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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association, Inc., celebrating W its 125th anniversaryeekly Vol. LXXXVII No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 $2.00 Concerns remain about Canadian aid to Ukraine Verkhovna Rada adopts new Election Code: and Zelenskyy following his official visit to Canada a first step to electoral reform in Ukraine by Christopher Guly July 1, Canada Day, when Mr. Bezan and by Bohdan Nahaylo other MPs were in their ridings attending Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Special to The Ukrainian Weekly community events marking Canada’s 152nd OTTAWA – Hundreds of delegates from birthday. What’s more, the face-to-face with KYIV –Ukraine’s eighth Parliament dozens of countries gathered in Toronto in President Zelenskyy was to be held only on since independence convened its final early July for the third annual Ukraine the margins of the conference – and even plenary session on July 11 with a long- Reform Conference, and to hear from then “that was not guaranteed,” said Mr. awaited political breakthrough – the Ukraine’s new president, Volodymyr Bezan, who is of Ukrainian descent. adoption of a new Election Code Zelenskyy, during his first official overseas “I think it was done accidentally on pur- designed to improve and democratize visit. Among the attendees were not only pose to make it tough for us in the opposi- the country’s election system. Canadian government officials, but also tion to be in attendance,” he said, laying the It followed weeks of recriminations Ukrainian Canadian community leaders blame on Liberal Prime Minister Justin after the calling of snap parliamentary who had specific concerns about the neo- Trudeau’s office. elections by newly elected President phyte politician’s policies. On July 2 – the day when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy between his team Paul Grod, the Canadian-based president Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister Trudeau and the outgoing administration of of the Ukrainian World Congress, said and addressed the conference – Mr. Bezan President Petro Poroshenko and his President Zelenskyy assured his audience and Erin O’Toole, the Conservative shadow allies in the Verkhovna Rada. It took a at a meeting with the Ukrainian community minister for foreign affairs, issued a state- ruling by the Constitutional Court on that he will defend Ukrainian as Ukraine’s ment that called on the Trudeau govern- June 20 to remove doubts about the sole state language. ment to make “the defense of Ukraine’s sov- legality of Mr. Zelenskyy’s action. Ukrainian Canadian Congress President ereignty and territorial integrity… a priority But the adoption of the reform Andriy Parubiy/Facebook Alexandra Chyczij said the president cited for Canada on the world stage.” remained problematic right until the Verkhovna Rada Chairman Andriy Parubiy tackling corruption in Ukraine as a priority Mr. Trudeau did pledge strong support very end. On the day of the vote, it took and First Vice-Chair Iryna Gerashchenko and underscored that he would seek to end for Ukraine at the reform conference, as no less than 18 attempts to pass it, with celebrate the adoption on July 11 of the war in eastern Ukraine, but without well as at a news conference and dinner 230 deputies – just four votes more Ukraine’s new Election Code. sacrificing the country’s territorial integrity. with Mr. Zelenskyy. But the opposition than the required minimum – eventual- Notably absent from the events of the law, parliamentary elections should be held Conservatives had hoped to see more ly giving in to Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ukraine Reform Conference were members “on the last Sunday in the fifth year of the action behind the words. Andriy Parubiy’s persistence. of Canada’s Official Opposition Conservative As they have called for since Petro term of the office of the Verkhovna Rada,” caucus in the House of Commons, including Congratulating the deputies, the exhilarat- that is October 2023. Poroshenko was Ukraine’s president, the ed official declared it a “victory.” the leader, Andrew Scheer. Tory MPs want Canada to supply the The main change is the shift from a Manitoba Member of Parliament James It came too late to be applicable to the mixed proportional-majoritarian system in Ukrainian military with lethal-defensive pre-term parliamentary elections on July Bezan, who serves as the Conservative shad- equipment and give Ukraine’s Armed Forces which 50 percent of deputies were elected ow minister or critic for national defense, 21, though it will apply to the next local on the basis of votes for political parties access to satellite imagery previously pro- elections scheduled for 2020. There was a told The Ukrainian Weekly that he and his vided by former Prime Minister Stephen and 50 percent in single-mandate constitu- further catch: the changes will not be appli- Tory caucus colleagues received invitations Harper’s Conservative government. encies, to a purely proportional one – with to meet with Mr. Zelenskyy just days before cable to the Verkhovna Rada until the president was set to arrive in Toronto on (Continued on page 12) December 1, 2023. Yet, according to the (Continued on page 15)

Transatlantic Task Force discusses Ukraine’s foreign policy priorities

by Myroslav Dobroshynskyi Ukraine and outlined several priorities for the future. Mr. Freden stated that the U.S. WASHINGTON – Speakers from remains committed to a prosperous, war- Washington, Kyiv and Brussels discussed free, and united Ukraine. Ukrainian foreign policy priorities for newly Mr. Freden echoed President Donald elected President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Trump’s earlier comments about the during a June 20 telecast organized by the United States’ unwavering support for the German Marshall Fund (GMF), and support- country, citing the statistic that the U.S. has ed by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation as well as provided $1.5 billion in support for the the Reanimation Package of Reforms. Ukrainian war effort since 2014. Mr. Freden Opening remarks were provided by said he believes that Ukraine under newly Jonathan Katz, senior fellow at the GMF, and elected President Zelenskyy poses a real Orest Deychakiwsky, vice-chairman of the threat to authoritarianism in Russia and U.S.-Ukraine Foundation (USUF). Messrs. other post-Soviet countries if it can suc- Katz and Deychakiwsky are co-chairs of cessfully demonstrate the advantages of a USUF’s Friends of Ukraine Network democratic state through reforms and a Democracy and Civil Society Task Force. commitment to transparency. The principal Washington speaker was “The fundamental threat that Zelenskyy German Marshall Fund Brad Freden, director of the Office of At the June 20 discussion featuring officials and experts in Washington, Kyiv and poses to Putin is to create a Ukraine that Eastern European Affairs at the U.S. Brussels, (from left) are: Brad Freden (State Department), Jonathan Katz (German shows the rest of the Soviet space what a Department of State. He began by present- Marshall Fund) and Orest Deychakiwsky (U.S.-Ukraine Foundation), who participat- ing a broad overview of U.S. policy toward ed from Washington. (Continued on page 15) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

ANALYSIS

Ukraine’s ‘shady’ political landscape Law on state language in effect lar methods of “implementing repressive state policies.” It noted: “The communist The law on Ukraine’s state language regime, like the Nazi regime, inflicted irrep- on eve of parliamentary elections came into force on July 16, two months arable damages to human rights because after former President Petro Poroshenko during its existence, it had total control by Alla Hurska solidate his power over popular Ukrainian endorsed it days before leaving office. The over society and politically motivated per- Eurasia Daily Monitor media. On June 14, Mr. Medvedchuk’s close associate Taras Kozak acquired the ZIK TV Law on Securing Ukrainian Language as the secutions and repressions, violated its In mid-June, the Constitutional Court of channel and solidified his control over 112 State Language declares Ukrainian “the international obligations, and its own con- Ukraine (CCU) ruled that the snap parlia- Ukraine and NewsOne by creating the only official state language in Ukraine.” It stitutions and laws.” The legislation was mentary elections called by newly inaugu- media holding company Novyny (112.ua, says “attempts” to introduce other languag- passed by Ukrainian lawmakers in May rated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would June 14). Mr. Medvedchuk also purchased es as the state language would be consid- 2015. That law paved the way for the be scheduled for July 21 (Pravda.com.ua, from Dmytro Firtash (who in the light of ered attempts to “forcibly change the con- removal of all Communist monuments not June 20; see Eurasia Daily Monitor, May 22). potential extradition to the United States is stitutional order.” The new law defines related to World War II and renaming pub- Recent polling conducted by the sociological actively selling his assets) 80 percent of what it calls the “public humiliation of the lic places and landmarks bearing Soviet firm Rating shows that 42.3 percent of shares of the TV channel Inter. According to Ukrainian language” as a punishable names. Since then, dozens of statues, Ukrainians are ready to support Mr. reports, he also plans to acquire Mr. offense under the country’s Criminal Code. plaques, and other monuments – for exam- Zelenskyy’s freshly formed Servant of the Poroshenko’s Priamyi and Channel 5 (24tv. It introduces mandatory language quotas ple, statues of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin People party, which could result – for the ua, June 30). As a result, approximately for state and private television broadcasts – have been torn down and destroyed. first time in Ukraine’s post-1991 history – in 14.5 percent of Ukraine’s TV audience may and says at least half of the text in printed After the law was passed in April 2015, a single-party majority in the Parliament. now be directly influenced by media sourc- media must be in Ukrainian. Public posts Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused The Opposition Platform–For Life fac- es supported by pro-Russia oligarchs (Udf. that require fluency in Ukrainian include Kyiv of using “totalitarian methods” to liq- tion (which originates from ousted former by, July 4) – further exacerbating the coun- the presidency, the position of parliament uidate parties and organizations and attack try’s pre-existing informational security president Viktor Yanukovych’s now- speaker, as well as all lawmakers, ministers, “freedom of the press, opinion, or con- defunct Party of Regions) has 13.4 percent challenge in the run-up to this month’s par- the head of the state security service, the science.” (Current Time) of popular support (but 46.8 percent in the liamentary elections. prosecutor-general, the chief of the government-controlled Donbas region) In an attempt to mobilize voters for his Ukrainian National Bank, and local council Sushchenko imprisoned for 1,000 days (Ukranews.com, July 3). preferred political faction, Mr. Medvedchuk members. Ukrainian becomes mandatory As of June 27, 1,000 days have passed Next in line are former President Petro is trying to present himself as a peacekeep- in all official documents, court records, since the illegal detention of Ukrainian Poroshenko’s European Solidarity with 8.3 er. Notably, he has unilaterally orchestrated elections and referendums, international journalist Roman Sushchenko, who is held percent support, and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk’s the release of four Ukrainian prisoners, treaties, and labor agreements. The law in a penal colony in the Kirov region of Holos (Voice) party and former Prime sparking a sharp rebuke from President says language rules would not apply to pri- Russia. Ukrinform’s Paris-based correspon- Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna Zelenskyy (and potentially suggesting an vate conversations or religious rituals. dent Roman Sushchenko was illegally party, with 7.2 percent each, according to the emerging conflict between Mr. Kolomoisky Ukrainian is the native language of some 67 detained on September 30, 2016, in latest Rating survey (Espreso.tv, July 4). and Mr. Medvedchuk) (Radiosvoboda.org, percent of Ukraine’s almost 45 million pop- Moscow, where he arrived on a private trip. Despite the emergence of several new July 3). The above-mentioned purchase of ulation, while Russian is the native lan- On October 7, 2016, he was charged with political parties, the upcoming early elec- Ukrainian TV channels and the “prisoner guage of almost 30 percent. Russian is spo- tions will also feature many “old faces” espionage. “During his detention, psycho- release” occurred after Mr. Medvedchuk’s ken mostly in urban areas. Almost 3 per- closely associated with previous regimes. logical pressure was put on Roman to con- two (March and June) trips to Moscow, thus cent of Ukraine’s inhabitants are native And, reportedly, four or five of the country’s fess guilt. However, he did not give up,” pointing to some share of involvement by speakers of other languages. Ukraine’s new most powerful oligarchs (including Ihor the Kremlin (Espreso.tv, June 19). Sources Ukrinform wrote. On June 4, 2018, the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was Kolomoisky, Viktor Medvedchuk, Victor point to existing strong ties among Mr. Moscow City Court sentenced Mr. inaugurated on May 20, has criticized the Pinchuk and Renat Akhmetov) are sponsor- Medvedchuk, Sergey Beseda (the head of Sushchenko to 12 years in a high-security law as a set of “prohibitions and punish- ing several political forces capable of enter- the Fifth Department of the Federal penal colony. The Supreme Court of Russia ments” that will complicate bureaucratic ing the Verkovna Rada (112.ua, June 19). Security Service, or FSB, and one of the upheld the verdict on September 12 of that procedures and “increase the number of Thus, the present political situation once “curators” of occupied Donbas), Dmitry year. On November 7, 2018, the Russian officials instead of reducing them.” (RFE/ again calls to mind the mid-2000s, when Kozak (Russian deputy prime minister and Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) RL’s Ukrainian Service) Ukraine resembled a “republic of oligarchs.” alleged “patron” of Ukrainian exiled oli- informed Ukraine’s Embassy in Moscow Mr. Kolomoisky, who recently returned to garch Serhiy Kurchenko) (see EDM, Court upholds decommunization law that Mr. Sushchenko had been transferred the country from self-imposed exile, has February 12) as well as Mikhail Babich (the to Penal Colony No. 11 of the FSIN director- revealed that he will be supporting several former Russian ambassador to Belarus and Ukraine’s Constitutional Court has ate for the Kirov region. Representatives of political forces, but his main bet is on the the new “curator” of the Moscow-backed upheld a law that equates communism the U.S. State Department, the European pro-presidential party (see EDM, June 19) Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics”) with Nazism and bans the dissemination of Union, the European Parliament, the consisting of friends and associates of Mr. (Obozrevatel.com, May 19; 24tv.ua, July 4). Communist symbols. In the July 16 ruling Organization for Security and Cooperation Zelenskyy. Servant of the People includes a Mr. Pinchuk (former Ukrainian President published on its website, the court said the number of key Kolomoisky allies: notably, Leonid Kuchma’s son-in-law) – whose posi- “Communist and Nazi regimes” used simi- (Continued on page 16) individuals close to Andriy Bohdan (nick- tion was eroded during Mr. Poroshenko’s named “Kolomoisky’s lawyer” and currently presidency – is now on the verge of regain- the head of the Presidential Office, formerly ing his former influence and power. known as the Presidential Administration) Multiple close associates of Mr. Pinchuk are FOUNDED 1933 as well as several personalities connected to present on the party lists of Servant of the The Ukrainian Weekly Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov and People, Strength and Honor (of former the above-mentioned billionaire Mr. Pinchuk. Security Service of Ukraine chief Ihor An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., (Liga.net, June 18). For Mr. Kolomoisky, these a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Smeshko) and Batkivshchyna; some sourc- Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. elections represent an opportunity to boost es allege his support for the Voice party his influence over the legislative branch in (Ukraina.ru, July 1). The fact that Mr. Periodicals postage paid at Caldwell, NJ 07006 and additional mailing offices. (ISSN — 0273-9348) addition to the executive branch of Ukraine’s Kuchma is being returned to the negotia- government. Considering Mr. Kolomoisky’s tion process over the Donbas (112.ua, June The Weekly: UNA: and Mr. Bohdan’s contacts – allegedly, Mr. 19) as well as the fact that Mr. Zelenskyy Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 Bohdan has numerous connections in the has suggested the possibility of forming a CCU (several judges and a son of the former ruling coalition with Voice (Gordonua.com, Postmaster, send address changes to: head of the court) (Bihus.info, June 18) and June 20) could signify Mr. Pinchuk’s grow- The Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz the broader judicial system (see EDM, June ing role domestically and his increasing 2200 Route 10 Editor: Matthew Dubas 19) – the oligarch is clearly attempting to cooperation with Mr. Kolomoisky. P.O. Box 280 insert his “own people” into all branches of Mr. Akhmetov has traditionally been cir- Parsippany, NJ 07054 e-mail: [email protected] power in Ukraine. cumspect about indicating his political Meanwhile, Mr. Medvedchuk, who has preferences. But he has known links to The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com close ties to Russian President Vladimir Strength and Honor as well as the Putin (a godfather to Mr. Medvedchuk’s Opposition Bloc (now united with the The Ukrainian Weekly, July 21, 2019, No. 29, Vol. LXXXVII daughter), is trying to regain his influence “party of mayors” created by Kharkiv Copyright © 2019 The Ukrainian Weekly in Ukrainian politics through support for Mayor Gennady Kernes and Odesa Mayor Opposition Platform–For Life. This openly Gennady Trukhanov – a force that is also pro-Russia political force has repeatedly supported by Mr. Kolomoisky (see EDM, ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA called developments in Donbas a “civil war” June 19). Furthermore, Mr. Akhmetov is (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 and the 2013-2014 Revolution of Dignity seeking to influence the electorate (mainly Walter Honcharyk, administrator and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 (Euro-Maidan) a “coup d’état” (Vybory. pro-Russian voters) by exploiting religion: e-mail: [email protected] pravda.com.ua, June 21). his business partner Vadym Novynskyi Subscription Department (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 In the last several weeks, Mr. e-mail: [email protected] Medvedchuk has ramped up efforts to con- (Continued on page 18) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 3

NEWS ANALYSIS When Russia-backed forces boasted they shot down a Ukrainian military plane… that was actually MH17

by Carl Schreck how a plane was “shot down.” One man RFE/RL says, “They brought it here for a reason,” though it’s unclear specifically what he is The wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight referring to. 17 (MH17) was still smoldering in the coun- Dutch prosecutors have concluded that tryside of eastern Ukraine, the remains of MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile sys- the 298 people aboard strewn across sever- tem brought in from Russia and taken back al kilometers of rolling fields of wheat and across the border shortly after the deadly sunflowers, when Russian media began incident. relaying news of a downed plane in the area. The photographer “A fresh victory for the Donetsk rebels: Another Ukrainian plane was shot down in In an interview published nearly two the city of Torez,” the anchorwoman for the years after the downing of MH17, French Kremlin-loyal network LifeNews told view- photographer Jerome Sessini described ers, referring to Russia-backed separatists how he ended up at the crash site to snap a fighting Kyiv’s forces in the region known series of images that earned him a World as the Donbas. Press Photo award. The shoot-down led the network’s news On the day of the tragedy, Mr. Sessini segment on the evening of July 17, 2014, as recalled in the interview with the World the anchorwoman gave details of the sepa- Press Photo Foundation, he was contacted ratists’ putative triumph. by a spokesperson for the Russia-backed “The rebels say they were able to shoot separatists. down another transport plane of the “He said first: ‘We shot down a military Ukrainian Air Force,” she said. “This RFE/RL plane from Ukraine,’ and for me it was like occurred above the city of Torez in the self- Bouquets in tribute to the victims at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport shortly after the he was giving us... information to cover shootdown of MH17. Almost 200 of the 298 people killed in the disaster were Dutch this,” Mr. Sessini recalled. declared Donetsk republic. It all happened nationals. at around 5 p.m. Moscow time. A Ukrainian Mr. Sessini said he received a call from a An-26 was flying, and suddenly it was charges against three Russian nationals the headline “message from the resistance.” fellow journalist 15 minutes later as he was struck by a missile, an explosion was heard, and one Ukrainian for their alleged roles in “In the area of Torez, we have just shot heading toward the site of the downed plane. and the plane began to fall.” the crime. down an An-26 airplane” – an Antonov mil- “He said: ‘They shot down a civilian The plane, of course, was not a Ukrainian Both Russia and the separatist leader- itary transport plane. It added, “We warned plane in Ukraine. Where are you?’ And I military aircraft. It was MH17, from whose ship deny involvement in the downing of them – don’t fly ‘in our sky,’ ” and said no asked: ‘Are you sure it’s civilian?’ And he fuselage thick black smoke was streaming MH17, despite the compelling evidence civilians were injured after the “birdie fell.” said: ‘Yeah, yeah, we have the confirmation.’ into the summer sky in the amateur footage presented by Dutch prosecutors. The post included two videos showing He said: ‘Malaysian Airlines plane with 200 broadcast by LifeNews. Here’s a look back at those brief few the black smoke from MH17 pouring out of people on board.’ I couldn’t believe it. It was The segment is part of a patchwork of hours five years ago when the separatists – the wreckage. The preview stills visible in so horrible.” evidence, including news reports, social- in concert with Kremlin-friendly Russian archived versions of the now-deleted post Reached by telephone recently, Mr. media posts and witness accounts, showing media – took credit for shooting down the show that one of the videos featured the Sessini declined to be interviewed about this that the Russia-backed separatists initially plane that turned out to be MH17. same footage aired in the LifeNews report. interaction with the separatist representa- The post has frequently been attributed tive, saying he has already given a public believed they had shot down an enemy air- “A birdie fell” craft – and even boasted about doing so – – probably erroneously – to Strelkov him- account. But he told RFE/RL that the phone before the scale of the tragedy became The most famous claim came in a pro- self. As Bellingcat researcher Aric Toler call was fielded by the fixer he was traveling clear. The victims – adults and children on a separatist forum on the Russian social-net- notes, it was most likely published by “fans” with and whose name he couldn’t recall. routine Boeing 777 flight from Amsterdam working site VKontakte that frequently of the separatist commander. RFE/RL was unable to identify the fixer. to Kuala Lumpur – included citizens of 17 reposted dispatches from the war in eastern The post was scrubbed once it became The Donetsk separatists’ press office ini- countries. Ukraine from Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov), a clear that the plane in question was a civilian tially tweeted that an airplane – “presum- An international criminal investigation former Russian Federal Security Service airliner. It was replaced by another saying ably an An-26 of the Ukrainian Air Force” – has since concluded that MH17 was shot (FSB) officer who served as a separatist that the report was reposted from a forum in had crashed in the area where, it later down by a surface-to-air Buk missile from commander at the time MH17 was downed. which “locals and rebels socialize” and that became clear, MH17 was downed. Russia’s 53rd Antiaircraft Missile Brigade At 5:50 p.m. Moscow time on July 17, Strelkov “does not confirm” its accuracy. The tweet did not indicate a cause for the that was fired from territory held by the 2014 – around 30 minutes after air-traffic The other video included in the original crash. After news of the MH17 crash Russia-backed separatists. Last month, controllers lost contact with MH17 – a post post is still available on YouTube. In it, Dutch prosecutors announced murder was published in the VKontakte forum under bystanders off camera are heard discussing (Continued on page 18) Ukrainian soldier given 24 years for role in deadly shelling of journalists in Donbas

RFE/RL working in a war zone without protective armor and were not identified as members An Italian court has sentenced Ukrainian of the press. National Guardsman Vitaliy Markiv to 24 Mr. Markiv’s lawyers demanded he be years in prison for his role in the deaths of released for lack of evidence. an Italian photojournalist and his translator Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Arsen during fighting near the eastern Ukrainian Avakov posted on Twitter that the “unfair city of Sloviansk in 2014. and shameful” decision would be appealed. A court in Pavia on July 12 found Mr. Mr. Avakov wrote that Mr. Markiv has Markiv, a dual Ukrainian-Italian citizen, guilty “become [a] victim of an aggressive Russia of complicity in premeditated murder in the deaths of Andrea Rochelli and his Russian [the Donbas].” translator, Andrei Mironov, Ukraine’s whichAccording unleashed to the in United[Slovіansk] Nations, a war some on Hromadske TV reported from the courtroom. 13,000 people have been killed, a quarter Rochelli and Mironov were working in of them civilians, and as many as 30,000 the Donetsk region when they were hit by wounded in the war in eastern Ukraine mortar shelling by the Ukrainian military since it broke out in April 2014. just weeks after fighting broke out between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed sepa- Nataliya Kudryk/radioSvoboda.org Based on reporting by Hromadske TV and ratist formations in parts of eastern Vitaliy Markiv in court earlier in July. Interfax. Ukraine. Copyright 2019, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted Mr. Markiv was arrested in Bologna in an Italian journalist who quoted Mr. Markiv That message was relayed to the with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ June 2017, and his trial on murder charges discussing the shelling. Ukrainian armed forces, which opened fire Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, began one year ago. Mr. Markiv was not accused of commit- on the group. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see The prosecution based its case on the ting the killings himself, but of informing Prosecutors reportedly requested a sen- https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-soldier- testimonies of a French journalist who was the Ukrainian National Guard of the pres- tence of only 17 years. given-24-years-for-role-in-deadly-shelling-of- injured in the May 24, 2014, incident, and ence of the group. The defense argued that the group was journalists-in-donbas/30052642.html). 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

Site of WW I internment camp in British Columbia is memorialized UCCLA YOHO, British Columbia – A trilingual educational plaque and commemorative statue were unveiled and consecrated on Saturday, June 22, to the civilian internees held in Yoho National Park’s internment camp during World War I. More than 125 people from Calgary and the surround- ing community in British Columbia attended the unveiling, which took place near the Natural Bridge in the park. The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (UCCLA), in co-operation with Parks Canada, as well as with the support of the Ukrainian community of Calgary and the region, unveiled a trilingual (English, French, Ukrainian) plaque on the site where in 1915-1916 some 200 men, mostly East and Central Europeans and mostly Ukrainians, were unjustly interned as enemy aliens under the War Measures Act. At the same time, the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) unveiled a stat- ue by sculptor John Boxtel, of an internee titled “Last Man Standing.” Consecrating the plaque and statue were the Rev. Dr. Timothy Chrapko of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox Sobor (Calgary), and Father Greg Faryna of St. Stephen Protomartyr Ukrainian Catholic Church (Calgary). “The UCCLA has, over the decades, been steadfast in its commitment to memorialize each and every ‘concentration camp’ created by the government of the day,” said the UCCLA UCCLA’s Borys Sydoruk. “With thanks today to the The trilingual plaque and statue erected at Yoho National Park, once the site of a World War I-era internment camp. Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund, as well as Parks Canada, the 1920, whether they were arrested, interned, dispossessed being born or for having parents who were born in what statue and plaque consecrated in the heart of this country’s of their wealth, made to work or forced to regularly regis- was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The majority of national parks system in Yoho means our work in perma- ter with the police. Yoho was the site of one of 24 intern- those interned were Ukrainians, who were invited by the nently memorializing every site is ongoing, but successful.” ment camps in Canada, which housed more than 8,000 Dominion government to settle Canada. The British gov- Some 90,000 civilians were part of the machinery of men, and in some cases women and children, during the Canada’s first national internment operations from 1914 to first world war and for two years following, simply for (Continued on page 18)

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UNA CELEBRATES 125 YEARS: A snapshot from history, 1994

The Ukrainian National Association began 1994 by proclaiming that by Kyiv composer Ivan Karabyts titled “Jubilee Cantata.” The piece A photo archive of UNA the year would be dedicated to the centennial of the founding of for choir, soprano, bass, piano, cello and percussion had lyrics history has been launched this fraternal organization on February 22, 1894, in Shamokin, Pa. by Ukrainian author Mykola Rudenko. Performers at the concert on the UNA website. It is a “With reverence for the past, with a vision for the future” was the were the Dumka Chorus of New York, the Ukrainian National work in progress that will adopted motto for the jubilee, which the UNA Supreme Executive Choir, Metropolitan Opera bass Paul Plishka, New York City Opera be expanded and refined. Committee urged all members, branches and districts to mark soprano Oksana Krovytska, pianist Mykola Suk, cellist Volodymyr To take a look, go to with appropriate activities. The main event was a gala concert at Panteleyev and the Leontovych String Quartet. Centennial celebra- unainc.org/una/the-una- New York’s Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 19, 1994, that tions continued throughout the year, with events in such cities as is-125-years-old/. featured the world premiere of the specially commissioned work Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly The “undesirable” UWC Ukrainian experience useful for Kazakhs The Toronto-based Ukrainian World Congress has been added to Russia’s list of “undesirables.” On July 11, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation as they confront terror famine they suffered declared the UWC an “undesirable” organization that poses “a threat to the security by Paul Goble ognition of the terror famine as a genocide of the state and the constitutional framework.” Once deemed “undesirable,” an to undermine Russian propaganda. NGO’s accounts are frozen and its branches must be closed; violators of the law face Ukrainians have struggled for decades to For Ukrainians, this is especially impor- fines of up to 500,000 Russian rubles ($7,930 U.S.) as well as imprisonment. gain national understanding and interna- tant because “the ruling circles of present- In case some of our readers may not be familiar with the Ukrainian World tional recognition of the Holodomor, the day Russia have revived the pre-revolution- Congress (UWC), here’s the most essential description of this organization founded in terror famine Stalin inflicted upon them in ary policy which includes the non-recogni- 1976 in New York (first known as the World Congress of Free Ukrainians): It is the the early 1930s, Stanislav Kulchytsky says. tion of the existence of the Ukrainian international coordinating body for Ukrainian communities in the diaspora repre- Kazakhs can learn much from the nation” as separate and distinct. But achiev- senting the interests of over 20 million Ukrainians in 60 countries. Furthermore, since Ukrainian struggle as they seek to recover ing international recognition won’t be easy 2003, the UWC has been recognized by the United Nations Economic and Social the truth about similar horrors the Soviet or quick, as there is serious resistance Council as a non-governmental organization with special consultative status; in 2018 system inflicted upon them. internationally. it obtained participatory status as an international NGO with the Council of Europe. The senior scholar at the Institute of Kazakhstan made enormous strides in Russia’s blacklisting of the UWC was, quite frankly, yet another move by Russia to Ukrainian History at the National Academy of the 1990s in the study of the Asharshylyk, silence its critics and, at the same time, to obstruct the activity of Ukrainian organi- Sciences of Ukraine tells Central Asian as the analogue of the Ukrainian Holodomor zations and destroy the Ukrainian community in Russia. The Ukrainian World Monitor’s Kenzhe Tatilya that Ukraine has is called. But then “at the demand of Russia,” Congress, you see, has been protesting Russia’s war on Ukraine, its annexation of pursued its efforts to secure international rec- almost everything stopped. In May 2013, Crimea and its issuance of Russian passports to persons living on Ukrainian territo- ognition of the Holodomor not to get com- for example, some at an Astana conference ry. Some 2 million Ukrainians live in Russia, making them the largest diaspora group pensation but to unite the Ukrainian nation tried to raise the issue, but the leadership of Ukrainians and Russia’s third largest ethnic group. According to the UWC, many of (camonitor.kz/33066-golodomor-i-asharshy- cut them off. these Ukrainians were either deported to the Gulag in the far east of Russia during lyk-chem-ukrainskiy-opyt-pouchitelen-dlya- Kazakh historians face other challenges the Soviet era or live on ethnically Ukrainian lands that are today part of, or were kazahskih-issledovateley.html). as well, Dr. Kulchytsky says. When the ter- illegally annexed, by Russia. “This too is important, especially in the ror famine occurred there, Kazakhstan was UWC President Paul Grod told Canada’s National Post: “The thing that’s of greatest context of the current Ukrainian-Russian an autonomous republic within the Russian concern to us is the attitude that the Russian government is taking towards the large hybrid war,” the Ukrainian scholar says. SFSR and so presumably many of the Ukrainian ethnic minority within Russia. …The Kremlin is essentially trying to isolate Dr. Kulchytsky notes that “Russia consid- archives that need to be explored are in any civil society organizations within Russia, trying to isolate them from the outside ers itself to be the legal successor of the Moscow and may be beyond the reach of world.” Ihor Michalchyshyn, the CEO of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), a Soviet Union but isn’t prepared to accept Kazakh researchers. member-organization of the UWC, echoed that assessment: “Our greatest fear is that guilt for the crimes of Stalin’s times, even Ukrainian leaders have varied in their community groups in Russia will now face even more pressure and repression.” though the Russian people suffered as well.” support for research on this question, the Significantly, Mr. Grod himself had been declared persona non grata by Russia when But Ukraine and presumably Kazakhstan he was president of the UCC. He was in good company. He and Canadian Member of have an interest in getting international rec- (Continued on page 18) Parliament Chrystia Freeland, today Canada’s foreign affairs minister, were sanc- tioned by Russia back in 2014 and forbidden from entering the country. As for the background to Russia’s treatment of those organizations and activists it wants to muzzle, in 2015 President Vladimir Putin signed a law that gave the Fight over street names heats up in Ukraine Russian government the power to designate foreign and international NGOs as “undesirable organizations.” The first declared “undesirable” was the Washington- by Paul Goble Whatever the exact facts turn out to be, based National Endowment for Democracy. The law was also applied to Russian Moscow commentators are celebrating organizations deemed to be working with foreign “undesirables.” Furthermore, Since independence, Ukraine has those who have pressed for these changes Russian citizens who work with such organizations can be held criminally liable and renamed 52,000 streets, dropping Soviet- as human rights activists and saying that face prison terms. The “undesirables” law was a follow-up to a 2012 law on “foreign imposed ones in favor of names drawn the restoration of the Soviet names in place agents,” which mandated that non-profit organizations that receive foreign dona- from Ukrainian history or entirely apolitical of Ukrainian nationalist ones represents a tions and engage in “political activity” must register and declare themselves as “for- sources. But two recent cases have triumph of “historical justice” (e.g., vz.ru/ eign agents.” Among the groups targeted were Amnesty International, Human Rights reversed street name changes in Kyiv and world/2019/6/26/984277.html). Watch and Transparency International. Kharkiv – an indication that toponymy is But Ukrainian officials and activists say Thus, it is clear to all that Russia is systematically increasing its repression and again becoming a place of political struggle. that what is happening now not only insults violations of the rights of its own citizens. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian World Congress A Kyiv district court overruled a decision Ukrainians who want to recover their own underscores that it will continue to defend the human rights of Ukrainian communi- by the Kyiv city council two years ago and past – one often submerged by the Soviet ties around the globe. “We will use all legal and diplomatic means to protect the restored the names Moscow and Vatutin, a authorities – but is part of Moscow’s war Ukrainian minority against continued discrimination and bullying in Russia. We call Soviet general, to streets that now bear the effort against Ukraine now and thus must on the international community to denounce Russia’s efforts to isolate and intimi- names of Stepan Bandera and Roman be opposed to the full extent of the law (svo- date civil society organizations in Russia,” UWC President Grod wrote on Facebook. Shukhevych, two leaders of the boda.org/a/30022021.html). Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists dur- Volodymyr Viatrovych, the head of the ing World War II. An appeal is pending. Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, In mid-June, the Kharkiv City Council says he believes that the effort to reverse restored the name of Georgy Zhukov to a the earlier renaming is an attempt by “pro- street there. Two years ago, the same coun- Russian forces” to use the uncertainties of July Turning the pages back... cil dropped the Soviet officer’s name and the presidential changeover in Ukraine and gave the street the name of Petro represents another example of Russian Fifty years ago, on July 24, 1969, at 12:49 p.m. EST, American Grigorenko, also a Soviet general but a man revanchism. 24 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Mike Collins who fought for the rights of the Crimean He suggests that the Kharkiv case is splashed down in the Pacific Ocean following the first manned Tatars and other minorities. especially offensive. Grigorenko was some- 1969 spaceflight to the surface of the moon and back. These changes have triggered discus- one who “struggled for a free and demo- President Richard Nixon, who was aboard the aircraft carrier sions both about the past these various fig- cratic Ukraine, in contrast to Zhukov who U.S.S. Hornet that picked up the astronauts from their capsule, ures represent and about who and what fought for a totalitarian communist one. offered words of greeting to the astronauts and a prayer of thanksgiving was shared by are behind the current efforts to reverse Grigorenko was also an official of Soviet everyone on the ship. earlier renaming, with some suggesting times, also a general, but he found in him- Following their return to earth, the astronauts underwent three weeks of strict quaran- that pro-Russian forces are behind it and self sufficient bravery to speak out against tine to prevent the spread of “moon germs” that the crew may have been exposed to dur- are exploiting the lack of clarity in the posi- the Soviet regime.” ing their mission. tion of the new Ukrainian president on this In particular, Mr. Viatrovych says, A parade was held on August 13 in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles honoring the point to act now. Grigorenko “defended the Crimean Tatars crew of Apollo 11, with a state dinner in Los Angeles to cap off the festivities. and, at present, when the Crimean Tatars The Apollo 11 mission departed on July 16, 1969, a date that “will remain forever one are under Kremlin pressure, it is very of the greatest dates in mankind’s long history, and perhaps a departing date in a new and Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on important to remember those people who unforeseen future of humanity as well,” a commentary that appeared in The Ukrainian ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia often on their own struggled for the free- Weekly noted. “On that day [July 20, 1969] man stepped on a new planet and attained the who has served in various capacities in the unattainable, realizing the dreams of men for centuries.” U.S. State Department, the Central dom of the Crimean Tatar people.” “…The Eagle landed safely on the moon and Tranquility Base was born. The men who Intelligence Agency and the International With regard to the Kyiv court decision, landed on the moon represented not any group, or race or nationality; they represented Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice he continues, Moscow as a street name all humanity in its eternal search to attain new heights. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio doesn’t fall under the Ukrainian law about “As millions throughout the world watched and listened via television and radio, Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for de-communization, but thousands of Kyiv Astronaut Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11’s Commander, declared matter-of-factly: ‘Tranquility International Peace. The article above is residents asked for the change because in Base here, the Eagle has landed!’ (Some observed the moon landing crowded around a reprinted with permission from his blog their minds it symbolized Russian occupa- called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- tion. Vatutin, however, does fall under the (Continued on page 11) woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). law beyond any question. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 7 PERSPECTIVES

by Andrew Fedynsky A giant leap for mankind Reflections on H2H Time flies and memory fails, but I public. The only three television networks Like most events of this kind, the inau- What the Church offers is not mere thera- remember precisely where I was 50 years at the time – ABC, NBC and CBS – suspend- guration of Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys py or get-togethers, but personal as well as ago on July 20 at 10:56 p.m. – in the swel- ed normal programming to broadcast live Gudziak of Philadelphia was programmatic cultural transformation. Today’s secularized tering attic above the kitchen and dining black-and-white coverage of astronaut as well as ceremonial: it sent a message culture, however, has deep roots. Dr. Deneen hall at the “Pysany Kamin” (Painted Rock) launchings while the nation stood still, about the future course of the Ukrainian points to a centuries-old striving for free- Ukrainian Plast Scout camp sitting in front including school kids in the classroom. Catholic Church. It was a “Heart to Heart” dom from custom and tradition. That means of a TV, along with more than 200 campers At the beginning of May 1961 astronaut meeting not only among hierarchs, monas- religion too. Some have argued, moreover, – all of us on edge, waiting for live images Alan Shephard became the first American tics, and pastors, but first of all between that a full-fledged Christianity is incompati- from the moon, not knowing from minute in space. It was a suborbital flight that last- clergy and laity. This was evident, for exam- ble with the founding principles of to minute, second to second, whether the ed all of 15 minutes, but it became a ple, when after the liturgy in Philadelphia American democracy, which treat religion as landing would end in success, failure or national sensation. In February 1962, near- on Saturday, June 8, priests and faithful an essentially private matter. tragedy. And then, Neil Armstrong stepped ly a year after Gagarin’s flight, John Glenn joined in a barbecue, and the newly Can the Eastern Christian message com- out from the Eagle to proclaim a small step became the first American to orbit the installed metropolitan and a leading schol- pete in the modern marketplace of ideas? If for a man and a giant leap for mankind, his Earth. Half a year later, the first Ukrainian ar-cleric from Canada reportedly joined the UCC is to propose an alternative – a grainy image sent back to Earth for us at orbited the Earth, Soviet cosmonaut Pavlo with children in a game of soccer. course correction for a society gone astray PK and for billions around the world. Popovych. Others followed, including 44 Lay-clerical relations were not the only – it must enter public life. Only then can it As komandant (I was all of 21 years old), years later, Ukrainian American astronaut topic discussed at the conference on June 6 contribute its unique Kyivan-Byzantine I got to choose the theme for our sub-camp and member of Plast Heidi Stefanyshyn- at the Catholic University of America in perspective. of 7- to 10-year-old scouts. I chose “V Piper, who served aboard the space shuttle Washington. The Rev. Prof. Mark Fundamentally, that vision should be the Atlantis, which for her included more than Morozowich posed the fundamental ques- same for Ukraine and America. It would Expanses). Although our exploration was 12 hours of spacewalk. That was in 2006, tion, “Who are we?” Today, one can identify include such well-known Catholic principles totallyDaleki earthbound, Prostory” focused (Тоward on the Distant woods, long after the U.S. had won the race to the several constituent elements of the UCC. The as the common good, solidarity, subsidiarity, ponds, flora, insects and fauna at the beau- moon and the Soviet Union was no more. First and Second Waves of emigration have freedom and responsibility, community and tiful site in rural Ohio, we had a campfire But, in 1961, that was far from a sure assimilated into American society, while due cooperation, and a well-grounded philoso- every evening to sing songs, tell stories and thing. Three weeks after Shephard’s histor- to its political nature the Third Wave (those phy of the state. Drawing on its Eastern heri- recite prayers. Before snuggling into our ic flight, newly inaugurated President John who arrived in the U.S. between 1946 and tage, the Church would also tackle two sleeping bags, we directed our attention to Kennedy, in an address to Congress, 1952, and their descendants) initially resist- issues that – for good reason – the June 6 the moon, where we told campers we declared: “The U.S. should commit itself to ed. Most prominent in some parishes is the conference did not attempt to cover. would soon see astronauts walking on its achieving the goal, before this decade is Fourth Wave, who emigrated from Ukraine First, many Roman Catholics and surface. And so we did. I’m now 71 years out, of landing a man on the Moon and after 1987, and their children. Then there Evangelicals focus on individual “life” and old. The boys I helped mentor are in their returning him safely to the Earth.” are the converts, with their various ethnic, “family” issues such as abortion, contracep- linguistic, religious and racial origins. late 50s now. Oh my. It was a call to arms. High schools across tion, marriage and assisted suicide. Those Serving such a diverse flock is a major chal- I was 10 years old myself when news the country set up classes for higher math, who oppose the corresponding Christian lenge for the Church. came in October 1957 that the Soviet intense history, literature and science teachings usually do so not out of malice, but Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys’s June 4 Union had launched Sputnik into orbit – classes to catch up with the Soviets. The with the best – albeit misguided and misin- installation ceremony was pointedly the first time a man-made object had campaign transformed a country. A genera- formed – intentions. The only effective focused on a young woman with special escaped the Earth’s gravity. I remember tion of scientists and engineers, using slide approach is persuasion through reasoned needs who sat in a wheelchair at the center our family driving to a field miles outside of rules, crafted a crash program that indeed dialogue. In the long run, these issues could of the cathedral. This was not simply a Cleveland where light pollution had not yet put a man on the moon, with six successful be more effectively addressed through a message about the Church’s compassion degraded the night-time to see a tiny dot landings in all and one aborted mission, consistent and comprehensive “whole life” for the disabled. For nothing could have move across the sky. A month later, the Apollo 13, which demonstrated how dan- ethic also including such principles as envi- contrasted more with the values of a post- Soviets launched Sputnik II with a stray ronmental stewardship and social justice. gerous the program was and how heroic Christian society obsessed with power, mongrel dog, Laika, on board. In April Theologians at the newly inaugurated the astronauts were (and continue to be), competition, wealth and success. It was a 1961, cosmonaut Yuriy Gagarin became Ukrainian studies program at the Catholic along with support staff on the ground message about how we should we live – the first man in space. University of America, the Sheptytsky who make it all happen. There were fatal recognizing our weakness, our brokenness, Sputnik I and II in 1957 came a year Institute in Toronto or the Ukrainian accidents, as well – the Apollo I command our need for love and salvation. after Nikita Khrushchev delivered his infa- Catholic University could develop such an module fire in 1967 and the destruction of Are we, then, a Church of the marginal- mous threat: “We will bury you.” Already shuttles, the Challenger in 1986 and ized? Certainly we are called to serve the ethic in a unique Kyivan Byzantine key. then, both the U.S. and the Soviet Union Columbia in 2003. (There were also many neglected, the poor and the downtrodden. Second, should the UCC discourage emi- were working on rocket science, focused as rumors of Soviet cosmonauts dying in But the Church serves all of society – the gration from Ukraine as an inevitable loss much on military as a scientific objective. orbit; none ever confirmed.) professionals and entrepreneurs and the IT to Church and nation, or should it encour- Launching a satellite into outer space Ukraine played a huge role – techies too, who could become its most age immigration to America to replenish its showed that the Soviets could attack the Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro) became effective apostles. In fact, it is the Church diminishing flock? If all ethnic groups must U.S. or any of its allies with an “Rocket City,” leading the USSR in aero- itself that is being marginalized, in a culture eventually disappear in the melting pot, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) space technology, materials, design, manu- that, as George Weigel remarked in his what will become of a Church that is cou- armed with a nuclear warhead. facturing, etc. while also serving (not so opening address at the conference in pled with ethnicity? Will tomorrow’s In January 1958 – three months after coincidentally) as incubator of political Washington, is hostile to the Christian way. “American of Ukrainian background” be Sputnik – the U.S. launched Explorer I, a careers for the likes of Leonid Brezhnev, Several speakers echoed this sentiment. attracted to an “American Church of the satellite the size of a beachball. In July, Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Leonid Kuchma, The divergence between the Christian way Ukrainian tradition”? President Dwight D. Eisenhower set up the Yulia Tymoshenko and others. That story of life on the one hand and the habits and To answer such questions, we must National Aeronautics and Space needs to be more fully told. customs of society, as reflected in the law of reconsider what it means to be a Administration (NASA). It was science, but The space effort transformed the world. the land on the other, is growing. We may “Ukrainian” Church. A linguistically it was also war. To get to the moon and stay in Earth orbit, have to choose between the Christian way Ukrainian Church will last one or two gen- As a kid on the playground at my ele- the U.S. developed high-capacity comput- and a socially acceptable lifestyle. erations, unless new tides of immigration mentary school, I regularly heard air raid ers, freeze-dried food, Velcro, scratch-resis- One audience member spoke of convert- fill its pews. Absent such an inflow, an ethni- sirens testing for when the real alert might tant lenses, memory foam, communica- ing North America. The idea may not be so cally Ukrainian Church will last three, come. My classmates and I took perverse tions technology, optics and a thousand far-fetched. Dissatisfaction with the current maybe four generations. But a theologically pride that a nuclear attack would target the other innovations. It also changed the way state of society is rife. As Notre Dame politi- Ukrainian Church – one that cultivates the steel mills less than a mile away to take out we see the Earth. Astronaut Frank cal scientist Patrick J. Deneen observes, Greek-Byzantine tradition as developed in America’s industrial capacity. There were Gorman’s Christmas Eve 1968 reading American hyper-individualism has resulted the Kyivan lands – could last indefinitely. also monthly “security drills” – three rings, from the Book of Genesis and the image of in widespread loneliness and isolation. Perhaps the greatest challenge, however then a pause, then three rings more, anoth- our planet from 250,000 miles away is one Hence, people seek community – not just – in America as well as Ukraine – is rousing er pause, and yet another alarm. We’d line of my most poignant moments. That and on Facebook, but in book clubs, sports, the complacent: us “bourgeois Christians,” up to walk in quick but orderly fashion to joining a couple of hundred fellow gyms, community gardens, language class- who acknowledge that God exists, but con- the basement, where teachers instructed Ukrainians to watch men walking on the es and such. Will they find it in the parish? duct our lives as if He didn’t. Whatever the us to crouch and cover our eyes and ears to moon half a century ago. Many people also seek the transcendent. solution is, it will have to be radical. protect from the nuclear blast. Good luck They may find it in yoga, meditation or with that! Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is exotic religions. Will they find it in the Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at The space race captivated the American [email protected]. Church? [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

FOR THE RECORD OSCE PA document: Resolution on militarization of Crimea Below is the full text of the Resolution on the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine,” U.N. ereign rights and international law, facili- European and regional peace and security; the Militarization by the Russian Federation General Assembly Resolution 73/194 of 17 tate further militarization of Crimea, and 14. Condemns the increasing militariza- of the Temporarily Occupied Autonomous December 2018 “The Problem of militari- hamper the economic development of tion of the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait and Republic of Crimea and the City of zation of the Autonomous Republic of Ukraine, notably by limiting the size of the Black Sea by the Russian Federation; Sevastopol, Ukraine, the Black Sea and the Crimea and the city of Sevastopol ships that can reach the Ukrainian ports on 15. Condemns the unprovoked act of Sea Of Azov, which was passed (94-7, with 11 (Ukraine), as well as parts of the Black Sea the Sea of Azov, armed aggression and unjustifiable and abstentions) on July 8 by the Parliamentary and the Sea of Azov,” and U.N. General 8. Concerned over the increasing mili- disproportionate use of military force by Assembly of the Organization for Security Assembly Resolution 73/263 of 22 tary presence of the Russian Federation in the Russian Federation against Ukrainian and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). December 2018 “Situation of human rights the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait and the vessels and their crews, which took place in in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Black Sea, and also the selective search of the neutral international waters of the 1. Faced with the continuation by the the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine”, Ukrainian and foreign ships, which Black Sea near the Kerch Strait on 25 Russian Federation of clear, gross and 4. Recalling the Declaration of the impedes the lawful exercise of navigational November 2018; uncorrected violations of the purposes and 1034th (Special) OSCE Permanent Council rights and freedoms in accordance with 16. Encourages the OSCE Chair-in-Office, principles enshrined in the Charter of the Meeting of 20 January 2015 and U.N. applicable international law, which results OSCE institutions and the participating United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act, Security Council Resolution 2202/2015 of in a decrease in cargo flows and tangible States to make every effort and use all in particular concerning respect for the 17 February 2015 concerning the “Package financial losses for the local economy in instruments available to facilitate the imme- sovereignty, territorial integrity and invio- of measures for the Implementation of the Ukraine and the merchants whose vessels diate and unconditional release of Ukrainian lability of frontiers of states, peaceful settle- Minsk Agreements,” reaffirming full respect are subject to this regime, prisoners of war held in captivity by the ment of disputes, and refraining from the for the sovereignty, independence and ter- 9. Reaffirming that the mandate of the Russian Federation, and the seized vessels; threat or use of force, non-intervention in ritorial integrity of Ukraine and full imple- OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) 17. Urges the Russian Federation to internal affairs, cooperation among states, mentation of the Minsk Agreements, covers the entire territory of Ukraine within grant, pending their release, the necessary and fulfilment in good faith of obligations 5. Having regard that the temporary its internationally recognized borders, medical, legal and/or consular assistance to under international law, occupation of Crimea and the threat or use which include the Autonomous Republic of Ukrainian prisoners of war in accordance 2. Recalling the OSCE Parliamentary of force against the territorial integrity or Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and maritime with relevant provisions of international Assembly Resolution on Clear, Gross and political independence of Ukraine by the areas, humanitarian law, including the Geneva Uncorrected Violations of Helsinki Russian Federation is in contravention of 10. Taking note of the OSCE SMM reports Conventions; Principles by the Russian Federation the commitments made under the on the severe socio-economic implications 18. Urges the Russian Federation to (2014), the Resolution on the Continuation Memorandum on Security Assurances in of the Russian Federation’s ongoing system- ensure freedom of passage in the Sea of of Clear, Gross and Uncorrected Violations Connection with Ukraine’s Accession to the atic disruptions of freedom of international Azov and the Kerch Strait in accordance of OSCE Commitments and International Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear navigation in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch with applicable international law, in partic- Norms by the Russian Federation (2015), Weapons (Budapest Memorandum) of 5 Strait, in particular for the Ukrainian ports ular the provisions of the 1982 United the Resolution on Adherence to the December 1994, in which, inter alia, the of Mariupol and Berdiansk, Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; Helsinki Principles in Inter-State Relations commitment to respect the independence The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly: 19. Supports providing the necessary Across the OSCE Area (2015), the and sovereignty and the existing borders of 11. Reaffirms its full respect for the sov- resources to enhance OSCE SMM capabili- Resolution on Violations of Human Rights Ukraine was reaffirmed, and hereby recall- ereignty, political independence, unity and ties, in particular through the use of techni- and Fundamental Freedoms in the ing the non-nuclear status of Ukraine as a territorial integrity of Ukraine within its cal surveillance equipment, unmanned aer- Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the state party to the Treaty on the Non- internationally recognized borders, which ial vehicles and satellite imagery, to moni- City of Sevastopol (2016), the Resolution Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, include the Autonomous Republic of tor the situation in the Sea of Azov and the on Restoration of the Sovereignty and 6. Recognizing that the ongoing tempo- Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and maritime Kerch Strait, and urges the Russian Territorial Integrity of Ukraine (2017), and rary occupation and attempted annexation areas; Federation to lift all impediments to the the Resolution on Ongoing Violations of of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and 12. Reiterates its condemnation of the monitoring activities of the OSCE SMM, in Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms the city of Sevastopol by the Russian ongoing illegal occupation and attempted particular in the Russian-occupied south- in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Federation, and the illegal mounting mili- annexation of Crimea by the Russian ern parts of the Donetsk region adjacent to the City of Sevastopol (Ukraine) (2018), tary presence of the Russian Federation in Federation, and urges the Russian the Sea of Azov; 3. Taking into account U.N. General Crimea and territorial waters of Ukraine Federation to reverse them and withdraw 20. Supports the development of other Assembly Resolution 68/262 of 27 March represent the most serious threats to secu- Russian occupation forces from Crimea and relevant measures by the OSCE participat- 2014 “Territorial Integrity of Ukraine,” U.N. rity and stability in the OSCE area, to bring it back under the control of the ing states and institutions aimed at deter- General Assembly Resolution 71/205 of 19 7. Stressing that the construction and Government of Ukraine; ring further aggressive actions and impedi- December 2016 “Situation of human rights opening of the Kerch Strait bridge between 13. Reiterates its grave concern over the ment of the freedom of shipping by the in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the Russian Federation and temporarily increasing militarization of the Crimean Russian Federation on the Sea of Azov and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine),” U.N. occupied Crimea, which was built against peninsula and the Russian Federation’s the Black Sea, inter alia, by exploring ways General Assembly Resolution 72/190 of 19 the will and without the consent of the intention to deploy nuclear weapons in that of effective international monitoring of the December 2017 “Situation of human rights Government of Ukraine, represent yet area, violating the non-nuclear status of shipping traffic in the Kerch Strait and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and another flagrant violation of Ukraine’s sov- Ukraine and further undermining global, around it.

UCC on PACE’s restoration UWC says PACE decision an affront of the Russian delegation’s rights to human rights, international order On June 25, following the restoration of against Ukraine has cost over 13,000 lives, The following release was sent by the to hold the Russian Federation to the stan- the rights of the Russian delegation to the over 100 Ukrainian citizens are jailed illegal- Ukrainian World Congress on June 30. dards set forth in the Statute of the Council Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of ly by Russia, and the Russian regime has not of Europe and to impose additional sanc- Europe, Ukrainian Canadian Congress faced consequences for shooting down Flight The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) tions on Russia for, among other things, National President Alexandra Chyczij MH 17. None of the resolutions passed by rebukes the Council of Europe’s decision to Moscow’s military aggression against issued the following statement. PACE have been adhered to by Russia. restore full rights to the Russian Federation Ukraine near the Strait of Kerch in the Black With its decision to reinstate the rights in the Council, despite Russia’s continued Sea. Russia continues the illegal detainment Yesterday, under cover of night, the of the Russian delegation, PACE has ongoing military aggression against of Ukrainian ships and sailors, despite the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of betrayed the Council of Europe’s princi- Ukraine, violations of international law, and May 2019 decision by the United Nations Europe (PACE), in a vote of 118-62, voted to ples of defense of human rights, democra- human rights abuses in Ukraine, Russia Tribunal for the Law of the Sea declaring restore the Russian delegation’s voting cy and rule of law. History shows that and around the world. that Russian authorities must release the rights, allowing members of the Russian del- there is great danger in appeasement of a The reinstatement of the Russian detained Ukrainian sailors by June 25, 2019. egation to once again lead committees and criminal regime. Appeasement inevitably Federation’s voting rights in the UWC reiterates its condemnation of to participate in PACE’s governing bodies. begets more war and aggression. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Russia’s ongoing aggression against The Russian delegation’s rights at PACE The UCC stands with the Ukrainian peo- Europe (PACE) is an affront to human Ukraine, including Russia’s direct violation were suspended in 2014 in response to ple, who are today risking their lives rights and the rules-based international of its obligations under the 1994 Budapest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s occupa- defending the freedoms, liberties and val- order. The decision restores the Russian Memorandum and Helsinki Accords in tion of Crimea continues, Russia’s war ues for which the Assembly once stood. delegation’s voting rights, allowing mem- using threat and force against the territori- bers of the Russian delegation to once al integrity in eastern Ukraine and military again lead committees and to participate in occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com PACE’s governing bodies. The UWC calls on the Council of Europe (Continued on page 18) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 9

NEWS ANDS VIEWS Progress and farewells at Buffalo-area Novyi Sokil Plast camp

by Peter Elyjiw At the Plast camp Novyi Sokil, located just outside of Buffalo, N.Y., the mood is bittersweet. On one hand, the campgrounds are stirring with new life. Against the backdrop of a late-to-arrive spring, the sound of power tools could be heard. Workers were put- ting the final touches on new barracks that would be used to house “novatstvo” (cub scouts) during the annual sum- mer camps. There was a quiet sense of urgency in the air, as the first occupants of the new building – attendees of the counselor training camp – would arrive in mere days. On the other hand, board members of the Regional Camp Committee (Okruzhna Taborova Komisia, or OTK), which is responsible for maintaining and operating Novyi Sokil, are somber. The reason is that their colleague and senior member, former chairman and luminary, Marian “Mako” Stasiuk, passed away suddenly on May 25. “It is a great loss,” says chairman Danylo Butenko. “Druh Mako’s presence is felt throughout Novyi Sokil, given his decades of tireless involvement in day-to-day operations and his spearheading of many building projects. His institutional The new Novyi Sokil barracks. knowledge was vast. His passing leaves us with big shoes to fill.” paign is to complete the fund-raising and most, if not all, of life. There is just something magical about this place.” In 2020, Novyi Sokil will celebrate its 70th anniversary. the work by the 70th anniversary. Accordingly, the challenge is reaching all those who have In view of that milestone, OTK Novyi Sokil launched a capi- To date, the capital campaign has reached approximate- experienced that magic at some point in Novyi Sokil’s his- tal fund-raising campaign last year to raise $500,000 for ly one-third of its goal. The collected funds have facilitated tory and have merely lost contact with the camp over the replacing three buildings that have reached the end of their construction of the new barracks through the winter and years. useful lives: the barracks, a medical and administration spring months of 2018-2019. The new building is larger For the short term, attention is focused on another year building, and a pool house. The goal of the multi-year cam- than its predecessor and can accommodate burgeoning of summer camps. OTK board member Peter Tiutiunnyk, numbers of scouts. It also boasts a larger porch area to bet- who is head of operations, had hands full overseeing prep- ter support rainy day activities. arations for the summer season, including plumbing and With construction of the first building nearly complete, machinery repairs, landscaping work and kitchen appli- the focus will soon shift to replacing the medical/adminis- ance maintenance, among other tasks. These are projects tration building. The estimated cost for this project is that, not too long ago, were overseen by his late colleague $225,000. The building will house medical facilities, includ- Marian Stasiuk. ing patient rooms, a bathroom with a shower, and accom- Says Mr. Tiutiunnyk, “I take comfort in Druh Mako’s modations for both medical and administrative staff. recent comment to me to the effect that Novyi Sokil “The proposed building construction projects will appears to be in good hands with the current board. replace the camp’s aging infrastructure in order to enable Coming from him, that is high praise as well as a solemn the camp to continue to provide our children with a memo- commitment. I hope that we can live up to his high stan- rable and fulfilling Ukrainian scouting experience,” states dards. We owe it to his memory to see through our plans board member Paul Bohdan Iskalo, who chairs the building for improving Novyi Sokil.” committee. “Periodic investments like these are needed to Donations to the fund-raising campaign continue to be meet that objective.” accepted. All donors will be memorialized on a web-based Statistically, capital fund-raising campaigns tend to bene- electronic list. Donors contributing higher amounts will fit most from personal donations. This poses a challenge for also be honored on a physical donors’ wall to be erected at Novyi Sokil, since the number of people with recent ties to the campground, in the following tiers: bronze ($500- the campground is not as large as for other Plast camp loca- $2,499), silver ($2,500-$4,999), gold ($5,000-$9,999) and tions. Fortunately, nostalgia for Novyi Sokil runs deep. platinum ($10,000 and over). For more information about Roman Melnyk The late Marian Stasiuk, former board chairman of the “Virtually everyone who has spent any time at Novyi Sokil the fund-raising campaign, readers may visit www.novy- Regional Camp Committee of Novyi Sokil, who was rec- comes away with fond memories,” says Mr. Butenko. “A com- isokil.org or contact Peter Elyjiw, OTK fund-raising com- ognized for his lifetime of service to the campground. mon refrain is that friends made at Sokil become friends for mittee chair, at [email protected].

REFLECTIONS At home in Kingston, Ontario

by Lubomyr Luciuk So, when my late parents and the others who estab- lished the “Lviv, Ukraine” pavilion came together, they Some remarkable things have happened in Kingston lately. agreed on what their shared mission must be: telling other For the 50th time I found myself on a stage facing a large Canadians who Ukrainians are, what their culture is and audience attending the annual “Lviv, Ukraine” pavilion at how Ukrainians would continue to struggle for their the Folklore festival. The first time I did this I was a student national independence until it was won. at Regiopolis-Notre Dame High School. Now I am a senior Most of the pavilion’s founders were displaced persons citizen. (DPs) who found asylum in Canada after the second world I’ve often been asked what kept our pavilion going even war. Jokingly, they were said to be “living on packed suit- as the other communities once involved with Folklore cases,” as many expected to someday return “home.” I have dropped out. Pride in our culture is an obvious answer but, the suitcase my parents carried when they got off the boat. honestly, hurt pride too. They came with little. Yet through hard work and persever- It was not unusual, in years gone by, to encounter people ance, they gave back more than they ever received, save for who questioned whether Ukraine or Ukrainians actually the chance to live here, which was priceless. The last of my existed beyond émigré fantasies or, worse, were nothing but parents’ refugee cohort, of “my community,” died just malicious constructs, fabricated by the Germans in the two before Folklore. As we laid her to rest, we took comfort in world wars as geostrategic tools for fragmenting the Russian/ knowing she had stayed the course. Soviet empires. More personally, many of us were mocked In Confederation Park, I stood beside my friend Mayor for our names and suffered having our Ukrainian rituals Bryan Paterson as Ukraine’s national flag was raised offi- and faith misunderstood, even as our history was denied. cially for the first time in my hometown. A few dozen mem- bers of the Ukrainian Canadian Club were there, many Lubomyr Luciuk is president of the Ukrainian Canadian Lubomyr Luciuk Club of Kingston. (Continued on page 19) A young dancer at Folklore 2019’s “Lviv, Ukraine” pavilion. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 11

Turning... (Continued from page 6) Daria Snigur wins Wimbledon juniors title television set in the library of the Main by Ihor N. Stelmach 6-2), Russia’s Polina Kudermetova (6-2, When it was all over, Snigur left the House at Soyuzivka.)” 6-4) and No. 1 seed American Emma media session exhausted and ready to The commentary continued: “July 20, Seventeen-year-old Ukrainian Daria Navarro (6-3, 6-0) before beating the 10th unwind. 1969, opened a new era in man’s history, Snigur won the Wimbledon junior girls’ title seeded Noel in the final. “I am tired now, but I can relax,” were for it was on that day that man transcended in Wimbledon, England, on July 13, defeat- “I can’t believe it. It was my dream. It’s her parting words. the limits of his natural habitat and the ing Alexa Noel of the U. S. A. 6-4, 6-4. Their very good for me. I worked very hard every Snigur started playing the sport of tennis human race entered upon a new and match was played in the second-largest sta- day for this trophy. It’s incredible,” Snigur at age 7 and is coached by Larisa unknown age, leading to new realms which dium at the All England Club, No. 1 Court. said in a post-finals media session. Savchenko of the International Tennis heretofore existed only in science fiction This was a rematch for the two finalists from “I finish my junior career here (with) very Academy in Kyiv. and imagination.” a week prior when Snigur beat Noel in the good feelings. It’s very good for me, for my Singur was a junior semifinalist at the Also noted was the space race between the final of a tournament in Roehampton, career, I think because I won 15, 25K (ITF Pro 2019 Australian Open and a junior quarter- Soviets and the U.S., but this achievement, England, by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Circuit) woman’s tournaments. I want to win finalist at the 2019 French Open; she will The Weekly wrote, was for all the world to The Wimbledon victory was Snigur’s a Grand Slam, of course. It was my dream.” play at the U.S. Open 2019 in New York. Snigur rallied from big deficits in both share in this “giant leap for mankind.” first major title and fourth overall singles Notable performances The success of Apollo 11 was a marker title. She is the second Ukrainian junior sets of the final, trailing Noel, who effective- for man’s technological advancements, and champion at Wimbledon after Kateryna ly utilized variation from the baseline early In women’s singles, Elina Svitolina won we can see that, 50 years later, mankind’s Bondarenko in 2004. Snigur is the fourth in the match. Down 4-1 in the first set and 7-5, 6-4 against Karolina Muchova of the thirst for knowledge and further explora- Ukrainian to win a junior Grand Slam sin- 3-0 in the second set, Snigur’s flat hitting Czech Republic in the quarterfinal and lost tion has not been quenched. gles title overall, joining Bondarenko, Elina began hitting the mark late in each set, 1-6, 3-6 in the semifinal against Simona The Ukrainian Weekly reprinted a letter Svitolina (2010 French Open) and Marta allowing her to win five straight games to Halep of Romania (making Svitolina the that appeared in the Denver Post which Kostyuk (2017 Australian Open). win the initial set and six of the last seven first Ukrainian tennis player to reach the acknowledged the advancements in rocketry The unseeded Snigur bested three seeds in the second set to win the match. semifinal round at Wimbledon). Svitolina that made the moon landing possible – espe- on her way to saying good-bye to the junior The young Kyiv native admitted to being won 6-4, 6-2 against Petra Martic of Croatia cially the equations for mid-flight rendezvous ranks in style. Her run through the tourna- nervous before the finals match, during the in the fourth round. In the second round, between the orbiting command module and ment included victories over 11th seed match and even after the match. Basically, Svitolina won 7-5, 5-6 (1-0) after Margarita the lunar lander – that were pioneered by Latvian Kamilla Bartone (6-1, 6-4), Great she was nervous the entire time with cele- Gasparyan of Russia retired and won 6-3, Ukrainian scientist Yurii Kondratiuk (1897- Britain’s Erin Richardson (6-0, 6-1), brated venue and huge crowd causing 1942). Kondratiuk is credited with develop- American Robin Montgomery (6-7, 6-1, much of the nerves. (Continued on page 15) ing basic equations for rocket motion, calcu- lating for optimal flight trajectories, explain- ing the theory of multistage rockets and advocating the use of new rocket fuels, including the boron fuels used today. The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) translated his work into English and has used many of his con- cepts in the Apollo missions. A crater on the far side of the moon is named after Kondratiuk. He was drafted into service of the Soviet army during the second world war, and died under undisclosed circumstances. He has been featured on postage stamps and coins issued by Ukraine and streets in Poltava (Kondratiuk’s hometown), Kyiv and Moscow have been named after him. Armstrong, while visiting the Soviet Union following the Apollo 11 mission, stopped at Kondratiuk’s home in Novosibirsk, Russia, and collected some of the soil to take with him as an honor to the man whose discoveries made his historic moon landing possible. Source: “American astronauts back on Earth,” “One giant leap for mankind,” “Ukrainian contributes to man’s walk on the moon,” The Ukrainian Weekly, July 26 and August 16, 1969. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

How does that come into reality when you Concerns remain... have [Vladimir] Putin who still denies Russia is in Ukraine?” (Continued from page 1) He said that, while President Zelenskyy The Conservatives would also like the is saying “the right things about staying Canadian government to advocate for the strong against Russia and cracking down release of 24 Ukrainian seamen captured on corruption, he has some people around by the Russians last November in the Kerch him that are tied to the Yanukovych Strait and to increase humanitarian assis- regime,” particularly his chief of staff, Mr. tance to support the 800,000 people dis- Bohdan. placed by the war in eastern Ukraine. “And For Mr. Bezan, Mr. Zelenskyy remains an a Conservative government under Andrew “unknown” who ran his presidential cam- Scheer will advocate for, and lead, a peace- paign “largely based upon social media and keeping mission along the Ukraine-Russia his celebrity status as a comedian and as an border,” said Messrs. Bezan and O’Toole in actor.” their statement. “I understand why the people of Ukraine rallied behind him; they wanted something Funding for Ukraine different than the same old in bringing in During President Zelenskyy’s visit to politicians too closely tied to the oligarchs Canada on July 1-3, the Canadian govern- and elites, and were frustrated with the ment announced $45 million (about $35 time it takes to bring about the reforms that Ukrainian World Congress million U.S.) in new funding for Ukraine, have been requested,” Mr. Bezan said. “But including: Paul Grod, president of the Ukrainian World Congress, delivers a statement from the at the same time, Zelenskyy came to power UWC and the Ukrainian diaspora to the ministerial meeting during the Ukraine with a very light policy agenda.” Reform Conference. initiative, valued at $5-million ($3.8 million And one recent policy that emerged U.S.),• a to three-year, provide access mobile-service to such public delivery servic- export certain restricted firearms, weapons Toronto, rather than in its capital, Ottawa, from his administration is sounding alarm es as legal aid and pensions to Ukrainians and devices to Ukraine. Last summer, a also concerned Mr. Bezan. bells. living in the eastern conflict zone; Canadian arms company signed a deal with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia On July 11, President Zelenskyy pro- the Ukrainian military to provide it with Freeland, a Ukrainian Canadian, represents posed extending Ukraine’s lustration law to years to the Canada-Ukraine Police sniper rifles in a deal worth about $756 the Toronto riding of University-Rosedale ban anyone from ever holding public office Development• $6.5 million Project ($5 million to both U.S.) strengthen over three million U.S. at the time. in the House of Commons. “I’ll never ques- in the country who held a government post the National Police of Ukraine Patrol Police Although President Zelenskyy didn’t pub- tion Chrystia’s commitment to Ukraine, but between February 23, 2014, and May 19, Academy’s training program and support licly ask for more weapons, Mr. Bezan said to me it’s a little bit too opportunistic to do 2019, which would include former the expansion of policing into rural areas of he believes Ukraine needs the arms-assis- it in her backyard during an election cycle,” President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Ukraine; and tance requested by the Poroshenko admin- said Mr. Bezan, referring to the October 21 Minister Volodymyr Groysman and nation- istration, which he said would “take whatev- Canadian general election. al deputies who served in the Verkhovna million ($4.6 million U.S.), to help the er lethal equipment we’d be prepared to The Weekly was unsuccessful in its Rada during that time. Ukrainian• a three-year government commitment, implement worth “strate $6- provide them with,” beyond specific appeals, requests for an interview with Ms. “It is very troublesome because it smells gic defense reform initiatives in support of such as rocket-propelled grenades, sniper Freeland. of politically motivated justice, and that is [its] goal of Euro-Atlantic integration” rifles and anti-mortar systems. the last thing we want to see for Ukraine,” Ukrainian community’s concerns through “enhancing the institutional capac- “If you talk with the Ukrainian Embassy said Mr. Grod, a lawyer and CEO of Toronto- ity” of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and the [in Ottawa], those asks are still on the But while some aspects of President based Rodan Energy Solutions Inc., who Ukrainian Armed Forces. table,” said Mr. Bezan. “Zelenskyy hasn’t Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada raised con- previously served as president of the A Global Affairs Canada backgrounder said anything about this publicly, but I’d be cerns, others allayed worries. Ukrainian Canadian Congress. “This could noted that specific initiatives would be shocked if he took it off the table.” Just prior to the president’s arrival in be construed as something from the jointly developed following Ukraine’s July The Embassy did not respond to The Toronto, his chief of staff, Andriy Bohdan – Yanukovych days, where the trying of [for- 21 parliamentary elections and the Ukrainian Weekly’s requests for an inter- in an interview with RBC Ukraine – had mer prime minister] Yulia Tymoshenko appointment of a new government. view with Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko. said that Russian could be granted region- and other political adversaries was the The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will “What we’ve seen from the Trudeau gov- al-language status in the occupied Donetsk thing to do.” also send up to 45 officers to provide train- ernment is at best a continuation of what and Luhansk regions following their return “I think since the Revolution of Dignity ing and support for Ukraine’s National was started under the Conservatives,” said to Ukrainian control. But President in 2014, Ukraine is seeking to be a highly Police until 2021. Mr. Bezan, who represents the Manitoba rid- Zelenskyy dismissed that idea in a July 2 democratic country – and the last presiden- There was no mention of supplying ing of Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman in the meeting with Ukrainian Canadian commu- tial election was a great indication of that,” Ukraine with arms for its fight against House of Commons. “There hasn’t been any- nity leaders during the Ukraine Reform Mr. Grod noted. Russian-backed militants in the Donbas thing new that has been provided to Ukraine Conference. In a July 17 statement, the Ukrainian region. – just extensions of existing missions, finan- “The president said he was the guaran- World Congress highlighted that Ukraine’s However, during his joint news confer- cial assistance and completions of things tor of the Constitution of Ukraine and that current lustration law “was aimed at pre- ence with Prime Minister Trudeau, that were started under the Conservative the Ukrainian language is enshrined as the venting those who held office under the gov- President Zelenskyy said he had reached government, like the free-trade agreement one official language of Ukraine,” said the ernment of pro-Russian President Viktor an agreement on “the supply of armed as well as the Canada-Ukraine Defense president of the Ukrainian World Congress, Yanukovych from continuing to do so.” vehicles to Ukraine” – a claim denied by a Cooperation Arrangement.” Mr. Grod, who was at that gathering. “The criminal, authoritarian and klepto- Canadian government official. For his part, Mr. Bezan added that the Youth Mobility “His attitude was that this is an evolu- cratic regime of Viktor Yanukovych… was Mr. Trudeau said that Canadian companies Arrangement that was formally renewed tionary issue, and it’s not a question of if responsible for defrauding the Ukrainian had invested in an ammunition factory in during President Zelenskyy’s visit was first Ukrainian would be the predominant lan- state, human rights abuses and crimes Ukraine, without offering any further detail. established nine years ago by the Harper guage, it’s a question of when. He’s not against the people of Ukraine, including In December 2017, Canada added government during Viktor Yanukovych’s going to be ramming it down people’s mass shootings of peaceful protesters Ukraine to the Automatic Firearms Country presidency. throats because there are patriotic which resulted in the murder of 100 Control List that enables Canadian compa- The optics of holding the Ukraine Ukrainians who are risking their lives on the Ukrainian citizens that are today revered as nies and individuals to apply for a permit to Reform Conference in Canada’s largest city, frontlines who don’t speak Ukrainian or it’s the ‘Heavenly Hundred.’ ” not their first language,” Mr. Grod added. “Any individual who committed a crime The president of the Ukrainian Canadian should most certainly be brought to justice Congress, Ms. Chyczij, who led the hour- through due process and should not be long meeting with Mr. Zelenskyy, said Mr. able to hide behind political immunity,” Zelenskyy reassured the diaspora about his stated Mr. Grod in the release. “However, commitment to tackling corruption in besmirching the reputation and targeting Ukraine. the entire post-Maidan government with “He made a point of reminding us that criminal prosecution and placing bans on he is trained as a lawyer and that he under- participating in executive and legislative stand very well what the rule of law governance is not right and will be viewed means,” said Ms. Chyczij, who is a lawyer internationally as politically motivated jus- and serves as executive director of the tice as was pursued by the previous Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. Yanukovych government.” She also noted that regarding Russia’s What lies ahead is no less concerning, as war in eastern Ukraine, President Mr. Grod shared with The Weekly. Zelenskyy reassured Ukrainian Canadian Mr. Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People community leaders that “he would not seek party is poised to win a plurality, or even a peace at the expense of the territorial integ- majority, of the seats in Ukraine’s rity of Ukraine.” Parliament in the July 21 election. “He will But Mr. Bezan said he still has questions then be able to pass whatever laws he Alexandra Chyczij, president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, addresses the about the president’s plan for peace. “He wants,” offered Mr. Grod, who added that if business breakfast at the Economic Club of Canada that was held during the Ukraine talks about ending the war in Donbas, and broadening the lustration law is any indica- Reform Conference. I’d like to know how he plans on doing that. tion, “that’s very troubling.” No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 13

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE “Julia Blue” premieres in Los Angeles by Luba Poniatyszyn Keske thanked them for the stunningly realistic portrayal of Ukraine, its people and culture. LOS ANGELES – The Ukrainian Art The audience then presented a variety of Center of Los Angeles presented the south- questions: What was your inspiration in ern California premiere of Roxy writing this story? Whose house was used Toporowych’s film “Julia Blue” at the in the Carpathian Mountain scenes? Will Ukrainian Culture Center on Sunday, June 9. there be a sequel? The highly anticipated event, attended by Among the comments by the audience: writer-director Ms. Toporowych and pro- “The film beautifully depicts contemporary ducer Niou Safinya as special guests of the Ukraine and her people.” “Great perfor- Art Center, was organized by Luba Keske, a mance by the leading actors. The young sol- member of the Ukrainian Art Center board diers in the military hospital were very and associate producer of the film. believable.” “Excellent cinematography and Following a brief reception, the audi- editing. The writing and directing by Roxy ence, which included a number of indepen- were spot on.” “One of the best films I have dent filmmakers, settled down as Ms. Keske seen… wonderful!” introduced Daria Chaikovsky, president of Indeed, this contemporary film perfectly the Ukrainian Art Center. Ms. Chaikovsky captures the modern city of Kyiv, its streets welcomed the special guests, who flew in and charming alleyways, memorializes the from the Kyiv Molodist Film Festival, and Maidan – Independence Square, and depicts the audience. She thanked the Ukrainian what life is truly like in the beautiful, lush Culture Center board and its president, V. Lewis Carpathian Mountains. Walt Zozula, for providing the beautiful The Ukrainian Art Center’s board of directors with Roxy Toporowych (fourth from For the past two years, “Julia Blue” has venue. Ms. Chaikovsky invited everyone to left), writer-director of the film “Julia Blue.” been featured in domestic and foreign film stay after the screening and enjoy the post- festivals, such as the Woodstock Film premiere reception and the question and In brief, the film tells the story of Julia, a guarded enthusiasm, the 89 minutes Festival, Anchorage Film Festival, Glasgow answer session with Ms. Toporowych and photojournalist, student and volunteer at a passed, the credits rolled, and the audience Film Festival, Munich Film Festival and Ms. Safinya. military hospital, living in today’s war-torn responded with a standing ovation. Sonoma Film Festival, to name a few, where “Julia Blue,” which stars Polina Ukraine who finds her path towards inde- Prior to commencing the Q & A session, it has garnered “Best Director” and “Best Snisarenko and Dima Yaroshenko, was pendence and a brighter future challenged Ms. Chaikovsky expressed gratitude on Film” awards. filmed entirely in Ukraine with Ukrainian after meeting and falling for “English,” a behalf of the Ukrainian Art Center board to The filmmakers are currently looking for actors and crew. Principal photography was young, wounded soldier fresh from the war the filmmakers for choosing Los Angeles to a distributor as they continue to hold spe- completed in October 2015, and the film zone in eastern Ukraine. premiere “Julia Blue” in southern California, cial screenings for the Ukrainian communi- was edited in New York. As the filmmakers watched the film with wished them continued success, and ties.

Palatine’s Immaculate Conception Parish breaks ground for new church

by Lesia Kuropas PALATINE, Ill. – The day had finally come for parishio- ners at Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church. After working for several years to raise money and make plans, church and community leaders broke ground on July 7 for a new, expanded church that will open in 2020. It will serve as a parish church but is also designated the Eparchial Shrine of the New Martyrs of Ukraine for the St. Nicholas Eparchy. “The late Bishop Richard Seminack told us that he want- ed our parish to be an eparchial shrine. We hope to have many spiritual events and pilgrimages planned. It is a house of prayer for all nations,” said Father Mykhailo Kuzma. The day started with a divine liturgy outside presided by Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk. “The Ukrainian community in the northwest suburbs [of Chicago] has grown substantially over the past decade. We need our church to be big enough to serve the spiritual needs of the community,” said Stefko Kuropas, president of the Parish Council (and a former first vice-president of the Ukrainian National Association). After the liturgy, the future site of the new church was blessed by the bishop and priests; a traditional ground- breaking followed. Maria Melnyk At the groundbreaking for the new church in Palatine, Ill. (from left) are: Father Yaroslav Medyuk, Bohdan Watral, Michael Panko, Stefko Kuropas, Bishop Benedict Aleksiychuk, Father Mykhailo Kuzma, lesia Stasiuk, Myron Wasiunec and Joe Myczyk. A new church has been a goal for Michael Panko and Building Committee members for almost 10 years. “We all love the old church, but we needed the added space. We will be able to seat twice as many people in the new church. We expect additional growth when the new church opens,” said Mr. Panko, president of the New Building Committee. Parishioners are not alone in the excitement of having a new edifice. “We have been working with Immaculate Conception for many years now, and that cooperation has only grown with the Chervona Ruta Festival that takes place every June. I see many benefits of the new church for the faithful and our Ukrainian community in the Chicago area,” said Myron Wasiunec, president of the American A drawing by architect Joe Myczyk of the new Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church. Ukrainian Youth Association in Palatine. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 15

Institutions and Human Rights of the out suited the oligarchs, the politicians and sphere. Although it was clear the election Verkhovna Rada... Organization for Security and Cooperation many of the national deputies. While it was system could not be changed in time for the in Europe and the Venice Commission. abhorred by those committed to genuine parliamentary elections scheduled for July (Continued from page 1) The Parliament, however, and the coun- reform, it also was tacitly accepted by 21, the president and his team nevertheless the critical difference that it will be with try’s new political leadership, did not make impoverished and effectively disenfran- kept the pressure on the Parliament to open party lists. Voters will also be able to this issue a priority and procrastinated. chised people –Ukraine is currently consid- deliver. vote not only for a party, but for specific can- Although a draft law was prepared in 2015, ered to be Europe’s poorest country – who It finally did so, at the very last moment, didates proposed by a party. The threshold the first reading of the bill did not take otherwise see no benefits in voting and after one and a half months and after 4,568 for political parties to get into Parliament place until November 2017 and after there becoming involved in the political process. amendments had been considered. But will remain at 5 percent. was no apparent enthusiasm to complete As Euromaidan journalist Olena given the timeframe the Parliament linked Apart from tackling corruption, another the process. This led to accusations that Makarenko noted back at the end of 2014, to the code’s implementation, it was more argument for changing the Election Code political will at the top was lacking and that “The people who sell their votes are usually an act of defiance than a parting conciliato- was the need to simplify and standardize the national deputies themselves were criticized for being irresponsible and cor- ry gesture. procedures in all elections. The comprehen- interested in maintaining the status quo rupt. However, this is the reality which Not surprisingly, President Zelenskyy is sive document combines five current laws rather than opening up the system. Ukraine inherited. Lectures about voters’ far from pleased with this result, and it is and is divided into three components on the Under the old mixed election system the responsibility are useless when people unclear whether he will sign the law. His principles and procedures for holding presi- majoritarian component permitted gross can’t feed themselves or their family.” representative in the Parliament, Ruslan dential, parliamentary and local elections. violations by affluent candidates who were Electoral reform resurfaced again as a Stefanchuk, has already said the Election Election reform aimed at curbing cor- able to bribe the more vulnerable catego- hot issue with the approach of the presi- Code was adopted with procedural viola- ruption has for years been a key demand ries of the population, the classic way being dential elections scheduled for spring of tions and will require close scrutiny. from representatives of civil society and “buying votes with buckwheat.” this year. Given the implicit reluctance of There is certainly room for improve- Ukraine’s Western partners. It was Furthermore, the proportional system with the political leadership and national depu- ment. The chairperson of the board of the enshrined in the Ukraine-European Union closed lists allowed political parties to sell ties to budge, it became a weapon in the Civic Network OPORA, Olha Aivazovska, Association Agreement ratified in 2014. places to the wealthy, including those seek- hands of those campaigning to replace stresses that “Without appropriate punish- Later that year, the need for a new Election ing parliamentary immunity in order to President Poroshenko and his allies. ment for violations during the election pro- Code was stipulated in the coalition agree- evade criminal proceedings or even poten- After his landslide victory in the second cess, we cannot talk about fair elections.” ments in the post-Maidan Parliament, and tial imprisonment. round of the election on April 21, Mr. The origins of party funding and the use of stressed by both the Office for Democratic In short, the system that is being phased Zelenskyy announced he was dissolving the political advertising are still not still Verkhovna Rada and, in preparation for the addressed, leaving the door open to the new parliamentary elections, made elector- influence of the oligarchs and their clients. direct investment is only 2 percent of al reform the subject of the first bill he And facilitating the participation of Transatlantic... Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) – a introduced. Initially, he appeared to have Ukrainians outside the country is over- low statistic for a developing country that obtained the agreement of the various par- looked. (Continued from page 1) has a highly educated workforce. Mr. Freden liamentary factions on a compromise Observers say the new Election Code is wherein a proportional system would be an important step in the right direction. Its free and democratic country can look like, said Ukraine needs to create institutions adopted, but with closed party lists. He adoption has finally injected impetus into and that’s a real threat – to Putin himself, to that will attract foreign investment into the declared that he was in favor of open lists, the long-stalled process of electoral reform. the authoritarian government in Moscow,” economy, particularly the energy sector. but had been forced to concede on this. It remains to be seen, after the parliamen- Mr. Freden said. From Brussels, Richard Tibbels, head of The implicit deal evaporated overnight, tary results are known and the reconfigura- Olga Stefanishyna, director at the the Eastern Partnership Bilateral Relations and on May 22 Mr. Zelenskyyy’s bill was tion of political forces is completed, to what Ukrainian government’s Office for European Division at the European External Action rejected by an emphatic margin of 226-92. extent the political will to return to this Service, outlined three major points in and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Sviatoslav This further strained the political atmo- important challenge will exist. Yurash, foreign policy advisor to President respect to Ukraine’s relationship with the Zelenskyy, and Olena Halushka, head of EU and the country’s accomplishments international relations at the Anti-Corruption thus far. Action Center, all provided their insights on Mr. Tibbels argued that the increase in Russia declares Ukrainian World Congress the policy priorities for Ukraine from Kyiv, the amount of trade between Ukraine and highlighting Ukraine’s closer political and the EU is undoubtedly beneficial for both economic ties to the European Union since sides, noted the advantages of the visa-free a threat to its national security the Revolution of Dignity in 2014. regime and commended Ukraine for the The decision by Russia’s Prosecutor peninsula and will work tirelessly to Looking forward, Mr. Yurash said the significant number of reforms undertaken General to declare the Ukrainian World ensure it is returned to Ukraine. Ukrainian government’s priority is Euro- in the past several years. Congress an “undesirable” organization Furthermore, we denounce Russia’s Atlantic integration. He predicted that Mr. “There should be no price put on that poses a threat to Russia’s national occupation, human rights abuses and Zelensky’s Servant of the People party will Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integ- security is a further attempt to eliminate ongoing military aggression in eastern form a single-party majority in the rity,” Mr. Tibbels said. “We would have Ukrainian community life in Russia, said Ukraine. The real question is why doesn’t Verkhovna Rada, the first such parliamen- hoped that Mr. Surkov would have reacted the UWC. The July 11 announcement Vladimir Putin focus on making life bet- tary majority since Ukraine’s indepen- more positively to the ideas of Kurt Volker highlights Russian President Vladimir ter for the Russian people rather than on dence. Among Mr. Zelenskyy’s priorities is regarding the idea of a UN peacekeeping Putin’s fear that the democratic princi- making it worse for the people of the creation of a new Russian-language force as a way to transition to the reestab- ples championed by the Ukrainian peo- Ukraine and creating imaginary external channel, as well as social media campaigns lishment of the territorial integrity of ple will bring an end to his kleptocratic threats?” that will be broadcast in the occupied terri- Ukraine.” Vladislav Surkov is an aide to regime. The Ukrainian World Congress is rec- tories to combat disinformation. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the “Neither the Ukrainian World ognized as a non-governmental organi- “It is very clear that what we are aiming Kremlin’s point man for talks on Russia’s Congress nor its member organizations zation (NGO) by both the United Nations for is Euro-Atlantic integration and realiz- war in eastern Ukraine. pose any threat to the national security and the Council of Europe; it brings ing the destiny of the Ukrainian nation, that The discussion was moderated by of Russia,” stated Paul Grod, UWC presi- together as one powerful voice the 20 is, to be part of global western alliances,” Jonathan Katz and Bruno Lete, both at the dent. “We stand with the peace-loving million strong Ukrainian diaspora in Mr. Yurash said. German Marshall Fund of the United States, people of Russia who wish to live in a over 60 countries, the largest of which With the Ukrainian parliamentary elec- as well as Vasyl Babych, the head of inter- state that respects the dignity of its peo- lives in the Russian Federation. tions scheduled for July 21, Mr. Freden said national relations at the Reanimation ple. The UWC calls upon the Russian Prohibiting the people of Russia from this presents a unique opportunity for Package of Reforms. regime of Vladimir Putin to withdraw his cooperating or working with the UWC is Ukraine to pass domestic reforms, particu- The event was part of an ongoing series troops and security forces from eastern just another attempt to intimidate, larly anti-corruption legislation. For the of discussions focusing on key issues relat- Ukraine and Crimea ,and end the illegal oppress and further assimilate the domestic reform agenda, Mr. Freden reaf- ing to U.S.-Ukraine-EU relations under the occupation, human rights abuses and Ukrainian people living in Russia, the firmed the U.S. stance that Ukraine has to auspices of the Transatlantic Task Force on ongoing military aggression against the UWC noted. combat corruption, stating that there is still Elections and Civil Society in Ukraine. Ukrainian people.” “Although this ban is another badge of a lot of work to be done. While the Recently, the UWC has been advocat- honor for the UWC, we are very con- Ukrainian economy has stabilized as a Myroslav Dobroshynskyi is an intern at ing for non-recognition of the Russian cerned for the safety of the leaders and result of the efforts of the Ukrainian central the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and a journal- passports granted to Ukrainian citizens members of the Ukrainian community bank and the Finance Ministry, foreign ism student at Georgetown University. in Crimea or parts of Ukraine occupied organizations living in the Russian by Kremlin-backed militants. Federation. We know all too well that the “The issuance of Russian passports on Russian government does not hesitate to Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic in the Ukrainian territory is a further act of intimidate or execute its political opposi- Daria Snigur... third round. aggression against Ukraine, and we tion both at home and abroad,” com- In mixed doubles, Nadia Kichenok and (Continued from page 11) applaud the government of Canada for mented Mr. Grod. Aisam-ul-Haq Quershi of Pakistan lost 6-7 its recent decision not to recognize these Millions of Ukrainians are living in 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 against Maria Sakkari of (5-7), 4-6 against Peshke and Wesley documents and call upon the interna- Russia today. Many of these people were Greece in the third round. Dayana Koolhof of the Netherlands in the third tional community to follow, as these either deported to the Gulag in the far Yastremska was eliminated in the fourth round. actions by Russia represent yet another east of Russia during the Soviet era or round after her 4-6, 6-1, 2-6 loss against In the junior boys’ singles, Illya attack on Ukrainian sovereignty,” the July are living on ethnically Ukrainian lands Shuai Zhang of China. Beloborodko won the third round 7-6 12 statement from the UWC read. that are today part of, or were illegally In women’s doubles, Nadiia Kichenok (7-3), 6-4 against Nicolas Alvarez Varona of “The UWC will never recognize the annexed by the Russian Federation, the and Abigail Spears of the U.S.A. lost 2-6, 3-6 Spain and lost the quarterfinal 4-6, 4-6 illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean UWC noted. against Nicole Melichar of the U.S.A. and against Harold Mayot of France. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

Ukraine, which is aimed at attracting EU Zelenskyy’s proposal to lustrate Ukrainian 11 was initiated by Mr. Zelenskyy, the NEWSBRIEFS assistance to stimulate the implementation officials who held office after the Maidan Kremlin said. Mr. Zelenskyy, who took of decentralization reform. Also signed uprising in 2014. In a statement posted on office in May, raised the issue of freeing the (Continued from page 2) were agreements on financing measures to Twitter on July 12, the ambassadors said sailors captured by Russia, according to a in Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of support Ukraine in the implementation of that “electoral change and political rotation statement on the Ukrainian president’s the Council of Europe, United Nations com- key reforms and implementation of provi- are the norm in democracies, adding “indis- website. The two have exchanged barbs mittees, the Polish Sejm, the Lithuanian sions of the Association Agreement criminate bans on all participants in execu- through the media over the past two Foreign Affairs Ministry have called for Mr. between Ukraine and the EU regarding a tive and legislative governance are not.” months. When Mr. Putin offered Ukrainian Sushchenko’s release. Statements in sup- free-trade area (FTA); on financing the sec- They noted that “the situation in Ukraine citizens living in the Donbas passports days port of the Ukrainian journalist were made ond phase of the Anti-Corruption Initiative, today is, in our conviction, not comparable after Mr. Zelenskyy was elected, the new by such organizations as Reporters a project to enhance the independence, to that after the Revolution of Dignity,” the Ukrainian president dismissed it as a ticket Without Borders, the International effectiveness and sustainability of anti-cor- 2014 uprising that drove pro-Russian to a country with little freedom. The July 11 Federation of Journalists, the Committee to ruption institutions; on support of civil President Viktor Yanukovych from power. call came just days after Mr. Zelenskyy Protect Journalists, UNESCO, the U.S. society and culture; on amending the On July 11, President Zelenskyy had pro- posted a video statement offering to meet Helsinki Commission and PEN agreement on financing the EU support posed expanding Ukraine’s law on lustra- with Mr. Putin in the Belarusian capital, International. Mr. Sushchenko has worked program for the eastern Ukraine, which is tion to include everyone who held a gov- Minsk, to discuss the annexation of Crimea with the Ukrainian National News Agency, aimed at providing improved access to ernment post between February 21, 2014, and the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ukrinform, since 2002 and has been the administrative and social services for inter- and May 19, 2019. The current law was president said he would like the leaders of agency’s correspondent in France since nally displaced persons; on measures aimed at preventing those who held office the U.S., Britain, France, and Germany to 2010. (Ukrainian Canadian Congress Daily aimed at the development of micro-, small- under the Yanukovych administration from join the talks. Asked about Mr. Zelenskyy’s Briefing) and medium-sized enterprises; and on sup- continuing to do so. Mr. Zelenskyy said he proposal earlier on July 11, Mr. Putin told porting sectoral reforms and structural wonders every day what to do with state reporters that he’s open for talks with the Ukraine-EU summit held in Kyiv changes in health, education and critical officials – “either to exchange them for pris- new Ukrainian leader. He added, however, Five documents on cooperation between infrastructure. (Interfax Ukraine) oners or put them in the substandard bul- that such negotiations would be unlikely letproof vests that they bought and send Kyiv and Brussels were signed at the G-7 envoys criticize lustration initiative before Ukraine’s parliamentary elections Ukraine-European Union summit in Kyiv them to the frontlines” of the war against are held on July 21 and a new Ukrainian on Monday, July 8. In particular, the parties The Group of Seven countries’ ambassa- Russia-backed separatist formations in Cabinet is formed. (RFE/RL, with reporting signed an agreement on the financing of dors to Ukraine have expressed caution parts of eastern Ukraine. Former President by AP) the second phase of the U-LEAD project in about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Petro Poroshenko said the new lustration proposal was “Russian revanchism.” He Sea Breeze 2019 kicks off in Ukraine said the purpose of Mr. Zelenskyy’s initia- The U.S. 6th Fleet reported on July 1 that tive was to remove “those who defended the military exercise Sea Breeze, now in its Ukraine” to “clear space for a fifth column.” 19th iteration, will run through July 12 and (RFE/RL) is designed to enhance interoperability TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Moscow Police detain Tatars’ supporters among participating nations and strength- or e-mail [email protected] en regional security by focusing on a vari- Police in Moscow have detained dozens ety of security and stability scenarios in the of demonstrators who rallied in front of the areas of land, sea and air. “The United SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Supreme Court to show solidarity with four States Navy, along with 18 of our closest Crimean Tatars sentenced to lengthy prison friends, allies and partners, are here to con- terms on terrorism charges. The activists tinue the Sea Breeze exercise series,” said gathered in front of the Supreme Court Capt. Matthew Lehman, commodore of building on July 11, when the court began Task Force 65 and U.S. exercise director. looking into appeals by four Crimean “Exercises like this show the world that the Tatars sentenced to prison terms between U.S. stands with our NATO allies and part- nine and 17 years in December for being ners here in Europe. The goal is quite sim- members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamic ple: to train and work together, side by side, group. Almost all the demonstrators were and to ensure a Europe that is whole, free, detained by police and taken away in buses. prosperous, and at peace.” Ukraine and the OVD-Info, an independent group that moni- U.S. are co-hosting the exercise in the Black tors police crackdowns against demonstra- Sea with participation and support coming МАРІЯ ДРИЧ tors in Russia, says at least 45 demonstra- from 17 other countries: Bulgaria, Canada, Ліцензований Продавець tors were detained. A day earlier, police Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Страхування Життя detained seven activists who were protest- Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, МАRІA DRICH ing in Moscow’s Red Square against the Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turkey and the WANT IMPACT? Licensed Life Insurance Agent treatment of Crimean Tatars in Ukraine’s United Kingdom. Some of the training areas Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. Run your advertisement here, Russian-occupied region of Crimea. 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The European Union’s General Court on Crimean Tatars on charges of belonging to July 11 annulled asset freezes imposed on 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, bi level with wrap around Hizb ut-Tahrir. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) former Ukrainian President Viktor porch. Hot tub and mountain views. The house is in Zelenskyy, Putin discuss war in Ukraine Yanukovych, his son Oleksandr and five very good condition with essential furniture. $250,000. other associates. The court ruled on the Russian President Vladimir Putin and original 2014 decision and subsequent Contact Romana Rainey, 518-589-1024. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewals until 2018. Despite the ruling, Mr. have held their first telephone call and dis- Yanukovych, his son and associates remain No agents, pls. cussed the conflict in eastern Ukraine as well as swapping prisoners. The call on July (Continued on page 17) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 17

way forward.” The EU General Court’s rul- NEWSBRIEFS ing can be appealed within two months and 10 days after it is issued. (RFE/RL) (Continued from page 16) CEC registers 1,700 foreign observers on the sanctions list since the restrictive measures against them were extended by a The Central Election Commission (CEC) year in March. Andriy Kliuyev, the former of Ukraine has completed the registration of head of Mr. Yanukovych’s presidential official observers for the early parliamenta- administration, was also cleared by the ry elections scheduled for July 21. As of July court on July 11. Mr. Kliuyev had already 15, CEC has registered 1,719 international been removed from the sanctions list earli- observers including 117 official observers er this year. In its ruling the court noted from 12 foreign states and 1,602 official that, although the EU can base the adoption observers from 22 international organiza- or maintenance of restrictive measures on tions. The CEC has registered 90 observers the decision of a third state, it must itself from the Ukrainian World Congress, eight verify that the rights of the defense and the from the Organization for Democracy and right to effective judicial protection were Economic Development, 19 from the complied with at the time of the adoption Committee for Open Democracy, 19 from of the decision – something that Brussels, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of according to the court, had failed to do. The America, one from the International EU imposed asset freezes against Mr. Federation of Liberal Youth, one from the Yanukovych and his inner circle shortly International Republican Institute, two from after the collapse of his government in the European Platform for Democratic February 2014. The bloc accused Mr. Election, 18 from the OSCE Office for Yanukovych and his collaborators of misap- Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, propriation of state funds. Apart from the 15 from the European Parliament, seven former president, the restrictive measures from the International Foundation for Better include former Prime Ministers Mykola Governance, six from international non-gov- Azarov and Serhiy Arbuzov. In a written ernmental association Elections and statement to RFE/RL, EU spokeswoman Democracy, and 61 from the Parliamentary Maja Kocijancic said that “we have taken Assembly of the Organization for Security note of the judgments of the General Court and Cooperation in Europe, the CEC noted of the EU. We will analyze carefully the on its website. (Ukrainian Canadian judgments and decide on this basis on the Congress Daily Briefing)

With great sadness we inform the Ukrainian community of the death on June 30, 2019, at age 83, of Dr. George Volodymyr Hodowanec born November 5, 1935 in Przemyśl Having left his native city in 1944 with his parents Michael and Helen (Pushkar), and having been placed in the Displaced Persons camp in Mittenwald, George ultimately settled in Philadelphia with his family. His education included a baccalaureate in music education from Temple University (Philadelphia), a masters in library science from Drexel University (Philadelphia), and in 1973 a doctorate of education from Temple. From 1961 to 1964 he served as an intelligence officer assigned to the U.S. Army. Work resulted in multiple transfers: to Carteret, N.J. and It is with great sadness Johnstown, Pa. George then returned to Drexel as a professor of library we announce the passing of science at Drexel, then a director of the university libraries of Emporia (Kansas) University and Akron (Ohio) University. Zenon Zubrycky

A musicophile, George was particularly fond of the music of Mozart. He born November 20, 1933 in Vyshnivets, Volyn Oblast, Western Ukraine, was a good piano player and composed new pieces, especially liturgical. passed into eternal rest on March 5, 2019 in Cupertino, California, While at Temple, he directed the Ukrainian Student Choir of that joining his sister Irene, who passed in 2007. university. He was a scout (пластун) from his teen years in Mittenwald, a member of the 29th Plast scouting fraternity “Siromantsi” and a long- Zenon always wore a pin for something he was passionate about. serving president of that fraternity. He was an organizer and leader of the Now we wear one for him: project to publish the book Ukrainian Plast: a History in Dates. He was a member of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland. blue and yellow for his patriotism to his homeland of Ukraine, a ower for his love of nature and telling us: «You need to have some color», Prayers for the repose of the soul of the deceased are requested by gold for his heart. He always went out his way to make everyone feel welcome. wife - Oksana (née Stasiuk) (Akron, Ohio) Zenon is survived by his: daughter - Maria Bej (Mark; Cleveland), with children Christopher and Katherine wife Vera Zubrycky son - Paul (Ivanna née Mazur; Newark) with children Sophia, children Orysia and Todd Anderson Daniel, and Aleksia Zorianna and Taras Jarymowycz son - Mark (Susan; Pittsburgh) with children Alexandra, Taras Zubrycky Danielle, Nicholas, and Christine grand children Justin Anderson family - Shust, Pushkar, Majewski, Kochanowsky families Tatiana Anderson (Philadelphia), Chabursky (Toronto), Stasiuk Stephan Anderson (Southington, Conn.), sister Dia (Vera Stasiuk, Rome) Andrew Jarymowycz Nicholas Jarymowycz The Parastas requiem service occurred on July 8 at Kolodiy-Lazuta Funeral brother Walter and Mary-Anne Zubrycky Home, 5677 State Rd, Parma, OH 44134, with the funeral Liturgy on the sister’s husband Kornel Senyk following day at the Cathedral of St. Josaphat in Parma, Ohio. Burial was nephews/nieces Borys Senyk in St. Andrew Cemetery, Parma. Roma Senyk Myron and Vera Senyk Anastasia Zubrykcy In lieu of flowers, family requests donations either to Friends of PK Sophia Zubrycky (Pysanyi Kamin’ Plast scout camp) or to the Ukrainian Catholic Education Michael Zubrycky Foundation (for the Ukrainian Catholic University). Bequests may be sent in care of the funeral home. May his memory be eternal! Вічна Йому пам`ять! 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

Site of WW I... (Continued from page 4) ernment in London suggested they were “friendly” aliens and recommended against interning them, but Canada went ahead anyway. The UCCLA worked collaboratively with the CFWWIRF and the government of Canada to create the new exhibit after the previous one on the same site required extensive upgrading. The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association is a non-partisan, voluntary, non-profit research and educational orga- nization committed to the articulation and promotion of the Ukrainian Canadian com- munity’s interests and to the defense of the civil liberties and human rights of UCCLA Ukrainians in Canada and elsewhere. Participants of the unveiling of the educational plaque and commemorative statue in Yoho, British Columbia.

plane. “They say the Sukhoi brought down the civilian When Russia-backed... plane, and ours brought down the fighter,” a commander at Ukraine’s ‘shady’... the scene says, according to a transcript of the video by (Continued from page 3) News Corp Australia, which obtained the video that it says (Continued from page 2) emerged, the press office on Twitter accused “foreign boss- was smuggled out of eastern Ukraine and had been provid- recently met with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (Krymr. es” of downing the plane. ​ ed to the investigators. Part of the video appears to have com, June 16). At the same time, Mr. Akhmetov, who recent- been released by the separatists to the BBC in the days ly established a near monopoly over Ukraine’s electricity “If it was a passenger plane, we didn’t do it” immediately after MH17 was shot down. market (Censor.net.ua, May 28), is likely to cooperate with In addition to LifeNews, Russian state news agencies also The original post in the pro-separatist VKonakte forum other oligarchs. initially reported that the separatists had shot down a also said that “there is information about a second downed The results of the approaching parliamentary elections Ukrainian An-26 in the area that turned out to be the MH17 airplane, apparently a [Sukhoi],” but it did not elaborate. will have enormous consequences for Ukraine, a country crash site. Dutch prosecutors say they have conclusively ruled out the with a semi-presidential political system in which the The initial reports by RIA Novosti and TASS both cited possibility that MH17 was shot down by another aircraft. Parliament has (on some key questions) even more power local witnesses as saying that the separatists had shot “From the Ukrainian side” than the executive. Notably, the head of state has to agree down the plane with a missile. with the Verkhovna Rada on foreign and security policy, “We saw how the missile struck it, giving off an explo- The independent Russian newspaper Novaya gazeta mobilization, declarations of war, use of the military, as sion, and the airplane fell to the ground leaving black said that, based on its own information, separatist com- well as constitutional amendments. And, without parlia- smoke behind it. Some of the wreckage was falling from mand contacted journalists it was in close contact with mentary approval, the president is not able to appoint a the sky,” RIA cited a witness as saying. shortly after the downing of MH17 and boasted about the government, or ministers of defense and foreign affairs. The initial LifeNews report published on its website downing of a Ukrainian aircraft as a military victory. Beyond the impact the elections will have on Ukraine’s gave a nearly identical account – but rather than local wit- Following its initial broadcast trumpeting the separatists’ political landscape, the new make-up of the legislature will nesses, it cited the separatists themselves as saying they purported downing of a Ukrainian military plane, LifeNews affect national security issues ranging from energy and had shot down a Ukrainian An-26. – widely seen as having close links with Russia’s security external affairs to information security. All three of these initial reports noted that separatist services – quickly shifted its narrative once its reporter forces had shot down a Ukrainian An-26 three days earlier became one of the first journalists at the crash site. The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor in Luhansk Oblast, which is adjacent to Donetsk and is also During her interview with the correspondent from the with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown partially held by the Russia-backed separatists. studio as reports of the MH17 crash came in, the LifeNews Foundation, www.jamestown.org. RIA Novosti’s updates to the story became increasingly anchor makes no mention of the Ukrainian An-26 that was muddled after it emerged that MH17 crashed in the same supposedly shot down. area where the separatists said they had shot down the The correspondent says it’s “not so hard to determine Ukrainian plane – giving the impression that two aircraft that it was a civilian airliner,” noting the Malaysian and Ukrainian experience... had gone down. There is no evidence of a second plane at Dutch passports strewn at the scene. (Continued from page 6) the MH17 crash site. He says that “preliminary information, according to the As the separatists began denying any involvement in the rebels,” is that the plane was shot down by a missile “from historian says. Viktor Yushchenko was committed to downing of MH17, one of their leaders, Russian nationalist the Ukrainian side.” research on the Holodomor and even hoped to convince Aleksandr Borodai, told RIA Novosti: “If it really was a pas- “All of this information is preliminary and will be Israel to recognize the Holodomor as a genocide, “but senger airliner, then we didn’t do it.” checked,” he says. “It’s possible that it really was shot down Israel values the uniqueness of the Holocaust as a genocide by Ukrainian air defense forces from Buks.” and does not want to subject this term to any ‘inflation.’ ” “Two-plane” claim A commission created by the U.S. Congress, which was Video from the MH17 crash site obtained and released by Copyright 2019, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the permis- headed by James Mace, recognized the Holodomor as a Australian media on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy sion of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut genocide already in 1988, but the Congress as a whole did shows separatist fighters sorting through the wreckage and Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see https:// so only in 2018 – 30 years later, when American relations appearing surprised that it was a civilian airliner. www.rferl.org/a/when-russia-backed-forces-boasted-they- with Russia had deteriorated. Much of what has been In the video, they also put forth a theory that they did, in shot-down-a-ukrainian-military-plane-that-was-actually- achieved in the U.S. is the work of the Ukrainian diaspora. fact, down a plane – but that it was a Ukrainian Sukhoi Air mh17/30056279.html, which also features photos and video Ukrainians in the U.S. succeeded in getting historian Force fighter that had shot down the Malaysia Airlines clips related to this story). Robert Conquest to do research on the question, attracting new attention to the cause, although he could not read Ukrainian and thus was limited to materials supplied by as the occupying power in the Autonomous Republic of others, including Dr. Mace. A second breakthrough, Dr. UWC says... Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Kulchytsky says, was the 2017 appearance of Anne Applebaum’s book on the Holodomor. (Continued from page 8) upon the Russian authorities to reverse the illegal annexa- “Kazakhstan has its own diaspora,” the Ukrainian histo- By reinstating the Russian Federation’s full membership in tion• ofResolution Crimea, investigate 2034 (2015), allegations the Council of human of Europe rights calledabus- rian says, “which could support Kazakh scholars in con- PACE, the council contradicted its own positions, including: es, disband all paramilitary within the region, and reverse ducting research on the Asharshylyk, although not in the closure of the Crimean Tatar television channel, ATR. Russia and China.” In doing so, they need to keep in mind that there are many similarities, but also important differ- Ukraine, PACE declared that the annexation of Crimea by “It is deplorable that the Russian Federation, which ences, between the two events. the• Russian In April Federation 2014, in violated response the to Statute the occupation of the Council of ignores the rulings of international bodies, conducts a That both acts were directed at the destruction of a of Europe and Russia’s commitments to the Council. destructive foreign policy and murders or intimidates its human group, the peasantry, is fairly easy to show. That it - political opposition, can be a member of the Council of was an act of genocide is more controversial. In the pending Russia’s voting rights, the right to be represented in Europe, whose mission is to support peace and coopera- Ukrainian case, there is compelling evidence for that con- the• Assembly’s The 2014 Councilleading bodies,of Europe and Resolution the right to No. participate 1990 sus in tion in Europe and human rights and freedoms,” stated clusion; in the Kazakh case, far more research is needed, election observation missions. UWC President Paul Grod. “Returning Russia to PACE with- Dr. Kulchytsky suggests. out fulfilling any of the Council of Europe’s demands signif- “The main thing for Kazakh and Ukrainian scholars is to Resolution 68/292 calling for states and international organi- icantly weakens the council’s enforcement capabilities and create a real picture of what occurred. After that, others or zations• March to continue 27, 2014, to recognizethe United Crimea Nations as aGeneral part of Ukraine.Assembly provides Russia with a green light for further violations of the scholars themselves can draw legal and political conclu- international law and the principles of the Council of sions.” Those will be controversial and acceptance of any 2019) reported human rights violations in Crimea against Europe. This decision will only encourage Russia’s contin- one of them may take decades. “But they are in the interests the• CrimeanThe UN HumanTatars, ethnicRights UkrainiansMonitoring and Mission non-Russian (March ued aggressive policies towards Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova of our peoples who suffered so horribly in the hunger Orthodox religious minorities by the Russian Federation, and other countries in the region.” years,” Dr. Kulchytsky points out. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 19

July 22 Concert, featuring Korinya: Ukrainian Folk Band, July 29 through Children’s Folk Singing Course,with Anna Bachynsky Pittsburgh American Serbian Club of Pittsburgh, 647-687-0490 August 9 and Melanie Serbay, Music and Art Center of Greene Jewett, NY County, 518-263-4670 or [email protected] July 22-27 Icon Workshop II, “Archangel Icon,” Archangel Studios, Carnegie, PA [email protected] August 1-2 Pysanka workshop with Sofia Zielyk, Music and Art Jewett, NY Center of Greene County, [email protected] July 24 Performance, Korinya: Ukrainian Folk Band, Wilbert’s Food or www.grazhdamusicandart.org Cleveland, OH and Music, 647-687-0490 or http://korinyaband.com August 1-4 72nd annual convention, Ukrainian Orthodox League, July 25 Performance, Korinya: Ukrainian Folk Band, Ukrainian Emlenton, PA Foxburg Inn Hotel, All Saints Camp, 724-659-3116 or Hamtramck, MI American Archives and Museum of Detroit, www.uol.orthodoxws.com/convention.html 647-687-0490 or http://korinyaband.com August 2-4 Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, Selo Ukraina, July 25-28 St. Mary’s Ukrainian Festival, St. Mary Ukrainian Dauphin, MB http://cnuf.ca or 877-474-2683 McKees Rocks, PA Orthodox Church, www.ukiefestrocks.org August 3 Concert, Gould String Quartet with violinist Atis Bankas, July 26 Performance, Korinya: Ukrainian Folk Band, Ukrainian Jewett, NY Music and Art Center of Greene County, Warren, MI Cultural Center, 647-687-0490 or http://korinyaband.com [email protected] or www.grazhdamusicandart.org

July 27 Ukrainian food sale, Ukrainian Women’s Association of August 3-5 Lemko Vatra, Lemkivshchyna Resort, www.lemko-olk.com Saskatoon, SK Canada, (Olha Kobylianska Branch), Holy Trinity Ukrainian Durham, ON or [email protected] Orthodox Cathedral hall, [email protected] August 3-5 Servus Heritage Festival, Ukrainian Pavilion, July 27 Performance, Korinya: Ukrainian Folk Band, Drom Edmonton www.heritagefest.ca Toronto Taberna, 647-687-0490 or http://korinyaband.com August 4 Parish Picnic, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, July 27-28 Vatra weekend, Ukrainian Homestead, Buffalo, NY [email protected] or 716-852-7566 Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com or 610-377-4621 August 4-17 Bandura Course, Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp, All Saints July 28 Ukrainian Festival, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Emlenton, PA Camp, banduracamp.org Buffalo, NY Church, 716-384-0738 or www.holytrinitybuffalo.com August 4-17 Folklorama Festival, Spirit of Ukraine Pavilion at Soul July 28 Gallery talk, “Raw Reckoning,” with Michael K. Paxton Winnipeg, MB Sanctuary and Ukraine/Kyiv Pavilion at Maples Collegiate, Chicago and Dr. Robert Cohen, Ukrainian Institute of Modern 204-982-6210 or [email protected] Art, www.uima-chicago.org or 773-227-5522

July 29-31 Gerdany workshop, with instruction by Lesia Lasiy, Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events Jewett, NY Music and Art Center of Greene County, advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions [email protected] or from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors www.grazhdamusicandart.org and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

plaque on a Victoria Park bench, not far At home... from where our family once lived on Nelson JACQUES HNIZDOVSKY Street. They have so honored the memory of (Continued from page 9) Maria and Danylo Luciuk, two founders of PRINTS DRAWINGS PAINTINGS dressed in traditional folk costumes. Passing Kingston’s Ukrainian community. I sat there tourists stopped to take photos. I had to just the other day, reflecting on how a simple William Greenbaum Fine Prints has been in business now smile. Just over 100 years ago Ukrainians object can be transformed with such a ges- for more than 50 years. We currently have 25 signed prints were branded as “enemy aliens” and con- ture into something quite magical. fined in internment camps, including Fort My parents’ generation witnessed by Mr. Hnizdovsky for sale and we are seeking to purchase Henry. Yet here stood “Ukrainian” dancers – Ukraine’s return to its rightful place in more of his prints as well as his drawings and paintings. of French Canadian, Polish, Chinese, Irish, Europe. They lamented when Ukraine was English and Scottish heritages – happily cel- forced, yet again, to defend itself against the ebrating our culture without anyone chiding Russian invaders threatening its existence. them for it, much less rounding them up. We But they believed Ukraine would endure. live in a much more inclusive society and are And this time they knew Canada would all the better off for it. help. Ukrainian officers regularly train at From where I stood, I could see City Hall. Fort Frontenac, and Canadian troops are Stained glass windows honoring Canada’s teaching and learning from frontline military achievements in the Great War Ukrainian soldiers at the Yavoriv Combat illuminate this building’s marvelous Training Center, located just outside Lviv, Memorial Hall. Isaac Cohen, a local lumi- where my maternal grandmother’s home nary, commissioned a window recalling the stood before the Soviets knocked it down. now-iconic battle of Vimy Ridge. In late While helping to raise the Ukrainian flag in 1914 this same fellow implored Fort Kingston, Col. Viktor Siromakha, Ukraine’s Henry’s commandant to permit several military attaché, thanked Canadians for sup- interned Jews to attend Chanukah services porting Ukraine in its time of need. My par- at the Queen Street synagogue, but never ents and their friends did their work well. returned them. On the pages of this news- One hundred years ago I probably would paper I recalled the story of this “tzadik,” have been interned as an “enemy alien.” this righteous man, calling him “Kingston’s Fifty years ago, when I was but a boy, no Moses.” His chutzpah still needs to be com- Ukrainian state existed. Today I am a pro- memorated. I will get that done. It’s one of fessor at The Royal Military College of “my” stories even if I am not Jewish. He and Canada, Ukraine exists, my fellow ALL PRINTS NOW ILLUSTRATED ONLINE AT: I are both Kingstonians. Kingstonians celebrate Ukrainian culture www.greenbaumprints.com As the Folklore weekend came to a close, and plaques around town recall the histori- Please email us at [email protected] we received glad tidings. My sister, Nadia, cal experience of Ukrainians in this com- who has voluntarily trained the Ukrainian munity. This is our home. or phone us at 508-284-7036. Maky Dance Ensemble for decades, will be There is a lesson in all of this for all of us. William Greenbaum Fine Prints recognized on Canada Day with the City of Simply put – and regardless of the imper- Kingston’s First Capital Honorable fections some naysayers and politicians go 98 South Street Achievement Award. Almost simultaneously, on about – this country has nothing to apol- Rockport, MA 01966 those very same “kids” (I use that word from ogize for, to anyone. It’s the best place on Open By Appointment the vantage point of a community elder!) earth. We’ve made sure of that. Standing on caught us off guard with a gift. Very thought- stage for 50 years was my contribution. It Member: International Fine Print Dealers Association fully, they raised funds for a memorial was worth it. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 No. 29

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Friday, August 23 “Celebrate Liberty and Unity” and will fea- WILDWOOD, N.J.: The Khmelnychenky ture another collaborative effort of Voloshky Plast fraternity is sponsoring a fund-raising Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Iskra Ukrainian dance for camps of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Dance Ensemble, violinist Innesa Tymochko Organization at the Wildwood American Dekajlo and Vox Ethnika orchestra. This Legion, 4200 Atlantic Ave. Doors open at 8 year’s special guest performers are the p.m. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Korinya Ukrainian Folk Band and Master Orest. Admission: $20 for adults age 21 and Yang’s School of Martial Arts. A social dance over only; includes open beer bar 8 p.m.-1 to the live music of the Vox Ethnika will fol- a.m. Mixed drinks also available. Valid IDs low at 4:30 p.m. Delicious Ukrainian foods required for wrist bands that will be sold at and baked goods, picnic fare, cool beverages the beach and at the door. For more info – and refreshments will be plentiful. Vendors visit the Facebook page: https://www.face- are welcome. An arts and crafts bazaar and book.com/Xmeli/. a children’s fun area will be open all day. Admission: $15; students, $10; children Sunday, August 25 under 15, free; parking is free. A limited HORSHAM, Pa.: Tryzub Ukrainian number of discount tickets is available American Sport Center will host the 28th online. For further information: 267-664- annual Ukrainian Independence Folk 3857, [email protected], or www.tryzub.org. Festival and Outdoor Summer Concert at The sponsor is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt non- Tryzubivka, County Line and Lower State profit charitable organization; proceeds roads, Horsham, PA 19044. Doors open at benefit youth and adult amateur sports and noon. The concert at 1:30 p.m. is titled cultural, fraternal and community programs.

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