrayinska Pravda blog. ernment has failed to uphold its promises the Ukrainian president’s decision as an Mr. Kolomoisky also reportedly enjoys Mr. Kolomoisky also made a personal of financial decentralization, he said, accus- the loyalty of the Pravyi Sektor paramili- appearance at Ukrnafta headquarters that ing it of also lying about the ATO’s progress (Continued on page 9) No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 9

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Tucson Ukrainians pay homage to Shevchenko by Ihor Kunasz TUCSON, Ariz. – An evening celebrating the poetry and art of Taras Shevchenko took place on March 13, at the University of Arizona Student Union Gallery. Organized by the Ukrainian American Society of Tucson, the extensive and professionally prepared exhibit was provided by the Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco. Shevchenko’s poems in translation and his paintings on Ukrainian, Kazakh and architectural themes were strategically placed in the gallery so that visitors could easily follow a developing theme. Also displayed was Yuriy Terleckyj’s extensive collection from Ukraine of works by Shevchenko. A particular gem added to Ihor Kunasz the exhibit was Shevchenko’s portrait of Ira View of a portion of the Taras Shevchenko exhibit at the University of Arizona. Aldridge, the famous Black American Shakespearian actor who befriended Shevchenko’s life. Cybulsky), French (Mr. Terleckyj) and ciously provided by the Premier Piano Shevchenko. Andriy Makuch provided an The program followed with readings of Spanish (Dr. Kunasz). Company. She also accompanied soprano extensive series of books on Shevchenko. four Shevchenko poems, with introduc- The poetry readings were followed by a Anastasia Jamieson, who sang two songs in Dr. Ihor Kunasz, President of the tions for the English-speaking audience. musical interlude provided by Dr. Juliana Ukrainian based on Shevchenko poems. Ukrainian American Society, welcomed the Various poems were read in four languag- Osinchuk, who played three esquisses by The program concluded with the singing audience with a short introduction about es: Ukrainian (Ksenia Lutz), English (Osyp Mykola Lysenko on a Steinway piano gra- of Shevchenko’s “Zapovit” (Testament).

Zhadan reads his poetry Heavenly Brigade remembered at Philly gallery at service in New Haven church

Olena Labunka PHILADELPHIA – On Sunday, March 15, Ukrainian poet and novelist Serhiy Zhadan Serhiy Sokhan visited Philadelphia to give a poetry reading along with the 2014-2015 Poet Laureate of Sen. Richard Blumenthal (second from right) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (fourth from Philadelphia at an art/literary gallery in downtown Philadelphia. The majority of the audi- left) with Ukrainian community activists in New Haven. ence at the Vox Populi Gallery consisted of Ukrainian Americans from the area. Above, by Halia Jurczak-Lodynsky the Heavenly Brigade – were gunned down Mr. Zhadan (standing third from left) is seen among local Ukrainian Americans follow- by snipers in central Kyiv. ing his and Mr. Sherlock’s poetry reading titled “Post-Proletarian Punk.” Mr. Sherlock NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A “panakhyda” Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa (kneeling in the foreground at left) was a 2013 Pew Fellow in the Arts for Literature. Mr. (memorial service) was said for the DeLauro, both Democrats representing Zhadan also had a poetry reading in New York at The Ukrainian Museum on March 13. Heavenly Brigade on Sunday, March 1, here Connecticut, attended the memorial ser- – Illya Labunka at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church, vice and spoke before the program held in after the 10:30 a.m. divine liturgy. February the church hall. The senator and congress- ed, said Ukrainian political observers. 18-21 marked the tragic anniversary of the woman have always supported Ukrainians Kolomoisky... Under the guise of addressing corrup- most violent Maidan days during which and have attended numerous community tion and gaining needed revenue for the more than 100 peaceful demonstrators – functions in New Haven and beyond. (Continued from page 8) state, the president is also enhancing his internal matter, while it drew the approval chain of command in government, said of most observers and consultants, includ- Oles Doniy, the director of the Political ing Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Values Research Center in Kyiv. Want to see Peterson Institute. Mr. Poroshenko is also interested in He called Mr. Kolomoisky’s dismissal a expanding his own business empire since your name in print? correct, necessary and decisive act towards he’s a billionaire oligarch, just like Mr. Then why not become a correspondent of consolidation of state power and elementa- Kolomoisky, he added. Though promising ry corporate governance of Ukrnafta. “By to sell his businesses, Mr. Poroshenko has The Ukrainian Weekly in your community? taking down Kolomoisky – if successful – been expanding them and boosting profits We welcome submissions from all our Ukrainian communities, no Poroshenko has defeated the oligarchs as a since becoming president in June. matter where they are located. Let the rest of us know what you’re up class in Ukraine as Ted Roosevelt did with “I don’t rule out that Poroshenko is try- to in your corner of the Ukrainian diaspora! Rockefeller,” Dr. Aslund tweeted on March ing to strengthen his own influence on busi- 25. ness in Ukraine with the help of his position Any questions? E-mail [email protected]. Still, Westerners shouldn’t be too excit- in power,” Mr. Basarab commented. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

is Churches other than the Russian allowed to go to Crimea, and we get less just note that it’s quite worthwhile having Atlantic... Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate. and less information of what’s happening had a report that focuses on the human There have been arson attacks on churches in Crimea. So the only way is to push Russia rights aspects on top of the brazen military (Continued from page 1) that under Russian laws imposed on the to go away from Crimea, and we are offer- occupation that this whole affair repre- not 83 percent as was published. So you peninsula required new registrations – the ing to initiate making a special strategy of sents.” can understand that if there were no Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv de-occupation, through working on it, lob- Mr. Kramer praised Mr. Klymenko’s observers at all, if we had just a million of Patriarchate, Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bying. And our organization, Maidan of report, and added: “There is no mention of ballots which were published additionally, Church, Protestant communities. International Affairs, in December in Kyiv Crimea in either Minsk agreement, and it’s when we have actually military troops Russian law also targeted NGOs, with showed the first variant of such a strategy, critically important that we not forget that [from Russia] in Crimea, when we have many leaving Crimea after being designat- the strategy of getting Crimea back. It isn’t this situation didn’t start with Crimea – and paramilitary units of Cossacks which were ed “foreign agents” by Moscow. much,” Mr. Klymenko added, “but we need I’ll say why – but it certainly is a key part of at the polls, so we understand with all Teachers of the Ukrainian language and an international effort for that.” this crisis. …This started long before with those facts it’s easy to put any result. But in Ukrainian history also were subject to The separation of the Donbas and Putin’s aversion to any neighbor’s effort to reality, the number 34 percent, as we think abuse, Mr. Klymenko added. These courses Crimea in the sanctions is another bad move toward the West, to integrate more this is actually the number of [the] so- have been canceled at Crimean educational development in the return of Crimea to closely with Europe, to democratize, to root called separatist potential of Crimea, as it institutions, and many of these teachers Ukraine. This is actually what Mr. Putin out corruption, to respect human rights. was for last year.” have been forced to leave Crimea for lack of wants, “to freeze the conflict in the Donbas Anything like that along Russia’s borders On March 18, President Putin jobs. and to forget about Crimea. I would say was viewed by Putin as a major threat. And announced the imposition of Russian citi- The resulting situation is that the most that, for the world, is more important than when Ukraine was intent on signing the zenship. Mr. Klymenko, who is a resident of active parts of civil society have left Crimea. the Donbas, if we’re talking about long- Association Agreement and a Deep and Crimea, was considered a citizen of Russia The targeted priests are actually in the pro- scale development. Crimea is the first Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement even though he retained his Ukrainian cess of departure. annexation since the second world war, and with the EU, for Putin that was a step too passport. “Forty thousand people had left The pro-Ukrainian Crimean Tatars have if we close our eyes on that it means that far. And he pressured Yanukovych, who Crimea to other regions of Ukraine. …And been a major target for the occupying every person in the world can do anything sadly was all too willing to play along, not today we have five activists who were taken regime. Russia has attempted to use coer- in the world,” Mr. Klymenko said, adding, to sign the agreement, and we all know out of Ukraine and sit in prisons in Russia, cion on the Crimean Tatars via the Muslim “We had such a situation when the world what that triggered.” by the FSB, and the Ukrainian consuls and community in Tatarstan, but that didn’t already closed its eyes on such a situation In his travels to Crimea in 2010 as part Ukrainian diplomats are not allowed to see work. Later, Crimean Tatar leaders Mustafa in the 1930s.” of the German Marshall Fund delegation them because they are considered to be cit- Dzhemilev and Refat Chubarov were There is a high level of optimism among during the first-round of the presidential izens of Russia.” banned from entering Crimea. All of this “all of us and all of us in Ukraine,” he said. elections, Mr. Kramer went to Symferopol Those who remain in Crimea and did not was done in an attempt to split the Crimean “We really believe that this issue can be and Sevastopol, where he reported little to take Russian citizenship are not even con- Tatar community, but that didn’t happen. solved. We believe that today in the world – no evidence of any separatist tendency sidered residents of Crimea – they’re no Attempts have continued, such as attacks we actually see the coalition of countries among the people living in Crimea. one. “They can’t even buy a SIM card for on the Crimean Tatar assembly, the Mejlis. where many, many people say that the vio- “And Andrii cites the various surveys, their mobile phones because, in Russia, Future oppressions will escalate with the lation of human rights is a very serious more recently in 2011, the Razumkov they do it after giving their Russian pass- destruction of the Mejlis, he commented. issue and we wouldn’t accept what Putin Center and others, that showed no interest port,” Mr. Klymenko added. “These people An “information ghetto” has been artifi- says.” really to speak of any separatist movement cially created in Crimea by Russia. “They in Crimea, which gets at the root of the can’t find jobs. They can’t get medical treat- Commentary ment, can’t study and get pensions.” stopped all technical supplies of communi- issue not just in Crimea but in eastern Laws in Russia forbid foreigners from cation with the rest of Ukraine,” Mr. Mr. Lagon commented: “…the actions by Ukraine, which is this is Russian-fomented. remaining on the territory of Russia for Klymenko said. “The last thing done was Russia in Crimea, not only at the key points There wasn’t a separatist movement in more than 90 days at a time, limited to the liquidation of mobile phone operators, of events in February to March of last year, Donetsk or Luhansk. It’s only because twice a year. “So imagine the situation. A so only international roaming is possible but since and currently today, are really Russia has tried to gin one up that we see person was born in Yalta. He has a house in there.” Russia also laid communication quite crucial in terms of the free flow of the terrible situation now,” he underscored. Yalta, children in Yalta, his mother is there, cables across the Kerch Strait from Russia information. There’s a campaign by Russia Mr. Kramer also noted Foreign Affairs but he would be caught and they will tell to Crimea. All providers have been re-regis- to suffuse the entire region in Europe with Minister Pavlo Klimkin’s statement in Japan him: leave, because you’ve been here 90 tered according to Russian law, which its view, and this report indicates a very recently that Ukraine would not normalize days. You have to leave and get back after states that Internet bloggers have to keep tight grip on information. It’s possible to relations with Russia as long as there was that for another 90-day period,” Mr. the history of which websites they have make outrageous claims about what people no return to the status quo that included Klymenko said. been using and must turn over these think among the population of Crimea, re-establishing Ukrainian sovereignty over Many people who decided to retain their records to police on the first demand or what actually happened, if you control the Crimea. Ukrainian passports will face more difficul- face detention. information and environment. This report U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told ty in 2016, Mr. Klymenko explained. Similar The fifth technology used is the expro- focuses quite clearly on both how an infor- the United Nations Human Rights Council to the Nazi occupation during the second priation of property. “In Crimea, we had not mation environment is controlled by how in Crimea and the separatist-con- world war, Russia has set criminal penalties nationalization, we actually had expropria- Russia, and since then their very harsh limi- trolled areas of eastern Ukraine men, for hiding dual citizenship, and this year, tion, and about 400 sites of Ukrainian prop- tations on how the media, how those who women and children were being killed, tor- such persons would be required to appear erty were expropriated, and during the last would use the public square, those who use tured, raped and sexually assaulted, arbi- before official bodies. If he didn’t let know two months 300 piece of private enterprise social media can be able to operate.” trarily detained, abducted for ransom, about the fact that he was aware of the vio- were expropriated.” He continued: “In our own annual forced into labor, prosecuted and persecut- lation, he would face a fine. But in 2016, “Why is Putin doing this?” Mr. Klymenko Freedom in the World Report, recently ed “because of who they are and where those who refused Russian passports will asked. The real reasons for Russia’s annexa- released, we see a more brazen use of coer- they worship. It is up to the Human Rights be prevented from “marital and birth certif- tion of Crimea from a military perspective cive tactics by some of the autocratic pow- Council to shed light on it and to hold icates, real estate, adoption – all of those is that it can be used as a naval base/mis- ers of the world and by Putin. There is less accountable those who violate those issues are connected with those passport sile base, as a response to NATO’s base in of a language of using democracy, false human rights,” Mr. Kramer noted. problems.” Romania and a threat to Russian domi- trappings of democracy, more direct coer- “We cannot pawn this off onto the The second technology employed by nance of the Black Sea region (including cion, and we are quite concerned about the Human Rights Council and absolve our- Russia is expelling disloyal citizens. “We NATO member Turkey, which holds sway implications elsewhere. … There’s a play- selves of our own responsibility with this,” could see the open abuse towards those over Syria). Mr. Klymenko suggested that book here. Putin has been using it in Mr. Kramer added. people. They were kidnapped. They were more research and a follow-up report Georgia, in Moldova, when one sees the pol- It is also a military problem, as NATO beaten. There were searches in their hous- would be in order. icy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Philip M. es, arrests. So, today, for each category of The basing of the Russian military in This is not new; this is just even more bra- Breedlove noted, highlighting Crimea as a disloyal people, there is a technology of Crimea requires a loyal population, and the zen. platform of power projection in the Black expelling [them] from the territory of military base would also mean no invest- “We must in particular focus on how Sea region. Ukraine – from Crimea. For example, the ment and no economic development. So the those – for instance, Ukraine as a whole – “So it is a military problem, as well as a journalists and civil activists.” 2.25 million people on the territory of this would like to build connections with human rights problem, as well as a prob- A “law” adopted in Crimea on May 9, military base are actually out of place, Mr. Western institutions. And while we should lem about sovereignty and territorial integ- 2014, stipulates that if a person states in Klymenko said. They shouldn’t be there. not only make sure that what happened in rity, as well as about Russian aggression, public – like a store or a bus – that Russia Another reason for Russia’s annexation Crimea is not forgotten and sort of set aside which as Andrii and Mark have both said, it annexed Crimea and is an occupier, the sus- is the symbolic challenge that Mr. Putin – ‘Ah well, Putin will be satisfied with that’ – won’t stop here if it is not stopped. … pect can be imprisoned for up to three threw to the U.S. and Great Britain at the we need to focus on the bigger picture that Ukraine is on the verge of a meltdown, and years. If done via broadcast, “in an Internet same place where the Yalta meeting was Ukraine needs to be a success economically, we are standing back waiting for normal blog, even my own blog, and I have more held at the end of the second world war and politically, and there’s a big stake in that. processes to take place. We can’t afford to than 3,000 subscribers, I can get up to five as a challenge to the Budapest We cannot think that Crimea will satisfy do that. years.” Mr. Klymenko explained he and his Memorandum. “I told my colleagues that Putin. And we should make sure never to “I would also argue it is critically impor- editorial staff left Crimea on April 6, 2014. some days ago, in an interview with the think that to stand for freedom, to stand for tant to help Ukraine militarily as well, to “That is when all staff of independent Izvestia newspaper, the head of the Russian freedom of the press, to stand for human help the country defend itself against fur- media left Crimea. And all my correspon- Committee on International Affairs, Aleksey rights is a provocative act. To suggest that ther Russian aggression and attack, and to dents, my friends, all of them are working Pushkov, said that Russia shouldn’t actually Ukraine, I mean, should be associated with do everything we can to ensure that illegally because they know they can get promote human rights because these Western institutions, it is a calamitous cal- Ukraine is able to join the Euro-Atlantic five years.” human rights are not a value of Russia.” umny to suggest that that is provocative. community, as so many of its people want The other part of the disloyal population So, what to do? “These people will not be What Putin has done is provocative, and I’d to do.” No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 11 Çàêîðäîííà Ãàçåòà 31 April 1-30, 2015

Assumption of the B.V.M. Ukrainian Catholic Church Деканат Українських Католицьких Церков Rev. Vasyl Putera, Pastor 30 East 25th Street, P.O. Box 260 Bayonne, New Jersey 07002 Нью Джерзі вітаеє своїх парафіян та Tel: 201.432.3122 Fax: 201.432.0111 Holy Thursday, April 2: українців усього світу з великим святом 2:30 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Христового Воскресіння Holy and Great Friday, April 3: 1:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: Щиро запрошуєемо 3:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: на Великодні Богослужіння 9:50 AM- Gravesite Service 10:00 AM - Resurrection Matins до наших церков 10:30 AM - Divine Liturgy St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Saint Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church Nativity of the BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church Rev. Andriy Dudkevych, Pastor St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Rev. Taras Lonchyna, Pastor and Dean Rev. Orest Kunderevych, Pastor 60 Holdsworth Court - Passaic, New Jersey 07055 Rev. Taras Svirchuk, C.Ss.R., Pastor 1195 Deutz Avenue - Trenton, New Jersey 08611 80 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Tel: 973-471-9727 Fax: 973-471-4714 719 Sanford Avenue - Newark, New Jersey 07107 Tel: 609-695-3771; Fax: 609-815-0232 Office Tel: 732.246-1516; Fax: 908.725.2370 Website: www.stnicholasucc.org Tel: 973.371-1356; Fax: 973.416.0085 Website: www.stjohn-nj.com Palm Sunday (Saturday), March 28: Priest’s Residence: 908.725-5089 Palm Sunday (Saturday), March 28: 5:00 PM - Divine Liurgy; Blessing of willows E-mail: [email protected] 5:00 PM - Divine Liurgy (Ukr.); Blessing of willows Palm Sunday, March 29: 8:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (Eng.) Blessing of willows Palm Sunday, March 29: Holy Thursday, April 2: Palm Sunday, March 29: 7:30 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) - in 9:30 AM - Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) Blessing of willows 10:00 A.M. - Divine Liurgy; Blessing of willows 8:30 AM - Divine Liturgy (Eng.); Blessing of willows 11:30 AM - Divine Liturgy Hillsborough 10:30 AM - Divine Liturgy (Ukr.); Blessing of willows Holy Wednesday, April 1: Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, 6:30 PM - Confessions Holy and Great Friday, April 3: Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, March 2:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) March 30-31, April 1: 7:00 PM - Anointing of the Sick 30-31, April 1: 6:30 PM - Easter Confession Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: Holy Thursday, April 2: 6:00 PM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 7:00 PM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 7:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food Holy Thursday, April 2: 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Holy Thursday, April 2: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels - bi- Holy and Great Friday, April 3: 10:00AM - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great with Vespers 6:30 AM - Gravesite service, Procession & Resurrection Mat- lingual) 3:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya); 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels); ins and Divine Liturgy Confessions Holy and Great Friday, April 3: Easter Confession 5:30 PM - Jerusalem Matins; Confessions 10:00 AM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Assumption of the BVM Ukrainian Catholic Church Holy and Great Friday, April 2: Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 7:00 PM - Jerusalem Matins Rev. Ivan Turyk, Pastor and Rev. Deacon Paul Makar 10:00 AM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya); 9:00 AM - Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ; Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 684 Alta Vista Place - Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Easter Confession Confessions 8:00 AM - Divine Liturgy Tel: 732.826.0767 Parish School Tel: 732.826.8721 7:00 PM - Jerusalem Matins and Easter Confession 4:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food (in the hall) 1:00 (Eng.); 2:00 - 5:00 PM (Ukr.) - Blessing Parish Website: www.assumptioncatholicchurch.net of Easter food (every hour) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 5:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food (in the hall) School Website: www.assumptioncatholicschool.net 10:00 PM - Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great with Vespers 6:00 PM - Gravesite service; Divine Liturgy; SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: 3:00 -7:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food; Easter Confession Blessing of Easter food Palm Sunday, March 29: 7:00 AM - Procession, Resurrection Matins 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (Ukr.); Blessing of willows Blessings will be every half hour: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: and Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) - 8:00AM 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 (Ukr.) 11:30 AM - Divine Liturgy (Eng.); Blessing of willows 11:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (Eng.) 7:00 AM - Procession, Resurrection Matins The Liturgies will be celebrated by Bishop Hryhoriy Komar, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 (Eng.) and Divine Liturgy; Blessing of Easter food Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday, April 6-7: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: Auxiliary-Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych Eparchy in Ukraine 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday, April 6-7: Holy Monday, March 30: 6:00 AM - Procession, Resurrection Matins and Divine Litur- 7:00 PM - Divine Liturgy gy (Ukr.) (No Confessions) 6:30 PM Akafist to Our Lord’s Passion Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church Easter Sunday (Julian calendar), April 12: Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, March 30-April 1: 9:00 AM - Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy (Eng.) (No 10:00 AM - Divine Liturgy; Blessing of Easter food Rev. Vasyl Vladyka, Administrator Confessions) 6:30 PM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Bloy Street & Liberty Avenue 11:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (No Confessions) Holy Thursday, April 2: Hillside, (Union County) New Jersey 07205 St. Stephen Ukrainian Catholic Church 9:00 AM - Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Tel: 908.352-8823 Fax: 908.352.7648 Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday, April 6-7: Rev. Oleksandr Dumenko, Pastor 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Email: [email protected] 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy 1344 White Oak Bottom Road, Website: www.byzcath.org/ImmaculateConception 7:00 PM - Divine Liturgy Toms River, New Jersey 08755 Holy and Great Friday,April 3: Holy and Great Friday, April 3: St. Thomas Sunday, April 7: Tel: 732.505.6053; Tel. for pyrohy orders: 732.505-6293 9:00 AM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) 7:00 PM - Jerusalem Matins 2:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) 8:00 AM – Divine Liturgy (Eng.) [email protected]; www.ststephenchurch.us 9:30 AM – Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: Holy Monday, March 30: 4:00 PM - Res. Matins and the Blessing of Easter food 11:30 AM – Divine Liturgy 2:00 P.M. - Stations of the Cross 1:00 PM - Confessions in the church 2:00, 4:00, 5:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food in the school hall SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church Holy Tuesday, March 31: 6:30 PM - Gravesite service, Procession and Res. Matins 10:00 AM - Easter Divine Liturgy 2:00 PM - Akafist to Our Lord’s Passions Rt. Rev. Mitred Protopresbyter Roman Mirchuk, Pastor SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: Holy Wednesday, April 1: 60 North Jefferson Road - Whippany, New Jersey 07981 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy (Ukr.) - “Boyan” Choir will sing Saint Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church Tel: 973-887-3616, Email: [email protected] 2:00 PM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Afterwards, blessing of Easter food by the church Rev. Ruslan Romaniuk, Pastor Holy Thursday, April 2: 309 Grier Avenue - Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202 Holy Monday, March 30: 11:30 AM - Divine Liturgy (Eng.) 9:00 AM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 5:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Tel: 908.352-8823; Fax: 908.352.7648 7:15 PM - Stations of the Cross Holy and Great Friday, April 3: St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church Palm Sunday (Saturday), March 28: 2:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Rev. Vasyl Vladyka, Administrator 5:00 PM - Divine Liurgy and blessing of willows Holy Tuesday, March 31: 9:00 AM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 719 Roosevelt Avenue - Carteret, New Jersey 07008 Palm Sunday, March 29: 7:15 PM - Akafist to Our Lord’s Passion 2:00 PM - Blessing of Easter Food Tel/Fax: 732.366-2156 10:00 AM - Divine Liurgy and blessing of willows Holy Wednesday, April 1: Holy Wednesday, April 1: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: Holy Monday, Holy Tuesday and Holy Wednesday, March 9:00 AM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts; Anointing of the Sick 9:00 AM - Gravesite service and Resurrection Matins 6:30 PM - Stations of the Cross 30-31-April 1: 7:00 PM - Anointing of the Sick 10:00 AM - Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Easter Food Holy Thursday, April 2: 6:00 PM - Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts 6:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Holy Thursday, April 2: Holy Thursday, April 2: 8:30 AM - Vespers with the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church Holy and Great Friday, April 3: (Strict Fast: 6:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) 1700 Brooks Blvd. - Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844 no meat or dairy products) Holy and Great Friday, April 3: Rev. Orest Kunderevych, Pastor 3:30 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Holy and Great Friday, April 3: (Strict Fast: no meat or dairy 9:00 AM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) products) Office Tel: 908.526.9195 Rectory Tel: 908.725.5089 Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: (Fast: no meat) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: [email protected]; www.stmichaelucc.org 8:00 AM - Royal Hours 1:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food; Confession 1:00-3:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food (every half-hour) 5:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Holy Thursday, April 2: 7:00 PM - Procession and Resurrection Matins 7:30 PM - Gravesite service, Resurrection Matins and Di- 8:00 PM - Jerusalem Matins 7:30 PM Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: vine Liturgy Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: (Fast Day: no meat) Holy and Great Friday, April 3: 7:30 AM - Divine Liturgy SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: 8:30 AM - Vespers with the Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great 11:00 AM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) 10:00 AM - Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Easter food 4:00 and 5:30 PM - Blessing of Easter food 7:30 PM - Jerusalem Matins St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday, April 6-7: 6:30 PM - Gravesite Service: Divine Liturgy (7:00 PM) Rev. Evhen Moniuk, Administrator Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: 5:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food P.O. Box 162 – Rt. 46, Great Meadows, NJ 07838 Tel: 610-252-4266 Fax: 610-252-8533 7:00 AM - Resurrection Matins 9:00 PM - Gravesite service, Procession, Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church 8:30 AM - Divine Liturgy Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy Palm Sunday (Saturday), March 28: Rev. Vasyl Putera, Pastor 11:00 AM - Divine Liturgy 4:00 PM - Divine Liurgy; Blessing of willows SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: 30 Bentley Avenue - Jersey City, New Jersey 07304 Bright Monday and, April 6: 10:30 AM - Divine Liturgy Palm Sunday, March 29: Tel: 201.432.3122 Fax: 201.432.0111 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM - Divine Liurgy; Blessing of willows Holy Thursday, April 2: 7:00 PM - Divine Liturgy Saint Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church Holy Thursday, April 2: 6:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Rev. Evhen Moniuk, Administrator 7:00 PM - Passion Matins (Reading of Twelve Gospels) Bright Tuesday, April 7: Holy and Great Friday, April 3: 9:00 AM - Divine Liturgy 79 Cherry Lane - Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 Holy and Great Friday, April 3: 3:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Holy and Great Friday, April 3: (Strict Fast – no meat or 7:00 PM - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: dairy products) Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: 1:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food (Ukr. Community Center) Бажаємо щастя й злагоди в родині 12:00 noon - Vespers and the Holy Shroud (Plaschanytsya) 3:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food 4:00 and 5:00 PM - Blessing of Easter food (church hall) Та благодаті Божої з небес Holy and Great Saturday, April 4: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: І хай по всьому світу лунає: 12:00 noon - Blessing of Easter food 8:00 AM - Procession, Resur. Matins and Divine Liturgy 7:00 AM - Gravesite Service - Христос воскрес! SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION (Easter), April 5: Bright Monday and Bright Tuesday, April 6-7: 7:15 AM - Resurrection Matins - Воістину воскрес! 12:00 noon - Procession, Resur. Matins and Divine Liturgy 6:00 PM Divine Liturgy 8:00 AM - Divine Liturgy 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13 Ukraine’s Alpine ski team competes at World Championships in Colorado by Eugene A. Luciw PHILADELPHIA – Ukraine’s national Alpine ski team competed on February 2-16 at the FIS World Championships at Beaver Creek-Vail in Colorado. Coached and trained by Tim Ershov and Ales Brezavzcek,

Jane Manchon Ukrainian National Alpine Ski Team members, (from left) Bogdana Matsotska, Bogdana Matsotska and Dmytro Mytsak, at the top of the Beaver Creek ski area, get ready for training runs. Tetyana Tikun, Dmytro Mytsak and Ales Ukraine’s Alpine ski team members at the Bogdana Matsotska, Tetyana Tikun and Brezavscek (coach), were greeted by the A positive experience Denver area Ukrainian American com- championships included three men, Olha Knysh. for skiers and coaches munity at Transfiguration of Our Lord Rostyslav Feshchuk, Dmytro Mytsak and As reported in a previous article Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall. Ivan Kovbasnyuk, and three women, (February 15), a sponsorship by the For the athletes and coaches it was a very Ukrainian American Sport Center Tryzub positive experience. Our skiers personally aided the Ukrainian team’s appearance at experienced the spirit of a major Alpine ski- ing event that was organized on a very high KERHONKSON $139,000 the world championships. On January 31, the Denver area Ukrainian American com- level. They learned a lot from the top racers and organizers; they are very eager now to 2 Bedroom 2 bath ranch style home, munity, along with the local pastor, the Rev. train hard and to reach for the heights. with large enclosed and heated sun Vasyl Hnatkivsky, greeted the skiers at Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian On an emotional level, the assistance they porch with windows on 3 sides to received from the Ukrainian American Sport Catholic Church. Community members maximize the sun light. Located in a Center Tryzub and its most gracious repre- Bohdan Fedynsky and Orest Pazuniak mar- small development of lovely homes sentatives, and the moral support and inter- shalled the effort to assist the Ukrainian o the beaten path. Carpeting has action they had with the Ukrainian been removed to reveal oak hardwood team with room, board and other such American community as a whole infused the  ooring in living room hallway and issues, as they arose. skiers with a new level of courage, enthusi- bedrooms. Master bedroom has full bath and walk in closet. U shaped kitchen The Ukrainian Ski Federation’s secretary asm and confidence. It made the whole work center, picture window in dining area and living room. There are trees in general, Julia Siparenko, submitted the fol- front of the property now that give it privacy, but if you remove the trees, you lowing report. (Continued on page 13) would have a beautiful mountain view. Semi  nished basement w/ woodstove, o ers lots of closet and storage, Laundry room and another storage area o the garage. Priced for a quick sale. Under 2 miles to the Soyuzivka Heritage Center. Call Gail Vesely to view this home. 845-901-4553 LUCILLE HAND REAL ESTATE 28 N Main Street, Ellenville, NY 12428 • Tel. 845-647-8020

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Dmytro Mytsak was the only man on the Ukraine’s Alpine... team who qualified for the super G race. He delivered a nice run in his first world cham- Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Continued from page 12) pionships, but finished in 63rd position. event so much more meaningful and color- Olha Knysh, our other rookie in the world ful for them and for the entire federation. championships, captured a 55th place fin- advance to UEFA Europa League quarterfinal “Such nice people!” Such plain and sim- ish in the slalom. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Two Ukrainian clubs said: “The difference between the two ple words were the most often repeated by Ivan Kovbasnyuk showed great persis- – Dynamo Kyiv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk teams was that one scored some incredible the athletes and coaches after coming back tence and a goal-oriented focus, as he quali- – advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA goals while another hit the woodwork. home. fied for both the giant slalom and the sla- Europa League on March 19, after winning That was Dynamo’s main advantage, We deem the competition results, on the lom. He finished in 37th position in the lat- in the Round of 16. though I must admit they scored some top- ter event. Despite being very ill, Rostyslav other hand, as satisfactory, given the dra- Dynamo Kyiv routed Everton of England level goals that you do not see very often in Feshchak appeared for his races, but his matic events and circumstances of the past 5-2 in front of 70,000 fans in Kyiv at football.” poor health showed in the results. and current year at home. Out of a field of Olympic Stadium in its second-leg match. Everton won the first-leg match 2-1 at only 46 ladies that qualified for the super G Unfortunately, given the difficult times in Dynamo scored first in the 21st minute Goodison Park in Liverpool. event, two were Ukrainian women. It Ukraine, we cannot realistically set any with a 25-meter shot by Andriy Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk lost its second- should be noted that several rather strong concrete future training and competition national alpine teams failed to qualify a plans for next season. Surely, we will hold Yarmolenko, followed by a response by leg match 1-2 against Dutch club Ajax in skier for this event: Slovakia, Bulgaria, our National Championships at the Krasiya Everton substitute Romelu Lukaku in the Amsterdam at Amsterdam Arena, but with Great Britain and Russia sat on the side- ski resort in March. 29th minute. Lukasz Teodorczyk added a 97th-minute curling shot from the edge of lines. The ladies also finished just shy of In the meantime, we extend our heart- another in the 35th minute for Dynamo, off the box in extra time by Yevhen their goals to reach the top 30. Bogdana felt gratitude to all who helped our athletes, a cross from Oleh Gusiev. Miguel Veloso Konoplyanka put Dnipro ahead on away Matsotska finished in 35th place, while and through them Ukraine, to participate in scored for Dynamo in the 37th minute off a goals 2-2 (aggregate) after the two match- Tetyana Tikun finished 38th. the world championships. looping shot that deflected off Everton’s es. Riechedly Bazoer scored first for Ajax Seamus Coleman and past their diving in the 60th minute, followed by the clinch- goalkeeper, Tim Howard. er by Konoplyanka for Dnipro in extra time The second half was a continuation of a and Mike van der Hoorn’s goal in the Dynamo clinic, with Gusiev knocking in a 117th minute of extra time. Dnipro won rebounded shot in the 56th minute and the first-leg match 1-0 at Olympic Stadium Brazilian Antunes capping off Dynamo’s in Kyiv. scoring in the 76th minute with another Adding to the joy of advancing to the long-distance shot from 25-meters. quarterfinals, Dnipro was missing five of its Yarmolenko had a chance shot that rattled first-choice players due to injury or suspen- the crossbar late in the game, but Phil sion, and Dnipro coach Myron Markevych Jagielka was able to head-in a conciliatory was out with a virus. Under Olexandr Ivanov, goal off a tight corner kick for Everton in they set about stifling the Dutch club. the 82nd minute. Dnipro is set to play against Club “I am happy that we managed to bring Brugge of Belgium on April 16 and joy to the whole country and I want to con- Dynamo has drawn Italy’s Fiorentina. gratulate our players who gave 100 per- Other teams in the quarterfinals include cent in this game,” commented Dynamo Spain’s Sevilla against Russia’s Zenit, and coach, Serhiy Rebrov. “… We felt really Germany’s Wolfsburg against Italy’s Jane Manchon great support from our fans, a fantastic Napoli. The quarterfinals are held in two Father Vasyl Hnatkivsky and Denver area Ukrainian Americans greet the Ukrainian atmosphere from a full stadium.” matches – home and away. The second-leg National Alpine Ski team at Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall. Roberto Martinez, Everton’s manager matches are scheduled for April 23. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

copter crashed near the village of Vinnytski Bomb hits Odesa aid group’s office high treason and committing espionage for NEWSBRIEFS Stavy in the Vasylkiv district. The helicopter Russia. He was sentenced the same day. belonged to a military unit in Ukraine’s Lviv ODESA – Police in Odesa said a home- The officer, who was born in 1983, was (Continued from page 2) region. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by made bomb exploded near an apartment arrested in September 2014 while allegedly block in the Ukrainian Black Sea port city On TV, police detain top officials UNIAN and Interfax) attempting to send classified information late on March 22. Authorities were treating to Russia’s Federal Security Service. KYIV – Ukrainian police interrupted a EU notes Ukraine’s challenges the explosion, the latest in a series of bomb Investigators said the officer had collected March 25 government session being broad- blasts in Odesa and the eastern city of information related to the operations of the cast live on television and detained BRUSSELS – The European Commission Kharkiv in recent months, as a terrorist act. has approved its 2014 European Ukrainian air force. (RFE/RL, based on Emergency Situations Service head Serhiy Nobody was hurt. Police said the blast reporting by UNIAN and Interfax) Bochkovskiy and his deputy Vasyl Neighborhood reports, highlighting prog- damaged the office of Padaigma 12, an Stoyetskiy, leading both officials away in ress and shortcomings made last year in organization that aids handicapped people Diplomat: ‘Russia must return Crimea’ handcuffs. Internal Affairs Minister Arsen the countries to the east and south of the and in recent months has been helping sol- Avakov said the two were being investigat- European Union – several of them on diers wounded in the conflict with Russian- LONDON – British Foreign Secretary ed on suspicion of corruption connected to Russia’s fringes. The report, issued on backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Philip Hammond on March 22 said Russia offshore companies. Prime Minister March 25, includes assessments of Other offices on the building’s ground floor “must return Crimea to Ukraine,” calling the Arseniy Yatsenyuk suggested the men had Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and were also damaged. Ukrainian authorities Kremlin’s forcible annexation of the Black undermined Ukraine amid economic trou- Ukraine. The European Commission says blame the blasts in Odesa and Kharkiv, Sea peninsula last year “completely unac- bles and a conflict with Russian-backed reforms in Ukraine were carried out in “a many of which have apparently targeted ceptable.” He said, “The annexation of separatists. “When the country is at war very difficult political, economic, social and organizations that have ties to soldiers Crimea was illegal and illegitimate in March and when we are counting every penny, military/security context of armed con- fighting in the east, on Russia and the reb- 2014, and remains illegal and illegitimate they steal from people and the state,” Mr. flicts.” The paper notes that civil society in els who hold parts of the eastern oblasts of in March 2015.” His comments were posted Yatsenyuk said, adding, “This will happen the country has been developing quickly Donetsk and Luhansk. Both cities are under on the British Foreign and Commonwealth to everyone who breaks the law and sneers and that the decentralization process has government control but are seen as prizes Office’s website. Russia annexed Crimea at the Ukrainian state.” He tweeted images been launched. It also points out that the coveted by the Russian-backed rebels. from Ukraine after sending troops there of the detentions. (RFE/RL, with reporting human rights situation both in the annexed (RFE/RL Ukrainian Service) and staging a secession referendum on by Reuters and TASS) Crimea and in eastern Ukraine has “wors- March 16, 2014, that was declared illegal in ened drastically.” Brussels suggests the Biden and Poroshenko confer an overwhelming vote in the United Military helicopter crashes near Kyiv implementation of a comprehensive anti- Nations. Mr. Hammond called the referen- WASHINGTON – The Office of the Vice- KYIV – One person was reported killed corruption package in Ukraine, harmoniza- dum a “sham” and a “fig leaf” for Russian President on March 18 released the follow- and two others injured when a Ukrainian tion of all electoral legislation, comprehen- President Vladimir Putin’s “land grab.” He ing readout of the vice-president’s call with military helicopter crashed in the Kyiv sive reform of the public administration, added, “This behavior threatens interna- the president of Ukraine. “Vice-President region on March 24. The Kyiv regional and ensuring that the lustration processes tional security and has grave implications Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian prosecutor’s office said a lieutenant was in the executive and the judiciary are in line for the legal order that protects the integri- President Petro Poroshenko. The vice-pres- killed and two other officers, a major and a with relevant international standards. ty and sovereignty of all states.” The top ident welcomed the Rada’s adoption of captain, were injured when the MI-24 heli- (Rikard Jozwiak of RFE/RL) British diplomat’s comments came a day implementing measures relating to the law after the one-year anniversary of Russia’s on special status for certain areas of east- formal takeover of Crimea. “Since the illegal ern Ukraine, as called for in the September annexation, political freedom has [been] 2014 and February 2015 Minsk agree- reduced and those who have dared to ments. The two leaders discussed the speak out have been threatened and sub- upcoming multinational training program jected to violence,” he said. Mr. Hammond TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 for Ukraine’s National Guard forces, which added that “human rights abuses in Crimea or e-mail [email protected] the United States will support. Finally, the are particularly affecting ethnic minorities, two leaders agreed that sanctions on with over 100 raids on Crimean Tatar Russia imposed in response to its actions in SERVICES PROFESSIONALS homes reported” over the past year. (RFE/ eastern Ukraine should be tied to full RL, with reporting by Interfax) implementation of the Minsk agreements, and that as long as Russia continues to fuel Lavrov calls for ‘unbiased’ MH17 probe violence and instability in Ukraine, the international community must be prepared MOSCOW – Moscow is repeating its calls to increase the costs to Russia for pursuing for an “unbiased and transparent” investi- such actions.” (White House, Office of the gation into the downing of Malaysia Vice-President) Airlines passenger jet in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, after two media reports added to Ukraine to stop buying Russian gas evidence suggesting Russian-backed rebels shot it down. Russian Foreign Affairs KYIV – Ukraine’s energy minister said on Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke on March 19, March 23 that the country plans to stop after Dutch broadcaster RTL reported that buying Russian gas as of April 1. Volodymyr a metal fragment from the crash site of Demchyshyn told a briefing in Kyiv that Flight MH17 matches a Russian-made sur- Ukraine does not need Russian gas “at the face-to-air BUK rocket. The 298 people moment” and added, “We will simply stop died when the jet was shot. Kyiv and its buying it.” Longstanding tensions between Western supporters blamed the rebels for the neighbors over gas supplies worsened the disaster, which stiffened the resolve of after the ouster in February 2014 of Western governments to impose sanctions Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, against both leading separatists and who spurned a planned trade deal with the Moscow. Russia has suggested that the air- European Union and sought to bolster ties SERVICES liner was downed by the Ukrainian mili- with Russia. The EU brokered a deal gov- tary. Reuters was among the first news erning Russian gas supplies to Ukraine over agencies to report on RTL’s claim, and a the winter, but Kyiv and Moscow are argu- Reuters report cited residents of a village in ing over the price Ukraine will pay after it a separatist-controlled part in eastern expires at the end of March. Mr. Ukraine as saying they saw a missile flying Demchyshyn said on March 21 that he was low overhead on the day of the crash, sug- confident Russia would have to sharply gesting it was also fired from rebel-held lower the price because increased imports territory. (RFE/RL, with reporting by TASS from the EU have reduced Ukraine’s reli- and Reuters) ance on Russian gas. Ukraine currently OPPORTUNITIES pays $329 per 1,000 cubic meters, and Dutch experts visit MH17 site Russia wants it to pay $348 as of April 1, but Mr. Demchyshyn said a reasonable AMSTERDAM – Dutch experts have Earn extra income! price would be $240 to $250. (RFE/RL, returned to Ukraine to probe the crash site The Ukrainian Weekly is looking based on reporting by Reuters and of a passenger jet, including visiting a loca- for advertising sales agents. Interfax) tion previously considered unsafe because For additional information contact of fighting with pro-Russian separatists. Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, Officer imprisoned as Russia spy The Dutch Justice Ministry said on March The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. 20 that a 12-person team consisting of KYIV – A Ukrainian air force officer has defense and police officers would remain in been sentenced to 12 years in jail for spy- the area until March 28. Malaysia Airlines Run your advertisement here, ing for Russia. A court in the city of Flight MH17 was shot down on July 17, kill- in The Ukrainian Weekly’s CLASSIFIEDS section. Zaporizhia on March 23 found the officer, whose name was not disclosed, guilty of (Continued on page 15) No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 15

Tusk said the EU would be ready to impose NEWSBRIEFS further sanctions over Russia’s interference in Ukraine if necessary. He said the decision (Continued from page 14) У першу безмежно болючу річницю showed the common resolve of the 28 EU відходу у Божу Вічність ing all 298 people on board, most of them nations in the face of Russian involvement 24 березня 2014 року Dutch. Dutch broadcaster RTL reported in the conflict, which has killed more than 6,000 people since April and ratcheted ten- нашого найдорожчого і незабутнього that a metal fragment from the crash site Чоловіка, Батька і Стрийка matches a Russian-made surface-to-air sion between Moscow and the West up to BUK rocket. (RFE/RL, based on reporting levels unseen since the Cold War. The EU by Agence France-Presse, TASS and agreement was a compromise between Reuters) nations such as Poland and Lithuania, which had pushed for a formal decision U.S. to train Ukrainian guardsmen now to prolong sanctions through December, and others – including Hungary WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has and Greece – that wanted to delay any deci- announced that some 290 U.S. Army para- sion until shortly before the measures are troopers will travel to western Ukraine due to expire. Earlier in Brussels, Mr. Tusk next month to train three battalions of met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Ukrainian national guard troops. U.S. Army Yatsenyuk, who accused Russian President Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, Vladimir Putin of trying to divide Europe said on March 19 that military personnel over Ukraine. He told Mr. Tusk that a based in Italy would carry out the training European show of unity would be “the best at the Yavoriv training center, probably answer.” Mr. Yatsenyuk also expressed opti- sometime in late April. An exact date has mism about European backing for his gov- not been finalized but the training, which ernment’s call to the United Nations for св.п. Михайла Савківа, ст. was announced last August, had been due international peacekeepers to be sent to to start in mid-March and was delayed after eastern Ukraine. “Everyone wants to get були відправлені поминальні Служби Божі в церквах: being placed under review. Lt. Gen. Ben peace in Europe. One of the tools to reach Hodges, the head of U.S. Army troops in this peace is to deploy peacekeepers,” Mr. • Свв. Петра й Павла в Коговз, Н.Й. Europe, told reporters this week the train- Yatsenyuk said. The European leaders did ing mission had been delayed in part to not impose any new sanctions, in part • Українському Крайовому Соборі Св. Родини у Вашінґтоні, ДК avoid giving Moscow a reason to back out because fighting has decreased sharply • Св. Дмитрія у Григорові, Україна of a peace deal agreed last month between under a ceasefire that entered into force on Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists. February 15 as part of the Minsk agree- Вічна Йому пам’ять! (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Reuters) ment. Prospects for full implementation EU links Russian sanctions to Minsk have been clouded by a dispute over У глибокому смутку: Ukraine’s obligation to grant limited self- BRUSSELS – The European Union has rule to rebel-held areas under a “special дружина - Марія з дому Крушельницька decided to link its economic sanctions on status” law. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada син - Михайло, мол. Russia to the implementation of the Minsk passed “special status” legislation on March agreement, a deal reached last month on a 17 but stipulated that it will take effect only племінник - Павло Савків з родиною ceasefire and political settlement of the after elections are held in accordance with племінник - Василь Савків з родиною conflict between government forces and Ukrainian law, a condition Russia and the ближча і дальша родина в США, Канаді й Україні Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. rebels claim violates the Minsk accord. At Speaking at an EU summit in Brussels on the summit in Brussels, EU leaders asked March 19, European Council President EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini Donald Tusk said that EU leaders decided to come up with better ways to counter that “the duration of economic sanctions what they call Russian disinformation will be clearly linked to the complete imple- about the Ukraine conflict. According to a mentation of the Minsk agreement, bearing description circulating among EU officials in mind that this is only foreseen by the end seen by Reuters, the new Brussels unit’s of 2015.” A formal, legal decision on wheth- main tasks will be the “correction and fact- er to extend sanctions on Russia’s financial, checking of misinformation” and to “devel- defense and energy sectors that expire in op an EU narrative through key messages, July will only be taken at the next EU sum- articles, op-eds, factsheets, infographics, CHRISTINE LUKOMSKY mit in June. But the link to the Minsk agree- including material in Russian language.” ment effectively extends the sanctions (Rikard Jozwiak of RFE/RL, with reporting October 15, 1945 – February 19, 2015 through December, because the accord calls by RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service, the Associated It is with great sadness that we announce for Kyiv to regain full control over its bor- Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and the passing of Christine Lukomsky. Christine der with Russia by the end of the year. Mr. Interfax) was born in Parsberg, Germany in 1945, shortly after her parents were forced to  ee war torn Ukraine and the brutal occupations of Nazi Germany and communist Russia. Thanks to American sponsors, the family arrived in United States in 1949 from the Displaced The Board of Directors Persons Ukrainian camp in Regensburg, Germany, and slowly made a of the Ukrainian Institute of America new start in life in New Haven, Connecticut. regrets to announce that Christine attended many Plast summer camps in her teens. As a our Member and Friend graduate of Albertus Magnus College in 1967 with a degree in History, she worked in New York, becoming editor of the Student Hromada’s magazine called “New Directions.” She also worked as an editor for St. Martin’s VERA KRYSHTALSKY Press, the largest alternative publisher of the time. In the mid-1970’s, passed into eternal rest on March 18, 2015. Christine moved to Detroit, and received a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Wayne State University and was one of the  rst women Pani Vera was a steadfast supporter and champion of our organization hired in a supervisory capacity at General Motors. In 1986, with the death on numerous levels. Her devoted presence at our many events - of her father, she moved to the family home now in Kerhonkson, New York, working in the area. She continued to be active in the community, especially at her beloved MATI concerts - and her genuine interest in becoming treasurer of the Holy Trinity Church in Kerhonkson for ten the well-being of our organization were an anchor and an inspiration years, paying o the church mortgage. to us all. She also served as our organization’s First Lady during her A voracious reader and talented writer, Christine wrote a series of short late husband, Siacho’s, tenure as President of the Institute’s Board of stories for “Women’s World” journal in which she chronicled the post- Directors. World War II Ukrainian American émigré experiences. Having survived a severe car accident, she was soon to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, We will miss her presence, her encouragement and her wise counsel which she battled for 20 years. dearly. As the disease progressed, her mobility declined, but not her curious Our deepest condolences go out to Vera’s entire family, in particular, and mentally active nature. to her son, Marko, her daughter, Roma, and her two granddaughters, She will be sadly missed by her brother Ihor, cousin Yurij Luhovy and Ashley and Alex. other family members in Canada and Ukraine, and her many friends. May our dear, departed Member, Vera, rest in Eternal Peace. In lieu of  owers, donations welcome to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. Вічная пам’ять! Вічна Їй пам’ять! 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

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Two still screen shots from Damian Kolodiy’s film about the war in Ukraine. War in Ukraine, “red lines” in Syria and the Obama administration

by Adrian Bryttan tearful embraces, flowers, chants of no surprise. Mr. Zozuliak witnessed Russian is clear about his duty and clear about the “Heroes, Heroes!” – everything you might officers shooting at their own retreating consequences. NEW YORK – Composed and forthright, expect when troops defending your home- soldiers. The Russians even executed their “I did what I had to do; I volunteered. If I Oleksander Zozuliak related the horrors of land return to their loved ones. Everything, own wounded, didn’t bother to collect their had refused, the next man would also have being mangled and then crushed under a except: Where were the politicians, the offi- dead and cut off prisoners’ body parts. refused, and then who would defend our Russian tank for over an hour during furi- cial government representatives? Where Factions of separatists fought among them- country against Russia? I don’t regret it; ous battles near Debaltseve. More riveting was the higher army staff? Why no official selves and even shelled towns under their this was my responsibility, and I wanted to than any blockbuster, this video testimony support in gratitude to soldiers who gave own control. go… The West has not helped us, yet Putin of a heroic artillery officer who lived to tell their lives and limbs? This remains an open Little wonder, for many Russian infantry has not been able to link Crimea with about that savage cauldron had been stark- and disturbing question… were found to be criminals recently southeast Ukraine… But if NATO sent ly filmed with a single stationary camera. Mr. Zozuliak, the tragic figure in the third released from local jails, unlike the techni- peacekeepers to Ukraine, casualties on Propped on a white hospital bed, Mr. video, was a bio-engineer from the cians and artillery forces who were profes- both sides would be much lower.” Zozuliak lay bundled in sheets except for Chernivtsi Oblast before he volunteered for sional Russian regulars. The captured tank “One day I may fight again.” The crippled his bandaged right arm which displayed the army. Born in 1977, he trained as an commander with official Russian docu- officer smiled and added, “I have combat ugly, unusual looking bruises. Towards the artillery commander and was assigned to ments was led away for interrogation. experience now.” end of his story, he pulled back the blanket the ATO (Anti-Terrorist Operation) forces Running low on ammunition, the ATO forc- “Red Lines”: The lessons of Syria to reveal the small stump of all that only 8 kilometers from Debaltseve. Starting es were compelled to retreat. Even so, remained of his other arm. on January 25, Ukrainian forces were sub- according to Mr. Zozuliak, Russian losses What do you do when you realize the This film, “A Ukrainian Soldier’s Account jected to a fierce three-day offensive by the were “far greater than ours.” international community doesn’t know or from the Frontlines,” was the centerpiece of Russians. Mr. Zozuliak stoically recounted Mr. Zozuliak evaluated troop support. doesn’t care, and the leader of the free a presentation at The Ukrainian Museum in those harrowing hours. The promised winter uniforms had never world has a set policy of not getting New York on March 11 devoted to three ATO troops fought with hand-held RPG arrived. Despite a couple of higher military involved, no matter what? videos by New York filmmaker Damian rockets and single-shot grenade launchers. officials being investigated for corruption, The second panelist that evening, Mr. Kolodiy which he crafted as “testimonials” They laid mines and dug ditches against an no one ever heard any results. Initially, the Moustafa, is executive director of the Syrian – no political spin, but rather documenta- overwhelming force of armor and infantry. army supplied basics like boots, clothing, Emergency Task Force, which supports the ries without commentary (https://www. The Russians seemed to have an endless helmets and vests. His unit was assigned an Syrian opposition working for freedom and youtube.com/user/OrangeDocvideos). supply of ammunition for their multiple- MBT (main battle tank) personnel carrier, secular democracy through media, lobby- They were shown at U.S. congressional rocket GRAD launchers and bigger but they couldn’t fix it in time. Government ing and humanitarian assistance. “Red hearings and could be utilized for future SMERCH rockets (12 inches in diameter). food included canned meat, but there was Lines” is a gripping documentary film war tribunals, he noted. The shortages of Ukrainian ammunition no time to forage for wood for fires, and to (www.redlinesfilm.com) about two young After the screenings, journalist and and equipment were sobering, and the eat it straight from the can would make you Syrian activists, Mr. Moustafa and Razan author Andrea Chalupa hosted a far-rang- Russians had 20 times more tanks and con- sick. Melted snow became drinking water, Shalab al-Sham, starting with Bashar al- ing panel discussion with the videographer. ventional artillery. In contrast, ATO arma- and the soldiers washed only once a month. Assad’s crackdown in 2012. Dedicated “to The other two speakers were Mouaz ments were mostly old and outdated Soviet Amazingly, it was volunteers who sup- the children of Syria,” it bears repeated Moustafa, central figure in “Red Lines,” the issue; Mr. Zozuliak’s own handgun was plied shovels, axes, even communications viewings, not least because of the parallels award-winning documentary about Syrian from 1951. equipment and generators. “We could say and lessons that can be drawn for Ukraine. activists, and Michael Weiss, editor of the In the dense fog, Mr. Zozuliak had to zero the main support comes from volunteers The Syrian revolution could be consid- online journal The Interpreter and author in his artillery by the sounds of advancing and the Ukrainian people with fresh food ered the first “YouTube war.” The pro- of “ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror.” armor. After several of their tanks were and clothes.” Of great comfort were letters democracy opposition provided first-hand The audience learned about the Syrian destroyed, the enemy attempted to encircle from young children to the troops. video evidence and also established itself struggle for freedom and democracy, and them. When one tank approached from the Mr. Zozuliak enumerated his injuries: as the most reputable source of informa- what this augurs for Ukraine. The discus- rear, Mr. Zozuliak ran to the other artillery thermal burns and scars from tank treads, tion to the West. Yet all its hard work lobby- sion provided insights into the smoke- positions to organize a coordinated coun- missing skin and muscles, three broken pel- ing and in the media was meeting major screens and myopic policy of the West, and terattack. vic bones, broken wrist and ankle, foot frac- resistance and setbacks. “Red Lines” details in particular the ideology of President The Russian tank half-entered a trench tured in three places, massively trauma- the opposition’s struggles and frustrations, Barack Obama, and concluded with a prac- and crushed four ATO soldiers to death. Mr. tized thigh. He will need an arm prosthesis. and the labyrinth of self-delusion, euphe- tical suggestion about what can be done. Zozuliak tried to squeeze through between The best and brightest in Ukraine are misms and lies of the West. The activists the heavy caterpillar tracks. The tank then sacrificing their lives in this war. came up against a brick wall. But the most Undaunted war hero purposely switched gears, trying to crush Mr. Zozuliak is a very intelligent man. compelling part of this movie is how Mr. Kolodiy’s first film was a highlight him. As he jumped, the tank ran over part When recounting Russian atrocities, he Messrs. Moustafa and Razan conceived a reel from February’s one-year commemo- of his arm, caught him in its treads, backed pointed to humane principles of war: “… unique project to break through all of this. ration march of the Heavenly Brigade pro- up and finally came to a stop on top of him. some orders should not be executed.” Messrs. Moustafa and Razan presented testers killed by snipers in Kyiv. It looked His unclasped helmet was pulled into the Motivating his huddled anti-tank troops, he the West with a choice. They did not ask for like the whole city had poured out into the whirling caterpillar tracks. He lay trapped displayed extraordinary initiative. He man- weapons, they did not ask for boots on the streets. Huge photographs of the victims in that position for more than one hour, aged to remain alive by his “logical thinking ground. They explained the future scenario: towered over the Maidan; there were until the 40-ton behemoth could be dis- and survival instinct.” He says he is not either the continued brutality of the Assad countless candles and a sea of memorial abled and pulled off. afraid about the horrible mutilations his regime or the inevitable rise of extremist flowers. Eerie footage showed white chalk Mr. Zozuliak likened this to being caught body endured. groups like ISIS, extremists and warlords. outlines on the pavement where the pro- in a meat grinder. Constant noise in his Mr. Zozuliak is also astute about the The only positive alternative was to sup- testers were shot down. head, pain everywhere in his body (con- overall situation in southeast Ukraine. He port cities with civilian courts and civilian This was followed by a short documen- tused left side of his brain and mangled gave food and clothing to local residents – police forces. tary of relatives and loved ones waiting for limbs), yet he somehow managed to only to see these same people later on TV The two activists started to transform buses bringing back soldiers from the remain conscious. But the barbarity of this falsely accuse the ATO forces of torturing frontlines at Debaltseve. Resolute warriors, Russian tank commander should come as them and running over them with tanks. He (Continued on page 17) No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 17

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On March 10, Peter Baker posted a story War in Ukraine... in The New York Times that was headlined (Continued from page 16) “Obama Said to Resist Growing Pressure from All Sides to Arm Ukraine.” Even after a one city near the Turkish border along reported 1,000 ceasefire violations, the these lines of civilian control. This would be story related, the president “…told aides their model showcase for the West, a sym- and visitors that arming Ukrainians would bol of what post-Assad Syria could look encourage the notion that they could actu- like. They designed uniforms for a new ally defeat the far more powerful Russians, police force and started renovating a future and so it would potentially draw a more courthouse. They trained selected women forceful response from Moscow… [Obama] in how to conduct fair elections and other seems determined to stay aligned with responsibilities in democracies. If it could European allies that oppose arms for work in one city, it could work in whole Ukraine.” regions. This would become their persua- Mr. Obama’s dream is a legacy of bring- sive argument for why the West should ing Iran in from the cold. He wants to be support a viable alternative. remembered as the great peacemaker – the Messrs. Moustafa and Razan were not “Obama in Teheran,” much like “Nixon in trained in this; they learned by doing. They China,” and let the chips fall where they faced persecution from President Assad, may. But these chips are devastating: multi- media disinformation campaigns, endless ple wars and multiple “never-again” situa- excuses and rationales about the U.S. wait- tions, Mr. Weiss said. Despite Iran and ing for a “credible partner.” Finally, after Russia supplying terrorists and weapons to chemical and other “red lines” were Mr. Assad, Mr. Obama still fears “rocking the crossed with no repercussions, they real- Iran boat” and so ISIS has doubled within ized the truth: it had never been about find- Syria. ing “credible partners.” All along it had sim- The signals all this sends to North Korea Adrian Bryttan At The Ukrainian Museum (from left): Damian Kolodiy, Andrea Chalupa, Mouaz ply been U.S. policy to not get involved. and Vladimir Putin are horrendous. For a Moustafa and Michael Weiss. These lessons learned about President president who swept into office with promis- Obama are vital for Ukraine. es of rapprochement, non-proliferation and Since the EU has proven impotent, the away in bribes. And what does a mafia state After all the heartbreaks, Mr. Moustafa an end to wars, Mr. Weiss called Mr. Obama’s United States is the only country that can care most about if not money? stated near the end of “Red Lines”: “… the actions in Syria, Ukraine and other places “a make a difference, the panelists agreed. Yet Furthermore, the ratcheting up of sanctions only way I’ve changed is to find out the world colossal failure across the board.” Mr. all the lobbying runs up against the brick should be pursued as part of a larger info- is a nasty place and a lot of people act based Moustafa said the president simply doesn’t wall of one man: the chief executive. war. The West should keep disclosing the only on what is in their own best interest.” care; “We expected leadership from someone nexus of dirty Russian money and illumi- who looked so promising,” he added. Strategy: Shame the president “No interest in Ukraine” nating the prime culprits. Politicians manufacture a flood of hys- The panelists offered the assessment that Mr. Weiss concluded: “This will require Mr. Weiss, the remaining speaker, terical excuses – unless appeased, the President Obama is most vulnerable in his military effort. Maybe not now, maybe not revealed that Vice-President Joe Biden flat Russians might nuke Europe or they might desire to leave a glorious legacy. This gov- in two years. But it will happen.” out told Sen. McCain: “there is only one invade Kyiv. (In reality, the resulting parti- erns everything he does politically. Ukraine Mr. Moustafa added: “The longer it takes, man in the country who thinks arming san war and mountains of Russian body needs to clearly demonstrate the personal the harder it will be. And the U.S. will be Ukraine is a stupid idea.” Despite his stir- bags would precipitate a Moscow regime consequences to Mr. Obama himself if he dragged into a huge catastrophe because it ring pro-Eastern Europe/NATO speech in change within six months.) And by claiming continues his course: he will not be celebrat- came too late.” Tallinn, Estonia, the president stated at a there might be someone worse than Mr. ed as the great peacemaker, but will leave The core values of Ukraine and Syria are recent fund-raiser: “We have no interest in Putin in the wings, this administration has behind a tarnished reputation because of his in alignment, and Mr. Obama is turning a Ukraine.” amazingly adopted a pro-Putin position, failed and willfully blind policy. blind eye to Iran and Russia waging war in Western politics has been all talk and no observers say. But these are all just smoke- By contrast, Mr. Putin’s main goal is to Syria, just like Russia is doing in Ukraine. action. Ukraine needs anti-tank missiles screens and shibboleths. control Russia. Mr. Weiss said Moscow is Mr. Weiss related that he encountered no like Javelins and surveying drones, yet The twisting lies of the Obama adminis- worried that what happened on the Maidan anti-war sentiment when in Kyiv; the resis- Congressional hearings revealed even tration are astounding; what they said yes- can happen in its own yard. Therefore, tance of the Ukrainian people is something much of the formerly promised non-lethal terday is not what they will say tomorrow. Ukraine must be destabilized. “Ukraine is a Putin did not calculate. And the Ukrainians aid has not arrived. (When Sen. McCain had Mr. Weiss likened White House spin to Petri dish, a test case for everything Putin are very clear: they know very well they asked Syrian freedom fighters about the aid “Alice in Wonderland”: “The rule is, jam fears can happen in Russia,” Mr. Weiss cannot defeat Russia in a conventional war, America sent, they replied: “We don’t need tomorrow and jam yesterday – but never observed. so their goal is to expose Mr. Putin’s lies to pizzas.”) jam today.” What is happening now inside Russia is his own people. They want to foment a cri- increasingly scary. Ms. Chalupa stated that sis inside Russia: Everyone has a mom and opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was wife, brothers and sisters. We will send assassinated to scare off Russian soldiers enough body bags back to Russia to end from talking – like the returning Russian their foreign adventures. trooper with burns over 85 percent of his Mr. Moustafa voiced the feelings of the body who said, “I am an unwilling execu- panel: the only way to get to him is to tioner of a dirty illegal war my own country shame the president. Everything Mr. doesn’t even acknowledge.” The Nemtsov Obama says is based on political calcula- murder is reminiscent of Joseph Stalin’s tions, and his advisors want to protect him elimination of Sergei Kirov in 1934: first from his conscience. Ukraine and Syria are perpetrate the crime, find a patsy, and then a big headache for the president; he only justify your crime by massive crackdowns. wants to leave office with big achievements Mr. Putin has always cynically adopted to glorify his reputation. But the great the guise of anti-terrorist; his modus ope- peacemaker’s legacy will be defined by his randi is to create a problem, pretend to failed policies in Ukraine and Syria, and the solve it, then take a bow, Mr. Weiss said. Yet spread of wars. His legacy is precisely In the film “Red Lines,” Mouaz Moustafa (far right) is seen bringing Sen. John we are sitting on his Achilles’ heel – money. where he is most vulnerable, and this is McCain to Syria. One-third of the Russian GNP is frittered where we have a chance to influence him. Subscribe to he krainian eekly Only $90 T U Please contact WSubscription Dept. $80 for UNA members [email protected] Tel.: 973-292-9800 ext. 3040 For an additional $5 get an online subscription as well Published by the Ukrainian National Association 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 No. 13

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after 2005 to build on those achievements. That kind of there, but decided instead, at Germany’s insistence, to Ukraine in a leaderless... relationship seems almost utopian from NATO’s side at the entrust the Organization for Security and Cooperation in present juncture. The Ukrainian president, government Europe (OSCE) with that mission. (Continued from page 3) and parliamentary majority are eager to re-launch close That decision placed Ukraine on the same level as logical order): unilateral Ukrainian ceasefires; legitimization cooperation with NATO. The North Atlantic alliance’s inter- Moldova and Georgia, casualties of failed experiments in of the Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” through the nal differences (mirroring those within the EU) and the “cooperative security” by Russia-West consensus through Contact Group and the Minsk agreements, in turn legitimiz- regional imbalance of power, however, constrain NATO’s the OSCE. According to Ukraine’s ambassador to the EU, ing the partition de facto of Ukraine’s east; constitutional decisions in this regard. Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, Ukraine appealed to the EU to initiate changes demanded of Ukraine as pre-conditions to Russia’s Yet, the EU’s paralysis on Ukraine since 2014 was not pre- a mission in Ukraine’s east under the EU’s common securi- implementation of the Minsk 2 agreement; passive accep- determined. The EU was officially pursuing a political and ty and defense policy (CSDP), first in spring 2014, then tance of the Russian grab of Debaltseve; rejection of Kyiv’s economic association with Ukraine by treaty. A Ukrainian after the Minsk armistice, but the EU failed to respond proposals to replace or supplement the ineffective OSCE mis- president and government proposed to bring Russia into (EurActiv, March 10). sion with a European Union or a United Nations mission (see that process as a third party, but they were removed cata- Minsk 2 gives Russia, via the Donetsk and Luhansk “peo- EDM, July 3, 2014; July 10, 2014; July 18, 2014; September 8, clysmically by Kyiv’s Maidan. The European Commission ple’s republics” (DPR, LPR), a vote – and potentially a veto 2014; January 23, 2015; February 27, 2015). was driving the association policy, generally tolerated by – on Ukraine’s constitutional reforms. Constitutional Beyond conflict management and armistice terms, how- Western European countries, but without political or fiscal reforms acceptable to Moscow and DPR-LPR are, in turn, ever, the Normandy Group is pre-empting the EU’s associa- commitments on their part. The EU and Ukraine signed the the pre-conditions to Ukraine’s regaining, not control of the tion policy and NATO’s open-door policy. It is in the political and economic parts of the Association Agreement border with Russia, but joint control with the DPR-LPR of Normandy forum that Russia, Germany and France have in March and June 2014, respectively. That commission’s that border, subject to further negotiations with them. The prevailed on Ukraine to insert Russia into re-negotiating term of office, however, expired in October 2014; a distinctly withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine’s east is also the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement. This concession less strategically minded commission replaced it; Berlin pre-conditioned on constitutional reforms acceptable to became a component of the Minsk armistice package (see moved de facto into the driver’s seat of the EU-Ukraine asso- the DPR-LPR (and to Russia behind them). But this might Part 2). And, despite Ukraine’s national choice, the Russo- ciation process; and Russia coerced Ukraine into the Minsk be immaterial, since the Minsk agreement’s troop-with- German-French consensus holds that Ukraine must 1 and Minsk 2 armistice agreements. drawal clause is so formulated in the text as to be inappli- renounce the goal of NATO membership, reinstating a Each Minsk agreement coincided with a reformatting of cable ab initio. Minsk 2, furthermore, instructs the OSCE’s “nonaligned” status, as part of an overall European settle- the EU-Ukraine association process, turning this from a elections-observation office, the Office for Democratic ment with Russia. Beyond Ukraine’s case, such restrictions bilateral process into a trilateral EU-Ukraine-Russia pro- Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), to prepare local set worrisome precedents for Georgia and Moldova in cess. Germany was the main broker in both cases. The first elections in the DPR-LPR with a view to assessing those terms of their own national choices. change envisaged a trilateral framework for explanatory elections as valid (see EDM, February 13, 19, 20). work and consultation with Russia (initially supposed to Holding OSCE-blessed elections would mark a further Part 2 function at the expert level, then raised to the ministerial step toward legitimizing the DPR-LPR. This would strength- March 13 level) on the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement. en their hand in negotiations with Kyiv on border control, on Most of “old” Europe – pre-1999 members of NATO and The change accompanying Minsk 2 goes farther, giving DPR-LPR’s “right” to conduct direct relations with Russia, the European Union – does not acknowledge the wider Russia a vote in what had been an EU-Ukraine negotiation. and, potentially, on “federalizing” Ukraine’s state structure. implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine (let alone the fact The Normandy Group’s February 12 declaration (supple- Their “duly elected” representatives would take up seats and that it is a war). That group treats this war, instead, as an ment to the Minsk 2 agreement) envisages “trilateral nego- form a bloc in the Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv. internal conflict localizable in Ukraine, solvable to Russia’s tiations between the EU, Ukraine, and Russia, aiming to Those political clauses (if implemented as written) satisfaction at Ukraine’s expense, to be followed by the nor- draw up practical solutions to issues of concern to Russia” could hobble Ukraine’s European course. Russia would malization of Europe-Russia relations, without adverse (EurActiv, February 12, 13). Thus, trilateralization would (alongside Germany and France in the Normandy group) consequences to Europe or the Euro-Atlantic relationship. advance from explanations to negotiations (i.e., re-negoti- sit in judgment over Ukraine’s constitutional reforms. Most of the “new” Europe (Central and Eastern), on the ating the EU-Ukraine free-trade agreements already Russia via the DPR-LPR will seek blocking powers over the other hand, regards Russia’s war in Ukraine as the opening signed), while the aim of consulting grows into the aim of Ukrainian government’s decisions on European integra- stage in a strategy to overturn the post-1991 status quo, in devising solutions (i.e., decisions with Russia’s involve- tion. Were Kyiv to rule out such powers, the Russian side Europe as a whole and beyond (see Part 1). ment) (see EDM, February 13, 19, 20). would undoubtedly refuse to discuss the follow-up steps in The “old” and the “new” groups, however, are no longer To be sure, the Normandy Group’s declaration is non- the Minsk sequence – particularly, border control. Were homogenous. The Nordic countries straddle an increasing- binding. It does, however, reflect the views of its German Kyiv (hypothetically, and highly unlikely) to accept those ly fluid “old”-“new” divide regarding Ukraine. The United and French co-authors, Chancellor Angela Merkel and blocking powers, then arduous negotiations would only Kingdom is now at last moving toward the United States- President Francois Hollande, who worked out the docu- start regarding border control. aligned “new” Europeans on Ukraine. The European ment personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Without reliable border control, Ukraine’s efforts to debates focus mostly on how to proceed with the sanctions The German and French governments can now be expect- qualify for visa-free travel agreements with the European on Russia, which are due soon to expire. ed to seek EU approval for inserting Russia with a vote into Union would be set back. The uncontrolled border would On March 9, at the White House, EU Council President the EU-Ukraine association process. even raise question marks over Ukraine’s free trade agree- Donald Tusk (former prime minister of Poland) noted: This development is unprecedented in terms of proce- ment with the EU. Meanwhile, Germany and France have “Our enemies use propaganda against us, violate the sover- dure, substance and context. Procedurally, Germany and agreed (again in the Normandy group) to include Russia in eignty of our neighbors; they want to weaken the political France pre-judge EU policy outside of an EU forum by a sep- re-negotiating the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement (see commitment of the Western world. Today we can see with arate agreement with Russia. Substantively, Russia’s EDM, January 23, February 27). full clarity that they are trying to divide us in Europe, as declared economic interests in Ukraine are being weighed Russia precipitated this cave-in through a well-planned well as Europe from America” (EuroNews, March 9). against Ukraine’s own interests in an economic association sequence of military and diplomatic moves. In the third Mr. Tusk, however, represents one of the two competing with the EU. In terms of context, this Franco-German- week of January, breaching the Minsk 1 armistice, Russian policy lines at the EU in Brussels. The EU’s high representa- Russian understanding forms a part of the February 12 dec- and proxy forces went on the offensive, seizing additional tive for foreign and security policy, Federica Mogherini (for- laration that deals mostly with implementing the Minsk 2 chunks of Ukrainian territory and threatening to grind mer foreign affairs minister of Italy) represents the Russia- agreement, thus connecting the two processes. This strange down the Ukrainian forces. At the end of January, Russian first line in that divided institution. Italy’s incumbent prime linkage remains unexplained at the official level. It seems President Vladimir Putin offered to Germany and France minister, Matteo Renzi (who happens to be Ms. Mogherini’s designed, at least in part, as an economic “incentive” to (bypassing the EU) terms that became the basis for the political patron), while visiting Kyiv and Moscow on March Russia to respect the ceasefire, again at Ukraine’s expense. Minsk 2 armistice. The German chancellor and the French 4-5, suggested “federalizing” Ukraine to satisfy the “pro- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had no choice in president, negotiating on that basis, brokered the new Russian regions” (Corriere della Sera, March 5). Minsk but to add his name to the declaration. Moldova and armistice between Kyiv and Moscow in early February. The EU’s drift and NATO’s aloofness are parallel Georgia find themselves in broadly similar circumstances: On February 12, Minsk 2 not only ratified Russia’s (DPR- responses to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Their parallel- protracted conflicts with Russia (albeit “frozen,” no longer LPR’s) breaches of Minsk 1, but introduced for the first ism was perhaps built-in to some extent, given the two fluid as in Ukraine), and Association Agreements signed time those political clauses designed to impede Ukraine’s organizations’ membership overlap. Some of their member and nationally ratified with the EU in 2014. Chisinau and European course. On February 18, Russian and proxy forc- countries had, all along, placed their own bilateral relations Tbilisi might now ponder whether they might also be es captured Debaltseve in flagrant breach of the Minsk 2 with Russia above strategic considerations generally, and asked to negotiate their own agreements with the EU anew armistice. This was passively accepted by Germany and above Europe’s eastern neighborhood in terms of priori- – this time with Russia’s participation. France (the presumed guarantors of this armistice) and by ties. Apart from this common factor, however, there are the EU (which was never involved in negotiating this armi- separate considerations at work that are shaping the EU’s Part 3 stice) (see EDM, February 3, 27). March 17 and NATO’s attitudes, respectively, amid this crisis. The Debaltseve fiasco confirmed that the EU was NATO’s aloofness in this case seems largely pre-deter- Ukraine’s Euro-Maidan movement triggered two con- exhausting its capacity to respond with meaningful eco- mined. For more than a decade, the alliance has neglected flicting processes: Ukraine’s resolute, unambiguous course nomic sanctions to Russia’s breaches of the armistice. its eastern partners’ security requirements, even where toward Europe (reinforced by subsequent presidential and Russia had taken notice of that loss of political will already those requirements closely overlap with NATO’s own. parliamentary elections) and Russia’s response through a in November at the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. While NATO self-recused from conflict-management in the multidimensional war against Ukraine and seizure of There, all Western leaders failed to respond to the “DPR- neighboring post-Soviet space, Russia enjoyed a free hand Ukrainian territories. LPR parliamentary elections,” which had been held two in initiating, “freezing” and even “resolving” conflicts there Thanks to Ukraine’s national choice, the most momen- weeks earlier in breach of the Minsk 1 agreement. That on Russia’s own terms. The Kremlin seems well along to tous geopolitical gift since 1991 landed in Europe’s lap, apparently emboldened Russia to launch the January offen- repeating that performance at a higher level of sophistica- along with the chance for the European Union to substanti- sive and, after Minsk 2, to cross the next “red line” in tion and on a larger stage in Ukraine’s east. ate the normative aspects of its external policy. Debaltseve. It is precisely in Ukraine, however, that a NATO-Ukraine The EU’s western countries had, as early as April 2014, The West’s repeated non-reaction places the credibility Distinctive Partnership had flourished after 1995, position- signaled that they would rather consign Ukraine back to of the next “red line” under question. ing Ukraine by 2005 for a possible start on the member- that same “gray zone” from which the country was hoping ship track. NATO and the U.S. were regularly conducting to escape. At that juncture, when Russia was only putting a The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor multiple exercises with ground, air and naval forces in first, tentative toehold in Ukraine’s east, the European with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Ukraine during that period. Both sides, however, failed Union considered undertaking an EU monitoring mission Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 13 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 23

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sions with Lithuanian authorities to satisfy granted, and this book makes you remem- Turning... peacefully the desire of the Lithuanian peo- Shevchenko... ber what you do have. ple for independence,” and urged President One of my favorite poems in the book is (Continued from page 6) Bush to “reaffirm his commitment to an (Continued from page 7) “Kateryna,” a poem Shevchenko wrote to Mikhail Gorbachev: “The Supreme Council independent and democratic Lithuania and Placid earth, O my dear land, Vasilii Andreyevich Zhukovsky, a fellow and the Government of Lithuania express a to seek ways to demonstrate that commit- O my dear Ukraine, poet at the time. The poem tells of a young strong protest against actions of the USSR ment” and “to consider the call of the elect- Why have you been plundered? girl who fell in love with a Muscovite sol- Armed Forces on the territory of the ed Lithuanian government for recognition.” What is it, mama that you’re dying for? dier, despite everyone’s warnings. Her Republic of Lithuania, grossly violating the The White House spokesperson refused Before the break of dawn, friends tell her to never fall in love with a sovereignty of the republic. The constant to criticize President Gorbachev’s moves in Did you not teach tradition... Muscovite because he will love her jokingly and leave her jokingly. Kateryna falls for demonstration of armed force, blackmail by Lithuania, and made it abundantly clear In “Hamaliya,” we read: means of armed interference, unlawful that the U.S. was not siding with President him anyway. They spend a wonderful time occupation of civil buildings by military per- Ladisbergis. O dear God of our Ukraine! together, but then her lover must leave for sonnel, and especially the kidnapping of The New York Times cited official U.S. Don’t allow free Kozaks war, and she is abandoned. She becomes Lithuanian citizens on the night of March statements that the U.S. did not want to To perish fettered in an alien land, pregnant and gives birth to a son, immedi- It’s shameful here, it’s shameful there- 26-27, 1990, …are clear indications that jeopardize progress toward democracy in ately ashamed. In the eyes of the townsfolk, To rise up from a foreign coffin, Lithuania remains a country on whose terri- Eastern Europe and Mr. Gorbachev’s prom- she is no longer human for giving birth, To attend to your righteous judgment, ises of change in the Soviet Union. The with the father nowhere to be seen and tory an occupying power can commit acts of To come with hands in iron, Times reported: “Officials said there had without being married. Her parents are violence and remain unpunished. This is an To stand with all in chains as Kozaks...” inexcusable aggression and a continuation been a fundamental political decision that ashamed. They tell the daughter to leave, practically disowning her, saying that if she of the aggression against the people of those considerations outweigh Lithuania’s Convinced that Taras Shevchenko’s truly loved the man she was with, she Lithuania which began in 1940.” quest for immediate independence – as long “Kobzar” was for all generations, even those would go after him. And if he really loved On March 27, 1990, the Soviet Foreign as Mr. Gorbachev refrains from the kind of who neither speak nor read Ukrainian, I her, he would go come back to her. Affairs Ministry ordered all foreigners, jour- bloody crackdown that Chinese leaders asked one of my granddaughters, 13-year- Kateryna has no choice but to accept and nalists and diplomats to leave Lithuania, imposed last year against political dissent.” old Natalie Kuropas, to review the leave the shame she carried behind her. She “It’s high time,” The Weekly’s editorial Fedynsky book. She came up with the fol- charging that their mere presence was esca- goes off with her child to find her lover. continued, “the wavering U.S. lived up to its lowing commentary. lating tensions. Lithuanians feared this was Soon the winter months come, and she is a precursor to a Soviet military crackdown previous noble-sounding statements * * * When asked to read “The Complete still trying to find him. Her clothes are torn that would take place unwitnessed by out- regarding Lithuania. It’s high time the U.S. and filthy, and she is struggling to find the side observers. took a moral stand on the continued subju- Kobzar,” I was hesitant at first. Hearing that it was translated by an motivation to go on. Eventually she stops Bill Keller, the Moscow correspondent gation of the Lithuanian nation. Judging American-born Ukrainian had me a bit skep- caring about her own life and only wants to for The New York Times, noted the concert- from the Bush administration’s statements tical. I wasn’t sure if the product would keep her baby alive. ed effort by Soviet press and television to this week, however, it seems the U.S. is make sense in the end, or if the emotion The poem goes on in a fascinating way paint the scene of ethnic tension, hostility waiting for another Tianinamen Square would make the journey through transla- that truly grips the heart. You can feel and disorder in Lithuania, noting that the before it will dare speak out. By then, of tion. But in reading it, I soon realized that Kateryna’s pain and despair as she travels only anxiety in the republic was that course, it may be too late.” my doubts were in vain. The translation, as with her child. The ending was surprising caused by Moscow’s intimidation tactics. Iceland was the first to recognize well as the poetry, was proven to be beauti- and heart-wrenching, and all the emotions The U.S. Senate passed a resolution in Lithuania’s independence on February 11, ful and clear. The message in each poem was of the original poem are truly there. I was response that called on the Soviet Union to 1991. After the failed Soviet coup in August obvious and touching all the same. There really impressed with the way it was writ- “immediately cease all efforts to intimidate 1991, the U.S. recognized Lithuania’s inde- were also definitions for the words that ten, so beautiful and elegant, yet sorrowful the Lithuanian Parliament and people,” pendence on September 2, 1991. The didn’t have a straightforward definition in and almost frightening. stating that the USSR ”has no right to use Soviet Union recognized Lithuania’s inde- English and were left in Ukrainian, which I “The Complete Kobzar” was a joy to force against Lithuanians peacefully exer- pendence on September 6, 1991, with really appreciated. Even if you do not know read. I felt as if the poems hadn’t been cising their democratic rights.” The resolu- more countries in Europe doing likewise. Ukrainian, you can still easily read this book translated at all and I was reading what tion further urged the USSR to “immediate- Source: “Wavering in Washington,” The and fully understand the poetry. I also par- Taras Shevchenko himself had written so ly begin the process of good-faith discus- Ukrainian Weekly, April 1, 1990. ticularly enjoyed Shevchenko’s drawings long ago. Although the book might be that were included in the book as well. slightly intimidating at first glance, it is easy Many of Shevchenko’s poems illustrate to fall in love with the writing and the sorrowful tales that show the thoughts and accompanying drawings. The translations РАДІСНИХ СВЯТ fears of the time. Some poems create a of the poems are beautiful and hold the story of a girl who is shamed for losing her same purpose and meaning that ХРИСТОВОГО ВОСКРЕСІННЯ lover and is shunned by her family. Others Shevchenko was trying to convey. 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to be left unchecked. While Congress has already provided Federation under President Vladimir Putin has engaged in House resolution... the White House with the authorities, resources, and politi- relentless political, economic and military aggression to (Continued from page 1) cal support to aid the government and people of Ukraine, subvert the independence and violate the territorial integri- today’s vote is yet another sign that the American people ty of Ukraine.” It refers to “the illegal and forcible occupation House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) issued the follow- support action to help our ally. I applaud the Foreign Affairs of Crimea by Russian military and security forces” and “the ing statement after the House passed H. Res. 162: Committee for its work, and I hope the president will take establishment and control of violent separatist proxies in “The House reflected the will of the people again today in action and reassure our friends and allies that we stand other areas of Ukraine.” passing a bipartisan call-to-action to help the Ukrainian behind them.” H. Res. 162 also notes that Secretary of Defense Ashton people. There is an overwhelming support for sending mili- The resolution states that “the existence of an indepen- Cater and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin tary aid to help address the crisis in Ukraine. Without action dent, democratic, and prosperous Ukraine is in the national Dempsey have both expressed their inclination to support from this administration, Russia’s aggression will continue interest of the United States” and that “the Russian providing weapons to Ukraine.

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