"h sh»d by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit associ«tion| rainianWeekl V Vol. LXI No. 3 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1993 50 cents INTERVIEW: President Leonid Kravchuk Ukraine's nuclear arms negoiiator outlines Ukraine's position on nukes pleased with progress on security Ukraine's president у Leonid Krav­ a serious, thorough study of the by Borys Klymenko proposal. He added that while it is being chuk, granted an exclusive interview to START I package of documents in studied, he does not wish to talk about IntelNews on January 12. Below is a Parliament. These documents were KYYIV — Ukraine's Deputy Foreign it. However, he did not deny the possibi­ translated transcript of that interview in submitted in November and, obviously, Minister Borys Tarasiuk told reporters lity that this proposal would be dis­ which President Kravchuk speaks on they are very voluminous. For this that his delegation felt no pressure while cussed at the meeting between Ukraine's nuclear weapons in Ukraine. reason Parliament is currently studying meeting with U.S. government officials President Leonid Kravchuk and Rus­ it in commissions. The first deputy on START ratification in Washington, sian Federation President Boris Yeltsin How do you view the START II chairman of Parliament is due to meet on January 5-7, scheduled for January 15 in Moscow. document signed recently in Moscow by with the commissions and we are form­ "And, even if this looked like pres­ Meanwhile, Moscow's leading news­ Russia and the United States, and what ing the opinion (I have never taken any sure, our delegation did not come there paper, Izvestia, took on a familiar tone, are the chances that there will be no other position), that Parliament will to be lectured; we came to conduct writing on January 2: "In Kyyiv, they obstacles there? ratify this document. consultations. І should say, that no should finally understand that the It is possible that Parhament will pressure was exerted. In contradiction world community will never agree to I view the signing as a positive step. have three reservations. The first is a to what was reported in the mass media examine guarantees of collective secu­ Because the disarmament, destruction — both in Washington and in Moscow rity in the sphere of nuclear weapons. and reduction of nuclear weapons guarantee for Ukraine's security from — which reported that we would meet And, the demands of one subject of corresponds with our own policy. I am both nuclear and non-nuclear states — defeat in Washington, I should dis­ international law will not be granted truly and sincerely happy about what but primarily nuclear ones. In my appoint Moscow journalists and report special status." has happened in Moscow — it is a opinion, they must take upon them­ that we suffered no setbacks in Wash­ Ukraine's minister of defense. Col. continuation of eariier discussions and selves some responsibihty for guaran­ ington. Gen. Konstantyn Morozov, who has the signing of documents between the teeing Ukraine's security on a political "Moreover, we are entirely pleased come under criticism of one-third of the United States and the former USSR, level, since in essence it now has on its with these consultations; we have finally Ukrainian Parliament, which has ac­ now Russia. soil the third-largest nuclear arsenal in cleared up the question of national cused him of building a "Petliurite- However, I well understand that the the world. And also because we volun­ security guarantees for Ukraine from Banderite" Ukrainian army, has de­ ratification and fulfillment of START tarily reject these weapons, which could the United States, as well as from other monstrated Ukraine's firm stand on the II depends on the degree to which so considerably change, if not all, then nuclear states," Mr. Tarasiuk said. nuclear arms issue. START I is implemented, since START at least part of Ukraine's policy. They The top Ukrainian nuclear arms In discussing the draft proposal 11 does not impose any obligations on think we will profit from this [the re­ negotiator said the Ukrainian delega­ between Ukraine and Russia regarding Ukraine. By now we should have had a moval of the missiles]. I do not tion witnessed some inaccurate report­ strategic nuclear arms, he commented: nuclear-free state and at present there is (Continued on page 10) ing on the part of the Washington "The proposed document reflects wish­ media. He cited Don Oberdorfer, a staff ful thinking on Moscow's part, and writer for The Washington Post, who once again, it puts Ukraine's stead­ U.S. inaugurates TV show after the first day of consultations, fastness regarding the presence of reported the U.S. administration had nuclear weapons on its territory to the discarded all of Ukraine's demands. "I test. Ukraine's policy considers the for broadcast to Ukraine should add, that this information, given nation's interests and does not take into by Eugene M. Iwanciw The program, anchored by Peter by a senior U.S. government official account whether or not they coincide UNA Washington Office Fedynsky, attempts to integrate who asked not to be identified, was a with those of the Moscow dreamers," he major U.S. and worldwide news serious topic of discussion at the follow­ concluded. WASHINGTON — In a broad­ developments with a series of features ing day's talks. casting first, the Voice of America on business and entertainment, along "As a result, Richard Boucher, a press (VOA) and Worldnet Television with alternating pieces on health and secretary for the U.S. State Depart­ Communists' action inaugurated a Ukrainian-language medicine, science and technology, ment, issued a statement, which report­ news and features television program the environment and agriculture. ed that the government of Ukraine did expected to disband on January 9. Titled "Window on The show will highUght American not present any new demands, nor did America," the 30-minute program is culture and provide its nationwide the United States reject any demands," Supreme Council aired on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. Ukrainian audience with informa­ Mr. Tarasiuk said. KYYIV — As The Weekly was local time in Ukraine. tion to better understand the United Upon Mr. Tarasiuk's return from going to press, our special correspon­ States and its people, including the Washington, Ukrainian Television, The program is the first regularly dent Dmytro Filipchenko learned Ukrainian community in the U.S. quoting from The Washington Post, scheduled television broadcast by the that on Monday, January 18, about United States in Eastern Europe and The inaugural program opened aired a report that the United States 150 deputies of the Supreme Council the former Soviet Union in a local with a news story about the signing of would aid Ukraine in securing guaran­ of Ukraine are scheduled to meet in language. the START II treaty by President tees from the United Nations Security Kyyiv and then submit their resigna­ George Bush and Boris Yeltsin, Council. "This initiative will be an extra­ tions from the Parliament. ordinary step in our efforts to reach followed by a story on START I and Commenting on this, Mr. Tarasiuk This move will, in effect, disband the vast area of the former Soviet the visit of Ukrainian Deputy Foreign said: "We are interested in guarantees the Supreme Council of Ukraine, Union, and it could be the model for Minister Borys Tarasiuk and his from nuclear states, first of all. If these with one-third of its members resign­ television broadcasts in the lan­ delegation to Washington. In addi­ guarantees are additionally endorsed by ing. This will force new elections to guages of other parts of the world," tion to covering the delegation's all the members of the Security Council, the Parliament before the end of its said VOA Bureau of Broadcasting meetings at the State and Defense and even further by other existing term (May 1995). Director Chase Untermeyer. departments, Mr. Fedynsky inter­ international organizations — political, The action, initiated by deputies of viewed Victor Basiuk, a national mihtary-political, then I think we will "Window on America" is the result the Luhanske Oblast, is a reaction to of an agreement between the govern­ security consultant, about the status not be opposed to this." the fact that the current convocation ments of the United States and of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Mr. Tarasiuk refused to comment on of the Supreme Council has not yet Ukraine. The initial agreement pro­ The next segment of the program the draft proposal about security gua­ discussed the ban on the Communist vides for airing the program on dealt with a variety of news items, rantees drawn up in Russia, which was Party, imposed after the August 1991 Ukrainian television for one year. presented in Kyyiv on January 13, (Continued on page 16) (Continued on page 3) stating only that it differs from the U.S. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 17,1993 No.3 NEWS ANALYSIS News briefs Ukraine not a nuclear bogeyman on Ukraine by Borys Klymenko the U.S. and the former USSR, now Russia — are concerned about the • KYYIV — Christmas, celebrated • KYYIV — The Renaissance Fund Ukraine's procrastination in ratifying emergence of another nuclear power. on January 7 according to the Julian reported on its activity during 1992, the START I treaty is, very simply, a Then the balance of power in the world calendar, was a public holiday for the noting that it had approved 100 projects means for this independent state to will change. They are not concerned second year. There were public celebra­ and awarded $1.6 million toward their protect its own interests.