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Nemtsov report says over 200 Russian soldiers Chaly to become next ambassador to U.S., reports say killed in Ukraine war by Zenon Zawada KYIV – Valeriy Chaly, a foreign affairs expert and govern- RFE/RL ment adviser, is likely to become Ukraine’s next ambassa- More than 200 Russian military personnel have dor to the U.S., Kyiv experts and mass media are increasing- been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine, according to ly reporting. The confirmation will be made not earlier a report based on research begun by slain opposition than the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Riga on May leader Boris Nemtsov. 21-22, but it may come as late as the summer, said The estimated death toll is one of the main findings Volodymyr Fesenko, the head of the Penta Center for of the much-anticipated report on Russia’s involve- Applied Political Research in Kyiv. ment in the Ukraine conflict, which was completed by The Ukrainian government sent a notice requesting the allies of Nemtsov after his killing in February and U.S.’s agreement in April and is waiting for a response, he released on May 12. said. The notice was sent as early as November, reported The report – titled “Putin. War.” – asserts that at the Yevropeiska Pravda news site. (Ukraine’s Foreign least 150 Russian military personnel were killed dur- Affairs Ministry could not confirm when the notice was ing a Ukrainian offensive in August 2014. A further 70 sent in time for The Ukrainian Weekly’s deadline.) – including 17 paratroopers from the city of Ivanovo – The delay isn’t only from the U.S. side, he said. As the were reportedly killed during fighting near the bitterly deputy head of the Presidential Administration who leads contested town of Debaltseve in January and February. its foreign policy activity, Mr. Chaly is currently heavily Families of those killed in 2014 were given 2 mil- involved in preparing for the Riga summit, as well as the lion rubles ($39,000) by the government in exchange Normandy format negotiations to resolve the armed con- Razumkov Center for signing a promise not to discuss the matter public- flict with the Russian Federation, Mr. Fesenko noted. Valeriy Chaly, 44, a deputy head of the Presidential ly, the report claims. In the meantime, the Embassy in the U.S. is being led by Administration, has been confirmed by Ukrainian It says the families of soldiers killed this year were media as the next Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. offered similar compensation but have not received it. Chargé d’Affaires Yaroslav Brisiuck. “Chaly is the ideal candidate for this position,” Mr. Also, according to the 64-page report, Russian ser- Few appointments are as critical to Ukraine as its U.S. Fesenko said. “He’s not a trained diplomat, but he has led vice personnel are being compelled to officially resign ambassador, particularly with Ukraine’s intensifying mili- the foreign policy work in the Presidential Administration from the military before being deployed to Ukraine in tary cooperation with the U.S., as well as its dependency on for a year and knows well the mechanisms for reaching for- an effort by the Russian government to mask its Western loans and grants, especially from the U.S. involvement in the conflict. eign policy decisions. Plus, he has contacts at the U.S. Congress and the U.S. State Department.” (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 16) Plokhy wins 2015 Lionel Gelber Prize for “The Last Empire” by Oksana Zakydalsky known, Dr. Plokhy adds new sources: dia- current crisis.” ing of the USSR flag on Christmas of that ries, memoirs and interviews collected over The book covers an overwhelming rush of year. According to Dr. Plokhy, the true story is TORONTO – The one opinion of Serhii the past two decades. And, as the Wall events between the summit in July 1991, that the West tried to preserve the Soviet Plokhy’s new book “The Last Empire: the Street Journal summed it up, “What ele- where President George H.W. Bush met the Union during its last days, and that the White Final Days of the Soviet Union” with which vates ‘The Last Empire’ from solid history leader of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, first House tried to save Mr. Gorbachev and the all reviewers agree is that, as Anne to the must-read shelf is its relevance to the in Moscow and then in Kyiv, and the lower- union because of a fear of the unknown. In Applebaum wrote, it’s “an indispensable fact, at the beginning of 1991, Mr. Bush guide to the tensions and rivalries of the wrote to Mr. Gorbachev “No one wishes the present.” It has been hailed as an “extraor- disintegration of the Soviet Union.” dinarily well timed book” (Slate magazine) The U.S. administration was ready to “with uncanny parallels to the present day” accept a partial fall of the Soviet Union, favor- (Wall Street Journal). “The Last Empire” is ing a transition to democracy and free mar- the winner of the 25th annual Lionel Gelber ket capitalism (and the independence of the Prize, a literary award for “the world’s best Baltics, whose incorporation into the USSR non-fiction book in English on foreign the U.S. had never accepted) – not a full dis- affairs that seeks to deepen public debate solution of the Soviet Union. As opposed to on significant international issues.” confronting the “wild” Boris Yeltsin, The book explores the last months – President Bush valued the friendly and pro- from July to December 1991 – of the ductive relationship with Mr. Gorbachev. demise of the Soviet Union and examines There were four main actors in the final the explanations for it, of which there have drama: Mr. Gorbachev speaking for the been several. The most pervasive has been USSR, Mr. Yeltsin for Russia, President Bush the triumphalist interpretation of the for the U.S. and Leonid Kravchuk, the Soviet collapse as an American victory in Ukrainian Supreme Soviet chairman- the Cold War. This view also feeds the pres- turned-president, for Ukraine. Central to ent-day Russian nationalist conspiracy the- the discussion was the fate of a new union ories that present the collapse of the Soviet Oksana Zakydalsky treaty or its modification. Union as the outcome of a CIA plot. At the Lionel Gelber Prize awards ceremony (from left) are: Patricia Rubin, chair of The U.S. president set out his position in Although the broad outlines of what the prize board; author Serhii Plokhy; and Stephen J. Toope, director of the Munk happened in the last few months are well- School of Global Affairs. (Continued on page 11) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20

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After the swaggering celebrations, Merkel denounces Minsk violations and deliberate destabilization” of eastern Ukraine. In a joint statement issued after BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela meeting in Turkey on May 13, NATO and Merkel has said the Minsk ceasefire agree- a “Now what?” moment for Russia Ukraine’s foreign ministers condemn ment was still being violated in eastern Russia’s “ongoing and wide-ranging mili- absence of key Western leaders at the Ukraine on a regular basis. Speaking ahead of by Pavel K. Baev tary build-up in Crimea,” which was Moscow parade (Rbc.ru, May 10). It was talks with Ukrainian President Petro Eurasia Daily Monitor annexed by Moscow in March 2014. They not even possible for Mr. Putin to pretend Poroshenko in Berlin on May 13, Ms. Merkel also express concerns about Russia’s efforts The Victory Day parade on the Red that they showed disrespect for Russia’s said: “Based on the Minsk agreement from to build-up its military presence in the Square in Moscow on Saturday, May 9, was heroic struggle because German Foreign February, we have to observe that we are not Black Sea region. “This could have further a glorious and perfectly smooth affair, Affairs Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier yet where we want to be. We still don’t have a implications on regional stability,” NATO which duly filled the hearts of millions of traveled to the Volgograd memorial for a complete ceasefire.” Mr. Poroshenko pointed Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told a Russians with habitual pride for the mili- meeting with his Russian counterpart, to continued clashes near the Donetsk air- press conference. More than 6,000 people tary might of the country. President Sergei Lavrov, and prepared ground for port and demanded that international moni- have been killed since fighting began in Vladimir Putin basked in the role of com- Chancellor Angela Merkel to come to tors be posted there. “The heavy weapons April 2014 between government forces and mander-in-chief, but was unusually soft in Moscow on Sunday, May 10, for a quiet must be withdrawn,” he added. Ms. Merkel separatists in eastern Ukraine, which con- his address, mentioning only briefly the moment at the Tomb of the Unknown was to brief Mr. Poroshenko on her May 10 tinues to be embroiled in sporadic violence “attempts at building a unipolar world.” He Soldier – and for quiet talks with Mr. Putin meeting with Russian President Vladimir despite a cease-fire sealed in February. Kyiv expressed gratitude to the United Kingdom, (Kommersant, May 8). Germany has thus Putin. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by and the West accuse Russia of arming reb- France and the United States for their con- managed to take the moral high ground Reuters, the Associated Press and Deutsche els and sending troops in eastern Ukraine, tribution to the victory over Nazi Germany and to remind Russia, without undue fan- Presse-Agentur) charges Moscow denies. (RFE/RL, with and pointed to the historical meeting of the fare, that Europe has achieved reconcilia- Kerry briefs NATO on Putin meeting reporting by Reuters) Soviet and U.S. allied troops on the Elbe tion and stands together against the threat Savchenko turns 34 behind bars (Newsru.com, May 9). of aggressive authoritarianism. ANTALYA, Turkey – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on May 13 warned Moscow that Nevertheless, the tense militaristic Europe’s deep aversion to brandishing KYIV – Supporters of Ukrainian pilot and now is a critical time to fulfill a shaky cease- atmosphere of the celebration was quite military force is foreign to Mr. Putin’s Verkhovna Rada National Deputy Nadiya fire deal in eastern Ukraine, after holding different from 10 years ago, when Mr. Putin Russia, where the 70th anniversary of the Savchenko, who has been jailed in Russia lengthy talks with President Vladimir Putin. warmly greeted the Allied victory in since July of last year, urged social media veterans while Mr. Kerry told a meeting of NATO foreign users to use Twitter to mark her birthday Victory Day’s heavy World War II is affairs ministers in Turkey that now is a standing together on May 11. Ms. Savchenko turned 34 behind turned into a pro- “critical moment for action by Russia and with U.S. President emphasis on the bars amid renewed international calls for motion of state mili- separatists to live up to the Minsk agree- George W. Bush and decisive and glori- tarism, which is her to be released. U.S. Ambassador to ment” signed in the Belarusian capital earli- Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt, used the hashtag his wife, Laura. ous victory won by increasingly deco- er this year. The two-day NATO gathering on This time, the rated with portraits #FreeSavchenko on Twitter and posted a May 13 was due to discuss the continued picture of a birthday card addressed to the guests of honor the “grandfathers” of Joseph Stalin crisis in Ukraine and instability throughout Ukrainian military officer. Ms. Savchenko were China’s sits poorly with the (Moscow Echo, May the Middle East, including Syria and Iraq. President Xi Jinping says she was illegally brought into Russia in evasive and ambiva- 8). The Red Square Mr. Kerry, who spent all day on May 12 in July 2014 after being abducted by Russian- and his wife, Peng premiere of a new Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, where he Liyuan. And as the backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. She is lent discourse on the T-14 main battle and Mr. Putin discussed Ukraine, said this charged with complicity in the killing of two military hardware ongoing war with tank and T-15 heavy was a “critical moment” for Russia and the Russian journalists who died in the Ukraine continued to pro- separatists to fulfill the truce deal. “This is “brotherly” Ukraine. infantry fighting conflict, as well as illegal border crossing. cess past them, Mr. vehicle on the an enormous moment of opportunity for Ms. Savchenko denies her guilt and says Putin eagerly point- Armata platform the conflict there to find a path to certainty Russia has no right to detain her. On May 6, ed out the new S-400 Triumph surface-to- was staged with such triumphalism that and resolution,” Kerry said. NATO chief Jens a Moscow court extended her pretrial air missiles, which are due to be delivered the deepening crisis of Russia’s economy Stoltenberg said Russia must stop support- detention until June 30. (RFE/RL, based on to China according to a major arms export appeared miraculously overcome ing the rebels and withdraw all its forces reporting by the Associated Press) deal (Carnegie.ru, April 19). Mr. Xi’s visit to (Ezhednevny Zhurnal, May 8). from eastern Ukraine. “Now is the time to Poroshenko leads Victory Day events Moscow was not only ceremonial but also The aging military-industrial complex in act... there is urgency when it comes to ful- business-political, with the affirmation of a fact constitutes a major part of this crisis, filling the Minsk agreement,” Mr. KYIV – Ukrainian President Petro new level of strategic partnership by new and the catastrophe with the space trans- Stoltenberg said. (RFE/RL, based on report- Poroshenko laid flowers at the Tomb of the ing by Reuters and the Associated Press) investment projects (Kommersant, May 8). port vehicle Progress, which burned up Unknown Soldier in Kyiv, in ceremonies It is remarkable that none of these proj- over the Pacific Ocean on the eve of festivi- NATO, Ukraine issue joint statement marking the Allied victory over Nazi ects deals with energy, which used to be the ties after failing to connect with the Germany in World War II. For the first time ANTALYA, Turkey – NATO and Ukraine key issue in high-level talks. Gazprom is International Space Station, delivered a are calling on Russia to stop its “continued (Continued on page 12) desperate to increase its contracted export reminder of this degradation (Meduza, May volumes by opening the “Eastern corridor” 8). This year’s Victory Day parade was to China. But Beijing shows scant interest grander than any staged in the Soviet in such a costly proposition and agreed to Union, but it could provide Russia only an sign only yet another “memorandum of illusion of grandeur, while in reality the The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933 understanding” (Vedomosti, May 8). country continues to lag in the fast-moving Insightful Russian economist Sergei world. An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Aleksashenko argues that the Russian gov- This production of simulacra is perhaps a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. ernment implores Chinese partners to put a defining feature of the Putin regime, Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. new money into cooperation. 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by Tom Balmforth But much of this small archive disap- peared after his assassination, in which five RFE/RL suspects from the Russian North Caucasus MOSCOW – On the evening of February region of Chechnya are suspected of 25, the Russian opposition politician Boris involvement. Mr. Putin’s critics fear the Nemtsov came to his friend, Ilya Yashin, to investigation may never uncover who was ask for help with his latest investigation: a behind the killing because the trail could sensitive report on Russian soldiers secret- lead too close to the Kremlin. ly fighting in Ukraine. After Mr. Nemtsov was shot dead, inves- Two days later Mr. Nemtsov, a relentless tigators swept his apartment, confiscating critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, computers, hard drives, contact books and was brazenly shot dead near the Kremlin as notebooks, his friends say. he was walking home. “We spent the first week restoring all the Now, the report that Mr. Nemtsov never documents he’d gathered, which had been wrote has been finally completed by a seized by investigators,” said Mr. Yashin. group of opposition activists and journal- “Some of the documents were stored with ists led by Mr. Yashin, who pieced together his assistants and his employees.” the trail that the slain former deputy prime These documents included mere scraps, minister left behind. such as the handwritten note Mr. Nemtsov “When he was killed and I’d emerged from passed to his assistant, Olga Shorina, on the the initial shock, I realized it was my duty eve of his assassination, Mr. Yashin said. to the memory of my dead comrade to take The note – apparently scrawled on Petro Poroshenko/Facebook this work to its end and publish the report paper in order to avoid possible listening KYIV – President Petro Poroshenko and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on that he began,” Mr. Yashin told RFE/RL. devices and first shown to Reuters in May 8 took part in the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory over The report – titled “Putin. War.” – has March – reads: “Some paratroopers have Nazism in Europe. Laying flowers at a World War II memorial in Kyiv with President already undergone an initial print run and got in touch with me. Seventeen killed, they Poroshenko, the U.N. secretary-general said the world body “stands in solidarity with was to be presented to the public on May didn’t give them their money, but for now the people of Ukraine.” Mr. Ban also offered his support should Ukraine turn to the 12. It was seen by RFE/RL on condition they are frightened to talk.” U.N. for assistance on its own peace and security. Mr. Poroshenko has called for that its contents not be disclosed. The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed in eastern Ukraine, an idea rejected by Moscow. “We’re already running into big prob- accusations by Kyiv and Western govern- Above, standing against the backdrop of a map of Ukraine adorned with poppies of lems,” said Mr. Yashin. “Printing shops are ments that Russia is providing weapons remembrance, the two leaders are seen on the grounds of the memorial complex being pressured, and so it’s going to take a and personnel to separatists battling known as the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, where spe- real special operation to print a big run in Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine. May. We have experience with this, and Mr. Yashin says he and his team man- cial events marked the anniversary. Boris Nemtsov had experience with this. I aged to get in touch with all of Nemtsov’s think we’ll get over this problem.” contacts, but that persuading them to go on the record proved to be an insurmountable Quotable notes “Frightened to talk” challenge. “As you can imagine, the death of “We cannot accept the inciting of a new war and celebrate the conquest of Initially, Mr. Yashin and his colleagues Nemtsov did not make them bolder,” he Ukrainian territories, and watch as the Russian army flexes its muscles during a did not know if they had enough material said. “We spoke to them, and we really did parade in Moscow. This nascent Russian aggression and post-Soviet imperialism is to put the report together. get specific, really important information the biggest threat to today’s Europe.” Mr. Nemtsov had already sketched out from them, but they categorically declined its outlines, contents and “ideology.” He had – Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, speaking in an interview with the to speak publicly,” Mr. Yashin added. gathered documents pointing to the pres- Polish press agency. “We were persuading them to go on the ence of Russian military hardware in record, saying that it would be much safer Ukraine and interviewed representatives of for them to speak publicly than to speak to “…I was privileged to brief all of our NATO colleagues on the meetings held yes- several relatives of soldiers killed in eastern terday in Sochi with President [Vladimir] Putin and Foreign Minister [Sergey] Ukraine, Mr. Yashin says. (Continued on page 13) Lavrov. I think there was strong agreement among all of the NATO members that this is a critical moment for action by Russia, by the separatists, to live up to the Minsk agreement. And that it is critical to be able to get the OSCE into areas of con- flict, it is important to end the conflict in those areas, particularly Shyrokyne. They Merkel’s remark on ‘criminal’ annexation need to try to come to an agreement on a ceasefire. We need to see the full imple- mentation of Minsk, and I think everybody here is united in the notion that our of Crimea omitted in Russian translation preference is not to have sanctions, but the sanctions will be there in an effort to try to secure the peace that everybody wants in Ukraine. siders the takeover of Crimea only a “viola- by Carl Schreck “There’s unanimity among all of the members here in the urgency of the RFE/RL tion of international law.” It is unclear whether the interpreter Minsk agreement being fully implemented, and that means that the reforms, the Since the Ukraine crisis erupted last year, made a conscious call to soft-pedal Ms. election process, the working groups, this is an enormous moment of opportuni- Western leaders have consistently accused Merkel’s rebuke, or simply missed the word. ty for the conflict there to find a path of certainty and resolution. And we hope the Kremlin of manipulating media cover- But in any case, her version of the very, very much that President Putin, Russia, the separatists will come together age, fudging facts or concocting outright German chancellor’s words is the one post- to work with the government of Ukraine in order to fully implement it and make fabrications to deny its role in the conflict. ed on the Kremlin website and enshrined progress. …” Now, an official interpreter at a Kremlin in the Russian government’s official tran- – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in a statement to the press at the NATO press conference has omitted a top Western script of the events. Ministerial meeting in Antalya, Turkey, on May 13. leader’s stinging criticism of Russia’s annex- The German-language transcript pub- ation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in March lished by the chancellor’s office includes 2014. Ms. Merkel’s reference to the “criminal “As we commemorate this moment [the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Standing next to Russian President annexation” of Crimea. Day], we cannot overlook that Russia is testing the values and institutions of the Vladimir Putin at a May 10 press confer- One person who certainly would have post-war world. In eastern Ukraine, they’re doing more than violating the borders ence in Moscow, German Chancellor Angela understood the German word for “crimi- of one country. They are threatening the principles on which the trans-Atlantic Merkel made clear her views of the nal” used by Ms. Merkel – “verbrecherisch” partnership was founded and upon which the international order we seek to build Kremlin’s seizure of Crimea. – is Putin himself. The Russian leader, who depends. Among those principles, that the borders and territorial integrity of a sov- “We achieved cooperation between was stationed in Dresden with the Soviet ereign state cannot be changed by force; that it is the inherent right of citizens in a NATO and Russia,” Ms. Merkel said. “Due to KGB in the 1980s, is a fluent speaker of democracy to determine their country’s future; that linguistic nationalism, some- the criminal and illegal, under international German and in the past has spoken with thing we thought was confined to history, must not be allowed to be resurrected; law, annexation of Crimea and the military Ms. Merkel in her native language. and that all members of the international community are bound by common rules conflicts in eastern Ukraine, this coopera- Whether he heard the word might and should face costs if they don’t live up to the solemn commitments that they tion has suffered a serious setback.” depend on what ear Putin was listening make. These principles emerged as key lessons of World War II and formed the The word “criminal,” however, was with. He sported an earpiece on his left ear, foundation of the transatlantic community in the hope that never again would the excised in real-time by the Russian-language presumably to listen to the Russian- horrors of war return to Europe.” interpreter at the press conference. Those language interpreter. His right ear – the one – U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaking on May 8 in a telephon- listening exclusively to the interpreter were closest to Ms. Merkel – was free of elec- ic press briefing with European journalists. given the impression that Ms. Merkel con- tronic accoutrements. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20 70th anniversary of V-E Day marked in DC Events spotlight Ukraine’s role in the war and in today’s Europe

by Yaro Bihun diers who died during the war. Among those present to pay their respect to the WASHINGTON – The commemoration of fallen and receive the respect for their par- the 70th anniversary of V-E Day, marking ticipation in that war were the increasingly the end of World War II in Europe, drew smaller number of old veterans still among tens of thousands of people to the National the living. World War II Memorial at the National Mall Former Secretary of State Madeline K. here on Friday, May 8. Albright and other dignitaries addressed The event began with the laying of floral the gathering at the commemoration, wreaths at the Memorial’s Freedom Wall by which was concluded with the flyover of ambassadorial representatives of European dozens of World War II military aircraft, Yaro Bihun Theater Allied Nations to honor the sol- ending with the “Missing Man” formation With Ukrainian World War II veterans sitting in the front row at the Ukrainian Embassy reception celebrating the 70th anniversary of the end of that war in Europe, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin speaks about the need to “sup- port Ukraine’s determination to honor its past and set a clear course for its future.”

as the military band played “Taps.” was especially true for Ukraine, which lost This commemoration and other events between 8 million and 10 million of its peo- during that weekend were also special in ple – soldiers and civilians – and many the way they brought Ukraine’s role in that ended up in concentration camps. He war and in today’s Europe into focus. noted that Ukrainians fought not only in the Among the representatives of the nearly Red Army but in other allied armies as well, 30 European embassies laying wreaths at including some 80,000 in the U.S. armed the memorial was Yaroslav Brisiuck, forces. Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in Washington, “We should always remember their her- who later that afternoon hosted a com- oism, their valor, their sacrifice,” he said. memorative reception at the Ukrainian Mr. Brisiuck noted that after World War Embassy that included representatives of II, the world community – through the other European embassies, the U.S. govern- United Nations and other international ment, Ukrainian Americans and a few of organizations – worked to try and prevent the Ukrainian World War II veterans still such a tragedy from ever happening again. alive today. But now, 70 years later, “we see very chill- As Mr. Brisiuck pointed out at the ing parallels between the events that are Halyna Mudra demonstrates how to make Ukrainian Easter eggs at the United Help Embassy reception, that war was the Ukraine exhibit in the Lithuanian Embassy’s open house event in Washington. “deadliest conflict of humankind.” And that (Continued on page 9) UCCA meets with Mejlis Chairman Refat Chubarov UCCA – Members of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of oppression. there are dozens of such cases of everyday difficulties that of America (UCCA), the nation’s largest representation of Prior to the illegal occupation, Crimean Tatars had con- need to be addressed. Americans of Ukrainian descent, on April 28 met with stituted about 15 percent of the peninsula’s total popula- Mr. Chubarov also argued in favor of maintaining Refat Chubarov, the chairman of the Indigenous Crimean tion, having been granted the right of return by indepen- Western sanctions against Russia and even adopting Tatar Mejlis. dent Ukraine only in the 1990s. In the aftermath of Russia’s tougher sanctions, as well as supplying Ukraine with mod- The UCCA hosted this small gathering of local community invasion and annexation of Crimea, Mr. Chubarov stated ern weapons to help it defend itself. leaders at its New York City office to discuss the current situa- that of the roughly 20,000 Crimean residents displaced, He said he is thankful for the Ukrainian American com- tion in Ukraine, in particular the status of the Crimean Tatar 10,000 Tatars were now internally displaced within main- munity’s advocacy of these same positions but under- population in occupied Crimea, as well as the rest of Ukraine. land Ukraine. scored his desire for the community to not forget his Mr. Chubarov was in town attending the 14th Session of Mr. Chubarov then proceeded to cite examples of every- homeland, urging that Crimea be included in discussions the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. day problems that Crimean Tatars face. A Crimean Tatar and statements about Ukraine. He also welcomed the Ayla Bakkalli, the U.S. representative of the Indigenous woman, who maintains her Ukrainian passport, had to reg- Ukrainian American community’s ability to gather and Crimean Tatar Mejlis, helped arrange this meeting. ister the birth of her child in the town where her child was send tons of humanitarian aid needed by internally dis- A leading figure in Crimea’s Tatar community, Mr. born. Unfortunately, now that Crimea is occupied by placed persons. Chubarov stated that life on the peninsula since Russia’s Russia, the mother received Russian birth documentation In conclusion, Mr. Chubarov expressed gratitude to illegal occupation has become increasingly more difficult for the child. When she decided to visit her family in main- Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada for joining the U.N. Declaration for the Crimean Tatars. The Russian Federation has land Ukraine, she was given permission to cross the border on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and for officially recog- cracked down on dissent since taking control, and Crimean from Crimea to Ukraine but her child, which now has nizing the Crimean Tatar people’s status as indigenous Tatars are continually being targeted by Moscow’s system Russian documents, was not. Mr. Chubarov stressed that people of Crimea.

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WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Russia’s “secret” war Putin’s lesson on geography: This week, there was major news as the long-awaited Nemtsov report on Russia’s involvement in the war in Ukraine – titled “Putin. War.” – was released in Moscow by ‘All the former USSR is Russia’ colleagues of the murdered Russian opposition leader. The report documents the by Paul Goble sals and sovereign retained in their former deaths of 220 Russian soldiers in the fighting in Ukraine’s east – a number that sure- state.” (For a discussion of Mr. Kazarin’s ly represents merely the tip of the iceberg. It was prepared by Boris Nemtsov’s allies, The 150-minute film “The President” argument and its implications, see windo- who pieced together information he left behind, even though Russian authorities about Vladimir Putin is mostly boring and woneurasia2.blogspot.com/2015/04/rus- had seized his computer hard drives and documents, and despite the fact that many predictable in that it insists that “without sia-looks-in-mirror-and-sees-ussr.html.) sources were not willing to speak with them after Mr. Nemtsov was killed – some say Vladimir Vladimirovich nothing in the In “The President,” Ms. Kirillova notes, precisely because of his work on this topic. country will work,” Kseniya Kirillova notes. Mr. Putin goes even further and declares The report notes that Russia has spent at least $1 billion on the war in Ukraine But she points out that there are three “les- that “Russia voluntarily gave up its own during its first 10 months, and it documents the use of Russian state funds to pay sons” contained in the film that must not territories” – an assertion so sweepingly at Russian citizens to fight in Ukraine. The report shows how “the Russian government be ignored. odds with reality that it is important to provided active political, economic, personnel and also direct military support to the separatists.” It notes the types of Russian military hardware used by the so-called First, she argues, despite all the anti- remember what actually happened 25 separatists in eastern Ukraine and says Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed by Americanism he has promoted, Mr. Putin years ago. these “separatists” with a Buk missile system. In addition, it details how the Russian clearly indicates in the film that the model “In fact,” Ms. Kirillova observes, “the government paid off families of Russian soldiers killed in the war to ensure their of the world order he would like to see is present-day Russian Federation exists in silence. Yet another interesting finding: Russian personnel were compelled to resign one in which Russia and the U.S. would the very same borders that the RSFSR had; from the Russian military before being deployed to Ukraine, thus making possible jointly decide all of the world’s “most that is, there were no territorial changes in the deniability of the presence of Russian forces. President Vladimir Putin and other important” geopolitical issues and divide Russia itself in connection with the col- Russian officials have consistently rejected accusations that Russian forces are in up the world into “spheres of influence” lapse of the USSR. The republics that Ukraine and have said that any Russians there are “volunteers” or, even more (nr2.com.ua/blogs/Ksenija_Kirillova/ acquired independence after 1991 were astoundingly, freelancing soldiers “on vacation.” Putin-fakticheski-nazval-Ukrainu- never part of the RSFSR.” Opposition activist Ilya Yashin said at the May 12 press conference at which the territoriey-Rossii-95566.html). From this it follows, she continues, 64-page report was released: “We want to tell people the truth about what is hap- While the Kremlin leader does not say “when Putin speaks about the territorial pening in Russia, about what is happening in eastern Ukraine. We want to catch so, this would be a return to what he now losses of Russia, he is directly declaring Putin in his lies. We want to tell people that the president of Russia – a man who con- sees as the way the world worked between that all the former union republics are trols nuclear weapons and leads an enormous country – is lying to the Russian peo- the Yalta and Potsdam conferences at the Russian territories! Nota bene: he desig- ple and to the entire world.” end of World War II and the time of nates them already not as a ‘zone of influ- But the Obama administration apparently does not care. (We searched for state- Mikhail Gorbachev’s perestroika – a sce- ence’ …but as [his country’s] ‘own territo- ments in reaction to the Nemtsov report and could find none.) nario in which other countries, especially ry,’ from which Russia ‘voluntarily with- Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry journeyed to Sochi, where he met on May small ones, would have little or no voice drew.’ ” 12 with President Putin and Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov. Reading tran- about their fates. That is simply an Orwellian retelling of scripts of statements in Sochi, one sees nothing praiseworthy about the U.S. position Second, in the film, Mr. Putin offered the what happened: In reality, “all the union on Ukraine – not even the cursory strong words about the “costs” to be borne by Russia for its annexation of Crimea or “incursion” into Ukraine’s east. Mr. Kerry clearest indication yet that not only does republics, including even Ukraine and repeatedly expressed his gratitude and appreciation to his interlocutors, noting, “I he consider the disintegration of the USSR Belarus, the closest to Russia, proclaimed was privileged to spend many hours with Foreign Minister Lavrov and with President the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the last their sovereignty in 1989-1990, that is, Putin discussing a number of global issues on which both of our countries are very century but views it in a way that is abso- before 1991, and this phenomenon even focused.” (Could this be the same secretary of state who had stated back on February lutely at variance with the facts – one that received a name, ‘the parade of sovereign- 24 that the Russians “have been persisting in their misrepresentations, lies, whatever points to more trouble ahead for all of the ties.’ ” you want to call them, about their activities there [in Ukraine] to my face, to the faces former Soviet republics and occupied There was nothing voluntary in of others, on many different occasions”?) Nuclear negotiations with Iran were clearly Baltic states. Moscow’s response. It tried to crush at the top of his agenda, and what’s worrisome to us is that the U.S. may be ready to According to Mr. Putin, “all of us had Lithuania first by an economic blockade sell Ukraine down the river in order to get a deal in Iran with Russia’s assistance. illusions: it seemed then that after the and then by the direct application of mili- In “Kerry’s pointless diplomacy in Russia,” an opinion piece published on cnn. destruction of the Soviet Union and after tary force. But it failed to stop “the move- com, Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute wrote: “Kerry continued the Russia voluntarily – I stress this – volun- ment for exit from the USSR” that was charade of the Minsk-1 and Minsk-2 negotiations, in which an aggressor (Russia) tarily and consciously” gave up its “own “born in all the union republics.” As a was treated as a peacemaker. In fact, speaking about his forthcoming visit with territory, productive capacity and so on, result, after the failure of the August 1991 President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine, Kerry re-affirmed the charade rules by stat- with the departure of the ideological com- putsch, “the disintegration of the union ing, very firmly, that he would demand that ‘everybody’ abide by Minsk-2. Kerry was ponent that separated the former Soviet was inevitable.” courageously holding both the aggressor and his victim to the same unbending stan- Union and the entire rest of the civilized The Belavezha accords of December 8, dard! (The word ‘aggression’ was never mentioned.)” The Wall Street Journal in its world, that now the fetters would fall and 1991, usually seen as the death certificate editorial headlined “Kerry is so very nice to Putin” wrote: “Mr. Kerry appears to have ‘freedom would greet us joyously at the of the USSR, simply put on paper what had given up even asking that Russia exit from eastern Ukraine, much less reverse last entrance.’ ” year’s illegal seizure and annexation of Crimea. Barely a year ago President Obama already taken place, a reminder that “even Such ideas have been circulating among invoked the ghosts of World Wars I and II to warn in Brussels that ‘casual indiffer- when these republics were in the USSR, ence’ to Russia’s takeover of Crimea ‘would ignore the lessons that are written in the the Moscow elite for some time, Ms. none of them called themselves ‘Russia’s cemeteries of this continent.’ … As for Mr. Putin, the lesson is that he can grab what Kirillova says, pointing to a recent essay by own territory.’” That is a Putinism that goes he wants, wait out the faux outrage and sanctions, and then consolidate his gains in Pavel Kazarin, who noted that “in the con- back to tsarist times. return for more promises of peace.” sciousness of many representatives of the Finally, Mr. Putin’s film underscored So, what we’ve witnessed this week is that, although Russia’s secret war is secret Russia elite, Moscow did not lose ‘the cold how isolated Russia is in the former Soviet no more, there are those who would prefer the “secret” not be revealed. war.’ More than that, in their opinion, the space, not how much the peoples and division of the union took place not so countries of that territory continue to look much as a result of the collapse of the to Moscow as Mr. Putin suggests they Soviet model …but rather as a result of the should. The only foreign leader who gets a Kremlin voluntarily agreeing to join the positive reference in the film is May Turning the pages back... club of Western players” (ru.tsn.ua/analiti- Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev. ka/boytes-svoih-zhelaniy-422136.html). One might have expected there to be Three years ago, on May 20-21, 2012, a NATO summit held in As a result, Mr. Kazarin says, “Moscow some reference to Alyaksandr Lukashenka, 20 Chicago examined the alliance’s absence in Europe’s East – conducts itself as if the Soviet Union had the leader of a country that is part of Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Belarus. not fallen apart, as if it had only been refor- Putin’s union state of Russia and Belarus. 2012 “This is the arena of protracted conflicts (Russia-Moldova, Russia- matted but with relations between the vas- But “obviously, the prospects of consider- Georgia on two fronts, Armenia-Azerbaijan), territorial occupa- ing his country Russia’s territory do not tions, ethnic cleansing, massive Russian military bases (prolonged Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on generate any pleasure” with the Belarusian in Ukraine and Armenia since 2010 for decades to come), and failing tests of NATO’s open- ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia leader, who has been distancing himself door and partnership policies,” wrote Vladimir Socor of the Eurasia Daily Monitor (EDM). who has served in various capacities in the from Moscow as a result of Ukraine. The NATO pattern of “benign neglect” toward these eastern countries, “which deepens U.S. State Department, the Central Mr. Putin’s “myth about the voluntary, from one summit cycle to the next, NATO’s policy from Lisbon to Chicago has confirmed Intelligence Agency and the International carried out ‘from above’ demise of the the pattern. NATO/U.S. disengagement and Russian sphere-of-influence rebuilding are Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice USSR, which completely ignores the will of concurrent processes, mutually reinforcing in this region.” of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio the peoples populating it,” Ms. Kirillova At the Chicago summit, NATO urged the continuation of conflict negotiation formats (5+2 in Moldova, the Geneva format in Georgia, the “Minsk Group” in the Armenia- Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for concludes, “shows that the Kremlin has not Azerbaijan conflict) despite their ineffectiveness. A communiqué urged “all parties to International Peace. Mr. Goble writes a blog drawn any conclusions from its collapse, engage constructively and with reinforced political will in peaceful conflict resolution,” called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- and lessons which are not learned, as is woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). The article well-known, have a tendency to be repeat- (Continued on page 6) above is reprinted with permission. ed.” No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 7

OPINION A tale of two memorials by Lubomyr Luciuk No informed person denies Jews were the most immediate and principal victims Both are monumental. Both are getting of the Nazis. They were certainly not, how- funds from the public purse and both will ever, the only ones. Poland, Belarus, Ukraine George Kistiakowsky be unveiled later this year in Ottawa. and Russia suffered millions of civilian One is sited on the very same spot where deaths during the second world war. The the other was supposed to be, a controver- vast majority of those victims of Nazi and the atom bomb sial location for being within sight of the oppression were Christians of various Supreme Court. Added on are complaints denominations. Furthermore, the list of vic- I’m looking forward to the second sea- That letter was the trigger for the cre- about its design and very purpose. Called tim groups as identified in the minister’s son of “Manhattan,” which is currently ation of the Manhattan Project, named the “Tribute to Liberty,” it’s really a memori- correspondence is far from comprehensive. under production and will air sometime after the location of the office of Maj. Gen. al to the many millions of victims of Correcting this matter would seem to be this summer on WGN. It’s a fictionalized Leslie Groves, U.S. Army Corps of Communism, worldwide. easy, involving an informed discussion account of the lives of scientists and their Engineers, who directed the overall project. Ottawa’s other monumental project has between all stakeholders and those respon- families, who were gathered at Los Alamos Ultimately, over 600,000 people were not attracted much attention, and no pro- sible for making choices about the educa- during World War II to work on producing employed in that effort, at numerous sites test. It’s the National Holocaust Memorial. tional and commemorative contents of the an atomic bomb. across the U.S. For the record, I support both projects National Holocaust Memorial’s exhibits. The story centers on a nuclear physicist, Einstein was a pacifist, and did not seek simply because my parents were victims of That hasn’t happened. Indeed who those Frank Winter, who struggles to develop an to be involved in the Manhattan project, the Nazi and Soviet regimes in occupied decision-makers are seems to be something innovative triggering device for the atomic nor was he asked. He opposed the subse- Ukraine. But I have trouble with a taxpayer- of a secret. bomb. He is a composite of two real scien- quent Cold War with the USSR, and later funded memorial shaped in the form of a Star Just over a decade ago, in Vancouver, tists, Seth Neddermeyer, and the man who regretted sending the letter to Roosevelt. of David, a uniquely Jewish symbol. Such a British Columbia, I met a Holocaust survi- was brought in to salvage the project, Einstein was high on FBI Director J. Edgar monument seems to exclude, by design, mil- vor and Ukrainian nationalist. Those whose Harvard professor George Kistiakowsky. Hoover’s list of people with questionable lions of non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. knee-jerk reaction is to dispute any possible There are only a handful of relatively loyalties. Concerns about whether Canada’s pairing of these two categories would bene- well-known Ukrainian nuclear scientists A short time later, a Soviet physicist, Holocaust memorial was going to be inclu- fit from reading his memoir, “Into who worked on the Soviet Union’s atomic Georgy Flyorov, who had many friends in sive were raised years ago and seemingly Auschwitz, for Ukraine.” The Nazis branded bomb project – most were ethnic Russians the West, noticed that Western physicists addressed in the affirmative by Tim Uppal, Stefan Petelycky with the number 154922, who studied and worked at the Leningrad were no longer publishing their works in MP, whose private member’s Bill C-442 indelibly marking him as their victim. He Technical Institute. They started working scientific journals. He deduced that such championed this project. On May 17, 2011, was targeted because he was a member of on an atomic bomb, once they learned of work had become classified and that the he offered this reassurance: “The intent of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, similar efforts in England, Germany and the West was working on an atomic bomb. the monument is to offer a tangible remind- committed to the struggle for Ukrainian U.S. during the second world war. er of the millions of lives that were lost dur- Flyorov wrote a letter directly to Joseph independence. Conducting basic research with a war ing a dark era of hatred and violence… This Stalin in 1942 and convinced him to initiate Speaking about the last days of the war, raging around you is extremely difficult, memorial is meant to be inclusive to all vic- a comparable program in the Urals. Mr. Petelycky told me how he lay on a pile of and neither the Nazis nor the USSR were tims and survivors of the Holocaust and is At Los Alamos, early work focused on tangled corpses stacked beside the crema- close to building a bomb by war’s end. The “gun-type” designs as the triggering device, not specific to any religion or background.” torium in the Ebensee concentration camp. Soviets succeeded in 1949, only after a very which fired one piece of uranium into anoth- More recently, on January 27, Minister of Fatefully, he was rescued on May 6, 1945, effective espionage program got them the er to create a nuclear chain reaction. Uranium Canadian Heritage Shelly Glover elaborated: Ukrainian Easter Sunday that year, a per- plans from the U.S. was hard to process, while plutonium was “…the monument is meant to be a place to sonal resurrection from the Golgotha, or Perhaps the most famous Ukrainian- easier to produce. As a result, the scientists mourn, remember and honor all victims of place of skulls, that had been his bed. Years born scientist in the U.S. involved in the the Holocaust… it was designed with inclu- later, he would remark on how, as he lay at Los Alamos began developing an implo- atom bomb project was a physical chemist sivity in mind. …[it] is formed from six trian- dying, he had paid no attention to who the sion design for a plutonium-based bomb, and explosives expert named George gular volumes signifying the triangles used other victims with him were, for be they as this material was relatively plentiful. Bohdan Kistiakowsky. He provided the cru- by the Nazis and their collaborators to label Hungarians or Jews, Poles or Russians, they This is where Kistiakowsky comes into the various victim groups of the Holocaust, had suffered as one. He remembered them cial discovery that made the Hiroshima the Manhattan Project story. He was born notably Jews, political and religious prison- that way, all victims together. atom bomb possible – the critical trigger on November 18, 1900, in Kyiv. He fought ers, homosexuals, Roma, Sinti and Jehovah’s Out in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Canadian mechanism – an implosion device that trig- in the anti-Communist White Army’s infan- Witnesses.” An interpretive exhibit located Museum for Human Rights remains conten- gered the fissile plutonium to start its reac- try and tank corps. Fleeing the Bolshevik within the monument, she added, will tious because it elevates the historical experi- tion in a controlled manner. Revolution, he emigrated to Berlin, where “include information on the various groups ence and suffering of one community above The TV show is a terrific fictionalized he earned a doctorate (1925), and then to of victims targeted by the Nazi regime.” all others. Why would that mistake be repeat- account about some of the world’s top sci- the U.S. where he taught at Princeton ed in our nation’s capital if we still have a entists – composites of 10 contemporane- (1926-1930). During that period, he mar- Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk teaches at the chance to make it right? Why not accept the ous and future Nobel laureates, working ried and had a daughter, Vera, who is now a Royal Military College of Canada. Among his counsel of a Holocaust survivor, who was secretly on developing the atomic bomb. professor emerita at MIT. He then went to recent publications are “Jews, Ukrainians also a victim of Communism, and ensure Naturally, being TV, it is also about the toll it Harvard in 1931 and stayed there until his and the Euromaidan” (Chair of Ukrainian that all of Hitler’s victims are hallowed? takes on their lives and families, and the death in December 1982. Studies, University of Toronto, 2014) and a That would set Canada’s National Holocaust austere conditions they worked under. His father, Bohdan Kistiakowsky, was a co-edited volume, “Famines in Modern Memorial apart from the many others found It was the largest concentration of bril- well-known Ukrainian sociologist and pro- European History” (Routledge, 2015). around the world, making it truly unique. liant scientists and engineers ever assem- fessor at Kyiv University, and member of bled in one place, constantly squabbling the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. His with each other to advance their ideas and uncle, Dr. Ihor Kistiakowsky, was internal theories, while under pressure to complete affairs minister in the government of FOR THE RECORD: U.S. Mission the bomb that would end the two wars Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky. being fought in Europe and the Pacific, and At Harvard, Kistiakowsky became one of to OSCE notes Savchenko’s birthday saving countless lives. the world’s leading explosives experts, and in For many at Los Alamos and the war- 1941 he became a member of the National Following is the text of a statement released access to Ukrainian consular officials and time White House, research was proceed- Academy of Sciences. It was that expertise by the U.S. Mission to the Organization for isolation from her family. ing much too slowly at Los Alamos. Frank that led him to join the war effort, along Security and Cooperation in Europe to mark In the Minsk Protocol, signed on Winter kept a daily tally of America’s casu- the birthday of Nadiya Savchenko. September 5, 2014, by Russia’s ambassa- with many of his academic compatriots. alties. That was the constant pressure felt Most scientists worked for the National dor to Ukraine, Russia agreed to the “imme- by all the scientists, who also feared that Today, May 11, marks the 34th birthday diate release of all hostages and illegally Defense Research Committee (NDRC), and Europe and America would lose the war. of Ukrainian hostage Nadiya Savchenko, detained persons.” Kistiakowsky became technical director After the discovery of nuclear fission in who has been illegally detained for the past In the Package of Measures agreed in (1942-1944) of the Explosives Research 11 months. Minsk on February 12, 2015, Russia again the late 1930s, scientists were excited by Laboratory, where he oversaw the develop- Ms. Savchenko was seized by Russia- agreed to “provide release and exchange of the prospects that such reactions could ment of new forms of explosives, more backed separatists in Ukraine in June 2014, all hostages and illegally held persons.” generate large amounts of energy. Soon powerful than TNT, including what are now and was illegally moved across the border Despite these agreements, Russia con- after, they began to fear the consequences, commonly called plastic explosives. and transferred to Russian custody. tinues to hold Nadiya Savchenko, an elected as war loomed on the horizon. On August 2, He was involved in research on the theo- The continued detention of Ms. Savchenko member of Ukraine’s Parliament, hostage. 1939, Albert Einstein and physicist Leo ry of explosions and the development of defies the provisions of the Minsk agree- We once again reiterate our call on Russia Szilard wrote a letter to President Franklin shaped charges, which focus the energy of ments. and the separatists it backs to uphold their D. Roosevelt, advising him to provide fund- an explosion to magnify the power. It was While imprisoned, Ms. Savchenko has Minsk commitments and release without ing for research on using nuclear fission as that research which attracted the attention been forced to suffer “psychiatric evalua- any further delay all detained Ukrainian hos- a weapon since Nazi Germany might also tion,” solitary confinement, restricted tages, including Ms. Savchenko. be conducting similar research. (Continued on page 13) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20 No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 9 U.S.-Ukraine Foundation sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine by John A. Kun Led by Dr. Alexander Kirichenko, a radi- ation oncologist at Allegheny General W aSHINGTON – The U.S.-Ukraine Hospital in Pittsburgh who came to the U.S. Foundation’s Humanitarian Aid Program in 1997 from Ukraine, the coordinated marked a major accomplishment on April endeavor of donations came from the 29, when a 40 foot tractor-trailer with a Allegheny Health Network, Butler Health load of medical supplies weighing 20 tons System, Trinity Health System in and valued at between $300,000 - Steubenville, Ohio, and St. Mary’s Ukrainian $400,000, left for Ukraine from the Fairfax Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks, Pa. County regional office of the Brother’s In the Washington area, the project was Brother Foundation. organized over the past several months by The humanitarian assistance effort for the foundation’s Humanitarian Aid Ukraine, sponsored by the U.S.-Ukraine Coordinator, Tetyana Neeley, who brought Foundation (USUF), a non-profit based in together the key components of medical Washington, is a collaborative one that donations, international shipping, delivery includes a number of organizations and logistics and final distribution in Ukraine many individuals. through the organization Kozhen Mozhe, to A portion of this joint work occurred in hospitals primarily in central and eastern Pittsburgh, where members of the Ukrainian Ukraine where the need is greatest.” American community partnered with the John A, Kun, USUF’s chief operating offi- Vadym Guliuk Photography Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) in cer, noted, “Tetyana performed wonderfully With humanitarian aid cargo ready for shipment to Ukraine (from left) are: Yaroslav donating part of the total aid sent to Ukraine. in a complex environment. She worked Brisiuck, chargé d’affaires, Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S., Tetyana Neeley, humani- tarian aid coordinator, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, and John A. Kun, vice president/ chief operating officer, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. with our good friends in Pittsburgh, with injured, over 6,000 have been killed. The BBF both in Pittsburgh and in Fairfax people of Ukraine need our help. We are County, with our shipping firm, Meest, and grateful for the cooperation of the with our many volunteers and cooperating Embassy of Ukraine, the financial generosi- organizations, such as United Help Ukraine. ty of our donors, including those gifting The shipment of medical items will go to through the Goals for Ukraine initiative, the civilian hospitals and medical centers treat- medical product-deliverables provided by ing many of the injured from the war-rav- the Brother’s Brother Foundation and oth- aged eastern regions of Donetsk and ers, and the on-the-ground efforts of many Luhansk. The facilities are located in: volunteers who make this effort of human- Artemivsk, Kharkiv and Severodonetsk in itarian assistance possible. We look for- eastern Ukraine, Letychiv in western ward to the assistance of many others as so Ukraine, Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, much more help for Ukraine is desperately and Kyiv. needed.” USUF President Nadia Komarnyckyj To participate in this humanitarian McConnell stated, “There is a humanitarian effort, readers may contact the U.S.-Ukraine crisis in Ukraine that is a result of Russia’s Foundation, 1660 L Street NW – Suite war of aggression. It is estimated that over 1000, Washington, DC 20036; e-mail, a million people have been displaced in [email protected]; website, www. Ukraine Embassy staff with U.S.-Ukraine Foundation staff and volunteers. Ukraine. Over 15,000 people have been usukraine.org. Knights of Columbus funds humanitarian relief in Ukraine CLEVELAND – As the violent conflict in Columbus monthly newspaper that serves “Too often, the conflict in Ukraine is dis- needy, especially orphans and children sep- Ukraine continues to create an enormous the Greater Cleveland area (whose editor is cussed purely in military or geopolitical arated from their parents. humanitarian disaster, the Knights of William Murmann, husband of Romana terms, while the most vulnerable and mar- The programs attempt to carry out in a Columbus provided $400,000 to relief pro- Murmann, a member of Ukrainian National ginalized – the young and old, the poor, the practical way the spiritual message of Pope grams sponsored by the Catholic Church in Women’s League of America Branch 12). sick and the increasing number of refugee Francis. Speaking about the care of migrant Ukraine. During their visit with Pope Francis on families – are almost invisible to the out- and itinerant people, he said: “Let us not Gifts by the Knights of $200,000 each to February 20, the pontiff assured the Latin side world,” said Supreme Knight Carl forget the flesh of Christ, which is in the the Greek-Catholic and Latin rite Catholic rite and Greek-Catholic bishops of Ukraine Anderson of the Knights of Columbus. “Our flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of communities of Ukraine are being used for that “the Holy See is at your side,” and support is meant to further enable the bish- Christ.” humanitarian relief, including projects that urged them “to be attentive and consider- ops of Ukraine as they help their people The Knights of Columbus began working feed and aid homeless children and refu- ate to the poor.” The Knights of Columbus and further implement the holy father’s call in Ukraine at the invitation of the Church gees living on the streets of the capital city gifts have been sent to Ukrainian Greek- to aid those most in need.” leadership in 2005. A formal presence was of Kyiv. Catholic Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Working in the midst of uncertainty, established in 2013, and the organization News of the donations was reported in Shevchuk and Roman Catholic Archbishop many of the Catholic efforts are designed to has so far established seven councils with the April edition of the Knights of Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki. help provide a social safety net for the 300 members in the country.

tant opportunity to help show that we sup- ing day, Saturday May 9, at the “Shortcut to Asia, the Middle East and the Americas. 70th anniversary... port Ukraine’s determination to honor its Europe: European Union Embassies’ Open On Sunday, May 10, there was also a past and set a clear course for its future,” he House,” when the Embassy of Lithuania unique focus on Ukrainian-European ties in (Continued from page 4) noted. invited Ukraine to take part with a the field of music at two prominent unfolding in our country, Ukraine – in the “We see this as a decisive historic turn- Ukrainian exhibit at its open house. Washington concert venues. middle of Europe right now – to the events ing point toward justice,” he said, adding, The Ukrainian exhibit, presenting Ukrainian violinist Peter Sirotin brought that preceded World War II in the late “As Americans we stand with Ukraine in aspects of Ukrainian arts and music, was the Mendelssohn Piano Trio he co-founded 1930s,” when Hitler moved into supporting [its] aspirations for a better, prepared by United Help Ukraine, a charita- in 1997 to the Smithsonian American Art Sudetenland “to protect ethnic Germans.” freer future, a more prosperous future.” ble organization dedicated to providing Museum’s Steinway Series concert high- Pointing to Russia’s current aggression Among the many people present at the funds, food and medical supplies to those lighting two of Ludwig van Beethoven’s in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Ukrainian Embassy reception was a young affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine. piano trios. Joining him on stage was his Crimea, he added: “The world community Ukrainian soldier injured in the recent And among the thousands of visitors that wife, pianist Ya-Ting Chang, and cellist should unite to put further pressure on fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ihor came through the Lithuanian Embassy Fiona Thompson. Russia to stop its aggression so that history Horoliychuk suffered severe back, neck and open house that day was Ukraine’s chargé Later that afternoon, at the National does not repeat itself.” head injuries and is now being treated at d’affaires, Mr. Brisiuck. Gallery of Art’s West Garden Court, Mykola Also speaking at the Embassy reception the Walter Reed National Military Medical Not yet being a member of the European Suk, a Ukrainian pianist who has per- was Deputy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Center in Washington. Union, the Embassy of Ukraine had its own formed at various venues in the capital area for European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Even though Ukraine is not yet a mem- open house a week earlier, as part of the a number of times over the years, joined Rubin, who seemed to agree with that ber of the European Union, its place and “Around the World Embassy Tour,” show- with pianist Pavel Gintov in a program fea- assessment. “For us, this is a very impor- role in Europe were honored on the follow- casing some 50 embassies from Africa, turing music by Bach and Mozart. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20 No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 11 BOOK REVIEW: Kuropas book is our story “Lesia and I: A Progress Report and a Ukrainian- European nations and the U.S. glibly approved.) American Love Story,” by Myron B, Kuropas. Bloomington, Stephen Kuropas, Myron’s father, was one of those bitter Ind.: Xlibris, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4990-6849-8, softcover, 347 fighters for independence of western Ukraine, who emi- pp., $19.99. (Also available in hardcover and as an e-book.) grated to America to lick his wounds and start new Ukrainian patriotic organizations in order to be ready by R. L. Chomiak when the time came. Myron Kuropas, as a child, lived in a Myron Kuropas’s new book is about you, and it’s about house with a large portrait of Col. Yevhen Konovalets, the me, and – as the title promises – it also is “Lesia and I, A founder of modern Ukrainian resistance. Col. Sushko took Progress Report and a Ukrainian-American Love Story.” him for walks. And “Tato” – as the author constantly refers You could call it a memoir, or an autobiography, that forms to his father – also knew leaders of other Ukrainian a matrix on which Ukrainian American modern history is American organizations, including a leader of the Hetman embroidered. It reminds us of many things already forgotten, movement (Ukrainian monarchists) in America and took some never known but very much a part of our Ukrainian young Myron to visit them. American narrative from the 1920s to the mid-2000s. That was young Myron’s education in the city of Chicago Let me cite an example: My adult daughter flipped and on farms nearby owned by his parents and some of through the book and asked me, “What is ODWU?” With their friends. my 60 years’ experience writing for Ukrainian media, I told Tato Kuropas received his higher education in her. But then I thought, ODWU hasn’t been in the news late- Czechoslovakia, but with Poland ruling over what once was ly; do our people still remember it? So I asked a colleague Tato’s self-determined and fought-for independent country, closer to my age, what ODWU stood for. He knew the orga- the Western Ukrainian National Republic, it had no need of nization’s background, but he couldn’t right away decipher his services, unless he declared himself a Pole, or he could the acronym. Can you? Yet ODWU is a major element of our emigrate overseas. (Now you see why I say I was born on Ukrainian American history. Dr. Kuropas’s “love story” is a the East European “West Bank”? Poland, today’s best friend handy book to have for reference. of Ukraine, in those post-World War I days persecuted my For instance, when one of my grandchildren (all of parents and my aunt in their own land.) whom are pupils at Ukrainian Saturday schools), asks me, In America, Tato Kuropas got to own a gasoline service “Didu, what are these Melnykivtsi and Banderivtsi?” I’ll tell station (incidentally, with the help of Czechoslovak diplo- him or her, “Read page 18 in Kuropas’s book. It’s all there in mats), and it was interesting for me to find out exactly how less than a page of text.” the U.S. government limited gasoline sales during the sec- brutally honest when it comes to failures in his life: the Essentially, Dr. Kuropas is a teacher with wide theoreti- ond world war. I didn’t have a car during World War II, but schools he didn’t get into and the jobs he sought unsuc- cal and practical experience, and he knows how to serve I well remember long lines during the Nixon administra- cessfully, and he does it with humor in a very readable text. knowledge in a palatable way. tion when oil-producing countries (except Nigeria) cut Read how he applied for unemployment insurance after By way of full disclosure, I have known Myron Kuropas back on oil exports to the U.S. In his book Dr. Kuropas his White House job ended when Jimmy Carter came to for nearly 60 years, and I was present at his wedding to describes the special windshield stickers on cars indicating Washington. You will read it three times and laugh. Lesia Waskiw, way back then. Actually the book, according how much and when the owners could buy fuel. As a son of Dr. Kuropas’s jobs exposed him to interesting informa- to the author, was written to mark the couple’s 50th wed- a service station owner during the war, he knew the rules. tion. For instance – where would you learn what Patriarch ding anniversary. But since becoming an American citizen Myron Kuropas had somewhat unusual experience for a Josyf Slipyj thought of the Oval Office in the White House, if in 1967, I am pretty sure that I have never voted for the young person of his generation in America. His parents it were not for Myron Kuropas who worked for President same candidates as Dr. Kuropas in U.S. elections. And he sent him to Europe, for a semester at a university. Not Gerald Ford? Dr. Kuropas brought Cardinal Slipyj for a visit has never lobbied me. many Ukrainian diasporans studied abroad in the late with the president. Having spent 18 years in the Soviet The book is written on the matrix of his and Lesia’s life. 1950s. And the little older young Ukrainian Americans had gulag, the cardinal, then archbishop of Lviv, was once And that matrix was quite out of the ordinary. just returned from Europe after liberating displaced per- brought to the office of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin’s For instance, when Myron was a child, among the guests sons like me from the Third Reich; they wouldn’t have secret police and of all the Soviet political prisons. Beria’s visiting his parents in Chicago was Col. Roman Sushko, an wanted to go back. (Thank you, American veterans.) office, in comparison with the Oval Office, was grand, the icon in the Ukrainian nationalist circles. It’s as if Yasir Dr. Kuropas shares interesting stories about such cardinal told Dr. Kuropas. (Here I would have to agree with Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organization was visit- Ukrainian National Association (UNA) personalities as the the patriarch. I have been to at least two dozen presiden- ing a Palestinian family in America. Col. Sushko took little late Joseph Lesawyer, UNA president, who had been a U.S. cies in African countries, and each one was grander than Myron on a morning walk in Chicago. (A note on the PLO: I Army captain defeating Germany during the war. Dr. the Oval Office in Washington.) It’s not the furniture or the have been using this analogy with my non-Ukrainian Kuropas knew him well; I knew him well. Do you remem- square footage that makes an office important. But the car- friends in Canada and in the United States for years, saying ber Joe Lesawyer? According to Dr. Kuropas it was Joe dinal was not impressed and he told this to Dr. Kuropas. I was born on the “West Bank” of Eastern Europe – in Lviv Lesawyer, then a UNA vice-president, who bought And now we know, too. in the 1930s, on territory we lost to Poland that Western Soyuzivka in the Catskill region of New York state and later, as UNA president, built a skyscraper in Jersey City, N.J., for Dr. Kuropas, his Tato and his sons were active in the the UNA headquarters. Ukrainian National Association and much of the memoir R. L. Chomiak, a longtime journalist, is a former editor of Although this is an autobiography or a memoir, where The Ukrainian Weekly (1960-1961). the author could embellish the narrative, Dr. Kuropas is (Continued on page 12)

events. Mr. Bush knew Mr. Gorbachev, had been happy Plokhy wins... working with him and had achieved some successes: they negotiated a nuclear disarmament treaty and co-spon- (Continued from page 1) sored new Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The main negoti- Kyiv in August 1991 in what became known as the ating weapon was the Ukrainian referendum held on “Chicken Kiev speech” about the relationship of the repub- December 1, 1991, in which approval of the country’s inde- lics to the union: “Freedom is not the same as indepen- pendence surpassed 90 percent. Mr. Kravchuk, who was dence. Americans will not support those who seek inde- elected president in the voting that same day, buried the pendence in order to replace a far-off tyranny with a local idea of a refurbished union when he accepted that without despotism. They will not aid those who promote a suicidal Ukraine there would be no Soviet Union. nationalism based upon ethnic hatred.” This speech pro- On December 7, 1991, at a meeting of Russia, Belarus voked a hostile reaction, both in Ukraine and in the U.S. and and Ukraine the Soviet Union was dissolved and the underlined the indecisiveness of President Bush’s foreign Commonwealth of Independent States was formed. It policy. should be noted that the United States did not recognize There were several concurrent stories. One of them was Ukraine’s independence until December 25, the day that the interplay between Mr. Gorbachev’s view of the Soviet Mr. Gorbachev formally resigned. The next day, a new nar- Union and Mr. Yeltsin’s of what the Russian state should be. rative of the dissolution of the Soviet Union was put for- Mr. Gorbachev was intent on drafting a new union treaty, ward by President Bush: the break-up of the Soviet Union while Mr. Yeltsin was for dismantling union responsibilities. had been the end goal of the United States all along. Mr. Gorbachev did not understand that his opponents did not Dr. Plokhy draws another conclusion from this accep- want to merely restructure the USSR, but to build a new life. tance of the triumphalist version – that it led to the subse- The coup on August 19, 1991, disrupted developments. quent invasion of Iraq. If the U.S. could dispose of the Soviet Aims and events remained murky for a while, and it Union so efficiently, then taking over Iraq should not be a seemed no one was in charge in the USSR. The U.S. inched problem, i.e. the misreading of the message of the demise toward condemnation of the coup, but then realized the of the Soviet Union led to the invasion of Iraq. rebels were not in control and there was dissension among The Lionel Gelber Prize, which has a stipend of $15,000, the conspirators. The overthrow was foiled and, in the end, is presented by the Lionel Gelber Foundation in partner- Mr. Yeltsin’s version of the future won out. Russian control ship with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the was established as Russia decided not to put the empire University of Toronto and Foreign Policy magazine. It was first. Mr. Yeltsin made sure that more sovereign rights were awarded to Dr. Plokhy on April 21 in Toronto. Dr. Plokhy acquired by Russia. had been a finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize in 2011 for Personal relations were an important factor in these The cover of Serhii Plokhy’s award-winning book. his book “Yalta: The Price of Peace.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20

used for the construction of new aggressive They are the real winners, winners over vio- backed and supported by Russia, and the NEWSBRIEFS ideologies. “Victory over evil that involved lence and hatred, sin and death. Let their Ukrainians are acting defensively. The the whole international community, is used example teach us today to love God and Ukrainians have made a very significant (Continued from page 2) to construct a neo-Soviet myth, which gener- neighbor and lead us to victory.” (Religious effort to implement their responsibilities ever, Ukraine officially celebrated the end of ates a new war, and the Ukrainian nation Information Service of Ukraine) under the Minsk accords; unfortunately, the becomes its new victim,” he said. The UGCC same cannot be said for the separatists or World War II in Europe on May 8, and not U.S. points to ceasefire violations May 9, the date formally recognized by patriarch also commented on the current for Russia.” He added, “So unless and until Russia. But low-key celebrations were held situation in Ukraine: “In the face of modern WASHINGTON – Speaking on May 8 in a those agreements are actually implement- in the Ukrainian capital on May 9, with mili- threats we are united in the love of country, press briefing via telephone with European ed, the sanctions that have had a profound tary bands staging a March of Peace. Mr. feel pride in it, our citizens and our soldiers. journalists, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State effect on Russia will remain. And if further Poroshenko used the occasion to lash out at Many Ukrainians from different parts of the Antony J. Blinken pointed to violations of aggressive action is taken, including in a Russia, which Ukraine accuses of backing country are experiencing a genuine patriotic the Minsk agreement “by the separatists place like Mariupol, it would be my antici- pro-Russian rebels in the east. “It is the enthusiasm, spreading their feelings to and by the Russians who back them.” In pation that the sanctions would be utmost cynicism to depict our country as a other people.” He added, “The duty of the response to a question from Jedrzej increased.” (U.S. Department of State) supposedly fascist state. It is done with the Christians of our time… is to heal our social Bielecki of Poland’s Rzeczpospolita, who Poroshenko: 7,000 civilians killed aim of justifying to the Russian people its consciousness, to fill the concept of patrio- noted the potential for a new offensive in own criminal action – Russia’s aggression tism with truly Christian content. Christian eastern Ukraine, particularly on Mariupol, KYIV – Ukrainian President Petro against Ukraine,” Mr. Poroshenko said. patriotism does not exclude anyone, but has Mr. Blinken said: “Unfortunately, what Poroshenko says that nearly 7,000 civilians Meanwhile, in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, as its goal the common good that is so insep- we’ve seen to date is that while the overall have been killed in the yearlong war in tanks and rocket systems were on display as arable from responsibility. It is a virtue that level of violence has decreased, which is eastern Ukraine between government forc- celebrations took place there. Some 1,500 can and should be developed.” Patriarch positive, unfortunately and tragically, signif- es and Russian-backed separatists. In an separatist fighters marched through the city Sviatoslav explained that “Two keys to icant violence remains in specific places, address to the Verkhovna Rada on May 8 he clutching red Soviet flags and several por- Christian understanding of patriotism are and that violence is being perpetrated said that more than 1,000 people remained traits of Stalin. (RFE/RL, based on reporting love and responsibility. Without love, patrio- almost exclusively by the separatists and by unaccounted for. The figures mark a signifi- by Agence France-Presse and Interfax) tism is powerless, without responsibility it is the Russians who back them and indeed cant increase from the most recent U.N. false and empty.” By prayerfully remember- provide command and control. If you look tally of around 6,100 people killed. Mr. UGCC patriarch on World War II ing the millions of innocent victims of Nazi at a map of Ukraine, and in particular the Poroshenko said some 1,657 Ukrainian KYIV – The head of the Ukrainian Greek- and Stalinist crimes against humanity, said Donbas, and you look at the line that sepa- troops had also been killed in combat, Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav, in his the patriarch, “we are inspired by the exam- rated the separatists from the Ukrainians which he described as aggression from May 7 address to the faithful and all people ple of true patriots – heroes of the liberation that was in September, when the Minsk Russia. Moscow denies supplying separat- of goodwill on the occasion of the 70th anni- struggle of our people of the past century. agreements were initially reached, you will ist rebels with equipment or manpower, versary of the end of World War II in Europe Let us follow those who managed by the see that every single point of conflict today but it has been open in its diplomatic sup- said that the ideologies that had caused the grace of the Holy Spirit and the power of is to the west of that line. In other words, port for the separatists. Poroshenko said war did not become a matter of the past, love for their homeland and their people to every point of conflict is a result of the sep- while memory of the dead and injured is resist the Nazi and Communist ideologies. aratists trying to extend their territory, (Continued on page 13)

tries to Russia, noting that these types of Turning... sales can generate security risks to NATO allies and partners. France’s Mistral-class (Continued from page 6) warships and Italy’s test samples of TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 adding, “the persistence of protracted con- Centauro tanks and Iveco armored vehicles or e-mail [email protected] flicts in the South Caucasus and Moldova to Russia were two examples that were continues to be a matter of great concern for highlighted during the summit. SERVICES PROFESSIONALS the Alliance. Overcommitted to failed expe- EDM’s Mr. Socor noted that NATO’s rele- ditionary operations in distant theaters, vance to the security of its eastern neigh- NATO has no security solution to offer in its borhood (from Ukraine to the South СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ eastern neighborhood; and – as the Chicago Caucasus), which sits astride the alliance’s Ліцензований Продавець summit confirmed – NATO lacks the collec- vital energy supply routes to Europe and Страхування Життя tive inclination to provide one.” logistical corridors to Asia, continues to be STEPHAN J. WELHASCH In 2012, Georgia was the only East an area where NATO must prove itself. Licensed Life Insurance Agent European country that had increased its This year, the NATO-Ukraine Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. NATO membership ambitions. Ukraine’s Commission (NUC), formed in Madrid on 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 president at the time, Viktor Yanukovych, July 9, 1997, to coordinate activities and Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 said during the Chicago summit that he cooperation between Ukraine and NATO e-mail: [email protected] sought business opportunities stemming allies, met in Antalya, Turkey, to review the from NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, security situation in Ukraine, the imple- including heavy-duty air transport. mentation of the Minsk ceasefire agree- Azerbaijan sought an upgraded individual ments and the situation in the Autonomous partnership with NATO during the summit, Republic of Crimea of Ukraine. A press and confirmation of its territorial integrity, release from the May 13 meeting, stated, “… independence and sovereignty in the sum- we reiterate that an independent, sover- mit’s communiqué, along with Georgia and eign and stable Ukraine, firmly committed Moldova. Armenia, which illegally occupies to democracy and the rule of law, is key to areas of Azerbaijan with Russia’s support, Euro-Atlantic security.” declined to attend the summit in a nod to Moscow. Source: “Chicago summit: NATO remains During the summit, Lithuania and AWOL from Europe’s East,” by Vladimir Romania expressed concern over arms Socor (Eurasia Daily Monitor), The HELP WANTED sales by certain Western European coun- Ukrainian Weekly, June 3, 2012.

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otage.” On May 12, also in Odesa, local law NEWSBRIEFS enforcement officials said they had found and defused an explosive device planted (Continued from page 12) very near a natural-gas pipeline leading to a Evidence mounts that Russia supplied machine-building factory. A city of 1 million Russian involvement in the war had forced people, Odesa lies less than 450 kilometers Ukraine to seek further alignment with the Buk missiles to separatists in Ukraine from Kyiv and hundreds of kilometers from West. Poroshenko has called for UN peace- the battle lines between central government photo shows Mr. Zubov on a train return- keepers to be deployed in eastern Ukraine, by Robert Coalson forces and pro-Russian fighters who ing to his unit in Russia, where he was an idea rejected by Moscow. (RFE/RL, with RFE/RL declared “people’s republics” in eastern demobilized a few days later. reporting by the Associated Press) Ukraine. Last month, the Ukrainian Security More and more evidence is emerging Eliot Higgins is the founder of the citi- Blast hits rail line near Odesa Service (SBU) announced that it had that seems to document a large Russian zen’s journalism website Bellingcat, detained more than 40 suspected members military convoy that traveled to eastern which occasionally cooperates with ODESA – An overnight explosion near the of a terrorist group in Odesa who allegedly Ukraine in June 2014 and brought Buk investigators from InformNapalm. He Black Sea port city of Odesa has damaged a were planning a series of attacks in the city antiaircraft systems to Russia-backed said the information released by rail line and delayed trains for hours but during celebrations marking the Orthodox separatists fighting against Kyiv. InformNapalm jibes well with reportedly did not cause any injuries. The Easter on April 12. Also in April, the SBU On May 13, a group of pro-Ukrainian Bellingcat’s own probes into the convoy Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry said on detained three people suspected of involve- citizen activists published a report pur- that allegedly brought the Buk systems May 13 that the blast, which occurred ment in a series of bombings in Odesa, some portedly identifying a Russian soldier to eastern Ukraine, including the one he around midnight, left a meter-deep crater of them targeting organizations with ties to who was a driver in that convoy and believes was used to shoot down MH17. under the tracks. Officials say train trans- soldiers fighting against Russian-backed showing photographs of Buk systems “We’ve been looking at this same con- port was resumed by morning rush hour. rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than apparently being escorted across Russia voy, and there’s quite a lot of interesting An investigation has been launched into 6,100 people have been killed since April to Ukraine. information,” Mr. Higgins told RFE/RL. what authorities described as an act of “sab- 2014. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) A few weeks later – on July 17, 2014 – “InformNapalm has found one piece, one Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot profile. We’ve found much, much more down over Ukraine’s Donetsk region. All additional material. We’ve got the names online to fund a planned first mass print 298 people on board were killed. of the people who were in the convoy. Nemtsov’s... run later this month, though past experi- Although the investigation into the We’ve got a good idea of which vehicles ence suggests circulating Mr. Nemtsov’s MH17 downing is ongoing, many believe they were driving. In fact, the guy who (Continued from page 3) report may be difficult. the aircraft was shot down by the sepa- they feature in the article was actually us secretly.” Their efforts were ultimately In 2010, police seized a car containing ratists using a Russian-provided Buk sys- almost certainly driving just one vehicle futile, he says. 100,000 copies of Mr. Nemtsov’s joint report tem. The separatists and Russia have in front of the actual missile launcher “This wall of fear that we came up on the boom in corruption during Mr. blamed Kyiv for the downing of MH17, that [we believe] shot down MH17.” against was probably the biggest problem,” Putin’s first 10 years in power. The report’s and Moscow denies providing Buks – or “There was a big, massive movement he said. website was also hit by cyberattacks. Mr. Nemtsov’s assassination on February any other weapons – to the separatists. of equipment between June 23 and June “Striking where it hurts” 27 provoked an outpouring of grief, particu- However, the activist group 25, including the missile launcher that The report is set to be presented to jour- larly in Moscow where mounds of flowers InformNapalm has found photographs [we believe] shot down MH17, and a few nalists and activists on May 12 at the and photographs still adorn the spot where on the VKontakte page of a Russian sol- weeks later we see it in Ukraine on July Moscow headquarters of the political party he was killed. dier named Dmitry Zubov that seem to 17,” Mr. Higgins said. Mr. Nemtsov co-founded, RPR-PARNAS. Overall, however, polls show that the detail the convoy’s June 2014 journey. Bellingcat has been sharing its find- Much of the material appears to rely on open overwhelming majority of Russians sup- According to Mr. Zubov’s posts on ings with investigators in the sources, as did the eight previous reports port President Putin’s policies in Ukraine. VKontakte – his account on the Russian Netherlands who are looking into the that Mr. Nemtsov published on issues such Nonetheless, Mr. Yashin was adamant social-media site has subsequently been downing of MH17 and plans to issue its as corruption and the Sochi Winter that the report will make a splash. “Judging closed down, but InformNapalm saved own report on the convoy on May 28. Olympics in his crusade against Mr. Putin. by how we are being hindered in even cached copies – he was serving with the The InformNapalm information came Opposition activists and well-known printing a small run, there is going to be a 147th Automotive Logistic Support one day after the release of a report Russia journalists were brought in to contrib- fair amount of resonance,” he said. “We Battalion, Unit 83466, based just outside based on research by slain Russian ute to the report. They included Ilya realize that we are striking where it hurts.” of Moscow. At the time, he was serving his opposition politician Boris Nemtsov doc- Barabanov of the newspaper Kommersant, The goal of the report, he says, is to “dis- last few days before being demobilized. umenting Russia’s alleged involvement who has produced resonant articles from prove lies.” One of the photographs shows a Buk in the conflict in Ukraine. Chapter 8 of war-torn eastern Ukraine, as well as Lev “They say there aren’t Russian troops [in system with the identifying number 232. that report argues that MH17 was shot Shlosberg, a member of the liberal opposition Ukraine],” Mr. Yashin said. “We say there are. The same Buk bearing that number was down by separatists using a Buk anti-air- Yabloko party in the western city of Pskov. For Putin, it’s very painful to be caught lying.” photographed in the Russian town of craft system. Mr. Shlosberg was badly beaten by Stary Oskol, not far from the Ukrainian unidentified men after he exposed secret Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted border. In an Instagram post from June Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted funerals of two soldiers killed fighting in with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ 2014, a user identified as “rokersson” with the permission of Radio Free Ukraine. Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, said the Buk was part of a convoy of 80 Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Mr. Yashin said that he and his colleagues Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see to 100 vehicles moving toward Ukraine. Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036; www. have invested in a preliminary print run of http://www.rferl.org/content/nemtsov- Other photos show the convoy as it rferl.org (see http://www.rferl.org/con- 3,000 copies of the report, which will also report-on-putin-ukraine-war-to-be- crosses Russia and the soldiers who tent/russia-buk-missiles-ukraine-mh17- be posted online. He intends to raise money released/27007353.html). were traveling with it. An additional vkontakte-evidence/27014165.html).

Oppenheimer that the implosion device During that tenure, Kistiakowsky was In the July 22, 1959, issue of The George Kistiakowsky... would work. There was shock and awe, and involved in some of the basic nuclear disar- Ukrainian Weekly, there was a story, “Dr. celebrations that day, but also great relief mament issues of that era – policies which G.B. Kistiakowsky Confirms His Ukrainian (Continued from page 7) that the bomb had worked as designed. still stand today. He understood that Background,” in which he discussed his of Robert Oppenheimer, the technical direc- Twenty-one days later, on August 6, inspections could not adequately control Ukrainian heritage and his membership in tor of the Manhattan Project who brought 1945, three B-29 bombers flew towards nuclear proliferation, especially on subma- many Ukrainian societies, including the him in as a consultant in October 1943. Japan. A great 30,000-foot cloud of smoke rines, and advocated for a disarmament Shevchenko Scientific Society. That same There, he met up with Neddermeyer swirled above Hiroshima, and could be approach. In January 1960, as part of arms week, President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Frank Winter in the TV series), who was seen from the Enola Gay, 400 miles away on control planning and negotiation, he sug- signed Public Law 86-90, proclaiming convinced that an implosion-type device its return to its base in the Marianas. gested the “threshold concept.” Under this Captive Nations Week. was needed to trigger the plutonium-based There were no parties at Los Alamos proposal, all nuclear tests above the level of In a 1982 interview, nearly a year before bomb, but did not have the technical exper- that day, as the magnitude of the destruc- seismic detection technology would be for- Kistiakowsky died, noted historian Richard tise to perfect such a device. tion overcame the scientists who had creat- bidden. Rhodes asked Kistiakowsky, “You are In January 1944 Kistiakowsky was ed the bomb. It was that guilt which led After such an agreement, the U.S. and Russian, right?” Kistiakowsky responded “I placed in charge of X Division at Los many of them to speak out against nuclear USSR would work jointly to improve detec- am a Ukrainian, which is like saying to a Alamos, and Neddermeyer worked as part power and become anti-war activists later tion technology, revising the permissible test Scotsman, ‘Are you an Englishman?’ ” of Kistiakowsky’s team. In an interview in in life. Kistiakowsky later became a leader yield downward as techniques improved. In many ways, Kistiakowsky’s accomplish- 1982, Kistiakowsky credited Neddermeyer among those activists. Unfortunately, talks broke down as a result ments in the field of explosives paralleled that with the fundamental development of the An article appeared in the June 6, 1959, of the U-2 Crisis of 1960 in May. In 1965- of Alfred Nobel, who invented TNT. Though explosive lenses necessary for an implo- issue of The Ukrainian Weekly with the 1972, Kistiakowsky served as vice-president he received numerous prestigious awards sion-type nuclear weapon. headline “Dr. George Bohdan Kistiakowsky, of the National Academy of Sciences. throughout his career, ironically, the one prize On the apocalyptic dawn of July 16, Ukrainian-Born Scientist, Named Special He retired from Harvard in 1972 and in that eluded him was the Nobel Prize. At the 1945, they both watched as the first bomb Assistant to President.” In 1957, during the later years was active in an antiwar organi- very least, he should have been a candidate was detonated in the Trinity test. No one Eisenhower administration, Kistiakowsky zation, the Council for a Livable World. He for the Nobel Peace Prize. Regardless, really knew what was going to happen. was appointed to the President’s Science severed his connections with the govern- George Kistiakowsky was one of Ukraine’s Scientists made bets on the outcome the Advisory Committee and succeeded James ment in protest against the U.S. involve- greatest and most accomplished scientists, night before. Enrico Fermi bet that no one R. Killian as chairman in 1959. He directed ment in the Vietnam War. In 1977 he ranking with Volodymyr Vernadsky, who would survive the blast. Kistiakowsky bet the newly created Office of Science and assumed the chairmanship of the council, was a geochemist and co-founder of the his month’s salary against $10 by Technology Policy (OSTP) in 1959-1961. campaigning against nuclear proliferation. Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Ukrainian American Youth Association holds 11th Leadership Seminar

by Roksolana Leshchuk WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA) held its 11th Leadership Seminar on March 28-29 here at the Embassy of Ukraine. The seminar’s participants, high school juniors and seniors, hailed from various UAYA branches in the United States: Peter Jerzewski, Roksolana Jerzewski, Nataliya Turchmanovych and Anastasia Lotoska (Chicago); Michael Popovech (New York); Ivanna Klics (Passaic, N.J.); Mark Drozd and Anastasia Pelz (Cleveland); and Teresa Duda, Matthew Gaschler, Taras Halva, Michael Kuzemczak and Matthew Tomaszewsky (Yonkers). These participants were nominated by their branches based on their leadership potential, and then were selected and invited to participate in the seminar by the UAYA National Executive committee. The organizers of this years’ seminar were Marijka Drozd, Nelya Lavrynenko, Yuriy Mykytyn, Andriy Bihun, Lesia Harhaj and Julie Doboszczak. The ambassador of The Ukrainian American Youth Association’s seminar participants with Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ukraine to the United States, Olexander Motsyk, was Olexander Motsyk. among the distinguished lecturers. ticipant was asked to design a personal crest and then order to make the seminar successful, they would have to The seminar was led by Ms. Lavrenenko, chair of the explain it to the group. This activity was one of the most uphold these guidelines. Educational Council of the World Executive of the humorous, as one part of the crest asked participants to The participants then began discussions on what UAYA Ukrainian Youth Association. A professional leadership reveal something that they wanted to accomplish. represents, and how it is viewed by both members and trainer, she designed a curriculum to help participants The participants were then asked to share their goals for non-members. The goals of these discussions were to pro- develop strong leadership skills they would be able to use participating in the seminar and to create guidelines that all vide the participants with a better understanding of how as UAYA leaders, as well as in their personal lives. the participants would abide by during the seminar. This is organizational goals are created. Discussions then centered She opened the seminar with ice-breakers that allowed one the most important parts of the seminar, as participants on “what is a leader.” the participants to get to know each other better. Each par- contributed to creating the list and understood that, in Saturday afternoon also gave the participants the oppor- tunity to sit down with Ambassador Motsyk, who spoke can- didly regarding the situation in Ukraine and took questions from the group. Mr. Mykytyn, president of the UAYA National Executive Board, presented Mr. Motsyk with a letter signed by all the participants. The ambassador gladly accepted the letter and agreed to pass it on to the Ukrainian government. On Sunday, the participants attended liturgy celebrated by Bishop John Bura at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Seminary. Upon returning to the Embassy, the participants quickly transitioned back into their leadership activities. Mr. Mykytyn opened the morning session by speaking with the participants about how the UAYA National Executive functions. He took questions from the participants and stressed that in order for the organization to be successful, strong leaders and strong leadership are needed. He encouraged the participants to take what they had learned from the weekend and apply it to the work they are doing in their branches. Ms. Harhaj and Ms. Dobosczak facilitated the final session of the seminar, which had the participants splitting into groups to plan an event or program they would like to see included in the UAYA program. Participants were responsi- ble for creating a program from scratch, including explaining the mission of the event, setting goals and planning a bud- Participants of the 11th Leadership Seminar with Bishop John Bura at St. Josephat Seminary. get. Each group then presented its program to the seminar.

shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passen- information has been scantly and skeptical- ther 80 billion rubles supporting refugees Nemtsov... ger jet over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. ly reported by Russian state-controlled from eastern Ukraine, where the rebels It documents the use of Russian budget- media. hold parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk (Continued from page 1) ary funds to pay Russian citizens to fight as Mr. Nemtsov, a former deputy prime oblasts. President Vladimir Putin and the mercenaries in eastern Ukraine and asserts minister turned fierce Kremlin critic, was The economic part of the report was Russian military have consistently denied that the political leadership of the separat- shot to death on February 27 in central written by economist Sergei Aleksashenko, that Russian forces are involved in the fight- ists in Ukraine is controlled by Putin aide Moscow, yards from the Kremlin, prior to a former deputy chairman of the Russian ing in Ukraine, saying that any Russians Vladislav Surkov. completion of the central bank. participating are there of their own accord. “As shown in this report. The report has been placed online in its “The most important thing is to tell the report,” the text As shown in the Mr. Nemtsov’s entirety and published in an initial print truth,” activist Ilya Yashin said at the reads, “the Russian report, “the Russian friends and colleagues run of 2,000 copies. Organizers are collect- report’s presentation at the Moscow head- government provid- government provided in RPR-PARNAS com- ing donations online to pay for an eventual quarters of the opposition political party ed active political, pleted the research mass printing and free distribution. RPR-PARNAS. economic, person- active political, following his death, “Our audience is the entire Russian peo- “The purpose of this report is to tell peo- nel and also direct economic, personnel even though many ple,” Mr. Yashin said at the May 12 press ple the truth. The leadership of our country military support to documents were con- conference. “We want to tell people the bears responsibility for a crime. It bears the separatists.” and also direct fiscated by investiga- truth about what is happening in Russia, responsibility for an enterprise that has The ultimate pur- military support to tors looking into his about what is happening in eastern Ukraine. victimized Ukrainian citizens and our fel- pose of Moscow’s killing and many We want to catch Putin in his lies. We want low Russian citizens,” Mr. Yashin said. support for the sep- the separatists.” sources were no lon- to tell people that the president of Russia – a Kyiv and NATO say there is incontrovert- aratists in eastern ger willing to speak to man who controls nuclear weapons and ible evidence of direct Russian military Ukraine was “to create an advantageous the researchers. leads an enormous country – is lying to the involvement in the conflict between negotiating position with Western coun- “If they shot Nemtsov right next to the Russian people and to the entire world.” Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists, tries” in order to get them to lift sanctions Kremlin, then they can do whatever they which the United Nations says has killed imposed after Russia’s annexation of the want to our activists in Ivanovo and no one Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted more than 6,100 civilians and combatants Ukrainian region of Crimea in exchange for would notice,” the report quotes an with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ since April 2014. an end to hostilities in eastern Ukraine. unnamed lawyer representing the families Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, The Nemtsov report is divided into 11 The report also presents information of two killed paratroopers as saying. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see chapters, including sections on Russia’s over- from the Ukrainian government and mili- The Nemtsov report also estimates that http://www.rferl.org/content/russia- all policy toward Ukraine, the use of propa- tary about the interrogations of Russian cit- Russia has spent at least 53 billion rubles nemtsov-report-ukraine-war/27011532. ganda, the annexation of Crimea, and the izens captured fighting in Ukraine. This ($1 billion) on the war in Ukraine and a fur- html). No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 15 Chornomorska Sitch marks 90th anniversary, Lomachenko retains WBO releases annual Our Sport journal featherweight title in Las Vegas

Facebook.com/pages/vasyl lomachenko Vasyl Lomachenko, the WBO featherweight title holder, celebrates his win by ninth- round KO against Gamaliaer Rodriguez of Puerto Rico.

by Matthew Dubas ger reach at 69 inches versus Lomacheno’s 65-inch reach. But it was the number of PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Featherweight WBO punches thrown and landed that made the Petro Rybchuk champion Vasyl Lomachenko (4-1-0, 2 KO) difference. CompuBox numbers via HBO Zenia Matkiwsky-Olesnycky (left) receives Ukrainian soccer legend Michael won by ninth-round KO against Gamaliaer showed that Lomachenko landed 227 out of an award from Bohdan Kucyna for her Farmiga (left) receives an award for his Rodriguez (25-3-3-, 17 KO) of Puerto Rico 586 punches thrown, and Rodriguez landed tennis accomplishments with Sitch. soccer achievements with Sitch. on May 2 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in 55 out of 285. Rodriguez had a point PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian Athletic within the organization. Sitch’s men’s soccer Las Vegas. deducted in the fifth round for a low blow, Educational Association Chornomorska coach Bohdan Kucyna presented the awards. Held as an undercard to the hyped following a cut delivered by Lomachenko Sitch has released the 51st edition of its Recipients included: Andrij Bakun, Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, the bout was over the Puerto Rican’s right eye. annual journal Our Sport. Michael Farmiga, Volodymyr Kazdoba, scheduled for 12 rounds and had more Jim Lampley, HBO commentator, said, The publication features articles, essays Zenon Snylyk (soccer); Oksana Yarosh- excitement than the headliner. Lomachenko “Lomachenko was clearly just warming up and news stories, and is made possible by Burachinsky, Bohdan Hayduchok, Alexander dominated the fight, with Rodriguez taking a and rehearsing in the first couple of rounds.” the paid advertising that is included in the Hladky, Luba Lapychak-Lesko, Adrian knee in the seventh round after a body shot The buzz created by Lomachenko’s versa- journal. More than 15 libraries across Lapychak, Nestor Paslawsky, Markian from Lomachenko and again in the ninth tility and speed from this latest fight will be Ukraine receive copies of Our Sport to Paslawsky (posthumously), Nestor round after a right hook for the 10-count. something to watch during the Ukrainian’s include in their archives. Olesnycky, Lubomyr Olesnycky, Anya Referee Robert Byrd stopped the fight with boxing career, with many experts clamoring Within the journal is the write-up on Tershakovec-Tomko and Alexandra 2:10 left in the ninth round when Rodriguez for more Lomachenko fights within the next Sitch’s 90th anniversary celebration that Tershakovec-Zawadiwsky (volleyball); Zenia did not respond after the 10-count. 12 months. This was only Lomachenko’s was held on November 15, 2014, at the Matkiwsky-Olesnycky, Zenon Matkiwsky Lomachenko, 27, a two-time Olympic gold fifth professional fight since turning profes- medalist (2008, 2012), turned on the action sional in 2013 (with an amateur record of Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New and Lubumyr Olesnycky (tennis); Orest in the third round and was in control by the 396-1), and Ukrainian boxing fans rejoice Jersey (UACCNJ) in Whippany. Popovych (chess); Val Olynyk (hockey); and fourth round, after probing and getting a feel that there is a new Ukrainian champ who is During the celebration, the inaugural Orest Lebed (swimming). for his challenger in the first two rounds. exciting to watch that will be able to head- Sitch Sports Hall of Fame inductees were Lifetime achievement award recipients By the numbers, Rodriguez had the lon- line in Las Vegas and New York. recognized for their sports achievements included Marika Bokalo (swimming direc- tor, posthumously), Myron Stebelsky (long- time former president of Sitch and sports advocate, posthumously) and Omelan Twardowsky (current president of Sitch and longtime sports activist). Also recognized that evening was Bohdan Watral, CEO of the Selfreliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union based in Chicago, which has been a longtime sup- porter of the Chornomorska Sitch organiza- tion. The credit union has a branch located within the UACCNJ in Whippany, just next door to the Chornomorska Sitch office. The evening celebrations continued, fol- lowing the distribution of awards, with dancing to the music of Svitanok. Readers can obtain copies of the Our Sport journal by contacting Mr. Twardowsky, presi- dent of Chornomorska Sitch, 60 C N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ 07981. Orders can also be placed by contacting Mr. Twardowsky The 2015 Our Sport journal cover. via e-mail, [email protected].

THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES іs notifying its members that the ANNUAL MEETING of THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at e Ukrainian Museum 222 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003 (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Phone: (212) 228-0110 e-mail: [email protected] www.ukrainianmuseum.org 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20

ter and lifelong commitment to Western The last ambassador to the U.S., Olexander Mr. Chaly speaks English well, knows the Chaly... values and institutions. Motsyk, 60, was dismissed by Ukrainian international world – which is not the case “He is a very professional person who President Petro Poroshenko in mid-April for the majority of Ukrainian elites, and is (Continued from page 1) has been to Washington many times for without any announced replacement. 100 percent pro-Western, Dr. Kuzio added. “Because of the serious issues faced by meetings of think tanks, NGOs and confer- Unlike the U.S., which limits an ambassa- “I always found him approachable, and if he Ukraine on many fronts, Ukraine now ences. He’s already well-known here,” said dor’s service to three years, Ukraine doesn’t knew you, he was honest about his views: needs the highest level and best Embassy Mr. Williams. have such limits. Mr. Motsyk became the two traits that are not common in Kyiv.” staff it has ever had in Washington,” said In Kyiv in the fall of 2014, Mr. Williams longest serving U.S. ambassador (June “Any ambassador has to not sound like a Morgan Williams, the chair of the U.S.- attended a meeting involving Mr. Chaly at 2010-April 2015). boring official and apologist for his govern- Ukraine Business Council. the Presidential Administration, just before The native of Rivne got mixed reviews ment. He has to come across as credible, For many years, Mr. Chaly, 44, has had Mr. Poroshenko traveled to the U.S. to from leaders in the Ukrainian American defending his country, while at the same close ties and enjoyed the trust of Ukrainian address the U.S. Congress. “Valeriy was community. He was effective, said Mr. time not having an inferiority complex that President Petro Poroshenko. He served as completely informed on the issues, contrib- Williams, noting that the U.S.-Ukraine leads to rejecting every criticism. There is a his deputy when Mr. Poroshenko was uted to the discussion and it was obvious Business Council cooperated with him on lot to criticize in Ukraine, and Ambassador tapped as foreign affairs minister for a brief he was a significant player,” he said. many events and bestowed upon him its Chaly should not turn this away if it is tenure in October 2009 to March 2010. U.S. Federal Judge Bohdan Futey recalled distinguished service award. undertaken in an opportune manner by Since 1995 he has served as the director a more recent meeting, before Easter this Yet diaspora leaders were critical of his those, such as me, who are supporters of of international programs in the Razumkov year, at which Mr. Chaly spoke with Ukrainian weak position during Euro-Maidan protest Ukraine,” Dr. Kuzio commented. Center for Economic and Political Research, American leaders at the Ukrainian Embassy and the war in the Donbas. A brief biography: Valeriy Chaly among the leading think tanks in Kyiv, leav- in Washington. He was a strong communica- “Motsyk was a total stooge for [Viktor] ing the post for various appointments. tor who didn’t dodge questions, which is Yanukovych up until the last minute,” said Throughout that time, he advised numer- often the case with Ukrainian politicians and Askold Lozynskyj, the former president of ous government bodies on foreign policy diplomats, he said. the Ukrainian World Congress. Teachers• Born Institute.July 1, 1970 in Vinnytsia. issues. “My impression is he’s the honest broker U.S. government officials didn’t take Mr. • 1992 – graduated the Vinnytsia State Leaders in the Ukrainian American com- for the president, who will tell you what Motsyk seriously “because he was such an (aspirantura) at the Institute of International munity shared a positive view of Mr. Chaly you might not want to hear but must know outright apologist” for the corrupt Yanukovych Relations• 1995 –at completed Taras Shevchenko postgraduate National studies becoming the next ambassador, even in order to form an opinion,” he said. “He administration, Taras Kuzio, a non-resident University in Kyiv. expressing relief. They cited his excellent was very informative and frank, answering fellow of the Center for Transatlantic Relations communication skills and command of all the questions we posed, and we look for- at Johns Hopkins University, said in late legal programs at the Ukrainian Center for English, as well as his approachable charac- ward to working with him.” April after the ambassador was dismissed. Economic• 1995-1997 and Political – director Research of international (named after Oleksandr Razumkov in 2000).

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After the swaggering... (Continued from page 2) international talks involves extremely high security risks (Polit.ru, May 7). The “nei- ther here nor there” situation grants the parties to the conflict many opportunities and incentives for manipulating the cease- fire, but it also makes the pause in hostili- ties rather unnatural. The extraordinary pomp around the cel- ebration of the V-Day made it possible for Mr. Putin to sustain the momentum of mobilization created by last year’s Crimean anschluss. Now that the fanfare and fire- works have fallen silent, this momentum may dissipate – and Mr. Putin, who has made himself into the central figure in mili- tarized festivities, can ill afford such a slackening of “patriotic” fervor. The heavy emphasis on the decisive and glorious vic- tory won by the “grandfathers” sits poorly with the evasive and ambivalent discourse on the ongoing war with “brotherly” Ukraine. For the aggressively “patriotic” propaganda, it is hard to explain the point of demonstrating all the tanks and missiles, if there is no intention to use them for achieving another great victory for Russia. Reckoning with reality is not an option for Mr. Putin, but the stock of other useful “national projects” is quite exhausted. The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 No. 20 Chicago museum exhibits works of Australian artists from Ukraine CHICAGO – It’s often been observed that there Walker was accompanied by Deputy Consul General are surprisingly few places in even remote corners Vanda Dei-Tos. Ms. Walker expressed her govern- of the world where a traveler might not stumble ment’s gratitude for the contribution of these artists across one of the many millions of Ukrainians dis- to the vibrancy of Australia’s post-war arts scene. persed around the globe. This reality is a reflection She presented a letter of appreciation from of Ukraine’s long and difficult struggle to establish a Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot. The prime stable homeland for its remarkably resilient people. minister’s assessment affirmed a 1953 review by All of these figures had an undeniable cultural and Australian art critic Paul Haefliger who wrote: “Of all societal impact on their new homelands. the foreign aspirants to art who have visited these Among these accomplished emigrants are a num- shores since the war, Michael Kmit is the only one ber of artists born in what is now Ukraine who set- who has made an impression on the present genera- tled in Australia following the horrors of World War tion of painters.” II. Six such artists were recently honored with an Attendees were impressed by the exhibit as was imposing exhibition of selected works at the the reviewer for the online arts website, art.newcity. Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago. com. Chris Miller noted that Feuerring’s works The exhibition, “Australian Artists from Ukraine,” evoked a “delight from each moment of life” while was made possible by the efforts of two private Kmit ’s “ebullient 1953 landscape of the recreational Illinois collectors who assembled the exhibit with waterfront at Elizabeth Bay presents a place where I selections from their own collection and other could live forever.” Miller went on to write “all six sources. The featured artists included Ludwik painters seem to be seeking vitality, force and inner Dutkiewicz, Wladislaw Dutkiewicz, Maximilian illumination. Driving out from the center, their Feuerring, Stanislaw Halpern, Michael Kmit and paintings say, ‘I’m here in the exciting modern world Timothy Messack. – come join me!’ ” A highlight of the exhibit’s opening night on The exhibit closes on May 31. For more informa- March 27 was the appearance of the interim consul tion see uima-chicago.org. Exhibit catalogues may general of Australia, Victoria Walker. Consul General also be ordered via the UIMA website. Michael Kmit’s “Cubist Figure” (1955, oil on board, 15 ¾ by 12 inches).

Ensemble Hilka releases “Chornobyl Song Project” CD

by Ihor Slabicky paramour, but that he will invite her to his wedding. “D’oi Ty Bereza Tonkaya, The CD “Chornobyl Songs Project: Kudravaya,” a summer field song from Living Culture from a Lost World” by Novyi Myr, tells about the travails heaped Ensemble Hilka was released by the on the poor daughter-in-law by her “moth- renowned Smithsonian Folkways label in er.” The ensemble returns on “A v April, almost 29 years to the date of the Chuzhoho Sokola,” in which they wish that infamous event at the nuclear plant in frogs and fish crawl all over the head of Chornobyl. The album is the culmination of their overbearing overseer. a mission that began in 2011, when noted The men’s voices lead the ensemble ethnomusicologist, singer and musician through “Oi z-za Dnoi Horki,” morality song Maria Sonevytsky produced the from Lubianka that tells of the young “Chornobyl Song Project,” featuring the woman who gives herself to a handsome vocal group Ensemble Hilka. boy and then has to be married off to a At that time, the ensemble performed a widower. The four men sing the Chumak series of enthusiastically received concerts song “Da Kosyv Kosar,” a repository of mor- in New York, at Princeton University, in als and teachings. Washington and in Philadelphia. The con- The wedding cycle begins with certs were accompanied by projected “Rozpletala Mene Diadina,” where the archival footage and photographs coordi- attending women are asked to take sticks nated by director Virlana Tkacz and the and defend the young married woman Yara Arts Group. These concerts show- from having her long hair unbraided and cased village songs from the Chornobyl bound in a kerchief. With “Oi Shcho My and Polissia regions that had been collect- Skhotily” the women of the ensemble ed between 1979 and 1998 by ethnomusi- announce that they have done what they cologist Dr. Yevhen Yefremov. wanted to do – transformed the young girl A foremost Ukrainian expert in poly- into a beautiful woman, – and that they can phonic singing styles of central and north- do much more, if they so desire. ern Ukraine, he created the legendary Ms. Raim lovingly sings the song that Drevo ensemble in Kyiv and has taught will soon be sung soon after a wedding, the numerous master classes in women’s and lullaby “Kotu, Kotu, Kotochku” promising a men’s village singing style. Under his direc- Cover of the recording “Chornobyl Songs Project: Living Culture from a Lost sweet honey cake for the sleeping child. tion, the ensemble – consisting of Suzanna World.” To complete the yearly cycle, the album Denison, Brian Dolphin, Cherrymae the women sing “Oi Dai Bozhe Vesnu and Dolphin and the group sing this sol- finishes with a reprise of the opening song Golston, J. R. Hankins, Julian Kytasty, Eva Pochat,” calling forth the spring, their dier’s song that has now become part of “Oi Pan Khaziayin.” Salina Primack, Ethel Raim, Willa Roberts, sharp voices ensuring that everyone hears the village folk songs. In “Provedu Ya Listening to these songs, one is struck Caitlin Romtvedt, Maria Sonevytsky, Nadia the song. “Strila” tells of a youth struck Rusalochky” from Vilshanka, the vibrant by the exotic and yet familiar sounds creat- Tarnawsky, Shelley Thomas and Dr. down by lightning, which only Domna and resonant women’s voices direct the ed by the stunning polyphony of the Yefremov himself – spent several days in approaches and carries to the church, rusalky (water nymphs) away from the vil- ensemble voices. These village songs are the studio recording the repertoire. The where miraculous events take place. They lage. “Nasha Khata Na Pomosti,” a lyrical not sung only by women; the men of the resulting album presents a song cycle of follow with “Vasyl, Vasyl,” a song from song from Korohod, has the brother telling ensemble are just as present with their traditional and ritual songs vividly voiced Richytsia. “Kalyna-Malyna Nad Yarom his wife to hide the food and dishes, as his voices adding depth to the women’s parts. by the extraordinary vocal talents of the Stoyala,” like many Ukrainian folk songs, sister is coming to drink. Together, the Ensemble Hilka voices ensemble. uses images of natural objects to represent Ms. Primack sings the harvest song “Ne express the energy and the power of the The album opens with two songs from actual events: the kalyna has withered in Kui, Ne Kui, Da Zezulko Rebaya” in a solo songs, keeping alive the traditions that are the winter cycle. The whole ensemble the heat of the sun; the daughter is not rec- setting, her voice expressing the distraught often lost as the world gets smaller. sings the koliada “Oi Pan Khaziayin, Chy Ye ognized by her mother, her beauty worn feelings of the young woman who waited The album is a CD Extra and contains 19 Ty Vdoma?” accompanied by fiddle. The away by a young child; there are also a all night for her beloved only to be scorned. songs as well as a printable 18-page book men of the ensemble follow with a rever- cruel mother-in-law and a domineering “Kalyna-Malyna Luhovaya” is another song with extensive notes and information ential rendition of the church carol “Oi na husband. where metaphors abound. Here, Ms. about the project. It is available through Richtsi, na Yordani.” The summer songs include “Oi Po Roberts plaintively sings of the girl who the Smithsonian Folkways http://www. Segueing into the songs of springtime, Horke, Po Krutoi,” in which Messrs. Kytasty learns that she will not be courted by her folkways.si.edu/ website. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 19

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