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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXVI No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 $2.00 Russia attacks Ukraine at sea, imposes martial law by Mark Raczkiewycz KYIV – Tensions between the Kremlin and Kyiv further escalated during an open act of war on November 25 when Russian forces attacked three Ukrainian vessels in shared waters and took them into custody along with two dozen Ukrainian servicemen. In turn, Ukraine three days later imposed martial law for one month in 10 regions that border Russia, coastal areas and the unrecognized pro-Russian break- away region of Transnistria, that President said the move will give the army more flexibility in military plan- ning and operations. Russia that same day announced it is add- ing more of its modern S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to the Crimean peninsula that it annexed in February 2014. It’s also Ukrainian Military Portal sending the Vice- Zakharin mine- The artillery boat was fired upon Press sweeper to the Azov Sea from the . by Russian forces on November 25 near the Reddish shaded areas show the 10 oblasts where martial law is in effect through After the maritime attack, Ukraine’s mili- Strait. December 26. tary was put on full alert and combat readi- ness. Meanwhile, the Border Guard Service “Russia broke international law and Skibitsky of the Defense Ministry’s intelli- with Russia is in its fifth year in the eastern- starting denying entry to in made an act of aggression,” Mr. Poroshenko gence directorate. most regions of Luhansk and Donetsk unusually high numbers. On November told CNN on November 27. He added that “Since 2013, the Russian Federation has where more than 10,400 people have been 26-27, more than 150 Russians were Russia has built up significant forces again been modernizing its entire airfield net- killed and more than 1.6 million displaced. denied entry at two Kyiv airports. Normally, at Ukraine’s border that is creating the work along the Ukrainian border, upgrading The naval attack occurred in neutral 20 to 30 Russians are denied entry daily, “threat” of “full-scale war,” citing both the fleet of combat aircraft and expanding waters off the southern coast of as the Border Guard Service said. Ukraine’s Ukrainian and NATO intelligence sources. the capabilities of army aviation,” he said. the Ukrainian ships were approaching a first wartime president said he would make Specifically, about 500 Russian combat In terms of ground troops, Mr. Skibitsky chokepoint that links the Black and Azov a “final decision” in the near future on limit- aircraft and up to 340 helicopters are at said there are 25 Russian battalion tactical seas. Two Ukrainian and one tug- ing the ability of Russians to enter the Ukraine’s border and their flight radius groups “capable of carrying out combat mis- country for the duration of martial law. could cover the entire country, said Vadym sions on our territory.” A hot ground war (Continued on page 18) Fire destroys St. Mary Catholic Church in Carteret, N.J. Chicagoans protest Russian aggression against Ukraine PARSIPPANY, N.J. – A three-alarm fire on November 27 destroyed St. by Marta Farion Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in – Members of the Ukrainian Carteret, N.J. The 64-year-old church, American community came out in large located on Roosevelt Avenue, was numbers on November 26 to protest the deemed a “total loss” by the Carteret Russian military attack on Ukrainian naval Fire Department on its Facebook page. vessels that occurred on November 25 near The cause of the fire, which began the . They braved the bitter cold around 10:30 p.m. and was under con- after a snowstorm that cancelled over trol approximately within an hour, 1,500 flights in and out of Chicago and left remains under investigation (with many areas without electrical power, assistance from the Carteret Fire Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk and other Department, Middlesex County spiritual leaders led prayers for peace and Prosecutor’s Arson investigators and for Ukraine’s leaders, and for the heroes Middlesex County Fire Marshal). No who defend their country. Consul General one was injured as a result of the fire, of Ukraine Larysa Gerasko made a strong and no one was inside the church at the statement of condemnation of the acts of time. Sixty to 70 firefighters from area attack on Ukraine by the Russian fire companies (Carteret, Hopelawn, Federation, in total violation of internation- Protesters in Chicago condemn the latest Russian act of aggression against Ukraine. Perth Amboy, Sayerville, Colonia and al laws. Edison) responded to the blaze. A statement was read demanding the to attend the G-20 Summit tough sanctions as punishments for This church building was opened in release of all Ukrainian prisoners of war in Buenos Aires on November 30. The Russia’s aggression. 1954 and is part of the Archeparchy of and the 70 political prisoners illegally held statement also called on the world’s lead- The protest was organized by the Illinois (Continued on page 5) in Russian prisons and the withdrawal of ers and the United Nations Security Council Division of the Ukrainian Congress the invitation to Russian President to condemn Russian actions and institute Committee of America. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48

ANALYSIS

In serious escalation, Russia attacks Russia attacks ships “aggressive nature and complete disregard for the norms of international law.” It The Ukrainian Navy said Russian forces added, “The ships of the Ukrainian Navy Ukrainian vessels in Azov region opened fire on a group of its ships in the continue to perform tasks in compliance Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean pen- nies would be likely to refuse servicing with all norms of international law. All ille- by Maryna Vorotnyuk insula late on November 25, striking two gal actions are recorded by the crews of the Eurasia Daily Monitor Ukrainian ports (Channel 5, June 27). warships and wounding two crew mem- Such Russian activities have targeted not ships and the command of Ukraine’s Navy bers before seizing the vessels along with a and will be handed over to the respective On November 25, the Russian Coast only Ukraine but other countries as well. Ukrainian Navy tugboat. The Ukrainian Guard ship Don rammed a Ukrainian tug- Notably, around 120 international bodies.” After that incident, Navy announced the incident on a day of Russian authorities closed passage by civil- boat, damaging the latter vessel’s main member-state vessels have been subjected heightened tension after Russia reportedly engine. The attack occurred while two to Russia’s inspection procedures in the ian ships through the Kerch Strait. Russian blocked the three Ukrainian Navy ships authorities cited a local port authority to Ukrainian small-sized armored artillery between April and October. In from passing from the Black Sea into the justify the closure on grounds of heightened boats, the Berdyansk and Nikopol, and the response, the European Parliament adopt- Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait. Russian security concerns. In Brussels, the tugboat Yany Kapu were being transferred ed a resolution condemning Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman European Union late on November 25 from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa actions and calling them “another dimen- Maria Zakharova late on November 25 called upon Russia “to restore freedom of to , in the Azov Sea, according to sion of Russia’s hybrid warfare.” The reso- accused Ukrainian authorities of using passage”’ in the Kerch Strait. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Navy (, November lution adds, “Russia’s actions have led to “gangster tactics” in the Kerch Strait – first a NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said 25). further deterioration of the security situa- provocation, then pressure and finally accu- the alliance was “closely monitoring devel- Subsequently, Russia blocked the pas- tion in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov sations of aggression. Russia’s Federal opments” in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch sage through the Kerch Strait beneath the and have significant implications for the Security Service (FSB), which oversees the Strait and was in contact with the Ukrainian newly built Kerch Bridge, and the Russian ongoing war in eastern Ukraine” (Europarl. country’s border-guard service, said its authorities. “We call for restraint and de- Coast Guard fired on a group of Ukrainian europa.eu, October 22). forces fired weapons at the Ukrainian Navy escalation,” she said. “NATO fully supports Navy ships as they were leaving the strait, According to expert Paul Goble, Russia’s ships to get them to stop after they had ille- Ukraine’s sovereignty and its territorial wounding at least six sailors (UNIAN, show of force in and around the Azov Sea gally entered Russia’s territorial waters. But integrity, including its navigational rights in Facebook.com/navy.mil.gov.ua, November is, at the very least, intended to intimidate the Ukrainian Navy says its vessels – includ- its territorial waters,” Ms. Lungescu said. 25). Reportedly, Russia forcibly seized sev- the Ukrainian military against possible ing two small-sized artillery boats – were “We call on Russia to ensure unhindered eral of the Ukrainian vessels in the strait, attempts to liberate any of the occupied attacked by Russian coast-guard ships as access to Ukrainian ports in the Azov Sea, in leading to tense protests in Kyiv (Kyiv Post, territories in the east. At worst, it could be they were leaving the 12-mile zone of the accordance with international law.” (RFE/ November 26). a preparation for a new large-scale attack Kerch Strait and moving back into the Black RL, with reporting by RFE/RL correspon- The following day, an emergency meet- designed to seize additional Ukrainian ter- Sea. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dent Christopher Miller in Kyiv, RFE/RL ing of the National Security and Defense ritory – such as to gain a land bridge to said late on November 25 that “Russian correspondent Rikard Jozwiak in Brussels, Council of Ukraine adopted the introduc- Crimea (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, May special forces have taken over some ships.” AFP, AP, Reuters, UNIAN and Interfax.) tion of martial law (Kyiv Post, November 31). Mr. Poroshenko called a meeting of his mili- tary cabinet to evaluate and determine backs martial law 26), which was subsequently approved by In response to these aggressive Russian Ukraine’s next steps. The Ukrainian Foreign Parliament. activities in the Sea of Azov, Kyiv initiated a The Ukrainian Parliament voted on Affairs Ministry said it considered Russia’s The November 25 incidents represent case against Moscow in the International November 26 to impose martial law for 30 “aggressive actions” to be a violation of the first time, since the start of Russia’s Permanent Court of Arbitration under the days after Russian forces fired on Ukrainian “hybrid” war against Ukraine in 2014, that international law that would be met with ships and seized 23 sailors in the Black Sea United Nations Convention on the Law of “an international and diplomatic legal the Russian military has carried out an the Sea. Additionally, starting in September, off the coast of the Russian-controlled unmistakably open attack against Ukrainian response.” Earlier the same day, Kyiv said a Crimean peninsula. After heated debates, Ukraine began boosting its own military Russian coast-guard vessel rammed the forces. presence in Azov Sea region (President.gov. lawmakers backed President Petro Ukrainian Navy tugboat in the same area as Poroshenko’s request to bring in martial Accelerated deployments of Russian ua, September 15). naval forces from the Caspian Sea to the three Ukrainian ships approached the law that would last 30 days starting from On October 12, the National Security Kerch Strait in an attempt to reach the Sea of Azov and a general military build-up November 28. The measures will include a and Defense Council rebuked Russian Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on the Sea in the region since this past spring have partial mobilization, a strengthening of actions, saying they could “can lead to a of Azov. Mariupol is the closest Ukrainian been turning the Azov Sea into a “Russian Ukraine’s air defenses, and several with critical destabilization of the economic and government-controlled city to Donetsk and lake,” which carries profound strategic and broad wording – such as unspecified steps political situation, [such as a] sea blockade Luhansk, the breakaway regions of eastern economic implications for Ukraine and “to strengthen the counterintelligence, of the Ukrainian shore”; and it adopted a Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed sepa- counterterrorism, and countersabotage beyond. The Mariupol and Berdyansk ports number of measures, including classified ratists. The Ukrainian Navy said the colli- on the Azov coast are key gates for exports regime and information security.” Martial ones, to address the situation (President. sion happened because “the invaders’ dis- law will be introduced in areas of the coun- of Ukrainian metallurgical products and gov.ua, October 12). patcher service refuses to ensure the right grain. And since the annexation of Crimea, try most vulnerable to “aggression from Furthermore, in an attempt to assert to freedom of navigation, guaranteed by Russia.” In a Parliament that is composed of they have been handling 80 percent of all of Ukraine’s right to freedom of navigation in international agreements.” The Navy also Ukraine’s maritime exports (Europarl. the Azov Sea, in September Kyiv sent two accused Russia of demonstrating an (Continued on page 15) europa.eu, October 22). armored artillery boats through the Kerch However, systematic Russian searches of Strait to Berdyansk – a first step toward vessels coming into and out of Ukrainian opening a new naval base there (see EDM, Azov ports have been causing dramatic October 17). Also, in October, Ukraine held delays and increased transportation costs he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 military exercises involving marine units, T U W (OstroV, October 1). 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In September, ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA brates 100th anniversary,” written by Russia stopped all interceptions of mer- Maria Kvit-Flynn (November 18), one of chant ships within Ukraine’s 12-mile terri- Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 torial water zone. And in the first half of and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 the two people welcoming Bishop Andriy e-mail: [email protected] Rabiy was misidentified in a photo caption. October, intercepts of vessels in open Subscription Department (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 The bishop was greeted by Alicia Zagwoski e-mail: [email protected] (not Zenya Hrycenko) and David Kadingo. (Continued on page 19) No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 3

REACTION TO ATTACK AT SEA Worldwide Ukrainian community condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s naval vessels

The following statements were issued by Ukrainian dias- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced “This blatant act by Russia needs to be dealt with swiftly. pora organizations on November 25. that “Russian special forces have taken over some President Putin must feel the full brunt of international [Ukrainian] ships.” Over a half-dozen Ukrainian service condemnation,” AFUO Chairman Stefan Romaniw said Ukrainian World Congress members have been injured, and up to 20 are being held from Kyiv. The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) condemns the captive by Russian forces. The AFUO has written to the Honorable Sen. Marise military attack on 25 November 2018 by Russian This was a premeditated and deliberate act of aggres- Payne, Australian minister for foreign affairs, calling on the Federation warships on Ukrainian navy ships carrying out sion against Ukraine by Russia. This latest attack is prohib- Australian government to demand the immediate release a planned and routine maritime operation in the Sea of ited by the agreements and the violation warrants of political prisoners and express its condemnation of Azov. In the attack, weapons were used against the sailors, the strengthening of targeted economic sanctions against Russia’s action. and according to preliminary information, six Ukrainian the Russian Federation until they fully comply with their sailors were injured, two of them severely. The Ukrainian international obligations. Ukrainian Canadian Congress ships were seized and sailors were arrested. The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organizations On November 25, in a purposeful and unprovoked Petro Poroshenko stated, “We have (AFUO) – the peak body for in Australia – joins attack, Russian warships attacked and opened fire on irrefutable evidence that this aggression, this attack on the other members of the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) in Ukrainian navy ships in neutral waters in the Sea of Azov. Ukrainian Navy’s warships was not a mistake, not an acci- calling on the Australian government and international As of 12:30 a.m. Kyiv time November 26, at least six dent, but a targeted action, including as regards the use of community to voice their strong condemnation of such Ukrainian sailors are wounded and three Ukrainian ships weapons against Ukrainian sailors, which had severe con- attacks and immediately take the following decisive mea- were captured by Russian naval forces. Over 20 Ukrainian sequences.” sures: sailors are reported to be in Russian captivity. This was a The UWC calls for the international community to: premeditated and deliberate act of escalation of aggression prisoners of war as well as over 70 Ukrainian political pris- against Ukraine by Russia, which has been waging war on release by the Russian Federation of all Ukrainian sailors oners• Demand illegally that jailed Russia in Russian immediately custody. release all Ukrainian Ukraine for over four years. illegally• Take arrested every available in this measuremilitary toattack secure and the their immediate seized The international community must react forcefully to ships. from attending the 2018 G-20 Buenos Aires summit on 30 this disgraceful act of aggression by Russia. The Ukrainian November-1• Immediately December. block Russian president Vladimir Putin Canadian Congress (UCC) calls on Canada, the U.S., the EU Federation for this latest brazen act of aggression against and all civilized nations to immediately take decisive mea- Ukraine’s• Significantly sovereignty, strengthen including sanctions banning against the the RussianRussian Council to condemn Russia’s actions. sures to counter Russian aggression and: Federation from the SWIFT international payments sys- The• Call AFUO for an has emergency consistently meeting maintained of the that U.N. it Securityis in the 1. Demand that Russia immediately release all Ukrainian tem. best interests of the international community to assist sailors illegally seized today; all Ukrainian prisoners of war - Ukraine to defend its national security and territorial integ- as well as over 70 Ukrainian political prisoners illegally tion to the G-20 Summit to be held in Argentina 30 rity, and in its efforts to institutionalize democratic and jailed in Russian custody. November-1• Immediately December rescind 2018. the Russian Federation’s invita economic reforms. 2. Significantly strengthen sanctions against Russia for “The Ukrainian World Congress calls upon the interna- The AFUO calls on the Australian government to: this latest brazen act of aggression against Ukraine’s sover- tional community to react swiftly and resolutely to this eignty, including banning Russia from the SWIFT interna- deliberate and unprovoked escalation of military aggres- and equipment from Ukraine and compliance with cease- tional payments system. sion against Ukraine by the Russian Federation, and to fire• agreements.Demand withdrawal of covert and overt Russian forces 3. Provide Ukraine with naval ships, missiles and other strengthen support for Ukraine in the defense of its territo- - materiel as may be needed to defend itself against Russia’s rial integrity,” stated UWC President Eugene Czolij. toral sanctions – against the Russian Federation for this lat- naval aggression. est• brazen Significantly act of aggressionstrengthen against sanctions Ukraine’s – specifically sovereignty, sec 4. Immediately rescind Russia’s invitation to the G-20 including banning Russia from the SWIFT international Summit, to be held in Argentina November 30-December 1. Australian Federation payments system. of Ukrainian Organizations Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko stated, ”We have irrefutable evidence that today’s aggression against On 25 November 2018, Ukrainian naval vessels were regarding the strategic course for obtaining full member- Ukrainian Navy boats was not an error or coincidence. It attacked by Russian forces as they were departing from the ship• Respondof Ukraine to in the EUchanges and NATO to Ukraine’s with increased Constitution military area of the Kerch Strait and moving back into the Black Sea. and economic support. (Continued on page 17) Menendez condemns Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian ships Secretary of State Pompeo WASHINGTON – Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking and should consider increasing exercises and its presence condemns ‘aggressive Russian member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in the Black Sea. I urge President Trump to commit to these issued the following statement after Russian warships measures prior to his reportedly scheduled meeting with action’ in Kerch Strait opened fire and seized three Ukrainian ships near Crimea Vladimir Putin later this week at the G-20. Once again, the U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on on Sunday. Kremlin has shown that it only respects a strong adversary November 26 issued the following statement to the press “I strongly condemn the Russian Federation’s escalation that is willing to stand up to bullies. At this precarious time, on “Russia’s Dangerous Escalation in the Kerch Strait.” of hostilities in the Kerch Strait yesterday. The Kremlin the U.S. cannot afford a weak performance by President must immediately return the seized Ukrainian vessels and Trump at the G-20, like we saw in Helsinki. Mr. President, The expresses its deep concern over cease any future actions that threaten the freedom of pas- this is your opportunity to finally show American leader- the incident in the Black Sea that occurred November sage through the Kerch Strait. Yesterday’s events show that ship in defense of our principles and our close allies across 25 as Ukrainian vessels attempted to transit through the Kremlin remains sharply intent on weakening Europe. the Kerch Strait. Reports that Russian vessels rammed Ukraine’s security and democratic trajectory. In response, “Congress also has a responsibility to act. I urge my col- and fired on the Ukrainian ships, injuring Ukrainian the Trump Administration must immediately increase leagues to pass the Defending American Security from crewmen, before seizing three vessels, represent a dan- security assistance to Ukraine, including the provision of Kremlin Aggression Act in the coming weeks. We have a gerous escalation and a violation of international law. lethal maritime equipment and weapons. The United clear opportunity to send a message to the Kremlin that The United States condemns this aggressive States should also assist Ukraine’s efforts to improve its military aggression and political interference abroad will Russian action. We call on Russia to return to Ukraine maritime domain awareness. NATO also has a critical role not go unchecked.” its vessels and detained crew members, and to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, extending to its territorial waters. Congressional Ukraine Caucus rebukes We call on both parties to exercise restraint and abide by their international obligations and commit- ments. We urge Presidents Poroshenko and Putin to Russia for attack near Kerch Strait engage directly to resolve this situation. In that regard, WASHINGTON – Congressional Ukraine Caucus (CUC) Russian aggression in its efforts to tighten its bloody grip and we reiterate our support for the Normandy Four for- chairs, Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Andy Harris (R-Md.), illegitimate occupation of the Crimean peninsula,” they stated. mat. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), issued “We join the international community and our NATO The United States supports Ukraine’s sovereignty a statement on November 26 rebuking the Russian allies in resolute affirmation of the fact that Crimea and its and territorial integrity within its internationally rec- Federation for its aggressive attack on Ukraine near the surrounding waters belong to Ukraine. We call on Russian ognized borders, extending to its territorial waters, as Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov. authorities, in accordance with international law, to cease well as the right of its vessels to traverse international “As co-chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, we any and all interference with access to Ukrainian ports and waters. As stated in our Crimea Declaration, the strongly condemn Russia’s dangerous naval assault on the Azov Sea. Russia must end this bloody and unjust occu- United States rejects Russia’s attempted annexation of Ukrainian ships. This episode, as well as Russia’s blockade of pation of Ukrainian sovereign territory,” the CUC chairs Crimea. Ukrainian ports, is a deeply disturbing sign of continued emphasized. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48 Ukrainian World Congress delegates participate in Ukraine’s commemoration of Holodomor

UWC today’s military aggression against Ukraine and the values of humanity. KYIV – On November 24, at the National The forum concluded with a video fea- Cultural-Art Museum Complex Mystetskyi turing the “Light a Candle of Arsenal in Kyiv, the International Forum Remembrance” project. “Ukraine remembers! The world acknowl- Delegates to the XI UWC Congress also edges!” was held to commemorate the 85th participated in the Candle of Remembrance anniversary of the Holodomor with the ceremony at the Holodomor Victims participation of delegates to the XI Memorial, where hierarchs and clergy of Ukrainian World Congress (UWC). Ukrainian Churches celebrated a requiem UWC President Eugene Czolij addressed in memory of all the victims of the this forum. He noted that 85 years ago Holodomor. Afterwards, President Petro Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin created hell on Poroshenko of Ukraine, high-ranking inter- earth in Ukraine and that the Holodomor national guests and the UWC president, genocide was a deliberate act of Stalin’s joined by all participants, lit candles of totalitarian regime against the Ukrainian remembrance. people. He highlighted that the aim of the Prior to International Holodomor Holodomor was to liquidate the clergy, Memorial Day, representatives of the dias- intelligentsia and Ukrainian peasants, while pora participated in two additional events protecting the Soviet regime from the resis- related to the 85th anniversary of Ukraine’s tance of the Ukrainians and the threat of a genocide : a two-day academic symposium UWC liberation struggle of the Ukrainian nation on the Holodomor on November 22-23 and Ukrainian World Congress Secretary General Stefan Romaniw speaks during the for its independence. special session of the Verkhovna Rada on November 23. a special session of the Verkhovna Rada on Mr. Czolij also noted that today the November 23, during which UWC Secretary Russian Federation continues its hybrid war concluded, the international action “Light a countries over 85 days with the goal of General Stefan Romaniw, who chairs the against Ukraine so as to, just as in the 1930s, Candle of Remembrance,” initiated by the achieving recognition of the Holodomor as a International Holodomor Coordinating break its will. Therefore, the UWC president UWC with its Ukrainian partners in 85 genocide, is an important part of combating Committee, delivered an address.

UWC president attends founding meeting of Association of Ukrainians in

UWC TORONTO – On November 18, Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij visited Copenhagen, where he participated in the meeting estab- lishing the Ukrainian national central representation called the Association of Ukrainians in Denmark. Mr. Czolij chaired the meeting, which was held at the Embassy of Ukraine and, on behalf of the UWC, extended greetings to its participants, particularly the representa- tives of the following five organizations that are founding members of the Association of Ukrainians in Denmark: Ukrainian Youth Organization Lastivka, Bevar Ukraine, Club Ukraine, Ukrainian Sports Association and Faino. During the meeting, a resolution was passed creating the new association and delineating its mission, namely, to mobilize the through cooperation and the coordination of activities of all Ukrainian organizations in Denmark with the goal of worthily presenting Ukraine and the interests of Ukrainians, both in Denmark and abroad. A Coordinating Council for the Association of Ukrainians UWC in Denmark was elected as follows: Lesya Rykhalska (pres- The Ukrainian World Congress president with the newly established Association of Ukrainians in Denmark. ident), Andrii Kuzmyn (vice-president), Iryna Rysak (trea- surer), Oleh Dudnyk, Ruslan Lavrynovych, Inna Pedersen, In addition, a motion was adopted to apply to the A visit to Montenegro Lyudmyla Golovko, Gennadiy Torba and Petro Ustymchyk. UWC for membership. Mr. Czolij commented: “The On November 19-20, Mr. Czolij traveled to Montenegro for Subsequently, the Association of Ukrainians in Denmark Ukrainian World Congress welcomes the establishment meetings with high-ranking government officials and the accepted as an honorary member the Ukrainian Greek- of the Association of Ukrainians in Denmark as a signifi- Ukrainian community. Catholic Church in Denmark and as associate members the cant event both for the Ukrainian community in The UWC leader thanked Montenegro for its support of the groups Help Ukraine, Danish-Ukrainian Association and Denmark and the UWC, and counts on close cooperation territorial integrity of Ukraine, including the imposition of Help for Sick Children Fund. with this umbrella organization.” sanctions against the Russian Federation for its aggression against Ukraine. Making reference to the attempted coup in Montenegro during parliamentary elections in 2016 with the participation of Russian forces, Mr. Czolij called on Montenegro to support Ukraine in minimizing the interfer- ence of the Russian Federation in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Mr. Czolij also called on Montenegro, as the newest mem- ber of NATO, to support the Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, and specifically granting Ukraine the NATO Membership Action Plan. During a meeting with the director general at the Directorate for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro, the UWC President urged support for the Ukrainian community and assistance in the realization of its goals. Mr. Czolij also met with the Ukrainian community to pres- ent the UWC’s work and discuss the importance of a united voice for the community in Montenegro. He participated a cer- emony marking the fifth anniversary of the Day of Dignity and Freedom in Ukraine and laid a wreath at the monument to Taras Shevchenko. During his visit to the country, the UWC president was accompanied by the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Eugene Czolij with members of the Ukrainian community in Montenegro. Ukraine in Montenegro, Nataliia Fiialka. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 5 Ukrainian Technological Society presents 2018 Ukrainian of the Year Award to Daria Pishko Komichak

by Roksana Korchynsky Ukrainian cultural activities, including the Promin Vocal Ensemble of New York. PITTSBURGH – The Ukrainian Upon accepting the award, Ms. Pishko Technological Society (UTS) of Pittsburgh Komichak thanked the greater Pittsburgh held its 48th annual dinner-dance on community for nurturing her development Saturday, November 3, at The Club at professionally, culturally and spiritually. Nevillewood in Pittsburgh and presented She noted that the Ukrainian Orthodox its 2018 Ukrainian of the Year Award to Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox League Daria Pishko Komichak. continue to serve as the foundation of her The society’s Ukrainian of the Year character. Ms. Pishko Komichak spoke of Award recognizes individuals of local, her professional journey in the fields of national and international stature who engineering and finance, and her desire to have contributed to the Ukrainian commu- balance her personal ambitions with her nity or Ukrainian scholarship, or who have calling to serve her Ukrainian community demonstrated significant achievement, and church. which brings recognition and prestige to As she achieved her professional goals, the Ukrainian community. she was also presented with opportunities Ms. Pishko Komichak was honored for to become even more engaged with her her 40 years of professional accomplish- . Ms. Pishko Komichak ments in engineering, financial evaluation spoke of her assignment to serve as the and portfolio management in the power UOC-U.S.A. representative on the newly industry; her lifelong service to the Roksana Korchynsky formed Committee for Ukrainian Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Daria Pishko Komichak (center) with UTS Executive Board members Dr. Natalia Holodomor-Genocide Awareness 1932- and the Ukrainian Orthodox League; and Kujdych, Nickolas C. Kotow, Bonnie Reinhart, George Honchar, Michele Kapeluck 1933. She cited her work on this committee her dedication to raising awareness about and Dr. Natalia Onufrey. as another way to give back to her Ukraine and Ukrainian culture, particularly Ukrainian community while using her fine- her work as executive secretary of the U.S. Synagogue tragedy, which occurred just ous occasions and was a member of the ly honed professional skills. Committee for the Ukrainian Holodomor- one week prior in the Squirrel Hill neigh- Metropolitan Council of the UOC-U.S.A. Ms. Pishko Komichak had a simple part- Genocide Awareness. borhood of Pittsburgh. under the chairmanship of Metropolitan ing message for all the students in atten- In his welcoming remarks, UTS In his nominating address at the presen- Constantine, of blessed memory. She cur- dance: “Follow your calling, thank God for Executive Board President George Honchar tation ceremony, Nickolas C. Kotow, secre- rently serves on the UOC-U.S.A.’s Financial your blessings and give back to your com- noted that the society is one of the longest tary of the society’s Executive Board, Advisory Committee and has a leadership munity – the rewards are endless.” continuously active Ukrainian organiza- detailed Ms. Pishko Komichak’s impressive role in the Church’s Strategic Plan initiative. Following Ms. Pishko Komichak’s remarks, tions in the tri-state area and is an organi- biography. Born in Monessen, Pa., she was In 2006, the UOC-U.S.A. appointed Ms. Mr. Honchar invited all present to join in a zation of Ukrainian professionals and busi- always active in her church and her Pishko Komichak as its representative on celebratory “Mnohaya Lita.” nesspersons interested in cultivating Ukrainian community. After earning a the newly formed U.S. Committee for Metropolitan Antony, prime hierarch of Ukrainian culture and social awareness, Bachelor of Science degree in civil engi- Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and strengthening the Ukrainian communi- neering and engineering and public policy 1932-1933. She has been the committee’s and Diaspora, gave the invocation and the ty through active participation and leader- from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979 executive secretary since that time. In benediction. The Continental Dukes provid- ship. He also highlighted the society’s long- and an M.B.A. from the University of 2015, the committee assisted the govern- ed music for the evening. standing commitment to promoting educa- Connecticut in 1984, she began a career as ment of Ukraine in erecting a monument in To learn more about the Ukrainian tion through higher learning and pointed to a project manager with AT&T Capital Corp. Washington to commemorate the victims Technological Society (UTS) of Pittsburgh, the society’s scholarship program – now in She joined DZ Bank AG in New York in 1989 of the Holodomor. Ms. Pishko Komichak is a the Ukrainian of the Year and Friendship its 46th year – which has awarded over and is currently responsible for the portfo- member of the board of trustees of the Awards, the UTS annual scholarship pro- $220,000 to deserving students since its lio management of multi-million dollar Ukrainian History and Education Center gram and other UTS activities, readers may inception. projects. located in Somerset, N.J., and serves on the visit the UTS website at www.utspgh.org, Prior to the start of the program, Mr. Ms. Pishko Komichak has been a dele- executive committee as its treasurer. She send an e-mail to [email protected] or Honchar called for a moment of silence to gate to the Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox has held numerous leadership positions in like the UTS on Facebook (Ukrainian remember the victims of the Tree of Life Church of the U.S.A. (UOC-U.S.A.) on numer- the UOL and continues to be active in Technological Society of Pittsburgh).

Fire destroys... (Continued from page 1) Protesters gather near Russian Embassy Philadelphia of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The parish community dates from 1949, with many Ukrainian immigrants settling there since the late 19th century. “This beautiful historic structure is part of Carteret history, and we are praying for the parishioners of this fine church and hoping for the best,” Mayor Dan Reiman told MyCentralJersey.com “It’s a substantial loss. There is significant damage to everything inside,” he said, adding he hopes the brick and mortar structures can be salvaged. Carteret Fire Chief Mark Hruska said: “It’s got substantial damage throughout the building. There was heavy fire damage in the sanctuary and also in the church itself. There was structural damage to the first floor. The first floor burned through and also substantial damage to the roof structure.” Chief Hruska said the building would need to be gutted, but the structure’s brick construction could likely be saved. “The fire went undetected for a period of time, which contributed to the severity of it. As with most of the old churches, there was no detection. The fire was not detected WASHINGTON – Across the street from the Embassy of Russia in Washington, a group of Ukrainian Americans on or found out until the fire actually broke out the November 26 protested the most recent military attack by Russia against Ukraine, when two Russian ships fired on and window,” he told MyCentralJersey.com seized Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait. Organized by the U.S. Ukrainian Activists and United Help Donations can be sent to St. Mary’s Ukrainian Ukrainian, a group of about 25 protesters gathered on the block of Wisconsin Avenue facing the Embassy, which earlier this Catholic Church building fund, 719 Roosevelt year had been renamed “Boris Nemtsov Plaza” in honor of the slain Russian political opposition leader. Holding Ukrainian Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 or to the nonprofit flags and placards calling for Russia to stop its aggression and respect Ukraine’s sovereignty, the protesters chanted “Peace Charity Trust Fund, Carteret Borough Hall, 61 for Ukraine,” “Putin, hands off Ukraine,” and “Glory to Ukraine.” Cooke Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008. – Yaro Bihun 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly “Provocation” or an act of war? For Putin, Ukrainian autocephaly When Russian ships attacked three vessels of Ukraine’s Navy on November 25, the “incident” was nothing short of an act of war. The Ukrainian ships – two gun- is something he won’t tolerate boats and a tug – were sailing in the Black Sea toward the Azov Sea when they were by Paul Goble “By its importance,” the autocephaly of confronted by Russian forces near the entrance to the Kerch Strait. The Russian the Ukrainian Church “is comparable to the coast guard first rammed the tugboat, and later fired upon and seized all three ves- Vladimir Putin views autocephaly for the disintegrations of the and the sels and their crew. Six of the sailors were wounded; two of them seriously. Twenty- Ukrainian Orthodox as fateful and negative .” After both those events, four sailors are now prisoners of war held by Russia; they’re in pre-trial detention an impact on Russia as the disintegration of “the political disintegration of the empire for 60 days as ordered by a Russian court in occupied Crimea. The charge: trespass- the Soviet Union, Andrey Illarionov says. began in the religious sphere. Putin under- ing on “Russian territory.” The Kremlin leader will never forgive Kyiv stands this very well and therefore doesn’t Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations, tweeted soon after the confrontation at sea: “Russia rams Ukrainian vessel peacefully traveling for this and will do all he can to block it. intend to surrender his positions,” Mr. toward a Ukrainian port. Russia seizes ships and crew and then accuses Ukraine of During a conversation with Ukraine’s Illarionov points out. provocation???” Yes. Exactly. Glavred news agency, the former Putin If the Kremlin leader can’t stop auto- In the aftermath of this brazen attack, President Petro Poroshenko warned of the advisor and current senior fellow at cephaly – and it certainly appears that that threat of “full-scale war,” and his declaration of martial law was approved by the Washington’s Cato Institute says that the train has left the station, Mr. Illarionov says Verkhovna Rada by a vote of 276 to 30 (plus one abstention and 23 not voting). Mr. Kremlin is truly alarmed about Ukrainian – he will certainly seek “to punish Ukraine Poroshenko urged NATO, which condemned the Russian attack, to send ships to the autocephaly (glavred.info/ukraine/1002 for its acquisition” out of his own self- Azov Sea “to assist Ukraine and provide security.” NATO responded that it’s already in 7652-putin-nakazhet-ukrainu-za-avtoke- regard and because such punishment will the Black Sea and “will continue to assess our presence in the region.” The U.S. – both faliyu-eks-sovetnik-prezidenta-rf-sprog- serve as a warning to others not to try any- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley – spoke out force- noziroval-budushchee-posle-tomosa.html). thing similar. fully against Russia’s latest act of aggression and its continuing unlawful conduct. Since 2014, Mr. Illarionov argues, What Mr. Putin will try will depend, how- At the same time, Russia continues to assert its control over Ukrainian territory. Ukraine has done nothing as important as ever, not only on the mechanisms at his More long-range defense missile systems (S-400s) are being sent to Crimea, and it its pursuit of autocephaly except for military command but also on the reaction of was announced that a new missile early-warning radar station will be built on the resistance. Gaining that independent status Ukraine, other post-Soviet states and the peninsula. Those moves follow months of Russian “inspections” of ships entering the for the Church shores up the country’s polit- West – where unfortunately many do yet not Azov Sea and general harassment of ships heading for ports in Ukraine – all ical independence and weakens “the impe- understand that Moscow’s loss of an imperi- designed to transform the Azov Sea into a “Russian lake” – not to mention the ongo- rial position” of the Moscow Church, point- al Church just like its earlier loss of an impe- ing war in the . ing to its eventual exit from Ukraine and rial Communist Party prefigures much The latest news out of Ukraine indicates that Russia is blocking shipping traffic. ultimately from as well. broader losses in other sectors as well. Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan reported that, as of the eve- According to Mr. Illarionov, “Putin recog- Consequently, Mr. Putin’s response ning of November 28, “the Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov – Berdyansk and nizes the seriousness of the situation in the almost certainly will be far more negative Mariupol – are effectively under blockade by the Russian Federation. Vessels are religious sphere and thus is already prepar- than most in the West now imagine, includ- being barred from leaving and entering.” As of November 29, 18 vessels were await- ing for Ukraine a decisive response to the ing the possibility of a major military move. ing entry into the Azov Sea and 17 others were unable to sail out of Berdyansk and Mariupol. The minister also noted this salient fact: “Only vessels moving towards actions of the Ukrainian Orthodox church.” In the mind of the Kremlin ruler, despite all Russian ports on the Sea of Azov are permitted entry.” That is because the Kremlin leader knows the negative consequences it would entail, Now here’s the bottom line: If President Donald Trump – who has famously stat- that if he loses on this, he loses far more such a move may pose fewer negatives than ed that his predecessor Barack Obama is responsible for losing Crimea – does not than he can and still have his current agen- doing nothing and watching his imperial act, he will be the one responsible for losing the Azov region. Thankfully, Mr. Trump da survive. dreams dissolve. tweeted while en route to Argentina on November 29 (as this editorial was being written) that he would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit: “Based on the fact that the ships and sailors have not been returned to Ukraine from Russia, I have decided it would be best for all parties concerned to can- Putin’s ‘Russian World’ rapidly contracting cel my previously scheduled meeting …” It was a good sign that, perhaps, business would not continue as usual and that President Trump would indeed take a strong stand against Russia’s latest moves to not only destabilize Ukraine but to seize more in Ukraine and elsewhere, historian says of a neighboring sovereign state’s territory. by Paul Goble And that, in turn, means – although Mr. Sokolov does not make this point explicitly The reason that the Kremlin and the – that while neither Mr. Putin nor Pariarch Moscow Patriarchate are so alarmed by the Kirill is prepared to go to war for the faith, prospect of an independent Ukrainian both may be more than willing to do so in Dec. Turning the pages back... Orthodox Church is that it undercuts the name of preserving the rapidly dying Vladimir Putin’s drive to rewrite Russian “Russian world.” Fifteen years ago, on December 8, 2003, Ukraine announced it history “from official imperial positions” and Three other developments reported 8 would dig a channel in the Kerch Strait near the island of Tuzla – calls attention to the rapid disintegration of recently only underscore that conclusion. which had received media attention earlier in 2003 after Russia his “’Russian world,’” Boris Sokolov says. First, and in an indication that Moscow sec- 2003 began construction of a dike in September to link Tuzla Island to In recent weeks, the Russian historian ular and religious is losing out in the reli- Russian territory. continues, Vladimir Putin and Patriarch gious struggle in Ukraine, Metropolitan Ukraine and Russia had ongoing talks to delimit the Azov Sea Kirill have become ever more hyperbolic in Aleksandr has left the Moscow church in as well as the Kerch Strait. Russia’s position was that the two bodies of water remain com- the expression of their fears about the Ukraine and declared his affiliation to the monly held without a specifically drawn border, while Ukraine demanded that the two meaning of Ukrainian autocephaly, lashing ecumenical patriarch – the first such sides agree on a boundary in accordance with international standards. out not only at the Ukrainians but at the Moscow hierarch there to do so. Heorii Kirpa of Ukraine’s Ministry of Transport said: “[The channel] will take the pres- Ecumenical Patriarch and his supposed Not surprisingly, he is being called “the sure [of erosion caused by the dike construction project] off Tuzla because it will redirect work as an agent for the Americans. first traitor” by Russian nationalist and currents away from the island and, it will giver the Kerch Strait a second shipping lane and In an important article in Kyiv’s Den (The Orthodox outlets (see, for example, stoletie. reduce the large amount of traffic that runs along the single deep channel we have right Day) newspaper, Mr. Sokolov makes it clear ru/vzglyad/pervyj_predatel_406.htm). But now. …[President Leonid Kuchma] approved the proposals on the need to continue the that this alarm in Moscow reflects not any he is unlikely to be the last, and shipping lane between Tuzla and the dike to connect it to the Black Sea.” concern about religious faith – the Moscow Metropolitan Aleksandr’s decision, to the Mr. Kirpa said the project would require 680 to 780 meters of digging on the south side Patriarchate is ever more obviously a state of the island to a depth of five meters. The new channel would be designated for shallow- extent that it isn’t an effort by Moscow to agency – but about the falling apart and con- penetrate Ukrainian institutions, is likely to hulled vessels and would be part of a project that had already been in development, which traction of the Russian sphere of influence in be the harbinger of others. the transport minister said met all international norms and regulations. The channel the region (day.kyiv.ua/ru/blog/politika/ It is also a reminder that for many would allow smaller ships to avoid the main shipping lane through the center of the Kerch putin-i-raspadayushchiysya-russkiy-mir). Strait, north of Tuzla Island, instead bypassing via the eastern side of Tuzla and then cut- Orthodox leaders and faithful in Ukraine ting back south of the island. (as is the case elsewhere), their religion is Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on The new channel effectively created a divide between the island and the dike that more important to them than Mr. Putin’s ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia Russia had constructed in September and October, which at the time had reached to less politics. They don’t want to continue to be than 100 meters from the island’s shore. Russia’s construction of the dike sparked uproar who has served in various capacities in the misused. And that too ensures that the pro- in Ukraine and an exchange of sharp rhetoric. U.S. State Department, the Central cess of autocephaly in Ukraine – and thus President Vladimir Putin halted the construction at the end of October 2003, and the Intelligence Agency and the International ever more solid Ukrainian independence project was aimed at protecting property on the northern shore from erosion. However, Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice politically as well – is going to proceed. Russia began the project in contravention of specific language in a 1994 agreement on use of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Second, Censoru.net has published the of the Kerch Strait requiring it to do so. Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for latest figures showing the declining num- When the complaint was raised at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, Russia ques- International Peace. The article above is ber of people outside of the Russian tioned Ukraine’s right to the island, claiming that the Soviet Union had gifted it with reprinted with permission from his blog Federation who know and use the Russian called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- (Continued on page 19) woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). (Continued on page 17) No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 7

FOR THE RECORD On the Day of Dignity and Freedom increasing repression and violence by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress state. On February 18-20, 2014, 100 people were murdered when the Yanukovych The statement below was released by the regime ordered security forces to fire upon Ukrainian Canadian Congress on November their own people. But the people would not History in the making in Kyiv 21. be moved. The Maidan withstood the assault of the security forces, and the As I contemplated what to write about that I had witnessed in On November 21, the Ukrainian people regime retreated. Viktor Yanukovych fled for my next column, it dawned on me that 2004. On that November 21 (interestingly, mark the Day of Dignity and Freedom. Five the capital, abdicating his office, and was three of the most historic events in Ukraine the same date the Euro-Maidan was sparked years ago today, the people of Ukraine took removed as president by a constitutional of the last three decades occurred, or got nine years later!), I was an OSCE election to the streets in protest of their govern- majority vote in Ukraine’s Parliament. their start, in the late November/early observer in the central Ukrainian city of ment’s decision not to sign the EU-Ukraine The brave patriots who fell in defense of December time period. As a long-time poli- Kirovohrad, along with numerous other Association Agreement. Ukraine’s freedom on those cold February cy advisor at a government agency, the U.S. international and domestic observers moni- The regime responded with violence. On days are remembered as the Heavenly Helsinki Commission, I had the opportunity toring the run-off presidential election vote the night of November 29-30, security forces to travel to Kyiv and witness at least parts pitting Viktor Yushchenko against Mr. brutally beat young protestors gathered on memory. Their sacrifice shall never be for- of these three momentous events. So, per- Yanukovych. It was the worst voting day I Kyiv’s Independence Square. In response, in Hundred (Небесна Сотня). We honor their mit me, dear reader, to switch from my had ever seen among the nearly three dozen cities and towns all across Ukraine, the peo- Today Ukraine defends itself against an usual focus on Washington and share some that I have observed in nine countries before ple rose up with mass demonstrations in externalgotten. Вічная aggressor. пам’ять. On the battlefields of reminiscences from Kyiv. and since, including such places as Belarus. defense of their inalienable right to live in eastern Ukraine, Russia wages war against Five years ago, on Sunday, December 1, Driving back into Kyiv from Kirovohrad freedom. So began the Revolution of Dignity. Ukraine in an attempt to once again subju- 2013, I arrived in Kyiv to participate in the the next morning, we were astonished to The Revolution of Dignity was a demon- gate the people of Ukraine to Moscow’s tyr- 20th Organization for Security and see tens of thousands of people, many stration of a nation’s courage and unity of anny. Every day, Ukrainian soldiers fight Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial wearing orange garb and draped in orange purpose. It was the Ukrainian people’s and die to protect Ukraine’s liberty and the Council as a member of the U.S. delegation. scarves, streaming into the center of the expression of a centuries-long struggle to ideals of the Revolution of Dignity. With The annual Ministerial always takes place in capital to protest the electoral fraud. live in liberty, peace, human dignity and to God’s help, they will be victorious. the country that holds the rotating annual Walking along the Khreshchatyk a few choose their own common destiny. With To find out more about the National chairmanship, and Ukraine happened to be hours later, we saw a tent city, with a more- their resolve and their determination, the Memorial to the Heroes of the Heavenly the chair that year. Little did I realize as I or-less ready infrastructure to support the Ukrainian people cemented their choice to Hundred – Museum of the Revolution of flew into Kyiv that this important diplomat- protesters. That cold night and the next day, join the European community of nations. Dignity, please see here: http://maidanmu- ic gathering of 57 states would be eclipsed I witnessed by far the largest gathering of Months of protests were met with seum.org. by developments that were dramatically people I had ever seen in my life – numbers unfolding in central Kyiv, not far from the that surprised even the organizers. conference’s venue. That very day, relatively In contrast to the Euro-Maidan, which song and astounded the rest of the world, small protests that had begun on November had sprung up from civil society, the Ukrainian Congress Committee exceeding its expectations about what 21 surged into a rally with more than half a Orange Revolution was more of an orga- of America Ukraine could achieve. In the United States, million people in reaction to a shockingly nized political resistance movement. The hundreds of demonstrators gathered in violent crackdown on protesters, journal- democratic political opposition had been The following statement was released by support of this Revolution of Dignity, filling ists and other civilians the night before. planning protests for months, as it became the Ukrainian Congress Committee of the streets of New York, Chicago, Georgia, The eyes of the world, including those increasingly evident from that spring and America on November 21. Texas, Ohio, California and beyond. This attending the Ministerial, were on what summer’s pre-election environment that was happening on the Maidan. Many state- The Ukrainian Congress Committee of massive, months-long movement in sup- the conduct of the fall 2004 presidential port of reform and modernization led to ments during that first week of December elections would be highly problematic. America (UCCA), the largest representation expressed concern about the use of vio- of over 1.5 million Americans of Ukrainian the end of a criminal presidential regime Weeks of massive, peaceful protests and and the beginning of a future based on lence against peaceful protesters and urged international pressure led to a new elec- descent, commends our brethren in Ukraine to uphold OSCE values and respect Ukraine on this Day of Dignity and European values, a future when corruption tion, and on December 26, my colleague is to be challenged, not tolerated, and the rights of the citizens of Ukraine to free- from the State Department and I observed Freedom. dom of assembly and expression. This Fourteen years ago, an estimated 7 mil- where rule of law and human rights are to the clean vote in the Kyiv, Chernihiv and be respected. included the right to peacefully protest. Sumy regions that could not have been lion Ukrainians participated in peaceful I went to the Maidan every day during protests stemming from the falsification of We also honor the countless hours of more different than the fraudulent one I heroic humanitarian work undertaken out- that first week of December, sometimes had observed in Kirovohrad the month the 2003-2004 Ukrainian presidential elec- accompanied by other U.S. or European tion. This historic manifestation, which side Ukraine during this historic period, as before. But while the Orange Revolution officials attending the OSCE Ministerial came to be known as the Orange the enormous charity and goodwill of our and the Maidan differed in many respects, Council. I had never seen so many Revolution, transformed not only the lives diaspora community helped support the both were pro-Ukrainian, pro-Western, European Union flags in my life – a testa- of those living in Ukraine, but those of the people of Ukraine, through massive ship- pro-democratic and pro-rule-of law. In ment to Ukraine’s quest for a European worldwide Ukrainian diaspora as well. In ments of the United Ukrainian American both, corruption was a key theme. Seared future. At one point, I commented to one of response to the allegations of fraud in Relief Committee, to the proceeds of church in my memory is a woman I met while the Europeans that Ukrainians seem to be 2004, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of bake sales and charitable fund-raisers. observing in Kirovohrad. After herself hav- more pro-European than many in the EU. America organized the largest election Perhaps the longest-lasting legacy of ing witnessed election fraud and years of She did not disagree. observer mission ever registered by these wintry revolutions is the transforma- corruption, she exclaimed: “All I want is to Thanks to the authorities’ heavy-hand- Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, tional sense of national identity and patrio- live in a normal, civilized country.” edness the night before, the December 1 with over 2,400 observers flying in from tism in Ukraine, with a vibrant and thriving Moreover, both the Orange and Euro- mass rally was a catalyst, a defining around the world to ensure that the court- civil society, full of extraordinary volun- Maidan revolutions were a continuation of moment. From then on, it was clear that the ordered redo of the 2004 Ukrainian presi- teers and young professionals dedicated to Ukraine’s formal rejection of the imperial protests were not going to go away. That dential election would be transparent, reforming their country. Russian project in 1991. week, we saw the construction of a fortified democratic and in accordance with interna- On this Day of Dignity and Freedom, the On another late fall day, December 1, tional standards. Ukrainian Congress Committee of America military camp in the center of town with an 1991, I had the privilege of witnessing Today also marks the fifth anniversary of celebrates the indomitable Ukrainian spirit evolving infrastructure to sustain it. What Ukraine’s independence referendum and when ordinary people began gathering out which manifested itself in the growth of a had begun as spontaneous protests, with its first presidential election. I was part of a in the cold heart of Kyiv’s Maidan true Ukrainian identity among the no advance planning, sparked by Mustafa small contingent of U.S. officials that Nezalezhnosty following the government’s Ukrainian electorate during the historic Nayyem’s November 21 social media post observed democratic and peaceful elec- abrupt decision to end talks on a Ukraine- 2004 Orange Revolution, and the defense of calling on Ukrainians to protest President tions in Kyiv city and oblast. It was a thrill European Union Association Agreement. these democratic values, rights and free- Viktor Yanukovych’s last-minute decision – to be in the room the next morning when it These Euro-Maidan protesters, who sought doms for which the Ukrainian people “laid under pressure from Vladimir Putin – to was announced to the world the over- for Ukraine to become a fully realized body and soul” during the 2013-2014 abandon an EU Association Agreement was whelming 91 percent vote in support of European state, united in prayer and in Revolution of Dignity. turning into a full-fledged movement of independence. The importance of this his- civil resistance. Sometimes I wonder how toric vote cannot be overstated. Suffice it to differently history might have turned out say that by the end of that month the USSR, OPINIONS had the authorities not crudely cracked having irretrievably lost the largest non- down on the protesters and precipitated Russian republic, had ceased to exist. Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their the events of December 1. December 1 was the nail in the coffin. own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial Those first weeks of the Euro-Maidan Younger readers should note that for staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. stood in contrast with the beginnings of the those of us growing up during the Cold Similarly, paid advertisements do not reflect the opinions of either The War, it seemed as if the Soviet empire Ukrainian or its publisher. Orest Deychakiwsky may be reached at [email protected]. (Continued on page 17) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48 Second symposium in California commemorates genocide against the Ukrainian nation

by Victoria Malko FRESNO, Calif. – This year marks not only the solemn 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, the genocide perpetrated by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in Ukraine, but also the 65th anniversary of Raphael Lemkin’s speech, presented on September 20, 1953, which highlighted the “classic example of Soviet genocide,” characterizing it as “not simply a case of mass murder [, but as] a case of genocide, of destruction, not of individuals only, but of a culture and a nation.” Both of these anniversaries were refer- enced in Senate Resolution (S. Res. 435) of October 3. On the eve of the second sympo- sium on the Holodomor in California, the 115th Congress unanimously voted to rec- ognize the findings of the U.S. Commission Andrew Korotun on the Ukraine Famine as submitted to Organizers, guest speakers and attendees of the second symposium on the Holodomor-Genocide at California State University, Congress on April 22, 1988, including that Fresno, on October 5. “Joseph Stalin and those around him com- mitted genocide against the Ukrainians in knowledge of this man-made tragedy. joined an international action called “Light family members. Reconciliation will hap- 1932-1933.” This historic resolution pro- The symposium was held on October 5 a Candle of Remembrance,” initiated by the pen once the history of genocide in Ukraine vided a boost to the symposium organizers in the Henry Madden Library at California Ukrainian World Congress. Victoria Malko, is brought to light. in their efforts to expand the world’s State University, Fresno. The participants coordinator of the Holodomor Symposium, The symposium opened with a poster invited the children of Holodomor survi- exhibit, “We were killed because we are vors, Lubow Jowa, Olga Starow and Ukrainians,” curated by Yana Hrynko, on Ludmila Wussek, to light candles. The audi- loan from the Holodomor Victims ence paused in a minute of silence to Memorial National Museum in Kyiv. The remember the innocent victims – millions purpose of the documentary exhibit was to of men, women and children – who per- show the Holodomor as a process, not a ished from starvation, the tool used by the phenomenon, and to tell the history of the totalitarian Stalinist government of the for- Holodomor as a story of the genocide mer Soviet Union in an effort to break the against the Ukrainian nation through the nation’s resistance to collectivization and prism of the United Nations Convention on Communist occupation. the Prevention and Punishment of the The theme of the second symposium Crime of Genocide. was “Women and the Holodomor- Renowned speakers from Canada, Italy, Genocide: Victims, Survivors, Perpetrators.” the and Ukraine shared New research findings presented at the their new research findings. Myroslava symposium are the first step in writing a Antonovych, director of the Center for social history of the Holodomor. In Ukraine, International Human Rights at the National the “post-genocidal society” in the words of University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in The poster exhibit “We were killed because we are Ukrainians” at the Henry Madden James Mace, victims and perpetrators lived Library, California State University, Fresno. side by side; they were neighbors and even (Continued on page 14)

Volodymyr Serhiychuk speaks in Montreal about Holodomor by Zorianna Hrycenko and Bohdanna Hawryliuk MONTREAL – To commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), Montreal Branch, hosted a talk, in Ukrainian, by Dr. Volodymyr Serhiychuk titled “Number of Victims in the Holodomor-Genocide 1932-1933: Archival Documents and Political Versions.” His presentation was held in co-opera- tion with the Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) of Montreal. UCC Montreal’s president, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Ihor Kutash, welcomed the guests and introduced Dr. Serhiychuk, pro- fessor of history at the Kyiv National University of Taras Shevchenko, a prominent researcher and author of numer- ous books on different aspects of Ukraine’s history. He was born in the village of Pryberezhnyi in the Zhytomyr region, which suffered in the Famine-Genocide. Yurij Luhovy In his presentation, Prof. Serhiychuk discussed his con- Prof. Volodymyr Serhiychuk (second row, center) with the Rt. Rev. Dr. Ihor Kutash (back row, center), Prof. Luba tinuous efforts to study newly located, previously unknown Zuk (front, fourth from right), Prof. Roman Serbyn (front, third from right) and members of the Montreal branch- Soviet archival documents regarding the Famine-Genocide es of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Shevchenko Scientific Society. of 1932-1933 and demographic losses. Based on his cur- rent research in Ukraine, he raised concerns about the Serhiychuk for his ongoing research that sheds more light Holodomor International Forum on November 22-24. need to properly assess the total demographic losses on one of the greatest human tragedies of the 20th century. Prof. Serhiychuk ’s Montreal presentation, which will be resulting from the Famine. Referring to new documents Prof. Serhiychuk ’s presentation, held October 18 at the put online, was filmed by Yurij Luhovy, assisted by Andrij and providing numerous examples of victims unaccounted Ukrainian Youth Center, included the launch of his recent Kostiv. An interview for the Montreal Saturday radio pro- for, he said final statistics must incorporate current book, available in both English and Ukrainian, titled gram “Ukrainian Time” was conducted by UCC Montreal’s research. He discards the low estimate cited by some. “Genocide-Holodomor 1932-1933 of Ukrainians.” A wine president, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kutash. He also pointed out that Russia’s policy of destruction of and cheese reception, sponsored by the Ukrainian National UCC Montreal will be hosting an upcoming talk on the the Ukrainian nation dates back centuries with Moscow’s Federation, Montreal branch, followed. Holodomor by historian Dr. Stanislav Kulchytsky of Kyiv, perpetual policies aimed at Russifying all aspects of The following day, the scholar flew to Washington, con- and on Saturday, November 24, the Montreal community Ukrainian society. cluding his North American speaking tour which began will hold a panakhyda (memorial service) at St. Sophia Following a question and answer period and remarks by with his participation in the Holodomor symposium at Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, coordinated by Bohdanna Prof. Roman Serbyn, a thank you was given by Prof. Luba California State University, Fresno, on October 5. He then Hawryluk, chair of the UCC Cultural-Educational Zuk, president of NTSh Montreal, who commended Prof. headed back to Kyiv, where he will be taking part in the Committee, and her team. No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 9

REMEMBERING THE HOLODOMOR Ukrainian World Congress Ukrainian Canadian Congress The statement below was released by the As a poignant reminder of the resulting The statement below was released by the traditions and speak their language. Ukrainian World Congress on November 23. paralysis of a nation, this international Ukrainian Canadian Congress on November In 1932-1933, the borders of Ukraine action was dedicated to the children whose 23. were sealed, all grain and food were confis- On 24 November 2018, Ukrainians dreams and aspirations were so suddenly On Saturday, November 24, Canada com- cated, and the Ukrainian people starved. around the world will commemorate the and brutally interrupted. memorates Holodomor Memorial Day. In Those who resisted were executed or sent 85th anniversary of the Holodomor – the Timothy Snyder wrote in his book “On 1932-1933, millions of Ukrainians – chil- to hard labor in the Gulag. To break the genocide of the Ukrainian people, remember- Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the dren, women and men – were murdered by resistance of the Ukrainian people to Soviet ing the past in the hope that greater aware- Twentieth Century”: “History does not the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin. This rule, the totalitarian Communist regime ness will contribute to a brighter future. repeat but it does instruct.” year, we solemnly commemorate the 85th turned food into a weapon. In one of histo- The Holodomor claimed millions of lives The international community must heed anniversary of this genocide of the ry’s greatest crimes, the Soviet regime com- in Ukraine and was one element of the the lessons of history for the sake of free- Ukrainian people. mitted genocide against a nation of grain genocidal assault by the Communist regime dom, peace and global security. To protect The Ukrainian nation was condemned to growers who sought to live free on their to destroy the Ukrainian nation. An inde- our common values of democracy, funda- death by starvation because of the Ukrainian own land. pendent Ukraine would have limited the mental freedoms and basic human rights, people’s aspiration for independence, and Soviet Union’s geo-strategic aims to be a we must act with determination, sharing their desire to maintain their culture and (Continued on page 19) Eurasian empire. To force insubordinate the story of the past and its similarities to Ukraine to remain in the Soviet fold, the the present. Stalinist Communist regime launched A better understanding of the past will attacks on the Ukrainian Church, and the drive the courage to defend the truth and Ukrainian national, cultural and political recognize the Holodomor as genocide of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elites, while against the socioeconomic fab- the Ukrainian people at every level of gov- ric of the nation – the grain growers of the ernment and the United Nations. The prime minister of Canada, Justin For decades, the atrocities of the Ukrainian countryside – it engineered a The UWC is grateful to all survivors of Trudeau, issued the following statement Holodomor were largely only known to man-made famine. the Holodomor who have bravely shared on November 24. its victims and those who orchestrated A similar fear drives President of the their stories to help the world understand. it. We must make sure the memories of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin today The UWC appeals to all descendants of vic- Today, we join Ukrainians here in those who suffered during the as, in addition to military arsenal, he uses tims of the Holodomor to become the voice Canada and around the world to remem- Holodomor live on, and that such hor- the tools of disinformation, denial and of family members who can no longer ber the millions of innocent people who rors never happen again. obfuscation as weapons in the Russian speak for themselves. Together, we must suffered at the hands of a totalitarian On this solemn anniversary, I encour- Federation’s hybrid aggression against share the story that will both strengthen a Soviet regime during the Holodomor. age all Canadians to remember the vic- Ukraine, once again forced to defend its nation and brighten the beacon of hope for Between 1932 and 1933, the regime tims of the Holodomor, and to honor the independence and territorial integrity. all peoples who remain oppressed and con- used starvation as a weapon, seizing immense role that people of Ukrainian This year over 85 days, in a demonstra- stantly vigilant of the fragility of freedom. farms and crops across Ukraine. Millions heritage have played in the building of tive show of unity and solidarity, a Candle On Saturday, 24 November 2018, of Ukrainians died from hunger. our country. of Remembrance was lit daily in a different International Holodomor Memorial Day, let Countless others lost their lives in mass Canada continues to stand with the part of the world with the goals of raising us remember every child and woman and arrests, deportations and executions. people of Ukraine in their efforts to pro- awareness and strengthening resolve. The man that senselessly perished during this The Holodomor was a deliberate tect and preserve their sovereignty. We international action “Light a Candle of genocide: pause for a moment of silence attempt – part of a systematic genocide – reaffirm our support for Ukraine’s gov- Remembrance” began in Ukraine, travelled and prayer at 19:32 local time; light a to crush the spirit and identity of the ernment to protect its territorial integri- through countries of the diaspora, and will Candle of Remembrance in your home; par- Ukrainian people. It failed. Ukrainians ty and its ongoing reform efforts to build conclude on 24 November 2018 in Kyiv ticipate in commemorative events and endured and, after decades of Soviet rule, a more secure, prosperous future for its during the state commemoration of the memorial services in your local community. Ukraine won its independence in 1991. citizens. anniversary at the National Museum May our memory of the victims of the Holodomor Victims Memorial. Holodomor remain eternal. Foreign Affairs Minister Five awarded 2018 HREC Educator Prize Chrystia Freeland Global Affairs Canada on November 24 the will of the Ukrainian nation. What’s HREC released this statement by Minister of worse, it was denied by its perpetrators TORONTO – The Holodomor Research Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland. in Moscow, Russia. and Education Consortium (HREC) This attempt to destroy the Ukrainian announced on October 1 that its national Today, we join Ukrainians in Canada spirit failed. Today and all days, we panel of four education adjudicators had and around the world in remembering remember this horrific chapter in selected the 2018 winners of the HREC the murder and suffering inflicted on human history and honor the memory of Educator Prize for Holodomor Lesson Plan millions of Ukrainians by the totalitarian the victims. Development, awarded this year to mark the Soviet regime during the Holodomor. Canada will always stand with 85th year of commemorating the Ukrainian In 1932 and 1933, millions of people Ukraine against attempts to suppress its genocide known as the Holodomor. This were killed by starvation and execution right to self-determination, including by year the judges awarded a total of five priz- while countless others were caught up in Russia, and defend the people of es to educators, totaling $4,200. mass arrests and deportations. This was Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial The top three winners, who will receive a deliberate genocide, designed to break integrity. Vichnaya Pamiat. a $1,000 prize, are: Michael Anthony, Weston Collegiate Institute, Toronto District School Board, Ontario (for Grades 11 and 12 lesson plans); Jeff Kozak, HREC U.S. Department of State Springfield Middle School, Sunrise School Valentina Kuryliw, director of education at the Holodomor Research and Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba (for Grade 7 Education Consortium. The U.S. Department of State released century and a brutal reminder of the lesson plan); and Olga Chassé, St. Martin the following press statement, which was crimes of communism. Catholic School, Edmonton District School which develop critical thinking skills while delivered by Heather Nauert, department Today, Ukrainians are once again Board, Alberta (for Grade 5 lesson plan). addressing the topic of the Holodomor.” spokesperson, on November 23. dying as a result of Russia attempts to Individual prizes vary up to, but do not The winning submissions will be posted destroy the identity and Western aspira- exceed $1,000 and are awarded per grade on the HREC Education website under This month we join Ukrainians tions of the people of Ukraine. Russia’s level based on the quality of submissions. “Learning Activities” for educators to around the world in marking the 85th ongoing aggression in eastern Ukraine “This year’s entries were strong, and the download and use in the classroom. The anniversary of the Holodomor, when has resulted in more than 10,000 deaths. judges were pleased to see a variety of dis- top three prizewinners will be presented millions of innocent Ukrainians were However, Russia will not vanquish the ciplines and grade levels represented with their awards at local Holodomor deliberately starved to death by the resilient Ukrainian spirit, nor dampen amongst the submissions,” stated Valentina memorial events. regime of Joseph Stalin. The Soviet Ukrainians’ desire for a better future. Kuryliw, HREC director of education, who HREC Education welcomes educators’ Union’s barbaric seizure of Ukrainian As we remember the Holodomor’s created the prize. “We received submis- submissions for the prize in 2019, which land and crops was undertaken with the millions of innocent victims, we reaffirm sions from teachers in provinces from will be announced in the New Year in the deliberate political goal of subjugating our unwavering support for Ukraine’s Alberta across to Québec. The prize is HREC Education newsletter, on the website the Ukrainian people and nation. This national sovereignty and territorial intended to foster the development of inno- education.holodomor.ca and on Facebook catastrophic man-made famine was one integrity, as well as the Ukrainian peo- vative, creative and interactive lessons for at https://www.facebook.com/HREC. of the most atrocious acts of the 20th ple’s right to chart their own course. 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COMMUNITY CHRONICLE DVD of feature documentary “Recovery Room” is launched by Lina Onyshko TORONTO – The official launch of the multi-award-win- ning feature documentary “Recovery Room” on DVD was held at The Old Mill in Toronto on September 23. The special event sponsored by BCU (Buduchnist Credit Union) Foundation gave an opportunity for participants of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) medical missions to Ukraine and their family to celebrate the documentary’s release and be the first to receive a copy. Opening remarks were given by the film’s director, Adriana Luhovy, who thanked BCU Foundation for spon- soring the event. She thanked the mission team members for their presence and their continued dedication to humanitarian aid missions in Ukraine. She stated how for- tunate she was to be able to document their work and the impact of the war, and expressed gratitude to those that Some of the members of the Canadian medical missions to Ukraine with film director Adriana Luhovy (front row, helped make the film. center) and Canada-Ukraine Foundation President Victor Hetmanczuk (third from right) at the DVD launch and Roman Medyk, president of BCU Foundation, stated how presentation of “Recovery Room.” proud BCU is to have supported the documentary project. Mr. Medyk noted that sometimes the best initiatives evolve to doing photography, Ms. Luhovy began to also film and Victor Hetmanczuk, chair of the Canada-Ukraine unplanned, due to unique circumstances, just as Ms. conduct interviews with the Canadian and Ukrainian medi- Foundation, thanked Ms. Luhovy for her work and spoke Luhovy’s original role of photographer on the mission cal teams performing operations, and to interview the about the continued needs in Ukraine to help wounded quickly expanded. wounded Ukrainian soldiers. soldiers suffering psychological effects of the war and post- Mr. Medyk mentioned that while Ms. Luhovy was in the Twenty-two months later, with editor Yurij Luhovy, she traumatic stress disorder. He had just arrived from one of Main Clinical Military Hospital in Kyiv as photographer, she completed the documentary that is being shown in cities his many visits to Ukraine monitoring consequences of the noticed that the story of the war in eastern Ukraine and the across Canada, the U.S. and other countries, helping to raise war on the Ukrainian soldiers. humanitarian aid provided was not being told. In addition public awareness of the ongoing war and human costs. Complimentary DVD copies of the documentary were presented by Ms. Luhovy to participants of the missions, along with a photograph of each mission team member, taken by Ms. Luhovy at the Main Clinical Military Hospital. The presentations were followed by a reception orga- Ukrainian community represented nized by BCU Foundation, providing an opportunity for celebration of the new release and for a much-welcomed reunion among the medical missions participants. at international festival in St. Petersburg Dr. Mark McRae brought his newborn daughter to meet his colleagues for the first time. Nearing the end of the launch, team members began to discuss what more can be done to aid Ukraine’s people. For information, to arrange for a screening, or to pur- chase a DVD copy of “Recovery Room” readers may visit www.recoveryroomthemovie.com and www.adri- analuhovy.com. The trailer for the film is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E3DR4aULmg. Wilmington UNWLA branch celebrates 60th anniversary

Irene Badiak The Kalyna Dancers under the supervision of Andrij and Lena Slywka.

by Irene Badiak ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Ukrainian American Club of St. Petersburg, Fla., took part in the annual St. Petersburg International Folk Festival, a four-day event held every year during the last week of October to showcase the cul- tural diversity of the city by displaying the heritage, cul- ture, music, crafts and food of 40 countries in the scenic downtown Vinoy Park. Every participating country is given a tent in which it displays its flag, its culture and its native costume, and sells ethnic foods as well as articles indigenous to the country. This year’s event took place on October 25-28. All-day entertainment is provided on Saturday and Sunday. The Kalyna dancers from St. Petersburg danced for the public on Saturday, while the Marina troupe regaled the audience with singing, dancing and a fashion show on Sunday. WILMINGTON, Del. – Ukrainian National Women’s The president of the Ukrainian American Club, Marion League of America Branch 54 of Wilmington, Del., Serna, along with the club members, take great pride in celebrated its 60th anniversary with a reception at showcasing the Ukrainian heritage and stress the need to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Parish on October Natalia Blonska (left), member of Ukrainian American represent Ukraine at such well-attended events, especially 28. Over 65 persons attended the luncheon. Seen Club, with Marion Serna, club president, at the St. above are members of the branch. Petersburg International Folk Festival. outside of the Ukrainian “hromada.” No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 13 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48

ogy and medicine to analyze women’s tions that the facts about the Famine in 1933, 1946-1947” by Dmytro Pavlychko in Second symposium... behavior at the peak of the Famine as an Soviet Ukraine were not known to the Ukrainian with English translation. He was initial step in writing the social history of Western world, Mr. Balan cited evidence helped in the staging of the play by Greg (Continued from page 8) the Holodomor. She demonstrated that the from a large number of publications Hallick-Holutiak, music director and per- Ukraine, discussed a victimological aspect collective experience of starvation not only penned by Ms. Clyman. former of the role of the village priest. The of the Holodomor as a crime of genocide. destroyed the women’s support networks She was one of the first journalists to plot was developed with the assistance of Dr. Antonovych argued that Ukrainian prominent in traditional village society, but venture into the heart of the “workers’ para- Cheryl Madden, historian and dramaturg. women and children comprised the vast also inhibited their abilities to advance dise” to find its true nature: the use of politi- Dan Aldape, assistant stage manager, made majority of the Holodomor victims, that the themselves physically, morally and intellec- cal prisoners as slave labor. Clyman was visual and sound effects integral to the targeted group had a national character tually, forcing many of them into isolation abruptly arrested in 1932 by the Soviet play. Graphic designer Denise Pearcy used and suffered from conditions of life calcu- and delusion. secret police and given 24 hours to leave the an authentic archival photograph taken by lated to bring about its physical destruc- Daria Mattingly, a Ph.D. candidate in country for allegedly spreading “false news” M. Bokan for the program cover. The father, tion. Slavonic studies at the University of about the Soviet Union. Clyman’s expulsion who witnessed his son dying of hunger, In her analysis, she focused on the three Cambridge, U.K., spoke via Skype. Ms. on the order of the Politburo, the first by paid with his life for taking the photo and techniques of genocide: the biological, Mattingly illuminated various roles that Soviet authorities of a Western journalist in exposing the truth about the famine. physical, and cultural eradication of the women played as perpetrators of the 11 years, was reported in scores of newspa- The symposium was made possible with Ukrainian nation. Dr. Antonovych clarified Famine on district and village levels. Hers is pers across North America, Europe and the support of Vice-Provost Dennis Nef and differences between broad (as a four- one of the first comprehensive studies of around the world, including the Fresno Bee. the Associated Students Inc. Several pronged attack, based on Lemkin’s con- female perpetrators of the Holodomor, Clyman was the first female journalist Ukrainian community organizations from cept) and narrow (as the Famine of 1932- their characteristics and institutional affili- who could speak the language well enough around the United States, under the auspic- 1933) definitions of the Holodomor as ations. The Ukrainian version of her study to go to the villages in eastern Ukraine and es of the Holodomor Committee of genocide and challenged her opponents to was published in July in Ukraine. The speak to people. Her vivid reports ring true California, pulled their resources together. grapple with a more refined conceptualiza- English version will be published in the today and corroborate the facts recorded in Special thanks were expressed to sponsors: tion of the term “perpetrators” and legal “Proceedings of the Second Symposium on archival documents and eyewitness the Ukrainian Genocide Famine responsibility for their acts. the Holodomor” around the time that Ms. accounts. Unlike Walter Duranty, under Foundation-U.S.A. in Chicago (President Olga Bertelsen, visiting research scholar Mattingly will be defending her doctoral whom she apprenticed in Moscow before Nicholas Kotcherha), the headquarters of from the Robert Schuman Center for dissertation. her epic road trip through the famine lands the Ukrainian National Women’s League of Advanced Studies at the European Jars Balan, director of the Canadian in Ukraine, she won no prize for her honest America in New York (President Marianna University Institute in Florence, Italy, pre- Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the reporting. Sadly, she had been forgotten Zajac) and UNWLA Branch 111 in Los sented her findings on the least investigat- University of Alberta, who is currently writ- until scholars brought to light her insightful Angeles (Ludmila Wussek, president, and ed phenomenon of survivor cannibalism at ing a biography of Rhea Clyman, raised reporting, which confirmed other findings Olga Starow, secretary), the Ukrainian sites of the 1932-1933 genocide in Soviet issues of professional ethics and gender about the true nature of the tragedy in Culture Center of Los Angeles (President Ukraine. Dr. Bertelsen used studies from bias against a woman journalist who told Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s. Walt Zozula), the Ukrainian Federal Credit the fields of anthropology, psychology, biol- truth to power. To counter popular percep- Historian and academician Volodymyr Union (President Wasyl Kornylo), the Serhiychuk from Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern National University in Kyiv presented his California (Dr. Jowa, president), the newly published English-language edition Ukrainian American Coordinating Council and signed copies of his book, “Genocide- (Maria Tscherepenko, vice-president, and Holodomor of Ukrainians, 1932-1933.” In Oksana DiRicco, secretary), and the TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 his lecture with the evocative title “To Ukrainian Art Center (President Daria or e-mail [email protected] Honor All Innocent Victims of the Chaikovsky). Holodomor,” Dr. Serhiychuk emphasized The Organizing Committee members, Dr. the necessity to continue archival research Malko, Mr. Kotcherha, Dr. Jowa, Ms. SERVICES PROFESSIONALS to reconstruct the full picture of the cata- Tscherepenko and Ms. Wussek, and the strophic population losses. His analysis of Steel Film LLC team of Ira and Andrew МАРІЯ ДРИЧ documents from regional archives revealed Korotun all donated their time and effort to Ліцензований Продавець gaps in recording and reporting deaths make the symposium a success. Страхування Життя from starvation. Have the organizers achieved their МАRІA DRICH When the village authorities ran out of goals? First, the symposium brought Licensed Life Insurance Agent certificates of deaths, they used certificates together scholars from around the world to Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. of births and weddings to continue their discuss promising new directions for writ- 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054 gruesome job. To conceal the enormity of ing the social history of the Holodomor. Tel.: 973-292-9800 ext. 3035 the tragedy, they lumped death records Second, the symposium allowed scholars e-mail: [email protected] from 1933 and placed them under the from the area of the Holodomor Studies to 1934 records. On 1,677 occasions in one engage in a constructive dialog to clarify region in one year alone, village councils legal definitions and moral aspects of the missed sending reports all together. Dr. actions of “victims” and “perpetrators” in FOR RENT Serhiychuk also brought to the attention of light of research on other cases from the the audience statistical data from village area of the Genocide Studies. Third, the schools that have been overlooked by lead- symposium confirmed further need to con- 2-bedroom appartment on ing Ukrainian demographers. This vast duct archival research to illuminate the the 1st oor of a private house in trove of evidence demands careful consid- roles various social groups and institutions Brooklyn, NY. One block to F-Train eration, he said. Extrapolating the percent- played in the unraveling of the genocidal (Kings Highway Stop). Nearby age of deaths among schoolchildren during Famine in the 1930s. Finally, the sympo- stores and all the vital amenities. 1932-1933 can provide scholars an indi- sium helped school teachers and college Тel.: 646-729-4905 rect clue as to the total losses of the popula- faculty refine curricula for teaching the OPPORTUNITIES tion in Soviet Ukraine. subject. The cultural program of the symposium The symposium was one in a series of included epic dumy sung by Ola commemorative events this fall. It was pre- WANT IMPACT? Earn extra income! Herasymenko-Oliynyk, Merited Artist of ceded by a premiere performance of Kyrylo The Ukrainian Weekly is looking Ukraine. 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Using the University Business Center Alice Peters primary source documents, first-hand Auditorium at California State University, accounts and witness testimonies, this Fresno on November 9. The feature-length piece memorialized the victims and cele- documentary was an official selection at brated Ukraine’s heroes. the 2018 USA Film Festival in Dallas, where Mr. Wyhinny intertwined the story of a it won honorable mention in the short film Ukrainian family with excerpts from the category, nonfiction. diaries of the Welsh journalist Gareth Jones and The New York Times reporter Duranty Dr. Victoria Malko is coordinator of the and interspersed the plot with powerful Holodomor Education Program, recitations from the “Requiem for Those Department of History, California State Who Died of Hunger in 1921-1922, 1932- University, Fresno ([email protected]). No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 15

immediately and demand a stop to the ine and a terrible crime committed by Soviet many Ukrainians consider as an act of geno- NEWSBRIEFS aggression.” Mr. Lavrov, responding to a authorities in the early 1930s. “In the name cide aimed at wiping out Ukrainian farmers. suggestion from German Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s preservation, we must always In a video posted on Twitter to mark the (Continued from page 2) Minister Heiko Maas that , , remember the terrible crimes committed by Holodomor anniversary, U.S. Ambassador to 450 deputies, 276 lawmakers voted in favor Russia and Ukraine could work together to the communist regime on Ukrainian lands,” Ukraine Marie Jovanovich said, “Even during of the plan, with 30 voting against. The deci- resolve the conflict, said: “I don’t see a need he said. The Holodomor took place in 1932 the darkest times, the Ukrainian people have sion marks the first time Kyiv has taken such for any kind of mediators.” Repeating and 1933 as Soviet authorities forced peas- continued to struggle for peace, freedom, a step since Russia seized Crimea in March Russia’s stated position, he said Western ants in Ukraine to join collective farms by and democracy with dignity.” She added, 2014, following the downfall of Moscow- countries should send a “strong signal” to requisitioning their grain and other food “The United States stands with the people of friendly President Viktor Yanukovych, and Kyiv to avoid any future “provocations.” products. Ukraine marks the Day of Ukraine.” Along with Ukraine, at least 15 Russian-backed militants fighting Kyiv’s (Crimea Desk, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) Remembrance of the Victims of the other countries have officially recognized forces in a war that erupted in eastern Holodomor each year on the fourth the Holodomor as “genocide” – but not the Putin accuses Poroshenko of electoral ploy Ukraine the following month. (RFE/RL) Saturday of November to commemorate United States. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, In his first public comments on the mari- those who died during the tragedy, which with reporting by Interfax) Trump says he may cancel Putin meeting time incident that increased already high U.S. President Donald Trump says he is tensions between Kyiv and Moscow and sparked concerns of a widening of the sim- considering canceling his scheduled meet- It is with great sorrow that we share the passing of beloved ing with Russian President Vladimir Putin mering war between Ukrainian govern- at the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in ment forces and Russia-backed separatists wife, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Argentina this week over Russia’s deten- in eastern Ukraine, Russian President tion of Ukrainian sailors. His comments in Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s accusa- Roma Maria Sywyj – Rand an interview with The Washington Post tion that the Ukrainian boats trespassed in at the age of 55 years. published late on November 27 came as Russian waters – a claim Kyiv has denied. the Ukrainian president warned of a “threat “It was without doubt a provocation,” Mr. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Roma attended St. Josephat’s Ukrainian of full-scale war” with Russia while Putin told a financial forum in Moscow. He Catholic School, Ukrainian American Youth Association (СУМ), and the European leaders said they were consider- claimed that the confrontation was orches- ensemble and choir in Cleveland. Roma had the voice of ing a new round of sanctions against Russia trated by Ukrainian President Petro an angel and the spirit of a rebel who always made you laugh. because of its capture of three Ukrainian Poroshenko, who opinion polls indicate naval ships and their crews following a con- faces an uphill battle in his expected bid for She moved to California in 1984, where she continued to be an active frontation at sea off Crimea on November a second term in an election now officially member of the Ukrainian community, met her husband, Rick of 23 years, 25. Mr. Trump told The Post he was await- scheduled for March 31. “It was organized and joined Pepsi Cola in 1992. ing a “full report” from his national security by the president ahead of the elections,” Mr. A traditional Ukrainian prayer service and celebration of Roma’s life Putin said, adding that Mr. Poroshenko “is team about the incident before going was held at 1:00 pm, on December 1st, 2018, at Glen Abbey Memorial in fifth place, ratings-wise, and therefore through with a Putin meeting that had been Park & Mortuary, 3838 Bonita Rd., Bonita, CA 91902, with Father Yurij Sas expected to address a range of issues from had to do something. It was used as a pre- arms control to the conflicts in Syria and text to introduce martial law.” The Russian o— ciating. Ukraine. “That will be very determinative,” president claimed that the Ukrainian “mili- May her memory be eternal. Mr. Trump told The Post. “Maybe I won’t tary vessels intruded into Russian territori- even have the meeting... I don’t like that al waters and did not answer” the Russian In lieu of owers, the family requests charitable donations be made to aggression. I don’t want that aggression at coast guard. “What were they supposed to St. John the Baptizer Ukrainian Catholic Church, PO Box 3116, La Mesa, all,” he said. The U.S. president was due to do?” Responding to a question from a for- CA 91941, www.stjohnthebaptizer.org, for the building of a new church in meet Mr. Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 eign investor at the forum, he said: “They San Diego. summit in Buenos Aires on November 30 would do the same in your country. This is In addition, the family is planning a Celebration of Life in Cleveland in absolutely obvious.” While laying the blame and December 1. His comments came after the spring and will provide details later. a Russian court on November 27 ordered squarely on Ukraine, Mr. Putin – whose 12 of the 24 Ukrainian sailors who were country could face fresh Western sanctions captured by Russian forces to be held in over the clash – also sought to play it down, custody for two months. (The other 12 sail- saying it was nothing more than a border ors were subsequently ordered held for the incident and calling martial law an exagger- В п’яту річницю відходу у вічність нашого same time period.) ated response. (RFE/RL) найдорожчого Чоловіка, Тата і Діда Russian court jails captured sailors Presidential election set for March 31, 2019 8 грудня 2013 року A Russian court on November 27 Ukraine has formally scheduled its presi- св. п. ordered 12 of the 24 Ukrainian sailors who dential election for March 31, 2019. A reso- Ярослава Розумного, д-ра філ. were captured by Russian coast-guard forc- lution setting the date was signed by es during a confrontation at sea off Crimea Verkhovna Rada Chairman to be held in custody for two months. (The on November 28, the website of the single- other 12 sailors were subsequently ordered chamber Parliament said. It came after held for the same time period.) The rulings President Petro Poroshenko vowed that the by the court in Symferopol, the capital of imposition of martial law in 10 regions for a Russian-controlled Crimea, signaled the 30-day period would not mean a postpone- Kremlin’s defiance of calls by Kyiv and the ment of the vote. Martial law was intro- West to release two dozen crew members duced in regions that have coastlines or bor- who were seized along with three vessels of der Russia or Moldova’s Moscow-backed the Ukrainian Naval Forces following hours breakaway Transdniester region after of hostility at sea two days earlier. Aider Russia seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels Українського літературознавця, професора канадських, американ- Azamatov, the lawyer for one of the defen- and their crews in a confrontation off ських та европейських університетів; довголітнього голови Славістич- dants, said the sailors were charged with Crimea on November 25. Critics had specu- ного Відділу та члена Сенату Манітобського Університету; почесного illegal border crossing by a group of individ- lated that Mr. Poroshenko, who polls show про фесора та співучасника заснування Національного Університету uals acting in collusion, or by an organized faces an uphill battle for re-election, might “Києво-Могилянська Академія”; колишнього декана філософічного факуль- group, or with the use of or the threat to use seek to postpone the election. (RFE/RL) тету Українського Вільного Університету; президента наукових, куль турних violence. He said the sailors faced up to six Ukraine marks Holodomor anniversary і громадських установ (УВАН Канада, Осередок Української Культури і years in prison if convicted. (RFE/RL) Освіти, Прихильники РУХ-у та Інститут Маркіяна Шашкевича в Вінніпезі); International concern about Kerch incident Ukraine has marked the 85th anniversary дійсного члена українських й міжнародних наукових організацій й інсти- of the Stalin-era famine, known as the туцій включно з Українською Дослідною Програмою при Іллiнойському United Nations Secretary-General Holodomor, in which millions of people died Університеті; автора монографій і численних статей з української літера- Antonio Guterres said he was “greatly con- of starvation. The anniversary was also тури різних періодів та загальної українознавчої проблематики. cerned” about the November 25 maritime marked by U.S. criticism of what incident near the Kerch Strait and called on Washington called “ongoing aggression in Хай буде Вічна Йому Пам’ять! “both parties to exercise maximum eastern Ukraine” by Russia and “attempts” дружина - Оксана з дому Гриценко restraint and to take steps without delay to by Moscow “to destroy the identity and contain this incident and reduce tensions,” Western aspirations of the people of діти - Лариса з чоловіком Джеймс his spokesman said in a statement. French Ukraine.” Moscow responded by rejecting - Роман з дружиною Андреєю Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, speak- critics who describe the Holodomor exclu- - Істан ing after talks with Russian counterpart sively as an act of genocide against the - Руслан з дружиною Дметрею Sergei Lavrov, called on “all sides to show Ukrainian people. Ukrainian President Petro внуки - Олександер, Боян, Юрдан, Уляна restraint.” Estonian President Kersti Poroshenko and his wife, Maryna, on шваґрові - Віра Гриценко Kaljulaid said Russia’s actions constituted November 24 laid bouquets fashioned from - Зорянна Гриценко-Лугова з чоловіком “war in Europe,” adding that this “will not, wheat stalks and red flowers at a memorial Юрієм Луговим і дітьми Артемом (Надя Демко) shall not and cannot ever again be accepted to the victims of the Holodomor on Kyiv’s і Адріяною as business as usual” and urging the inter- Mykhailivska Square. Mr. Poroshenko, in a national community “to condemn the statement posted on his Facebook page, also ближча і дальша родина в Канаді, США та Україні. Russian aggression clearly, collectively and said the Holodomor was an “artificial” fam- 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48 Chicago’s Plast celebrates 20th annual golf classic

by George G. Kuritza ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill. – Golfers from across the nation gathered on a cool Indian Summer morning Saturday September 8, for the very popular and highly anticipated Plast-Chicago Open Charity Golf Classic, held at the Renwood Golf Course in Round Lake Beach, Ill., where the inaugural Plast- Chicago Golf Outing kicked off 20 years ago. For the last two decades over 1,000 par- ticipants have been coming from all cor- ners of the United States, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia/Washington, D.C., and Florida, to take part in this very suc- cessful and well-attended charity golf tour- nament and festivities hosted by the Chicago-based Pobratymy fraternity of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. Yurchyk Kuritza Participants of the 20th annual Plast-Chicago Golf Classic. Using a team scramble format to engage Marijka Dykun – who promptly donated the 60 men and women golfers, this outing back all the winning proceeds. provided an opportunity for participants to As usual, 100 percent of the proceeds enjoy friendly competition and great cama- from this annual event will provide contin- raderie surrounded by beautiful natural ued financial support for Plast and The surroundings. Pobratymy Foundation, a not-for-profit The fun continued with the customary 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation estab- post-golf reception, banquet and festivities lished in 1992 by members of the Plast held at the nearby Ukrainian Youth Pobratymy fraternity. Over the past 26 years, Camping Organization’s (UYCO) Plast the foundation has raised over $300,000 to campground, held outdoors and lakeside further the principles of Plast and Ukrainian under the beautiful evening skies. Featured scouting to Plast chapters in United States, were a lavish traditional Hawaiian luau and Canada, Germany and Ukraine. pig roast dinner, along with music and The Pobratymy Foundation and the dancing. Many friends and families from tournament’s organizer expressed enor- the Chicagoland community joined in these mous gratitude to all of the wonderful vol- festivities and after which the golf award unteers and sponsors for their support, winners were announced. generosity and commitment, as they are In a tie, the “lowest score” tournament the life-blood of the annual charity event. was won by two teams: Denys Pileckyj, Cited were: Oleh Hanowsky, Areta Kuritza, Andrij Rud, Markian Dziuk and Marko Andrij Durbak, Katrusia and Roman Saldan, Iwanik; and Roman Mycyk, Mary Mycyk, Ihor Hrynewycz, Antin Durbak, Marko Tyler Hall and George Kuritza. The men’s Iwanik, Oleh Sajewych, George A. Kuritza, and women’s “longest drive” competitions as well as the Selfreliance Foundation of the were won by Tyler Hall (305 yards) and Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Mary Mycyk (220 yards) while the men’s Credit Union in Chicago. and women’s “closest to the pin” contest The 21st anniversary Plast Chicago Golf was won by Markian Dziuk and Mary Classic will be held next year on Saturday, Areta Kuritza Mycyk. The “putting contest” winners (tie) September 7, at a yet-to-be-determined Members of the co-winning teams (from left): Tyler Hall, Roman Mycyk, George were: Yuriy Striltschuk and Ivan Derkach. location. Readers may follow the activity of Kuritza, Marko Iwanik, Mary Mycyk, Denys Pileckyj, Markian Dziuk and Andrij Rud. Winning the 50/50 charity raffle was the Pobratymy on www.Pobratymy.org. Pobratymy Plast fraternity gathers for 53rd annual meeting by Daniel Hryhorczuk laws, the acceptance of new members, elec- tion of new leadership and development of a BARABOO, Wis. – The Pobratymy fraternity work plan for the coming year. The rada also of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization gath- included a meeting of the Pobratymy ered on the weekend of September 28-30 at Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation the American Ukrainian Youth Association that since its inception in 1992 has raised over (AUYA) campground Beskyd near Baraboo, $300,000 to further the principles of Plast and Wis., for their 53rd meeting (“rada”). Ukrainian scouting worldwide. This year’s The attendees from throughout the United donations were targeted for infrastructure States included 20 full members, one candi- improvements at Plast camps in Chicago and date for membership and six additional scouts Buffalo, as well as stipends for campers and who were interested in learning more about counselors in Seattle. the fraternity and its activities. As in previous years, the board of the foun- The brisk autumn weather did not discour- dation also decided to donate in support of the age participants from engaging in the pre-rada Plast fund for the expansion of Plast programs activities that included canoeing down the in southern and eastern Ukraine. The Saturday Wisconsin River and golf at a nearby country evening festivities included a traditional camp- club. On Friday evening, while dining on fire and celebration of Pobratymy traditions, Chicago-style Italian beef sandwiches and bev- songs, and humorous sketches. erages on the veranda, members and prospec- Members of Pobratymy are active in Plast tive candidates shared stories, anecdotes, and and Ukrainian community organizations in updates on their family and professional life Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, over the past year. They rekindled old friend- Colorado and Ontario. For over 50 years, the ships and welcomed the next generation of Pobratymy have assisted in preparing scouts who share the Pobratymy mission of Ukrainian youth for life by upholding the ideals promoting the ideals of Ukrainian scouting. George Kuritza of scouting. Readers are invited to check out the The formal meeting included a review of The Pobratymy of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization at the fraternity’s the past year’s activities, updating of the by- 53rd annual meeting. visit the webpage www.Pobratymy.org. Facebook page “Pobratymy – Побратими” and No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 17 Matt Kuchar wins Mayakoba Golf Classic by Ihor N. Stelmach fritz there coming in. I’m thrilled to be the champion here. It’s been a long time for me. An opening 18 holes score of 64 saw his It feels extra sweet right now.” PLAST - CHICAGO GOLF PATRONS 2018 fellow duffers acknowledge his superior The 40-year-old Kuchar had gone 115 round with respectful nods. Coming back starts on the PGA Tour since his last win in The Pobratymy Foundation would like to express enormous gratitude to the next day with another 64 got the atten- the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head in April all of our wonderful individual and corporate sponsors and volunteers tion of those interested in the sport’s betting 2014. The victory comes at the conclusion for their support, generosity, and commitment to the 20th Annual Plast - odds. A third-round tally of 65 and a four- of a disappointing year in which Kuchar fin- Chicago Open Charity Golf Classic on Saturday September 8th, 2018. stroke lead made him the man who would ished out of the top 70 on the PGA Tour be followed by the gallery gods. Follow him money list for the first time since 2007. He Walter Bratkiv, President - REM Builders Dr. George and Areta Kuritza, they did, along with the rest of the field, as also failed to make the Ryder Cup team for Dr. Bohdan and Roxana Charkewycz Edgebrook Radiology Matt Kuchar sat atop the leaderboard from the first time in 10 years. Drs. Roksolana and Vassyl Lonchyna start to finish at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in “My 2018 wasn’t what I wanted,” Kuchar Michael Charysh, Esq., Charysh & Schroeder, Ltd. Wasyl Mirutenko, Metro Security - Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on November said. “This is a high note. It’s an amazing President 8-11. He shot a 22-under with 262, breaking thing to get a win. I go from ‘Hola’ to ‘Aloha.’ Valia Chryniwsky (in Memory of Orest the tournament record by one stroke to I’m pretty excited about that.” Chryniwsky) Dr. Roman and Mary Mycyk earn the eighth PGA tour title of his career. The win got him qualified for the Sentry Andrij and Dawn Chychula PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers Poetic artistry on the links could be an Tournament of Champions to start next Dr. George and Christine Demidowich Nestor and Olya Popowych apt description of Kuchar’s surprising per- year at Kapalua (Hawaii). formance in Mexico. He had gone four Kuchar won for the eighth time on the George and Bohdanna Domino Dr. Andrew and Ruta Ripecky years, six months and three weeks since his PGA Tour in a career characterized more by Dr. Roman and Marijka Dykun Oleh and Marijka Sajewych last victory. His last few holes on the final consistency than trophies. In 2018 he had Andres and Motria Durbak Dr. Roman and Katrusia Saldan day of play must have felt just as long. neither. He had only four top 10s – his best Dynamic Electronics, Inc. – Myron Selfreliance Ukrainian American FCU He started the final round with a four- finish was a tie for fifth in Phoenix – and he Foundation shot lead after making a mere two bogeys was coming off a tie for 57th place in Las Stasiuk in the first 67 holes of play. He proceeded to Vegas. Levko and Halyna Holubec Drs. Alex and Mary Sosenko hit back-to-back bogeys and barely held off He added Mayakoba at the last minute Oleh and Luba Skubiak Dr. Maria Hrycelak, Park Ridge Pediatrics Danny Lee for the win, finishing with three and was forced to hire a local caddie with Yurij Tarasiuk pars, sinking stressful three-footers on the his regular caddie having a previous com- Drs. Daniel and Christine Hryhorczuk Irka Tkaczuk last three holes. He ended with a one-shot mitment. He referenced the week in Mexico Dr. Marko Jachtorowycz advantage and a huge sigh of relief. as a “working vacation” because of the local – Metro Chicago Surgical Oncology Dr. Roman and Marichka Tkaczuk, North Avenue Animal Hospital “I didn’t want a three-footer on the last beaches and amenities, though it was some Greg Kocko – Farmer’s Insurance Group hole,” Kuchar said in a post-tournament real work at the end. Ukrainian Catholic Education press briefing. “I was hoping to have a three “Golf is such a funny game,” Kuchar said Andrew Kolomayets, Esq., Cook, Alex Ltd. Foundation (UCEF) – Joe Solimini or four-shot lead for some wiggle room. But in his press briefing. “It’s hard to predict man that felt awfully good.” when it’s going to come around.” Pobratymy Foundation, founded by the Plast Pobratymy Fraternity in “That was some of the best ball-striking Ryder Cup and fellow Ukrainian 1992, is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt corporation, which supports the ongoing I’ve had, and through some 60 holes, awful- Jim Furyk closed in Mexico with a final activities of Plast-Ukrainian Scouting Organization and other similar tax- ly good putting,” Kuchar added. “And then round score of 67 and tied for sixth place exempt organizations. the putter kind of went a little bit on the overall.

soon afterwards and its ongoing aggres- 1. Demand that Russia immediately History... sion, Ukraine now has its best opportunity to become a full-fledged member of the Worldwide... release all Ukrainian prisoners of war as (Continued from page 7) well as over 70 Ukrainian political prison- Western community of nations. (Continued from page 3) ers illegally jailed in Russian custody. would be around for a very, very long time. Ukraine’s formal independence in 1991 was an aimed action, including opening fire 2. Withdraw Russian President Vladimir Yet the “Evil Empire” that had caused so began Ukraine’s journey away from being a on Ukrainian naval personnel.” Putin’s invitation to the 2018 G-20 Buenos much destruction and misery for so many captive nation and towards reclaiming its Ukraine’s Parliament will meet on Aires summit on 30 November-1 was now relegated to the dustbin of history, European roots. This odyssey continues. November 26 at 4 p.m. Kyiv time to consid- December. dramatically changing the global landscape. The road has not been even, nor has it been er a series of emergency measures pro- 3. Call for an emergency meeting of the And an independent Ukraine, for which so easy, as both the Orange Revolution and the posed by President Poroshenko and the U.N. Security Council to condemn Russia’s many had struggled, suffered and given Euro-Maidan attest. Although the promise National Security and Defense Council of actions their lives, was now a reality. of December 1, 1991, has yet to come to full Ukraine. It is in the national security interests of Exactly 22 years later on that cold, sunny fruition, progress has been made, in large the United States to assist Ukraine in December 1, 2013, little did we know how part because the Ukrainian people Ukrainian Congress defense of its national security and territo- events on the Maidan were to unfold, cul- expressed their will during the Orange rial integrity and in its efforts to institution- minating nearly three months later in the Revolution and, more consequentially, dur- Committee of America alize democratic and economic reforms. martyrdom of the Heavenly Hundred and ing the Euro-Maidan. With presidential On November 25, 2018, Ukrainian naval The Ukraine Freedom Support Act, signed the fall of the exceedingly corrupt, repres- elections in March and parliamentary elec- vessels were attacked by Russian forces as into law in 2014, declares unambiguously sive Yanukovych regime. The Euro-Maidan tions in October, the upcoming year will be they were departing from the area of the that the United States will “assist the gov- Revolution of Dignity shook Ukraine to its pivotal for Ukraine on its journey to fully Kerch Strait and moving back into the Black ernment of Ukraine in restoring its sover- core. realize its potential as an independent, Sea. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko eignty and territorial integrity in order to Despite the trauma of Russia’s invasion democratic state. announced that “Russian special forces deter the government of the Russian have taken over some [Ukrainian] ships.” Federation from further destabilizing and Over a half-dozen Ukrainian service mem- invading Ukraine and other independent By making that argument, or more pre- bers have been injured, and up to 20 have countries.” As such, UCCA maintains its Putin’s... cisely by having a human rights group do been taken captive by Russian forces. position since 2014 that the United States so, the Kremlin clearly hopes to be able to (Continued from page 6) This was a premeditated and deliberate should: mobilize those opposed to racism in all its act of aggression against Ukraine by Russia. language. Given that Mr. Putin has made the horrific forms to speak out against any Once again, Russia continues to flaunt overt Russian forces and equipment from the second most impor- actions it deems discriminatory against international law, and this blatant disre- Ukraine• Demand and compliance withdrawal with of covert cease-fire and tant aspect of Russian identity – the first is ethnic Russians and Russian speakers gard of such demands the strengthening of agreements. loyalty to the Kremlin – that is not a good abroad, and thus amplify Moscow’s moves targeted economic sanctions against the sign for his Russian world either (censoru. in defense of Putin’s “Russian world.” Russian Federation until they fully comply and specifically sectoral sanctions – against net/30736-mesto-russkogo-jazyka-v-mire. And this effort has a collateral benefit as with their international obligations. the• RussianSignificantly Federation strengthen for this sanctions latest bra –- html). far as the Kremlin is concerned. It distracts The Ukrainian Congress Committee of zen act of aggression against Ukraine’s sov- And third, in an indication of one of the attention from the fact that Mr. Putin’s America (UCCA), the nation’s largest repre- ereignty, including banning Russia from the ways Moscow hopes to respond, the Russia is ever more frequently discriminat- sentative body of Americans of Ukrainian SWIFT international payments system. Moscow Human Rights Bureau has ing against non-Russians at home, limiting descent, calls upon the United States and declared that ever more Russians abroad the use of the native languages of more the international community to voice their Constitution regarding the strategic course are suffering from discrimination and that than a quarter of the population and cur- strong condemnation of such attacks and for• obtaining Respond full to membershipthe changes ofto UkraineUkraine’s in “Russophobia is one of the forms of racism” tailing the powers of those federal institu- immediately take the following decisive the EU and NATO with increased military (ng.ru/politics/2018-11-07/3_7347_ruso- tions that ostensibly were supposed to pro- measures: and economic support. fob.html). tect these nations. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2018 No. 48

Moscow says the area is its territorial Russia’s actions in the Azov Sea over the NBC news this week that his message to Russia attacks... waters, although an overwhelming majori- past year a “boa constrictor strategy” U.S. President Donald Trump is that Mr. ty of the 195 member countries of the whose purpose is to strangle “the economy Putin must “get out of Ukraine.” (Continued from page 1) United Nations haven’t recognized Russia’s of Ukraine’s littoral areas.” However, Mr. Trump told The boat were en route from Odesa to the Azov takeover of Crimea. Russia has been subject Nearly 700 merchant vessels were sub- Washington Post in an interview soon after Sea port of Mariupol in Ukraine when they to a series of European Union and U.S. sanc- ject to time-consuming and money-drain- the maritime attack that he may not meet were attacked. Ten Russian military vessels, tions for the peninsula’s takeover and for ing inspections by Russian authorities in with the Russian president at the G-20 Ka-52 combat helicopters and five Su-30 illegally building a bridge across the Kerch the first six months of this year. The arbi- summit in Argentina that starts on fighter jets were scrambled during the Strait that opened in May. trary inspection of non-Russian ships has November 30. assault, the Security Service of Ukraine Western officials condemned the naval caused more than $36 million in losses, Mr. Then, on November 29, while en route (SBU) reported. attack; some called for more military assis- Kabanenko said. to Argentina, the U.S. president tweeted: Russia blamed Ukraine for the incident, tance to Ukraine. Russia has also quadrupled the number “Based on the fact that the ships and sailors calling it a “provocation,” although a Russian- Mr. Poroshenko told CNN that U.S. of military and patrol ships in the Azov Sea have not been returned to Ukraine from sourced video published by Ukraine’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had to 120. Russia, I have decided it would be best for Defense Ministry showed a Russian coast pledged “full assistance, including military Then, in May, a bridge opened that con- all parties concerned to cancel my previ- guard ship ramming the tug boat, and dam- assistance.” nects mainland Russia with the Crimean ously scheduled meeting…” In the next aging its engine and hull as a result. America’s ambassador to the U.N., Nikki city of Kerch; its height significantly restricts tweet, he continued: “...in Argentina with Ukraine’s military also published coordi- Haley, said that “Russia must immediately clearance for bigger ships to pass through. President Vladimir Putin. I look forward to nates of its ships’ location in the Black Sea cease its unlawful conduct and respect the On November 29, Ukraine’s Minister of a meaningful Summit again as soon as this and released intercepted audio communi- navigational rights and freedoms of all Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan report- situation is resolved!” cation between Russian sailors and their states.” ed that Ukraine’s Azov Sea ports “are effec- commanders ashore. Kurt Volker, America’s point man on the tively under blockade by the Russian In it, one Russian sailor says that Vice Donbas war at the State Department, Federation. Vessels are being barred from Admiral Gennady Medvedev, who heads the tweeted that “Russia rams Ukrainian vessel leaving and entering.” coast guard border service that is subordi- peacefully traveling toward a Ukrainian “Putting military pressure on Ukrainian nated to Russia’s port. Russia seizes ships and crew and then assets in the Sea of Azov contributes to the (FSB), is “panicking,” adding that “we should accuses Ukraine of provocation???” Kremlin’s long-term strategy of keeping assault them. We have to destroy them.” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Ukraine politically weak and divided, espe- Then the sailor says that “it seems that said: “There is no justification for the use of cially ahead of the March 2019 presidential the president [Vladimir Putin] is in control military force against Ukrainian ships and elections,” wrote Mathieu Boulegue, of all of this sh*t.” naval personnel. So we call on Russia to research fellow at London-based Chatham The two Ukrainian artillery boats – release immediately the Ukrainian sailors House. “Recent developments are also part Berdyansk and Nikopol – were fired upon and ships it seized yesterday. Russia’s ongo- of the Kremlin’s wider strategy to turn the by the Russian vessels and a Russian jet, the ing militarization of Crimea, the Black Sea Black Sea into a ‘Russian lake’ under its mil- SBU said, adding that two unguided missiles and the Sea of Azov, poses further threats to itary dominance as well as to consolidate were fired from the plane. These two ves- Ukraine’s independence. And undermines the claim that Crimea is a constituent part sels and the tugboat were taken to Kerch in the stability of the broader region.” of the territory of the Russian Federation.” On Twitter, Canadian Foreign Affairs Russia-annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian mili- Martial law tary said that six of the 24 crew members Minister Chrystia Freeland called on aboard the vessels were wounded. Two “Russia to immediately de-escalate, release Military rule will govern the following crew members are SBU officers who were the captured vessels, and allow for freedom oblasts: Odesa, Mykolayiv, , conducting counterintelligence, said SBU of passage.” Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Sumy, chief Vasyl Hrytsak. One officer, Andriy Military expert Phillip Karber, president of Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Vinnytsia. A presi- Drach, was wounded in the attack. the Potomac Foundation, said that “by any dential decree also calls for increasing Following trials in the Crimean capital of standard of international behavior – invasion defense expenditures, bringing civilian Symferopol, all 24 of the captives were placed and occupation of sovereign territory, attack defense systems to full readiness and creat- in pre-trial detention for 60 days on charges on peaceful shipping, high levels of violence ing defense councils. that they trespassed on Russian territory. and repeated violation of international law The International Monetary Fund said Ukrainian authorities maintain that the – Russia is waging war on Ukraine.” martial law won’t impede lending efforts to the country. Presidential elections remain ships were navigating neutral waters and Russia’s creeping blockade said that Russia violated a 2003 bilateral scheduled for March 31 next year. cooperation treaty regarding the Azov Sea In an analysis that was published in June Mr. Poroshenko’s office said his Russian and the Kerch Strait that allows for free use by the Jamestown Foundation, retired counterpart wouldn’t accept a telephone of the waterways. Ukrainian admiral Ihor Kabanenko called call following the Kerch incident. He told Life Insurance* is the ultimate selfl ess gift your family truly needs

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its naval forces and develop a “Mosquito Christmas holiday. In serious... Fleet” of numerous small but highly Turning... This year, on November 25, Russia esca- maneuverable ships (see EDM, March 9, lated its war against Ukraine when Russian (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 6) 2017) are still in the inception phase. Federal Security Service (FSB) ships waters stopped altogether, reportedly due For now, Ukrainian decision-makers are Crimea to Ukraine in 1954. attacked three Ukrainian naval vessels – to the aforementioned Ukrainian military mostly focused on political and diplomatic Tensions escalated on December 2, injuring six and imprisoning 23 sailors, exercises. However, this week’s attack on solutions. And martial law, according to 2003, when Ukraine sent border troops to including Ukrainian counterintelligence offi- the Ukrainian naval group may portend the President Petro Poroshenko, does not defend its territory and blocked the path- cers – as they attempted to pass through the start of a new escalation by the Kremlin. mean a declaration of war against Russia; it way of the approaching stone and sand Kerch Strait. The international community The key problem for Ukraine as it seeks is purely defensive (President.gov.ua, wall with pontoon bridges. The crisis was has largely sided with Ukraine, calling the to withstand the Russian naval offensive in November 25). defused only after President Kuchma abort- attack a provocation by Russia, while the Azov Sea is its insufficient resources ed a state visit to Brazil and returned to Ukraine also cites Russia’s actions as a viola- and huge disparity compared to Russian The article above is reprinted from Ukraine, where he immediately traveled to tion of international maritime law and a vio- capabilities. Specifically, Ukraine lost the Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from Tuzla and stated that he would not concede lation of the agreement between Russia and majority of its naval assets after the annex- its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, the territory to Russia. A permanent border Ukraine on the shared use of the Sea of Azov. ation of Crimea. Whereas, plans to revive www.jamestown.org. station, manned by 50 troops, had been Source: “Tuzla still in the news, as developed on the island. Ukraine announces it will dig a channel,” by Ongoing talks between Ukraine and Roman Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, courageous defense of their freedom and Russia were scheduled to resume after the December 14, 2003. Ukrainian Canadian... right to self-determination. With God’s help, they will be victorious. (Continued from page 9) On Holodomor Memorial Day, we gather Despite the Soviet attempts to destroy in our communities to pay tribute to the the Ukrainian nation, the Ukrainian people memory of the millions of innocent victims persevered and, decades later, won their of the Holodomor Famine-Genocide 1932- independence. 1933. We honor the survivors of the Today, that independence is again under Holodomor, whose courage in sharing their threat from Russia’s tyranny. The people of story has educated the world about this Ukraine are once more forced to defend genocide. We strengthen our commitment their homeland against Russian imperial- to ensuring that crimes such as the ism. In Ukraine’s east, Russia wages a bru- Holodomor never happen again. And we tal war of aggression, seeking again to sub- pray that peace soon returns to Ukraine. jugate Ukraine to Moscow’s rule. A genera- May the memory of the victims be eter- tion of Ukrainians again takes up arms in nal!

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