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The Ukrainian Weekly 1992 INSIDE: m Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Dr. Oleh Bilorus, presents his credentials to President George Bush — page 2. Ф Texts of remarks by Presidents George Bush and Leonid Kravchuk at White House signing ceremony — page 3. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association rainian Wee Vol. LX No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992 50 cents Tactical nukes Kravchuk and Bush meet at White House all removed Two presidents sign from Ukraine economic agreements by Marta Kolomayets ` by Roma Hadzewycz Kiev Press Bureau WASHINGTON - In his first visit KIEV - The last of Ukraine's tacti­ to the United States as the democra­ cal nuclear weapons were removed from tically elected president of Ukraine, its territory on May 5-6 to Russia, Leonid Kravchuk met with President where they will be destroyed, reported George Bush, Vice-President Dan the press office of Ukraine's Ministry of Quayle, the secretaries of state, defense Defense on Wednesday, May 5. and treasury, and other administration In a statement issued on Wednesday officials on May 6, during the first full afternoon, the Defense Ministry noted day of his working visit to Washington. that "Ukraine has fulfilled its respon­ In a signing ceremony in the East sibilities earlier than the designated Room of the White House attended by deadline of July 1." more than 200 Ukrainian American Ukraine began the transport of its community leaders and other invited tactical nuclear weapons to Russia on guests, members of the Kravchuk dele­ February 1, but in mid-March, Ukrai­ gation and the news media, Presidents nian President Leonid Kravchuk halted Bush and Kravchuk signed agreements this transfer, noting that Ukraine did on trade, the Overseas Private Invest­ Roma Hadzewycz not have sufficient evidence that the ment Corporation and the Peace Corps. At their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House: Presidents Leonid weapons would be quickly destroyed. The two heads of state also announced Kravchuk and George Bush. "We want these weapons to be de­ at the full-dress signing ceremony and states of the former Soviet Union: stroyed in a country with the proper fin Kiev, meanwhile, Defense Minis­ news conference that they had reached Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. try officials that same day announced facilities. We want guarantees that they agreement on the Strategic Arms Re­ President Kravchuk pledged to rid can't be used anywhere. I don't want to that the last of these short-range nuclear duction Treaty (START), having Ukraine of all nuclear weapons by the weapons had been transferred from make anybody else stronger," he had worked out the details of a protocol to end of the decade, and he reiterated that Ukraine to Russia on May 5-6, well said at a press conference on March 12 the treaty that will be signed by Ukraine all tactical nuclear weapons would be ahead of schedulej in Kiev. and the U.S. Such details have yet to be moved out of Ukraine by the previously However, a month later, on April 14, talked out with the other three nuclear determined July 1 deadline. (Continued on page 3) that decision was reversed and the shipment of tactical weapons to Russia was resumed. Anatoliy Zlenko, U- kraine's foreign minister, denied reports Crimean Parliament Ukraine opens Embassy in U.S., that this step was taken due to pressures from the West and the impending votes independence, beginning new phase in relations deadline of July 1, noting that an agree­ ment on the mechanism used to destroy by Roma Hadzewycz Dr. Bilorus presented his credentials as the weapons had been reached by then backtracks Ukraine's first ambassador to the Ukraine and Russia. by Marta Kolomayets WASHINGTON - Snipping a blue- United States to President George "Ukraine is very happy that its own Kiev Press Bureau and-yellow ribbon stretched across the Bush. representative and its own experts will entrance to the inner offices of U- Just after 6:30 p.m. President Krav­ accompany the transported weapons KIEV - The Presidium of the Su­ kraine's Embassy to the United States chuk and his delegation of some 60 and will monitor their destruction in preme Council of Ukraine denounced with a pair of ceremonial brass scissors, persons, including government advisers Russia," said Mr. Zlenko on April 14. the actions of the Crimean Parliament President Leonid Kravchuk and Dr. and ministers, members of Ukraine's According to CIS Air Force Lt. Gen. — its May 5 declaration of independ­ Oleh Bilorus, Ukraine's ambassador to Parliament, security officers, journa­ Serhiy Zelentsov, the transfer of tactical ence — as unconstitutional, calling it "a the United States, opened the new lists and businessmen, arrived at An­ nuclear weapons frorri Ukraine to hasty move that could lead to the Embassy here on Thursday, May 5. In drews Air Force Base aboard an Air Russia was completed 25 days earlier destabilization of the situation in the doing so they declared that a new phase Ukraine Tupolev-154. Crimea and in Ukraine." of Ukrainian-American relations is They were welcomed by some 150 than expected. beginning and that independent U- The next step for Ukraine will be the On Wednesday, May 6, the Supreme Ukrainian Americans waving blue-and- Council of the Crimea adopted a new kraine's Embassy in the United States is yellow flags and schoolchildren bear­ transfer of strategic weapons from its ready to work. territory; this process can begin legally constitution which foresees the Crimea ing flowers and the traditional Ukrai­ after the ratification of the START as an autonomous region within U- U.S. Secretary of State James A. nian bread and salt. Welcoming re­ treaty by the United States and the four kraine. Baker III, who had greeted President marks were delivered by Bohdan Yasin- former Soviet republics that have During the debate, two drafts of the Kravchuk on his arrival to the United sky, a local Ukrainian American com­ strategic weapons situated on their constitution were reviewed by the States during an unprecedented wel­ munity leader who spoke on behalf of territories: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Parliament; the first one was void of any coming ceremony at the Pentagon all Ukrainians in the United States. and Kazakhstan. reference to Ukraine, the second one, helicopter pad shortly before 7 p.m., also The U.S. government welcoming According to an unofficial study which was adopted, includes the Crimea was present at the Embassy opening. He ceremony followed at shortly before 7 conducted in Ukraine, it is believed that as a part of Ukraine, pending a two- noted that "a free and independent p.m. at the Pentagon, where Secretary Ukraine had 2,390 tactical warheads on sided agreement between Ukraine and Ukraine has taken its rightful place in Baker officially greeted President Krav­ its territory and 2,605 actual tactical the Crimea. The constitution will be the community of nations. And, if chuk. Washington' insiders said it was weapons. However, it should be noted lawful only until the referendum sched­ Ukraine has come far, so also has unprecedented for the secretary of state that due to the nature of the weapons, uled for August 2, according to Mr. America's relationship with it," to welcome a head of state arriving for a which ranged from short-range missiles Bahrov. It was a day of historic firsts as, just working visit. (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 2) hours earlier, at approximately 3 p.m., (Continued on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1992 No. 19 Newsbriefs For the record on Ukraine Statement of Ukraine's ambassador Statement of the ambassador of hopes. The peoples of Ukraine are ^ KIEV - The 12,000-member U- was 20 percent lower than the same Ukraine, Oleh H. Bilorus, at the deciding their historic destiny as a new krainian Republican Party held its third period in 1991, Reuters reported on presentation of his official creden­ open democratic society. We are congress on May 1-2. It called for April 17. Industrial output was lower by tials to the president of the United ready for international cooperation Ukraine to leave the CIS. There was 15 percent and food output by 34 States of America on Tuesday, May on the principles of mutual benefit, also a split in the party as People's percent. The Ukrainian Parliament's 5. equality and justice. Deputy Stepan Khmara and his sup­ Economic Committee refused to ap­ Your Excellency, my president porters left to form a new political body. prove the fifth draft budget of 1992, Your Excellency Mr. President: and government pay special atten­ People's Deputy Levko Lukianenko, reportedly because the punitive tax His Excellency, the president of tion to the successful development of who has been named as Ukraine's levels it prescribed would stifle enter­ Ukraine, being guided by the wish of Ukrainian"American relations which ambassador to Canada, resigned from prise and still leave a budget deficit of the people of Ukraine to develop and have the first priority for Ukraine's his post in the party and was replaced by about 70 billion rubles. (RFE/RL Daily deepen friendly relations between the foreign policy. We believe that the Mykhailo Horyn. (RFE/RL Daily Report) new democratic state of Ukraine and agenda for the Ukraine-United Report) the United States of America, has States dialogue is very broad and decided to entrust to me the post and includes political, economic, ecologi­ ^ ANKARA, Turkey - President ^CHORNOBYL - On May 4, functions of ambassador in Wash­ cal and humanitarian issues, pro­ Leonid Kravchuk met with Turkish ington.
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