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protected by Ukrainian and international laws. BY EUAN MACDONALD The views expressed in the Kyiv Post are not [email protected] necessarily the views of the publisher nor does It’s too soon to write Petro the publisher carry any responsibility for those Poroshenko’s political obituary, as views. the outgoing Ukrainian president still enjoys enough support in the Газета “Kyiv Post” видається country for his party to win seats in the Verkhovna Rada in the parlia- ТОВ “БІЗНЕСГРУПП”. Щотижневий наклад mentary elections in October. 9,100 прим. Ціна за домовленістю. Матерiа- But his days in the top seat of Ukrainian politics will soon be over. ли, надрукованi в газетi “Kyiv Post” є влас- There is little chance of a big polit- ical comeback for Poroshenko akin нiстю видавництва, захищенi мiжнародним to that of Viktor Yanukovych after та українським законодавством i не можуть the 2004 Orange Revolution: The incumbent president was mauled бути вiдтворенi у будьякiй формi без пись- in the presidential election by the мового дозволу Видавця. Думки, висловленi inexperienced newcomer Volodymyr Zelenskiy, suffering the worst defeat у дописах не завжди збiгаються з поглядами in percentage terms in Ukrainian presidential election history. The видавця, який не бере на себе вiдповiдаль- majority of Ukrainian voters wanted нiсть за наслiдки публiкацiй. literally anyone but Poroshenko to win in 2019. Засновник ТОВ “БІЗНЕСГРУПП” It didn’t have to be this way. In May 2014, when Ukrainians were Головний редактор Брайан Боннер voting for their first post-Euro- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures as he talks to army commanders during military drills on the Відповідальний за випуск Maidan Revolution president, they coast of the Azov Sea near the town of Urzuf on Oct. 12, 2018. (Volodymyr Petrov) were electing someone to continue Брайан Боннер charting Ukraine’s historic change of Ukraine had already gone on the in 2019. None of the five eastern to the dollar by March 2015. But the

Адреса видавця та засновника course away from Kremlin political offensive against Russia’s military oblasts gave Poroshenko more than currency continued to weaken for the and economic domination. intervention in the Donbas. Acting- 11.5 percent in the second round remainder of Poroshenko’s term, with співпадають: Україна, м. Київ, 01004, While Poroshenko was still a rep- President Oleksandr Turchynov vote on April 21. Luhansk Oblast economic growth sluggish. This was a resentative of Ukraine’s old oligar- launched the “Anti-Terrorist gave him his lowest result — 8.5 second big reason for his unpopulari- вул. Пушкінська, 31А, 6-й поверх. chic political elite, he was savvy Operation” on April 7, 2014, with the percent. ty come election time in 2019. Реєстрацiйне свiдоцтво enough during both the Orange SBU security service commanding Revolution of 2004 and the operations in the war zone. At that But it’s economy too… And corruption… КВ № 2319113031ПР від 29.03.2018. EuroMaidan Revolution of 2013– time, Ukraine’s military had been so While Russia’s military intervention Poroshenko was also dogged by cor- 2014 to pick the winning side in hollowed out by previous President is only directly affecting Crimea ruption allegations against his close Передплатний індекс ДП Преса 40528 the decades-long struggle between Viktor Yanukovych’s defense cuts and two oblasts in the Donbas, political associates, some of whom Надруковано ТОВ «Новий друк», the public’s yearning to live in a that the nation of 45 million could Ukrainians in the rest of the country were former business partners “normal” (i. e. European, democratic) barely muster 6,000 combat-ready have felt its effect in their pockets. whom he had appointed to positions 02660, Київ, вулиця Магнітогорська, 1, country, and Ukraine’s post-Soviet troops. Volunteer battalions, formed The economic crisis may have been of power. Over his term, Ukrainian oligarchic power system. and supported by ordinary citizens triggered by the revolution and war, politics looked to have reverted to тел.: 559-9148 Given that there was no realistic quickly, helped fill the gap. but it had been brewing under the business as usual, with one law- Замовлення № 19-8040 post-Maidan candidate for president Battling hard, Ukraine by late sum- corrupt misrule of Yanukovych and maker who fled the country under who wasn’t from the old political mer looked to be on the verge of his cronies, who looted the economy the threat of embezzlement charges З приводу розміщення реклами elite, Poroshenko looked the best defeating the Russian-led forces. But of billions. Poroshenko was faced alleging that he had delivered “suit- звертайтесь: +380 44 591-77-88 bet. He swept to victory on May 25, in late August 2014 the Kremlin sent with the unenviable task of cleaning cases of cash” to the Rada to buy key 2014 with a convincing first round large numbers of regular troops into up the mess. votes for government. Відповідальність за зміст реклами win, with 57.7 percent of the vote, Ukraine to deal a series of devas- But between the time Poroshenko Poroshenko himself failed to give well ahead of his nearest rival, Yulia tating blows to the Ukrainian mili- took the helm on May 25, 2014 and up control of some of the companies несе замовник. Tymoshenko, who got 12.81 percent. tary, notably at Ilovaisk in Donetsk the aftermath of the terrible defeat he owned, including his influential But Poroshenko quickly showed Oblast, when hundreds of retreating at Debaltseve, Ukraine’s hryvnia cur- 5th Channel television station, and Mailing address: he was incapable of making the tran- Ukrainian troops were ambushed rency fell from about Hr 11.72 to Hr faced personal scandals concerning Kyiv Post, 31A Pushkinska, Suite 600, 6th floor sition from oligarchic power player and killed by Russian artillery. 28.46 to the dollar on Feb. 26, 2015. a lavish holiday in the Maldives in Kyiv, Ukraine, 01004 to Western-style liberal democratic Russian paratroops, tank units and Overall, the hryvnia lost about 70 early January 2018 and questions Advertising leader, and this has doomed him to self-propelled artillery also fought percent of its value against the U.S. over his financial affairs raised by tel. +380 44 591-7788 fax +380 44 591-3345 be a single-term president. Ukrainian troops away from the dollar in these first nine months of the Panama Papers leak of financial [email protected] Russian-Ukrainian border, making Poroshenko’s presidency. The dra- documents. That leak, and the later Editorial staff It’s the war, stupid… it easier for the Kremlin to sustain matic plunge reflected the over- Paradise Papers leak, raised suspi- tel. +380 44 591-3344 Poroshenko’s presidency got off to the occupied parts of Luhansk and valuation of the currency under cions that Poroshenko used a web of fax +380 44 591-3345 [email protected] the worst start possible. He promised Donetsk oblasts. Yanukovych, and the sharp contrac- offshore companies to minimize his Subscriptions&Distribution on May 26, the day after his election, By early September 2014 Ukraine tion of the Ukrainian economy after tax obligations. tel. +380 44 591-3344 that there would be a quick end to was forced into humiliating peace the outbreak of the war. Worse, the former deputy secretary fax +380 44 591-3345 [email protected] Russia’s war on Ukraine, absurdly talks in Minsk, Belarus, where Russian But it also reflected the National of the National Security and Defense claiming that "the anti-terrorist oper- President Vladimir Putin at one Bank of Ukraine’s abandonment Council, Oleh Hladkovskiy — a long- Employment Advertising tel. +380 44 591-3408 ation cannot and should not last two point threatened to “crush Ukraine’s of its pegging the hryvnia to the time close business partner of the fax +380 44 591-3345 or three months. It should and will troops,” according to former French dollar and switch to a free-float- president — was linked via his son to a [email protected] last hours." President Francois Hollande, who ing exchange rate — one of the scheme to smuggle military parts from was present at the talks. key demands of the International Russia, some faulty and obsolete, which The cease-fire agreed in Minsk Monetary Fund. Throughout his were allegedly sold at inflated prices to broke down within hours, and after presidency, Poroshenko was to Ukrainian defense companies. Ukraine finally lost control of the wrestle with the need to meet the That last scandal broke a month ruined Donetsk airport in January demands of Ukraine’s financial back- before the first round of the presiden- 2015, another meeting at Minsk was ers for reforms, the political backlash tial election, and dogged Poroshenko held. Russia broke the second “cease- that painful but necessary reforms all through the final part of his elec- fire” agreed there almost immedi- generated, and his own oligarchic tion campaign. While Poroshenko’s ately, seizing control of the strategic desires not to dismantle the system poll numbers already indicated rail hub of Debaltseve in another that had nurtured him. defeat before the scandal broke, this humiliating defeat for Ukraine. The cleansing of the banking sys- last setback may well have effectively The front line has since stabilized, tem by the NBU, and astute fiscal eliminated any chance of a rebound but the constant, low-level fighting policies pursued by Natalie Jaresko, in his support. has now taken over 13,000 lives, and Ukraine’s Finance Minister from Poroshenko’s failure to stop the war December 2014 to April 2016, sta- is one of the main reasons he lost bilized the hryvnia at around Hr 22 more Poroshenko on page 17 www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 National 3

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Editor’s Note: Election Watch is a regular update on the state of the 2019 races for the presidency and parliament. The country elected a new president on April 21 and will vote for a new parliament in October. The Election Watch project is Lviv Oblast was the only oblast where supported by the National Endowment for Democracy. The donor doesn’t influ- Poroshenko won. In one of the electoral ence the content. Go to kyivpost.com for more election coverage. districts in Lviv he got 74 percent of the vote, ssioccpi his highest result. titois Zelenskiy wins landslide victory, goes silent after elec- Key cotct i tion. Thank-you rally for Poroshenko. Russia flexes its developments: Zelenskiy's highest result was 90.86 percent, muscles. which he received in Izmail in Odesa Oblast. im He got over 90 percent of the vote in nine electoral districts. BY OLGA RUDENKO the runoff on April 21 than for the [email protected] first-round vote on March 31, which featured 39 candidates. It happened: On April 21, show- As polling stations closed and the Volodymyr <40% <50% <60% <70% <80% <90% final results man Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the exit poll results came in, Zelenskiy Zelenskiy 73.22 Ukrainian presidency in a landslide celebrated victory. The gap between with 73 percent of the vote. him and Poroshenko, at 49 percent, Petro After a surreal campaign that was the biggest margin of victory in resembled reality TV and included Ukrainian election history. It was Poroshenko 24.45 a stadium debate and a public drug so large that no one waited for the test, Zelenskiy went silent. Four days official result to come in. An actor-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the presidential election, receiving 73.22% of the vote. He won the after the vote, he has largely avoided Zelenskiy celebrated his victory majority in all but one Ukrainian oblasts, with 13.5 million people voting for him. President Petro Poroshenko lost his the spotlight. His Facebook and at his team’s headquarters, but only re-election bid. He won electoral districts in Lviv Oblast and in the cities of Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk. Instagram accounts, which were his appeared before the press twice on Source: Central Election Commission preferred communication platforms election night: once to react to the during the three-month campaign, results and to promise “he will never also went silent. fail” Ukrainians, and once to answer several questions. His most memo- rable statement of the night was the one he didn’t address to Ukrainians. ctio “To all post-Soviet countries: look at us. Everything is possible,” he said. Poroshenko While the president-elect is catch- Poroshenko acknowledged his ing his breath somewhere out of the defeat immediately after the exit public eye, analysts and politicians polls came out. are discussing his possible first steps The president went on stage at and appointments. his campaign headquarters in Kyiv Thanks to Zelenskiy’s notorious to concede, and called Zelenskiy, vagueness and his campaign’s lack according to the president-elect, of clear substance, there are plenty soon after. of grounds for speculation about his Poroshenko’s concession speech first steps and his candidates for the won him praise among his support- key posts, which include the chief of ers and observers. The outgoing staff, defense and foreign ministers, president was dignified, calm, and prosecutor general, and the head of seemed to be in a good mood. The the state security service, or SBU. election result wasn’t a surprise to anyone, including Poroshenko. Fair election He offered his help to Zelenskiy For all the strangeness of the cam- and emphasized that he would pass paign, the actual runoff Election Day to him “the international network of was calm and brought no surprises. support” that Ukraine has. Polls predicted that Zelenskiy would But Poroshenko’s best post-elec- win by a large margin, leaving little tion moment arrived on the follow- to no chance for his competitor, ing day, when several thousand peo- President Petro Poroshenko, to get a ple held a rally near the presidential second term. administration to thank him for his The polls turned out to be accu- service. Poroshenko welcomed the rate: Zelenskiy won over 73 percent crowd and took selfies with his of the vote, while Poroshenko took supporters. He and his wife Maryna only 24 percent. also came to the administration’s The election saw a relatively low balcony to wave, resembling British turnout of 61 percent — the second royalty. lowest voter turnout in the histo- The pleasant surprises for ry of Ukrainian presidential elec- Poroshenko ended there. The elec- tions. Even fewer people, 59 per- tion tested the loyalty of some of his cent, took part in the 2014 election top allies. where Poroshenko won in the first On the day after the election, round. Every earlier election saw a the Prosecutor General’s Office, led considerably higher voter turnout, by Poroshenko’s appointee and ally especially in the second round, in Yuriy Lutsenko, published subpoe- which people traditionally showed nas for several former top officials more interest. Yet in this election, even fewer people showed up for more Election on page 18 4 Opinion April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com

NEWS ITEM: Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman Editorials New party Sign up for a said on April 22, the next day after the here! presidential election which his former patron new party! President Petro Poroshenko lost, that he Election is over… was going to form a new party and lead it to the parliamentary election, It is done. What used to be unthinkable became reality: Volodymyr currently scheduled for October. He is one of many politicians who Zelenskiy, a popular actor and comedian, was elected president of said they were starting new parties Ukraine. ahead of the election. His swift and unusual campaign will go down in history — and probably, in marketing textbooks as well. It can be liked or disliked but one can’t deny its effectiveness. Zelenskiy won the election in a landslide, nailing the biggest winning margin in the history of presidential elections in Ukraine, by nearly 50 percentage points. He also won across the country, although he was more supported in the east. He won everywhere except for Lviv Oblast and some locations in Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts. In theory, it means Zelenskiy was elected the president of the whole country, and the disgraceful “east against west” polarization that started But Yura… during the 2004 presidential election finally ended. Don’t take it In practice, however, the election still brought polarization. This time, it personally isn’t based on the “east vs. west” paradigm, but is rather a leftover — or a hangover — of the toxic presidential campaign. NEWS ITEM: Back in late March, a prosecutor within In the presidential campaign, we saw very little discussion of policies. the Prosecutor General’s Office issued subpoenas to Instead, we saw a spectacular show and, unfortunately, a lot of bashing several former top officials close to President Petro of the other candidate’s supporters. It is one thing when a candidate is Poroshenko, including ex-Governor of the National Bank Valeria Gontareva and ex-Head of the Presidential accused of incompetence or corruption. It’s a different thing when a can- Administration Borys Lozhkin, to testify as suspects didate’s supporters are called, for months, empty-headed for supporting in an embezzlement case. Prosecutor General Yuriy who they support. Lutsenko, Poroshenko’s ally, disapproved the subpoenas, Anyone sincerely believing in any candidate deserves their position to saying they were sent illegally. But a day after the April 21 be respected. Learning about candidates, getting involved, voting, taking presidential election, which Poroshenko lost, Lutsenko’s active participation in the democratic process deserves respect. office gave the subpoenas to Poroshenko’s circle the green light, publishing them on his office's official website. This post-election hangover will end with inauguration within several weeks. Zelenskiy was elected by 73 percent of all who voted — that’s 13.5 mil- lion Ukrainians. Out of respect for their choice, the new president needs Where’s the to be given fair treatment. That includes the benefit of the trust. script? Are we He also needs to be held accountable for his actions. We, along with all rolling? Ukrainian journalists, will make sure he is. NEWS ITEM: Comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy won the Ukrainian presidency in a landslide, getting 73 …Now the work starts percent of the vote against President Petro Poroshenko, who got 24 percent. Zelenskiy When President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy enters office as Ukraine’s sixth has no experience in politics or public president by June 3, he will have a full in-tray waiting for him. The most service, although one of his most famous pressing matter will be Russia and its ongoing war in the Donbas. Russian TV roles was that of a school teacher who President Vladimir Putin has already set the new Ukrainian leader his first becomes president of Ukraine in the show test — how to respond to the Kremlin’s decision to start issuing Russian “Servant of the People.” passports to Ukrainians in the Russian-occupied parts of the Donbas. It’s no coincidence that Putin chose to put his “passportization” scheme, in preparation for at least two years already, into motion just days after Zelenskiy’s election. Make no mistake: this is a direct chal- If you love me so lenge to Ukraine’s sovereignty, and Putin is not only testing the reaction much, why didn’t of Ukraine’s new leader, but the responses of Ukraine’s friends and you vote for me allies. If there is no strong answer to this outrage, such as an increase more in Western sanctions, the Russian dictator will judge it safe to turn up the pressure. Moscow hopes that Zelenskiy will cut a deal: It wants Ukraine to accept back the occupied territories, but for them to have a large meas- ure of autonomy (read “Kremlin influence”) so that Ukraine remains weak and unstable. It also wants Ukraine to accept the loss of Crimea, NEWS ITEM: Several thousand people held a rally near the presidential administration in and will offer a cheap gas deal as a sweetener, but also as a way to Kyiv on April 22 to thank President Petro continue to poison Ukraine with corruption. The pro-Russian politician Poroshenko for his five years in office. The Viktor Medvedchuk hinted at the possibility of such a deal even before day before, Poroshenko lost re-election to Zelenskiy’s election. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no It is essential that Zelenskiy does not yield: Many will see it as a betrayal political experience. Poroshenko got only of national interests if he does. While Zelenskiy’s supporters want change, 24 percent of the vote. they do not want Ukraine to change back to being dominated by Russia. Zelenskiy’s response to this challenge, and the controversy over Ukraine’s new language law, will set the tone of his presidency for the months and years to come. Let’s hope he gets it right. See these features online at Kyivpost.com MAY 16 Reformer & Anti-Reformer Of The Week Ukraine’s Friend & Foe Of The Week TAX AUDITS: THURSDAY 2019 HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK UKRAINE’S GLOBAL VOICE ODESA Adnan Kivan, Publisher Brian Bonner, Chief Editor Olga Rudenko, Alyona Nevmerzhytska,

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BY OKSANA GRYTSENKO real interest” from Zelenskiy’s team [email protected] in promoting the new election rules. Chernenko said that Zelenskiy, As Ukraine prepares to inaugurate who has no representation in parlia- a new president, some lawmakers ment, has no means to influence the are looking ahead to parliamentary adoption of electoral reform. elections in late October. On April 23, media outlets shared Other election bills photos and videos of food packages Lawmakers from Although photos of Pashynsky’s food with pasta, buckwheat, canned meat People’s Front party packages outraged many Facebook and fish, condensed milk, sunflow- faction Khvicha users, the lawmaker may feel safe. er oil and a bottle of red wine, all Meparishvili Nobody can charge him with marked as Easter gifts from Serhiy pinches nose of vote-buying before the parliamenta- Pashynsky, a lawmaker from the his fellow faction ry campaign starts on July 29. member Andriy 80-member People’s Front party. But even after that, Pashynsky Reka during The parcels were delivered to parliament session faces little risk for distributing, people older than 65 in Korosten, on Oct. 19, 2017. among other things, buckwheat — a a city of 65,000 residents just 150 Both lawmakers method that has been used so fre- kilometers northwest of Kyiv. On its are little known by quently in modern Ukrainian history Facebook page, Pashynskiy’s charity public. Meparishvili that it has even become a meme and also posted photos of a video pro- was elected by shorthand for vote-buying. jector it gave to a local kindergarten closed party list “Buckwheat is now, in fact, partly being number 78 and basketballs presented to a local legal,” Aivazovska said. It may violate there, while Reka school this month. was elected by the spirit of the law, but there is no Pashynsky didn’t respond to single constituency punishment for it. requests for comment. mandate. This problem could have been People’s Front has witnessed a (Oleg Petrasiuk) solved with a bill submitted by the spectacular fall from grace since it government and aimed at strength- took parliament by storm in 2014. lawmakers have yet to give it (and will rise in the national list and he Vadym Halaychuk, chief lawyer to ening criminal liability for election Currently, it has almost no support its roughly 4,000 proposed amend- will have a higher chance of becom- Zelenskiy’s campaign and his rep- fraud. But that draft law hasn’t been and has not even been included ments) a second reading. ing a lawmaker. resentative in the Central Election passed even in the first reading. in recent polls. But Korosten’s sin- “Nobody wants this system,” said Commission, told the Kyiv Post that The parliament also has a draft gle-member district could still give Oleksandr Chernenko, a lawmaker Campaign for new laws holding elections for the next par- law that could save time for inter- Pashynsky a shot at being reelected. from the 135-member Poroshenko In February, popular rock singer liament under the old rules would nally displaced people and tens of Under the current law, 225 out of Bloc party faction and co-sponsor Svyatoslav Vakarchuk made an open “hopelessly postpone” the achieve- thousands of other Ukrainians who 450 lawmakers are elected from sin- of the electoral code. “There is no address to Poroshenko and lawmak- ment of people power, one of the don't live at their legal registration gle-member constituencies. The rest common opinion on it in the fac- ers, urging them to pass the electoral new president’s stated priorities. address. To vote in the recent pres- of parliament is formed using the tions and the lawmakers elected code, which would eliminate the However, he said Zelenskiy’s team idential election, they had to stand closed party list system, under which from single-member constituencies corrupt single-member system and cannot say whether they support in long lines before both rounds for parties must reveal to voters only are against it.” would not allow the lawmakers to the new electoral code until they a one-time change of their voting the top five names on their lists. This The bill envisages that, during par- defect from their parties. see all the amendments made to address. allows them to bring publicly unpop- liamentary elections, the parties will “And most importantly, this system the document. “The electoral code The bill submitted by a group of ular but rich and powerful party offer their national lists of candidates gives the new kind of politicians the received so many changes that it’s lawmakers in March 2017 would sponsors — hidden below the fifth and also create 27 regional lists, fill- highest chance of getting into parlia- now unclear how exactly the (party) allow every voter to change their position — into the Verkhovna Rada. ing them with candidates based on ment,” he said. lists will be formed,” he said. voting address permanently and vote Ukraine’s richest oligarch, Rinat their popularity in certain regions. Zelenskiy, who campaigned for the Aivazovska said she also hasn’t wherever they want, Aivazovska said. Akhmetov, was elected to parlia- Voters then have to vote for one presidency as a politician of the new seen the final text of the electoral But with that bill languishing away, ment this way in 2006 and 2007. party. But they may also choose one generation, also included the need code with all the changes made by she added, voters who don’t live near Both times, he was included in the candidate in the party’s regional list. to hold both the parliamentary and members of the special parliamenta- their registration address cannot vote seventh spot on the lists of ex-Pres- If a candidate receives significant local elections using open lists in his ry group after it was passed in its first for single-member districts or in local ident Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of support in a regional list, his name program. reading. But, so far, she also sees “no elections at all. n Regions. During his time in parlia- ment, Akhmetov was almost never present in the Rada. For years, it has been no secret that the electoral system needs urgent reform to prevent these kinds of dishonest actions. Both President MAY 16 TAX AUDITS: Petro Poroshenko and President- elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy claimed THURSDAY 2019 in their campaigns that parliamenta- HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK ry elections should be held under a ODESA party system with open lists. But these changes haven’t yet been adopted by parliament and have nearly no chance of being imple- mented this year, experts say. “I see no prospects for it so far,” said Olga Aivazovska, head of the Opora election watchdog. New electoral code When Poroshenko campaigned for the presidency in 2014, he promised that the next parliament would be elected using a system of open party lists. That never happened. Only in November 2017 did par- liament pass a new electoral code in its first reading with the minimal required 226 votes. Although the bill Contact us for more details: was co-sponsored by members of [email protected], 044 591 77 88 the parliamentary coalition — includ- ing Rada speaker Andriy Parubiy — 6 National April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com Natalia Galibarenko: Brexit is a challenge for Ukraine

BY JACK LAURENSON How the United Kingdom and its [email protected] commitment to multilateral agree- ments and institutions could change, LONDON — Early in the morning on however, is a point of concern for the April 13, an attacker began ramming ambassador — and she is not alone: his car into the official vehicle of the many Ukrainian lawmakers have Ukrainian ambassador to the United told the Kyiv Post they’re anxious Kingdom while it was parked outside about Brexit, and losing the British the embassy. Officials in Kyiv and voice in Brussels. London scrambled to make sure that “Brexit is a problem,” Galibarenko Natalia Galibarenko and her staff said. “Uncertainties in our bilat- had not been harmed. eral relationship are a problem.” The man had not entered the Ukrainians are being patient when Ukrainian embassy, a modest-sized it comes to unanswered questions building on the western edge of on important issues relating to trade central London, and few diplomatic and visas, she added. staff were in the building at the time. “We don’t even know when Brexit Galibarenko was posted to the is coming… and we cannot proceed British capital in September 2015 to a higher level of consultations,” the and has been representing Ukrainian Ukrainian Ambassador ambassador said. interests throughout the turbulence to the UK, Natalia In Kyiv, the British ambassador of Brexit. She is probably one of Galibarenko (C), and to Ukraine, Judith Gough, recently the most important Ukrainian her husband Oleksandr told the Kyiv Post that preliminary ambassadors. Naumenko (R), meet talks on a new trade agreement had The senior diplomat told the Kyiv Britain's Queen Elizabeth started. She also said she hoped II during a private Post in an interview at the Ukrainian audience at Buckingham that visa-free travel (for Brits) would embassy in London on April 18 that Palace, in central London remain unaffected. she was relieved nobody had been on March 2, 2016. (AFP) Many Ukrainian officials would hurt in the attack. like to renegotiate the British- “Even in a disastrous situation like tioned under the Mental Health Act Britain, the ambassador said, adding “This country presents very favor- Ukrainian visa arrangements and say this there can be positives to find,” and transferred to a hospital. that the embassy deals with few seri- able conditions for speaking about it is broken. she said. “I was trying to imagine the ous consular complaints. And there are Russia because people here under- “We would also like to simplify picture if he had not been attacking British Ukrainians plenty of good reasons for Ukrainians stand that we are speaking about the visa regime,” said the Ukrainian the car but was attacking the line of An estimated 31,000 Ukrainian-born to feel comfortable in the U.K. Russian aggression — there is no ambassador to London, noting that voters outside the embassy instead,” citizens live in the United Kingdom, Migrant workers earn some of the civil war in Ukraine,” she said, adding Ukrainians have a rough time in the ambassador said. She expected although it is unknown exactly best salaries in Europe, many British that there is an additional challenge getting a U.K. visa. Rejection rates 1,250 Ukrainians in London to vote how many ethnic Ukrainians live universities and schools rank among in working to make sure that this are high and visas can be expensive at the embassy on April 21, as people among the diaspora that is scattered the world’s best, living standards are is accurately portrayed in English- for Ukrainians. headed to the polls for Election Day. throughout the British Isles. high and the country is, for the most language media. Meanwhile, British citizens can Despite the April 13 attack, part, economically and politically “Other ambassadors have to travel to Ukraine for 90 days with- Embassy attack Galibarenko maintains that the stable. explain that Russia is waging a out a visa. But beyond that period Police blocked off the street and Ukrainian community in the U.K. Ukrainians in the U.K. have put war against Ukraine and they’re they also face problems. Visa fees began a short but tense standoff broadly feels safe and secure. down social and cultural roots too, not listening,” the ambassador said, for U.K. citizens are the most expen- with the attacker. The man then “It is a close-knit community… and their heritage, if you know where suggesting that some foreign offi- sive of any nationality: a type-D revved his engine before driving the and despite Brexit, Ukrainians gen- to look, is not difficult to see. cials have fallen victim to Moscow’s visa for work is at least $800, while car directly at officers, according to erally feel welcome and not threat- Unions, societies and associations propaganda. “They don’t believe a family reunification visa will cost police. Armed officers opened fire ened,” she said. These days, the same bring the Ukrainian diaspora togeth- there are Russian troops fighting in $2,000 or more. Then begins the on the vehicle but did not wound cannot be said for all foreigners in er. Ukrainian language newspapers Ukraine.” bureaucratic headache of attempt- its driver. Instead, he was subdued Britain. can be found. There is a Ukrainian Galibarenko says that the U.K. has ing to get a 1-year temporary resi- with a taser. The country’s move to leave the language service of the British been a strong advocate for Ukraine, dence permit. “Instead of surrendering when European Union, decided in a 2016 Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, especially in increasing sanctions on Galibarenko says the bilateral faced by armed police, he attacked, referendum, has been accompanied and the British Library in London — Moscow. Meanwhile, other countries arrangement should be improved, forcing them to open fire,” the ambas- by a rise in rhetoric and actions that the world’s largest with some 200 in Europe have been somewhat less but she’s encountering obstacles in sador said. “This is something that are anti-European and xenophobic, million items in its inventory — has reliable. She fears losing the support London where she has had little I cannot explain — it goes beyond experts say. Last summer, the United an impressive Ukrainian collection of London in the European corridors luck in securing commitments to any kind of normal grievance.” Nations issued a report that warned that is constantly being replenished. of power. renegotiate. On April 14, London’s Metropolitan of a rise in “Brexit-related” racism. A statue of Volodymyr the Great “For me, that there will be no U.K. “We are realistic people and we’re Police confirmed that the unnamed Eastern Europeans have been made can be found in central London, voice in Brussels that is defending not pushing for a visa-free regime suspect had been arrested on sus- to feel especially unwelcome since as can memorials honoring the Ukraine, it could be a big problem… with the U.K. the day after Brexit… picion of criminal damage and the contentious vote. Ukrainian war dead. Near the north- there are certain things that we but let’s start some kind of a dia- attempted murder. He was also sec- But Ukrainians are mostly happy in ern English city of Derby — which cannot change… after Brexit we will logue, let’s look at simplification,” she has a Ukrainian community — lose a voice in support of Ukraine,” said, adding that Ukrainian officials, there is a monument to the Soviet- the ambassador said. scientists, businesspeople and jour- orchestrated famine known as the nalists should at least have an easier Holodomor. Similar memorials can Brexit and Ukraine time in visiting the U.K. be found in the cities of Bolton and Galibarenko is trying not to become “It is difficult for me to explain Rochdale too. too distracted by the political cir- back in Ukraine… because we’re For Britain and Ukraine, ties are cuses that are taking place in both very good friends with the U.K. strong and relations good, but they London and Kyiv, where Brexit and and to explain why friends cannot can always be better. And no short- elections dominate the news cycles. proceed with improvements in their age of challenges lay ahead. She says that Kyiv’s priorities when it relations, it’s difficult,” she said. comes to British-Ukrainian relations Despite challenges ahead, On Russia are unlikely to change, regardless of Galibarenko is sure that Ukraine and In one area, Ukraine and the U.K. circumstances. the United Kingdom will face them are almost entirely in agreement, “These political battles are influ- together. She says there is plenty and that is unlikely to change. When encing us very little,” she said. “And of opportunity to deepen ties and it comes to Russia’s war against the we have our own agenda with Britain, improve the relationship. country, Ukraine has a steadfast and irrespective of what is happening in “We should be doing more reliable ally in Britain. Ukraine. Certain priorities like EU to improve our image in the A damaged black diplomatic car remains parked in the street outside Galibarenko says that being based and NATO integration are already U. K. Ukraine is not only a victim of the Ukrainian Embassy in west London on April 14, 2019, a day after an in the U.K. presents her with the envisaged in the constitution… (and) aggression,” she said. “We can also be incident in which police firearms and a taser were used in making an perfect platform to represent and regardless of the next president, a very good and valuable partner… arrest. (AFP) defend Ukrainian interests. (such) priorities won’t change.” our country has a lot to offer.” n www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 Business 7 What does business want from new president of Ukraine?

BY IGOR KOSSOV prosecutor general and anti-cor- [email protected] ruption prosecutor. Former econ- omy minister and Zelenskiy advis- Business representatives are care- er Oleksandr Danyliuk, said that fully watching what president-elect current general prosecutor Yuriy Anna Derevyanko, the head of the European Business Association asks a question at the EBA's "New 5 Year Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his team Lutsenko needs to go. The role will Challenge" event, where business and investment leaders stated their hopes, concerns and expectations for will do to preserve the independence probably go to an activist, according Volodymyr Zelenskiy's presidency. (European Business Association) of the National Bank of Ukraine, dis- to Danyliuk. avow oligarch influence, and help demonstrating anti-corruption operational High Anti-Corruption Marina Petrov, the director of the improve rule of law in Ukraine. NBU independence efforts and appointing reformers to Court in the nearest term." European Bank for Reconstruction In the week after Zelenskiy’s land- The new president “must respect key positions. The investor survey found that and Development's Ukraine office, slide victory, business leaders and the independence of the NBU,” said “The elephant in the room is Mr. "lack of trust in judiciary" is the said that the bank plans to double its international partners have come Sergiy Fursa, head of fixed income (Ihor) Kolomoisky,” Andy Hunder, the second most important problem investments in Ukraine to $1 billion forth with concerns and sugges- sales at the Ukrainian investment president of the American Chamber perceived by business, followed by during 2019. She added that she sees tions for the new administration. firm Dragon Capital. “The busi- of Commerce, told the Kyiv Post. "widespread corruption." investors ready to come to Ukraine, The European Business Association ness community is nervous about it This oligarch and former owner of Danyliuk said that the National as long as the country doesn’t take released a list of seven steps it wants because the key priority of the NBU PrivatBank, has business ties with Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, any unexpected economic decisions to see from Zelenskiy and hosted is an important part of the institu- Zelenskiy, who attracted criticism as or NABU, and the Special Anti- that might scare them off. an event on April 25, to discuss tional reforms.” a result. Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or Petrov added that she expected the business community’s hopes and Zelenskiy's team had previously PrivatBank was nationalized in SAPO, must be relaunched. Ukraine to continue cooperating with concerns for the next five years. The talked about a possible NBU audit, 2016, after it was found to have the IMF, whose review of Ukraine is American Chamber of Commerce which could include questioning a $5.5 billion hole in its ledger, Staying positive coming up in May. Danyliuk said the also released a statement listing ten the head of the central bank, Yakiv allegedly moved out of the bank Despite concerns, multiple business incoming administration is prepared priorities for the future following its Smolii, due to slow pace of reforms. by Kolomoisky through sketchy representatives told Kyiv Post that to do so. meeting with Zelenskiy on election Dmytro Razumkiv, a Zelenskiy advis- enterprises. Last week, a Kyiv they have not seen negative invest- "We look forward to a successful night. er, even suggested that an audit administrative court ruled that ment flows related to the election. review in May," he said. n In addition, several business might lead to dismissals. PrivatBank's 2016 nationalization experts spoke to the Kyiv Post about The EBA, Dragon Capital and was illegal, an important victory their major concerns and what the Center for Economic Strategies for Kolomoisky who wants to get Zelenskiy can do to assuage them. on April 25 released the results it back. The case will now head of an investor survey, which found to appeals. Financial experts had Clean nominations that "Attempts to undermine NBU told Kyiv Post that if Kolomoisky Aivaras Abramovicius, a Zelenskiy independence" would have a major regains control of PrivatBank, the advisor, told the assembled crowd negative impact on their investment country’s financial system would at the EBA’s Thursday event at the decisions. approach collapse. Hilton Hotel in Kyiv that the future “It’s obvious that it would be a “If PrivatBank nationalization is administration would have three pri- major mistake” to sack NBU officials, canceled, the bank will go into liqui- orities: “team, team and team.” said Aslund. dation and it will make a huge prob- Business experts told the Kyiv Post However, Danyliuk told reporters lem,” said Fursa. “It would destroy that they want to see Zelenskiy’s that the new team will not only our programs with the International nominations for major posts as quick- respect the NBU’s independence but Monetary Fund and our internation- ly as possible. But more importantly strengthen it. al creditors.” than that, they want nominees to On April 25, the international cred- have no blemishes on their record. Oligarchs it rating agency Moody's stated that "It's important to recognize the Oligarch influence remains a top if the new president aids Kolomoisky appointments of people who lack a concern for many business leaders. in the battle over PrivatBank, it bad reputation," said Anders Aslund, Thomas Fiala, the head of Dragon would "badly damage" Ukraine's a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Capital on April 25 characterized credit profile. However, the agency said. “This is more important than "oligarch monopolization" of key also said "we attach a low probability the lack of experience. People want industries as a major impediment to to such a scenario." change and so does the business increased investment. Abromavicius, seemed to blame the community." The investor survey found that previous administration for some of He added that two of the most “reducing oligarch influence” was the problems that the president-elect important nominations are a new the number three priority, behind will inherit. These include the recent court decision about PrivatBank, as well as the Constitutional Court elim- inating a law against illegal enrich- ment in February. Rule of law Fiala said that overly aggressive actions by law enforcement bodies dampen investment. Fursa added that one of Zelenskiy's challenges would be to tackle some "siloviki" or law enforcement officials and reduce the pressure they exert on businesses. Hunder said that rule of law was AmCham’s top priority. He said that the government should "guarantee real and effective judicial reform, Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy reacts at a polling station during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election in Kyiv rule of law, fair justice, transparent on April 21, 2019. Zelenskiy is under scrutiny to continue anti-corruption operations and selection of judges at reforms and improve the business environment. (Volodymyr Petrov) all levels, including launching a full, 8 National April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com Ukraine’s democratic election inspires former Soviet states

BY BERMET TALANT tered parties is truly oppositional, [email protected] she said.

It was the evening of April 21. The Kyrgyzstan first exit polls had just rolled in, In another Central Asian state, indicating that comedic actor and Kyrgyzstan, citizens also closely fol- political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy lowed the Ukrainian presidential would be elected Ukraine’s next election. president. Unlike its neighbors in the region, At his campaign headquarters, the which are ruled by strongmen, political newcomer took to the stage Kyrgyzstan boasts a vibrant civil soci- to address his supporters and the ety, has a history of twice overthrow- press. But Zelenskiy directed his ing corrupt presidents, and changes brief speech not only at Ukraine, but its government approximately every also other former Soviet states.. 9–18 months on average. “While I’m not yet president, I can Its last presidential election, held say this as a Ukrainian citizen. To in 2017, was declared the first truly all post-Soviet countries: look at us. competitive vote in Central Asia, Everything is possible,” he said. but ultimately proved a win for the His words resonated far and wide. old order. Sooronbay Jeyenbekov, the chosen successor of outgoing Kazakhstan President Almazbek Atambayev, On the same day Ukrainians exer- defeated his younger rival, opposition cised their right to elect a comedian leader and businessman Omurbek as their new leader, a court in the Babanov, in an unpredictable race. Kazakh city of Almaty handed down On April 23, Kyrgyz tabloid Super. a 15-day jail sentence to two activists. kg, the largest newspaper in the Their crime? Calling for a fair and country, published an article on competitive presidential election on Comedic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a speech on April 21, 2019, at his election headquarters after the the Ukrainian election’s effects on June 9. preliminary exit polls showed that he would be elected Ukraine’s next president. (Volodymyr Petrov) Kyrgyz politics. It cited clear simi- Kazakhstan is preparing to larities between both nations: two hold its first presidential election revolutions, high level of corruption, without its long-standing leader, Poroshenko’s graceful concession, an article titled “Searching for our Bapi, who is running for office, could widespread labor migration, disillu- Nursultan Nazarbayev, who unex- seem to have impressed Kazakh cit- Zelenskiy” for the Fergana news become such an ‘against everyone’ sionment with the powers that be, pectedly stepped down in March izens who only expect a simulacrum website. candidate in our vote. But I don’t and demand for new faces in politics. after 30 years in power. Although of a presidential race in their coun- Asylbekuly attended a public think he stands a chance. He’s lit- One expert interviewed for the Nazarbayev’s name won’t be on the try. Pundits and journalists also drew meeting in Almaty to discuss the tle-known to the general public story praised Ukraine for sticking to ballot, he stays very much in power parallels between the two countries future Kazakh election and the and he doesn’t have administrative as the leader of the ruling party Nur and pondered whether Kazakhstan absence of real political choice in resources.” Otan. That party recently picked his could get its own Zelenskiy. Clips it — a rare event in a country known Almaty-based journalist Aigerim successor: Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev, from Servant of the People television for suppression of political dissent Toleukhan said that Kazakh legis- ctio who currently serves as the interim series, in which Zelenskiy plays a and repression of free media. The lation completely excludes the pos- president. school teacher elected President of meeting was held after the arrest of sibility of running for someone like Activists Asiya Tulesova and Ukraine, circulated on social media activists Tulesova and Tolymbekov Zelenskiy, an outsider without polit- Beibarys Tolymbekov were arrested among Kazakh users. “At the meeting, a political expert ical experience. for unfurling a banner reading “You “Our people observed Ukraine’s Dosym Satpayev compared elec- By law, independent candidates its pro-Western course — one that can’t run from the truth,” “For fair election with envy. There was every- tions in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. cannot run. Only parties may nom- will not change even when a new elections,” and “I have a choice” thing we want: competition, a new He said that Zelenskiy was a new inate presidential candidates who leader takes the helm. Another polit- during the city marathon on April 21. face in politics, debate. I would say face, an ‘against everyone’ candi- must have five years of experi- ical expert said Kyrgyzstan would Zelenskiy’s landslide victo- it inspired our society,” said journal- date,” Asylbekuly said. “He suggested ence in public service. Not one of need Ukraine’s experience in deal- ry, followed by President Petro ist Bagdat Asylbekuly, who wrote that opposition journalist Yermurat Kazakhstan’s seven officially regis- ing with Russia. “We can see what attitude Russia shows when the rela- tions with it go bad,” he said. Unlike Ukraine — which distanced itself from the Kremlin after Russia launched a war in the Donbas and IN PARTNERSHIP occupied Crimea five years ago — the WITH Kyrgyz leadership has strengthened World in Ukraine: its ties with Moscow, becoming a member of the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization. Sweden “Ukraine officially left the Commonwealth of Independent States (an inter-state organization born after the collapse of Soviet Union in 1991). It looks westwards and feels itself to be part of Europe. So it was heartwarming when Zelenskiy addressed former Soviet countries,” Kyrgyz politician Edil Baisalov told the Kyiv Post. “Major responsibility lies on Zelenskiy as the president of Ukraine. Ukraine’s suc- cess as a functioning European state is important for Kyrgyzstan, too.” In Kyrgyzstan, Zelenskiy is par- ticularly well-known among young people who take part in KVN, a team COMING IN THE MAY 17 EDITION comedy competition that emerged from a popular Russian television OF THE KYIV POST show and that spread to all former To advertise, contact us at +38 044 591 77 88 or [email protected] more Election on page 9 www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 National 9

A woman casts a ballot at a polling station during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election in Kyiv on April 21, 2019. (Volodymyr Petrov) Ex-republics only wish they could have democratic choice that took place in Ukraine

Election from page 8 is quite small, and we managed to accommodate around 120 people.” Soviet countries. Zelenskiy began That night, the majority of the his career in KVN, but later left and crowd cheered for Zelenskiy and moved back to Ukraine, where he applauded his debate performance. started his own business Plavinsky said that Belarusian media Several Kyrgyz comedians have covered the Ukrainian election neu- participated in Make a Comedian trally. He mostly watched its cover- Laugh, a stand-up comedy competi- age on Ukrainian television channels tion on Ukrainian television hosted and followed the campaign on social by Zelenskiy. One of them, Ilgiz media. 'Thank you, President Poroshenko!' Kuvatbek, won Hr 50,000 ($1,880) Several thousand people rallied on the evening of April 22, 2019, in front of the presidential administration with his friend Eldiyar Yeshimbekov Inspiration in Kyiv to express support for President Petro Poroshenko, who lost the April 21 presidential runoff election. on the show in 2017. Can other post-Soviet countries fol- Poroshenko received 24.46 percent of the vote, while comedic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy received 73.22 Kuvatbek told the Kyiv Post that low Ukraine's suit? percent. On April 21, immediately after the exit poll results were announced, Poroshenko voters started a Zelenskiy’s victory in the Ukrainian Yevhen Hlibovytsky, a strate- Facebook campaign, adding “Thank you” stickers in his campaign colors to their profile pictures. At the rally election also inspired comedians. gist and founder of the pro.mova on April 22, Poroshenko said that the gesture had meant a lot for him. “I read so many positive things about “I think it’s a great occasion for communication consultancy, told myself on Facebook last night that I had not read in a very long time,” he said. (Markiv Mykhailo, Mikhail everyone brought up on KVN. Many the Kyiv Post that the Ukrainian Palinchak) think comedy isn’t a serious occupa- model could be an inspiration and a tion. People usually ask ‘What are demonstration that change is possi- you going to become?’ Zelenskiy ble. But it cannot be copied, he said. proved that a comedian can even “What I’ve learned from my become a president and can contrib- experience in other former Soviet IN PARTNERSHIP ute to his country’s development,” he countries is that local context WITH said, adding jokingly that he wouldn’t matters more. Any implication World in Ukraine: mind becoming the president of from Ukraine’s case has to be Kyrgyzstan someday. re-contextualized for local reali- ties. There’s something to learn Belarus from Ukraine’s case, but it’s Sweden In Belarus, President Alexander definitely not a trajectory. Every Lukashenko has held power for 25 country has to come up with its years. The country’s next presiden- own solution,” he said. tial election is set for 2020, but few Ukraine’s aspiration for member- expect any real competition or chal- ship of the European Union and lenge to Lukashenko. accession to NATO may be geo- Without truly democratic elec- graphically irrelevant for many tions at home, Belarusians tuned post-Soviet countries, but if Ukraine into Ukraine’s presidential vote. succeeds, its experience can be used On April 19, the Lidbeer bar in as a benchmark. And Ukraine helps central Minsk broadcast the presi- to expose the risks that a country dential debate between candidates that wants to be both successful and Poroshenko and Zelenskiy at Kyiv’s free from Russia is likely to face. Olimpiysky Stadium. “There was no EU in Asia, but “It was an important event in some Asian countries successfully a neighboring country and also a transformed themselves using their spectacle to behold. Events like this partnerships with the United States COMING IN THE MAY 17 EDITION don’t happen here,” said Vladimir and the United Kingdom to achieve Plavinsky, the art director of Lidbeer. the same security and institution- OF THE KYIV POST “The idea to broadcast it came spon- al guarantees that many European taneously, and we couldn’t fit every- countries achieved by joining the EU To advertise, contact us at +38 044 591 77 88 or [email protected] one who wanted to watch it. Our bar and NATO,” Hlibovytsky said. n 10 National April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com First 100 days: President Zelenskiy’s top priorities

Editor’s Note: On April 21, Ukraine elected comedic actor-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelenskiy president in a landslide. However, the president-elect’s poli- cy plans remain unclear. The Kyiv Post asked experts what steps they would like to see in the first 100 days of Zelenskiy’s president.

BY JACK LAURENSON, forming his team while paying close IGOR KOSSOV, OLEG SUKHOV attention to the October parliamen- tary elections. Zelenskiy should get John well-acquainted with internation- Whittingdale al leaders and also make a start U.K. member on re-energizing the peace talks of parliament, with Russia. Securing the release chair of of Ukrainian prisoners of war who the British- are held in Russia should also be Ukrainian a priority. In the business sphere, All-Party Zelenskiy needs to quickly make Parliamentary Group in strong commitments to transparency Westminster and advocate for zero tolerance on “Zelenskiy should move to reassure state intrusion into private business. those in the international communi- He also needs to regularly read the ty who could have concerns about Kyiv Post.” his lack of experience in politics. He can do this by appointing some Anders Aslund serious, experienced figures. He economist, should demonstrate to people that senior fellow things will be different by beefing up at the Atlantic the prosecutor's office and initiat- Council ing some high-level prosecutions. It “He needs to Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy (C), accompanied by his wife Olena, visits a polling would also help to meet internation- not do something station during the second round of the presidential election in Kyiv on April 21, 2019. (Volodymyr Petrov) al leaders – and I hope he will come stupid like fighting to the U.K. soon.” with the National Bank. He needs transparent operations and selection Prosecutor’s office should be to somehow repair the damage Andy Hunder of judges of all levels, including replaced. A fair competition should Ilya of the old regime (ignoring the president of launching a fully-operational High be held for top jobs at the anti-cor- Ponomarev corporate governance of) Naftogaz the American Anti-Corruption Court in the near- ruption prosecutor’s office, and it former and the (cancellation of) the law on Chamber of est term. The business community must become truly independent, member of illicit enrichment. It’s vital for him Commerce in wants to see the team.” while the National Agency for the Russian that he has a strong chief of staff. Ukraine Preventing Corruption must start parliament, That’s a very important position “There is nothing Sergey Fursa thoroughly checking top officials’ currently a Kyiv- in the Ukrainian system. No con- about banking or energy in director of fixed asset declarations. The Financial based executive in cessions to (Ihor) Kolomoisky with Zelenskiy’s campaign statements. Of income at Investigation Service must be creat- the energy sector PrivatBank, that is the immediate our concerns, rule of law is top. Dragon Capital ed. The Security Service of Ukraine “Throughout his first 100 days, thing.” Guarantee real and effective judi- “The main prob- should be stripped of economic func- Zelenskiy should be focused on cial reform, rule of law, fair justice, lem right now is tions and its staff must be cut.” with ‘siloviki’ (law enforcement offi- Vitaly Shabunin cials). He has to reduce their pres- head of the sure on businesses. His key test Anti-Corruption is Kolomoisky. He has to distance Action himself from the head of the Privat Center’s (informal business group). He has to executive make sure not to make any changes board to the leadership of the National “Judicial reform, Bank of Ukraine (NBU). This is very including the cleansing of the important and business is watch- judiciary and replacing the High ing to see if he will leave the NBU Qualification Commission of Judges, independent. should be re-launched. Other steps include firing discredited Security Gennady Service of Ukraine Deputy Chief Chizhikov Pavlo Demchyna, reinstating the president of law on illicit enrichment, giving the the Ukrainian National Anti-Corruption Bureau Chamber of wiretapping powers and solving Commerce the problem of the dysfunctional and Industry Constitutional Court.” “Zelenskiy has major experience with promotion and mak- Yegor Sobolev ing things popular. With him, we ex-chairman of have to make our country popular (in parliament’s the global market). Businesses will anti-corruption support this.” committee “Principled and Oleksandr honest people Lemenov should be appointed anti-corruption to the Presidential Administration. expert at the Zelenskiy should also submit a Reanimation law on presidential impeachment, Stolen French painting found Package of appoint a strong prosecutor general French ambassador to Ukraine Isabelle Dumont speaks during the presentation of the painting "Port de la Reforms and a strong head of the Security Rochelle" (1915) by late French artist Paul Signac at the Interior Ministry in Kyiv on April 23, 2019. The painting “The leadership of Service of Ukraine and strengthen worth $1.5 million, was stolen a year before from the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy, France, and found by the discredited National Agency for Ukraine’s strategic partnership with police in Ukraine. (AFP) Preventing Corruption and the lead- the West to fight Russian aggres- ership of the Special Anti-Corruption sion.” n www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 National 11 Parliament passes Ukrainian language bill

BY OLEG SUKHOV nic minority language books funded SUKHOV@KYIVPOST@COM by the government and to special- ized foreign language and minority The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a language book stores. bill on protecting the Ukrainian lan- guage. The draft law will now be sent Education to the president for his signature. Under the bill, all schools and uni- Passed in its second reading on versities will be required to teach in April 25, the bill will formalize rules Ukrainian. governing the usage of Ukrainian Classes taught in ethnic minori- language in the media, education, ty languages will be allowed at and business. It aims to strengthen Ukrainian-language schools, and the language’s role in a country some subjects at Ukrainian-language where much of the public still speaks universities can be taught in English Russian. or one of the official languages of the However, the document has not European Union. been without controversy. Earlier ver- sions of the bill appeared poised to Business place potentially unbearable burdens The Ukrainian web sites of foreign on English-language publications like businesses must have a Ukrainian the Kyiv Post. However, this was version, according to the bill. changed in later versions of the text. Computer software distributed in In the wake of the draft lan- Ukraine will have to be either in guage law’s passage, President-elect Ukrainian, English or in one of the Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that he official languages of the European would analyze whether any of the Union. clauses of the bill violate citizens’ Activists attend a rally to demand lawmakers vote for a law that grants special status to the Ukrainian The bill also requires the employ- rights, and would react according language and introduces mandatory language requirements for public sector workers, in front of the ees of service sector businesses to to his constitutional authority. He parliament building in Kyiv on April 25, 2019. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin) speak to their customers in Ukrainian. argued that Ukrainian should be the only state language, but added that draft “language law” is media. Ukrainian speeches cannot exceed such performances are subtitled or Enforcement the text of the bill had not been suf- According to the bill, print and 10 percent of the film. translated into Ukrainian. The enforcement of the law will be ficiently discussed with civil society. online publications will have to Foreign language films will have overseen by a Ukrainian language Regardless of Zelenskiy’s view, the be either exclusively in Ukrainian to be dubbed into Ukrainian. Only Books ombudsman. bill may be signed into law by out- or have a Ukrainian language foreign language films meeting Publishing houses will be required Violations of the law will be pun- going President Petro Poroshenko version. This norm does not apply Ukrainian authorities’ quality stan- to print at least 50 percent of their ishable with fines ranging from Hr before the new president is to Crimean Tatar, English and dards or ones shown during film books in Ukrainian, and book stores 3,400 to Hr 11,900 ($125 to $440). inaugurated. official languages of the European festivals can be subtitled, as opposed will have to sell at least 50 percent However, penalties for violations A total of 278 out of the Rada’s Union. to being dubbed. of their books in Ukrainian. of the law will begin only in three 423 lawmakers supported the bill, 38 The quota for Ukrainian-language Subtitled foreign-language films This norm does not apply to eth- years. n voted against it, and seven abstained. content for national television and cannot exceed 10 percent of a movie The pro-Russian Opposition Bloc radio broadcasters will be increased theater’s program. voted against the legislation, and from 75 percent to 90 percent, while Under the bill, cultural events, most members of Vidrodzhenya the quota for regional television and including theater performances, will (Revival) and People’s Will did not radio broadcasters will be increased have to be in Ukrainian. Other lan- support it. These three factions are from 60 percent to 80 percent. guages can be used during cultural offshoots of ex-President Viktor Crimean Tatar language television events if it is justified for artistic rea- exclusives online this week Yanukovych’s Party of Regions. channels and radio broadcasters will sons or for the purpose of protecting 1. Rammstein rock band use video footage All the other parties voted for the be able to provide up to 70 percent ethnic minority languages. of Ukrainian city for new album teaser language bill. of their coverage in Crimean Tatar. Songs can also be performed in (VIDEO) languages other than Ukrainian. 2. LIVE UPDATES: 97% of ballots counted; Media Films and theaters State and municipal theaters will Zelenskiy heads to landslide victory as One of the primary — and most con- Films produced in Ukraine must be allowed to show performances Poroshenko concedes troversial areas — governed by the be in Ukrainian. Subtitled non- in languages other than Ukrainian if 3. Poroshenko, Zelenskiy hold presidential debate at sports arena in Kyiv 4. UPDATE: Exit polls show landslide win for Volodymyr Zelenskiy 5. Zelenskiy: 'To all former Soviet coun- tries - look at us, everything is possible' 6. Investigation reveals more links between Zelenskiy’s team and oligarch Kolomoisky 7. What’s the worst that can happen: UIA 8. Third court rules in favor of oligarch Kolomoisky in PrivatBank case 9. Presidential candidates clash in rancor- ous debate at football stadium (PHOTOS) 10. Poroshenko allies to be charged with theft, money laundering Subscribe! $45.60 $60 per year Use KyivPost2019 code to get your 24% discount for the Kyiv Post subscription in celebration of our 24th year Online benefits include: • Unlimited access to all exclusive Seeking justice Kyiv Post stories online Approximately 70 activists protested next to the house of Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko near Kyiv on • Continuously updated feed of news April 25. The protest erupted over the latest developments in the investigation of the murder of activist stories, analysis, multimedia, opinions Kateryna Gandziuk, who was attacked with acid in July 2018 and died three months later. After months of and more public pressure, prosecutors made Vladyslav Manger, head of the Kherson Oblast Council, a suspect in order- • Archives dating back to 1997 ing the murder. However, on April 24 the media reported that prosecutors changed the charge from murder to inflicting serious bodily harm, angering activists who have been pushing for the attack to be investigated. (Volodymyr Petrov) www.kyivpost.com 12 Entertainment Guide April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com

Reforming the Space (sculptures by Miscellaneous May 3 Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume Turbulent (video installations by Iranian art- Moon King Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 ist Shirin Neshat exploring gender inequality). for children, students and retirees Izone. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free For those who enjoy the combination of dream Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv pop with indie rock and house music, the bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Canadian band Moon King is coming to Kyiv to Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for perform some of its hits on May 3. Moon King Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor and retirees is a music project founded by Toronto-born Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks songwriter and producer Daniel Woodhead, (Moon King/facebook) I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various about the history of Crimea and its citizens). widely known as Daniel Benjamin. Since its artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr establishment in 2012, Moon King has released as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 40 for retirees, school and university students. a full-length album “Secret Life” in 2015, as well p.m. Free Free for children under 12, people with dis- as three EPs. However, after Woodhead’s moving abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and to Detroit, the United States, Moon King’s music Movies any museum employee Nureyev: All the World His Stage (doc- Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male has undergone some changes, adding some umentary, British theater on screen). Kyiv archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 disco music and synthpop sounds. Cinema. 7 p.m. Hr 190 Moon King. Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St.) p.m. Free May 3. 8 p.m. Hr 250 Theater Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- Don Quixote (three-act ballet). National bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Opera. 7 p.m. Hr 50-600 Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free House. 6 p.m. Free. Bring ID Voloshyn Gallery. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free Friday, April 26 Wednesday, May 1 The First Names (paintings by the leading Classical music Shows Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Classical music Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv Claude Debussy (by National Symphonic Riffmaster (rock). Docker Pub. 8 p.m. Hr Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr Piano Space (Ravel, Debussy, Chopin and History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Orchestra of Ukraine). National Philharmonic. 125-1,400  40 for retirees, school and university students. others). Kyiv Planetarium. 7:30 p.m. Hr 200- for retirees, school and university students. 7 p.m. Hr 70-350  Theater Free for children under 12, people with dis- 400 Œ Free for orphaned children, people with dis- abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Live music Nabucco (opera in Italian). National Opera. 7 abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and Miscellaneous The Spring Playlist (piano concert by Pavel p.m. Hr 50-600 any museum employee diers and sailors, veterans and any museum Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks Ignatyev). Caribbean Club. 8 p.m. Hr 180-650 employees Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Ž Reforming the Space (sculptures by Saturday, April 27 archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume Igor Agrich Trio – Let’s Cool One (jazz). 32 Live music p.m. Free 40 for retirees, school and university students. Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Jazz Club. 8 p.m. Hr 400 Smooth Operation (smooth jazz, R&B, funk The First Names (paintings by the leading Free for children under 12, people with dis- for children, students and retirees covers). Caribbean Club. 7 p.m. Hr 150-450 Ž Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and Clubs Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv any museum employee Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- Udda, Libr:a and others (electronic dance Clubs mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male music). River Port. 10 p.m. Hr 150-200 ” DJ Masda, Khan and Others (electronic Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  for retirees, school and university students. archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 Sasha Dog, Sparkless and others (intel- dance music). Closer. 11:55 p.m. Hr 300-400. Free for orphaned children, people with dis- p.m. Free I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various Visitors must be over 21  ligent dance music). Dom. 11 p.m. Hr 100 ‘ abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- Audino and Module Week (electronic diers and sailors, veterans and any museum as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Miscellaneous bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk dance music). Closer. 11:55 p.m. Hr 300-400. employees p.m. Free Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Visitors must be over 21  Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko Reforming the Space (sculptures by Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and The First Names (paintings by the leading Clasps, Prots and others (techno, break- Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, beat). Mezzanine. 11:55 p.m. Hr 150-200 adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv and retirees for children, students and retirees Theater Osnova Lights (electronic DJ set). Otel’. 8 History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Julius Caesar (two-act ballet). National Afterimage (paintings by Artem Volokitin Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- p.m. Price to be announced “ for retirees, school and university students. Opera. 7 p.m. Hr 50-600 bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Acid Party for Fashion Revolutionaries and Tetiana Malinovska, sculptures by Maria Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free (electronic DJ set by Vasyl Fedorchuk, Yurij Kulikovska, video art by Alina Fedotova). abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Friday, May 3 Voloshyn Gallery. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various diers and sailors, veterans and any museum Petrov, Prime Meredian). Khvylovyi. 9 p.m. Classical music Price to be announced ’ Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman employees Ludwig van Beethoven (symphony orches- about the history of Crimea and its citizens). as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Reforming the Space (sculptures by tra with Sasha Hryniuk on piano). National Miscellaneous Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr p.m. Free Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume Philharmonic. 7 p.m. Hr 80-400  Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv 40 for retirees, school and university students. Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko Free for children under 12, people with dis- designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free for children, students and retirees Live music Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- Jazz Pop Rock (covers by Eclectic Sound adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils any museum employee Movies mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor Orchestra). Kyiv Planetarium. 7:30 p.m. Hr and retirees Michelangelo: Love and Death (exhibition Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  250-500 Œ on screen). Kyiv Cinema. 3 p.m. Hr 150 Afterimage (paintings by Artem Volokitin archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various Mashina Vremeni Tribute (by Mashynisty and Tetiana Malinovska, sculptures by Maria p.m. Free Luz (thriller in German,Spanish with English artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman band). Docker Pub. 10 p.m. Hr 125-1,400  Kulikovska, video art by Alina Fedotova). subtitles). Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’s Cinema The First Names (paintings by the leading as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Voloshyn Gallery. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free Club. 5 p.m. Free Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, p.m. Free Miscellaneous Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv Shows Turbulent (video installations by Iranian art- about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and ist Shirin Neshat exploring gender inequality). History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Homesick, Resurgam, Kentawr and oth- Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 80. Hr designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free Izone. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free for retirees, school and university students. ers (hardcore, punk). Otel’. 7 p.m. Hr 150 “ 40 for retirees, school and university students. Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Thursday, May 2 Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv Free for children under 12, people with dis- abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Monday, April 29 Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and diers and sailors, veterans and any museum Classical music Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for any museum employee employees Live music Rachmaninoff the Wizard (first part adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils Kristina Kirik Quartet (jazz covers and Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male Reforming the Space (sculptures by of a musical and literary trilogy on Sergei and retirees original songs). Caribbean Club. 8 p.m. Hr Rachmaninoff). National Philharmonic. 7 p.m. archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks 150-350 Ž Hr 70-300  p.m. Free Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 about the history of Crimea and its citizens). The First Names (paintings by the leading for children, students and retirees Miscellaneous Live music Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- The First Names (paintings by the leading Apocalypse. Stalker (pipe organ show). Kyiv 40 for retirees, school and university students. Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, Planetarium. 7:30 p.m. Hr 200-400 Œ Free for children under 12, people with dis- History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and for retirees, school and university students. Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- History Museum. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 Free for orphaned children, people with dis- mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor for retirees, school and university students. abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  April 19 – May 5 diers and sailors, veterans and any museum abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- The employees I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various diers and sailors, veterans and any museum artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman Reforming the Space (sculptures by employees First as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume p.m. Free Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Tuesday, April 30 Names for children, students and retirees Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and Live music designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington (jazz In a joint project with bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Shows covers by Aniko Dolidze Big Band). Caribbean Les Noms gallery, Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Alexander Polyakov Sextet (jazz). 32 Jazz Club. 8 p.m. Hr 190-1,100 Ž Kyiv History Museum Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- Club. 8 p.m. Hr 400 Miscellaneous will exhibit paintings mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor (Les Noms gallery/facebook) Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks by the leading Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  Theater Adriana Lecouvreur (The Metropolitan about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Ukrainian painters I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various Opera recording in Italian). Multiplex (Lavina Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr of the 20th century, artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman Mall). 3 p.m. Hr 190-240 40 for retirees, school and university students. whose works reside in private collections around the world. One of the as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Free for children under 12, people with dis- La Sylphide (opera in Italian). National Opera. p.m. Free abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and highlights are artworks by Ivan Marchuk who has been named among the 7 p.m. Hr 50-600 greatest living geniuses by the UK newspaper The Telegraph for his unique Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and any museum employee expressionist style. Another are the artworks by Mykola Hlushchenko, a designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free Sunday, April 28 Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 post-impressionist who painted Ukrainian landscapes and portraits. The Late (art-objects by Mariia Proshkovska Miscellaneous exploring gender issues with emphasis on p.m. Free exhibition will also recognize the works of Tetiana Holembiyevska, where Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv women’s lives in modern society). America The First Names (paintings by the leading impressionism meets realism. In total, The First Names exhibition will Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko House. 12 - 9 p.m. Free. Bring ID Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, present works by 20 artists. Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv Tripoteca (traveling psychedelic film and art adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils The First Names. Kyiv History Museum (7 Bohdana History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 festival). VDNH. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Hr 200 and retirees Khmelnytskoho St.) April 19 – May 5. Tue – Sun: 11 a.m. - 8 for retirees, school and university students. p.m. Mon: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 for retirees, school and Movies Afterimage (paintings by Artem Volokitin Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Rio Lobo (western, adventure). America and Tetiana Malinovska, sculptures by Maria abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- university students. Free for orphaned children, people with Kulikovska, video art by Alina Fedotova). diers and sailors, veterans and any museum disabilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript soldiers and sailors, By Daria Shulzhenko, Artur Korniienko employees veterans and any museum employees www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 Entertainment Guide 13 any museum employee Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 Andrew May 4 p.m. Free Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for p.m. Free Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils and retirees Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk James Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk (Courtesy) Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free The First Names (paintings by the leading about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Gustav, Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr The First Names (paintings by the leading Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv 40 for retirees, school and university students. Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, Toby Free for children under 12, people with dis- Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 for retirees, school and university students. abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 any museum employee for retirees, school and university students. Nicholas, Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Free for orphaned children, people with dis- abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Ego Sum Rex! (colorful portraits of male abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- Hamish diers and sailors, veterans and any museum archetypes by Sasha Bob). Triptych. 11 a.m. - 7 diers and sailors, veterans and any museum employees p.m. Free employees Cole Reforming the Space (sculptures by The First Names (painting by the leading Reforming the Space (sculptures by Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume Ukrainian 20th-century artists: Ivan Marchuk, Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume British DJs Andrew James Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Tetiana Holembiyevska and others). Kyiv Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 Gustav, Toby Nicholas and Hamish Cole give a chance to dance all night for children, students and retirees History Museum. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Hr 45. Hr 30 for retirees, school and university students. for children, students and retirees long to their techno, house music sets. Being a part of London’s techno I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman Free for orphaned children, people with dis- Diffusion (street art and musical perfor- culture, Gustav has performed at the city’s best known underground abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, conscript sol- mance by the art duo Social Artur and Ihor as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 parties, such as Undersound and the Art of Dark, while Cole is a founder of p.m. Free diers and sailors, veterans and any museum Spaskyi). Closer. 12-9 p.m. Free  the London-based house and techno label Butter Side Up. Apart from that, employees I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and Cole together with Nicholas currently perform together, and are known designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free Reforming the Space (sculptures by artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman as a DJ duo Hamish & Toby. Gustav, Nicholas and Cole will hit the stage of Ukrainian artists and French artist Jaume as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Movies Plensa). M17. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Hr 100. Hr 70 p.m. Free Kyiv’s Closer on May 4. Andrew James Gustav, Toby Nicholas, Hamish Cole (electronic DJ Cézanne – Portraits of a Life (exhibition for children, students and retirees Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and on screen). Multiplex (Lavina Mall). 3 p.m. Hr set). Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St.) May 4. 11:55 p.m. Hr 300-400. Ain’t Nobody’s Business! (collective exhi- designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free 190-240 Visitors must be over 21 bition exploring displays of sexuality). Pinchuk Shows Theater Art Center. 12 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free Worn Pop: Moon King (synthpop). Closer. Raymonda (two-act ballet). National Opera. 7 I Am a Woman. We Are Women (various 8 p.m. Hr 250  Clubs Izone. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free p.m. Hr 50-600 artworks by Petro Ryaska exploring a woman as the first home to every person). Bursa. 12-8 Theater Celestial (electronic DJ set). Otel’. 11 p.m. Albrecht Dürer (engravings from Kharkiv Hr 300-350 “ Art Museum’s collection). The Khanenko Sunday, May 5 p.m. Free Carmen (opera in French). National Opera. 7 Museum. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hr 80 for Igor Redkin (sculptures, paintings and p.m. Hr 50-600 Andrew James Gustav, Toby Nicholas, Live music adults, Hr 40 for students, Hr 20 for pupils Hamish Cole (electronic DJ set). Closer. Invitation to Jazz (jazz classics, versions of designs). It’s Not the Louvr. 12-11 p.m. Free and retirees Saturday, May 4 11:55 p.m. Hr 300-400. Visitors must be over Ukrainian folk songs). National Philharmonic. Movies 21  Amazing Stories of Crimea (artworks 7 p.m. Hr 70-300  Live music Leonardo (exhibition on screen). Kyiv Rfrsh: 1 year (electronic DJ set). River Port. 9 about the history of Crimea and its citizens). Rock Legends (covers by brass orches- Miscellaneous Cinema. 3 p.m. Hr 150 p.m. Price to be announced ” Mystetskyi Arsenal. 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Hr 80. Hr tra and Oleksandr Onofriychuk on vocals). 40 for retirees, school and university students. Turbulent (video installations by Iranian art- Theater National Philharmonic. 7 p.m. Hr 100-500  ist Shirin Neshat exploring gender inequality). Miscellaneous Free for children under 12, people with dis- Tosca (opera in Italian). National Opera. 7 Izone. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Free Queen Tribute (by Beast band). Docker Pub. Turbulent (video installations by Iranian art- abilities of the 1st, 2nd group, veterans and p.m. Hr 50-600 10 p.m. Hr 125-1,400  ist Shirin Neshat exploring gender inequality). any museum employee

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BY GABRIEL HARDY-FRANÇON The organization has been mon- [email protected] itoring the situation in Eastern Ukraine since the very beginning of During war, environmental concerns the conflict in April 2014 between are hardly the first thing on people’s Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed minds. But after the conflict ends, fighters and in Crimea since the damage to the environment is often Russian invasion. one of the war’s lasting effects. However, after the passage of a This is why Brendan Duprey, an May 2016 United Nation resolution American environmental specialist calling for the protection of the envi- who is part of a larger organization ronment in areas affected by armed called the Truth Hounds, is monitor- conflict, the organization enlarged ing the environmental impact of the its mission. war in eastern Ukraine. “The resolution called for all mem- With the help of locals, he is trying ber states to continue to support the to build a rich database tracking the development and implementation situation in line with the standards (of) projects aimed at preventing or of the International Criminal Court, reducing the impact of armed con- or ICC. And his mission aims to fill a flicts on the natural environment,” gap in public knowledge about the Duprey said. Donbas war and, potentially, bring The Truth Hounds called Duprey those responsible for the damage to and made him responsible for mon- justice. itoring these environmental changes Before him, there had been just in eastern Ukraine. a handful of reports on the subject. Early in 2019, he published his But “much of the data collected was report, “Assessing Environmental recycled from other reports and Impacts of Armed Conflict: The case failed to obtain first person accounts of Eastern Ukraine.” of the problems along with factual Duprey’s research largely address- evidence,” Duprey told the Kyiv Post es the environmental impacts of in a recent interview. shelling and military positions, as Brendan Duprey speaks to the Kyiv Post on Feb. 7 in Kyiv. (Oleg Petrasiuk) “(My) research filled this gap by well as the indirect consequences of collecting extensive data from first the war. person accounts and triangulating it Shelling is by far the most det- with additional primary and second- rimental. It has caused multiple of ground contamination “due to the Second World War. Then, the Soviet inspections of industrial sites in the ary source literature to verify those forest fires and the destruction of acid going into the water,” he said. Union needed five years to get rid of conflict zone. accounts.” infrastructure for providing water, The ongoing conflict and shell- all the water.” “Do you think that these sites are electricity and gas to the local pop- ing make it increasingly difficult to The war has also affected other complying with regulations?” Duprey Truth Hounds’ mission ulation. It has damaged industrial prevent flooding and guarantee the local industries. The Avdiivka coke said. “The potential for them to emit Since their foundation in 2014, the hazard sites and harmed or even safety of the area. But the potential plant, the Bakhmut Agrarian Union’s pollutants and not follow safety pro- Truth Hounds’ mission has been to destroyed nature preserves and consequences of such a flood is pig farm, and the phenol plant in cedures is very high.” document war crimes and crimes other natural heritage sites. huge. Novhorodske have all been seriously That law was aimed at keeping against humanity in different coun- Duprey also notes that coal mines According to the Hromadske inde- damaged too. industries from leaving the area tries of eastern Europe and the close to cities like government-con- pendent television channel, which The shelling near the Bakhmut because complying with environ- Caucasus — namely Georgia, Belarus, trolled Toretsk and Russian-occupied carried out its own investigation of pig farm “blew up a part of the tail- mental regulations is costly, he Armenia and Ukraine. Their goal Horlivka are connected by under- the environmental risk in eastern ing pond for the pig waste… which says. is to hold perpetrators accountable ground passages. These sites could Ukraine, the “Donbas mines have went into the local water waste and “They created this law to reduce before the ICC. be flooding, creating a significant risk only been flooded once — during the made people and cattle sick,” Duprey the ability of inspectors to go there explained. and check the sites,” he added. On one occasion, a switch pipe in the occupied territories was hit Original work during the shelling and exploded. Despite these problems, Duprey Because these pipes are often near sees some possibilities to improve pipes with clean water, the explosion the environmental situation in the contaminated the local water supply. region. He hopes that a ceasefire People who then drank the water can be effectively implemented in had to be treated in the hospital, Donbas in order for inspectors to Дослідження здоров’я серця Duprey said. access the grey zone and assess the The report also highlights indirect damage. consequences of the conflict that In the meantime, he is currently prevent the adequate management working to create a real time data- of high-risk sites. base “where local people can upload For example, the near absence information — pictures and video of maintenance in the grey clips — of environmental issues that zone — a strip of land between are happening constantly.” government-controlled and occupied This could, in turn, inform deci- territories — and tax cuts both limit sion-makers and the public. By local environmental programs. This, raising national and internation- Дослідження здоров’я серця in turn, increases the risk of long- al awareness, Duprey hopes to вивчаються зараз term environmental issues. build up popular pressure to push the government to take effective No effective measures action to preserve the environ- Ukraine’s Ministry of Ecology and ment — or at least to avoid a Natural Resources is somewhat con- catastrophe. scious of the situation, Duprey says. But it will take time. Once such Якщо Ви відповідаєте умавам участі, то можете отримувати: It has even called for a more com- a database exists, locals must be • Відшкодування витрат на дорогу prehensive analysis of the environ- trained to use it and keep track of mental situation. incidents. • Безкоштовна допомога місцевих лікарів і фахівців без жодних черг у питаннях, що стосуються дослідження But if the government’s official Duprey and his team hope that position is to call for more research their findings can also be used as • Безкоштовне лікування досліджуваним препаратом Drug bust on this subject, its actions do not an index for further research on the National Police Deputy Chief Vyacheslav Abroskin (second from the left) and Andriy Kikhtenko, head of the reflect this. environmental effects of war — “not Healthyheartstudies-ua.com National Police’s drug enforcement unit (third from the left) hold a briefing on a drug raid in Kyiv on April 24. In April 2014, Ukrainian authori- only in Eastern Ukraine, but in other Law enforcement officers detained foreign citizens who were involved in drug trafficking and seized more than * У клінічному дослідженні учасники можуть отримувати досліджуваний препарат або отримувати неактивну речовину або плацебо залежно від самого дослідження. Учасники отримують медичну допомогу від лікаря / дослідницької групи протягом всього дослідження. Розумні платежі будуть 300 kg of heroin. (UNIAN) ties passed a law that established a conflict areas around the world,” he здійснюватися за участь, а тривалість дослідження може змінюватися moratorium on regular and ad-hoc says. n www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 National 15 Latest Russian threat: Giving passports to Donbas residents

BY ILLIA PONOMARENKO the occupied Donbas after the presi- [email protected] dential elections in Ukraine. Citing sources in the Russian gov- With Russia’s war on Ukraine in ernment, the newspaper also report- the Donbas and its occupation of ed that all necessary infrastructure Crimea recently entering their sixth for accepting citizenship applica- year, the Kremlin is now preparing to tions had already been deployed in inflict another blow against Ukraine’s Russian regions bordering Ukraine’s sovereignty. Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, par- On the afternoon of April 24, ticularly in the cities of Shakhty and Russian President Vladimir Putin Novoshakhtinsk in Russia’s neighbor- signed a decree allowing individu- ing Rostov Oblast. als living in the Russian-occupied Just a day after the decree’s pub- parts of eastern Ukraine to gain lication, Russian-occupation author- Russian citizenship through a simpli- ities in Donetsk reported that a fied procedure. “simplified procedure” for crossing In all, the decree would allow the border with Russia would be more than 3 million Ukrainian citi- launched on May 3. zens “permanently living in certain Moreover, according to the head areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk of the Russian-occupation authorities oblasts of Ukraine” to be eligible to in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, those apply for Russian passports, even who want to apply for Russian pass- though under Russian law they ordi- ports will be transported to Russian narily wouldn’t meet a number of cri- territory “in a centralized way.” teria for gaining Russian citizenship. According to Pavlo Lysyanskiy, These criteria include residing in the Verkhovna Rada ombudsman for Russia for at least five years, having Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the a residence permit, having a legal whole process of offering Russian cit- source of income, renouncing for- izenship to residents of the Russian- eign citizenship, and being proficient occupied parts of Ukraine has a in the Russian language. much longer history. Instead, Donbas residents wish- Local civilians cross the Donbas frontline into the Russian-occupied area at the entry point of Stanytsia “It’s all predictable, they’ve pre- ing to gain Russian citizenship will Luhanska close the occupied city of Luhansk on Dec. 14, 2017. (Oleh Petrasiuk) pared this,” the official said late on be able to contact Russia’s Interior them.” statement, denouncing Russia as “an European Union have all supported April 24. Ministry and file an application Putin himself claimed the move aggressor state waging a war against Kyiv, issuing strong statements of “It’s a clear scenario: The Russian- along with copies of identification to be “of a purely humanitarian Ukraine.” condemnation against the Kremlin’s occupation authorities working in documents issued by the Russian- nature” and compared it to Poland Meanwhile, the chairman of move. They labeled it another attack Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts are controlled authorities in the occu- issuing the Pole’s Card to ethnic Ukraine’s National Security and on Ukraine’s sovereignty. And late ready for this, and the decree is a pied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk Poles (although this is not a passport Defense Council, Oleksandr on April 25, Ukraine appealed to the signal for them to start. They were oblasts. and does not grant citizenship or res- Turchynov, gave a graver assessment. United Nations Security Council over making lists and invited people to Since February, Russia has official- idency rights), and to the actions of By issuing its passports in the the matter. submit preliminary applications to ly recognized the “passports” issued Romania, which he claimed issues its Donbas, Russia was laying the legal get (Russian) passports. These appli- by its occupation authorities in east- passports to ethnic Romanians living groundwork that would enable it to Process launched cations were being handed over to ern Ukraine, although it has never in Ukraine too — although this is, in more easily deploy its armed forces Putin’s decree did not come as a representatives of the occupation diplomatically recognized the areas most cases, illegal in Ukraine. there, he said. complete surprise. administration.” as being separate from Ukraine. “Why should Russians liv- “It has to do with the fact that As far back as April 17, the Russian According to Lysyanskiy, this pro- Citizenship requests submitted by ing in Ukraine be different from Russian legislation allows for the newspaper Kommersant reported cess of inviting local civilians to residents of the Russian-occupied Romanians, Poles, and Hungarians?” deployment of its armed forces to the Kremlin’s intention to start issu- acquire Russian citizenship has been parts of Ukraine’s Donbas will now he said during his April 25 summit protect Russian citizens overseas,” ing Russian passports to residents of going on for as long as two years. n be processed in a shortened period with North Korean leader Kim Jong the official said on April 24. of just three months, according to Un in Vladivostok. “There can be only one answer to the decree. that: amplifying our defensive poten- Moreover, as the Russian Interior Cause for further war? tial and an appropriate internation- Ministry clarified later in the day, Just several days before that, on al reaction regarding the Kremlin’s Donbas residents who want to get April 18, Russia dealt another blow criminal acts — along with growing Дослідження здоров’я серця Russian passports will not even have to Ukraine by banning exports of oil, sanctions pressure on the aggressor to renounce their Ukrainian citizen- oil products, coal, and pipes to the state.” ship — which means that they will country starting from June 1. Borys Babin, former presidential still be entitled to enjoy social bene- The abrupt new move to allow issu- envoy to Crimea, compared the move fits from Ukraine and visa-free travel ing Russian passports to Ukrainians to Russia’s earlier strategy of issuing in the Schengen Area of Europe. in the Donbas immediately provoked its passports to residents of the The new regulation came into a strong reaction in Ukraine and Georgian region of Abkhazia in the effect immediately after its official beyond, with officials voicing fears early 2000s. During the 2008 war publication. that there would be an escalation of with Georgia, this was used by the Vladislav Surkov, a Russian presi- Russia’s undeclared war on Ukraine. Kremlin as justification for its mili- dential aide who is said to be respon- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo tary intervention in the region and Дослідження здоров’я серця sible for running part of the Russian- Klimkin called the move “a continu- its subsequent occupation and for- вивчаються зараз occupied Donbas from the Kremlin, ation of aggression and meddling in mal recognition of the independence called the move “the duty of the our domestic affairs” and “the new of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Russian Federation to those speaking ‘passport’ stage of (Russia’s) occupa- “Russia has launched the and thinking in Russian.” tion of the Donbas.” Abkhazian scenario in Ukraine’s Those living in the Russian- In a video address to the east,” the expert wrote on his occupied part of Donbas “now find nation, incumbent President Petro Facebook page on April 21. “Russian Якщо Ви відповідаєте умавам участі, то можете отримувати: themselves in a difficult situation Poroshenko said that the Kremlin’s citizenship for the residents of the • Відшкодування витрат на дорогу because of the repressive actions move was “an attempt to justify and occupied territories is the first for- of the Kyivan regime,” Surkov told legitimize Russia’s military pres- mal stage. When the aggressor state • Безкоштовна допомога місцевих лікарів і фахівців без жодних черг у питаннях, що стосуються дослідження Russia’s state-controlled TASS news ence in the occupied parts of the will recognize the independence of agency. Ukrainian Donbas.” the ‘people’s republics’ (meaning the • Безкоштовне лікування досліджуваним препаратом Surkov also falsely claimed that He also called on Kyiv’s partners areas of the Donbas under Russian- “Ukraine refuses to recognize them to strengthen sanctions against the occupation) is an open question.” Healthyheartstudies-ua.com as its citizens by invoking a trade Kremlin. He also called for breaking all * У клінічному дослідженні учасники можуть отримувати досліджуваний препарат або отримувати неактивну речовину або плацебо залежно від самого дослідження. Учасники отримують медичну допомогу від лікаря / дослідницької групи протягом всього дослідження. Розумні платежі будуть blockade, not allowing them to vote, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s diplomatic ties with Russia. здійснюватися за участь, а тривалість дослідження може змінюватися and using military force against president-elect, issued a written The U. S., the U.K. and the 16 Business April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com US brewery is inspired by Chornobyl catastrophe

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GLEN SPEY, N.Y. — American- Ukrainian radiation expert Vasyl Lenchuk’s idea for opening his own brewery came together while he was working around the ruined reac- tor at the Chornobyl nuclear power station. Lenchuk, 55, was born in the state of New Jersey to Ukrainian refugee parents who arrived in the U.S. in 1947. Like many other children of Ukrainian immigrants, Lenchuk grew up to be a patriotic American but also steeped in the culture and history of the land of his parents. He speaks Ukrainian, attended Ukrainian Saturday schools and took part in cultural activities like tradi- tional choirs and dance groups. Lenchuk, who joined the U. S. Navy in 1984, was still at college studying the health implications of nucle- ar, biological, and chemical expo- sure when, in 1992, he got his first opportunity to visit the devastated Chornobyl power station as a volun- teer on a medical team. One of Chornobyl’s four reactors had exploded in April 1986, causing the world’s worst nuclear accident and sending radioactive pollution spewing into the atmosphere. A radi- ation cloud swept over large swathes of Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, and Belarus, and reached areas of western Europe, Scandinavia, Britain and Ireland. The then Soviet government at first denied anything had happened, From left, Vasyl and Cindy Lenchuk with assistants Alexandere Pitre and Christine Triffari stand behind the Shrewd Fox tap room bar on April 7 in thus exposing millions of unwitting Glen Spey, New York. (Askold Krushelnycky) men, women and children to danger- ous levels of radiation. victims of the nuclear catastrophe — studies, obtaining Master of Arts serving in the Navy as a radiation one of Ukraine’s largest breweries. Lenchuk spent several months particularly children vulnerable to qualifications as an expert on the safety officer. Lenchuk was surprised at how good with an American medical team thyroid cancer. consequences for humans of nuclear, In 1997 he traveled again to the beer was. Then another break studying and providing assistance to Back in the U.S. he continued his biological and chemical exposure Chornobyl, this time working for took him to Zhytomyr and a coun- Bechtel, a company being paid by tryside surrounded by hops — a key the U.S. and other Western countries component of beer. to secure the nuclear plant’s ruined “We stopped at a little restaurant reactor and prevent it from causing where the owner made his own further damage. beer. I asked for a taste and it was delicious. I was hooked on Ukrainian Біль в суглобах? Mapping radiation beers,” Lenchuk said. The idea start- Lenchuk mapped out the areas ed to ferment of eventually brewing affected by radiation and their levels beer as a future business. However, of contamination to minimize radia- it took more years working as a tion exposure for people working on radiation expert before he and Cindy the construction of a new structure could advance those plans. to enclose the destroyed nuclear Lenchuk’s work took him to many reactor and contain the tons of radio- strange places, including Russia’s arc- active debris lying around it. tic areas, where the Soviets carried He lived until 2000 with his future out nuclear tests, and to the deserts wife, Cindy, in Slavutych, the town in the U.S. state of New Mexico, housing workers looking after the where America built its first atomic plant’s three functioning reactors weapon in 1945. and wrecked fourth unit. Since 2010, he has worked as a pri- He also traveled to other parts vate consultant advising American Якщо Ви відповідаєте умавам участі, of Ukraine to assess radiation con- authorities such as the Department cerns as the American Department of Homeland Security, the Federal то можете отримувати: of Defense took part in dismantling Emergencies Management Agency, • Відшкодування витрат на дорогу the silos where Soviet-era nuclear the New York City Fire Department • Безкоштовна допомога місцевих лікарів і фахівців без missiles were stored. and various law-enforcement agen- жодних черг у питаннях, що стосуються дослідження The American Embassy regularly cies on how to deal with nuclear, organized breaks away from the biological and chemical accidents or • Безкоштовне лікування досліджуваним препаратом irradiated zones for U.S. personnel, terrorist attacks. and these led to Lenchuk and Cindy That allowed time for the Lenchuks www.Osteoarthritistrials-ua.com Remembering Chornobyl becoming familiar with Ukrainian to finally realize their plans to start Widows carry pictures of their late husbands who were "liquidators" sent in to clean up after the Chornobyl * У клінічному дослідженні учасники можуть отримувати досліджуваний препарат або отримувати неактивну речовину або плацебо залежно nculear power plant explosion during a ceremony to pay tribute to the victims of the Chornobyl disaster on beer. their own brewery. від самого дослідження. Учасники отримують медичну допомогу від лікаря / дослідницької групи протягом всього дослідження. Розумні платежі будуть здійснюватися за участь, а тривалість дослідження може змінюватися April 26, 2018. (Volodymyr Petrov) One of the places they visited sev- eral times was Chernihiv, home to more Chornobyl on page 17 www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 Business/National 17

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks in front of the Tomos decree, a church document granting canonical independence, during an Orthodox Christmas service in St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on Jan. 7, 2019. (Oleg Petrasiuk) Does Poroshenko still have a political future after stunning defeat? The Ukrainian-American Shrewd Fox Brewery in Glen Spey, New York produces 12 varieties of craft beer and two ciders. (Courtesy) Poroshenko from page 2 el regime to the Schengen Area countries in June 2017, and the coming into effect of the Ukraine- Better from a distance? EU Association Agreement in full Still, there are several reasons force on Sept. 1, 2017. to believe history will judge the And Poroshenko was instru- Poroshenko presidency less harsh- mental in securing the granting Extraordinary origins ly than Ukraine’s voters did on of a Tomos, or deed of auto- April 21. cephaly, to the new Ukrainian While Poroshenko failed to stop Orthodox Church in December the war, he also presided over 2018, undoing three centuries of an astonishing recovery of the ecclesiastical domination of the of American brewery Ukrainian armed forces, which church in Ukraine by the Moscow five years after the EuroMaidan Patriarchate — a major historical are much more up to the task of event. defending the country. During his These achievements might put a time as president, Ukraine sur- shine on the Poroshenko presiden- amid Chornobyl ruins vived times where the very exis- cy from a distance in time — one tence of the state appeared to be that is not apparent at present, under threat. close up. Chornobyl from page 16 Americans moved in and started avoid using chemicals, additives and Poroshenko has also managed It is to be hoped that Poroshenko spending the entire summer there. preservatives and with a view to to retain the goodwill of Ukraine’s is the last “oligarch” president of Crafty fox, craft beers They built a Ukrainian Orthodox sustainability,” Lenchuk said. “We Western friends and backers, to Ukraine, and that Ukraine’s next In 2014, the Lenchuks bought and a Greek Catholic church and use pure Catskills water from wells the point that many clearly want- president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, industrial-grade brewing equipment a summer camp for their children. and weave in a Ukrainian twist. All ed to see him win another term. can fulfill the public wish for which they set up in the town of As the years passed, holiday homes the spent products from the brewing Although the Ukrainian economy change that has propelled him so Eldred in New York. They named turned into primary homes and facil- process go to farms for feeding live- withered under his rule, in the spectacularly into office. their enterprise the Shrewd Fox ities for retired people. stock. None of the waste goes into later part of his term shoots of But going by the evidence of Brewery — derived from a fox called The whole area now has a strong landfills.” recovery have started to appear, Poroshenko’s long political career, "Lys Mykyta" (Mykyta the Fox), the Ukrainian flavor. Blue-and-yellow He said large breweries use huge with increased GDP, steadier and which has seen him dodge and hero of a children's story penned flags abound, there is a monument industrialized farms providing little lower inflation, and a more stable weave around setbacks to rise to by Ukrainian poet and author Ivan to Ukrainian World War II free- employment: “They bury the little currency. the highest posts in the country, Franko. dom fighters and streets are named guy (small business). By contrast our Poroshenko’s term also saw it would also not be wise to count Mykyta is described as “khytryi” — after Ukrainian historical figures. model preserves small local farms the granting of a visa-free trav- him out yet. n a Ukrainian word sometimes trans- Annual cultural events and summer and puts money back into the local lated as cunning or sly. “To me that camps draw thousands of visitors of economy.” implied an underhand quality to Lys Ukrainian descent. The tap rooms serve traditional Mykyta, whereas I always thought of When a lease on a suitable build- Ukrainian fare like varenyky (stuffed him as a smart, playful character like ing in Glen Spey became available dumplings) and a variety of smoked Біль в суглобах? Bugs Bunny,” Lenchuk said. “Mykyta last year, the Lenchuks snapped it up, sausages that make a perfect, choles- isn’t bad — he’s a shrewd fox.” re-investing the profits from their first terol-boosting accompaniment to the The brewery produces 12 varieties “tap room” in Eldred into the far larg- beers and cider. of craft beer and two ciders. This er new facility, which has a restaurant The Lenchuks care deeply about year Lenchuk expects to brew 200 and can seat around 100 people. events playing out in Ukraine, keenly barrels each containing 31 gallons — Its splendid wood-paneled inte- following the war and recent elec- a total of around 23,400 liters. Each rior and imposing bar began their tions. They hope that, along with beer and cider has a distinct, full life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the Ukrainian food and folksy- flavor and names to match, such as the 1920s, when America outlawed themed beers, customers will also Kutya Osela Winter Farmhouse Ale, alcohol during the years called the imbibe some of Ukraine’s history using buckwheat and honey, Baba Prohibition Era. and culture. Yaga Harbooz Pumpkin Ale and Illicit, secret bars called “speak-eas- Last autumn, the couple held an Kozak Porter. ies” sprang up to slake thirsts and, “Uktoberfest” — the first they hope The Eldred location also houses a after Prohibition ended in 1933, some- of an annual Ukrainian Catskills bar which began serving customers one bought and transported the hid- take on Munich’s famed beer fes- Якщо Ви відповідаєте умавам участі, in 2015. Eldred was chosen because den architectural gem to Glen Spey. tival — featuring bands and other it’s just a few kilometers away from “In our business model, the enter- entertainment. то можете отримувати: the little town of Glen Spey, nes- prise is primarily a brewery rather On April 20, as the thirty-third • Відшкодування витрат на дорогу tled in the picturesque Catskill than a bar,” Lenchuk said. anniversary of the Chornobyl disas- • Безкоштовна допомога місцевих лікарів і фахівців без Mountains scenery, where decades The plan is that customers will ter approached, Lenchuk gave a talk жодних черг у питаннях, що стосуються дослідження ago Ukrainian-Americans, including buy a third of the brewery products to an audience in the Glen Spey tap Vasyl Lenchuk’s parents in 1975, for home consumption, another third room about the nuclear explosion. • Безкоштовне лікування досліджуваним препаратом started building weekend homes for will be sold to other bars, restau- He explained how it not only breaks away from the bustle of plac- rants, wholesalers or alcohol retail spurred demands for Ukrainian www.Osteoarthritistrials-ua.com es like the cities where they worked, outlets and only one third will be independence but also caused a * У клінічному дослідженні учасники можуть отримувати досліджуваний препарат або отримувати неактивну речовину або плацебо залежно mostly in the states of New York, drunk “in-house.” chain reaction of imagination lead- від самого дослідження. Учасники отримують медичну допомогу від лікаря / дослідницької групи протягом всього дослідження. Розумні платежі New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “We make craft beers sourced ing to the creation of the Shrewd Fox будуть здійснюватися за участь, а тривалість дослідження може змінюватися Gradually, more Ukrainian- from local ingredients, grown to Brewery. n 18 National April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com Hectic campaign ends with fair, calm election

Election from page 3 round of the presidential election on March 31, winning nearly 12 per- from Poroshenko’s circle, who are cent of the vote, mainly in eastern suspects in a massive embezzlement Ukraine. case linked to the people of disgraced According to the poll, other par- ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. The ties that will reach the 5-percent subpoenas were first sent weeks ago minimum needed to get into par- by a controversial prosecutor with- liament are also the ones connect- in the agency, but denounced by ed to top presidential candidates: Lutsenko as nonsense. Poroshenko’s Bloc (14 percent), Lutsenko, who endorsed Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna Poroshenko for re-election, was nota- (12 percent), Anatoliy Grytsenko’s bly absent from Poroshenko’s head- Civic Position (5.1 percent) and Ihor quarters on election night. So was Smeshko’s Strength and Honor (5 Poroshenko’s former protégé, Prime percent). Minister Volodymyr Groysman, and the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, Russia is watching who both endorsed him. As Ukraine waits for its new pres- ident to take to power, Russia has What’s next? been flexing its muscles. Zelenskiy’s inauguration has yet to The hostile neighbor that annexed be scheduled. According to the law, Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula in 2014 it can happen no later than June 3. and has been waging a war that Poroshenko’s inauguration in 2014 killed over 13,000 people in eastern took place less than two weeks after Ukraine took new steps to apply Election Day. pressure to the country, likely trying To schedule the inauguration, par- to improve its hand in any future liament will need to vote for it. It is negotiations with Zelenskiy. in parliament’s interest to postpone The first blow came before the it until late May: Then the inaugu- election. On April 18, Russian Prime ration would take place less than Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that six months before the parliamentary Russia would ban exports of crude election, scheduled for October. That oil, oil products, and coal to Ukraine will mean that Zelenskiy cannot dis- starting from June 1. Children watch as an elderly woman fills out her ballot in front of her house in the village of Korolivka, Kyiv solve parliament and schedule a Oblast on April 21, 2019, during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election. Elderly people who When asked about the ban, snap election — something he said he cannot come to the polling stations can vote at home. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin) Zelenskiy confessed that he didn’t has been considering. know “this issue profoundly” and On April 25, Zelenskiy complained first he has recorded since the elec- Prime Minister Groysman of their own. suggested Ukraine could search for that the Central Election Commission tion. "The president, who has the announced on April 22 that he Businessman and Kyiv city council alternative imports from Western was intentionally holding off the offi- trust of 73 percent of the people, has was going to create and lead a member Serhiy Gusovskiy is also countries. cial announcement of his victory to the right to at least consider (dissolv- party, giving no further details. starting a party. His will be a conser- An even stronger signal came postpone the inauguration and pre- ing parliament)." Lawmakers Yegor Sobolev and vative liberal. after the election, when the Russian vent him making such a move. "This Whenever it happens, the par- Semen Semenchenko, former mem- Also, former deputy prime minister government moved to simplify the is unfair," Zelenskiy said in a video liamentary election is likely to see bers of the Samopomich Party, said Roman Bezsmertniy said in January procedure of receiving Russian he published on social media — the many new parties. they will be starting a reformist party that he was starting a neo-conserva- citizenship for Ukrainians living tive party, to be named Movement in the parts of eastern Ukraine +380 after Ukraine’s international occupied by Russian and Russian- dialing code. backed forces since 2014. Now, However, these new parties may Ukrainians from the occupied ter- find it hard to gain a foothold in ritories can get Russian passports parliament in October. An April poll no later than three months after by the Kyiv International Institute applying. of Sociology shows that 25 percent The provocative decision was met of Ukrainians support Servant of with harsh criticism in the U.S., the People, the party of Zelenskiy, the U.K., and the European Union. named after his satirical TV show. It Ukraine asked the United Nations was registered in 2018 and has not Security Council to call a meeting yet been active. Neither its ideology and discuss Russia’s move. nor its members are known. Both Poroshenko and Zelenskiy The second most-popular party, condemned the decision, but while supported by nearly 16 percent of Poroshenko recorded a video Ukrainians, is Opposition Platform — address on the matter, Zelenskiy put Za Zhyttya, a pro-Russian party led out a written statement. by populist lawmaker and TV person- Meanwhile, Putin first commented ality Vadym Rabinovich and Russian on the Ukrainian election only four President Vladimir Putin’s friend and days after it took place, on April 25. unofficial representative in Ukraine, He called Zelenskiy’s landslide vic- Viktor Medvedchuk. Their candidate, tory “a complete and utter failure of Yuriy Boyko, came fourth in the first Poroshenko’s policies.” n

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WITH DARIA SHULZHENKO NAONI orchestra melds [email protected] Explore the banks folk and modern music of the Dnipro on a weekend getaway from the capital

Rural Ukraine — it’s a place of yellow steppes, green mead- ows, and birch and poplar trees reaching toward the sky. It’s a land dotted with deep lakes, where rivers wind their way through wide fields and between high hills. It also has everything you need for a relaxing getaway. And often all of that is just a short jaunt away from the big city. This year the Orthodox Easter holiday falls on April 28 and is followed by Labor Day on May 1. That means there will be a long, five-day weekend — the perfect time to broaden one’s horizons and witness firsthand the beauty of the Ukrainian countryside. There’s no need to travel far from Kyiv to do it: just an hour’s drive from the capital brings beautiful scenery and fascinat- ing historical sites. Take the road south out of Kyiv, following the course of the Dnirpo River, and you will find a number of small towns and villages with picturesque landscapes, trees in blossom, Members of the Ukrainian pop band Onuka and musicians from the Ukrainian National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments perform as the and friendly locals always ready interval act during the final of the Eurovision song contest in Kyiv on May 13, 2017. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin) to welcome new visitors. All of these “no rush, no fuss” BY ARTUR KORNIIENKO “I was fired because the march how Ukrainian folk instruments, like and sent Russian folk orchestras on places are just a short distance [email protected] had such a great powerful force,” trembitas, sopilkas and buhay, can tours to Ukraine to play on balalai- south and east of the capital, he says. be used in tandem with modern ka, gusli and bayan. Hutsal himself and they are well worth a visit. A lone surma, a Ukrainian folk trum- Fifty years after NAONI’s forma- electronic music. started playing music on the domra, pet, blares a Cossack military call. tion, Hutsal conducted the march at “Nobody had heard anything like a string instrument generally consid- Trypillia It is followed by the pounding of the start of the orchestra’s anniversa- it,” Hutsal says. “And then the whole ered to be Russian. The ancient settlement of lytavras, or Cossack kettledrums. ry concert, bringing the audience to world saw it — the expression, the When the Ukrainian orchestra Trypillia is only 49 kilometers Another surma joins in to repeat the a standing ovation. vividness, the beauty!” of folk instruments finally came to southeast of the busy heart of call, raising to a final note that brings Most of them are admirers of the be, it was no thanks to the Soviet Kyiv — a 50-minute drive. to life a whole orchestra of Ukrainian Ukrainian folk and classical music Soviet heritage state. It was created in 1969 by The small village, whose folk instruments — banduras, kobzas, tradition that NAONI has carried on, Ukraine was the third largest repub- the Musical and Choral Society, a name means “three fields,” is tsymbalys and many others. through rain and shine. But there lic of the Soviet Union but one non-governmental organization of nestled against picturesque hills The music is the Zaporizhian are others who have discovered the of the last to get its own orches- musicians and composers limited near the Dnipro. The name is March by the Ukrainian National orchestra because of its collabora- tra of national folk instruments. in powers by the Communist Party. believed to be connected with Academic Orchestra of Folk tion with modern artists. Hutsal says that this way the Russian The new ensemble was to be called the village’s location, as the area Instruments, or NAONI. Its first con- NAONI’s guest act performance Soviet authorities tried to suppress the Kyiv Orchestra of Ukrainian Folk is split into three sections by ductor Viktor Hutsal arranged the with electro-folk band Onuka at Ukraine’s national identity. Instruments. offshoots of the river — the march for the orchestra in 1970, but Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Instead, the Soviet authorities Hutsal conducted the orches- Stuhna, Krasna and Bobrytsia. was sacked by the Soviet authorities Kyiv has been watched over 5 mil- opened departments of Russian folk The Divych-Hora mountain for performing it. lion times on YouTube, highlighting instruments in Ukrainian schools more Music on page 23 looms over the village. While the mountain is relatively small, only around 55 meters high (more of a hill, really), it’s still a good place to go hiking, offering some great views of the Dnipro. With warm weather starting at the end of April, a trip to Trypillia is a great choice for those who want to spend the weekend outdoors admiring nature’s beauty. However, Trypillia has some- thing else to offer: a fascinat- ing history. The Kyiv Oblast

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City Life Rural rest and relaxation only an hour’s drive away from Kyiv

Dnipro from page 19 The trip from Kyiv to Khalepia takes less than 50 minutes, as the Archaeological Museum is the vil- village is located only about 55 kilo- lage’s top attraction, a place where meters southeast of the capital. one can explore the roots of Ukraine’s Khalepia is mostly known for its ancient Trypillian culture, a Neolithic lake, said to be one of the cleanest civilization that flourished from circa in Kyiv Oblast. Local people call the 4800 B.C. to 3500 B.C. and which lake and its surrounding area “places The sun sets over the Dnipro River in Kyiv Oblast. The banks of the Dnipro are lined by a number of small was named after the village. of power,” and no wonder — the deep towns and villages with picturesque landscapes and fascinating historical sites -- perfect for a relaxing The museum has three halls, each blue waters of Khalepia’s lake are getaway from the capital. (UNIAN) exhibiting different time periods: mesmerizing and calm, and the sight from the Stone Age, to the time of of it seems to wash away stress. ancient buildings and churches. Krasukha or Mohyla, both less than the reservoir has fallen, the church the Kyivan Rus, to the beginning of Swimming is allowed in the Vytachiv is situated on hills, offer- 80 meters in height. has ended up on a small island in the 20th century. Khalepia lake, and it is a great ing its visitors a great view over the How to get there: Take the E40, the river. There is a bridge to the Kyiv Oblast Archaeological escape from the upcoming summer left bank of the River Dnipro. P01, H01 and P19 to Trypillia, follow island with the church from the left Museum. Trypillia. 12 Heroiv Trypillia heat. However, there is no road The village is said to have been the P19 south-east out of Khalepia for bank of the Dnipro, but getting there Street. Mon-Sun, 9 a. m. — 5 p. m. Hr leading to the lake. It can only be founded in the fourth century, and about 3 kilometers, and then take the from Rzhyshchiv requires a trip in a 20 for adults, Hr 15 for students, Hr 10 accessed by foot. And be sure to it attracts archeologists from all over turn to Vytachiv on the left. small boat. for children and retirees. bring snacks along too, as there are Ukraine searching for ancient relics. For those interested in study- How to get there: Drive south out no cafes or shops nearby. Vytachiv’s historical structures Rzhyshchiv ing Ukrainian culture, Rzhyshchiv of Kyiv on the E40, then take the P01 Other than that, Khalepia is also include a wooden church believed Even though a trip to Rzhyshchiv has two museums: Archeological south past Koncha-Zaspa, Kozyn and home to an old Orthodox Church, to have been built with the help takes a little bit more than an hour, Museum and the Museum of Art. Tatsenky, then the H01 south out of founded in 1797, and two museums of Ukraine’s national poet, Taras it is still worth a visit. Like the other villages and towns in Ukrayinka, and then turn left onto the dedicated to the legendary Ukrainian Shevchenko. The town, which is some 77 kilo- this part of Kyiv Oblast, Rzhyshchiv P19 and drive east for about 7 kilome- poet Ivan Franko and the prominent The church is situated on one meters south of the capital, requires has not yet become a top destination ters to get to Trypillia. archeologist Vikentiy Khvoyka. of the hills in the village near the more than a day to properly explore. for tourists. So if you’re looking for a How to get there: Take the E40, Dnipro. Apart from that, there is Rzhyshchiv is situated near the quiet place to spend a family week- Khalepia P01, H01 and P19 to Trypillia, then a well-preserved wooden windmill river Lehlych and is known for the end close to Kyiv — Rzhyshchiv fits Some five kilometers east of Trypillia follow the P19 for five kilometers east and an old Ukrainian house near nearby “flooded church.” It was built the bill perfectly. is the small village of Khalepia, nes- out of Trypillia, following the signs for the church. in the 19th century, but left isolated How to get there: Take the E40, P01, tled between the rivers Bobrytsia Khalepia. Unlike its neighboring village on a small island after the creation of H01 and P19 to Trypillia, then follow and Skvyrivka. Khalepia, Vytachiv has a cafe offer- the Kaniv Reservoir. the P19 east to Khalepia, and then Because Khalepia is a little-known Vytachiv ing traditional Ukrainian food right Because it was built on a hill, the south-east for about 20 kilometers, gem even for locals, the place is quiet Next along the riverside route from beside its historical sites. church did not wind up completely passing through Staiky and Hrebeni, and clean, and an ideal spot for a Kyiv is the historic village of Vytachiv, For those who want to go hiking, under the reservoir’s waters. Now, to Rzhyshchiv. n relaxing weekend getaway. where one can see the remains of Vytachiv offers two hills to climb: because the general water level in

Language law Left: Activists take part in a rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on April 25, 2019, as Ukrainian lawmakers prepare to vote on a law enforcing the use of Ukrainian in offi- cial settings. Bottom: Activists hold a giant Ukrainian flag during a rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament. The law was later passed, with 278 law- makers voting in favor, 38 against, 7 abstaining and 25 not voting. Mainly lawmakers from pro-Russian parties voted against the law. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin) www.kyivpost.com April 26, 2019 Lifestyle 21 Minsk: The Soviet Union your grandmother told you about

One of Minsk's main historic attractions is Freedom Square, with its two World landmarks, the Holy Spirit Cathedral (L) next to the St. Joseph Church (R). The Traveler former Catholic churches, built when Belarus was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, were converted BY OLEKSIY SOROKIN into Orthodox cathedrals when the [email protected] commonweakth collapsed at the end of the 18th century. (Oleksiy Sorokin) MINSK, Belarus — A city where people don’t litter, and the police are watching you; where young people enjoy nightlife in modern bars and clubs, and the police are watching you; and where friendly people are ever willing to strike up a conversa- tion, and the police are watching you. The former Soviet republic of Belarus sometimes feels like the least former of the lot. The country of just under 10 million people has been stuck in the past, at least politically speak- ing, since 1994, when a collective farm director called Alexander Lukashenko became president and started a run of spectacular election wins. He’s into his fifth term now, and shows no sign of being prepared to stop serving the nation. Of course, elections in Belarus are travesties of democracy, and Lukashenko’s political opponents are usually either imprisoned or forced into exile. A number of them have disappeared, presumed murdered. For that reason Belarus — a nasty little police state by anyone’s stan- dards — and its capital Minsk are not the first places that spring to mind when thinking of tourist destinations. blocks away. Lenin Street also inter- language occasionally — perhaps a Belarussian rubles, which is about Night life But those who do go might be sects with Ulyanov Street, named person in a bar speaking Russian $15. (My grandmother used to tell But when the sun goes down, Minsk in for a surprise: pleasant bars and after Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov — yes, with a slight Belarussian accent. me that a loaf of bread in the transforms from a Soviet nostal- clubs, friendly people, good-quality Lenin again. Government officials prefer Russian Soviet Union cost 1 ruble, and in gia theme park into a modern, food and very clean streets await the In fact, all but a few of the streets as well, and Belarus has both Belarus that is still the case, with the young-people’s city. intrepid traveler. are named after communist leaders — Belarussian and Russian as official exchange rate standing at 2.14 rubles Bars open their doors, offering live there’s also an Internationale Street state languages. per dollar.) music and serving a range of tasty Law and order (named after the international orga- Most TV channels, banks, gas sta- The most interesting section of cocktails. The streets are packed with The term “very nice police state,” nization of world communism) and a tions and other large companies use Minsk for sightseeing is the Upper young people moving from one bar though incongruous, is nevertheless Komsomolskaya Street (named after Russian almost exclusively. Town — the historic center, with its to another. an apt one for Belarus. the Soviet youth organization), but as narrow pedestrian streets, old build- Live music is played inside the The wide streets of the capital a concession to the fact that this is not Food and sightseeing ings, and wide selection of bars and bars and on the streets, where street Minsk, lined by imposing, old Soviet- actually the Soviet Union, or indeed Belarussian cuisine is very similar to restaurants. musicians compete for attention. One era buildings built during the late Russia, the names are written in the that of Ukraine. Borsch is described The jewel of Minsk is Freedom building at Internationale Street 25a 1940s and mid‑1950s, are the dis- local Belarussian language: For exam- as a traditional Belarussian dish, as is Square, the entrance to the Upper (behind the cat museum) is a night- tinguishing features of Minsk — most ple the square named after the October creamy mushroom soup and draniki, Town, located not far from the life goldmine, with a U.S. themed of the city was reduced to rubble Revolution is called Kastrychnitskaya a type of potato pancake (known in banks of the River Svislach, which bar called Honky-Tonk, an expensive during World War II. Square (from “Kastrychnika” — Ukraine as deruny). runs through the center of Minsk. club, a top-notch wine bar, a cocktail These rebuilt streets are kept “October” in Belarussian.) Prices are 10–15 percent higher The square is surrounded by a bar, and a Peruvian restaurant all astonishingly clean — the first nota- Otherwise, a tourist in Minsk than in Kyiv, with a three-course number of Catholic churches that under one roof. ble difference in comparison to Kyiv. will only encounter the Belarussian meal costing around 30–40 local have been converted into Orthodox If the weather is good, there’s the In fact, it was hard to spot any litter cathedrals. chance to dance outside to garage at all in any public spaces. The neat- The square’s main attraction is bands playing popular Belarusian ness is partly due to the efficient the Holy Spirit Cathedral, with its songs. public services, and partly to the fre- double bell tower. On the square, an The difference between the day- quently patrolling police cars, which old Soviet bus has been turned into time scene and nightlife, and conver- are far more numerous than in other a souvenir store, with most of the sations with locals gives a real sense European cities. souvenirs connected to the Soviet of two parallel realities existing in And unlike in many other Union in one way or another. Minsk, and Belarus — one in which European cities, the sale of alcohol When I curiously pick up a fridge the Soviet Union never really went is permitted at night. Just don’t think magnet featuring Joseph Stalin — the away, and another in which young of opening a can or bottle of beer on Soviet dictator responsible for the people enjoy life and look to the the street — the police will be there torture and deaths of millions of future, rather than the past. instantly to dish out a fine. people — a saleswoman immediately A round trip from Kyiv to Minsk Reminders of the Soviet Union asks if I want to buy it: will cost you Hr 4,500 ($160) on are literally on every street corner: “No. I don’t like Stalin.” average. Renting a place through Independence Street — formerly, “Why not?” AirBnB for two nights in down- Soviet Street — runs right through “He’s responsible for millions of town Minsk will cost around $25 per Independence Square, where deaths, he starved millions to death.” night. Museums worth visiting are the of course there’s a monument to “Well, yes… he’s part of our histo- Belarus National History Museum (12 Vladimir Lenin, the founder of the An air ballon with the portrait of Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who led ry. Where are you from?” Karl Marx Street) and The National Soviet Union. Lenin Street, Engels the Cuban revolution, flies over the outskirts of Minsk, during the The Lenin fridge magnets were Art Museum of the Republic of Street and Marx Street are just a few International Aeronautics Festival. (AFP) sold out. Belarus (20 Lenin Street). n 22 Lifestyle April 26, 2019 www.kyivpost.com

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After skipping a year, the Kyiv Lions’ Club annual charity ball took place again – for the 21st time – on April 13 in the Hilton Kyiv hotel. The event, attended by more than 200 people, raised $31,000 earmarked for the Children’s Cardiac Center in Kyiv. Pavlo Shylko, also known as “DJ Pasha,” served as co-host of the event, named after Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). A chef rolls out the Ex-Lions Club President 1traditional haggis. 4Stuart McKenzie gets on his From left, Kyiv Post chief knees to reenact his marriage 2editor Brian Bonner, Lions proposal, made 22 years ago at Club president Nataliya Koval a Burns Night to his wife Elena. and Kyiv Post commercial Singer Yana Brylitskaya director Alyona Nevmerzytska 5performs. The night’s pose with an award for the theme was a contest between newspaper’s sponsorship of Scottish and Ukrainian songs. 4 the event. (Courtesy photos) Businessman Robert McNeil 3and his wife Victoria.

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Music from page 19 A year later, under the last Soviet then come themselves to attend their leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s pere- shows, Hutsal says. tra’s first concert on April 12, 1970, stroika, the orchestra re-recorded The orchestra also keeps bring- presenting the Zaporizhian March the march and has played it at its ing in new musicians who want to that he arranged for orchestra from concerts ever since. play folk instruments. It has seen the song by Yevhen Adamtsevych, In 1997, six years after Ukraine generations of musicians come and a blind folk musician that played declared independence, the orches- go. What started as an ensemble the bandura, the iconic Ukrainian tra received national status and a of seasoned folk musicians is now plucked string instrument. The new name — the National Academic an orchestra of young academically orchestra’s version was a hit. Orchestra of Folk Instruments. educated professionals. Hutsal at 75 “We played an encore at every is the oldest of its members. concert. In Moscow, we played it Modern legacy Having progressive and skilled three times encore — can you imag- From its creation in 1969, NAONI’s musicians has prompted NAONI ine? The authorities saw how it lifted underlying goal was playing to experiment. They started work- the spirit and inspired people to Ukrainian instrumental folk music, ing with Ukrainian artists like Oleg struggle, so they banned it,” Hutsal says Hutsal. Skrypka and rock band Druha Rika. says. The Soviet authorities, however, NAONI’s latest collaboration is with The Communist Party said the wanted the orchestra to promote the German heavy metal band march had similarities to the songs Communist internationalism by hav- Viktor Hutsal, the artistic director and chief conductor of the NAONI Accept. of the Sichovi Striltsi, the army unit ing them travel to all the Soviet orchestra, oversees a rehearsal for a joint performance with the German At their 50th anniversary concert, of the Ukrainian People’s Republic republics and add Communist songs heavy metal band Accept. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin) NAONI performed a Crimean-Tatar that fought against the Bolshevik to their shows. song with Jamala, the Ukrainian win- armies in 1917–1918. The march “We started a concert with playing “We were in Crimea and the goal. And the state should be the one ner of Eurovision in 2016. People was erased from all tape recordings, 'The Ballad About Lenin.' It’s a fact, Donbas just a few times. The trou- to finance the touring, he says. were in tears, Hutsal says, when the and Hutsal was removed from the and there’s no way around it. But we bles there are the result of our One goal in which NAONI has folk traditions of Ukrainians and the orchestra. outlived it, thank God,” Hutsal says. inaction. We should’ve shown our made significant progress is in long-suffered ingenious peoples of After the rule of Leonid Brezhnev With Ukraine’s independence, culture there. Instead, Russia prop- attracting younger listeners. Instead Crimea combined in a song. ended in the early 1980s, the orches- NAONI gained more artistic freedom, agated its Russkiy Mir (Russian of waiting for young people to come “Our orchestra has a unique tone tra was appropriated by the state but lost extensive touring possibili- World) ideology with Osipov State to their concerts, the orchestra start- color,” Hutsal says. “And when we and given the status of a republican ties. The orchestra still occasionally Russian Folk Orchestra twice a year,” ed coming to universities to perform add the bouquet of our folk instru- orchestra. Hutsal returned as the travels around Ukraine and abroad, says Hutsal. in front of students in Kyiv. They also ments to the flower of the artist’s orchestra’s artistic director in 1984, a but needs more funding to tour more For Hutsal, spreading Ukrainian invited schoolchildren to see NAONI performance… the result is just post that he still occupies today. often and cover wider areas. culture has become NAONI’s new at its rehearsal room. Young people beautiful.” n Employment / CV

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. Ukrainian president and 1presidential candidate Petro Ushering in change of power Poroshenko attends a debate with his rival, comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at Olimpiyskiy stadium in Kyiv on April 19, 2019. Supporters of Volodymyr 2Zelenskiy gather ahead of the presidential electoral debate. People walk next to sticker 3reeding "I do not owe you anything" in front of a polling station in Kyiv on April 21, 2019. Ukrainian comedian and 4presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky kisses his wife Olena at his campaign headquarters in Kyiv on April 21, 2019. An elderly man fills in his ballot 5paper in front of his house in the village of Korolivka, Kyivska oblast, on April 21, 2019. Ukraine's presidential candidates, 6incumbent President Petro Poroshenko and comedian actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, kneel during a political debate at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv on April 19, 2019 to honor the relatives of those killed in Russia's war against Ukraine. A people walk out of a voting in 7Kyiv on April 21, 2019. An elderly man fills his ballot 8paper in his house in the village of Ferma, Kyivska oblast on April 21, 2019, during the second round of Ukraine's presidential election. Ukrainian comedian and 9presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky reacts to the announcing of exit poll results at his campaign 4 headquarters. (Kostyantyn Chernichkin, Volodymyr Petrov)

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