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INSIDE: 85th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly – pages 6-7 President Petro Poroshenko’s speech at U.N. – page 9 Community Chronicle: Toronto and Hartford – page 15 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXVI No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 $2.00 TH Anniversary of THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY 85 Since its founding in 1933 to the present day, The Weekly has by Stefan Kaczaraj served all readers who are interested in Ukraine and Ukrainians, President/Chief Executive Officer including members of the Ukrainian American and Ukrainian of the Ukrainian National Association Canadian communities, Ukrainians around the globe, scholars This year, The Ukrainian Weekly celebrates its 85th anni- interested in Ukrainian affairs, policy-makers and opinion lead- versary. The first issue of The Ukrainian Weekly appeared ers. This newspaper is well aware of its role in representing on October 6, 1933, as a supplement to the Ukrainian- Ukrainian Americans and their concerns, as members of the U.S. language Svoboda, which marks its own major milestone – its Congress and their staffs read and rely on The Ukrainian Weekly. 125th anniversary – in 2018. Both newspapers are published Since early 1991 – that’s before Ukraine re-established its inde- by the Ukrainian National Association, which prides itself on pendence – The Weekly’s Ukrainian American journalists have this invaluable service to our community. reported major news developments from Ukraine. At the time of its founding, the mission of The Ukrainian The Ukrainian Weekly has always been a powerful force in Weekly – indeed the reason for its existence – was dual: to our Ukrainian community in North America. Through the keep Ukrainian American youth involved in the Ukrainian decades, it has rallied community members behind Ukrainian community and to disseminate to the English-speaking world national causes, such as the defense of human rights activists the truth about Ukraine, including news emerging from in the USSR, the ultimate goal of independence for Ukraine, Ukraine about Stalin’s Holodomor that was killings millions in the erection of a monument in Washington to Taras our ancestral homeland. Shevchenko, the international recognition of the Holodomor Heeding the advice of Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Dr. Luke of 1932-1933 as genocide and the dedication of the Myshuha and recognizing the needs of the Ukrainian commu- Holodomor Memorial in Washington. nity at the time, the Ukrainian National Association began On behalf of the Executive Committee and the General publishing The Weekly to reach those who could not read its The Ukrainian Weekly has played a crucial Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association Inc., I greet the Ukrainian-language newspaper. The Ukrainian Weekly and its role in reporting developments in Ukraine, editors and correspondents of The Ukrainian Weekly on this pioneering editor Stephen Shumeyko knew that what matters whether that was back in the 1930s, when auspicious anniversary. Congratulations on your efforts through most is a Ukrainian heart and soul; therefore, there must be a our homeland was subjugated by foreign the 85 years of The Ukrainian Weekly’s illustrious history. place within the Ukrainian nation for those sons and daugh- powers, or today, 27 years after Ukraine re- Mnohaya lita and continued success for the good of our ters who do not know Ukrainian. established its independence. diaspora community and the Ukrainian nation! BREAKING NEWS: Senate Attacks on Ukrainian activists go unpunished passes Holodomor resolution by Mark Raczkiewycz The U.S. Senate has passed, by unanimous consent, S. Res. 435 – “A resolution express- KYIV – Hundreds of protesters assem- ing the sense of the Senate that the 85th anni- bled in at least a dozen cities across the versary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932- country to draw attention to a slew of 1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve unsolved attacks on civic activists since as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies 2017. against the people of Ukraine.” As far west as Uzhhorod in the Among other things, the bipartisan reso- Zakarpattia region and Severodonetsk in lution “recognizes the findings of the easternmost Luhansk Oblast, they pro- Commission on the Ukraine Famine as sub- tested under the slogan of “Silence Kills” mitted to Congress on April 22, 1988, includ- since 55 attacks on journalists, civic ing that ‘Joseph Stalin and those around him activists and corruption whistleblowers committed genocide against the Ukrainians have gone unsolved – 40 of them over in 1932-1933.’ ” the past 12 months. The latest attack on an activist came The preamble notes: “Raphael Lemkin, who Natsionalna Druzhyna on October 4. Kyiv City Councilman devoted his life to the development of legal Some 300 protesters gathered on Bankova Street in Kyiv near the Presidential Serhiy Husovsky was hospitalized after concepts and norms for containing mass atroc- Administration building on September 28 to call attention to dozens of attacks on ities and whose tireless advocacy swayed the green antiseptic was poured on him as civic activists in the past year that remain unsolved. United Nations in 1948 to adopt the he was entering the Kyiv State Convention on the Prevention and Punishment Administration building. of a human rights activist and lawyer in attack for what Ms. Handziuk said was of the Crime of Genocide, authored an essay in As a local lawmaker, Mr. Husovsky has Kyiv Oblast, Iryna Nozdrovska, who was her long-time effort to expose corruption 1953 entitled, ‘Soviet Genocide in [the] been pushing for the creation of a muse- investigating the death of her sister. in the city. She has accused a local police Ukraine,’ which highlighted the ‘classic exam- um on Poshtova Square where artifacts In fifteen cases, the assailants used official of demanding a kickback and ple of Soviet genocide,’ characterizing it ‘not and an ancient street dating to the either firearms, or traumatic or bladed regional authorities of covering up the simply a case of mass murder [, but as] a case Kyivan-Rus’ times have been uncovered weapons. sale of illegally felled timber, according to of genocide, of destruction, not of individuals on the site where an underground shop- Another victim is Kateryna Handziuk, her Facebook posts. She also has stated only, but of a culture and a nation.’ ” ping mall is to be built. He also has advo- who was attacked in Kherson, 340 miles that pro-Russian forces are still active in The resolution was introduced on March cated for establishing a park in an eastern south of Kyiv. She is a 33-year-old adviser the Kherson area. 14 by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). It had 12 Kyiv neighborhood where developers to the city’s mayor and acting head of the Police initially qualified the acid attack original co-sponsors, and by the time of its want to build an apartment complex. city executive committee. under the lesser charge of “hooliganism” passage had 20 co-sponsors. Since 2017, 55 attacks have occurred, On July 1, more than 35 percent of her five of which led to deaths, including that skin was burned in a sulphuric acid (Continued on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 No. 40 ANALYSIS United States and NATO send Ukraine demands access to Sentsov American people.” He added that the U.S. will also provide assistance for construction The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ukraine’s Naval Command Center in has demanded access to Ukrainian film reassuring messages to Georgia Ochakiv. “Today’s event clearly shows that director Oleh Sentsov, who has been on the Strategic Partnership between Ukraine are already sold in U.S. cities in volumes hunger strike in a Russian prison for more by Giorgi Menabde and the United States is vibrant and produc- that could be expected based on relative than four months. In a tweet on September Eurasia Daily Monitor tive,” Mr. Poroshenko stressed. Vice-Admiral U.S. demand, he added. 29, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokeswoman McAllister emphasized: “I am convinced A few weeks before Georgia’s presiden- Meanwhile, as the Georgian governmen- Mariana Betsa called for Ukrainian officials tial elections, scheduled for October 28, the tal delegation held talks in the U.S., NATO and doctors to be allowed to visit Mr. that these boats will also serve well in the authorities in Tbilisi are trying to demon- Deputy Secretary General Rose Sentsov. Russia’s penitentiary service said hands of the Ukrainian Navy. In the hands of strate their unwavering support for closer Gottemoeller reaffirmed the alliance’s on September 28 that an unspecified “cor- skilled sailors, such as U.S. Coast Guard and links with the United States and the North “strong commitment” to Georgia during her rection” in Mr. Sentsov’s treatment had Ukrainian Navy, the Island-class motorboats Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). At the meetings with government leaders in Tbilisi been ordered. It later published a photo of have proven themselves to be versatile and same time, Tbilisi has been receiving posi- (Civil Georgia, September 21). “We are in him being examined with a stethoscope. efficient assets. Their teams have distin- tive signals from Washington and Brussels. excellent shape with regard to our NATO- Mr. Sentsov is serving a 20-year prison guished themselves in preventing illicit traf- On September 20, Georgian Prime Georgia relationship,” Ms. Gottemoeller said term after being convicted on what he and ficking, emergency response, defense oper- Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, who was vis- at her joint press conference with Deputy human rights monitors say are trumped-up ations and rescue of people in the seas.” iting the United States (including to attend Foreign Minister David Dondua. “We will charges of terrorism. Imprisoned in (Presidential Administration of Ukraine) continue to help you prepare for member- the United Nations General Assembly ses- Russia’s far-northern Yamalo-Nenets Ukraine to build Azov Sea base sion in New York City – Twitter.com/ ship going forward,” she stressed (Mfa.gov.

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