The Ukrainian Weekly 1992

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.ic, a, fraternal non-profit association! ramian V Vol. LX No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY0, JUNE 28, 1992 50 cents Orthodox Churches Kravchuk, Yeltsin conclude accord at Dagomys summit by Marta Kolomayets Underscoring their commitment to signed by the two presidents, as well as Kiev Press Bureau the development of the democratic their Supreme Council chairmen, Ivan announce union process, the two sides agreed they will Pliushch of Ukraine and Ruslan Khas- by Marta Kolomayets DAGOMYS, Russia - "The agree "build their relations as friendly states bulatov of Russia, and Ukrainian Prime Kiev Press Bureau ment in Dagomys marks a radical turn and will immediately start working out Minister Vitold Fokin and acting Rus KIEV — As The Weekly was going to in relations between two great states, a large-scale political agreements which sian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar. press, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church change which must lead our relations to would reflect the new qualities of rela The Crimea, another difficult issue in faction led by Metropolitan Filaret and a full-fledged and equal inter-state tions between them." Ukrainian-Russian relations was offi the Ukrainian Autocephalous Ortho level," Ukrainian President Leonid But several political breakthroughs cially not on the agenda of the one-day dox Church, which is headed by Metro Kravchuk told a press conference after came at the one-day meeting held at this summit, but according to Mr. Khasbu- politan Antoniy of Sicheslav and the conclusion of the first Ukrainian- beach resort, where the Black Sea is an latov, the topic was discussed in various Pereyaslav in the absence of Mstyslav I, Russian summit in Dagomys, a resort inviting front yard and the Caucasus circles. announced that the two Churches were area on the coast of the Black Sea in serves as a backdrop. According to some observers of the uniting into one independent Ukrai southern Russia, on Tuesday, June 23. The Black Sea Fleet, long an item of talks, the fact that the Crimea was not nian Orthodox Church, Kiev Patriar Russian President Boris Yeltsin contention between the two richest officially on the agenda may signify chate. seconded this statement, adding that republics of the former Soviet Union, that Russia is not pressing claims to the The announcement was made un over the past year and a half, relations the two delegations decided to divide the territory, but Anatoliy Zlenko, U- beknownst to Patriarch Mstyslav, who between Russia and Ukraine had been ships but to jointly share and finance the kraine's foreign minister, commented is now in the U.S. and who, according to tense. "This disturbed our people, bases. that "the Crimea is a delicate and Metropolitan Antoniy, could not be presidents, Parliaments and govern "Every nation has a right to its own complex question." reached during a hastily organized ments," he added, pledging that both navy," said Mr. Yeltsin. "Russia has a Also highlighting the meeting was a sobor held on June 25. As stated at a Russia and Ukraine would protect their right to its own navy, Ukraine has a series of economic actords withR^s^m press conference, the new Church is citizens living on each other's territory. right to its own navy," he said, elimi agreeing to Ukraine's issuance of a headed by the 94-year-old primate, but As wars rage on either side of nating Moscow's claim that the Black national currency. Trade with Russia, due to the patriarch's age and distance, Ukraine and Russia - in Moldova, to Sea Fleet should be under the control of however, will take place based on world the acting leader of the Church in the west, and South Ossetia, an auto the Commonwealth of Independent prices. Ukraine will be Metropolitan Filaret nomous region in Georgia, to the east - States. who says he was uncanonically defrock Ukraine and Russia also agreed to the meeting in Dagomys eased the rift in However, the question of strategic have open borders, across which citi ed by a sobor of the Russian Orthodox forces on the Black Sea Fleet will be Church on June 11. Ukrainian-Russian relations. The two zens could travel without visas, but presidents signed a broad 18-point investigated by a special commission. regulated by customs control. "Both fContacted by The Ukrainian accord and agreed to meet on a regular "Pending the conclusion of negotia sides will cooperate in combating Weekly's editorial offices in Jersey City, basis. (For text of agreement, see page tions, both sides agreed to refrain from smuggling, illegal drug trafficking, sale (Continued on page 10) 3.) unilateral measures," said the document of arms and any other illegal activity," read the agreement. Russia, which has always considered New leader of UOC greeted by faithful in Kiev itself the rightful successor to the Soviet Union, made concessions to Ukraine by Marta Kolomayets - Orthodox Church," Metropolitan Filaret, 63, after he was stripped of his by transferring in part the property of Kiev Press Bureau Filaret told a small group of art rank and privileges. the former Soviet Union abroad and enthusiasts, as he opened an exhibit of "Filaret's days are numbered," said "providing Ukraine in the near future KIEV - Hundreds of Ukrainian paintings of historic churches in a city a young Ukrainian Orthodox believer, with premises for housing and normal Orthodox believers, scores of priests center art gallery on Saturday morning, trying to catch a glimpse of Metropoli functioning of diplomatic and consular and nuns, greeted their new spiritual June 20. tan Volodymyr at the train depot, as representation." leader, Metropolitan Volodymyr, at "They (the Russian Orthodox black-robed priests with unkempt Kiev's train station, strewing the plat Church) would like to have their own beards linked arms with Kiev's militia, The two sides also "confirmed a form with flowers and singing religious agent in Kiev, who will not be interested forming a human barrier between the commitment to existing agreements on hymns of Christ's resurrection on in the independence of the Ukrainian faithful and the delegation greeting the status of strategic forces of the Saturday morning, June 20. Orthodox Church," said Metropolitan (Continued on page 13) unified armed forces of the Common wealth" and "agreed to continue consul "I have returned home," said the 57- tations on carrying out obligations in year-old hierarch, who was named the accordance with the START treaty of UOC's leader by a sobor of 18 Ukrai July 31, 1992, and of previously con nian bishops in Kharkiv on May 27. cluded agreements concerning strategic "May the Lord have mercy on us and nuclear weapons." Both sides also grant the independent Ukrainian na promised to take measures for the tion and the independent Ukrainian speediest ratification of the Conven Orthodox Church peace," he told his tional Forces in Europe Treaty of flock, making the sign of the cross as he November 19, 1990. waiked through the crowds. Although the two sides did not But Metropolitan Volodymyr's discuss the conflict in Moldova and arrival from Moscow to Ukraine, which Georgia, both realize their responsibi was warmly welcomed by kerchiefed lity to their citizens and to stop any old women and growing ranks of young bloodshed. people discovering religion, bodes ill for "Even if Moldova joins Romania, the Metropolitan Filaret (Denysenko) of people of Trans-Dnistria should choose Kiev and all-Ukraine, who was where they want to go," said Mr. defrocked by a synod of the Russian Kravchuk. "And Ukraine could be a Orthodox Church in Moscow on June guarantor in the resolution of such a 11. problem," he added. і Kolomayets "We could do it together,"chimed in "Volodymyr's arrival in Ukraine will Metropolitan Volodymyr, the new leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as he Mr. Yeltsin. The two leaders also only serve to divide the Ukrainian arrived in Kiev. (Continued on page 10) No. 26 2L THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 1992 Obituary Newsbriefs Ivan Sokulsky, poet, on Ukraine human rights activist DNIPROPETROVSKE, Ukraine - ^ KIEV - On June 22, President 9 MOSCOW - The commander-in- Ivan Sokulsky - poet, political pri Leonid Kravchuk called for the Dnister chief of the CIS joint armed forces, soner and one of the first national and Republic to be given the status of an Marshal Yevgeniy Shaposhnikov, sug human rights advocates in Sicheslav autonomous republic within Moldova, gested at a CIS officers meeting that (Dnipropetrovske) — died here on June and added that if Moldova decided to the Black Sea Fleet be divided up among 22 of heart disease. He was 51. A man of merge with Romania, the Dnister all members of the former USSR. Then steady temperament and iron will, a Republic should be allowed to decide its he said, the other CIS countries, minus member of the "Shestydesiatnyky" future. This signaled a change in policy Ukraine, would "delegate" their por generation, Mr. Sokulsky was a found for the Ukrainian president, who had tions to Russia. (RFE/RL Daily Re ing member of the Ukrainian Helsinki previously not recognized the break port) Union and later the Ukrainian Republi away republic. He said that Ukraine can Party. would continue to seek an end to the ь SEVASTOPIL - The Sevastopil bloodshed and that a Ukrainian dele Garrison, where most of the Black Sea Born on the Chervono-Yarskiy farm gation had been sent to Chisinau on Fleet is based, now has two command in Dnipropetrovske on July 13, 1940, June 20 for this purpose. (RFE/RL ers: The Ukrainian defense ministry Mr. Sokulsky worked as a laborer while Daily Report) appointed Rear Admiral Boris Kozhin studying philology at Lviv and Dnipro as commander while Vice Admiral petrovske state universities.

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