iNSIDE: • Chornobyl pyramid is planned— page 3. • Oles Shevchenko on political developments in Ukraine — page 4. • Buffalo community plays host to Ukraine's athletes — centerfold. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., ^ • • ic. a frtternat non-profit «ssociation| rainian V Vol. LXI No. 33 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, ШAUGUST 15, 1993 50 cents —1——Д—ЙМНЙ— Ukrainian parliamentary delegation No referendum on September 26 to continue military dialogue with U.S. as Parliament misses deadiine by Roman Woronowycz Ukraine's Minister of Defense by Marta Kolomayets Mr. Mryl, as well as Rukh chairman Kostyantyn Morozov and U.S. Secretary and Volodymyr Skachko Vyacheslav Chomovil have insisted that JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Thirteen of Defense Les Aspin signed the memo­ a date for new elections be designated as Ukrainian parliamentarians will arrive in randum of understanding in Washington KYYIV — Ukraine will not hold a soon as possible. (Currently the the United States on August 16 to meet on July 27. The agreement's goal is to referendum on confidence in both its Parliament is scheduled to meet again for several days with Department of "promote confidence and enhance under­ Parliament and president on September after August 20). Defense officials in Washington, the first standing between our defense and mili­ 26 according to a spokesman for "If the deputies continue to drag their concrete implementation of the memo­ tary establishments." Ukraine's Central Election Committee. feet, the united democratic forces and randum of understanding recently signed The Defense Department spokesper­ 'Today was the absolute deadline to parties and unions should demand set­ by the two countries. son said the idea for a visit by Ukrainian file the format of the referendum and a ting up new elections, using the most A Department of Defense spokesper­ deputies was first vetted at the time of request for its budget," said Oleksander decisive actions," said Mr. Chomovil. son said the purpose of the meeting is to Mr. Aspin's visit to Kyyiv in June. "The Lavrynovych, the acting chairman of the (Continued on page 2) begin a dialogue with a wider range of signing of the memorandum of under­ Central Election committee on Monday parliamentarians and to discuss military standing during Morozov's visit has morning, August 9. and defense relations between Ukraine allowed us to begin spending some of "This did not happen and thus, our and the U.S. "Over all, we will ask them the military/defense contact money," committee can now say without any Potential losers to talk about their security concerns. We said the spokesperson. doubt that there will be no referendum will also ask them to push to have The 13 deputies are: Bohdan Horyn, on September 26," added Mr. revealed in poll START/NPT ratified and acceded to." deputy chairman of the Foreign Affairs Lavrynovych, who is also the vice-chair­ Ukraine's Parliament has refused to Committee; Ivan Musienko, Foreign man of Rukh. by Marta Kolomayets ratify the Strategic Arms Reduction Affairs Committee; Serhiy Semenetz, He explained that the Supreme and Volodymyr Skachko Treaty and accede to the Nuclear Non- deputy chairman, ad hoc working group Council did not ratify the form and text Proliferation Treaty until the West agrees on START; Ihor Derkach and Tetiana of the referendum bulletin and that the KYYIV — According to a July to grant it specific security assurances. Yakheyeva, both members of the ad hoc Presidium of the Supreme Council did 1993 sociological poll conducted by working group on START; Ivan Zayets, not make a budgetary decision on the the Institute of Sociology of the The spokesperson said the visit would Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, be a series of working meetings with chairman of the National Council, the referendum. democratic faction in the Parliament; It is necessary to submit all documents together with the London branch of Pentagon officials to exchange views on the Gallup Institute, the people of Ukrainian political, economic and secu­ Stepan Khmara, Pavlo Movchan, Yuriy to the Central Election Committee, an Yelchenko, Volodymyr Kryvolap, independent organization in charge of Ukraine have little faith in today's rity issues. The deputies will also have leaders. meetings at the White House, the State Mykola Balandiuk, Oleksander campaign and election logistics, no later Department and on Capitol Hill. Vorobiov, Oleksander Borzykh. than one and one-half months prior to the The poll, prepared by Dr. O.V. referendum; that deadline was Monday Nelha, shows that neither the presi­ morning, August 9. dent nor the Parliament would receive "Today it is difficult to say who is a vote of confidence if the referen­ Demjanjuk awaits ruling in Israel behind the rescindment of the referen­ dum were held on September 26. dum. But according to the Presidium of Some political observers even note JERSEY CITY, N.J. — As Israel's the government obtains a new extradi­ the Parliament, most of its members are that perhaps the referendum was Supreme Court postponed its decision on tion order from the United States. The against holding the referendum. I can tell rescinded because it would further whether to try John Demjanjuk on New York Times quoted Nili Arad, a you that it seems those who voted for the undermine the power of today's charges he was a guard at the Sobibor prosecutor as saying that there is a "pub­ referendum on June 17, today, for some already impotent leadership. death camp, the U.S. Justice Department lic interest" in avoiding a new trial reason, have changed their mind," he Of 1,197 people polled from all tried to block his return to this country. because it is not certain whether Mr. concluded. regions of Ukraine, including the In Israel on August 11, the govern­ Demjanjuk would be convicted. On Wednesday, August 11, two pow­ autonomous republic of the Crimea, ment's attorney general recommended to Attorney General Harish also noted erful democratic leaders in Ukraine representing all classes, age groups the Supreme Court that Mr. Demjanjuk that the U.S. appeals court now review­ demanded that if the referendum has and educational levels, only 3 percent should not face new charges as proposed ing Mr. Demjanjuk's original case said it been canceled, new elections have to be said they had confidence in the cur­ by eight separate petitions filed with the believed the extradition order was issued declared as soon as possible. rent parliament; 58 percent said they court, reported The New York Times. specifically because of charges he was Oleksander Mryl, head of the had no confidence in the Supreme "With a heavy heart, I concluded we "Ivan the Terrible." Independent Union of Miners, sent a let­ Council. Forty-seven percent of those polled cannot charge Demjanjuk with an Reuters reported that the reaction ter to Supreme Council Chairman Ivan offense in new criminal proceedings. We Pliushch, reminding him that "the main said they had confidence in the presi­ from Noam Federman of the far-right dent, 33 percent said they had confi­ have no choice but to deport him from Kach party, which filed the original peti­ political demand set forth by striking Israel," wrote Attorney General Yosef workers in June was a referendum and dence in Supreme Council Chairman tion asking for another trial, was that Ivan Pliushch, while 62 percent had Harish to the three-judge panel of the legality is secondary. "I am not looking early elections to Ukraine's Supreme Supreme Court that is now considering Council." full confidence in Prime Minister for justice. I am looking for revenge," Leonid Kuchma. the case. Mr. Federman told reporters. ' In the letter, dated August 11, Mr. Among those who have filed addition­ Mryl notes: "Thus, according to the By regional breakdown, in the cap­ Meanwhile, in the United States, the ital of Kyyiv, 51 percent of those al petitions for a new Israeli trial is the Justice Department appealed to the 6th decision by the Central Election World Jewish Congress, which argued Committee, the referendum of confi­ polled said they did not have confi­ Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to dence in President Kravchuk; in the that Mr. Demjanjuk "participated in the suspend a ruling by three of its judges dence in the president and Parliament crimes of genocide during the Holo­ will not take place, and this means you Crimea, those numbers were as high that ordered Mr. Demjanjuk be allowed as 82.5 percent. caust." to return to this country. have deceived us." The judges' decision, originally due by In his statement, Mr. Mryl said he The poll also asked the question: The Justice Department requested a "Would it be beneficial for Ukraine to the end of this week, is now expected to rehearing before the three judges, or by expects the parliament "at the first ses­ be released by early next week. sion of the Supreme Council to set a date hold early elections for the post of all the judges who sit on the 6th Circuit president as soon as possible?" Forty The Israeli attorney general's office Court. Reuters reported that in its appeal for pre-term elections and stop leading argued that the former Cleveland area the populace by the nose with silly polls, (Continued on page 2) resident could not face trial again unless (Continued on page 2) the results of which are already evident." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1993 No. 33 Oil supplies stop, then resume Newsbriefs in ongoing Ukraine-Russia rift on Ukraine KYYIV — Russia resumed supplying had received no oil from Russia since oil to Ukraine on August 7 after turning August 1 due to non-payment.