www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: • UUARC: 65 years of service to those in need – page 8. • Ukraine’s medal drought at the Winter Olympics – page 10. • Actress Nina Arianda wins critical acclaim – page 11. THEPublished U by theKRA Ukrainian NationalIN AssociationIAN Inc., a fraternal Wnon-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVIII No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010 $1/$2 in Ukraine Obama names delegation Yanukovych sworn in as president by Zenon Zawada for Yanukovych inauguration Kyiv Press Bureau WASHINGTON – President Barack John F. Tefft, U.S. ambassador to KYIV – Viktor Yanukovych was inaugurated Obama on February 23 announced the Ukraine; Melanne Verveer, ambassa- on February 25 as the fourth president of designation of a presidential delega- dor-at-large for global women’s Ukraine since its re-establishment of indepen- tion to Kyiv to attend the inauguration issues, U.S. Department of State; dence in 1991 in ceremonies in the nation’s of Viktor Yanukovych, president-elect Philip H. Gordon, assistant secretary, capital attended by more than 100 foreign dele- of Ukraine, on February 25. Bureau of European and Eurasian gations, Ukraine’s political elite and representa- Gen. James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and tives of the nation’s oligarchy. Corps (ret.), national security advisor Kristina A. Kvien, director for The president-elect attended a morning mole- to the president, will lead the delega- European economic affairs and ben led by Patriarch Kirill I of the Moscow- tion. European Union relations, National based Russian Orthodox Church at Kyiv’s Members of the delegation are: Security Council. ancient Caves Monastery, which is under the aegis of the Moscow Patriarchate. In his bless- ings, the patriarch of Moscow called for peace and unity between Russia and Ukraine under a SUMA credit union donates “single, holy Rus’.” “May God protect Rus’-Ukraine, may God $10,000 to digital archives project protect the sacred inheritance of Holy Rus’,” Patriarch Kirill declared. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The National Association and will soon Within hours of becoming president, Mr. SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit include all issues of the children’s Yanukoyvch set a new tone by renaming the Union has become the most recent magazine Veselka, both published by Presidential Secretariat the Presidential major supporter of the digital Svoboda Press. Administration, as it was under President Anastasia Sirotkina/UNIAN archives project of The Ukrainian The Weekly’s English-language Leonid Kuchma, and appointing close Kuchma Weekly and Svoboda with its dona- website includes the two-volume advisor Serhii Lovochkin as his administration Newly inaugurated President Viktor tion of $10,000. compilation of the newspaper’s Yanukovych holds aloft a “bulava,” one of In a letter addressed to the edi- most significant stories published (Continued on page 15) the symbols of his office. tor-in-chief of the two newspapers, from 1933 through 2000 titled Walter Kozicky, president and “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000” and CEO, noted that the credit union’s the collection of articles chroni- board of directors had decided to cling Ukraine’s drive toward inde- At his final press conference, donate the funds after reviewing a pendent statehood and the first 10 description of the newspapers’ years of its independence titled project, which will make digitized “Ukraine Lives!” Access to past Yushchenko expresses no regrets archives available to the public on years’ issues of The Weekly is free; by Zenon Zawada the websites of Svoboda (www. however, issues for 2010 may be Kyiv Press Bureau svoboda-news.com) and The viewed by paid subscribers only. Ukrainian Weekly (www.ukrweek- Major donors KYIV – In his final press ly.com). He extended his best conference as president, wishes “for successful completion Previous major donors to the Vi k t o r Yu s h c h e n k o of the planned work.” Svoboda/The Ukrainian Weekly a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t SUMA FCU is the third digitization project (listed in chron- President-elect Viktor Ukrainian credit union to donate at ological order) were: the Yanukovych will steer least $10,000 to this unprecedented Shevchenko Scientific Society, Ukraine’s course away from project that will give readers online U.S.A. ($15,000), Self Reliance the West, but didn’t express access to all issues released since New York Federal Credit Union any regrets over his five- the newspapers’ founding. Svoboda ($50,000), the Heritage Foundation year battle with Yulia was founded in 1893, and The of 1st Security Savings Bank Tymoshenko, convinced the Weekly in 1933. The largest dona- ($5,000) and Selfreliance Ukrainian public would some day tion – $50,000 – came from Self American Federal Credit Union appreciate what he did. Zenon Zawada Reliance New York Federal Credit ($10,000), a donor who wished to “I am right, but time is Viktor Yushchenko held his final press conference as presi- Union. Seed money for the ongo- remain anonymous ($10,000) and needed so that my rightness dent at the Presidential Secretariat on February 16. ing project came in December the Bahriany Foundation ($2,000). is understood by you and 2007 in a grant from the Additional donations for this understood by Ukrainians,” Mr. Yushchenko Yanukovych becoming president,” said Oksana Shevchenko Scientific Society. project are welcomed. said at the February 16 conference at the Klymenchuk, a reporter with the UNIAN news The SUMA credit union is based Contributions may be sent to: Presidential Secretariat, explaining why he agency. “People simply understood your call to in Yonkers, N.Y., with its main Svoboda/The Ukrainian Weekly, urged voters to vote “don’t support anyone” in vote against both practically as agitation for office located at 125 Corporate 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, the second round of the presidential election. Yanukovych. Did you consciously choose to go Blvd. It has branch offices in Parsippany, NJ 07054. Checks may Nevertheless, he found himself spending into history, in the eyes of your voters, as the Yonkers at the Ukrainian Youth be made out to the Ukrainian nearly half of his two-hour press conference one who brought Viktor Yanukovych to power?” Center (301 Palisade Ave.), Spring National Foundation (the Ukrainian explaining to bemused reporters, yet uncon- she asked. Valley, N.Y., and Stamford and National Association’s charitable vinced of his rightness, the motivation for his Strange question, replied the outgoing presi- New Haven, Conn. arm), with the notation “Digital battle against Ms. Tymoshenko and whether he dent, who wore a silver tie, matching pocket Besides current and past issues of Archives Project”; donations are grasped what his opposition to her, and the elec- square and a tryzub lapel pin. the newspaper, the Ukrainian- tax-deductible. For information tion of Mr. Yanukovych, entailed for Ukraine. He stressed that he didn’t cast his vote for language Svoboda website includes readers may call 973-292-9800, “I called my relatives in western Ukraine and Mr. Yanukovych, “therefore I can’t be held all the Almanacs of the Ukrainian ext. 3049. heard a flurry of negative emotions from them, saying Yushchenko himself is to blame for (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2010 No. 9 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Tymoshenko refuses to recognize 11 heads of states to attend inauguration she was expelled from the party. (Ukrinform) KYIV – Eleven heads of state will be Yanukovych as president present at the inauguration ceremony of Ukraine: bridge between East and West Ukraine’s President-elect Viktor Yanukovych by Pavel Korduban tion campaign. While Messrs, Yatsenyuk KYIV – The European Union wants to Eurasia Daily Monitor and Tigipko are liberal reformers, Mr. on February 25, Foreign Affairs Minister Petro Poroshenko told the press on February see Ukraine as a bridge between the East Azarov was often criticized for his and the West, Spanish Ambassador to Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Soviet-style leadership. 24. “Invitations have been sent to over 100 Tymoshenko has withdrawn her appeal delegations. At the moment we have confir- Ukraine Jose Rodriguez Moyano said at a Ms. Tymoshenko signaled that she roundtable. “It’s very important for the EU from the High Administrative Court would not agree to a coalition with Mr. mations of 11 heads of states, four heads of against the February 7 presidential elec- influential international organizations, over that Ukraine is developing as a stable, dem- Yanukovych in her address to the nation ocratic and open country. The last election tion runoff result. This means that noth- on February 22. Furthermore, she said 15 foreign ministers, and four Parliament ing will prevent election winner Viktor speakers. The level of presentation will be showed that Ukraine could determine its she would not recognize Mr. Yanukovych own domestic policy without any external Yanukovych’s inauguration on February as president. She insisted that the runoff rather high, or even unprecedented,” he 25. However, Ms. Tymoshenko refused to added. (Ukrinform) interference. Ukraine showed that it is devel- was falsified and said that the court “cyn- oping as a European country, and later, when admit her defeat. Moreover, she told the ically refused to establish the truth.” nation that she refuses to recognize Mr. Delegations reflect policy priorities Ukraine walks this path until the end, it will Ms. Tymoshenko also claimed that she demonstrate to everybody that it realizes its Yanukovych as president. This may would not resign as prime minister KYIV – The level of representation of undermine Ukraine’s political stability. own policy independently. Ukraine has (Channel 1, February 22). This means foreign delegations attending the inaugura- enormous potential to become a bridge Mr. Yanukovych will have to oust Ms.