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Critics Cite Poroshenko's Oligarch Alliance INSIDE: l UNA Forum: Festivals and Young UNA’ers – page 5 l Toronto Ukrainian Festival – pages 10-11 l Community Chronicle – page 14 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXII No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 $2.00 IRI poll shows opposition ANALYSIS: Critics cite Poroshenko’s oligarch alliance, self-interest to Russian aggression, by Zenon Zawada KYIV – Ukrainian President Petro support for Kyiv government Poroshenko made clear this week what KYIV – According to a new Ukraine results he wants from the early parliamen- poll released on October 14 by the tary elections on October 26. International Republican Institute (IRI), “The new government and new majority Ukrainians overwhelmingly oppose in Verkhovna Rada (parliament) will imple- Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine. ment the reforms program,” he told jour- nalists on October 20, as reported by the The poll also shows strong support for Interfax news agency. “I think this majority the Kyiv government as the country should be constitutional because the prepares for parliamentary elections on reforms program foresees certain constitu- October 26. tional changes.” Despite continued claims to the con- A constitutional majority is when the trary from Moscow and pro-Russian president has the support of at least 300 separatists, 89 percent of respondents national deputies, which gives him the abil- oppose Russia sending troops to pro- ity to amend the Constitution. Yet it’s pre- tect Russian-speaking citizens. cisely that quest to consolidate power that The opposition to Russia’s actions is is disturbing many political observers. seen across all regions – 78 percent in Mr. Poroshenko’s actions since becoming the east, 89 percent in the south, 93 per- Mykhailo Markiv president in early June have demonstrated The new defense minister, Gen. Stepan Poltorak, allegedly dispatched internal army cent in central Ukraine and 99 percent so far that his priorities are serving his own in the west. It also transcends language. forces to suppress the Euro-Maidan when he was the director of the Internal Army interests and those of the Ukrainian oligar- Academy in Kharkiv. Critics view his appointment as a betrayal of the Euro-Maidan. Seventy-nine percent of Russian speak- chy, having largely betrayed the Euro- ers and 95 percent of Ukrainian speak- Maidan’s ideals, his critics said. The first oligarch consensus was reached schemes, Mr. Datsyuk said. ers oppose the Russian actions. IRI “The threat of creating a new monopoliza- in early March, Mr. Datsyuk said, when Mr. It also involves maintaining good relations noted that this was the first national poll tion of power has emerged in Ukraine today,” Poroshenko put billionaire Igor Kolomoisky with Donbas kingpin Rinat Akhmetov – who in some time to include respondents said Serhiy Datsyuk, a contemporary in charge of the Dnipropetrovsk region and made little effort to stop the separatists – and from the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Ukrainian philosopher and political observer. mega-millionaire Serhiy Taruta in charge of natural gas kingpin Dmytro Firtash as part of The poll also shows that Ukrainians “The newly elected president has reached the Donetsk region. the president’s strategy of renewing natural continue to support an undivided two oligarchic consensuses, which are ori- The second consensus currently involves gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers, who Ukraine. An overwhelming majority – ented against the goals of the Revolution of keeping Mr. Kolomoisky as Dnipropetrovsk were cut off by Russia in June. 80 percent – would like Ukraine to Dignity because they are practically trying to State Oblast Administration head despite remain a unitary country. Only 2 per- preserve the oligopoly in Ukraine.” his many allegedly illegal business (Continued on page 8) cent of Ukrainians would like to see Ukraine divided into several countries. Despite continuing concerns over the crisis in eastern Ukraine, a majority of Ukrainians voiced their support for Ukrainian folk artist honored by National Endowment for the Arts the central government in Kyiv, with 55 percent of Ukrainians approving of the by Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich efit of individuals and communities and Ms. ients of the NEA National Heritage job that President Petro Poroshenko is Nakonechny was one of the2014 awardees. Fellowships. The gilded and marbled Great doing and 35 percent disapproving. PHILADELPHIA – Vera Nakonechny, a On September 17, the Great Hall of the Hall of the Library of Congress welcomed the Support for Mr. Poroshenko’s policy prominent master in traditional Ukrainian Library of Congress hosted, and feted Ms. of joining the European Union also folk art, has received from the National Nakonechny together with eight other recip- (Continued on page 16) increased from 53 percent in April to Endowment for the Arts the country’s high- 59 percent, representing another indi- est honor in the folk and traditional arts cation of support for the Poroshenko category. government. The award also carries a $25,000 stipend. On the other hand, support for mem- Ms. Nakonechny, a Philadelphia Ukrainian, is bership in Russian President Vladimir an expert in the art of crafting Ukrainian tex- Putin’s Customs Union dropped from 24 tiles, including embroidery, beadwork and percent to 17 percent during that same weaving. She cultivates and preserves these time. Finally, a large majority (66 per- Ukrainian traditions both in the United cent) of Ukrainians have a negative view States and Ukraine. For her outstanding of Russia. work she has received numerous awards, among them Pew Fellowship in the Arts Some observers believe that Award, the Leeway Transformation Award President Poroshenko has been hin- as well as several Pennsylvania Council on dered by having to work with a the Arts grants and fellowships. Parliament elected under his predeces- However, the award from the National sor, Viktor Yanukovych. The current Endowment for the Arts is the most presti- Verkhovna Rada, elected in 2012 under gious and most recognized. The National former President Yanukovych, registered Endowment was established by Congress a 15 percent approval in the IRI poll. “It as an independent agency of the federal reinforces the timeliness and impor- government. The NEA has awarded more Yuri Nakonechny than $5 billion to support artistic excel- (Continued on page 18) lence, creativity and innovation for the ben- The NEA invitation featuring Vera Vera Nakonechny addresses the 2014 Nakonechny’s gerdan beadwork. National Endowment for the Arts Banquet. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 No. 43 ANALYSIS Russia’s policy toward Ukraine: President comments on Milan talks European Union officials were scheduled to meet on October 21 in Brussels to discuss KYIV – President Petro Poroshenko the gas-pricing issue. (RFE/RL, with report- strategic design, operational flexibility noted on October 18 that the Ukrainian del- ing by Reuters and TASS) egation fulfilled its tasks for Milan. “Ukraine by Vladimir Socor which should become a natural component arrived there with a very important mis- Savchenko appeal is delayed Eurasia Daily Monitor of a pro-Western parliamentary coalition sion: We had to preserve peace. In no way after the elections, but could instead dis- could we allow reconsideration of Minsk MOSCOW – A Moscow district court has Russia’s grand policy objective toward tance itself from Mr. Poroshenko if the latter agreements. We had to ensure a sustainable postponed hearings on a captured Ukraine can be defined, broadly, as doing is seen as indecisive or concession-prone peace process,” the president said in an Ukrainian Air Force pilot’s appeal against a away with Ukraine’s sovereign statehood. vis-à-vis Russia (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, interview with Ukrainian TV channels. “All decision to put her in a mental clinic for Toward that goal, Russia is resorting to mil- September 10, 11, 17 19, 23). the participants of consultations stressed psychiatric evaluation. The decision means itary power (in a progression from hybrid 3) Draw wedges between President that our peace plan, the Minsk documents, 33-year-old Nadiya Savchenko will remain to conventional), political-psychological Poroshenko on one hand and Ukraine’s including both the protocol and memoran- in detention at a Moscow mental clinic for warfare, economic pressures and phased-in government and military on the other dum are basic,” Mr. Poroshenko noted. He at least another month before her appeal is territorial fragmentation (Donbas partition, hand. This effort appears to be unsuccess- also said that all the participants of negotia- considered on November 11. First Lt. Novorossiya project, “federalization” pro- ful thus far, but it persists. Moscow’s official tions emphasized the importance of imple- Savchenko says she was captured in east- ern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists posals). The Kremlin is successfully exclud- discourse and its propaganda treat Mr. menting all the provisions of the peace plan, during fighting in June and transferred to ing the West from any crisis-management Poroshenko with a modicum of respect, or including the holding of local elections in Russian custody in July. Russian authorities role in the Donbas (eastern Ukrainian at least refrain from attacking him. Mr. certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk have charged her with complicity in the region encompassing Donetsk and Luhansk Putin is deigning to meet with Mr. regions under Ukrainian legislation. “The killing of two Russian journalists who died provinces) conflict, where Russia’s proxies Poroshenko occasionally and behaves so-called fake elections of November 2 or any other day will not and cannot be recog- covering the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Lt. continue hostilities despite the armistice. politely toward him. At the same time, nized by any participant of consultations Savchenko denies the charges and lodged a But the Kremlin will undoubtedly seek Moscow attacks Prime Minister Arseniy unless they are held under Ukrainian legis- protest against the psychiatric examination.
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