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INSIDE:• Ukrainian ambassador’s “Cities of Friendship” initiative — page 6. • Sale of steel mill complicates Ukraine-Poland relations — page 8. • Soyuzivka 2004 offers new activities for all ages — page 13. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE KRAINIANNo. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine UkrainianT authoritiesU raid offices, Cardinal HusarW responds to discussions seize transmitters of RFE/RL affiliate about Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Deutsche Welle on 100.9 FM, added two by Roman Woronowycz the Catholic Church into Ukraine, hours of RFE/RL Ukrainian Service pro- Kyiv Press Bureau Kazakstan and Russia in general, and the PRAGUE – Ukrainian authorities on gramming to its schedule on February 27. move of the UGCC into “canonical terri- March 3 raided the offices of RFE/RL’s This latest act again eliminates RFE/RL’s KYIV – Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, tories” of the Orthodox Church in eastern affiliate partner in Kyiv, Radio Ukrainian Service from the FM airwaves head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Ukraine in particular, as well as the Kontynent, confiscating the FM broad- in the Ukrainian capital. Church (UGCC), on March 2 criticized a looming specter of a UGCC Patriarchate Moscow meeting between the Russian caster’s transmission equipment, sealing RFE/RL Ukrainian programs were could end the Orthodox-Catholic ecu- Orthodox Churches and the Vatican that the office and detaining three people, abruptly taken off the air on February 17 menical dialogue. discussed the legitimacy of granting including the station’s chief engineer. in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine, as the The BBC Monitoring Service noted patriarchal status to the Ukrainian The seizure was carried out on the basis Ukrainian FM Radio Dovira network car- that during Cardinal Kasper’s meeting ried out its threat to end its five-year Church and the stand the Russian with ROC Patriarchate Aleksei II, the of an order issued to local law enforcement Orthodox had taken. officials by the Ukrainian State Center of affiliate relationship with RFE/RL. At the Vatican representative agreed that a time, Mr. Dine called the Dovira move “a “Many Greek-Catholics have been UGCC Patriarchate would not be created. Radio Frequencies (in Ukrainian, troubled and, to some extent, indignant at “Ukrchastnotnaglyad”). The three detained deeply disturbing political development UGCC Cardinal Husar noted in his and serious setback to freedom of expres- the fact that a matter of the internal statement that the meeting in Moscow in individuals were later released. development of our Church was dis- RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine sion in Ukraine.” February was the culmination of a series In light of the events of March 3, sen- cussed not in Kyiv, Lviv or Rome, but in of efforts by the ROC to get the Vatican condemned the attack on Radio Moscow, and, most importantly, without Kontynent, saying: “We at Radio Free ior officials at RFE/RL are expressing to stop what had begun to look to it like serious concerns about the evolving pat- our participation,” explained Cardinal the inevitability of a UGCC Patriarchate, Europe/Radio Liberty are angry and out- Husar in a letter to UGCC faithful. raged by this blatant act in suppressing tern of pressure applied by Ukrainian after Cardinal Kasper first “presented the The statement came in response to a case” to the ROC in 2003. factual news and information from a authorities on independent media and freedom of speech as such. Many growing inter-confessional fray over an “It was a delicate gesture on the part variety of high-quality journalists. effort by the Russian Orthodox Church in RFE/RL affiliates have expressed concern of the pope, as [Cardinal Kasper] men- Ukraine’s name and its people are badly Moscow in cooperation with the that the penalty for carrying Ukrainian tioned the possible recognition of the damaged; the first freedom – free expres- Ecumenical See in Constantinople head- Service programs on their airwaves may Patriarchate of the UGCC in advance,” sion – is harmed. In fact, after what hap- ed by Patriarch Bartholomew to force be to share the fate of Radio Kontynent. explained the UGCC leader in his state- pened today to Radio Kontynent, one can Rome to halt the development of the Mr. Dine also expressed remorse on ment. Cardinal Husar charged that the reasonably ask, ‘Who’s next?’” UGCC in Ukraine. learning of the death of Heorhii Chechyk, reaction from Moscow and Kontynent, which also broadcasts pro- The matter came to a head when Constantinople since that meeting had grams by Voice of America, BBC and (Continued on page 15) Roman Catholic Cardinal Walter Kasper, been unacceptable. president of the Pontifical Council for “It is enough to mention the statement Promoting Christian Unity, traveled to that the Roman Catholic Church should National deputy releases documents Moscow and met with ROC leaders on ‘gradually reduce the presence’ of our February 19. His trip came after a letter- Church,” stated the leader of 6 million writing campaign initiated from Moscow UGCC faithful worldwide. on intelligence agency’s spying abroad and Constantinople resulted in 11 The UGCC has sought recognition as Orthodox Churches writing the Vatican a Patriarchate at various moments in its by Roman Woronowycz senior liaison officer between the to demand a halt to an effort to develop a history since it broke with the Ukrainian Kyiv Press Bureau Ukrainian and German intelligence serv- Patriarchate for the UGCC. Orthodox Church in 1596 and united ices at the Ukrainian Embassy in Berlin, In Moscow, the ROC representatives KYIV – National Deputy Mykola showed up unexpectedly at Deutsche told Cardinal Kasper that the spread of (Continued on page 8) Tomenko made public on March 3 Welle, German public radio, and abridged versions of allegedly secret doc- announced in an interview that he had uments that ex-Security Service of secret documents in his possession prov- Ukraine (SBU) Gen. Valerii Kravchenko ing that officials in Kyiv had ordered Statement by Synod of Bishops claimed last month prove the Ukrainian SBU intelligence officers to track the intelligence agency illegally spied on movements and contacts of Ukrainian on Vatican envoy’s visit to Moscow opposition political leaders and high- government and political leaders travel- ranking government officials. It included ing abroad. Below is the full text of the address indignant at the fact that a matter of instructions to use the Ukrainian diaspora Procurator General Vasyliev suggested of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv- to get a feel for how certain events occur- the internal development of our that Gen. Kravchenko, who claims he Halych Metropolitanate to the clergy, Church was discussed not in Kyiv, ring in Ukraine are viewed abroad. broke no Ukrainian laws, return to “Gen. Kravchenko and I think that monks and faithful of the Ukrainian Lviv or Rome, but in Moscow, and, Ukraine to defend himself against possi- Greek-Catholic Church concerning the most importantly, without our partici- these directives have the markings of ble charges. Gen. Kravchenko is current- criminal offenses, but [President Leonid] visit of Cardinal Walter Kasper to pation. We would like to say a few ly in hiding in Germany. He told Mr. Moscow. The statement is dated March words in this regard, thereby answer- Kuchma and [Procurator General Tomenko in Berlin that he would request 1 and was released in English transla- ing numerous inquiries from our faith- Hennadii] Vasyliev do not. Let the people political asylum in Germany if Ukrainian tion on March 3. ful. decide who has a point,” Mr. Tomenko prosecutors decided not to investigate his said in explaining why he was making Firstly, we would like to stress that allegation. Beloved in Christ! the information public. Mr. Vasyliev warned National Deputy we should keep our hearts and minds in The recent visit of Cardinal Walter The day before, Mr. Vasyliev said the Tomenko that he, too, could face charges prudent and wise disposition in any cir- Kasper to Moscow to consider, among contents of the documents – the originals of revealing state secrets if he made the cumstances. Our conclusions should be other things, the affairs of our Church, of which Mr. Tomenko had turned over documents available to the press. But Mr. based on thorough and unbiased analy- especially the recognition of the to his office – did not substantiate the Tomenko told journalists that experts of sis of the real facts. Our proposals to charges made by General Kravchenko. the parliamentary Committee on Free Patriarchate of the UGCC, has become interested parties should contain not Mr. Vasyliev added, however, that the Speech that he chairs had agreed that no the subject of discussion not only in only fair criticism but also a positive matter of the general’s culpability in state secrets were being revealed. our country but also throughout the vision of the ways out of the very com- revealing the contents of secret state doc- The Ukrainian lawmaker traveled to world. Many Greek-Catholics have uments was still under investigation. been troubled and, to some extent, (Continued on page 8) On February 18 General Kravchenko, (Continued on page 20) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2004 No. 10 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Rada approves 12 new members NEWSBRIEFS Kravchenko’s charges dismissed by a private radio station after it demand- ed format changes, a move that led to of Central Election Commission KYIV – Procurator General Hennadii claims of an official campaign to keep the Vasyliev told journalists in Kyiv on March by Jan Maksymiuk On February 19, the 15 CEC members Prague-based station off the air. Another 2 that his office will not open a criminal private station, Radio Kontynent, began RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report unanimously elected lawmaker Serhiy case in connection with documents recent- Kivalov as CEC chairman.

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