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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIV No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 $2.00 Behind closed doors: Jaresko emerges as top candidate for prime minister ’s panicked meeting by Zenon Zawada KYIV – Chicago-native Natalie Jaresko, ahead of Crimean seizure the current finance minister of Ukraine, is among the top candidates to succeed the by Anna Shamanska embattled as prime RFE/RL minister, according to Kyiv insiders and Ukraine’s National Security and Defense recent news reports. Council has published a previously top- She has already begun forming a secret transcript of a closed-door meeting it Cabinet of Ministers consisting of techno- held on February 28, 2014 – just a few days crats, reported the rbc.ua news site on before Moscow’s seizure of . February 26, citing an anonymous source The 37-page document shows the new identified only as being “in the coalition.” authorities – in power for less than a week – President Petro Poroshenko has offered in a state of near panic as they address how an unprepared Ukrainian army would deal her the post already, the hromadske.tv with Russian aggression that appears to news site reported on February 26, citing have caught them off guard. someone “familiar with the talks.” The Parliamentary Committee on The latest turn of the rumor mill ended National Security and Defense says it without Ms. Jaresko being nominated as released the document on February 22 to prime minister, and without Mr. show the circumstances Ukraine faced as Yatsenyuk’s resignation, which also was the annexation was beginning and what rumored. Yet she’s at the top of the presi- Andrey Kravchenko/UNIAN countermeasures the government had dis- dent’s list, said Volodymyr Fesenko, a Kyiv Chicago-born Natalie Jaresko, Ukraine’s finance minister and now a top candi- political pundit who has intimate ties date to replace Arseniy Yatsenyuk as prime minister, addresses a Cabinet of cussed taking. Ministers meeting on February 4. “Lately there has been a lot of insinuation with the Presidential Administration and speculation about this,” committee head “The rumors reflect the truth, to a large been alleged of numerous current Cabinet Oblast State Administration Chair Mikheil Serhiy Pashynskyy said at the meeting, extent. She is among the potential con- ministers, including Mr. Yatsenyuk. Saakashvili, and Presidential referring to the conflict with Russian-backed tenders,” said Mr. Fesenko, the head of the “Jaresko stands outside the old corrupt Administration Deputy Head Dmytro separatists in Ukraine’s Luhansk and Penta Center for Applied Political networks in Ukraine,” said Anders Aslund, Shymkiv, a Lviv native and former CEO of Donetsk regions. “Maybe in two more years Research. Speaking with The Ukrainian a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Microsoft Ukraine. we will tell how the war in the east began.” Weekly’s correspondent on March 1, he Council in Washington. “She is highly con- If any of these candidates is chosen, it RFE/RL’s “Current Time” television pub- didn’t discount the rumor that the presi- sidered both in Ukraine and abroad, and would mark the first time an outsider to lished the most important excerpts from the dent had already offered her the post she has proven herself highly competent the Ukrainian political and business oli- meeting. behind closed doors. as finance minister at a very tough time.” garchy would become Ukrainian prime ‘Demoralized’ servicemen Ms. Jaresko’s candidacy is being raised Mr. Poroshenko has discussed Mr. minister, experts pointed out. But that’s Ukrainian servicemen in Crimea were by Western authorities who are desperate Yatsenyuk’s successors with U.S. Vice- precisely what stands in the way of Ms. “demoralized,” and many had not accepted for a technocrat committed to reforms and President Joe Biden, Mr. Fesenko said. The Jaresko’s candidacy, they said. the new government that came to power anti-corruption, as opposed to setting up potential successors include Ms. Jaresko, after President fled the and covering for corrupt schemes, as has former Georgian President and Odesa (Continued on page 18) country. This according to , chairman of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who argued at the meeting that the troops were not prepared to carry out Kyiv’s orders. first vice-chair visits Ottawa He also said that many in the military had already betrayed their oath to Ukraine, a OTTAWA – The first vice-chairman of Ukraine’s charge backed by Internal Affairs Minister Parliament, , held a number of fruitful , who said 67 Ukrainian riot meetings with Canadian government officials and politi- policemen had defected to the Russian side. cians, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during a Members of the council acknowledged late February visit to Ottawa. that the Ukrainian military was debilitated, During his meeting with a group of senators led by despite the fact that there were 15,000 the chair of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Ukrainian troops in Crimea. “The majority International Trade, Raynell Andreychuk, issues related among the military are contracted locally – to strengthening the defensive capacity of Ukraine, as service means money to them,” said acting well as systematic violations of human rights by terror- Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh. “A maximum ists in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine and of 1,500-2,000 troops are ready to execute on the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula were dis- an order involving the use of weapons.” cussed. Also discussed were the prospects for further It was revealed that only 5,000 service- development of trade and economic relations between men in Ukraine were available to carry out the two countries, particularly in the context of the combat missions. “We can send them to signing and implementation of the Free Trade Crimea, but it won’t solve the problem of Agreement between Canada and Ukraine in 2016. Crimea,” said Mr. Tenyukh. “We will simply During his meeting with the leader of the opposition get them killed there.” At a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (from left) are: Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko, in the Canadian Parliament, Rona Ambrose, and mem- (Continued on page 13) Verkhovna Rada First Vice-Chairman Andriy Parubiy, Mr. Trudeau and Member of the Parliament of Canada Borys Wrzesnewskyj. (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

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Ukrainian side says no elections Prosecutor wants 23 years for Savchenko of circumstantial evidence suggesting Russian complicity. This includes personal KYIV – Russia’s prosecutor has called for information about Russian military officers without full security in Donetsk-Luhansk a 23-year prison term for Ukrainian pilot and enlisted soldiers who Bellingcat alleges their subsequent legalization by Kyiv. The Nadiya Savchenko, who has been accused specifically knew of, and possibly even by Vladimir Socor by Russian authorities of involvement in the Eurasia Daily Monitor Ukrainian side does accept discussion of manned, the Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile those political issues; indeed, it comes up deaths of two Russian journalists in eastern system believed to have brought down Negotiations in the Minsk Contact Group with detailed proposals about hypothetical Ukraine. The call came as closing arguments MH17. Bellingcat said that, if its conclusion on political issues are so configured as to local elections and their modalities in that in the trial began on March 2. Ms. Savchenko about the Russian Buk missile launcher push Ukraine into recognizing the Moscow- territory. Without blocking such discus- was fighting in a volunteer battalion against that allegedly downed MH17 is correct, the controlled Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s sions outright, Kyiv maintains that any Russia-backed separatists in eastern Russian Defense Ministry “bears the main republics” (DPR, LPR), first de facto and agreement on political issues would be Ukraine when she was captured in June responsibility for the MH17 tragedy, shared then de jure, through local elections and a premature until full security will have been 2014. She has accused the separatists of with the military commanders and leaders “special status.” For its part, Ukraine shows established. kidnapping her and taking her into Russia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and increasing tenacity in resisting that push. The Russian side wants the Minsk armi- where she was jailed and charged. Kyiv says Luhansk People’s Republics.” (RFE/RL) The political group’s February 24 meet- stice’s political clauses to be implemented the charges against her are trumped up and ing in Minsk illustrated those opposite first, and the military and security clauses that she should be treated as a prisoner of EU to extend sanctions on Yanukovych war. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by efforts. The military and security situation to be discussed later. Ukraine insists on the BRUSSELS – European Union ambassa- Reuters, AP, TASS and Interfax) on the ground is inseparable from the polit- opposite sequence. Hence, according to dors have decided to extend an asset freeze ical issues, although that situation is being Ukrainian negotiator Roman Bezsmertny, Savchenko pledges full hunger strike against former Ukrainian President Viktor discussed in a separate Minsk group. discussions in Minsk on each individual Yanukovych and 15 of his close associates Russian and DPR-LPR forces harass point ended with the OSCE mediator not- KYIV – Nadiya Savchenko, who has been for at least one additional year. The restric- Ukraine through attrition warfare, threaten ing the “fundamental differences between refusing food while on trial in Russia, has tive measures were first put in place in it with escalation, and make the holding of the sides” (Ukrayinska Pravda, January 24). threatened to go on full hunger strike March 2014 after Mr. Yanukovych fled local elections unthinkable under these cir- “The sides” in that context means Kyiv unless she is extradited back home after Ukraine during the Euro-Maidan protests cumstances (quite apart from the lack of versus Donetsk-Luhansk, in the classical the verdict. Ms. Savchenko’s sister, Vira against his government. Other prominent political prerequisites to holding elections paradigm imposed by Russia, aided and Savchenko, said on March 1 that if she was figures on the EU blacklist for the alleged there). abetted by an OSCE itself hostage to not returned home within 10 days after the misappropriation of Ukrainian state funds That situation casts a dark shadow over Russia’s veto inside the organization. The ruling, she would start refusing to drink. include two former prime ministers, the Minsk Group – composed of Ukraine, Minsk Contact Group brings a minor varia- Closing arguments in the Savchenko trial Mykola Azarov and Serhiy Arbuzov, and the Russia, the Organization for Security and tion to that paradigm. Here, Russia does began on March 2 and a verdict is expected former head of Yanukovych’s Presidential Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the not officially hold a mediator’s status, but soon afterwards. (RFE/RL, based on Administration, Andriy Kliuiev. EU officials DPR and LPR. The triple-headed Russian rather an ambiguous status as some kind of reporting by AP and uatoday.tv) say Ukraine’s former Health Minister Raisa side actually needs to foment military an observer. It disclaims any responsibility Russian military command linked to MH17 Bohatyriova was removed from the black- threats and insecurity so as to pressure as a party to the conflict, but at the same list because she has returned stolen assets Ukraine into a “political solution” on time it firmly supports the DPR-LPR’s posi- LEICESTER, England – A team of open- to the Ukrainian authorities. EU ministers Russian terms. For its part, Ukraine is turn- tions across the board, undoubtedly inspir- source researchers investigating the crash meeting in Brussels on March 4 are expect- ing the tables in the negotiations, arguing ing and pre-coordinating those positions. of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has published ed to approve the extension of the sanc- that the military and security situation The OSCE’s role is that of mediator, with a report it provided to Dutch prosecutors tions. If approved, the extension would must be resolved first in order for a politi- the net result that Ukraine is basically iso- linking the commanders of a Russian mili- become official when it is published in the cal solution to become feasible or legiti- lated in the Minsk group. tary unit to the plane’s downing. The latest EU’s official journal on March 5. (RFE/RL, mate. Thus, the situation that Russia and its The OSCE’s representative (currently report, released on February 24 by the based on reporting by Rikard Jozwiak in proxies have created on the ground pro- Ambassador Martin Sajdik from Austria) British group known as Bellingcat, links Brussels) vides Kyiv with impregnable arguments has the status of special representative of higher-ups in Russia’s military chain of Yanukovych wants to return as president against elections being held and the DPR- the OSCE’s Chairmanship. This did not command to the tragedy and adds other LPR authorities being recognized under much matter in 2015, when Serbia held details building on earlier investigations KYIV – A lawyer for Ukraine’s ousted these circumstances. that chairmanship. But it does matter in into the July 2014 downing of MH17. Its former president, Viktor Yanukovych, says This has become the basis of Ukrainian 2016, when Germany’s Foreign Affairs previous reports had identified Russia’s his client now wants to return to Ukraine diplomacy’s holding action in the Minsk Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade as being and serve as its president. Speaking in an group and the “Normandy” group’s negoti- OSCE’s chairman-in-office. He seems will- the likely source of the missile that Dutch interview with the Glavkom newspaper, ations, resisting quick-fix political “solu- ing to advance a “political solution” that aviation officials say brought down the jet, lawyer Vitaly Sergyuk said Mr. Yanukovych tions” under the gun. Western diplomacy, would involve substandard elections in killing all 298 people on board. The new intends “to return to Ukraine” from his on the whole, responds to Kyiv’s holding Donetsk-Luhansk, their validation by the report details the chain of command for action with ambivalence and varying OSCE, corresponding changes to Ukraine’s this battalion and adds to the growing body (Continued on page 12) degrees of impatience. Constitution and easing the economic sanc- In the Minsk group’s February 24 meet- tions on Russia. ing, the Ukrainian side listed its objections Working to rush those elections is to holding local elections in the DPR-LPR Ambassador Pierre Morel of France, also under the existing military and security sit- with the status of the OSCE Chairmanship’s The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933 uation. Kyiv’s motto is, no elections without representative in the Minsk group on polit- full security. Prerequisites would have to ical issues. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Surkov and Gryzlov: Russia’s new negotiators on Ukraine by Vladimir Socor up for discussion in the Minsk Contact Group and the in influencing the authorities of that time to use force Eurasia Daily Monitor Normandy format” (Interfax, January 15). against the Maidan protesters. The investigation seeks to The U.S. State Department similarly termed the meeting determine whether Mr. Surkov provided “recommenda- Russian President has recently appoint- “constructive” and designed to “support the ongoing work tions, guidelines or instructions” to use force. The investiga- ed and Boris Gryzlov to negotiate – in two of the Normandy format and the Minsk Contact Group tion’s findings could provide the basis for the possible pros- separate formats – an outcome to Russia’s war in Ukraine’s (State.gov, January 16). Further, according to the State ecution of Mr. Surkov in Ukraine (RFE/RL, February 10). east (Censor.net.ua, January 15, 2016; TASS, December 26, Department, “Surkov is the appropriate person [in Moscow Boris Gryzlov 2015). Messrs. Surkov and Gryzlov have long-standing per- with whom] to have this discussion about the Minsk [armi- sonal ties to Mr. Putin and will report to him on their new stice] implementation” (The Moscow Times, January 21). Russia’s new representative in the Minsk Contact Group assignments. On that meeting’s eve, President Obama had called “on the implementation of the peace plan in the East of The two men are blacklisted by the European Union, the President Putin to discuss Ukraine and Syria as a package. Ukraine,” Mr. Gryzlov, has been closely associated with Mr. United States and Ukraine as part of sanctions over According to the White House’s readout of that telephone Putin for nearly 20 years, since Mr. Putin was still working Russia’s annexation of Crimea (prior to Russia’s military call, Mr. Obama “underscored that the key next step is for in St. Petersburg. The new envoy takes over this assignment intervention in Ukraine’s east, in which they also played the sides [sic] to reach agreement on the modalities of local with an enhanced status as presidential plenipotentiary. senior roles). The fact that the European Union, the United elections in the Donbas region of Ukraine” (Whitehouse. First in St. Petersburg and then in Russia’s State Duma States and Ukraine have accepted them as negotiating gov, January 14). “The sides” so named are Kyiv and (1999-2001), Mr. Gryzlov headed the pro-Putin political counterparts without further ado, marks a tactical and psy- Donetsk-Luhansk coequally, legitimizing the latter while organization Yedinstvo, the direct precursor to the chological success for the Kremlin. It suggests that the exempting Russia from responsibility. The readout did not Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia) party of power. Mr. other parties are more anxious to compromise than the mention a withdrawal of Russian troops or disbandment of Gryzlov was internal affairs minister in 2001-2003, and Kremlin is (or shows itself to be). It also signifies, practical- the DPR and LPR armed forces as prerequisites to holding retains, since that time, the status of a permanent member ly and tacitly, an exemption of these Kremlin officials from elections. of Russia’s Security Council. Mr. Gryzlov became Yedinaya sanctions, although the sanctions against them remain Ms. Nuland, while in transit in Vilnius, outlined a Rossiya’s leader and the State Duma’s chairman for two valid de jure. sequence of steps that also prioritized holding elections in consecutive terms (2003-2011) and chairman of the board Messrs. Surkov and Gryzlov replace professional diplo- Donetsk-Luhansk, to be followed by the withdrawal of “for- of the nuclear energy holding Rosatom (2012 to date). He mats from the Foreign Affairs Ministry in two ongoing pro- eign military equipment” and the restoration Ukraine’s takes over the Minsk group assignment from Azamat cesses: bilateral consultations with the U.S. State control of its border with Russia (BNS, January 15). The fol- Kulakhmetov, Russia’s former ambassador to Syria, who Department on Ukraine and the Minsk Contact Group on lowing day, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announced that it did continues serving under Mr. Gryzlov in the Minsk Group Ukraine, respectively. Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei brief top Ukrainian officials on the Nuland-Surkov meeting (Kommersant, January 17). Lavrov remains the public face and articulator of Moscow’s (Ukrinform, January 16). The new envoy practically invited himself to Kyiv for policy on Ukraine in the “Normandy” group (Russia, Mr. Surkov paid inspection visits to Donetsk-Luhansk on talks with President Petro Poroshenko, on January 11. Mr. Germany, France, Ukraine) and in meetings with his U.S. January 19-20 (arriving there four days after his meeting Gryzlov (just like Mr. Surkov) is blacklisted by the counterpart John Kerry. However, the parallel appoint- with Ms. Nuland) and again on February 15-16. As usual, European Union, the United States and Ukraine, as part of ments of Messrs. Surkov and Gryzlov signify that the he received reports from officials of the “people’s repub- sanctions over Russia’s annexation of Crimea (prior to Kremlin is taking over control of the negotiations from the lics” and reviewed their operations, including the use of Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine’s east, for which Foreign Affairs Ministry. Russia’s economic assistance. According to the Security they are also co-responsible). Mr. Gryzlov’s landing at Kyiv Service of Ukraine (SBU), which monitored these visits, Mr. airport also breached Ukraine’s ban on Russian civilian Vladislav Surkov Surkov discussed details of preparations for local elections, flights in Ukraine’s airspace and their use of Ukrainian air- The appointment of Mr. Surkov represents an invest- aiming to stage them in mid-April (Ukrinform, UNIAN, ports (Russia has similarly banned Ukrainian flights). ment in energizing the backchannel with U.S. Assistant February 5, 17). Moscow achieved a precedent-setting breach of personal Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. He replaces Deputy Ukrainian authorities have evidence that Mr. Surkov was sanctions affecting its top officials. Apart from this, Foreign Affairs Minister and State Secretary Grigory in Kyiv several times during the Euro-Maidan events in Moscow is asking Kyiv to negotiate about Ukraine’s south- Karasin in what was hitherto the Karasin-Nuland channel. January-February 2014, when he met with Mr. Yanukovych east with a Russian official who has been sanctioned inter- The decision to create this channel goes back to Secretary and the heads of state security agencies. At present, the nationally precisely for his role in the seizure of Ukrainian of State Kerry’s visit with Mr. Putin in Sochi in May 2015, Ukrainian Procurator General’s Office’s Directorate for which was widely criticized in Washington as overly ingra- Special Investigations is looking to clarify Mr. Surkov’s role (Continued on page 4) tiating. It was on the same occasion that the administration of President Barack Obama decided to combine Ukraine with Syria in one package to be negotiated with Russia – a pairing that potentially opens the way to tradeoffs, and has distorted the bilateral U.S.-Russia negotiations to date. The Berlin and Paris soften up Kyiv Karasin-Nuland channel, however, has not led to a break- through, even if it affected the Obama administration’s interpretation of the Minsk armistice: Ukraine’s political ahead of ‘decisive’ Normandy meeting “obligations” to be fulfilled first, Russia’s possible military by Vladimir Socor make “compromises” is a form of one-sided German pres- withdrawal to be discussed later (see Eurasia Daily Eurasia Daily Monitor sure on Ukraine, ahead of what Berlin describes as a deci- Monitor, July 20, 24, 31, August 10, 13, 2015). sive meeting. Unlike Mr. Karasin, a conventional diplomat without In Kyiv, on February 22-23, while a working visit, Kyiv has tenaciously resisted proposals to legitimize and decision-making authority in his own right, Mr. Surkov is a German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter legalize the Donetsk-Luhansk “people’s republics” in the boldly creative political operator, involved in multiple Steinmeier portrayed the “Normandy” group’s upcoming Minsk Contact Group in recent months. As seen from aspects of Russia’s policy toward Ukraine and “frozen con- March 3 meeting in Paris as a make-or-break event, Berlin and Paris, this is “deadlock.” Those proposals are flicts,” and holding some measure of decision-making designed to overcome the diplomatic deadlock over “the billed as Ukraine’s political “obligations” under the Minsk authority on the Kremlin’s behalf. Formerly a deputy chief Ukraine crisis.” ceasefire. The Normandy forum ranks above the Minsk of Russia’s presidential administration (1999-2011) and The diplomatic process is stuck in a crisis of its own, Mr. group in the terms of reference of both these processes. deputy prime minister “for modernization” (sic, 2011- Steinmeier suggested: “We are unhappy with the process The Normandy group (in practice the trio of Russia, 2013), Mr. Surkov is the organizer of Russia’s “sovereign in recent months, but we do not see alternatives to these Germany and France) has the authority to provide the democracy” (his concept) with controlled parties, fake civ- [Minsk] agreements. The Paris meeting will be a key meet- Minsk Contact Group with guidelines. The Normandy il-society groups, manipulative television and public mobi- ing, a decisive meeting, where we must take some steps to meeting in Paris seems designed to break Kyiv’s holding lization through anti-Western propaganda. preserve trust in the process itself” (Ukrainian TV Channel action in the Minsk negotiations (see Eurasia Daily In September 2013, President Putin appointed Mr. Five, February 22). Moreover, he declared, “We must take Monitor, February 19, 23, 25). Surkov as presidential aide on relations with Abkhazia and decisive steps on March 3. All the people in Ukraine, The general pattern of negotiations in the Normandy for- South Ossetia, and concurrently with Ukraine. There, Mr. Europe and the whole world are expecting success at the mat has seen Russia, Germany and France presenting a com- Surkov liaised with then-president Viktor Yanukovych Paris meeting” (Ukrinform, February 23). mon front with joint proposals, from time to time cornering until the latter’s fall; selected local politicians in Crimea to Such rhetoric is dramatically raising the stakes for the Ukraine. The Kremlin avoids launching major proposals of be empowered in the process of the annexation; and, since parties involved and even inflating universal expectations its own in this format. Instead it uses the Normandy group September 2014, Mr. Surkov has functioned as the political of a sudden diplomatic breakthrough by a certain date – an for the diplomatic equivalent of attrition warfare, pushing supervisor (“kurator”) of the Donetsk and Luhansk “peo- imminent date at that. It looks like a textbook case of diplo- Ukraine into a series of piecemeal concessions that would ple’s republics” (DPR, LPR) on the Kremlin’s behalf matic blundering. In this particular situation, however, Mr. cumulatively lead to an outcome on Russia’s terms. (International Crisis Group, February 5). Steinmeier’s rhetoric in Kyiv seemed designed to increase With Jean-Marc Ayrault, the new French minister of for- Mr. Surkov was a pariah to Western diplomats until now. pressure on Ukraine to accept certain joint proposals of eign affairs, tagging along in Kyiv, Mr. Steinmeier hinted at Mr. Surkov and Ms. Nuland held a first meeting on January Russia, Germany and France at the upcoming “Normandy” proposals that the Ukrainians will face at that meeting. The 15, in Pionersk, Kaliningrad region, which Ms. Nuland meeting. focus will be on accelerating preparations for “elections” to reached and left via Lithuania. Following six hours of discus- Top-level German diplomacy stops shy of telling the be staged in Ukraine’s Russian-controlled territory. This sions, Mr. Surkov told Russian journalists that it was a “con- Russians in their own capital that Europe and the world means pressuring Kyiv, first, into agreeing with the structive and useful brainstorming [session] in search of expect Russia to stop its war in Ukraine’s east (and by a Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” on a special law compromises to fulfill the Minsk agreements. Suggestions specific date). Mr. Steinmeier’s ministry systematically on elections applicable to that territory, outside Ukraine’s were made about constitutional changes [in Ukraine], secu- avoids identifying Russia as a party to this conflict. rity and elections [in Donetsk-Luhansk] that could be taken Conversely, descending on Kyiv with an urgent message to (Continued on page 4) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

OBITUARY Artist Sophia Lada, who explored spiritual culture of the past, 74 by Oksana Zakydalsky Lada explored several media of art. In a of textiles in her art. This was nurtured series of early paintings, she analyzed through her contact with the Textile TORONTO – Artist Sophia Lada, known images of the female form. Her primary Museum of Canada, where she took part in for her artwork rooted in folklore and inspiration for this group was the publica- a group show with her work “Shadow Box.” mythology, died in Toronto on February 14 tion “The Goddesses and Gods of Old The “Found Threads” exhibit was shown in after a three-year battle with cancer. Europe” (University of Press, 2007 in the *new* gallery in Toronto and She was born in Krakow, Poland, in 1941 1982) by Marija Gimbutas. Her 1992 body during the Ukrainian Embroidery and, after her family’s obligatory stay in a of work, “Reflections,” was created as a Conference at the Ukrainian Educational refugee camp in Germany (in Augsburg and traveling exhibit and shown at the St. and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, Pa. Regensburg), they immigrated to Vladimir Gallery in Toronto, Multicultural Reclaimed vintage linens, all hand-embroi- Philadelphia in 1949. In 1980 she moved to Gallery at Central Michigan University and dered by her mother, in whose existing geo- Winnipeg, Manitoba, to take up a curatorial the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in metrical borders Lada hand stitched multi- position at the Oseredok Art Gallery and Chicago. It was an ongoing series of visual ple images with threads found in her moth- Museum. commentaries in which she continued er’s sewing rooms. Most recently, Lada, as she preferred to exploring images of the female form. In 2005 Lada, together with her then be called, took part in the exhibit “The Her subsequent series, “Lunar Visions,” 98-year-old mother, Marusia Lada- Ukrainian Diaspora: Women Artists 1908- used a consistent backdrop of 12 gouaches Uhorczak, collaborated in embroidering a 2015” at The Ukrainian Museum in New that were treated with a similar watery 32 by 78-inch rushnyk that was later used York, which was held from October 18, blue wash inspired by the light of the in her mother’s burial. 2015, to February 14. The exhibit, which Canadian prairie night sky. “My aim is not to recreate cult images of “examined the relationship between Another medium was the iconography. the past but rather to create visual imagery Ukrainian identity and women artists Lada was asked by the Sisters of St. Basil of an inner reality that is felt and can be beyond the borders of Ukraine,” featured the Great in Rome to decorate the chapel of shared only through art. I want to compel 100 works by 44 artists, the majority of their Motherhouse. The Sisters wanted the the viewer to experience a spiritual feeling whom belong to the post-World War II wave icons to observe the canons of Byzantine Mir Lada about the need of unifying human form of immigration to North America. The exhib- ecclesiastical art. Here was a chance for Sophia Lada, seen with her granddaugh- with nature and thereby to recharge their it ended on the day of Lada’s death. Lada to use what she had learned from the ter, Aurora, in front of the rushnyk she own connection to the community and cos- A graduate of the Academy iconographer Sviatoslav Hordynsky when embroidered with her mother, Marusia mos,” Lada stated. Lada-Uhorczak. of Fine Arts, Lada also completed a two- she worked with him in the 1970s in New Lada leaves her son, Mir, daughter-in- year design program at Moore College of York on several church projects for Munich foot figures. “This was the most challenging law, Leda, and granddaughter, Aurora. Her Art in Philadelphia. Her works are found in and western Canada. part of the project and the biggest one that son is organizing a retrospective exhibit of collections in Canada, the United States and Working on the project for the Basilian I have worked on independently,” Lada the artist’s work to honor her last wishes. Europe. She worked on many commissions, Sisters, she painted the panels of the saints explained. “Doing iconography takes a spe- More information about Sophia Lada and took part in various solo and curated in Toronto and went to Rome in the spring cific frame of mind.” and images of her works can be found at group shows. of 1998 for the installation of the 21 six- Lada then became interested in the use www.sophialada.com.

negotiate a partial withdrawal of Russian for local elections in Donetsk-Luhansk – a Berlin and Paris... forces (while some of them would stay Surkov and Gryzlov... matter left to the Minsk Contact Group under Donetsk-Luhansk flags) in return for entirely (Dzerkalo Tyzhnya, January 15-21; (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 3) a “political solution” that would sacrifice Apostrof, February 5). existing constitutional and legal frame- parts of Ukraine’s sovereignty in that territo- territory. But the Ukrainian government President Poroshenko minimized public- work. That is the purpose of the French- ry. This “parallel-tracks” process is a déjà vu evidently felt that it could not afford to ity around Mr. Gryzlov’s visit before going proposed, Russian- and German-endorsed of the “synchronization process” that Russia refuse this visit. public himself with his counter-proposals Morel plan, which Ukraine is resisting in imposed on Moldova in the 1990s with Mr. Gryzlov’s Kyiv visit amounted to on national television. Without mentioning the Minsk Contact Group, but which will be regard to Transnistria. The Kremlin would bypassing the Minsk Contact Group, to Mr. Gryzlov’s road map, Mr. Poroshenko out- pressed more strongly on Ukraine at the withdraw its troops and allow Moldova to which he is accredited. On Mr. Putin’s behalf lined what amounts to Ukraine’s road map, upcoming Normandy meeting (UNIAN, regain nominal sovereignty there, in “syn- he carried some new proposals for discus- with its own sequence of steps: a reason- Ukrinform, February 22-24). chronization” with Moldova accepting sion with Kyiv bilaterally, without having ably lengthy period of a full ceasefire, with Transnistria’s far-reaching autonomy (“fed- Secondly, the Normandy powers are submitted them in the multilateral Minsk full and unimpeded access for the monitor- eralization”), with blocking powers for expected to ask Ukraine, on March 3, to group. This move could also be seen as ing operation; withdrawal of illegally sta- complete the enactment of a blanket Transnistria over the central government. attempting to bypass Donetsk-Luhansk tioned forces from the Donetsk-Luhansk amnesty for war-related crimes of Russia’s The “parallelism” suggested by Germany (which are represented in the Minsk group) territory; restoration of Ukraine’s control on proxies in Donetsk-Luhansk. An amnesty and France is even less realistic than the and offer a more salable deal to Ukraine, its side of the border (alternatively, deploy- would enable those proxies to be elected “synchronization” that came to nothing in without Donetsk-Luhansk’s co-authorship, ment of an international contingent of locally in the “people’s republics,” facilitate Moldova. Clearly, Berlin and Paris have nei- even if pre-consulted with them. police personnel along the border). No valid the validation of those elections (if staged ther the will nor the means to obtain According to some Kyiv insiders, Mr. elections could be held in Donetsk-Luhansk with Kyiv’s unwilling consent) and qualify Russia’s compliance with the military claus- without those basic security guarantees those proxies to take up seats in the es of the Minsk ceasefire. Consequently, Gryzlov outlined a “road map” toward the (Ukrinform, January 24). Ukrainian Parliament in Kyiv, the crowning there are no negotiations in any format implementation of the Minsk II armistice, Hardly anyone in Kyiv harbors illusions step of “reintegrating” Donetsk-Luhansk about what would happen with the power- asking Ukraine to undertake the following that Moscow would accept those proposals into Ukraine. And thirdly, Ukraine will ful armed forces under Donetsk-Luhansk steps in this order: enact a general amnesty probably be asked to enact the pending flags, in the event of a “political solution” as law for war-related crimes in the Russian- and that chronological sequence. Kyiv constitutional amendment on local self- discussed in the Normandy, Minsk and controlled territory; negotiate and agree seeks to forestall a possible Western impo- government in the Russian-controlled terri- other formats. with Donetsk-Luhansk on a law for local sition of sham elections in the Russian- tory. The three Normandy powers envision Staffed and manned by combined elections to be staged in that territory; vali- controlled territory. Such elections would, a political solution along such lines, backed Russian and secessionist personnel, the date those elections’ outcome, and bring under the existing circumstances, guaran- up by Ukrainian subsidies to the Donetsk- Donetsk-Luhansk forces are among the the law on the “special procedures for local tee the success of Russia’s proxies and legit- Luhansk authorities. strongest in all of Europe in terms of heavy self-government” in that territory into imize the DPR and LPR. The Minsk Contact Officially, the implementation of the artillery, armor and multiple-rocket sys- effect; and finally, enshrine that law in Group is currently debating the technical Minsk armistice is supposed to proceed tems. No Western government or organiza- Ukraine’s Constitution (Moscow would modalities for such elections, in the along two parallel tracks. The political track tion is in a position to tell Ukraine that the accept adding that amendment to the absence of basic security conditions, let involves mainly Ukrainian “obligations,” Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” Constitution’s transitory provisions, not alone a legal and democratic environment. while the military track involves nonbind- and “their” armed forces would go away, necessarily the body of the text). A meeting of the Minsk group was to be ing promises, logically imputed to Russia, once Kyiv legitimizes them. They are, Those are preconditions to allowing held on February 24, after a month-long but without naming it. Ukraine equally logi- instead, likely to become more deeply Ukraine to restore control of its own side of hiatus. Speaking before that meeting, cally wants Russia to withdraw its forces entrenched. the Ukraine-Russia border in the Russian- Ukraine’s delegate, Roman Bezsmertny, and allow Ukraine to regain control of its Ukraine is being asked to make self- controlled territory (under the Minsk said the negotiations are not afloat, but side of the border – as prerequisites to a damaging political concessions for nothing ceasefire, Ukraine is supposed to negotiate “sinking below the water line” in terms of political and constitutional solution for in return – if anything, for even more trou- with Donetsk-Luhansk about some form of security guarantees for any political pro- Donetsk-Luhansk. bles ahead. joint control of that border). With this, cess (Apostrof, February 22). For their part, Messrs. Steinmeier and Moscow would hope to see the start of dis- Ayrault insisted in Kyiv that the political and The article above is reprinted from cussions with the European Union about The article above is reprinted from military implementation are “parallel pro- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from easing the economic sanctions. Notably, Mr. Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from cesses” (Ukrinform, February 23). This its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Gryzlov (Moscow) showed no interest in its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, means, in practice, that Ukraine can hope to www.jamestown.org. quibbling about the special electoral law www.jamestown.org. No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 5

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WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Telling Ukraine’s story Continuation of Western sanctions on Russia Ukrainians may have been disappointed that the powerful film “Winter on Fire, which captured indelible images of Ukraine’s Euro-Maidan-turned-Revolution of increasingly depends on Ukraine, Ohryzko says Dignity, did not win an Oscar. The work of a team of filmmakers, it was one of five by Paul Goble from Moscow and not Washington or films nominated for the Academy Award in the documentary feature category. (The Brussels,” Mr. Ohryzko adds. But both because prize for best documentary feature went to a film about the life of singer Amy The maintenance of Western sanctions of Ukrainian inaction and Moscow’s propa- Winehouse.) But the good news is that countless people – some media sources put is contingent upon Ukraine’s willingness to ganda effort, “pessimism about the future the number at over 3 million as of mid-January – saw “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s reform itself, according to former Ukrainian possibilities of Ukraine is growing in the Fight for Freedom,” thanks to heavy promotions by Netflix, which began streaming Foreign Affairs Minister Volodymyr West,” and thus more questions are being director Evgeny Afineevsky’s film back in October. Thus, viewers learned about the Ohryzko. If Ukraine does not act, the West raised about lifting sanctions against Russia. events of 2013-2014 in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people’s heroic battle for free- will ultimately lift the sanctions and “If Ukraine itself does not want to take a dom and dignity. Ukraine will have only itself to blame for its tough line, then the question logically aris- Ukrainian co-producers of the film Lina Klebanova and Halyna Sadomtseva, resulting isolation. es in the West as to why it should be more speaking at a press conference in Kyiv in January, said of the documentary that it In a commentary published on February Catholic than the pope and do everything presents “the position of the civic Maidan,” explaining, “It is a film about the dignity 29, the diplomat argues that the West is for [Ukrainians],” the Kyiv diplomat says. of people who were out on Maidan. That is why there are no politicians in it and ready “to forgive us a very great deal both “Alas, this tendency is appearing ever more the chronology of events is recreated through the testimony of the civic activists in regard to the Minsk process and to ques- clearly in recent times.” and vivid personal stories.” Mr. Afineevsky noted: “We were making the film not tions related to it if we demonstrate in our But he concludes on a more optimistic only as a historic document; it was also important for us to present the emotional domestic policy good tempos, real changes note, saying that sanctions will continue for component and values. We are glad that the film was well perceived by the and so on. Unfortunately, this isn’t happen- a time, but “this extension cannot be infi- Western audience that is often very far away from what was happening in ing” (nv.ua/opinion/Ohryzko/iz-za-nas-s- nite without active moves by Ukraine. If Ukraine.” rossii-mogut-snjat-sanktsii-100074.html). reforms, the struggle with corruption and As the Ukraine Crisis Media Center reported, the film is based on the footage “The West is terribly afraid of a repetition genuine Ukrainian sanctions against Russia captured by several TV channels and Radio Liberty, as well as amateur footage by of the situation of 2005, when such dissen- don’t occur, then the currently expected Maidan volunteers. The production team reviewed over 1,500 hours of footage and sion led to the loss of all the achievements of extension of sanctions may be the last.” conducted over 100 interviews with Maidan participants. An American of Russian the Maidan. Alas, this influences the attitude descent, Mr. Afineevsky told Voice of America that he would not have been able to of the West toward Russia, which has not Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on document the events of the Maidan without the help of social media and multime- missed a chance to cover Ukraine with dirt, ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia. dia. “I started talking to the filmmakers, professionals and non-professionals who’d to say that we are failures and incapable of The article above is reprinted with permis- been there,” he said. “Because every person who had some vision or who had some living without administration from the out- sion from his blog called “Window on piece of equipment – and I had usage of DSLRs [digital single-lens reflex cameras], side,” Mr. Ohryzko observes. Eurasia” (http://windowoneurasia2. camcorders, cellphones, GoPros, tablets, every possible technology – was helpful Moscow, of course, wants this to come blogspot.com/). for us.” We must note that there are also other great films about Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity and its ongoing war against combined Russian-“separatist” forces. FOR THE RECORD We wrote about filmmaker Damian Kolodiy’s “Freedom or Death” in our February 28 issue. His extraordinary documentary, which shows how the peaceful Maidan uprising has escalated into a war with Russia, is a very emotional experi- U.S. statement on anniversary ence for those of us who watched all these developments in our ancestral home- land, and an educational experience for those who may not be aware of what Ukraine is going through. The courageous young filmmaker was on the scene in of the Revolution of Dignity Kyiv and traveled to Ukraine’s east in order to show the film to audiences there. The following press statement was made tial progress, but much more remains to be (That in itself is the subject of a separate short documentary by Mr. Kolodiy.) by Mark C. Toner, deputy spokesperson for done. The United States calls on Ukraine’s Then there’s “I Am a Ukrainian: Personal Stories of a Revolution” by filmmaker the U.S. Department of State, on February 20. leaders to honor the memory of the Maidan Ben Moses. A very thoughtfully produced documentary, it tells the story of the by working together, accelerating reform, Maidan in an accessible and understandable manner – through the eyes of two Today, we join the people of Ukraine in and respecting the will of the Ukrainian participants: graduate student Yulia Marushevska (whose YouTube video titled “I honoring the memory of their Revolution of people who want progress. That means ful- Am a Ukrainian” went viral), and journalist/member of Parliament (now Ukraine’s Dignity and those who gave their lives to filling the conditions of Ukraine’s IMF pro- ambassador to Canada) Andriy Shevchenko. build a more just, democratic and European gram, rooting out corruption, and ending Also worth noting is “The Ukrainians” (with English subtitles), a film by direc- Ukraine. They braved sniper fire and three the oligarchic grip on politics and the econ- tors Leonid Kanter and Ivan Yasniy that depicts the bravery and determination of months in the bitter cold, and Ukraine got a omy. The Ukrainian people demand change, volunteer battalions fighting in Ukraine’s east, including in the 2014 battle for second chance for freedom, justice and a they deserve it, and the United States will Donetsk airport where the legendary “cyborgs” distinguished themselves. (See government that serves the people. continue to stand with them in support of story on page 11.) At the screening here in Morris County, N.J., one of the volunteer Ukraine’s reformers have made substan- their European choice. commanders, in speaking about the film, stated: “Truth is our weapon.” Those words underscore the inestimable value of such documentaries, which we expect will continue to reach ever-wider audiences worldwide. We salute these films and all involved in making them. They are the truth-tellers of our time. UCC remembers heroes of the Heavenly Brigade The Ukrainian Canadian Congress issued Over 100 people – the Heavenly the following statement on the occasion of Hundred [Heavenly Brigade] – gave their March Turning the pages back... the Day of Commemoration of the Heroes of lives so that the people of Ukraine can live the Heavenly Brigade, which is marked in in dignity with a government that respects Two years ago, on March 6, 2014, the leadership of the Ukraine on February 20. their human rights. Their sacrifice will European Union, including EU Council President Herman van never be forgotten. The victory of Ukraine’s 6 Today, the Ukrainian Canadian commu- Rompuy, announced that the EU would sign the political portion Revolution of Dignity will forever stand as nity joins our brothers and sisters in of its Association Agreement with Ukraine before the May 25 an example to us all of courage, determina- 2014 Ukraine and around the world in commem- presidential election in Ukraine, and that the signing of the free tion and unity. orating the memory and heroism of all trade pact would be delayed. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk On February 20, 2014, the Russian those who paid the ultimate price in the met with European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Brussels to coordinate EU mea- Federation violated Ukraine’s sovereignty, battle for a free and democratic Ukraine. sures against Russian aggression in Ukraine. international laws and global security by From November 2013 to February 2014 Mr. Rompuy declared that the EU was halting its negotiations with the Russian govern- invading its neighbor with unmarked the citizens of Ukraine took to the streets to ment on visa liberalization for its citizens. masked “green men” with high-tech weap- protest against the corrupt, authoritarian German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that same day that Germany would onry. The world again witnessed the treach- regime of former President Viktor freeze the bank accounts of Russian officials in Germany should they fail to de-escalate the ery and deceit of the Kremlin, when Russian Yanukovych. On the Maidan in Kyiv military aggression in Crimea. President [Vladimir] Putin stated that there (Independence Square), and on city Also on March 6, U.S. officials announced travel bans against both Russian and were no Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Yet squares throughout the country, the people Ukrainian officials “responsible for or involved in encroachments upon the sovereignty several months later, Russia’s president dec- of Ukraine claimed their unalienable right and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” President Barack Obama issued an executive order to orated these “green men,” who turned out to liberty and justice. Their demand of their provide the legal basis for imposing sanctions against individuals and entities that have to be soldiers of the Russian Federation, government was simple - to be treated with violated Ukraine’s territorial integrity. with medals for their service to Russia dur- Dignity. The brave demonstrators were met Similar denouncements against Russia’s actions in Crimea were issued by the leaders of ing the war in Ukraine. with state-ordered violence and in the U.K., Poland, Canada, the G-7, as well as the North Atlantic Council. Two years after the Revolution of February 2014, the regime opened fire (Continued on page 10) against its own people. (Continued on page 7) No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 7

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nation should not deter us from exercising PERSPECTIVES For this Ukrainian American, our choices as U.S. citizens. Likewise, both individuals and Ukrainian American orga- by Andrew Fedynsky Ukraine is not a ‘foreign land’ nizations are free to encourage the likes of us to be engaged. Dear Editor: Supporting Ukraine makes me no more In his letter to the editor (February 28), or less a patriotic American. For me, the Denys Petrina writes, “I don’t understand U.S. is my home country, but I do not con- Paying respects to Petliura sider Ukraine a “foreign land.” why Americans of Ukrainian descent I was in Paris the first time in 1966. In ums styled as church chapels, we found the ‘should’ be patriotic for a foreign land.” Yuri Deychakiwsky the half century since, I’ve been there at bust of Petliura, topped by a dark marble I do agree that as a U.S.-born American North Potomac, Md. least a dozen times, but had never visited trident. citizen, I am not obligated or required to be the grave of Symon Petliura. A journalist, We returned to the hotel to pick up our involved in the U.S. political process, politician and military leader, Petliura was bags and an English-language newspaper whether it pertains to U.S.-Ukraine rela- one of the most consequential Ukrainians to read on the train. And wouldn’t you tions or any other domestic or foreign poli- John Kasich deserves of the 20th century or any other era; that’s know it? There was a story about the offi- cy issue that we face in the United States. I why the Soviets orchestrated his assassina- cial British investigation into the death of too have several post-graduate degrees Ukrainian Americans’ votes tion in the center of Paris 90 years ago on former Russian FSB agent and British citi- (irrelevant), and am a registered voter Dear Editor: May 26. zen Alexander Litvinenko. The report con- (possibly relevant) and served as an officer Petliura (1879-1926) was a 19-year-old cluded he had been murdered on British The last few years have seen the nation in the U.S. Navy (irrelevant). However, seminarian in Poltava when he joined soil by Russian agents using radioactive of our ancestors under attack by an many of us Americans, whose ancestors Hromada, a secret society dedicated to polonium 210 on the orders of Russian increasingly aggressive Russia. This elec- arrived in the United States from a foreign Ukrainian self-determination. When his President Vladimir Putin. tion year, we have the opportunity to country, have both the right and the choice membership was discovered three years For Ukrainians, as Petliura’s grave testi- change the attitude and resolve of the as U.S. citizens to engage our politicians later, Petliura was expelled from the semi- fies, that type of crime is not unusual. The White House toward the crisis in Ukraine. and fellow citizens in issues involving U.S. grave of Yevhen Konovalets speaks to the Recently, I spent an hour at a town hall nary even as he continued his activism, support for Ukraine, both in the context of same thing. The founder and head of the meeting in Worcester, Mass., with John having already joined another revolution- our personal perception of American inter- Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists Kasich, the governor of Ohio. After listening ary organization. Throughout the next 15 ests, as well as our sentimental attachment (OUN), he was murdered by an NKVD to him speak, I am convinced that Mr. years, using some 120 noms de plume, he to our ancestral homeland. agent in Rotterdam in 1938. In 1957, a KGB Kasich, as president of the United States, worked incessantly as editor and contribu- I, personally, am careful not to dictate to assassin killed editor and political activist will curtail Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine. tor to numerous journals and newspapers, Ukrainian citizens for whom they should Lev Rebet in Munich with a spray gun that During the event, Mr. Kasich asked if there writing thousands of articles, reviews, sto- vote in their elections, or pass judgment on fired cyanide gas into the target’s face, were any Ukrainian Americans in the audi- ries and poems, adding Ukrainian aspira- their choices or sentiments. However, Oleh causing cardiac arrest to make the death ence. (Four of us, out of 700, cheered loud- tions to the growing ferment in the Russian Wolowyna, Orest Deychakiwsky and Andrij look like a heart attack. OUN Leader Stepan ly.) At that point, he said that he, unlike Empire. Dobriansky absolutely have the constitu- Bandera was murdered in similar fashion President Obama, would follow the con- Hounded by the police, Petliura was con- tional right to encourage that American cit- two years later, also in Munich. And, of gressional mandate to send arms to stantly on the move, living at various times izens of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian back- course, someone poisoned then-candidate Ukraine. (By the way, Mr. Kasich has learned in the Kuban region, Kyiv, Lviv, St. ground support Ukraine. Viktor Yushchenko in the midst of the 2014 his lesson and did not say, “the Ukraine.”) Petersburg and Moscow. When revolution Whether we have an obligation to be presidential campaign – a crime yet to be Beyond his strongly positive attitude broke out in March 1917, Ukrainians mas- engaged in the political process, or finan- solved. about defending Ukraine, Mr. Kasich trans- sively moved toward statehood, with cially support U.S. 501 (c)(3) non-profit The list of Ukrainian victims of Soviet formed an inherited $8 billion budget defi- Petliura playing a major role – in June, he organizations that provide assistance to and now Russian aggression is endless: cit in Ohio into a $2 billion surplus. His became minister of military affairs in the Ukraine, is a matter of personal choice. For during the Great Terror of the 1930s, writ- administration helped to create over Ukrainian Central Rada, which morphed me it is not just a choice, but an obligation. ers, painters, clergy, scholars, politicians, 300,000 private-sector jobs, while simulta- into an independent National Republic in That, in part, has to do with keeping an musicians, teachers, ordinary citizens; and neously increasing the average salary in January 1918. oath that I took as a youth at one of those untold millions in the Holodomor of 1932- Ohio, and decreasing taxes by $5 billion. For the next three years, as head of the Plast camps some years back in 1933. These facts alone should warrant any vot- Ukrainian Army and eventually head of Middlefield, Ohio. The Kremlin’s victims, of course, have er’s attention. state, Petliura organized combat units, I know my home country is the United not only been Ukrainians. Going back cen- All of this year’s presidential candidates, acquired weapons, materiel and the money States, I know who built the submarines I turies, Russia’s rulers routinely arrested Democrat or Republican, have the usual to pay for them, while conducting military rode in and whose sailors kept me safe and often killed their own people, including “vision,” but only Mr. Kasich has quantifi- operations, engaging in diplomacy and under the surface. Recently I have met and many of the most creative. Today, investiga- able results. He is also the only candidate to building government infrastructure. befriended several of the wounded tive journalists in Russia are particularly abstain from the bitter insults and accusa- Throughout that time, he was at war with Ukrainian warriors who are being cared for vulnerable: Russian American Paul tions polluting this year’s campaigns more Bolshevik and pro-tsarist White forces, at the same U.S. military hospital that I Klebnikov murdered in 2004 and Anna than ever. while trying to rein in Ukrainian anarchists served in a few decades ago. Their pres- Politkovskaya in 2006 were among the I urge all Ukrainian Americans, and self-styled “otamans,” who had ambi- ence and experience not only gives me most prominent, but in fact, the Brussels- Democrat or Republican, to vote for John tions and armies to pursue them. It proved inspiration, but also reinforces my belief based International Federation of Kasich in their respective state primaries a losing battle. that support of Ukraine is in the security Journalists lists several hundred since the or caucuses. In 1920, Petliura, allied with Poland’s interests of not only the U.S., but the rest of Joseph Pilsudski, briefly re-captured Kyiv break-up of the . The list of regime critics killed is just as long – Boris the planet. Cornel Osadsa from the Bolsheviks only to be driven back Nemtsov was ambushed and killed a year The fact that Ukraine is an independent North Grafton, Mass. to Warsaw, where joint Polish-Ukrainian ago in the very shadow of the Kremlin. forces defeated the Red Army at the Russia’s perennial predilection to politi- “Miracle on the Vistula,” stopping an been wounded as a result of Russia’s inva- cal mayhem is as mysterious as the taiga advance that threatened to go all the way to sion and the tens of thousands that are and labyrinthine corridors of its prisons UCC remembers... Paris and Berlin. Poland was able to defend today risking their lives fighting to protect and what remains of its network of concen- (Continued from page 6) its newly won independence, but for Ukraine’s independence and sovereignty. tration camps. George Orwell, pondering Ukraine it was too little, too late, and Dignity, the people of Ukraine are bravely We pledge not to rest until the day that, the torturous phenomenon in “1984” sum- Petliura went into exile, where he contin- defending themselves against a ruthless God willing, peace returns to Ukraine. We marizes it in a single word: “Power.” From ued advocating for Ukraine – until an assas- war of aggression brought on them by the call on all Canadians and the international the dawn of its history as Muscovy to this sin gunned him down. He was 47 years old. Russian Federation. Thousands of community to stand up to Russia’s war morning’s news, Russia has used coercion When we stopped overnight in Paris a Ukrainians have paid with their lives, against Ukraine, by providing Ukraine with and murder to silence critics and frighten few weeks ago on our way to visit our defending their country from an external the security, financial, humanitarian and opponents. In the case of Ukraine (and daughter on her junior year abroad at a aggressor. Today, as we honor the Heavenly political support it needs to protect them- other unfortunate neighbors), the goal has Hundred, we also pay tribute to the thou- selves and Europe from Russia’s renewed university a couple of hours away, my wife, been to extend and maintain Russian con- sands of Ukrainians who have fallen or cold war. Chrystia, noted that we were across the trol over its “sphere of influence,” regard- street from the Montparnasse Cemetery, less of the suffering and hardship. Hence where Symon Petliura is buried next to his the mass murder of Polish officers at Katyn, wife and daughter, and amongst luminaries the deportations from the Baltic states and Opinions in The Ukrainian Weekly like Samuel Becket, Eugene Ionesco, Crimea, etc. The horror continues: over the Camille St. Saens, Susan Sontag, etc. So past year and a half, Russia and its surro- Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators early the next morning we paid respects: gates have killed thousands in the Donbas and letter-writers are their own and do not necessarily amidst countless monuments of angels, and now Syria. crucifixes, bas reliefs and mini-mausole- reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or Today, Ukraine is engaged in an existen- tial struggle, as it was when Petliura was its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is [email protected] (Continued on page 16) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10 No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 9 Ukrainian opera stars perform at UIMA in Chicago by Marta Farion three artists came together in a program that featured opera standards, Ukrainian CHICAGO – Credit the Ukrainian songs and rarely heard compositions. Institute of Modern Art in Chicago for Mr. Szkafarowsky is an internationally bringing the highest quality programming acclaimed bass with a career that includes to audiences. The institute’s art galleries the Metropolitan Opera in New York and were filled to capacity at the notable per- leading operatic venues throughout the formance in the afternoon of February 21, world. He is beloved by Chicago audiences by an audience that was mesmerized by the for his performances at the Lyric Opera of performance of international opera star Chicago and for his devotion to his Stefan Szkafarowsky and Lviv-born Marta Ukrainian roots and family. Zaliznyak-Derzhko. Ms. Zaliznyak-Derzhko, a young star of Piano accompaniment was provided by the Lviv National Opera Theater, recently Jeffrey Panko. The versatility and style of all immigrated to the United States and has a bright future ahead. Her evocative, lyrical and highly trained soprano voice endeared her to the audience. The singers performed as soloists and Jaroslawa Kuchma also in duets. Mr. Szkafarowsky’s renditions Attending “An Afternoon at the Opera” (from left) are Dr. Paul Nadzikewycz, Stefan flowed with human emotions, contrasting Szkafarowsky, Marta Zaliznyak-Derzhko, Orest Hrynewycz, Motria Melnyk, Orysia tragedy, comedy, love and anger with the Kossak-Cardoso, Mychailo Holian and Jeffrey Panko. artistic agility of a singer and actor who transformed himself and the audience heard pieces that attracted the attention Mr. Szkafarowsky’s rendition of “Dva along with him. and awe of music lovers who admired the Kolory,” (music by Bilash, lyrics by Ms. Zaliznyak-Derzhko provided magical evocative harmony and innovative expres- Pavlychko) was rendered with richness, moments in roles of happiness or loneli- sive sonic effects. Mr. Szkafarowsky’s rendi- confidence and lyricism. He also delivered ness with the poignant ability of an artist in tion of “Old Man River” by Jerome Kern and the aria of Taras from Lysenko’s “Taras command of her talent and the instrument Oscar Hammerstein featured the singer’s Bulba,” and performed contrasting moods of her voice. reach of the lowest tones and the softness with Banco’s aria from Verdi’s “Macbeth,” The program consisted of some of of the lyrical melody; it reminded everyone and Basilio’s aria from Rossini’s “Barber of Ukrainian music’s and opera’s “greatest of the inevitable passage of time when he Seville.” hits,” as well as compositions and arrange- enunciated with melancholy “Ol’ man river, The singers’ performances were filled ments that were new to the audience. Mr. dat ol’ man river… He jes’ keeps rollin’… He with passionate outbursts and dramatic Szkafarowsky chose compositions by keeps on rollin’ along.” eloquence, and held the audience in sus- Kosenko, Fomenko, Kytasty, Lysenko and Ms. Zaliznyak-Derzhko chose Ukrainian pense, not knowing what musical gem to Sonevytsky. The rendition of “Reve ta classics from the operas “Zaporozhets za expect next. Stohne” to the words of Taras Shevchenko Dunayem” and “Natalka Poltavka” by Hulak- The concert ended with the lyrical and as composed by Mykola Lysenko was heard Artemovsky and Lysenko, and then per- dramatic tones of the duet, “Koly for the first time by most in the audience, formed well-known songs by Kos- Rozluchayutsia Dvoye” by Lysenko, after Motria Melnyk and it was a welcome surprise. Anatolsky, Bilash and Bezkorovaynyj with which both singers left the stage with emo- Soprano Marta Zaliznyak-Derzhko and “David’s Psalm,” “Duma” and “Pid Tvoyu lyrical expression and her highly trained tional intensity to a rousing applause and a bass Stefan Szkafarowsky. Mylist” by Ihor Sonevytsky were rarely and soothing voice. long standing ovation from the audience.

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part in a commemorative event at the Verkhovna Rada... Parliament of Canada that was dedicated to the Heavenly Brigade, the Maidan activists (Continued from page 1) killed in February 2014 by forces loyal to bers of the Conservative caucus, Mr. then President Viktor Yanukovych. Parubiy spoke about Ukraine’s needs in the The UCC issued a statement on the occa- military and defense sector, and reported sion of the Day of Commemoration of the on the sustainable progress of Ukraine’s Heroes of the Heavenly Brigade, which was reforms. marked in Ukraine on February 20. (The Mr. Parubiy had a brief meeting with full text appears on page 6 of this issue.) Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of The UCC underscored: “Over 100 people Defense Harjit S. Sajjan. The emphasis was – the Heavenly Hundred [Heavenly on the need to support Ukraine in the Brigade] gave their lives so that the people defense sphere, via provision of military of Ukraine can live in dignity with a govern- equipment, joint training and continuing ment that respects their human rights. training missions. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. The As a result of Mr. Parubiy’s meetings in victory of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity Ottawa, it was agreed that a Ukraine- will forever stand as an example to us all of Canada Group of Friendship in the courage, determination and unity.” Canadian Parliament would be established (on a multiparty basis). Sources: Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, At the end of the visit, Mr. Parubiy took Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

lion loan guarantee to support Ukraine’s Turning... recovery and stated at his press confer- ence: “[The Russian government] would (Continued from page 6) have you believe that Kyiv is trying to Ukrainian Americans and other European destabilize Crimea, or that Russian actions ethnic groups gathered on March 6 in front are legal or legitimate because Crimean of the White House to protest against leaders invited intervention. And as every- Russian aggression in Ukraine and Crimea. body knows, the soldiers in Crimea, at the However, all of these measures were gen- instruction of their government, have stood erally ineffective against the Kremlin and its their ground but never fired a shot, never satellite government that was installed in issued one provocation, have been sur- Crimea the previous week. On March 6, the rounded by an invading group of troops Crimean Parliament voted to leave the and have seen an individual [Crimean Ukrainian state and join the Russian President ] who got 3 per- Federation as well as to move the referen- cent of the vote installed as the so-called dum date that was originally scheduled for leader by the Russians.” May 25 to March 16. Source: “European Union and U.S. try to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met address conflict in Ukraine, EU says it will with Mr. Yatsenyuk and acting President sign Association Agreement with Kyiv before Oleksander Turchynov on March 4 in Kyiv. May 25,” by Zenon Zawada, The Ukrainian Mr. Kerry announced an immediate $1 bil- Weekly, March 9, 2014. No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 11 “The Ukrainians: God’s Volunteer Battalion” is screened at Canada’s Royal Military College KINGSTON, Ontario – Nearly 200 officer cadets and professors of Canada’s Royal Military College (RMC), Queen’s University students and staff, as well as members of the general public, attended the Kingston screening of a documentary film, “The Ukrainians: God’s Volunteer Battalion,” shown at RMC’s Currie Hall on Monday, February 22. Co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston, the film docu- ments the 2014 Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and, in particular, the lengthy bat- tle for Donetsk airport that witnessed Ukrainian volunteers stepping forward to defend Ukraine, the regular army having been caught unprepared for both the Russian occupation of Crimea (February- March 2014) and subsequent incursions into eastern Ukraine, which continue to this day. Courtesy of Ivan Yasniy Despite several truces proclaimed at Some audience members after the screening of “The Ukrainians: God’s Volunteer Battalion,” in Currie Hall of the Royal Military Minsk, the film shows how fighting contin- College of Canada. ued without let-up to the present day, although regular army forces have now Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine Fezzan pointed out that when his troop rocket launchers. The Ukrainians were thus taken on more of the fighting, incorporating including even some volunteers from went to war all they had were hunting rifles forced to arm themselves by first defeating into their ranks those whom Prof. Lubomyr Russia – demonstrated the Ukrainian and knives. Later their weaponry improved, their enemies. Luciuk, the evening’s organizer, described nation’s resolve to defend its territories to the point where there was one assault The large audience appreciated having a as “Ukraine’s minutemen.” against unprovoked aggression. rifle for about every 10 fighters. Just before frontline report from young men only Filmed and produced by Leonid Kanter During a lively question-and-answer ses- he left the front lines, only a week or so ago, recently aged in battle, offering a good and Ivan Yasniy, this documentary evoked sion following the film screening, the direc- the situation was even better, with one round of applause in particular for Fezzan – the chaos, destruction and heroism of tors, along with Serhiy Fomenko, the found- Kalashnikov rifle for every three soldiers. one of Ukraine’s top snipers who will soon close-quarters combat – while the er of the Path to Freedom organization, and In contrast their opponents, the so- be returning to the eastern front. The film Ukrainians were eventually forced out of a Ukrainian “cyborg” soldier whose nom de called “separatists” of Ukraine’s Donetsk tour is continuing across Canada, with Donetsk airport, itself utterly destroyed, guerre is Fezzan, answered questions about and Luhansk regions, were well-equipped screenings in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary the valor of these fighters – of whom some who they are and why they took up arms in with regular Russian army weaponry, and Edmonton, Alberta; Vancouver, British 60 percent were described as being defense of Ukraine. including main battle tanks, artillery, and Columbia; and Toronto. Save the Date! July 8 -10, 2016 10th Ukrainian Cultural Festival

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several international treaties, Russian forc- against Russia’s defense, energy and finan- “The State of the World’s Human Rights,” NEWSBRIEFS es moved on sovereign Ukrainian territory cial sectors, in particular banning Russia the London-based human rights group calls in the Crimea. Crimea remains occupied by from the SWIFT international banking sys- on governments to give full political back- (Continued from page 2) Russian forces to this day. The local popula- tem.” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) ing and funding to systems whose task is to exile in Russia and that “legal steps will be tion, especially the indigenous Crimean uphold international law and protect indi- taken for this.” Mr. Sergyuk maintains that Tatar People, ethnic Ukrainians and all Experts confer on drug trafficking viduals’ rights. The group says the U.N.’s Yanukovych did not relieve himself of his those who dare to oppose Russia’s occupa- MINSK – More than 40 representatives human rights bodies, the International duties as president and opt out of ruling tion, are subject to terror and repression,” of law enforcement agencies from Belarus, Criminal Court, and regional institutions Ukraine. The lawyer also maintains that the the UCC noted. “Today, in the eastern Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the such as the Council of Europe and the Inter procedure to dismiss Mr. Yanukovych from Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian Federation and Ukraine, and American Human Rights system are being office violated Ukraine’s Constitution. Mr. Russia’s armies continue to wage war experts from eight international organiza- undermined by governments attempting to Yanukovych fled Ukraine in late February against Ukraine. Russia routinely violates tions on February 17 concluded a two-day elude control of their domestic rights after months of protests against his rule the Minsk ceasefire agreements and every discussion in Minsk on greater cooperation records. The report warns that “respect for turned violent, leaving scores of demon- day, Russian shells rain down upon among law enforcement agencies in com- human rights regressed” even in parts of strators in Kyiv dead. A total of 328 law- Ukrainian military positions. Over 9,000 bating the increasing spread of new psy- the world with established and institution- makers in Ukraine’s 450-seat Parliament Ukrainian soldiers and civilians have been choactive substances. The roundtable dis- alized traditions of safeguarding human voted on February 22, 2014, to remove Mr. killed, tens of thousands wounded, and 1.5 cussion was aimed at developing appropri- rights, like the European Union, in the face Yanukovych from power, citing as grounds million displaced from their homes. The ate national legislative measures, proce- of crises like the unprecedented influx of his abandonment of his office and the people of Ukraine have responded to dures and operational practices in dealing refugees prompted by the conflict in Syria, deaths of more than 80 protesters and Russia’s ruthless aggression with bravery with the supply of new psychoactive sub- or terrorist attacks in France. Amnesty police during the previous week. (RFE/RL, and determination. Their unity of purpose stances in Eastern Europe through promot- International says 2015 was a turbulent, based on reporting by TASS and Glavkom) ensures that Ukraine will never again be ing best practices and successful experienc- difficult year for human rights across subjugated to Moscow’s tyranny.” The UCC Europe and the former Soviet Union. The UCC on Russia’s war against Ukraine es, as well as strengthening the networking called on the leaders of Canada, the United capacities of law enforcement authorities rights group points to the negative effect OTTAWA – The Ukrainian Canadian States and their NATO allies to: “1. Provide in the region. The discussion was organized that the continued Moscow-backed conflict Congress (UCC) on February 26 issued the Ukraine with the defensive weapons it by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the in eastern Ukraine has had on the human following statement on the second anniver- needs to defend its territory and Ukraine’s Transnational Threat Department of the rights situation in both countries. “In sary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Two civilian population from Russia’s attack; 2. Organization for Security and Cooperation Russia, we have seen criminal prosecution years ago, the Russian Federation invaded Increase training of Ukrainian military per- in Europe (OSCE) in conjunction with the of people who have publicly criticized Ukraine. Violating international law and sonnel; 3. Increase sectoral sanctions Belarusian Internal Affairs Ministry upon Russia’s policies towards Ukraine, and this the request of Belarus. “The Republic of has been particularly evident on the Belarus, due to its geographical location Internet,” Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty’s dep- and rapidly developing migration, and inte- uty program director for Europe and gration processes, faces the multi-faceted Central Asia, told RFE/RL. The report cites challenge of illicit drugs and New the situation in Ukraine as worrying, add- TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Psychoactive Substances,” said Valentin ing that it has become increasingly danger- or e-mail [email protected] Mikhnevich, first deputy minister of inter- ous for journalists to express pro-Russian nal affairs of Belarus. “The Belarusian views. “One journalist, Oles Buzina, was killed, and he was known for his pro-Rus- SERVICES PROFESSIONALS authorities in cooperation with other mem- ber states of the Collective Security Treaty sian views,” Mr. Krivosheev said. Another Organization have taken a number of legis- journalist, Ruslan Kotsaba, who spoke out lative measures, including Internet-related, publicly against the war in the east and in order to protect the country’s popula- against mobilization, was arrested by tion, especially the youth, against this chal- Ukrainian authorities and is now awaiting lenge.” Guy Vinet, head of the OSCE’s trial for state treason. “He is the first person Strategic Police Matters Unit, said that in Ukraine in five years whom we recognize “New psychoactive substances pose an as a prisoner of conscience,” Mr. Krivosheev evolving global threat to at least more than said. (Eugen Tomiuc of RFE/RL) 100 countries and territories, with the Spy chief: expect power grid attacks majority of them in Europe. New psychoac- tive substances include those that are not SAN FRANCISCO – The head of the U.S. controlled under international law, and by National Security Agency has warned that СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ the time authorities spot and regulate OPPORTUNITIES Ліцензований Продавець hackers will inevitably attack U.S. infra- Страхування Життя them, organized crime quickly switches to structure in an attempt to cause a power selling completely new substances. Robust STEPHAN J. WELHASCH failure like the one in Ukraine last year. Earn extra income! Licensed Life Insurance Agent legislative measures and coordinated oper- Adm. Michael Rogers told a cybersecurity ational practices are needed to overcome The Ukrainian Weekly is looking Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. conference in San Francisco that it is a for advertising sales agents. this situation.” (OSCE) “matter of when, not if” a foreign state 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 For additional information contact launches a cyberattack on U.S. targets. “An Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 Amnesty International: rights in jeopardy Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, actor penetrated the Ukrainian power grid e-mail: [email protected] The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. LONDON – Amnesty International has and brought large segments of it offline in a warned that human rights and the laws and very well-crafted attack that both focused institutions meant to protect them are on knocking the system down but also under threat around the world from an focused on how was the provider likely to “insidious and creeping trend” among gov- respond to that outage,” Adm. Rogers said. ernments that are deliberately attacking or neglecting them. In its latest annual report, (Continued on page 13) Crimean newborns handed military draft notices

by Steve Gutterman honoring the Russian military – and, RFE/RL unofficially, all Russian men. The ministry said the notices indicated Welcome to the world, kid – and don’t the boys should report for military ser- forget to report for duty in 16 years. vice on January 24, 2032. Three newborn babies were presented That date was a mistake, according to with military draft notices along with the website meduza.io, which pointed out their birth certificates last week by the that Russian males are obliged to register Russian authorities who control the for military service when they turn 17 – Crimean Peninsula. an age the three boys will not reach until The boys were given the notices by the 2033. chief Russian military recruiting officer in Russia seized control of Crimea from the district of Crimea, the Ukraine in March 2014 after supporting a Moscow-installed Justice Ministry for the takeover of the regional legislature, send- region said on its website. ing in troops widely known as “little The documents were presented as green men” for their unmarked uniforms part of a celebration of “the glorious sons and staging a referendum dismissed of Russia” marking Defenders of the around the world as illegitimate. Fatherland Day, the February 23 holiday With reporting by meduza.io and tvrain.ru No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 13

February 2014. The county is struggling Russian trucks from transiting through annexed the Crimean Peninsula from NEWSBRIEFS with a deepening recession and continuing Ukraine. Writing on Facebook, party leader Ukraine. Mr. Kernes initially gave his back- violence from Russia-backed separatists in Oleh Tyahnybok said members of Svoboda ing to the pro-Russia separatists in the east (Continued from page 12) the east. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by had resumed the blockade on February 26. before later switching his loyalty to the “Seven weeks ago, it was Ukraine. That isn’t Reuters and TASS) Ukrainian activists began blocking Russian Ukrainian government. (RFE/RL, based on the last we are going to see of this, and that trucks at Ukrainian border points earlier reporting by UNIAN and Kh.depo.ua) worries me.” He said he is also worried Three killed, five wounded in east that month. Moscow responded on Court denies release of younger Dzhemilev about potential cyberthreats by terrorist KYIV – Ukraine says three of its service- February 14 by suspending Ukrainian truck groups such as Islamic State. The U.S. gov- men have been killed and five wounded in transit through Russia. But two days later, ASTRAKHAN, Russia – A court in the ernment last week confirmed that a the country’s east. A military spokesman in on February 16, officials from Moscow and Russian city of Astrakhan has rejected a December 23 blackout in Ukraine that the eastern region of Luhansk said three Kyiv agreed to allow Ukrainian trucks stuck request for the early release of the son of affected 225,000 customers was the result soldiers were killed and two wounded in Russia or at the border to return to leading Crimean Tatar politician Mustafa of a cyberattack. Private researchers have when their vehicle hit a mine on the high- Ukraine. On February 19 Russian trucks Dzhemilev. Khaiser Dzhemilev was arrest- linked the incident to a Russian hacking way between the villages of Novotoshkivske stuck in Ukraine’s western Zakarpattia ed in May 2013 by Ukrainian authorities in group known as “Sandworm.” (RFE/RL, and Hirne on March 1. A military spokes- region began the journey out of Ukraine. In connection with the shooting death of a based on reporting by Reuters and AFP) man in Kyiv said another three government his Facebook post, Mr. Tyahnybok criticized friend. He has said that he shot his friend troops were wounded in exchanges of fire the Ukrainian authorities for the deal with by accident. After Russia’s illegal annexa- Officials banned from criticizing authorities over the past 24 hours near the front line Moscow, calling them “traitors” and saying tion of Crimea in March 2014, authorities in KYIV – Ukraine has banned government separating separatist-held parts of the that “national interests are higher than Crimea’s Russia-imposed government took officials from publicly criticizing the work Luhansk and Donetsk regions from the rest business interests.” (RFE/RL, based on over the case and transferred Dzhemilev to of state institutions and their colleagues. of Ukraine. Two Ukrainian soldiers were reporting by UNIAN and Tsn.ua) the Krasnodar region of southern Russia. A The rule is part of a new ethics code that wounded as a result of firing in the govern- Krasnodar court in June 2015 sentenced Kharkiv mayor’s business partner shot dead civil servants must follow or face disciplin- ment-held towns of Krasnohorivka and Mr. Dzhemilev to five years in jail on charg- ary action, according to a decree posted on Maryinka, while another was injured in a KHARKIV, Ukraine – A businessman and es of theft, inflicting death by negligence, the government website on March 1. The booby-trap blast near the village of ally of the mayor of northeastern Ukrainian and possessing a firearm. In September, decree says the government decided to Kamianka. Fighting between government city of Kharkiv has been shot dead. Police Russia’s Supreme Court reduced his prison introduce standards of ethical conduct for forces and Russia-backed separatists has say Yuriy Dyment was killed while visiting term to three and a half years. His 72-year- civil servants to “restore public faith in the killed more than 9,100 people since April his mother’s grave at a city cemetery on old father, , is a work of the state bodies and officials.” The 2014. The Minsk peace agreement signed a February 26. Authorities called it “premedi- Ukrainian lawmaker and a well-known move comes after Prime Minister Arseniy year ago has helped reduce the violence, but tated murder” and said an investigation Soviet-era human rights activist. A former Yatsenyuk’s government barely survived a skirmishes have continued. (RFE/RL, based had been launched. The 52-year-old Mr. chairman of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatar no-confidence vote in the Verkhovna Rada on reporting by AFP and UNIAN) Dyment was a business partner of Kharkiv people who strongly opposed Crimea’s last month amid growing disenchantment Mayor Hennadiy Kernes. Mr. Kernes him- occupation and annexation by Russia, he is Svoboda blocks Russian truck transit among Ukrainians with the pro-Western self barely survived a shooting attack in currently living in Kyiv. He claims that government that took power following the KYIV – Ukraine’s nationalist Svoboda April 2014, a time of growing instability in Russia is holding his son hostage. (RFE/RL, ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych in party has announced it will again block eastern Ukraine and a month after Moscow based on reporting by TASS and Interfax)

mander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in would entail changing the status of the their plan. Besides troops, Chechens will go Behind closed doors... which the latter said that “they will go to Crimean Autonomous Republic in Ukraine there, if they are not there already. An eth- the end.” to give it even greater powers to run its nic conflict will start there.” (Continued from page 1) “All forces are in full combat readiness,” own affairs. He suggested adopting a law Mr. Turchynov decided to call a vote on 58,000 Russian troops the Russian commander was quoted as say- that would allow the peninsula to form its the introduction of martial law anyway. Council members discussed staggering ing. “If you do not resist, there will be no own financial system. “Who is for?” he asked. “Fine, only numbers of Russian troops present on blood and everything will end peacefully.” “I would call it conditionally indepen- Turchynov is for. The decision is not made.” dent,” said Mr. Yatsenyuk. “For instance, [we Ukrainian territory or just along the Crimeans supported Russia Call from Russia Russian border. could] leave at the disposal of the autono- The council meeting was interrupted “In the directions of Kyiv, Donetsk and The Crimean peninsula’s population my a value-added tax, leave [them] a part of toward the end. Russian State Duma speak- Kharkiv there is already a concentration of massively supported Russian actions in the excise tax, and [let them] make deci- er Sergei Naryshkin had apparently tele- 38,000 people,” said the acting defense Crimea, according to the SBU’s chief, Mr. sions about so-called language, national, minister. “If they came in the morning from Nalyvaichenko. “The disinformation and cultural, and ethnic issues.” phoned demanding to speak with MR. Chernihiv Oblast, by evening they would be defamation campaign, and building pres- However, he admitted that this plan Turchynov immediately. in Kyiv.” sure on public sentiment with the help of would not work, and that Russia would not “What can I say,” Mr. Turchynov told the The council also said Russia was moving Russian and Crimean media, is incredibly support such a scenario because it was “not meeting upon his return. “Naryshkin assault units of the armed forces and Main strong,” Nalyvaichenko said. interested in a peaceful resolution of the passed on threats from [Russian President Intelligence Directorate (GRU) special forc- The acting president and chairman of the conflict.” Vladimir] Putin. They don’t rule out, as he Verkhovna Rada, , said, making hard decisions concerning es to Crimea. According to Mr. Tenyukh, at Martial law mulled the time of the council meeting there were emphasized that it was important for Kyiv to Ukraine for persecuting Russians and 20,000 Russian troops on the peninsula. address Crimeans to explain that the Acting President Turchynov called for Russian speakers. Perhaps they are hinting [Russia, at the time, was publicly deny- Ukrainian government was not the enemy. the introduction of . at a decision to send troops not only to ing that the soldiers, nicknamed “little “We must dispel the myth that it was Responding to criticism that the move Crimea.” green men,” were theirs. Moscow claimed Crimeans who rebelled against Ukraine,” he would increase panic in society, Mr. Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted they were “local volunteers.” Russian said. “It wasn’t Crimeans. This is purely a Turchynov countered that “even greater with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ President Vladimir Putin later admitted military operation against a sovereign state.” panic will ensue when Russian tanks roll on Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, [Kyiv’s main street] Khreshchatyk.” His Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see that they were, indeed, Russian troops.] Proposed new status for Crimea The acting defense minister also argument fell flat. http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine- recounted a brief conversation between the Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk sug- “If we introduce martial law, see what crimea-seizure-panicked-meeting/ commander and the com- gested a political solution to the crisis that happens,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said. “It’s part of 27569836.html). 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

Soccer Futsal and Valj Semerenko finished in ninth place in the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit at the place (24:53.8 seconds) in the men’s 10-kilo- BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 6 in Antholz- meter• Vitaliy sprint Kilchytskyy at the IBU finishedBiathlon inCup fourth 3 in Dynamo Kyiv lost 1-3 against Manchester quarterfinals of the UEFA Futsal Euro tour- Anterselva, Italy, on January 20-24. Obertillach, Austria, on December 17-19. City• in In Kyiv the on UEFA February Champions 24 in the League,first-leg nament• Ukraine on February lost 2-1 8. against Ukraine, Serbia in Group in the B, match of the Round of 16. Man City opened won 6-3 against Hungary on February 4 Bielkina, Iana Bondar, Ruslan Tkalenko and the scoring in the 15th minute by Sergio and Ukraine lost to Spain 1-4 on February Dmytro• Ukraine’s Rusikov mixed – won relay gold atteam the IBU– Nadia Cup Aguero, in the 40th minute by David Silva; 6. Other teams in the quarterfinals include Biathlon 6 at Aber, Germany, on January Ukraine’s Vitaliy Buyalskiy scored the lone Portugal, Spain, Russia, Azerbaijan, 0, 15 KO) won by third-round TKO against 20-23 (men’s course at 7.5 kilometers and • Welterweight Valentin Golovko (22-1- goal for Ukraine in the 59th minute, but Kazakhstan and Italy. Pavel Petrov (2-3-0, 1 KO) on February 27 the women’s course at six kilometers) with at the Sports School in Rivne, Ukraine. Manchester City’s Yaya Toure capped the a time of 1:18:54.0 seconds. Ukraine’s sin- the main round of the FIFA Fustal World Super welterweight Bogdan Protsyshin match with a goal in the 90th minute. The gle mixed relay team – Anastasiya Cup• Ukraineand advanced is in first to placethe play-off in Group round 1 of (8-12-0, 3 KO) won by second-round TKO second-leg match will be played on March Merkushyna and Artem Tyshchenko, won that is set to begin on March 22, with against Bogdan Zemlyanyi (0-2-0, 0 KO). 15. The final is to be held on May 28 in gold with a time of 41:50.9 seconds. Iana matches played in a home-away two-legged Milan, Italy. Bondar won silver in the women’s 7.5-kilo- matches between 14 teams. The tourna- (4-0-0, 2 KO) won against Rauf Aghayev meter sprint. (17-3-0,• Super 6 KO)bantamweight of Azerbaijan Arnold on February Khegai Donetsk tied 0-0 with Schalke on February ment final is to be hosted on October 2 by 21 at the Kosmos Hall in Moscow. Aghayev 18 •in In Lviv, the UEFAand won Europa 3-0 inLeague, the second-leg Shakhtar Colombia. The play-off draw is to be Zhurvok, Nadiaa Bielkina, Andriy retired after the second round, in a fight match in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on announced on February 12 in Belgrade. Dottsenko• Ukraine’s and Artemmixed Prymarelay team – won – goldYuliya at that was scheduled to go six rounds. February 25. Scoring for Shakhtar were the IBU Cup Biathlon 5 in Ridnaun-Val final tournament of the UEFA Futsal Cup Marlos Romero Bonfim (27th minute), Ridanna, Italy, on January 13-17, with a after• Lokomotiv finishing inKharkiv second advanced place (with to thesix 6 KO) retired after the fifth round against Facundo Ferreyra (63rd minute) and Viktor time of 1:21:32.1 seconds with the men’s points) in Group D, tying with first-place Kamil• Middleweight Szeremeta (13-0-0, Artem Karpets1 KO) of (21-1-0, Poland Kovalenko (77th minute) Shakhtar faces course at 7.5 kilometers and the women’s Benefica (Portugal). Lokomotive leads on on February 20 at the Arena Hall in Belgium’s Anderlecht on March 10 in Lviv course at six kilometers. Anastasiya goal aggregate with five and Benefica has Legionowo, Poland. The fight was sched- and 17 in Belgium. The tournament final is Merkushyna finished in fifth place in the four goals on aggregate. uled for eight rounds. to be held on May 18 at St. Jakob Park, in women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint. Pryma fin- Basel, Switzerland. Biathlon ished in fourth place in the men’s 10-kilo- 2 KO) won by unanimous decision after six meter sprint. rounds• against Rafael Pavlo Vazquez Ishchenko (2-4-0, (3-0-0, 0 lost 0-5 against Middlesbrough (England) KO) of on February 17 at B.N. on •February In the UEFA 9 in Youth England League, and wasDynamo eliminat Kyiv- (24:10.7 seconds) in the men’s 10-kilome- Iryna Varvynets, Yuliia Dzhima, Valj ter• sprint Ruslan at Tkalenkothe IBU World won Cup third event place in King Blues Club and Grill in New York. ed from the tournament. The final tourna- Semerenko• Ukraine’s and women’s Olena Pidhrushna biathlon team – won – Judges scored 60-54, 59-55, 59-55. ment is to be played on April 15 and 18 at Slovakia on February 10-14. Tkalenko fin- gold at the BMW Biathlon World Cup 5 Colovray stadium in Nyon, France. ished in ninth place in the men’s 20-kilome- event in Ruhpolding, Germany, on January ter individual and Anastasiya Merkushyna (9-0-0, 7 KO) won by first-round knockout 10-17. The team finished with a time of against• Light Mike heavyweight Snider (9-3-3, Oleksandr 5 KO) Gvozdyk of the against Spain on March 22 as part of the Elite finished in ninth place in the women’s 1:16:14.2 seconds, just 1.2 seconds ahead 15-kilometer individual race. U.S.A. on February 13 at Sportsmans Round.• Ukraine’s Ukraine, U-17 in Group women’s 2, plays team against plays of Germany. In the women’s mass start, Londge in Studio City, Calif. The fight was Denmark on March 24 and against Northern Dzhima finished in seventh place (42:06.8 scheduled for eight rounds. Ireland on March 27. The top-eight teams team – Iryna Varvynets, Natalya Burgyda, seconds) at +53.6 seconds. advance to the final tournament. Yuliia• Ukraine’s Dzhima women’sand Olena 4x6-kilometer Pidhrushna – relay won silver at the IBU World Cup Biathlon 8 in (21-1-0, 14 KO) lost by majority decision Zhuravok, Nadiia Belkin, Andriy Dotsenko • Undefeated Valentin Golovko Presque Isle, Maine, on February 10-14. after eight rounds against Jerry Belmontes qualifying group stage (Group 3) matches and• Ukraine’sArtem Pryma mixed won relay gold team at the– Yuliia IBU (21-8-0, 6 KO) of the U.S.A. on January 27 at for• the Ukraine’s UEFA Women’swomen’s teamEuro continues2017 that itsis Biathlon Cup 5 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint (19:56.9 sec- B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York. hosted by the Netherlands. Ukraine plays Italy, on January 13-17, with a time of Judges scored 76-76, 74-78, 75-77. against Albania on March 4, against Greece onds)• Olena at the Pidhrushna BMW IBU wonWorld gold Cup in 7 theon 1:21:32.1 seconds. Pryma finished in fifth on March 8, against Albania on April 8, February 3-7 in Canmore, Alberta, Canada. place in the men’s 10-kilomter sprint She finished in 10th place in the women’s 2, 13 KO) lost by third-round TKO against against Greece on June 7 and against (25.02.8 seconds). Anastasiya Merkushyna Charles• Heavyweight Martin (23-0-1, Vyacheslav 21 KO) Glazkov of the (21-0- U.S.A. Romania on September 15. Ukraine is in 12.5-kilometer mass start. Ukraine’s single finished in fifth place in the women’s mixed relay (1-kilometer each) team – Yulia at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on fourth place after two matches played with 7.5-kilometer sprint (22:43.0 seconds) and January 16 in a fight that was scheduled for one point. France leads the group with 12 Dzhima and Alexander Zhirnyy – finished seventh place in the women’s 10-kilometer in sixth place. 12 rounds. Martin picked up the IBF heavy- points after four matches played. pursuit (32:29.2 seconds). weight title with the win. Welterweight Ivan Golub (10-0-0, 8 KO) won by first-round place (40:01.3 seconds) in the junior wom- begin matches in the Elite Round of Group (20:14.1 seconds) in the women’s 7.5-kilo- TKO against Juan Rodriguez Jr. (12-3-0, 5 en’s• Anastasiya12.5 kilometer Merkushyna individual won race second at the 2. Ukraine• Ukraine’s plays U-17 against men’s Finland team on is Marchset to meter• Iana sprint Bondar at the finished IBU Cup in Biathlonsecond place 4 in KO) of the U.S.A. iin a fight that was sched- IBU youth/junior world championships in 24, against Turkey on March 26 and against Nove Miesto, the Czech Republic, on uled for eight rounds. Middleweight Ramil Cheile Gradistei, Romania, on January England on March 29. Azerbaijan will host January 8-10. Gdzhiev (1-1-0, 1 KO) lost by unanimous 26-February 2. Vitaliy Trush finished in a 16-team tournament on May 5-21. decision after four rounds against Botirsher eighth place in the junior men’s 15-kilome- place (+31.4 seconds, 34:07.2 seconds) in Obidov (4-0-1, 1 KO) of Uzbekistan. The ter individual race. Anna Kryvonos won qualifying round for the FIFA World Cup the• men’sDmytro mass Pidruchnyi start atfinished the BMW in fourth IBU judges scored 37-39, 37-39, 37-39. 2018• Ukraine’s that is to men’s be hosted team by is inRussia. Group Ukraine, I in the third place in the youth women’s 6-kilome- World Cup Biathlon 4 in Ruhpolding, ter sprint (18:50.1 seconds) and Bohdan in Group I, plays against Ireland on Germany, on January 7-10. Olena 3, 7 KO) lost against Stephen Danyo (7-0-3, 6 Tsymbal finished in the tenth spot in the September 5, against Turkey on October 6, Pidhrushna finished in fifth place (33:48.2 KO)• Superof the welterweightNetherlands byIhor unanimous Fanian (15-10- deci- youth men’s 7.5-kilometer sprint. against Finland on November 12 and against seconds) in the women’s mass start. sion after six rounds on December 25 at the Merkushyna finished in fifth place in the Croatia on March 24, 2017. Other matches Sporthal in Izegem, Belgium. in 2017, Ukraine plays against Turkey on junior women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint, finished in fifth place at the World Team September 2, against Iceland on September Kryvonos won second place (27:18.6 sec- Challenge• Valj Semerenko biathlon andat Veltins Serhiy ArenaSemenov in Shabrynskyy (15-0-0, 13 KO) won by 5, and against Croatia on October 9. onds) in the youth women’s 7.5-kilometer Schalke in December 28, 2015. The majority• Light decision heavyweight after 10 rounds Vyacheslav against pursuit, Merkushyna finished in sixth place Ukrainian duo finished with a time of Yunieski Gonzalez (16-2-0, 12 KO) of Cuba its Group 3 qualifying round matches after in the junior women’s 10-kilometer pursuit 33.57.6 seconds +31.7 seconds. at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y., five• matchesUkraine’s played U-21 bymen’s 2015. team Ukraine continues plays and Tsymbal finished in seventh place in on December 19. The judges scored 92-98, against Macedonia on May 27, against the youth men’s 10-kilometer pursuit. men’s 15-kilometer sprint (27:16.8 seconds) 93-97, 95-95. France on September 2, and against Ukraine’s youth women’s relay (3x6-kilo- and• MariyaVitaliy KruchovaTrush won won gold gold in in the the juniorjunior Scotland on September 6. The final tourna- meters) team – Kryvonos, Hanna Sytnyk women’s 12.5-kilometer sprint (24:31.6 sec- Group A in the amateur-based World Series ment is to be hosted by Poland in 2017. and Valeriya Dmytrenko – finished in onds) at the International Biathlon Union of •Boxing. Ukraine’s The Otamans Otamans are won in first 3-2 placeagainst in fourth place (57:23.1 seconds), Ukraine’s (IBU) Junior Cup 2 in Martell-Val Martello, the previously undefeated Cuba 4 of the Elite Round of the UEFA U-19 youth men’s relay (3x7.5-kilometers) team Italy, on December 17-19. Domadores on February 27 at the Palace of championship.• Ukraine’s U-19 Ukraine men’s plays team againstis in Group the – Tsymbal, Vladyslav Koshovets and Ruslan Sports in Kharkiv. On January 30 the Netherlands on March 24, against Poland Bryhadyr – finished in sixth place junior men’s 10-kilometer sprint at the IBU Otamans defeated the China Dragons 5-0 on March 26, and against Northern Ireland (1:03:27.2 seconds), Ukraine’s junior wom- Junior• Maksym Cup in Ivko Obertillach, won third Austria,place in theon and Ukraine won 4-1 against the Turkiye on March 29. The top-seven teams advance en’s relay (3x6-kilometers) team – Mariya December 11-13. Ivko finished with a time Conquerors on February 12. In individual to the final tournament that is hosted by Kruchova, Merkushyna and Snizhana of 26:24.5 seconds, just 21.1 seconds rankings, flyweight Maksym Fatych (2-0) is Germany on July 11-24. Tisyeva – finished in fifth place (56:44.7 behind the lead time that was won by in first place, lightweight Viktor Slavinskyi seconds), and Ukraine’s junior men’s relay Maksim Varabei of Belarus. (1-1) is in third place, welterweight Serhii Cup 2016, with the final tournament host- (4x7.5-kilometer) team – Trush, Maksym Bohachuk (2-0) is second place, and super ed •by Ukraine France is on in GroupJune 10-July C of the 10. UEFA Ukraine Euro Ivko, Nazarii Tsebrynskyi and Anton Myhda place (35:30.7 seconds) in the women’s heavyweight Viktor Vykhyrst (1-0) is in plays against Germany on June 12, against – finished in fifth place (1:28.12.9 seconds). 12.5-kilometer• Olena Pidhrushna mass start finished at the BMW in sixth IBU fifth place . Northern Ireland on June 16, and against World Cup Biathlon 3 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, Poland on June 21. place in the women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint on December 16-20. (Continued on page 15) • Olena Pidhrushna finished in fourth No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 15

Sportsline (Continued from page 14) ПЛЕМ'Я ПЛАСТУНОК „ПЕРШІ СТЕЖІ“ Handball влаштовує place in Group D of the European Handball „ДЕННИЙ ТАБІР ПТАШАТ ПРИ ПЛАСТІ“ Federation’s• Ukraine’s men’s Motor Champions Zaporizhia League is in withfirst для дітей від 4 до 6 років, які володіють 15 points after 10 matches played. The (розуміють і розмовляють) українською мовою team has seven wins, one draw and two losses; a goal differential of 19 with 296 for and 277 against. In the elimination round, • Дитині мусить виповнитися 4 роки до 31 серпня 2016 р. Винятків немає. Motor Zaporizhia won 31-30 against • Дитина мусить мати всі приписані щеплення. Naturhouse La Rioja (the second-place fin- • Дитина, яка склала Заяву Вступу до новацтва, не може брати участи в таборaх для Пташат. isher in Group C) on February 27 in the first-leg and results from the March 5 sec- Табір відбудеться на Союзівці у двох групах: ond-leg match will appear in the next Sportsline. • від неділі, 19 червня, до суботи, 25 червня 2016 р. • від неділі, 26 червня, до суботи, 2 липня 2016 р. Karpaty advanced to the semifinal against Kastamonu• In the EHF B. GenclikWomen’s SK Challenge of Turkey Cup, in theHC У справі кімнат просимо порозуміватися безпосередньо з Адміністрацією Союзівки: first-leg match on April 2-3, and a second- SOYUZIVKA, P. O. Box 529, 216 Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 leg match on April 9-10. In the group of 16, (845) 626-5641; www. Soyuzivka.com; Fax: 845-626-4638 Karpaty won 23-14 against Colegio de Gaia in the first leg and 30-21 in the second leg. • Tаборова оплата: $140.00 ($20.00 незворотні); оплата за два тижні 270.00 дол. Karpaty also won both matches in the • Зголошення і таборову оплату (чек, виписаний на Plast – Pershi Stezhi) надсилати до: quarterfinal against HC Vardar junior (22- 29, 28-17). Mrs. Oresta Fedyniak, 2626 W. Walton Ave., Chicago, IL 60622 Gymnastics Tel.: 773 486-0394 (від 8:00 до 10:00 ранку) medals in the senior hoop and ribbon • Реченець зголошень: 16 травня 2016 р. • Після реченця зголошень не приймаємо. events• Anna and Rizatdinova third place inwon the two individual first-place all- • Лікарську посвідку НЕ пересилати з анкетою зголошення. Просимо передати при around at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Espoo, Finland, on February 26-28. реєстрації. Rizatdinova won second place in the clubs event and third place in the ball event. In КАРТА ЗГОЛОШЕННЯ НА ТАБІР ПТАШАТ-2016 the team competition, Ukraine won third Ім’я і прізвище дитини ...... place in the ribbon event, third place in the по-українськи і по-англійськи hoop and clubs event, and finished in sixth place in the team all-around. Дата народження ...... Адреса ...... gold medals – the senior individual all- Телефон ...... E-mail ...... around• Ukraine’s (71.9 points),Anna Rizantdinova hoop (18.6 won points), five ball (18.05 points), clubs (18.5 points) and ribbon (17.8 points) – at the Miss Valentine Просимо залучити посвідку дати народження дитини, яку вперше вписуєтe на табір 2016 competition on February 11-14 in ☐ від 19 червня до 25 червня 2016 р. ☐ від 26 червня до 2 липня 2016 р. Tartu, Estonia. Viktoriya Mazur won silver in Розмір таборової сорочинки дитини: ☐ 6-8, ☐10-12, ☐14-16. hoop (17.7 points) and ball (17.55 points), and bronze in ribbon (17.05 points). ☐ Залучую чек на суму $...... ☐ Резервую кімнату на Союзівці explained that its competitors will not trav- ...... el to• Russia Crimea for native competitions, Anna Rizatdinovaincluding the ім’я і прізвище матері (подати дівоче прізвище) Moscow Grand Prix on February 19-21 and the Alina Cup in Moscow on February 19-20. The two major tournaments hosted Завваги ...... by Russia in 2016 include the World Grand ...... Prix series. Other Ukrainian sports federa- ...... tions that have announced a planned boy- cott of competitions in Russia include five- ...... Підпис батька або матері a-side ultimate fighting teams and biathlon.

PROBATE CITATION File No. 2015-581/A SURROGATE’S COURT - ROCKLAND COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: e unknown heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of NADIA KOSTYK deceased, the daughter of KATARINA KUZMA CZIKALO and ILYIA CZIKALO, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead and died subsequent to February 16, 2015, then to their executors, administrators, next of kin, distributees, heirs at law, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names and post o ce addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained a er due diligence used. A petition having been duly led by Orest Zaklynsky, domiciled at 4 Hunter Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island 02940. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Rockland County, at 1 South Main Street, 2nd Floor, New City, New York, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Nadia Kostyk, lately domiciled at 150 Sisters Servants Lane, Sloatsburg, New York, admitting to probate a Will dated December 31, 1992, as the Will of Nadia Kostyk, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Orest Zaklynsky, Dated, Attested and Sealed, February 1, 2016. Hon.  omas E. Walsh II, Surrogate, Eileen Horan, Deputy Chief Clerk, Gianna O. Corona, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, Cane & Boniface, P.C. One Main Street, Suite 1, Nyack, New York 10960, (845) 727-4000. [NOTE:  is citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Young Ukrainian hero receives biomechanical prosthetic hand Silent auction/reception aims to help orphans affected UUARC “Thank you for the prosthetic, which was paid for by the PHILADELPHIA – While opening a Ukrainian American community by the war in Ukraine donated package marked “medical” on the of the United States through the Kyiv Maidan, 20-year-old Roman efforts of the United Ukrainian Dzivinskyi lost his left arm at the elbow and American Relief Committee’ the fingers on his right hand when the (UUARC) (http://www.uuarc. package exploded. Additionally, the shrap- org/), and thank you to the offi- nel from the explosion caused injuries to his face, arms, chest, eyes and lungs. It was Bionics Ukraine, LLC ‘Stalmed’ only by the grace of God that he survived. cial(https://facebook.com/Touch representative of Тouch Roman was treated in Ukraine (Lviv) and BionicsUkraine/).” Poland, and finally arrived in Philadelphia Although Mr. Dzivinskyi has for more medical treatment with a hope of received his long-awaited pros- acquiring a biomechanical prosthetic hand thesis, all costs have not yet been and arm. covered. The total cost for the After a long wait, on December 29, 2015, prosthesis with the two-year Roman Dzivinskyi uses his new biomechanical Mr. Dzivinskyi received his biomechanical prosthetic hand. warranty included is $47,000. hand prosthesis. The total collected to date is He wrote (in Ukrainian) on his Facebook be. I received a new prosthesis, which I have $33,950. The UUARC is continu- page: already used to write, eat, do different work ing to accept donations for Mr. Dzivinskyi’s “Greetings to everyone, friends! I want to at home and even drive an automobile! I am prosthesis. Donations may be made via the thank everyone for the present I received very deeply grateful to all who contributed UUARC website or sent to: UUARC, 1206 with the New Year. This is the best that could to my treatment and prosthetic!!! Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA 1911 Ihor Kunasz (right), president of the Ukrainian American Society, and Taras Warvariv, honorary consul of Ukraine in the state of Arizona.

by Ihor Kunasz TUCSON, Ariz. – On February 6, the Ukrainian American Society of Tucson organized a reception and silent auction to benefit war-afflicted orphans in Ukraine. Taras Warvariv, honorary consul of Ukraine in the state of Arizona, and his wife, Dr. Monica Hauptman, hosted the event, which drew some 80 people – Ukrainians and many non-Ukrainians who generously sup- ported the event. Dr. Ihor Kunasz, president of the society, welcomed the guests and Mr. Warvariv shared information on the dire situation of orphans in Ukraine. The Rev. Dr. Andriy Chirovsky, pastor of St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church in Tucson, led the evening with the singing of the “Lord’s Prayer” and the blessing of the occasion. The evening proceeded with a sampling of varied Ukrainian foods and desserts pre- pared by members of the society. A com- mittee was tasked to select some 36 silent auction items out of the many offered. The selection was eclectic, ranging from jewel- ry, art and paintings to a slot machine and a “tort.” The silent bidding was very active, and all items were bought. Special thanks were expressed to Sven Olson, who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and has been a great supporter of the Ukrainian American Society. He organized the event invitations through Eventbrite – a very efficient system. The success of the evening was a testament to the hard work of the society’s members, and to the under- standing and generosity of the guests.

Paying respects... (Continued from page 7) still living. No doubt, he would be gratified to see Ukrainians defending their sover- eignty, as he did so courageously a century ago, only now with a stronger hand. The irony for Mr. Putin is that the more Russia does to block Ukraine’s indepen- dent course, the more compelling it is for the country to align itself with Europe and cities like Paris, instead of Russia and Moscow up north. And so, Chrystia and I, small players among millions in the game where Petliura had played such an outsized role and paid such a huge price, bowed our heads and moved on. No. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

(though Ms. Jaresko has lived in Kyiv since To do her job, Ms. Jaresko should have Mr. Yatsenyuk warned the president, in Jaresko... 1991.) full freedom and carte blanche in appoint- which case he won’t have anyone to fulfill “About 170 national deputies (out of a ing ministers, without any political or the IMF loan requirements. (Continued from page 1) 226-vote majority) were ready to vote for financial influences, Mr. Abromavicius told But observers said that a new Cabinet In sacrificing the prime minister’s post, her in February,” Mr. Fesenko pointed out. the BBC. can be formed by keeping the current Mr. Yatsenyuk’s party will require compen- “But she won’t gain approval without active While that demand might be unrealistic Parliament and merely forming a new sation in the form of lucrative government campaigning.” in the cynical realm of Ukrainian politics, coalition government involving a new com- posts, said Petro Oleshchuk, an assistant When asked about her possible candida- some concessions may prove necessary as bination of its six factions. professor at Taras Shevchenko National cy, Ms. Jaresko has avoided commenting. the president needs a reformer like Ms. That combination has yet to be achieved University in Kyiv. “To tell the truth, I don’t want to speak Jaresko to work with the International as Mr. Liashko was reportedly in talks in “Without political support, it’s very hard today about personnel issues. We need to Monetary Fund, which has withheld its lat- late February to become chair of the to strive for an independent role,” he said. focus attention not on personnel, but on est loan tranche of $1.7 billion that could Verkhovna Rada, but they didn’t material- “Such an appointment is theoretically pos- principles,” she told the “Freedom of have arrived as early as late January. ize. His Radical Party would have been able sible, but all the parties involved will Speech” show on the ICTV television net- The postponement is due to the lack of to form a coalition with the Poroshenko demand a large number of state positions work on February 8. political stability, including the failed Bloc and Mr. Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front. in return, which would nullify the value of Aivaras Abromavicius, the economic attempt to dismiss Mr. Yatsenyuk and ongo- The Batkivshchyna and Samopomich such an appointment. She won’t have free- development and trade minister who ing efforts to remove him, said Alexander factions abandoned the coalition on dom to maneuver and could become hos- resigned on February 3, told the Deutsche Paraschiy, the head of research at Concorde February 18 and 19, respectively, after the tage to the situation.” Welle news agency in an interview pub- Capital investment company in Kyiv. failed ouster of Mr. Yatsenyuk. A new con- Ms. Jaresko also lacks a parliamentary lished on February 15 that Ms. Jaresko is “In order to release the tranche, the IMF figuration is required within 30 days, after faction to back her on the legislative front “skeptical” about becoming prime minister needs a report of reforms and an action which the president can dismiss the and has already made some enemies with because “it’s the most difficult task in the plan signed by key state officials,” he said. Verkhovna Rada and call early elections. her tax reform efforts, rejecting alternative most difficult conditions in the absence of “Those who sign take the responsibility Instead, Ms. Jaresko could lead a techno- proposals. support.” upon themselves and the IMF must be sure cratic government during an interim peri- Besides that, the populist Oleh Liashko, “So she needs to get the prime minister they have the ability to fulfill these tasks od until early parliamentary elections are head of the Radical Party, has already and president to guarantee that their par- and will be in their positions for the next held, possibly in the fall, said Dr. Aslund pounced on the notion that a foreign-born ties will vote for all Cabinet initiatives,” he two to three months.” said. That would make the arrival of the person should not be prime minister said. Since Mr. Yatsenyuk and his Cabinet next IMF tranche possible. aren’t even sure they’ll be around for so “She has proven herself highly compe- long, they can’t sign anything, he said. tent as finance minister at a very tough Mr. Poroshenko and other top officials time,” he said, referring to the finance min- have been trying to convince Mr. Yatsenyuk ister’s success in negotiating the $15 billion JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY to leave of his own will, Mr. Fesenko said. debt restructuring with Ukraine’s credi- Several news agencies on February 26 tors, preparing the 2016 budget that met PRINTS DRAWINGS PAINTINGS reported his willingness to resign, citing IMF requirements and finding compromise high-placed anonymous sources. Yet his on tax reform. William Greenbaum Fine Prints has been in business now spokeswoman immediately dismissed That kind of resume is just what Ukraine for more than 50 years. 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March 7 Petryshyn Memorial Lecture by Serhy Yekelchyk, “How March 12 Presentation by Elizabeth Peacock, “The Story of Us: Cambridge, MA a Plaza Became the Maidan: A Spatial History of Chicago Narratives of Ukrainian American Immigration,” Celebration and Protest in Modern Kyiv,” Harvard Ukrainian National Museum, 312-421-8020 or University, 617-495-4053 or http://huri.harvard.edu www.ukrainiannationalmuseum.org

March 8 Presentation by Natalka Bilotserkivets, “A Poetic March 12 Taras Shevhchenko 202nd birthday celebration, New York of a Generation in a Time of Challenges and Washington United Help Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko monument, Change,” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 or www.unitedhelpukraine.org http://harriman.columbia.edu March 12 Lecture by Pavlo Gintov, “Forgotten Music of Sergei March 10 Presentation by author Yuri Andrukhovych, New York Bortkiewicz (1877-1952),” Shevchenko Scientific New York “Carpathologia Comosophilica,” Columbia University, Society, 212-254-5130 212-854-4697 or [email protected] March 12 Fund-raiser for Odesa Military Hospital, Assumption of March 11 Varenyky dinner, Ukrainian American Youth Ottawa the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, Whippany, NJ Association, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New 613-728-0856 Jersey, 973-919-1322 or Pierogi.dinner.at.uaccnj.com

March 11 Film screening, “American Dream” (2015) by March 12, 19 Pysanka Workshop, Ukrainian American Society of , New York Volodymyr Mula, The Ukrainian Museum, Dallas St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church, www.uast.org 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org March 13 Concert featuring music by Boris Skalsky, with March 11 Presentation by Katja Kolcio, “The Force of Breath: Alexandria, VA percussionist John Hadfieldl guitarist Anthony Pirog, New York Somatics and Social Activism in Ukraine,” Danspace and pianist Zdanna Krawciw-Skalsky, The Washington Project, St. Mark’s Church, 917-549-3334 or Group Cultural Fund, The Lyceum, [email protected] [email protected]

March 11-April 3 Art exhibit featuring works by Roman Vovk, Ukrainian March 13 Beefsteak dinner and Tricky Tray event, Ukrainian Chicago National Museum, 312-721-8020 or Whippany, NJ American Cultural Center of , www.ukrainiannationalmusuem.org www.uaccnj.org or 973-590-8026 (advance only)

March 12 Pysanka Workshop, Ukrainian Homestead, March 13 Film screening, “A Struggle for Home: The Crimean Lehighton, PA 215-235-3709 Jenkintown, PA Tatars” by Christina Paschyn, Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 215-663-1166 or March 12 Easter festival, St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall, www.ueccphila.org New Britain, CT 860-677-2138 or 860-229-3833

March 12 Literary evening with Yuri Andrukhovych and Frank Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events Philadelphia Sherlock, “Welcome to My Foolish Dreamland: Prose advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions and Poetry from Ukraine,” Philadelphia Art Alliance, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors 215-776-1004 or www.philartalliance.org and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 No. 10

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Tuesday, March 8 Koosil-ja and choreographer/writer Wendy Perron. St. Mark’s based in . Bortkiewicz’s workmanship is meticu- Church is located 131 E. 10th St. For tickets (free), RSVP to lous, his imagination colorful and sensitive, his piano writing idi- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman https://m.ovationtix.com/pr/954135. For information go to omatic; a lush instrumentation underlines the essential senti- Institute, Columbia University, invites you to attend a presentation http://eikoandkoma.org/danspaceprojectplatform or contact mentality of the melodic invention. The lecture will take place at by Natalka Bilotserkivets titled “A Poetic Portrait of a Generation in Prof. Kolcio at 917-549-3334 or [email protected]. the society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th a Time of Challenges and Change.” Ms. Bilotserkivets is a streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call 212-254-5130. renowned Ukrainian poet and literary critic. She has penned NEW YORK: Join us at 7 p.m. for a screening of the 2015 docu- Sunday, March 13 seven original books and translated into Ukrainian poetry of mentary film “American Dream” (65 minutes), with Ukrainian/ Czeslaw Milosz, Cesar Vallejo and Dzvinia Orlowsky. This event Russian/English subtitles, presented by the director Volodymyr YONKERS, N.Y.: Ukrainian National Women’s League of will be in Ukrainian. It will take place at 6 p.m. in the Marshall Mula, a journalist and news anchor for hromadske.tv. The America Branch 30, named in honor of Lidia Kryshelnycky, D. Shulman Seminar Room (Room 1219), International Affairs Ukrainian journalist takes a trip across the U.S. with an old friend invites all to attend a lecture and discussion on “The Current Building, 420 W. 118th St. The event is free and open to the from home, who is now a truck driver living in this country. They Situation in Ukraine and Russia” by Dr. Alexander Motyl, profes- public. For additional information call 212-854-4697. see two oceans, drive across 11 states, traveling more than 6,000 sor of political science at Rutgers University. A specialist on Thursday, March 10 miles. Hundreds of dreams, thoughts, successes and disappoint- Ukraine, Russia and the former USSR, he is the author of six ments are revealed in the many conversations with recent immi- academic books and eight novels, some of which will be avail- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman grants and locals. Admission (includes gallery access): $10. The able for purchase. This event will take place in conjunction with Institute, Columbia University invites you to attend Ukrainian Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth Street; telephone, a bake sale at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic “Carpathologia Cosmophilica: Ukrainian Author Yuri 212-228-0110; website,www.ukrainianmuseum.org. Church Hall, 21 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, NY 10703 at 11:30 Andrukhovych Discusses the Newest Translations of His a.m. Light refreshments will be provided. Donations accepted Books.” Mr. Andrukhovych is one of the most well-known and WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Ukrainian American Youth Association’s with appreciation. For more information call 914-949-4911. revered figures in Ukrainian culture today. The will take place Whippany branch will host the annual varenyky (pierogi) din- at 6 p.m. in the Room 1512, International Affairs Building, 420 ner at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, WHIPPANY, N.J.: All-you-can-eat Beefsteak Dinner and Tricky W. 118th St. The event is free and open to the public. For addi- 60 N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. For only $12 you can Tray event at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New tional information call 212-854-4697. enjoy sumptuous varenyky, delicious borshch, bread, dessert Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson Road. Menu: sliced tender beef tender- Friday, March 11 and coffee. Entertainment and door prizes are included. Doors loin dipped in butter and served on French bread, cold antipas- open at 5 p.m., and the last seating is at 8 p.m. Reserve your to, penne, French fries, vidalia loaf, beer, soft drinks and des- NEW YORK: At 6-7 p.m. at Danspace Project at St. Mark’s table of 10 or more by calling 973-919-1322 or by e-mailing sert; catered by the Brownstone of Patterson. Gold and silver Church, Katja Kolcio, professor of dance and environmental stud- [email protected]. Orders to take out will be prizes include: $500 cash basket, Sharp 50” LED Smart TV, ies at Wesleyan University, will discuss her project “The Force of available. Apple Watches, Fitbit, JBL wireless earphones and speakers, Breath: Somatics and Social Activism in Ukraine” as part of a designer handbag and sunglasses, New York City theater tickets Saturday, March 12 series of talks titled “Bearing Witness.” The talk is part of the and much more. (Cash/credit cards accepted to purchase prize month-long platform “A Body in Places,” co-curated by Danspace NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites all to a basket tickets.) Tickets for the event are $50 per person; $20 Project with choreographer Eiko Otake. The panel also includes lecture, “Forgotten Music of Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952)” by for children under age 10. Advance sales only. For tickets and choreographer Yoshiko Chuma, and respondents choreographer Ukrainian pianist and musicologist Dr. Pavlo Gintov, who is more information go to UACCNJ.org or call 973-590-8026.

Classical Piano Music Charitable Concert Music: Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Kosenko performed by musicians from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and New England Conservatory March 19, 2016 at 6:30 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm) e Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum 201 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314 Tickets available at: www.pianistsforsoldiers.eventbrite.com John Urban Elias Dagher Mathilde Handelsman Andreas Ioannides Sasha Beresovsky $35 in advance and $40 at the door (+$2.74 fee) $20 students & seniors All Proceeds to Cover Medical Expenses of Ukrainian Warriors Light reception included More information at: www.UnitedHelpUkraine.org