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The Ukrainian Weekly 1994 1NS1DE: ^ Ukraine's defense minister visits D.C. on eve of Kuchma visit - page 3. - 50th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky - page 7. - Still more reaction to CBS's "The Ugly Face of Freedom" - page 8. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-prof it association vol. LXII No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1994 75 cents 500 picket CBS in New York Ukrainian Parliament ratifies NPT but seeks more security guarantees by Marta Kolomayets lead to a situation where the world com– Kyyiv Press Bureau munity stops taking us seriously, because we do not know how to keep and execute KYYiv - Ukraine's Parliament our obligations," he added. approved the long-stalled Nuclear Non– President Kuchma, who ran Proliferation Treaty on Wednesday after- Pivdenmash, the largest rocket factory in noon, November 16, closing a chapter in the world, also told the Parliament that the the history of post-Cold War politics. cost of keeping nuclear weapons is prohib– However, the legislature set conditions itive. "Experts estimate it will cost S10 bil– designed to provide Ukraine with securi– lion to S30 billion a year to keep these ty assurances from the nuclear club of weapons, it means we have to sell all our nations. possessions to keep them," he added, The Parliament voted 301-8 with 20 "Obstacles halting accession to the abstentions on the eve of President Leonid Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty have Kuchma's official visit to the United been overcome," Foreign Minister States to accede to the NPT. The treaty Gennadiy Udovenko told the Parliament will not become effective, however, until on Wednesday afternoon. He added that the Ukrainian president and the leaders of satisfactory guarantees had been given to the United States, Great Britain and Ukraine by the United States, Russia and Demonstrators outside the CBS Broadcast Center protest the portrayal of Russia sign a document at the Conference Great Britain within the last few clays. Ukrainians as ''genetically anti-Semitic" in a report aired by "60 Minutes." on Security and Cooperation in Europe He said that after months of negotia– meeting in Budapest on December 5-6. tions, the countries had come through for by Khristina Lew length of a city avenue block, stopped (France also has agreed to give security Ukraine, offering assurances that would traffic. guarantees, but on a bilateral basis.) prevent an attack on Ukraine by both NEW YORK - Over 500 Ukrainian At CBS's other headquarters, the President Kuchma addressed the Americans aggravated Manhattan's rush nuclear and conventional weapons, as demonstrators overran the sidewalk oppo– Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, urg– well as substantial financial support from hour traffic on November 14, picketing site the building, waving their banners and ing the legislators to ratify the document. both CBS's production headquarters on the West. Ukrainian flags at the CBS employees "Ukraine has no choice today on whether "This is a triumph for Ukrainian West 57th Street and its corporate head- peering out of the building's windows. it should be nuclear or non-nuclear. That quarters 10 blocks away in reaction to the diplomacy and Ukrainian independence. Curious passers-by questioned the demon– choice has been made," he said, explain– if Ukraine does not join the NPT, it may network's apparent refusal to retract the strators, shaking their heads when told that ing that Ukraine had pledged disarmament inflammatory October 23 "60 Minutes" become isolated from the world econom– "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer and non-proliferation in 1990, when it pro- ic community," he underlined. segment on alleged anti-Semitism in had made claims that Ukrainians were claimed itself a non-nuclear state. western Ukraine, After speeches from Minister "genetically anti-Semitic." "The course of the world's nuclear dis– Udovenko and President Kuchma, the Carrying banners and placards that read That evening's CBS news carried a armament depends on your decision "CBS is racist" and "60 Minutes - Ugly legislators listened to advice from their brief report on the demonstration, quali– today," he told the deputies as he observed own deputies, including the chairmen of Face of Journalism" while chanting fying it with the terse statement that CBS the day's session. "Further delays in both the foreign relations and defense "Morley Safer s got to go," the Ukrainian stands by its story. reaching a decision, in my opinion, would committees, respectively, Borys Oliynyk demonstrators blocked the entrance to (a Communist) and volodymyr Mukhin CBS's production headquarters from 3 to (a Socialist).The Communist^ and 4:30 p.m. As CBS employees alighted Socialist factions had been in favor of from the building at the end of the work- Former prime minister accused Ukraine holding on to its nuclear day, the demonstrators booed them, forc– weapons, motivated by the fact that "the ing them to weave through a human barri– world respects only the strong." cade co the street. of embezzling S25 M in state funds "We have no choice," said Mr. At the height of the Ukrainian picketing, by Marta Kolomayets Datsiuk. Oliynyk, "Ukraine is tied to the treaty. 25 New York City police officers attempt– Kyyiv Press Bureau He pointed to three articles in Ukraine's We put ourselves in this situation, now ed to direct the rush-hour traffic that Criminal Code - Article 86.1, stealing let's try to get out of it with the smallest KYYiv — Former Prime Minister demonstrators blocked while handing out state property in massive amounts; Article possible losses," he said. flyers. Both CBS Radio and a CBS televi– Yukhym Zviahilsky was stripped of his 165.2, abusing an official position; and "1 never expected the vote to be so legal immunity by the Ukrainian Parliament sion crew interviewed demonstrators. Article 166.1 overstepping official authori– successful," mused Mr. Mukhin. on Tuesday, November 15, paving the way Organized by the Ukrainian Educational ty - which Mr. Zviahilsky appears to have But members of the Parliament's for prosecutors to charge him with embez– and Cultural Center in Philadelphia, the violated during his tenure as acting prime ultra-right, the UNA-UNSO party, did United Ukrainian American Organizations zling S25 million in government funds. minister from October 1993 through early not take the news well. Oleh Yitovych, of New York and the Ukrainian Congress The Parliament voted 274-2 against June of this year. leader of the ultra-nationalist party, and Committee of America New Jersey State Mr. Zviahilsky with 23 abstentions. The Mr. Zviahilsky allegedly sold high- two other deputies wore white headbands Council, the demonstration brought togeth– former prime minister, an elected deputy quality aviation fuel to a Greek company with a picture of an atom bomb during er young and old, professionals and the from Donetske, has been in israel for the for S15.45 million, but only S10 million the debate in Parliament. clergy from New York, New Jersey and past several weeks for medical treatment, of that money made it to the National "Today we actually signed a death Pennsylvania. reported Yladislav Datsiuk, Ukraine's Bank. Allegedly S3 million dollars went warrant to any prospects of Ukrainian Having sung the Ukrainian national prosecutor general. to Mr. Zviahilsky, while the remainder of statehood, thus dooming ourselves to the anthem and read a list of their demands, Mr. Datsiuk, speaking before the the money was split among associates. role of a banana republic with a cocoa which included a retraction of "The Ugly Parliament, charged Mr. Zviahilsky, 61, This scheme threatened Ukraine's securi– president," said Mr. vitovych. Face of Freedom" segment, the demon– with endangering national security and ty because the fuel was earmarked for the vyacheslav Chornovil, leader of the strators lined up for the 10-block proces– embezzling government money. He also state's defense forces, said Mr. Datsiuk. Rukh faction in Parliament, said, "By sion to CBS corporate headquarters on charged that Mr. Zviahilsky "put S3 mil- The prosecutor general also said that this action we have proved our intention 52nd Street and the Avenue of the lion into his own pockets." Mr. Zviahilsky used his position as prime to proceed toward complete nuclear dis– Xmericas. Escorted by a police van, three "investigations reveal he carried out minister to engage in an operation of ille– armament." police cars and 12 police mopeds, the illegal dealings that inflicted substantial Ukrainian demonstration, stretching the economic damage to Ukraine," said Mr. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 16) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1994 No. 47 Revolution Day marked in Kyyiv by Marta Kolomayets However, leaders of the national-demo– Kyyiv Press Bureau cratic bloc, among them vyacheslav Chornovil, appeared on Ukraine's national U.S, Russia applaud NPT approval NPT by Ukraine allows for implementa– KYYiv — Residents of Kyyiv came air waves on both Saturday and Sunday, tion of the START 1 treaty, already out in droves on Monday morning, MOSCOW7WASH1NGTON -Both signed by the U.S. and Russia, to begin. November 5-6, telling viewers they had Russia and the United States applauded November 7 - some to celebrate the been given permission earlier and that (Reuters) October Revolution of 1917, others to Ukraine's November 16 decision to their march would go on in the morning as accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Ukraine rescinds Crimean laws mourn the victims of communism over previously scheduled. the past 75 years. Treaty (NPT). The Ukrainian Parliament The national democrats started their day voted by 301 votes to 8 to accede to the KYYiv - Ukraine's Parliament on The Communists and Socialists protest– November 17 rescinded a lengthy list of with a prayer service near the gates of the Lisbon Protocol, which Ukraine had pre– ed President Kuchma's economic reform laws that the Crimea has passed since its St.
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