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The Ukrainian Weekly, 2015 INSIDE: l After Russian veto, good alternatives are few – page 4 l Exhibit on history of Ukrainian-Jewish encounter – page 9 l Community: Montreal, Whippany, Ellenville – page 14-15 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXIII No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 $2.00 Russia’s veto of U.N. resolution Ukrainian American community continues on MH17 tribunal is condemned advocacy of stronger U.S.-Ukraine relations tional and national level... supported by a RFE/RL broad international coalition” because “the There has been widespread condemna- perpetrators... must not be allowed to tion of Russia’s decision to veto a United escape punishment.” Nations draft resolution to create an inter- Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott national tribunal over the downing of a called Russia’s veto “outrageous.” He noted, Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine last “By its actions, Russia has shown complete year, with a number of countries pledging disregard for the families’ right to know to explore other ways to ensure justice. who was responsible and to see these crim- The tribunal would have been tasked inals face justice.” with investigating and trying those respon- The majority of those who died were sible for firing the missile that is believed to Dutch, and nearly 40 were Australian citi- have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 zens or residents. (MH17) over a region where pro-Russian Other options fighters were battling Ukrainian troops, killing all 298 people aboard. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said Russia’s The text also would have required all veto “does not mean there will be impunity countries to cooperate with the tribunal or for MH17,” adding, “We will consider and face sanctions. explore other viable options and prosecut- But Russia followed through on a vow to ing mechanisms.” use its veto power on the 15-member “The results of the vote on the MH17 tri- Security Council session during the July 29 bunal speak for themselves,” Ukrainian vote. President Petro Poroshenko’s press secre- Irene Rejent Saviano Eleven other Security Council members tary, Svyatoslav Tseholko, said. “But Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen of New Jersey (third from left), recipient of the Friend of backed the proposal by Malaysia, Australia, Ukraine will not stop there. Our goal is to UNIS award, with (from left): Michael Sawkiw Jr., Roksolana Lozynskyj, Tamara the Netherlands and Ukraine, while Angola, punish the guilty.” Olexy, Bishop John Bura and Kira Lozynskyj. China and Venezuela abstained. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said can fight alone – Ukraine must be support- [Editor’s note: The supporters of the res- Russia had “callously disregarded the pub- UNIS olution were three out of the five perma- lic outcry in the grieving nations.” She told ed vigorously by the United States.” nent members of the Security Council: the council that “no veto will stand in the WASHINGTON – More than two dozen Ukrainian Day on July 15 began with a France, the United Kingdom, the United way of this heinous crime being investigat- Ukrainian Americans from New Jersey, New morning briefing session that included pre- States; and eight of the 10 non-permanent ed and prosecuted.” York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington sentations by former U.S. Ambassador to members: Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, The European Union described Russia’s state and the District of Columbia met on Ukraine John Herbst, currently the director Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria and Spain.] veto as a “setback” that it regrets. Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 15, for the of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said European Commission spokeswoman second Ukrainian Day advocacy event to be Council; a senior policy analyst for Eurasia Russia had “failed to stand up and be Maja Kocijancic told reporters that “the held this year. at the Open Society Foundations, Jeff counted in the quest for international jus- work must continue so that those who are Ukrainian Day participants met with Goldstein; and the coordinator of the tice.” He said Russia’s veto was “exception- either directly or indirectly responsible for House and Senate members or their staff at Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Vasyl ally disappointing” but “not surprising.” the downing of MH17 are, indeed, held more than 20 congressional offices to press Myroshnychenko. Bishop John Bura of the Mr. Rutte added that countries involved accountable.” their case for more robust U.S.-Ukraine Ukrainian Catholic Church led the partici- in a Dutch-led investigation will now focus relations, including economic and military pants in a prayer for Ukraine and the wel- on other legal options “at both the interna- (Continued on page 4) assistance. They were joined by representa- fare of the Ukrainian American community. tives of groups that comprise the Central Each speaker underscored that Russia’s and East European Coalition (CEEC). actions threaten not only Ukraine, but also U.S., Ukraine on the veto “It’s incredibly important for Ukrainian the stability of the world. All acknowledged Americans from across the country to meet the seeming disconnect between the strong “...By vetoing this resolution, Russia has tried to deny justice to the 298 victims on personally with members of Congress and support for Ukraine in Congress and the that plane, and deny their families a chance to hold accountable those responsible. their staffs so that they realize how strongly Obama administration’s more tepid Russia has callously disregarded the public outcry in the grieving nations, the appeals we feel about the need to defend Ukraine’s response to the crisis. Briefing papers were of the families affected. democratic future,” said Katya Sedova, rep- distributed to participants that included “It is tragic that Russia has used the privilege entrusted to it in order to advance inter- resenting the Ukrainian Association of several main topics of advocacy: military national peace and security in order to frustrate international peace and security...” Washington State. assistance to Ukraine; “How Congress Can – U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power speaking on July 29, after Russia’s “Normally, Ukrainian Days is held once a Assist Ukraine” (which included an over- veto of the resolution regarding MH17. year and is a time during which members view of legislation for Ukraine); member- of the Ukrainian American community ship in the Congressional and Senate “…our duty before those who died and the families of the victims is to bring to jus- meet with our elected representatives to Ukraine caucuses; and information regard- tice those who have committed this barbarian act. ...We want the perpetrators speak on topics related to Ukraine,” noted ing the upcoming dedication of the revealed and tried by a public international court. There can be no reason to oppose event organizer Michael Sawkiw, director of Holodomor Memorial in Washington, this – unless you a perpetrator yourself. ... the Ukrainian National Information Service which is slated for November 7. “But our hope for justice is not lost. The Russian Federation, as the U.N. people would (UNIS), the public affairs office of the Among the offices visited by Ukrainian say, just killed the resolution. But this abuse of the veto power will not kill the hope of Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Day participants were those of Reps. Bill those who suffered. It will only make us stronger and more determined to elaborate (UCCA). “But the past 18 months have been Pascrell (D-N.J.), Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and implement [an] effective and credible prosecution model to deliver justice.” extraordinarily difficult for Ukraine and, Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.), Charlie Dent – Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin, addressing the Security Council once again, Ukrainian Americans must send (R-Pa.), Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Suzan on July 29. the message that Ukraine’s fight for democ- racy and independence is not a battle that it (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 No. 31 ANALYSIS Crimean government indicates it wants Lawyers say Savchenko has alibi Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution to KYIV – The lawyers of jailed Ukrainian create a tribunal for a trial of those suspect- pilot and Parliament member Nadiya greater autonomy from Moscow ed of shooting down Malaysia Airlines Savchenko said on July 28 that they have Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. by Valery Dzutsev become a convenient, but unstable, politi- proof she was already captive when the two Mr. Rutte’s office said he telephoned Mr. Eurasia Daily Monitor cal arrangement for both Moscow and Russian journalists she is accused of killing Chechnya, giving the former the illusion of died in shelling. Ms. Savchenko is accused of Putin ahead of the vote in New York later The puppet government of Crimea has control over the republic and the latter the direct participation in the killing of two on July 29 to seek his backing for setting up unexpectedly clashed with its bosses in illusion of self-rule. Russian reporters who died last year while the international tribunal and trial over the Moscow. On July 7, Crimea’s governor, Russia’s annexation of Crimea from covering the conflict in Ukraine. She has also downing of the Malaysia Airlines jet that Sergey Aksyonov, declared he would not Ukraine, in February-March 2014, created been charged with attempted murder and killed 298. Malaysia, the Netherlands, allow the Russian federal government to conditions for the Crimean government illegally entering Russian territory. Australia, Ukraine and Belgium have called force its own rules on the peninsula. His that are somewhat similar to Chechnya’s. Preliminary hearings were scheduled for July for such a tribunal.
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