!NSlDE: e Diaspora reaction to election of Leonid Kuchma - page 3. e interview with Metropolitan Sterniuk; papal nuncios address to Synod - page 4. e Ukrainian dancers with a Texas flavor; Miss Soyuzivka 1 995 - centerfold. Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association vol. LXJI No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 28,1994 75 cents Udovenko tapped for foreign minister Kuchma to raise NPT issue Zlenko rumored interior minister of Ukraine. On August 19, President Kuchma had with Parliament in October dismissed three members of the Cabinet to be candidate of Ministers, including ivan Dzyuba, the by Marta Kolomayets time in October. "1 think the Parliament minister of culture, Oleh Slepichev, the Kyyiv Press Bureau will support me. Then we'll see whether for envoy to U.S. minister of foreign economic relations, the West will again present conditions on and volodymyr Maltsev, the minister of KYYiv - President Leonid Kuchma aid to Ukraine," he added. by Marta Kolomayets said he will raise the issue of Ukraine's health, paving the way for new appoint– Mr. Kuchma, who met with U.S. vice– Kyyiv Press Bureau accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation ments. President Al Gore earlier this month in Treaty with the Parliament in October, KYYiv - President Leonid Kuchma According to the presidential decrees, Kyyiv, expressed his frustrations on the thereby removing any misunderstandings named Gennadiy Udovenko Ukraine's Messrs. Maltsev and Slepichev were pace of aid to Ukraine. Although Ukraine Ukraine has with the West, reported a acting minister of foreign affairs on transferred to other positions, while Mr. was promised S350 million in disarma– local Kyyiv paper, Ukraina Moloda Thursday morning, August 25. Mr. Dzyuba retired. ment monies, Mr. Kuchma said that only (Young Ukraine) on Friday, August 19. Udovenko replaces Anatoliy Zlenko in Earlier, on August 6, Deputy Prime S6 million had been received. "A single problem remains between us that post. Minister Mykola Zhulynsky, who was in However, just two weeks ago, a high- The appointment must be approved charge of humanitarian affairs, was and the United States - the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty, it must be signed," level U.S. delegation came to Kyyiv...to by the Supreme Council, which is in relieved of his duties. On August 10, explain the reasons for the delay and to recess until mid-September. Mr. President Kuchma appointed ivan Kuras, said the Ukrainian leader in an exclusive interview with the daily paper. supply Ukraine with a timetable for the Udovenko, 62, was most recently a professor of history and the director of remainder of the pledged assistance. Ukraine's ambassador to Poland, but he the Ethnic Relations and Political Science Mr. Kuchma, who is scheduled to visit "We have to intensify our diplomatic is a familiar face to many in North institute at the National Academy of the White House on November 29, said America, having served as Ukraine's Sciences, to that position. he would address the Parliament some- (Continued on page 17) JERSEY C1TY, N.J. (UNAW) - The delivery to Ukraine, a briefing on the Wall Street Journal on the problems with Ukrainian National Association hosted a grant process, a report by the participants U.S. assistance to Poland and Russia, Mr. conference on United States foreign assis– on their organization's work in Ukraine, iwanciw maintained that the situation is tance to Ukraine at its Jersey City head- and a discussion of the policy and actions even worse in Ukraine. quarters on August 20. Representatives of of the community. While stating that U.S. foreign assistance 22 national Ukrainian American organi– He began by pointing out that a great entails a great deal of waste, Mr. iwanciw zations attended the conference. deal of misinformation exists about the stressed that there are far more serious prob– in welcoming the representatives to the level of U.S. assistance to Ukraine. He lems and consequences for Ukraine. He noted conference, UNA President Ulana attributed that to the "creative bookkeep– that most of the organizations contracted by Diachuk said: "in this room have gathered ing" of the administration as well as the USA1D to supply technical assistance and today the leaders and representatives of unchallenged claims of the administra– training to Ukraine do so only in Russian. Ukrainian Churches and Ukrainian tion published in many newspapers. Requests by Ukrainian participants for American organizations who, in one form According to Mr. iwanciw, while Ukrainian translators have been rejected. He or another, are involved in aiding Ukraine. Ukraine comprises 18.19 percent of the went on to point out that there have been Like the Ukrainian National Association, population of the new independent states numerous cases when Ukrainian participants all Ukrainian American organizations (N1S) that arose out of the former Soviet in training programs have requested contact have their roots in the Ukrainian commu– Union, it has received only 6.81 percent of with Ukrainian American organizations and nity and, with a small exception, depend the assistance in fiscal years 1992-1994. have been turned down - most recently by the for their work in Ukraine on the generous Russia, on the other hand, comprises University of Connecticut, which received a donations of their parishioners, members 52.36 percent of the population and has US A1D grant for work in Ukraine. or contributors." received 69.07 percent of the assistance. "The most dangerous aspect of U.S. Mrs. Diachuk went on to state: "We all it was also pointed out that, on a per assistance," stated Mr. iwanciw, "is that Gennadiy Udovenko are committed to aid Ukraine for the long capita basis, U.S. assistance to Russia for organizations contracted by USA1D will be term and must be planning our activities the three years was S20.56 while to providing grants to non-governmental representative to the United Nations in for the future. Since the needs in Ukraine Ukraine it was S5.84. The average per organizations in Ukraine. These U.S. orga– New York from 1985 through 1992. A are not decreasing but, on the contrary, capita assistance to N1S states was nizations do not know anything about native of Dnipropetrovske Oblast, Mr. constantly growing as the Ukrainian gov– Si5.59. Thus, Ukraine ranked ninth out Ukraine, and if they provide assistance to Udovenko has spent his entire profes– ernment is decreasing its support due to of the 12 N1S states in U.S. assistance. anti-democratic, anti-Ukrainian-indepen– sional career as a foreign service officer. the severe economic downturn, we must Mr. iwanciw provided charts and graphs dence-minded organizations, this can have Mr. Zlenko was dismissed and trans– look to the U.S. government for assis– detailing this information. dire consequences for the very future of ferred to another job, according to the tance for our aid projects." After recounting the appropriations Ukraine." president's decree, and it has been The UNA president explained that the process for fiscal year 1995, he proceeded He concluded this session of the confer– rumored that he may be assigned as an purpose of the conference was to share the to discuss the delivery of assistance. ence with specific examples and outlined ambassador to Spain or the United information which the UNA Washington Pointing out that assistance is delivered the reforms to U.S. foreign assistance that States. Office has accumulated about how much through many departments and agencies of have been proposed by the Central and Mr. Kuchma named Serhiy Osyka, a assistance has been provided to Ukraine, the government, he focused on the U.S. East European Coalition, an ad hoc group deputy minister, as the minister for for– how the funds are disbursed and how Agency for international Development of 16 national organizations representing eign economic relations, in Mr. Ukrainian American organizations can (USA1D), through which the bulk of U.S. virtually every Central and East European Kuchma's Cabinet, Mr. Osyka was an apply for federal grants for their projects in foreign assistance is provided. ethnic group in the United States. adviser for foreign economic relations, Ukraine. She then turned the meeting over Numerous examples of misdirected Mr. iwanciw then introduced Thomas and was involved in drafting the foreign to the UNA Washington Office Director programs and unqualified organizations Kelly, the Private voluntary Organizations7 economic relations law of Ukraine. Eugene iwanciw. receiving grants were mentioned, as were N1S Project Director of World Learning. Mr. Kuchma also named volodymyr Mr. iwanciw explained that the con– what Mr. iwanciw called "horror stories" Mr. Kelly conducted a briefing on the struc– Bobrov as the health minister of Ukraine, ference would have four parts, including about some of the organizations. Quoting and Leonid Borodych as first deputy a report on U.S. foreign assistance and its from a two-part February series in The (Continued on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 28,1994 No. 35 First of presidential decrees on economy covers currency KholmschynafPidliashshia congress decline in production in all industrial 9 enterprises. (RFE7RL Daily Report) by Marta Kolomayets define and approve, within 10 days, a Lviv — A world congress of Kyyiv Press Bureau procedure and conditions for the Ukrainians formerly living in the Kholm Pan-Russian party interferes Ukrainian karbovanets to come into line and Pidliashshia regions (presently locat– KYYiv - President Leonid Kuchma with foreign currencies and develop a CH1S1NAU - viadimir Danilov, issued the first in a planned series of ed in Poland) will take place on mechanism for closing the gap between September 17-20. The goal of the gather– chairman of Russia's Party of National decrees aimed at curing Ukraine's sag– the official and free market rates of Unity, is currently visiting Ukraine's ging economy.