INSIDE: l New wave of Crimean Tatar arrests in Crimea – page 3 l Walk honors 125th anniversary of McAdoo church – page 8 l Historic Sheptytsky Colony remembered in Quebec – page 16 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXIV No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016 $2.00 Ukrainian diaspora organizations demand Newly elected president of UCCA release of prisoners illegally held by Russia speaks about the tasks ahead PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian diaspora RFE/RL’s Crimean news website, Krym. organizations, led by the Ukrainian World Realii (Crimea Realities), who was arrested Congress, have combined efforts to call on in April and charged with “separatism” for the international community to secure the an article on the de-occupation of Crimea. release of Ukrainian political prisoners ille- “Roman Sushchenko and Mykola gally detained by Russian authorities. They Semena are victims of the hybrid war of the also urged Ukrainians around the globe to Russian Federation against Ukraine and take up the cause by contacting their elect- their detainment on politically motivated ed officials. charges serves as yet two more examples of The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), the continued gross violation by Russian acting in support of an October 5 appeal by authorities of human rights and fundamen- the Parliament of Ukraine, urged the inter- tal freedoms, including freedom of speech,” national community, including human the Ukrainian World Congress noted in an rights organizations, to assist with efforts October 7 statement. to secure the release of all Ukrainian citi- “The Ukrainian World Congress calls zens held by Russian authorities. The UWC upon Ukrainian communities around the is a non-governmental international world, and the entire international commu- assembly of Ukrainian organizations nity to …pressure Russian authorities for worldwide that represent over 20 million their immediate release,” stated UWC people in the Ukrainian diaspora. President Eugene Czolij. The UWC cited the cases of two journal- The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) ists: Roman Sushchenko, a Paris-based cor- on October 7 joined the UWC appeal to Courtesy of Andriy Futey respondent with Ukraine’s Ukrinform news pressure Russia for the release of the more U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Andriy Futey (right) at the Heavenly Brigade agency, who was arrested in Moscow on than 20 Ukrainian citizens currently illegal- memorial in Kyiv. September 30 on charges of espionage ly imprisoned by Russia, including Oleg while in the Russian Federation on a per- Sentsov, Oleksander Kolchenko, Stanislav by Mark Raczkiewycz were sent to both political parties. sonal visit; and Mykola Semena, a pro- Questionnaires on the candidates’ foreign Ukrainian journalist and contributor to (Continued on page 12) KYIV – Politicians like U.S. Sen. Rob policy positions were submitted. Meetings Portman (R-Ohio) call him Andriy in with senior campaign staff members were Ukrainian, not by his given name of held to get feedback. Andrew. Officials at every level, whether High on the new UCCA president’s agen- Ukrainian Sports Museum is opened national or local, have known Andriy Futey da is to also “identify” new Ukrainian com- – the newly elected president of the munities and “encourage and get them Ukrainian Congress Committee of America involved within our structures to get a bet- (UCCA) – for 17 years as the leader of a ter impact,” he said, emphasizing work that government relations firm and for his advo- would avoid duplication of efforts and “not cacy efforts in various Ukrainian organiza- spread ourselves thin.” tions. Mr. Futey continued: “I still believe Now, for the next four years of his term, there’s a lot of uncoordinated effort out Mr. Futey, 50, hopes to harness the familiar- there. I want to travel around and take a ity he has on Capitol Hill and in his home look at the country. Where are now our state of Ohio to promote the interests of the largest and newest communities? They’re 1.5 million Ukrainians living in the United in areas we’ve never thought of: North States. Carolina, Portland, Seattle, Sacramento, San “Every organization as you go through it Francisco, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Atlanta... needs a jumpstart,” Mr. Futey told The and tell them how to get the public rela- Ukrainian Weekly in a Skype call on tions out, how to work better with their October 6, less than three weeks after suc- local media, how to work better with their ceeding two-term UCCA President Tamara local, federal and state officials.” Olexy and just a week after the former and Getting known Ukrainian groups back current UCCA chiefs traveled to Kyiv on a into the fold is another priority. Over two working visit. dozen organizations quit the UCCA in pro- Current efforts are devoted to the test after the controversial congress of upcoming November 8 U.S. presidential 1980. election. The idea is to inform Ukrainian Organizations that haven’t been mem- American voters of where each candidate bers of the umbrella group for over 30 years stands on Ukraine vis-à-vis Russia. This include Plast Ukrainian Scouting includes candidates’ position on Crimea Christina Bytz Organization, the Ukrainian Medical and whether to provide Kyiv with lethal Association of North America, the Ukrainian WHIPPANY, N.J. – At the grand opening of the Ukrainian Sports Museum at the weapons. To do this, together with Ms. American Veterans and the Ukrainian Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, the ribbon is cut by (from left): Olexy and other UCCA officials, Mr. Futey, American Bar Association, among others. Myron Bytz of the museum’s board of directors, N.J. Devils great Ken Daneyko, who was UCCA executive vice-president “We’ve reached out to these organiza- Whippany Mayor Ron Francioli and Ihor Laszok of Selfreliance Ukrainian American prior to the Congress of Ukrainian tions. We’ve received a positive response. Federal Credit Union. To read all about this new museum and the inaugural induc- Americans held on September 23-25, has tions into its Sports Hall of Fame, see page 11. written position papers on Ukraine that (Continued on page 14) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016 No. 42 ANALYSIS Ukrainian government moves ahead Kremlin deplores use of ‘Russia card’ He was the chairman of the Crimean Tatars’ Mejlis, or council, until it was banned by MOSCOW – The Kremlin says it is unhap- pro-Moscow representatives in Crimea. He with some important energy reforms py with frequent references to Russia and was a leading human rights activist during President Vladimir Putin in the U.S. presi- electricity market. Within hours after the the Soviet era and was jailed several times. by Oleg Varfolomeyev dential campaign. “To our regret, we know The trio were shortlisted by members of Eurasia Daily Monitor vote in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine issued that the Russian card and mentioning our $1 billion worth of Eurobonds under U.S. the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs president have practically become an insep- and Development committees. The winner Ukraine has approved reforms aimed at government guarantees, and the European arable part of America’s election campaign,” changing domestic electricity market rules Commission office in Ukraine hailed the – who will receive 50,000 euros ($55,000 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on U.S.) – will be decided by the European – a step that is essential for curbing corrup- results of the voting. New rules on the elec- October 5. The remark appeared aimed at Parliament president and the leaders of the tion in the power sector. This complements tricity market promise to curb corruption, reminding Russians and the world of eight political groups in the assembly on the natural gas pricing reforms undertaken better protect consumers’ rights, and open Moscow’s influence on the international October 27. (RFE/RL) earlier, in 2015-2016, which achieved price the door to investors in the sector, accord- scene and did not address U.S. officials’ parity on the domestic market with import ing to the European Union Commission recent warnings that Russian intelligence EU officials see no end to sanctions prices; all Ukrainian consumers now pay office statement (Eurointegration.com.ua, agencies might be determined to disrupt or OTTAWA – Reuters reported on October more or less equal prices for gas. September 22). otherwise affect November’s U.S. elections, 10 that European Parliament President At the same time, an ill-prepared An attempt carried out by Ukraine’s including through computer hacks on vot- Martin Schulz stated that “the EU’s sanctions attempt by the Ministry of the Economy to Ministry of the Economy to unbundle the ing systems and the Democratic Party. Mr. against Moscow were linked to the Minsk cut the monopoly of the national oil and gas state-run behemoth Naftohaz was more Peskov said the rhetoric of all participants peace agreement that was supposed to end company Naftohaz Ukrainy on the gas mar- controversial and ended in a flop, showing in the U.S. election campaign is “subject to the conflict in eastern Ukraine and could ket has fallen through. that hasty reforms can cause damage. opportunistic change.” He made the com- only be lifted when the conditions for their Kyiv is pressed for time to reform the In early September, the ministry altered ments after Republican presidential candi- withdrawal had been met.” Mr. Schulz con- energy sector as it is short of money to pay Naftohaz’s charter so that its trunk pipeline date Donald Trump said on October 4 that demned in harsh terms Russia’s actions in its debts and import natural gas for the operating subsidiary, Ukrtranshaz, would Russia had broken a deal with the United Ukraine and its support for right-wing coming winter.