www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: “A Ukrainian Summer” – a special 20-page pullout section. THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXX No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 $1/$2 in Ukraine Religious leaders from Ukraine visit D.C. Canadian doctors say Tymoshenko to honor Sheptytsky, promote cooperation needs urgent medical treatment by Christopher Guly cal attention to Ms. Tymoshenko.” Special to The Ukrainian Weekly In early February, Dr. Rewa, along with two of his Ukrainian Canadian medical col- OTTAWA – Canadian doctors who exam- leagues – Dr. Peter Kujtan, a Mississauga, ined Yulia Tymoshenko in her Kharkiv prison Ontario-based family physician and provin- cell in February believe the former two-term cial coroner, and Toronto gynecologist and Ukrainian prime minister – currently on a endocrinologist Dr. Christine Derzko, all of hunger strike – requires urgent medical care. whom understand Ukrainian – traveled to “If this lady was in Canada and a free Ukraine to assess Ms. Tymoshenko’s health person who could go wherever she wanted at the Canadian government’s request. to go for treatment, the likelihood is very They, along with two German physicians high that she would be feeling better with (a neurosurgeon and a neurologist) from the treatment that could be provided to her Berlin’s Charité university hospital who were in Ottawa or Toronto, as an example,” part of the independent medical assessment Toronto cardiologist Dr. George Rewa told team, determined that the former prime The Ukrainian Weekly in an interview. minister’s health was “nezadovilne,” or The 51-year-old leader of the opposition “unsatisfactory,” according to Dr. Rewa. Batkivshchyna Party recently began a hun- A subsequent visit to Ms. Tymoshenko ger strike. She did so, according to a state- in March by the German doctors deter- Yaro Bihun ment read to reporters on April 24 by her mined that she required treatment, which Patriarch Filaret, Patriarch Sviatoslav and Metropolitan Mefodiy, lead prayer during the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter meeting at the Embassy of Ukraine. Standing behind lawyer, Serhiy Vlasenko, after three prison in Germany would be provided at a special- them to the left are Ambassador Olexander Motsyk and Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich. guards dragged her out of bed and ized institution. punched her in the stomach before moving Although the Canadian doctors agreed her to a state-run hospital against her will. to Ms. Tymoshenko’s request not to public- by Yaro Bihun world in general – in the hope of building a “Physical violence against Ms. ly discuss details of any diagnosis, Dr. Karl Special to The Ukrainian Weekly future world free of the tragedies of the past century. Tymoshenko is unacceptable,” said Canadian Max Einhaeupl, one of the German physi- WASHINGTON – A delegation of leaders The visit, organized by Ukrainian Jewish opposition foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar cians, told the news media the onetime of Ukraine’s prominent religious groupings Encounter (UJE), was part of a weeklong of the New Democratic Party in an April 25 presidential candidate was suffering from a came here on April 26 promoting greater trip to Canada and the United States in statement. “The mistreatment must end, the herniated spinal disc. inter-religious cooperation in Ukraine, its perpetrators must be held accountable, Canadian and American diaspora and the (Continued on page 5) and the authorities must provide full medi- (Continued on page 4) Plast jamboree in Ukraine to mark centennial of Ukrainian scouting by Zenon Zawada the arts, history, intellectual pursuits and until recently headed the jamboree’s orga- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly outdoor activities. nizing committee. Young adult and senior members of Most of the financing of YuMPZ will KYIV – This year’s Jubilee International Plast will also participate in the jamboree, come from participants’ fees, which will Plast Jamboree in Lviv and environs will be and special events are planned for these include approximately $115,000 contribut- the culmination of worldwide celebrations older scouts. ed by the 1,300 scouts from Ukraine who of the 100th anniversary of Plast Ukrainian An international conference dedicated are expected to attend, and $160,500 con- Scouting Organization’s founding. to the Plast centennial featuring Dr. Orest tributed by about 350 scouts from beyond What is known in Ukrainian as Yuvileina Subtelny of Canada, among other speakers its borders. The remainder of funds will Mizhkrayova Plastova Zustrich (YuMPZ) is from the diaspora and Ukraine, will be held come from other sources. a festive gathering of Plast scouts, as well there on August 23. And, on August 24, all “Unfortunately there’s an economic as invited scouts of other organizations, the scouts will participate in celebrations recession currently in Ukraine,” Mr. which occurs every five years. This year, the of the 21st anniversary of the re-establish- Nakonechnyy said. “Even those people first phase will occur between August 9 ment of Ukraine’s independence. who’ve offered financing in the past have and 18 and will consist of separate camps The centennial jamboree is the second spread open their hands, apologized and for “novatstvo” (cub scouts age 6 -11) and international Plast jamboree to be held in said they don’t have the ability to offer “yunatstvo” (scouts age 11-18) at various Ukraine. The first was in August of 2002, funding.” venues throughout Ukraine where YuMPZ celebrating the scouting organization’s Aside from participant contributions, The emblem of the Plast centennial. 90th anniversary, and it attracted more one of the funding sources for YuMPZ is the participants will attend camps offering respond in kind with the most financing. than 1,500 Plast members from around the Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and diverse activities such as hiking, bicycling, The commission allocated another $15,000 globe. Sports, which earmarked $15,000 out of a water sports, ecology, ethnography and avi- for the standard Plast summer camps. ation. potential $37,500. No more state funds are Budget needs not met Although Plast received more state available, Plast officials said. The second phase, between August 18 funds than last year (a total of $18,750 for A competitive commission that func- and 25, will be a gathering of all jamboree The program for YuMPZ 2012 has been two projects, according to Plast’s executive tions under the aegis of the ministry participants on the campus of the Lviv abridged from the one originally planned, director in Ukraine, Dmytro Kolesnyk), the announced in March that the YuMPZ pro- Theological Seminary at the Ukrainian since organizers have mustered only about sum is disappointing considering that Catholic University in the Sykhiv district of two-thirds of its anticipated budget of gram earned the most supporting votes Lviv. The program there will encompass $576,000, said Yurii Nakonechnyy, who among members; nonetheless, it did not (Continued on page 9) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 No. 19 FOR THE RECORD: Tymoshenko’s announcement of a hunger strike Bomb blasts rock Dnipropetrovsk meet with President [Viktor] Yanukovych. The statement below was released by that we do not have the right to leave it to This is not a visit to see Mr. Yanukovych, this Yulia Tymoshenko’s lawyer, Serhiy our children in this inhuman condition. is a visit to see Ukrainians,” Mr. Yatsenyuk Vlasenko, on April 24. It was posted on her I stopped taking food on April 20 with children – were injured by four explosions said, responding to journalists’ questions on official website, www.tymoshenko.ua. one aim: to draw the attention of the dem- withinKYIV an– Аt hour least in30 thepeople eastern – 10 ofcity them of whether the boycott of European leaders ocratic world to things happening in the Dnipropetrovsk on April 27. The next day, will help the opposition. The Front for President Viktor Yanukovych urged investi- On Friday, April 20, 2012, after the end center of Europe, in the country named Change leader said the Euro 2012 is gators from both domestic and foreign law of the working day, conclusions of the Ukraine. The question is not the destiny of extremely important to Ukraine. “We want enforcement agencies to coordinate investi- German doctors, Prof. Karl Maks Einhäupl modern political prisoners – we are ready to interest the Europeans. We strive to show gations of the bombings. The authorities and Norbert Haas, were conveyed to me. to go our way, whatever it may be, deci- our European friends that Ukraine is have called the explosions terror attacks, In the conclusions, it was said that I would sively and with dignity. The problem is dif- Europe. We have European values and stan- but so far there is no known motive and no be unable to restore my health in the hos- ferent, the problem is to understand dards,” the politician underscored. one has stepped forward to claim responsi- pital proposed by Ukraine’s government. immediately that the president of Ukraine (Ukrinform) bility. On April 28, Canadian Foreign The reason is not in doctors – I trust is steadily and pedantically building a con- Minister John Baird released a statement Chornobyl disaster’s 26th anniversary Ukrainian doctors and respect them deep- centration camp of violence and lack of saying, “This is a sad situation and our KYIV – Ukraine commemorated the 26th ly because I know about the difficult con- rights in the great European Ukraine, sup- thoughts are with the victims and their fam- anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disas- ditions they work in – and not in the plemented by an unprecedented enrich- ilies. Canada condemns these cowardly acts ter, which was initially hushed up by Soviet equipment of the hospital, as it is in line ment of the ruling family and its entou- without reservation and supports efforts to authorities even as it sent radiation spew- with standards.