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The Ukrainian Weekly 2010, No.40 www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: • Update on the German trial of John Demjanjuk – page 4. • Over 500,000 attend Toronto Ukrainian Festival – page 12. • Ukrainian Canadian actress Natalia Payne – page 13. THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal Wnon-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVIII No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010 $1/$2 in Ukraine Leading expert on Ukraine Ukraine’s opposition forces warn tapped to head Freedom House that local elections will not be fair U.S.-Ukraine Business Council vice. The over 135 members of the U.S.- Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) con- WASHINGTON – A leading expert on gratulate David on his appointment as the Ukraine, David J. Kramer, has been cho- new executive director of Freedom House sen to serve as the new executive director and wish him the very best in the years of Freedom House, headquartered in ahead as the leader of this important Washington. Freedom House is an inde- world-wide organization with its very pendent watchdog organization that sup- critical mission,” Mr. Williams added. ports democratic change, monitors the According to the recent Freedom status of freedom around the world, and House statement, Mr. Kramer will take advocates for democracy and human over as executive director on October 4. rights, supporting the right of every indi- He succeeds Jennifer Windsor, who had vidual to be free. served as the organization’s executive Mr. Kramer has had a distinguished director since 2001. After presiding over career both in government service and in the organization for nearly 10 years, Ms. the non-governmental private sector. He Windsor has accepted the position of served as assistant U.S. secretary of state associate dean of Georgetown for democracy, human rights, and labor from March 2008 to January 2009. University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Previously, he served for three years as Foreign Service. “Freedom House’s board and staff deputy U.S. assistant secretary of state Opposition leaders Yulia Tymoshenko of the Batkivschyna Party and Borys for European and Eurasian affairs, focus- bring passion and integrity each day to the global fight to protect fundamental Tarasyuk of Rukh are among the signatories of a letter that warns the upcoming ing on Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and local elections in Ukraine will not be fair. Russia, in addition to regional non-prolif- freedoms, and I am honored to be part of eration issues. such an organization,” Mr. Kramer said. “Jennifer leaves big shoes to fill, but I PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Leaders of opposi- ment formed by President Viktor His experience in the non-governmen- tion forces in Ukraine on September 28 sent Yanukovych after his election early this year tal private sector includes his present very much look forward to helping build upon the outstanding work Freedom a letter to leaders of European bodies, heads – are for deputies of the Crimean position as a Senior Transatlantic Fellow of states that are strategic partners of Parliament, local councils, and village, town at the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of House has done for nearly seven decades.” Ukraine, leaders of foreign diplomatic mis- and city mayors throughout Ukraine. the United States, as well as his five years sions to Ukraine and heads of international The opposition leaders’ letter states that as associate director of the Russian and Freedom House has two offices in the funds and institutions to warn that the “the election process in Ukraine began in Eurasian Program at the Carnegie United States – in Washington and New upcoming local elections in Ukraine will not conditions whereby harsh pressure was Endowment for International Peace York – and offices in Hungary, Kenya, be fair if the Yanukovych administration is exerted by the government on freedom of (CEIP) in Washington. Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and South Africa. allowed to continue abusing its powers. speech. Furthermore there is persecution of “David Kramer is highly respected The leaders of opposition parties charge within the democracy and human rights Freedom House, an independent non- the opposition, arbitrary interference by the governmental organization, supports the that the Ukrainian government “is imple- state and judicial bodies into the internal field and across the political spectrum. menting a number of measures aimed at the He has demonstrated throughout his expansion of freedom in the world. Its activity of the opposition parties, and mission statement says; creation of a wide-scale system for vote-rig- infringement on the constitutional rights and career a firm commitment to the causes ging and the significant distortion of elec- of global freedom, U.S. engagement in “Freedom is possible only in demo- freedoms of Ukrainian citizens.” cratic political systems in which the gov- tion results in their favor.” The letter was signed by: Yulia the world, and bipartisan consensus,” The October 31 elections – the first elec- said William H. Taft, IV, chair of the (Continued on page 22) tions organized and held by the new govern- (Continued on page 10) board of trustees at Freedom House in a recent statement. “We are thrilled that he has agreed to join us and look forward to his leadership as we continue to fulfill and build upon our mission of supporting Ukraine 2020 initiative supports Ukraine’s European integration freedom around the world.” by Oksana Yakovenko is tied with two key, soon-to-be-celebrated the project’s results was the creation of the Leading expert on Ukraine U.S.-Ukraine Foundation events. Ukraine’s 20th anniversary of inde- Jackson-Vanik Graduation Coalition, which pendence and the U.S.-Ukraine united hundreds of non-profits, businesses “During the time David was at the WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s 20th year of operation in sup- and individuals that successfully advocated U.S. State Department and at the German Foundation on September 27 announced the port of Ukraine. for the removal of the Jackson-Vanik Marshall Fund he became well-known as start-up of Ukraine 2020, a three-part pro- Ukraine 2020 has three important com- Amendment for Ukraine. Following pas- a leading expert on Ukrainian political, gram supporting Ukraine’s European inte- ponents – Policy Dialogue, Advancing sage of legislation in Congress, President democratic, civil society, human rights gration. Ukraine’s Image and Competitiveness, and George W. Bush lifted the provisions of the and foreign policy issues. During the President Nadia Komarnyckyj People-to-People Exchanges. Jackson-Vanik Amendment for Ukraine by past year David has written a series of McConnell stated, “Ukraine 2020, an initia- Ukraine 2020 - Policy Dialogue is a col- signing into law H.R. 1053, The important articles about the recent politi- tive of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation in laborative and integrated action plan that Authorization of an Extension of cal and democratic development of Washington and the Pylyp Orlyk Institute brings together government officials, public Nondiscriminatory Treatment to the Ukraine,” said Morgan Williams, direc- for Democracy in Kyiv, is designed to sup- policy experts, business groups, non-profit Products of Ukraine, on March 23, 2006. tor, for government Affairs, Washington port Ukraine’s European integration which organizations and individuals interested in Similar to the previous project, Ukraine Office, for the SigmaBleyzer Private President Yanukovych has declared as a pri- Ukraine’s European future. 2020 will comprise task forces, name- Equity Investment Management Group, ority goal for Ukraine.” The Policy Dialogue program is modeled ly: Business and Economics, Democracy who serves as president of the U.S.- She said this is “new strategy of engage- after the foundation’s highly successful and Governance, Education and Culture, Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). ment with Ukraine” and called on friends U.S.-Ukraine Policy Dialogue Project Energy, Foreign Policy and National “David has served as a senior advisor and supporters of Ukraine to join in the which was funded by the U.S. State Security, and Information and Media. to the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council effort. Department in 2004-2006 (http://www. (USUBC) since leaving government ser- Mrs. McConnell noted that the initiative usukraine.org/PD06/index.shtml). One of (Continued on page 19) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2010 No. 40 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Why are Ukraine’s oligarchs silent ‘Ukrainian-Russian Euroregions’ sions in Ukraine to take part in the moni- toring of local elections in Ukraine. Their about democratic regression? KYIV – Ukraine has proposed to work as observers, in contrast to the Russia the creation of a network of OSCE mission, does not take an official by Taras Kuzio work of the YES NGO ineffectual. “Russian-Ukrainian Euroregions” that will invitation. (Ukrinform) Eurasia Daily Monitor Former European Union High link the interests of government, business Representative for Common Foreign and and non-governmental organizations, IMF funds to be spent on development The image of the Yanukovych adminis- Security Policy and Secretary General of the according to Minister of Regional tration continues to deteriorate in the eyes of Council of the EU Javier Solana, joined the Development and Construction of Ukraine KYIV – A tranche of $2 billion (U.S.) Ukrainians and Europe, as seen in opinion board of YES. YES Chairman and former Volodymyr Yatsuba, who participated in allocated by the International Monetary polls and a September 13 statement by the Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, the plenary session of the Ural Forum on Fund (IMF) to Ukraine will be spent on Political Assembly of the center-right said, “With his outstanding record as the Russian-Ukrainian Cooperation. the country’s development, Ukrainian European People’s Party, the most influen- EU’s chief diplomat he is uniquely suited to According to a ministry statement from President Viktor Yanukovych said at the tial political group in the European further strengthen the impact of YES as the September 29, Mr.
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