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by Mark Raczkiewycz had “acknowledged its responsibility as an occupier state,” and that it doesn’t “bring us – President-elect Volodymyr closer to achieving the ultimate goal: a Zelensky is already facing his first challenge ceasefire.” just three days after he trounced incum- President Poroshenko, in a video bent in an April 21 elec- address, said that “the Russian Federation tion for the nation’s highest post. has crossed another red line, openly and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin signed a disrespectfully torpedoing the peace pro- decree on April 24 that simplifies the proce- cess in the Donbas.” dure for giving Russian passports to some Moscow brushed off the criticism, and 3.8 million residents of the occupied parts Mr. Putin stated that the move is “purely a of the Donbas. Moscow has since 2017 rec- humanitarian matter.” ognized passports issued by its puppet Just days before the run-off election with authorities in the territories that it controls the incumbent, Mr. Zelensky revealed his in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. team of experts – none of whom were pre- The measure signals Moscow’s further sented as responsible for issues of re-inte- stranglehold on the region and reduces the grating or freeing the Russian-occupied maneuvering room that Mr. Zelensky will Crimean peninsula or non-government be able to use to negotiate a lasting cease- controlled Donbas. fire despite his strong mandate of three- On election night he reiterated his inten- quarters of the vote. The political newcom- tion to maintain the Normandy format of er’s platform, like his predecessor’s in peace talks that includes , France 2014, included achieving peace in the and Russia. He also said that Kyiv would Russian-stoked war that has killed more stick to the existing Minsk peace process that France and Germany brokered and than 13,000 people and internally dis- Volodymyr Zelensky presidential campaign placed more than 1 million civilians. which contains a series of steps for ending President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky takes a selfie after learning the preliminary the interstate war. In an e-mailed statement, Mr. Zelensky’s results of the presidential election poll at the Parkovy Congress and Exhibition team said that, through the decree, Russia Center in Kyiv on April 21. (Continued on page 16) Ukrainian PM Groysman to run in Rada elections Incoming Ukrainian president a wildcard, with ‘new political forces’ says former Canadian foreign aff airs minister

RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Chief of ’s election observers says election was “free and fair” KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said he will take part in the October parlia- mentary elections with a party other than that of incum- by Christopher Guly Nobel Peace Prize nominee for his work while he was for- eign affairs minister to ban land mines. bent President Petro Poroshenko, who was defeated by Special to The Ukrainian Weekly He also credited with developing an “early-warn- comic and political newcomer Volodymyr Zelensky in OTTAWA – Despite Russian attempts to interfere with ing prevention” system to address any potential disruptions the presidential election’s runoff on April 21. Ukraine’s presidential election, the two rounds of voting to the election campaign – including Russian attempts to In a broadcast on the ICTV channel on April 22, Mr. were held under a “free and fair” democratic process and disseminate disinformation through social media in the Groysman said he would contest the parliamentary resulted in choosing as their head of state polit- lead-up to the first round of voting on March 31. elections with “new political forces.” ical neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky, “a riddle wrapped up in That interference was “phased down” by the time of the “Clearly, it will be a political force that unites people an enigma,” according to the head of Canada’s election final vote on April 21, “because there was no real need to with good reputation, people who don’t just talk but observation mission to Ukraine. prop up one candidate or the other [since] the election was are capable of doing real things,” Mr. Groysman said, In a phone interview from with The Ukrainian going the way [the Russians] wanted,” Mr. Axworthy told adding that he wants “to be active, fight for ideas, and Weekly, Lloyd Axworthy said, “I came away very impressed journalists during an April 24 teleconference. “But there implement them.” with the way Ukrainian voters had a real dedication to were continuing outbursts of websites with hate and mobi- Mr. Groysman became a lawmaker in 2014 as a make their vote count. For them, it was about making lization and protest.” member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc party. In change happen.” Mr. Axworthy previously visited Ukraine The former Canadian minister declined to say whether November of that year, he became the chairman of the during his time as Canada’s foreign affairs minister from he thought the Kremlin favored Mr. Zelensky over the and since April 2016 has been prime 1996 to 2000, and afterwards as president of the incumbent Petro Poroshenko. However, Mr. Axworthy has minister. University of Winnipeg. concerns about the 41-year-old actor who has played a Mr. Groysman is expected to stay in power until the The 160 Canadians who participated in the recent president on a popular Ukrainian TV show and who will October election. If President-elect Zelensky wins observer mission visited 2,366 polling stations, which in Mr. soon occupy that position in real life. enough seats in Parliament, he is expected to form a Axworthy’s opinion ran as efficiently as those in Winnipeg, “Statements were made by his press spokesperson [dur- new government. when he successfully ran for office at the Manitoba provin- ing the campaign] that they don’t have to rely upon conven- cial and Canadian national levels as a Liberal. Meanwhile, outgoing President Poroshenko vowed tional news media outlets and [could] do politics in a differ- During the first and second rounds of voting in to remain in politics and said publicly that his succes- ent way. There was no access given to the candidate during Ukraine’s presidential election, “polls opened on time; bal- sor has “strong opposition” in the Verkhovna Rada. that period of time,” Mr. Axworthy said in the teleconference. lots were counted properly; law-enforcement officers were In less than four months after announcing his candidacy, (Continued on page 18) available for security; and grievances and problems were quickly responded to,” said the 79-year-old Mr. Axworthy, a (Continued on page 13) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17

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Ukraine expands its missile capabilities Thousands come to thank Poroshenko nization, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), which included 88 STOs. stone this month is the mobile anti-ship In an unprecedented event, several thou- Together the two missions had 337 short- by Anton Mikhnenko sand people came to Bankova Street, the Eurasia Daily Monitor cruise missile (ASCM) system Neptun. The term observers. In addition, 122 long-term 300-kilometer-range Neptun cruise missile location of the Presidential Administration observers monitored media for any evidence Ukraine’s military and political authori- is being developed by the state-owned of Ukraine, on April 22 to see President of disinformation with respect to the elec- ties continue to seek an adequate deterrent Luch design bureau, in domestic collabora- Petro Poroshenko, whose presidential term tion in 28 countries. The UWC Mission is to contain and deter Russian aggression, tion with other government-run and pri- is about to end, in order to express gratitude headed by the UWC’s immediate past presi- particularly in light of the breakdown of the vate-sector defense firms. The first public for everything he did for Ukraine. Mr. dent, Eugene Czolij, with UWC Vice- 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces flight test for the missile took place on Poroshenko thanked those in the crowd for President Andriy Futey as deputy head of (INF) Treaty. In response to Washington’s August 17, 2018. their support and reminded them that he mission and former UWC Vice-President and Moscow’s stated intention, earlier this April 5 saw a public demonstration of the would stay in politics. He emphasized that Peter Sztyk as chief observer. “I thank the year, to withdraw from the INF (see Eurasia first operational prototype of the Neptun his goals were to win the parliamentary leadership and all observers of the UWC and Daily Monitor, February 4; Kremlin.ru, ASCM as well as reportedly successful initial elections and “return to Bankova” after the UCCA Missions who, with their professional March 4), the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign test launches (112, April 5). The Ukrainian next presidential election. (Serhii and efficient work, contributed to securing Affairs declared that Kyiv “reserves the right commander-in-chief, President Poroshenko, Nuznenko/RFE/RL) free, fair and transparent presidential elec- to develop weapons systems deemed neces- notably was present to observe the launch Portman on Ukraine’s election results tions in Ukraine during the first and second sary to defend itself, including, inter alia, trials (President.gov.ua April 5). Following rounds, generously dedicating their time and missiles and associated launcher systems” the test, the secretary of the Ukrainian U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on April financial resources,” stated UWC President (Mfa.gov.uaMarch 7). And in a speech deliv- National Security and Defense Council, 22 issued a statement congratulating Paul Grod. Mr. Czolij stated: “I am satisfied ered two days later, Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov, assured that all com- Volodymyr Zelensky on his election: “I con- that the election of the , Petro Poroshenko said, “Ukraine will have ponents of the missile system and charac- gratulate President-elect Zelensky on his held under the extraordinary circumstances to develop extended-range missiles since teristics of the cruise missile were checked. victory in Ukraine’s presidential election. of ongoing Russian military aggression the INF Treaty is no longer valid. We had “The cruise missile completed a flight task According to international observers, this against Ukraine, was conducted peacefully abided by the restrictions imposed on us by of unique complexity: flying over 100 kilo- election was free, fair, and without serious and offered the citizens of Ukraine the ability the INF Treaty. But Russia has destroyed the meters in the direction of the sea, it [then] incident,” Sen. Portman said. “This reflects to vote for the next President of Ukraine in a treaty by creating new threats to European turned 180 degrees and, on the way back, the determination of the Ukrainian people calm environment, taking advantage of their security” (Ukrinform, March 9). precisely hit the target,” Mr. Turchynov to strengthen their democracy and pre- constitutional right.” (Ukrainian Canadian Kyiv’s declarations should not be inter- declared (Rnbo.gov.ua, April 5). serve their national identity despite the Congress Daily Briefing) preted as the start of a program to produce The broader Neptun system includes a continued pressure of Russian aggression. I nuclear warheads or even necessarily universal self-propelled launch station, a have been proud to work with President Zelensky calls for lower natural gas price intermediate-range missiles. The political vehicle for transporting individual missiles, [Petro] Poroshenko to help the country Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr and even economic gains from such an a transport-charging vehicle and a com- make real progress over the last five years. I Zelensky has called on the government and undertaking would be questionable at best. mand-and-staff module. All components of look forward to meeting with President- the state energy company Naftogaz Ukrainy elect Zelensky soon, and working with him Moreover, Ukraine remains hampered in the Neptun system, as well as the high-pre- to hold talks with the International and his administration to build on that implementing either such project due to cision cruise missile itself, represent a novel Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to lower the progress and further strengthen the bond the difficult economic situation in the coun- success for the Ukrainian domestic defense household price for natural gas as of May 1. between our two countries,” he added. try. Finally, Ukraine does not have enough industry. No comparable weapons system Ukraine raised household gas prices sharply (Office of Sen. Rob Portman) time or all the necessary technical capabili- had ever been fully produced in Ukraine ahead of the winter in October and secured ties to move forward on advanced, longer- before. Indeed, Ukraine had never before UWC mission concludes monitoring a new $3.9 billion standby aid agreement range missile technology at present. As a developed or produced an indigenous with the IMF, whose support has been cru- result, Kyiv is instead meeting its regional cruise missile model. As such, the Neptun is On April 21 the Ukrainian World cial for Kyiv amid economic struggles and a security challenges by intensively develop- a crucial first step forward for enhancing Congress (UWC) International Observation war with Russia-backed separatists who ing three key weapons projects – the Ukraine’s deterrence capabilities. Mission to Ukraine’s 2019 Elections (UWC hold parts of . In a state- Vilkha/Vilkha-M missile complex, the The Vilkha-M and Neptun, however, are Mission) monitored the vote during the sec- ment on Facebook on April 24, Mr. Neptun cruise missile and the Hrim-2 far from the most interesting of the recent ond round of Ukraine’s presidential election Zelensky’s transition team said that lower (Sapsan) short-range ballistic missile (see missile products offered by Ukraine’s in Ukraine and at Ukrainian diplomatic rep- prices in Europe in recent months should EDM, March 25). Early April marked an defense industry. In mid-2014, when the resentations in 25 countries. The UWC enable Ukraine to set lower prices for its cit- important milestone for the implementa- Russian armed incursion into Ukraine was Mission consisted of 249 short-term observ- izens. Prime Minister Volodymyr tion of two of these three projects. already under way, the Pivdenne Design ers (STOs) registered with the Central Groysman’s Cabinet and Naftogaz have The Vilkha-M system represents the Bureau (which, in Soviet times, developed Election Commission of Ukraine and was the already agreed between themselves on a next generation of the Vilkha multiple- the iconic SS-18 Satan ballistic missile) pro- third largest international observer mission small decrease starting May 1 – instead of launch rocket system (MLRS), already posed to resume work on the Sapsan multi- to the 2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine. the 15 percent increase that had been recently adopted by the Armed Forces of functional operational-tactical missile sys- The UWC Mission closely cooperated with tem (MFMS) program – leveraging the the observation mission of its member orga- (Continued on page 12) was successfully test fired in the Odesa expertise the arms manufacturer had regionUkraine. (Ukrinform, On April 4, April the Vilkha-М 4). The newlyMLRS gained earlier in developing the Hrim-2 improved missile has a range of 130 kilo- mobile, short-range ballistic missile system meters. In terms of terminal effectiveness, for an international customer (reportedly FOUNDED 1933 the Vilkha-M reportedly exceeds the preci- Saudi Arabia) (UNIAN, January 3, 2018). The Ukrainian Weekly sion of the Russian OTR-21 Tochka tactical The Hrim-2/Sapsan missile, as claimed ballistic missile system while besting it in by the Pivdenne Design Bureau, is able to An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., terms of range. reach targets out to 300 kilometers in its a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. The Vilkha (as well as Vilkha-M) is being export version, limited by the Missile Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. developed as a cooperative project Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The Periodicals postage paid at Caldwell, NJ 07006 and additional mailing offices. between the -based Pivdenne (oth- version intended for Ukraine’s Armed (ISSN — 0273-9348) erwise known as Yuzhnoye) Design Bureau Forces will be able to fly up to 500 kilome- The Weekly: UNA: and the State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch. The ters. The minimum range is 20 to 50 kilo- Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 missile system draws heavily on legacy meters. Pivdenne stated that the missile Russo-Soviet 300-millimeter Smerch MLRS would be able to travel along guided ballis- Postmaster, send address changes to: technology. But in the new Ukrainian vari- tic trajectories as well as aeroballistic tra- The Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz ants, it fires guided missiles optimized to jectories (Defense Express, October 19, 2200 Route 10 Editor: Matthew Dubas defeat ground and sea targets, with a prob- 2018). The project is still ongoing. P.O. Box 280 able circular error of less than 10 meters. The successful April missile flight tests Parsippany, NJ 07054 e-mail: [email protected] Furthermore, the Vilkha-M employs a GPS- are of fundamental importance for Ukraine. free guidance method to eliminate the risk In the near future, it will become clear just The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com of signal loss due to satellite-navigation how successfully these missile projects will jamming or spoofing attacks. The Vilkha/ be implemented in the Ukrainian Armed The Ukrainian Weekly, April 28, 2019, No. 17, Vol. LXXXVII Vilkha-M was never restricted under the Forces’ order of battle. But, certainly, the Copyright © 2019 The Ukrainian Weekly INF Treaty. Nevertheless, it is a no less development of these new capabilities is destructive high-precision weapon than being driven by Russia’s aggressive activity many of the Russian ground-launched mis- and against the background of the INF ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA siles prevented by the INF; as such, the Treaty breakdown. Vilkha/Vilkha-M complexes promise to sig- Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 nificantly enhance Ukraine’s missile capa- The article above is reprinted from e-mail: [email protected] bilities in modern conditions. Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from Subscription Department (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 The second strategic Ukrainian weapons its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, e-mail: [email protected] project that passed a development mile- www.jamestown.org. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 3

NEWS ANALYSIS Merkel, Macron plan meeting with Putin after Ukraine’s presidential election

by Vladimir Socor mission in Ukraine’s east as a priority item on the Normandy presented with a road map and time frame, leading to local Eurasia Daily Monitor summit’s agenda (Ukrinform, Ukrayina TV, April 12-14). “elections” in the Donetsk-Luhansk territory within 11 The joint news conference in Berlin witnessed months (by March 2020). Mr. Poroshenko’s paraphrase of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Chancellor Merkel at her most gracious in crediting the document implies that the withdrawal of Russian forc- Emmanuel Macron each conferred with Ukrainian Ukraine – and implicitly its president – for the reforms es, disarmament of local proxy forces and restoration of President Petro Poroshenko in Berlin and Paris, respective- achieved and those still in progress. She praised the Ukrainian control along the border, are merely defined as ly, on the same day, April 12, between the two rounds of Ukrainian government’s commitment to the transition to a aspirations, rather than indispensable preconditions to any Ukraine’s presidential election. With challenger Volodymyr market economy while acknowledging the social costs “elections” in Donetsk-Luhansk (Ukrinform, April 12, 13). Zelensky far ahead in the opinion polls, both Berlin and involved; and she complimented Ukraine on its free and According to Mr. Poroshenko, the French president Paris are already planning for a post-Poroshenko Ukraine. fair elections (Bundeskanzlerin.de, April 12). This almost regards Ukraine’s presidential election as “opening a win- Moreover, President Macron received Mr. Zelensky in Paris, uniformly positive assessment (reflecting a farewell’s cour- dow of opportunity” for the Minsk and Normandy process- also on April 12, separately from President Poroshenko. tesy to some degree) led Mr. Macron’s circle to suspect that es to advance along those lines. Ms. Merkel, Mr. Macron, Ms. Merkel’s and Mr. Macron’s meetings with Mr. the German chancellor still hoped for Mr. Poroshenko to be and a lame-duck Mr. Poroshenko all agree that a Normandy Poroshenko amounted to farewells to him as president. re-elected, even as Messrs. Macron and Zelensky were summit should convene in France in early June, on the fifth They also laid markers for his putative successor Mr. reaching out to each other (Le Monde, April 13). anniversary of the creation of this format (and after two Zelensky in the upcoming negotiations with Russia on Mr. Poroshenko, in turn, paid tribute to Ms. Merkel’s role and a half years of inactivity). Berlin and Paris hope there- “implementing the Minsk armistice.” Ms. Merkel and Mr. in upholding economic sanctions on Russia. At the same by to re-engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Macron propose urgently to resurrect the Normandy for- time they disagreed with each other in front of the media Mr. Putin will undoubtedly condition his participation in mat (Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine) at the level of over the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, and the summit on certain “concrete results,” e.g., movement heads of state and governments, after more than two years Mr. Poroshenko concluded that “we shall continue fighting toward “elections” in Donetsk-Luhansk as Mr. Macron of inactivity. And they would like Kyiv to be the first to to stop this project” (Bundeskanzlerin.de, April 12). seems to anticipate. President Poroshenko and his team come out publicly with this initiative, following the presi- For its part, the Elysée Palace seemed to treat Mr. have learned the hard way how to resist this sort of pres- dential election runoff. Poroshenko icily. Mr. Macron received Mr. Zelensky first sures in many encounters of the Normandy and Minsk pro- For his part, Mr. Poroshenko embarked on these visits and Mr. Poroshenko second, giving the incumbent head of cesses. But Ukraine’s April 21 presidential election runoff not as an all-but-defeated president, but as an active con- state one hour and no media opportunity (Mr. Poroshenko brought an inexperienced, untested and unpredictable tender for re-election. He used both visits as electoral cam- spoke to Ukrainian media later). By meeting Ukraine’s out- team to office and straight to high-stakes negotiations. paign events for playback at home. going and incoming presidents, moving to co-opt the latter, Leading that team, the professional comedian Mr. In his readouts of the Berlin meeting for Ukrainian media, setting a negotiating agenda on the Donbas, and hosting Zelensky found himself at the Elysée Palace through the Mr. Poroshenko announced that he would be the one – as the the summit in France, Mr. Macron is preparing a grand intervention of Bernard-Henri Lévy, celebrated pundit and re-elected president – to initiate a summit-level Normandy entrance for himself into the Normandy process. political ally of successive French presidents, currently of meeting. But he attached (as he has done throughout his According to the official readout from Elysée, “One aim Mr. Macron. As a sympathizer of Ukraine, Mr. Lévy had presidential term) Ukraine’s own conditions: in this case, of these [April 12] meetings is to obtain reassurances of introduced presidential aspirant Mr. Poroshenko in 2014 they include “preserving the unitary state structure of Ukraine’s willingness to make efforts toward a settlement to then-president François Hollande in Paris, and in a Ukraine” (i.e., no “special status” for the Donetsk-Luhansk of the conflict in Donbas… President Macron insists that all repeat performance has now brought together Mr. territory) and discussing a United Nations peacekeeping the parties take urgent and specific steps to restore the cli- Zelensky with Mr. Macron. In Mr. Lévy’s telling, he first met mate of confidence necessary to the success of the negotia- Mr. Zelensky on March 30, the eve of the first round of this tions” (Elysee.fr, April 12). This brief statement from the presidential election; when Mr. Zelensky won the first Elysée Palace encapsulates familiar features of the Russia- round on March 31, far ahead of Mr. Lévy’s friend Mr. first approach to conflict-resolution: namely, implying that Poroshenko, Mr. Lévy recognized the difference between UCC: Free and fair election the conflict is internal to Ukraine (thus exempting Russia of the future and the past. According to his account, when responsibility), viewing the local “parties” as morally and asked how he would deal with Mr. Putin in a face-to-face confirms Ukraine’s politically equivalent, putting the onus on Ukraine to meeting, Mr. Zelensky’s answer is that he would make Mr. accommodate, replacing conflict-resolution with confi- Putin laugh (Novoye Vremya, April 5). commitment to democracy dence-building (even its “restoration,” as if it had existed) and elevating process above outcome. The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor UCC In his readout for Ukrainian media, in Paris and back in with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown OTTAWA – The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) Kyiv, Mr. Poroshenko obliquely suggested that he has been Foundation, www.jamestown.org. on April 22 congratulated Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky on his victory in the presidential election. International observers recognized the elec- FOR THE RECORD tion as free and fair, and the results of the election reflect the will of the Ukrainian people, the UCC noted. “I congratulate Volodymyr Zelensky on his victory and the strong mandate he received from the Ukrainian people. I thank outgoing President Petro Canadian PM congratulates Zelensky Poroshenko for his service to Ukraine and his contri- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada on April 22 ing funding for projects that support fair, transparent and butions to a strong and democratic Ukraine,” said UCC issued the following statement on the results of the legitimate democratic elections in the country. We are National President Alexandra Chyczij. Ukrainian presidential election. unwavering in our support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and our “The Ukrainian people have affirmed their historic enduring commitment to the rules-based international order. choice of Euro-Atlantic integration for their country. On behalf of the government of Canada, I congratulate Canada stands for democracy around the world, and We look forward to working with President-elect Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his elec- will continue to be a steadfast partner of the people of Zelensky’s administration in furthering these strategic tion victory. Ukraine. We will co-host the third Ukraine Reform goals. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress will continue The future of Ukraine must be decided by the people of Conference this July and bring together key international to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression Ukraine. Canada commends the millions of Ukrainians who partners to reinforce Ukraine’s reform achievements and and threats to territorial integrity, as well as to ongoing exercised their democratic rights and went to the polls. In help the country set a clear path for its democratic future. reforms, which will be the focus of the Ukraine Reform casting their ballots, Ukrainians have inspired people Canada and Ukraine are united by a strong relationship, Conference this July in ,” said Ms. Chyczij. across the region and around the world. rooted in close people-to-people ties. I look forward to The UCC pointed out that Ukraine faces ongoing Canada is proud to have deployed hundreds of election working with President-elect Zelensky to deepen our rela- threats from the Russian Federation, including the observers to Ukraine, and I thank Lloyd Axworthy for his tionship and build a more secure, more prosperous future invasion and illegal occupation of Crimea, ongoing work leading the observer delegation. Canada is also provid- for people in both our countries. war of aggression in eastern Ukraine and severe human rights violations of Ukrainian citizens, espe- cially the nearly 100 Ukrainians being held by Russia as political prisoners, in violation of international law. The UCC expressed its deep admiration and solidarity U.S. sends congratulations to Ukraine with the Ukrainian people and the men and women of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, who are courageously The following press statement was made by U.S. State petitive, and the outcome represented the will of the defending Ukraine from Russia’s aggression. Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus on April 22. people. We welcome the OSCE’s preliminary report on Canada’s elections observation team in Ukraine, the elections. headed by Lloyd Axworthy, a former foreign minister, The congratulates President-elect The United States maintains steadfast support for noted both the first and second rounds of presidential Volodymyr Zelensky on his victory in the Ukrainian Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its election to be a genuine expression of the free will of presidential elections. We also congratulate the international borders and will continue to stand with the Ukrainian people. The Canadian observers will Ukrainian people on holding elections that reflect Ukraine as it undertakes essential reforms. We look for- now be headed home but are looking ahead to fall’s Ukraine’s vibrant democracy five years after the 2014 ward to working with President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky parliamentary . Revolution of Dignity and after five years of unrelenting to advance our two nations’ shared goal of a secure, pros- Russian aggression. The elections were peaceful, com- perous, democratic and free Ukraine. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17 No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM UNA CELEBRATES 125 YEARS: A snapshot from history, 2006

The UNA General Assembly elected at the 36th Regular Convention in May 2006 held its first meeting at Soyuzivka on Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17. Participating in the meet- ing were: (first row, from left) Advisors Eugene Serba and Olya Czerkas, Treasurer Roma Lisovich, Second Vice- President Michael Koziupa, President Stefan Kaczaraj, Advisor Gloria Horbaty, Auditor Slavko Tysiak, National Secretary Christine Kozak, Auditor Wasyl Szeremeta, (second row) Advisors Al Kachkowski, Bohdan Kukuruza, Nicholas Fil, Maya Lew and Eugene Oscislawski, Director for Canada Myron Groch and First Vice-President Zenon Holubec. The agenda was concise, as this was a spe- cial meeting of the General Assembly held during a convention year. At the conclusion of the meeting, President Kaczaraj commented: “We have a good group of advisors who can help us pro- mote the UNA.” He and his fellow execu- tive officers said they were impressed with the willingness of the new General Assembly to get together and work for the good of the UNA, while looking at creative new approaches to promote the 112-year-old fraternal organization.

A photo archive of UNA history has been launched on the UNA website. It is a work in progress that will be expanded and refined. To take a look, go to unainc.org/una/the- una-is-125-years-old/. Roma Hadzewycz 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17

Easter pastoral of His Beatitude Sviatoslav The Ukrainian Weekly After the presidential election May the light of Christ enlighten It’s pretty incredible all right: a fictional teacher-turned-accidental president in a TV comedy becomes the president in real life. And with over 73 percent voter sup- all of you to responsible service port. That, in a nutshell, is what happened in Ukraine on election day, April 21. Most Reverend Archbishops and ated for resurrection in Christ and our life The voters in Ukraine chose political neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky over the Bishops, Very Reverend and Reverend on earth is an awakening to the expectation incumbent, Petro Poroshenko. His election marked a powerful anti-establishment Fathers, Venerable Brothers and Sisters in of this resurrection. Let the words of the trend whereby the people of Ukraine voted for change for change’s sake, thus Monastic and Religious Life, Psalmist be our song in light of the expressing their disappointment that President Poroshenko could not fulfill all his Dearly Beloved Laity in Christ of the Resurrection: “Oh sing to the Lord a new promises and all their wishes – a tall order no matter your political leanings. Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church: song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to What that change will be is anyone’s guess, given that Mr. Zelensky spoke only in Christ is risen! the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation the vaguest of terms about what he intended to do if elected. The comedian-turned- from day to day” (Ps 96:1-2). politician turned down countless requests for media interviews (including from The Let us rise at early dawn and bring to our “And we shall see Christ, the Sun of righ- Ukrainian Weekly) and gave no public speeches, choosing instead to engage with the Master a hymn instead of myrrh, and we teousness...” electorate via the Internet and social media. Even once he became Ukraine’s presi- shall see Christ, the Sun of righteousness We live in a cultural world of fakery and dent-elect, he chose to react to news developments not directly, but via e-mailed Who enlightens the life of all. – Ode 5, untruth, of false commodities and decep- statements from his team or his own posts on Facebook. Paschal Canon. tive ideologies. The age of post-truth is Indeed, writing in Politico, Adrian Karatnycky, senior fellow of the Atlantic Council, Beloved in Christ! upon us. Truth is, it would seem, manufac- had this to say: “…Zelensky ran the world’s first successful presidential campaign that Today heaven and earth, angels and men tured according to an individual’s private was entirely virtual. He not only traded on the image of a complete outsider, he also proclaim to the whole universe the most interests, “on special order,” with no con- did no face-to-face campaigning, made no speeches, held no rallies, eschewed travel profound of all truths: Christ is risen! The nection to what is actually happening in across the country, gave no press conferences, avoided in-depth interviews with inde- power of this salutation is felt by all of us, regards to entire nations, cultures and indi- pendent journalists and, until the last day of campaigning, did not debate.” from the youngest to the oldest, as we vidual persons. As for that so-called debate held in a soccer stadium between the two presidential respond: Truly, really, indeed Christ is risen! For a person today, truth is ceasing to contenders two days before election day: it was certainly not a debate. Instead, it In all languages, we solemnly proclaim this have value. Therefore, all Christians who was a televised show, with the candidates ostensibly posing a few questions to each truth using the words of the Gospel for believe that Christ is truly risen should ask other and mostly hurling accusations. And the “moderators” were no more than themselves: Is truth still important for me? Pascha: “and we have seen his glory, glory as timekeepers. As Reuters aptly characterized it: “The event was light on policy and Is it possible that sometimes I neglect the of the only Son from the Father, full of grace heavy on theatrics with supporters cheering and booing their respective candidates truth because it is more comfortable for me and truth (Jn 1:14). We are all lifted up with and shouting ‘Shame’ and ‘Go away’ in a gladiatorial atmosphere.” Furthermore, the to live without it, to not be bothered by unspeakable joy and are given new life real presidential debate in the TV studio of the state-run public broadcaster, as searching for it? Am I able to be truthful through Christ’s Resurrection – for He rises called for by law, never materialized as Mr. Zelensky did not show. with myself about my own life and my and lives in order that we too might live and Mr. Karatnycky also noted that “Some voters even appear to have conflated him shortcomings, or do I attribute them to oth- rise in Him and with Him. with his TV persona, a high school teacher whose viral YouTube rant against corrup- ers and blame others for my own sins? tion and government incompetence gets him elected Ukraine’s president,” and he “Let us rise at early dawn and bring to The environment we live in today, in the pointed out that “Throughout the campaign, short video blogs showed Zelensky our Master a hymn instead of myrrh...” midst of “fakery and deceit,” is a veritable interacting with a range of informal advisers, usually well-regarded reformers or The radiance of the resurrection of the night for humanity and, essentially, the nongovernmental organization leaders who over the course of three months Sun of righteousness was first seen by the death and burial of the human spirit. explained to the public what they thought the candidate might believe.” myrrh-bearing women in the darkness of a Without truth, humanity dies like a flower Thus, we truly do not know what Mr. Zelensky himself stands for. In fact, the can- night filled with disappointment, despair without the sun. The prophet Isaiah cau- didate told the electorate he is open to new ideas and therefore was soliciting their and fear. With tears in their eyes, they carry tions against such evil, saying: “Woe to input to help him craft a platform. Is this how policy will be determined in the myrrh for the deceased, worrying about those who call evil good and good evil, who Zelensky administration? Will the virtual candidate be a virtual president? whether someone will be there to roll aside put darkness for light and light for dark- On the day after the election, April 22, an impromptu rally emerged in front of the the great stone at the entrance to the tomb. ness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet Presidential Administration building. President Poroshenko, with First Lady Maryna Each one of us, having experienced the for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in Poroshenko by his side, came out to thank Ukrainians – and they him. Chants of death and funeral of someone close to us, their own eyes, and shrewd in their own “Po-ro-shen-ko” and “Dia-ku-ye-mo!” were heard from the people. They were grate- can understand the pain in the hearts of the sight!” (Is 5:20-21). ful for all Mr. Poroshenko had done during his five years in office: bringing Ukraine myrrh-bearing women as they go to bid a To celebrate Pascha, the Resurrection of closer to the European Union and NATO, rebuilding the Ukrainian military that was final farewell to their Teacher. But lo, they our Lord, in the midst of such a night is to decimated by the pro-Russian administration of Viktor Yanukovych, defending come upon a different, unexpected reality. be a servant of Truth, a torch for the Sun of Ukraine on the world stage, strongly contributing toward an independent Orthodox An angel in a white garment proclaims to righteousness – Christ, who enlightens our Church for Ukraine, supporting the after decades of them: “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of life. The example of the myrrh-bearing Russification… It was a worthy and heartfelt send-off. Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; women is a call to us to search for the Risen As for Mr. Zelensky, speaking in person to the crowd gathered at his campaign he is not here. See the place where they laid Savior. The myrrh which they carry to headquarters on election night, he said: “I promise all of you, I will never let you him” (Mk 16:6). (Continued on page 12) down.” We can be sure that the expectations of the over 13.5 million who voted for Our Paschal Matins calls on us to “rise him will be sky high. Likewise, we can be sure the new and inexperienced leader will up,” that is, to awaken from be tested. sleep and be open to the As a diaspora newspaper published primarily for , we can Divine unexpected. To rise only hope for the best for the future of our ancestral homeland. And we can continue to support Ukraine by encouraging the West to help the novice president and his that which is true, genuine team become the leaders Ukraine’s people deserve and need. andup meansauthentic: tо look look outto rec for- ognize the Truth, look to not be fooled by that which is false and deceitful; look to encounter the Risen One. Turning the pages back... His radiance reveals to us April the truth about Himself, about that which is worthy Forty years ago, on April 30, 1979, Soviet political prisoner Valentyn Moroz spoke at a press conference at the Ukrainian of our efforts, labors and 30 suffering, which is worthy of National Association in Jersey City, N.J. He was one of five prison- 1979 ers – Alexander Ginzburg, Georgi Vins (a Baptist Ukrainian minis- our action as Church, as a ter) and two Jewish dissidents (Eduard Kuzentsov and Mark community and as an entire Dymshits) who had sought refuge in Israel – who were exchanged people. The truth that Christ with the West for two Soviet employees (Valadik A. Enger and Rudolf Chernyayev) who is risen is as real and certain were found guilty of espionage in the U.S. Moroz arrived in the U.S. on Friday, April 27. as the fact that the sun will Having survived 14 years of Soviet imprisonment for advocating Ukrainian indepen- rise and the day will take dence, he described his time of forced feedings, beatings, solitary confinement for months the place of the night. The in freezing cells and finally, an attempt by the authorities to have him declared insane. Resurrection of Christ as the Moroz said his survival was owed to his belief in Ukrainian independence and in God. Sun of righteousness “To be able to endure life in the you must be a strong personality and know “enlightens life” for us. It what you want – I want an independent Ukraine,” the 43-year-old history teacher shows us not only the true explained. The prisoner exchange, he said, would be a boon to thousands of dissidents meaning of what the myrrh- imprisoned in the Soviet Union and would encourage others to speak out “because it bearing women were seek- decreases their chances of being thrown behind bars.” ing, but also the meaning of every person’s life, suffering (Continued on page 13) and even death: we are cre- Easter card featuring artwork by L. Denysenko. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 7

Advocacy! Ukraine’s presidential elections: Dear Readers: Welcome to The parliamentary elections in the autumn Winners, losers, observations Washington Notebook, a featured article even as the country fends off Russia’s ongo- So, after a contentious election cam- system, so a president does not get every- compiled by the Ukrainian National ing aggressive tactics and war in eastern paign, Volodymyr Zelensky has been elect- thing he wants, especially if he does not Information Service (UNIS) aimed at provid- Ukraine. ed overwhelmingly as Ukraine’s sixth presi- control the Parliament or the government. ing perspective and insight on activities in Senators and members of the House of dent. Most of the Washington policy com- In fact, we may not see all that much hap- Washington that concern the Ukrainian Representatives have introduced legisla- munity – like the vast majority of the pen until the new Verkhovna Rada is elect- community. tion this year which tackles many of the – would have preferred ed in October. Even if he is as pro-Russian areas of concern for our community. Of par- a continuation of the Poroshenko presiden- as some suggest, there are limits in how Not since the Revolution of Dignity con- ticular interest is Senate bill S. 482 – cy, but the Ukrainian people had other Moscow-friendly a president (or, for that cluded in February 2014 has the United Defending American Security from Kremlin ideas. Whether we like the results or not, matter, any leading political leader) can be States Congress seen such a flurry of Aggression Act of 2019 – sponsored by Sen. these democratic elections reflected the in a post-Maidan Ukraine. Russia-related issues, and specifically Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and supported by will of the Ukrainian people and it is incum- I had the opportunity to meet with Mr. regarding Ukraine, as in the first four Sens. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory bent upon us to respect that choice. The Zelensky’s top advisor, who visited months of 2019. In a bipartisan manner, Gardener (R-Colo.), Jeanne Shaheen choice was made by an electorate fed up Washington shortly before the runoff. While members of the Senate Ukraine Caucus and (D-N.H.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.). This bill with the ruling class and hungry for change. I still have many questions and concerns, I the House of Representatives is similar to the Countering American Petro Poroshenko has been a strong came away relatively confident that a Congressional Ukrainian Caucus were Adversaries through Sanctions Act of 2017 president who has led the defense of Zelensky presidency will continue to facili- active in introducing or supporting legisla- (CAATSA), which sanctioned Russian oli- Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, who tate Ukraine’s Western orientation, tion focusing on Russia’s intrusion in garchs and entities for their ties to the moved Ukraine closer to the trans-Atlantic although not as intently as Mr. Poroshenko’s Ukraine’s presidential elections; providing Putin regime. community of democratic nations, who would have. I found plans to fight corrup- a new framework for additional Russia S. 482 is an all-encompassing bill that undertook many important reforms and tion encouraging and seemingly sincere. Of sanctions; honoring the fifth anniversary of includes policy guidelines for Ukraine and who was highly respected as an interna- course, the proof will be in the pudding. the Revolution of Dignity; urging the can- Crimea; strengthening the NATO alliance; tional partner and statesman. His agenda of This kind of early outreach to the United cellation of NordStream 2; deterring for- interaction with the European Union; “Army! Language! Faith!” – while critically States (and the European Union, which was eign intrusion in the U.S. electoral process; enhancing public diplomacy; chemical important for Ukraine’s future – was not also visited) and willingness to be open and expressing support for the victims of Nazi weapons nonproliferation; cybercrime; sufficient for most voters to overcome their listen to concerns sends a positive signal. and Soviet regimes (on what is known as election interference; and sanctions with frustration with living standards and in the The U.S. government’s executive and leg- “Black Ribbon Day”); and reinforcing the respect to the Russian Federation. The failure to root out the scourge of Ukraine’s islative branches’ approach towards U.S. policy of never recognizing the illegal sense of Congress clause of the bill greatest internal enemy, corruption, and Ukrainian presidents has been to try and annexation of Crimea by the Russian unequivocally states: “the President should ensure the rule of law. work with whomever the Ukrainian people Federation. publicly call for the Government of the The majority of the populace felt that the elect freely and democratically. It is about While this is just a sampling of proposed Russian Federation to return Crimea to the pace of change was too slow and the prog- policies and principles, not individuals. The legislation in the U.S. Congress that directly, control of the , end ress that was made was insufficient. United States wants to help Ukraine stay on or tangentially, affects Ukraine, the impetus its support for Russian-led forces violence Indeed, Mr. Poroshenko was perceived as course. Apprehension is understandable, behind these actions is rooted in Russia’s in eastern Ukraine.” Its statement of policy being part of the problem rather than part but we have to try to cooperate on the basis aggressive actions throughout the world on Crimea underscores: “the United States of the solution. Some of his associates were of shared interests and values. That’s the and its effects on U.S. national security will never recognize the illegal attempted far from being paragons of virtue. only realistic option. It would be imprudent interests. And, the Ukrainian community annexation of Crimea by the Russian Unfortunately, Mr. Poroshenko’s wounds and unwise not to give the new president a were self-inflicted and he seemed to be tone- chance. Hopefully, Mr. Zelensky will sur- can play a pivotal role in enhancing advoca- Federation, similar to the 1940 Welles deaf in some respects. round himself with a good team of people cy of these and similarly-related issues in Declaration in which the United States Notwithstanding his shortcomings, for committed to a coherent security and Washington. refused to recognize the Soviet annexation which he paid a heavy political price, I reform agenda that moves Ukraine forward. It’s no secret that the Ukrainian commu- of the Baltic States.” Sanctions are a key believe that Mr. Poroshenko has been While the outcome of the elections may nity has a longstanding tradition of interac- component of S. 482, and the bill proves to Ukraine’s finest president to date and will be not give cause to jump up and down with tion with its elected officials. This advocacy penalize not just Russian oligarchs but looked upon kindly by history for all that was joy, it is premature to succumb to despair. dates back for decades and was heightened repercussions for the Russian financial and accomplished under his watch. Moreover, But what does give cause for celebration is during the Cold War in the community’s energy sectors, cyberspace, as well as he is still relatively young (53) and may the conduct of the elections. Ukraine held role as ambassadors for a free and inde- strengthening sanctions for Russia’s very well still have a political future. the kind of elections that simply are alien to pendent Ukraine. Fast-forward to a modern aggressive actions towards Ukraine. Worries about a Zelensky presidency are its neighbors Russia and Belarus. Ukraine that regained its independence, And, lest we forget, Ukraine has many legitimate. While saying some things that This was an election that was generally and the community’s efforts became an friends beyond the U.S. Congress, through- are encouraging, other things he has said free and fair, with few serious violations. It outpouring of support for Ukraine to be out the country. A coalition of Central and have produced serious apprehension. His was assessed positively by the Organization ensconced in Euro-Atlantic institutions, East European national community organi- unwillingness to meet with the press raise for Security and Cooperation in Europe steeped in democratic traditions and val- zations, representing more than 20 million serious questions about his transparency. (OSCE) and other international election ues. American voters whose heritage lies in the He has sent mixed messages. He is a relative observation missions, including the With every new Congress come new Central European region, regularly shares tabula rasa, a political unknown, many of National Democratic Institute, National challenges. The current composition of the similar concerns regarding Ukraine, whose policies are vague or have yet to be Republican Institute, Ukrainian Congress U.S. Congress has changed dramatically Russian aggression and U.S. national secu- fully articulated. And even though he has Committee of America, Ukrainian World since the 2018 midterm elections, with rity interests in the region. Joint appearanc- held Russia responsible for the ongoing war, Congress and others. International and over 100 new senators and representatives es and common actions have helped to pro- many fear that his political naivete could be domestic observers reached the same winning seats. Promotion of Ukraine- mote issues in Congress and beyond. exploited by the evil, but far from stupid, broad conclusion: While by no means com- related community concerns through So, yes, advocacy begins with one simple Vladimir Putin. Other concerns range from pletely problem-free, especially during the events such as Ukrainian Days provide a step: contact your elected officials. Discuss Mr. Zelensky’s seeming disrespect for the campaign period, this was a competitive unique opportunity to meet with new community issues of concern and impor- country’s Ukrainian cultural and linguistic election with fundamental freedom gener- members of Congress while encouraging tance. Invite them to community events. identity to his commitment to combatting ally respected that largely met internation- our long-term supporters to enhance sup- Request that they join the Senate or House corruption and the oligarchy, given his al democratic standards. It reflected the port for a strong and vibrant civil society in Ukraine caucuses. Encourage others to reported links to one of Ukraine’s most con- will of the Ukrainian people. Ukraine, as well as to promote economic become involved. Participate in advocacy troversial oligarchs, Ihor Kolomoisky. For the first round, on March 31, the reform and military assistance to Ukraine events. And know that you, and others, are On social media and elsewhere, reaction OSCE had the largest international mission, to preserve its territorial integrity, sover- working toward the greater good. to Mr. Zelensky has reminded me of Yulia with 967 observers from 45 countries eignty and independence. For further information about the next Tymoshenko’s oft-quoted comment – “pro- deployed all over Ukraine. The OSCE has This year, in particular, is a very impor- Ukrainian Day advocacy event in palo vse” (“all is lost”). Although wariness become the gold standard in international tant endeavor for the Ukrainian community Washington, please contact the Ukrainian is warranted, a Zelensky presidency will election observation methodology. It’s a considering that Ukraine elected a presi- National Information Service at unis. not mean Armageddon. He is not Viktor large, sophisticated operation – both logisti- dent in the April 21 runoff and will hold [email protected]. Yanukovych. Even if one thinks the very cally and substantively. Observers filled out worst of him, he faces limitations. After all, thousands of standardized forms electroni- Ukraine has a presidential-parliamentary cally via E-pen – a new experience for this veteran observer – that were transmitted Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com Orest Deychakiwsky may be reached at [email protected]. (Continued on page 16) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17

WINDOW ON EURASIA NEWS AND VIEWS Kyiv says 506 churches have shifted Ukraine Global Scholars program plans from UOC-MP; Moscow says only 61 have to assist 50 talented high school students by Paul Goble going or at least will always cite the Moscow figures along with the Kyiv ones in Since the Orthodox Church of Ukraine the name of “objectivity,” the Russian (OCU) was formed and granted autocephaly Church has every reason to understate the by the Ecumenical Patriarch of numbers. Constantinople last year, both it and the That will become even more the case Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow when the number shifting from Moscow to Patriarchate agree that a number of church- Kyiv has reached a tipping point in the es have shifted their allegiance from the regions. When a certain critical number of Moscow-affiliated Church to the Ukrainian churches has changed allegiance, others one. But they disagree as to how many. follow at a rapid rate – and that tipping A month ago, the OCU said that 340 par- point is now within reach in many but not ishes had shifted their allegiance, while the yet all of Ukraine’s oblasts. Moscow Church said only 36 had (ahilla. As a result, it is important to keep track ru/36-ili-340-prihodov-pereshli-v-ptsu/). of these developments on the two compet- Now Moscow acknowledges that the num- ing maps, not because the Moscow figures ber which have shifted has increased to 61; are accurate but because they will be used but the OCU says that 506 have done so by the Russian government to try to under- (ahilla.ru/perehody-hramov-iz-upts-v- cut Ukraine given that that most of the ptsu-61-ili-506/). Western journalists who cover Ukraine do The Ukrainian figures are almost cer- so from Moscow rather than Kyiv – a fact Yevheniia Dubrova, in Cambridge, Mass., on December 8, 2018, at the first annual tainly closer to the mark – too many jour- that Moscow certainly recognizes and uses event in the U.S. of Ukraine Global Scholars. nalists are checking these reports for them to its advantage. by Yevheniia Dubrova 10-day boot camp, where mentors and to be off by as much as Moscow claims. The Ukrainian church map is at google. alumni of the program lecture newcomers That means that, four months into the pro- com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1XQR0sfH It’s the middle of the night here in on the nuances of the admission process. cess, one of every 24 churches formerly FFiiXyGiVYqI1mNylJ9fFPdnh&ll=49.47423 Paskivka, a tiny village in region We are all ambitious, patriotic, persistent subordinate to Moscow in Ukraine is now 85410442%2C28.04668874999993&z=7 where the number of goats exceeds the and somewhat masochistic, but the range part of the autocephalous Church. &fbclid=IwAR0tZD7PJmR8Fz4pQJG_ actual human population, but I am far from of students’ passions and academic Given the enormous share of Russian EZtiz1E_md2nc6dOanWsURfdlejbLCH5l- falling asleep. I am trying to come up with a achievements varies greatly from mad sci- Orthodox Church-affiliated churches that is 2LJu-o. The Russian one is at google.com/ reasonable answer to the “Why are you entists to professional singers, from the in Ukraine, and given Moscow’s desire to maps/d/viewer?mid=1HrBio05NMx0iTYx applying to our school” question to simul- winners of the International Math muddy the waters so that no one will be VyXNA2naH0aRIyhzr&ll=48.91664069067 taneously show my commitment and still Olympiad to aspiring writers. A large per- certain as to exactly how fast this process is 468%2C28.323128800000063&z=5. seem cool about it. It seems impossible to centage of UGS finalists come from small explain in under 100 words why I have towns and villages the size of Paskivka, been dreaming about the acceptance letter although some of the accepted students are for the past two years. My desk is covered from large cities such as Kyiv or . Lukashenka tears down crosses at Kuropaty, with SAT study guides, essay drafts labeled Dedication and eagerness to use the “trash” and cheesy inspirational quotes that world’s best education to contribute to the infuriating Belarusians and religious leaders supposedly should motivate me to tackle development of Ukraine are the key factors the deadlines. My friends believe I joined in being selected as a Ukraine Global some kind of a cult, my parents think I’m Scholars finalist. According to the president by Paul Goble ignoring his own population is legendary. But he will care very much about the sec- going crazy, and unfed goats have just of the initiative, Julia Lemesh, the main pur- President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ond consequence of his actions. It is almost declared the silent treatment. pose of the program is to “bring up new suffered three self-inflicted wounds as a inconceivable in the wake of what he did at I am applying to prestigious U.S. board- leaders who will use their knowledge and result of his decision to demolish the cross- Kuropaty that any Western leader will now ing schools through the Ukraine Global experience acquired at the world’s best Scholars program. es at the site of the Kuropaty mass graves: be willing to host him in his or her capital. school and colleges to make Ukraine a bet- Ukraine Global Scholars (UGS), a 501(c) he has lost whatever sympathy he had Belarusian commentator put it both ter place.” UGS finalists sign a contract with (3) nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass., is among the population, he has likely made it classically and bluntly: By his tearing down the program that requires them to work in aimed at assisting talented Ukrainian high- impossible for any Western leader to of the crosses at Kuropaty, “a cross has Ukraine for at least five years after receiv- school students in getting full scholarships receive him, and he has called attention to been put on possible Lukashenka visits to ing their undergraduate diploma in the U.S. splits within his own regime. to the top boarding schools and colleges in However, the contract itself is not what NATO neighbors.” That deprives him of one the United States. The program was found- That Mr. Lukashenka lost whatever sym- of his major cards in dealing with Russia makes us consider coming back. Each of ed by Ukrainian Ivy League alumni inspired the finalists has his or her own reasons to pathy and support he had among and thus leaves him in a significantly weak- Belarusians is no surprise: Not only did he by a surge of patriotic pride during the return to their homeland. Before moving to ened position internationally. Maidan Revolution in 2014. by his actions at Kuropaty on April 4 dis- Paskivka in 2014, I saw how people in my But it is the third self-inflicted “wound” Each year, UGS founders and mentors honor their history, but he insulted their hometown of Makiyivka, Donetsk Oblast, that probably disturbs Mr. Lukashenka the select 20 to 25 finalists from all over intense national commitment to honoring were being brainwashed by Russian propa- most because it points to more troubles Ukraine and guide them through the the dead and especially those who died for ganda. Now I have the opportunity to study ahead for his regime and his personal sur- admission process into schools and colleg- the cause of Belarus. journalism and media at St. Mark’s School, vival in office. According to analysts at es overseas. In just four years, the Ukraine On April 10, a group of Belarusians took where Ben Bradlee, an editor of The Belarus in Focus, the decision to destroy Global Scholars program has helped 47 to Mr. Lukashenka’s office to hand over a Washington Post who oversaw the publica- the crosses at Kuropaty highlights not only Ukrainian students to get admitted into tion of the Pentagon Papers, first fell in love petition protesting what he did. It declared the failure of Mr. Lukashenka to think about prestigious institutions in the United States that by his actions at Kuropaty, the with writing, and use my skills to tell true the consequences of his actions but also and raised $14 million in scholarship aid. stories to Ukrainians. Belarusian president had effectively “gone about something else. Last September, after two years of rejec- to war against the Belarusian people” Daniil Ozernyi from Kamyanske, who is And that is this: it highlights the internal tions, wait lists and, finally, acceptance let- now pursuing his interests in pedagogy and (https://belsat.eu/ru/news/zashhitniki- disagreements within his regime, disagree- ters, I began my junior year at St. Mark’s linguistics at Northfield Mount Hermon, kuropat-trebuyut-ot-lukashenko-vernut- ments that may now emerge more publicly School, a prestigious boarding school in hopes to implement his knowledge to bring kresty-na-mesto/). and more consequentially given Mr. Massachusetts. The only other Ukrainian positive change to the system of education The Belarusian leader may not care Lukashenka’s rash action at Kuropaty student ever accepted to St. Mark’s, who in Ukraine. Iryna Khovryak, a computer sci- about that: his track record of abusing and (belarusinfocus.info/by/security-issues/ also happens to be a UGS mentor, graduated ence student at Haverford College, aspires konflikt-vokrug-kuropat-prodemon- from the school 10 years ago. Meanwhile, to contribute to the Ukrainian IT sector. Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on striroval-vnutrennie-raskoly-vo-vlasti Tonia Zakorchemna from Ternopil became In addition to providing guidance on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia reposted at thinktanks.by/publication/ the first Ukrainian student in the history of every step of the application process, the who has served in various capacities in the 2019/04/10/konflikt-vokrug-kuropat- the Fryeburg Academy, one of the oldest pri- UGS program covers all the testing expens- U.S. State Department, the Central prodemonstriroval-vnutrennie-raskoly-vo- vate schools in Maine. Both of us got full es, finds families in the United States willing Intelligence Agency and the International vlasti.html). scholarships that cover all the tuition and to host Ukrainian students over the school Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice The negative reaction of Belarusian civil boarding expenses. Neither of us would breaks, and assists finalists with getting of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio society to the Kuropaty outrage was com- have done it without the guidance and con- internships in top Ukrainian companies. For Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for pletely predictable, but the equally negative stant support of UGS mentors. example, last summer several UGS alumni International Peace. The article above is reaction of “a number of political officials, All UGS finalists have to go through the interned at Kyivstar, KyivPost, Darwin’s reprinted with permission from his blog including those who had been considered intense preparation program that includes Grove, Senstone and Kyiv School of called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- online TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). (Continued on page 9) Language) and SAT prep courses and a (Continued on page 9) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 9

Ambassador Chaly speaks about Ukraine’s geopolitical role in Europe

by Andrew Nynka tinues to play as a buffer between Russian Special to The Ukrainian Weekly aggression in the region and the rest of Europe. “It makes Ukraine the eastern CAMBRIDGE, Mass – Valeriy Chaly, flank of NATO in defense of trans-Atlantic Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, democracy and freedom, because you can’t repeatedly emphasized during a public talk defend freedom without a strong army, and here on April 15 the importance of we understand that. We learned this les- Ukraine’s geopolitical role in Europe, as well son. We do not want anybody to be next as the country’s work to secure peace in the after us. That is why we now have a histori- region and counter Russian aggression. cal role to change the behavior of Russia Speaking before an audience of two and the Russian leadership.” dozen people at Harvard University, the Mr. Chaly reminded the audience that ambassador also highlighted the impor- Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arse- tance of Ukraine’s bilateral relationship nal not long after the country gained its with the United States. independence. Without those weapons as “First of all, it’s our common goal and a deterrent, Ukraine has had to find other our common objective to secure this part of ways to defend its sovereignty. the world, and not allow anybody to “We understand that we have to define destroy the international order that we cre- ourselves in this situation – giving up the ated with significant effort after Helsinki, third largest nuclear arsenal in the world,” after the Cold War,” said Mr. Chaly, who has he said. “And, frankly, we have not received Andrew Nynka been Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Valeriy Chaly, presents a watch as a gift real guarantees of our territorial integrity States since July 2015 and is also Ukraine’s to Prof. Serhii Plokhii, director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. and sovereignty,” the ambassador noted, ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda and adding that Ukraine will continue to coun- the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. achievements in recent years to restore our American ship entered the Black Sea to ter the threat posed by Russian aggression “It is very important that we not allow capabilities with the support of the United guarantee that any attempt of destabiliza- in Eastern Europe. anyone in the world – including Russia, States,” Mr. Chaly said. “Now the Ukrainian tion in this area will be under control and “The huge, huge mistake of Mr. Putin – North Korea or other countries – to violate army is in the top 10 of armies of Europe.” accountable.” personal mistake – is that he has underrec- human rights and international order,” Mr. The ambassador added that Ukraine had The ambassador said that in occupied ognized Ukrainian history, Ukrainian Chaly said. in the last week received additional medical Crimea, Russia has deployed up to 32,500 behavior, Ukrainians’ willingness to be free The ambassador underscored that and armored vehicles, as well as communica- military personnel, 88 artillery systems, 52 and Ukrainians who are ready to fight for Ukrainians have paid the biggest price to tions equipment from the United States. “We long-range rocket systems, 372 armored their own families.” secure this order. “The biggest price have received anti-tank weapons that have combat vehicles, 113 warplanes, 62 combat The ambassador previously served as because 13,000 [were] killed, 28,000 saved the lives of our guys,” Mr. Chaly noted. helicopters, as well as six combat ships and the deputy head of the Presidential wounded,” Mr. Chaly said, adding that, of Moreover, additional aid is expected to six submarines equipped with sea-to-air Administration of Ukraine from June 2014 the 13,000 Ukrainians killed during the arrive in Ukraine soon. “We believe we will missiles. to July 2015. In April 2010 he resigned his war, 3,000 have been soldiers in Ukraine’s receive something else in the next months,” “I give you these facts so that you under- position as Ukraine’s vice minister of for- military. “It is absolutely unbelievable what he said, though he did not elaborate on stand how seriously we take this threat,” eign affairs in protest against the foreign we must pay to secure not only our people what specifically Ukraine expects to receive Ambassador Chaly said, adding that and security policy pursued by then and our territory, but also Europe.” from the United States. Ukraine’s experience can be used as a case President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine’s military was not prepared for According to the ambassador, Ukraine study for other countries who might need In addition to his work in government, the war that broke out in eastern Ukraine now gets 92 percent of its military support to defend themselves against similar Mr. Chaly was the deputy director general of in 2014, or for Russia’s subsequent annexa- from the United States. Some 200 troops aggression. “I understand that only a the Razumkov Center, a prominent think tion of Crimea. But the country’s military from the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne strong Ukraine – a Ukraine that is ready to tank and research center in Ukraine, in preparedness has vastly improved since the Division are expected to arrive in Ukraine stop Russia – will ensure our survival.” 2006-2009 and in 2010-2014. In that posi- war began. in the coming days for training exercises, Throughout his talk, the ambassador tion he supervised the center’s foreign poli- “We have made significant results and the ambassador said. “Yesterday another repeatedly stressed the role Ukraine con- cy, international law and security programs.

cesses of UGS 2018 finalists only add to the and Orthodox leaders. Ukraine Global... list of reasons for applying. Five students Lukashenka... Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusevich, the won over $1 million total in grants that cover head of the Catholic Church of Belarus, was (Continued from page 8) (Continued from page 8) all tuition expenses at several top boarding particularly outspoken (catholic.by/3/ Economics. This year, the list of Ukrainian schools in the United States. For example, close to Lukashenka as well as representa- news/belarus/9673-ne-znostse-kryzho- companies eager to provide internships for Nicol Moshenka from Dnipro will study at tives of businesses affiliated with the gov- zvarot-artsybiskupa-tadevusha-kandrusevi- UGS finalists is even broader. Phillips Academy Andover, a school that has ernment” shows that the country has cha-suvyazi-z-novym-znosam-kryzho-u- Ms. Lemesh notes, “By helping students educated two former American presidents entered an entire new political era. kurapatakh, charter97.org/ru/news/2019/ find internships, we strengthen their pro- and three Nobel Prize laureates, while Yehor How much these will matter remains to 4/13/330446/ and belaruspartisan.by/ fessional network in Ukraine, which makes Tverdokhlibov from Kharkiv will join the be seen, but at the very least, as the journal’s politic/460591/). it easier for them to come back and find job group of the other four UGS finalists admit- analysts observe, they already show that Noting that not 10 days had passed since opportunities here.” ted to Taft School in Connecticut. “the Belarusian regime is far from as mono- the Belarusian authorities had dishonored 2019 is an especially important year for Although some colleges have yet to lithic as it is customary to think.” And that is the chief symbol of , the arch- the program. Considering the high accep- release their admissions decisions this year, something Belarusians in the government bishop sharply criticized this repetition, tance rate of UGS students to U.S. schools we already know that Vlad Ivanchuk (origi- and out as well as Russia and the West are arguing that the destruction and removal of and colleges – in 2017, 100 percent of UGS nally from Lutsk, Westminster School ’19) now going to factor into their calculations. the crosses has inflicted “a deep wound on finalists were admitted to prestigious insti- will continue his education at Harvard, Then, only nine days after provoking the heart of the believer.” He said that they tutions, all expenses covered – and the Nadiia Dubchak (originally from Kyiv, The near universal anger among Belarusians and all the Christians in Belarus were now growing popularity of the initiative among Lawrenceville School ’19) will begin her and revulsion in Western capitals by having “a voice crying in the wilderness.” Ukrainian youth, it was decided to expand freshman year at Columbia University, and the number of future finalists from 25 to 50. his forces tear down 70 crosses at the site of The Belarusian Orthodox Church did not Masha Smyk (originally from Kyiv, The Hill the Kuropaty mass graves near Minsk, Mr. issue an official statement, but its press sec- The new admission round has now been School ’19) will study at MIT. launched, and recent news about the suc- Lukashenka compounded his offense by retary, Sergey Lepin, on his LiveJournal As the program expands, UGS expenses having them destroy 50 more on April 13. page said that he had thought the problems also are growing. In order to cover test fees For details on this latest action, see sva- were in the past after the days since the for all 50 UGS 2019 finalists, organize the boda.org/a/29878781.html, reform.by/ original destruction of crosses occurred on online preparatory school and the boot blagoustrojstvo-prodolzhaetsja-v-kuropa- April 4. But that has turned out to be not camp in Oblast, UGS needs $150,000. tah-snova-snosjat-kresty/ and belta.by/ the case (serge-le.livejournal.com/475920. Anyone can make a donation to the pro- society/view/bolee-100-dobrovoltsev- html and belsat.eu/ru/news/press-sekre- gram, host UGS finalists during the school prinjali-uchastie-v-subbotnike-po-blagous- tar-bpts-uchastnikam-navedeniya-poryad- breaks or help the program grow in other trojstvu-kuropat-343874-2019/. ka-v-kuropatah-nuzhno-pokayatsya/). ways. Further details can be accessed on the This time the actions were taken by about Mr. Lepin said he wasn’t authorized to official website, www.ukraineglobalschol- 100 participants in a Soviet-style Saturday make any general comments but added that ars.org, as well as social media pages; or you work session, and leaders announced that if among those who were involved in the can contact Julia Lemesh, UGS president, at they were planting trees in place of the metal destruction of crosses this time around [email protected]. crosses. But their actions provoked a coun- there were any Orthodox, such people Yevheniia Dubrova, a Ukraine Global ter-demonstration by Belarusians outraged should speak with their spiritual advisors Scholars finalist in 2016, will graduate from by this attack on religion and national identi- and determine whether they need to repent Yevheniia Dubrova St. Mark’s School in 2020. ty and negative commentaries by Catholic their actions. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17 No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 11

Mark Lonkevych “Khustyna” (Syzokryli Ensemble). “Volyn ” (RPB School of Dance, Level 2). “Syzokryli” soar at 40th anniversary dance concert

by Adrian Bryttan Special to The Ukrainian Weekly – Dispelling chilly rains on the last day of March, Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble lit up the stage with a heartwarming program at the Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College in . This concert was a celebration of 40 years of Syzokryli and the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky (RPB) School of Dance. The maximum hall capacity’s 624 tickets had sold out briskly, days before. Founded in 1976, Syzokryli was the life’s dream of renowned Ukrainian ballerina Roma Pryma Bohachevsky: to create an ensemble of talented students who would showcase all the beauties of traditional Syzokryli and alumni pose for a group photo. Ukrainian dance, recreated through the prism of and . Over the engaged as soloist in the ballet group of the gance of ballet and the expressive power of used as a term of endearment, coupled years, Mme. Bohachevsky taught and National Theater in Innsbruck. She was the modern dance onto Ukrainian traditional with an image of a dove, falcon or eagle. inspired thousands of students, imparting first professional Ukrainian dancer to dance. While other companies The dancers remained true to their name, her deep love of dance and . appear on the stages of the world’s cultural often resort to symmetrical block forma- delighting the audience as they took wing Born in 1929, Mme. Bohachevsky was centers in Paris, London, Munich, , tions and relentless athleticism, Mme. and circled the heights. gifted with a precocious talent, securing Geneva, Athens, Toronto and New York. Bohachevsky emphasized grace and ele- Five selections, all performed by the solo roles at the Lviv and Ballet Mme. Bohachevsky also studied with gance, coupled with the creative imagina- senior group on this varied program, offered Theater while still in her teens. After gradu- Martha Graham, and began to imagine an tion of a classical ballerina. by Mme. Bohachevsky. ating with honors from the Academy of alternative synthesis of expressionistic cho- In Ukrainian, “Syzokryli” refers to irides- The well-known “Pryvit” (Welcome), Music and Dramatic Arts in Vienna, she was reography. Eventually, she grafted the ele- cent dark grey-bluish plumage and is often performed by Syzokryli exhibited the hall- marks of Mme. Bohachevsky’s style. Clad in rich red embroidered costumes, the danc- ers formed captivating set patterns, notably with interwoven arm positions for the line of ladies, and graceful individual hand and head positions. Conspicuous was the seem- ingly effortless agility of their busy, yet petite steps throughout. The men did not lack opportunity to display exuberant jumping splits and kicks. Flowing like a kaleidoscope, this opening number culmi- nated with the tableau of a traditional pre- sentation of embroidered ritual cloths and bread, as a gesture of welcome to all. The Syzokryli ladies were highlighted in two additional set pieces: “Khustyna” (Kerchief) and “Volynianka” (Maid from Volyn). Featuring different costumes, both exhibited inventive steps and charming ensemble patterns. The dramatic centerpiece of this concert

“Fight for freedom” (Syzokryli Dance Ensemble). (Continued on page 15)

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immediately available to comment. There Crimea. The decision stipulates that Russia those I was talking about three years ago,” NEWSBRIEFS was additional political context to the is also obligated to pay the accrued interest, Ms. Savchenko said without giving details. Facebook statement: It came less than 48 which is estimated at over $5.5 million. In “I saw in Zelensky’s program everything (Continued from page 2) hours after Prime Minister Groysman, who April 2014, shortly after the invasion and that had to be there. I think that must be planned. The Facebook statement suggest- has been prime minister for three years, illegal annexation of Crimea by the Russian supported.” Ms. Savchenko, who returned ed that Mr. Zelensky – who is to be inaugu- said he will take part in parliamentary elec- Federation, illegal armed forces of the from Russia a hero following two years in rated in early June – supports a price cut but tions due in October with a party other than aggressor state seized administrative offic- prison there but was arrested in her home wants to ensure it is agreed with the IMF. President Petro Poroshenko’s political es and 16 gas stations of PJSC Ukrnafta. In country in March 2018, was freed on April “Let’s show – not just in words but in deeds grouping. Mr. Groysman said in March that October 2014, PJSC Ukrnafta, following 16 because the term of her pretrial deten- that we can take decisions in people’s inter- he would urge the Finance Ministry and Part 1, Article 9 of the Agreement between tion expired and had not been extended. ests. For the past four months, gas prices in Naftogaz to start talks with the IMF to try to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the She said she will continue to work as a law- Europe have been decreasing and now the prevent any future rise in gas prices. He told Government of the Russian Federation on maker in the Verkhovna Rada “because I price of gas for the population in Ukraine is a Cabinet meeting on April 24 that the the Encouragement and Mutual Protection was sworn in to the Ukrainian people.” She higher than the price of gas on the planned decrease on May 1 – a cut of about of Investments, informed the Russian added, “As for my political future, yes, I will European market,” the statement said. It 3.5 percent, to 8,247 hrv ($309 U.S.) per Federation of violation of the rights of PJSC stay in politics. I will not be alone. I have a urged Naftogaz and the Cabinet “to hold the 1,000 cubic meters – would not be the last. Ukrnafta. Ukrnafta is the largest oil-produc- team.” Before her arrest Ms. Savchenko had appropriate consultations with the IMF” (RFE/RL, with reporting by RFE/RL corre- ing company in Ukraine. NJSC Naftogaz drawn fire from several political camps, fac- and agree on a price decrease to take effect spondent Christopher Miller in Kyiv, Reuters Ukrainy owns 50 percent plus one share of ing criticism for holding talks with the sep- on May 1. The statement warned that neigh- and Interfax-Ukraine) Ukrnafta. The rest of the shares belong to aratists without government consent and private investors, including the former for comments nationalists said indicated boring Russia could limit energy supplies to Russia to pay $44.4 million to Ukrnafta Ukraine from June 1 and might take steps to owners of Privat group. (Ukrainian she advocated accepting Moscow’s seizure halt gas transit through Ukraine altogether On April 12, the International Court of Canadian Congress Daily Briefing) of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine. Arbitration in Geneva ordered the Russian After Ms. Savchenko’s release, Prosecutor at the start of 2020. Such moves by Moscow In Rada, Savchenko praises Zelensky would result in significant financial losses Federation to pay $44.4 million (U.S.) in General Yuriy Lutsenko said that the accu- and gas supply risks, it said, adding: “These favor of the Ukrainian public joint-stock Ukrainian lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko sations against her remain in place. challenges require us to take effective and company Ukrnafta as compensation for the has returned to Parliament a week after Ukrainian media reports said that the next fast action.” An IMF spokesman was not seizure of the company’s assets in annexed she was unexpectedly released from jail, hearing in the case was scheduled for May where she had been held for more than a 7. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, with year over allegations that she plotted a ter- reporting by UNIAN, Gordon and Interfax rorist attack on Parliament. Speaking on Operation UNIFIER’s Roto 7 begins April 23, Ms. Savchenko vowed to remain in politics and said she does not plan to be in On April 14, the sixth rotation (Roto 6) of opposition to Volodymyr Zelensky, who the Canadian contingent which is a part of TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko by a operation UNIFIER in Ukraine has passed or e-mail [email protected] wide margin in an April 21 presidential command to the next, seventh rotation runoff election. “It was enough for me to SERVICES PROFESSIONALS read [his] program. Many points there are (Continued on page 13)

Risen One, before whom no darkness or May the light... falsehood can stand. Let us believe in the truth that is Christ and serve the truth in all (Continued from page 6) spheres of human life – and Ukraine with anoint the body of Jesus, laid in the tomb, is its people will be invincible. Every initiative a symbol of our personal duty to search for built on lies will collapse, as it was with the truth and move toward it, serve it, bear wit- Communist empire of evil. Let us build our ness to it before the powerful of the world, nation on truth and justice, no matter how even at the risk of our own life. Bearing wit- bitter and difficult that may seem. The ness to the truth – this is the paschal calling Risen Christ has the power to enlighten our of every Christian. life and raise us up to a new future. HELP WANTED The Truth has its own power. 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Zelensky pledges to hold referendum on NATO Poroshenko has pushed for Ukrainian Facebook, the social network has con- NEWSBRIEFS membership in NATO and the European firmed to RFE/RL. Despite the ban, howev- Volodymyr Zelensky pledged on April 18 Union, though membership in either er, which quietly came into force months (Continued from page 12) to hold a referendum on whether or not grouping is unlikely due to the country’s ago, a defiant Azov and its members (Roto 7) during the Transfer of Command Kyiv should join NATO if he is elected presi- rampant corruption and five-year-long con- remain active on the social network under Authority (TOCA). Operation UNIFIER is the dent. He said, “we have clearly chosen our flict with Russia-backed separatists in east- pseudonyms and name variations, under- Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) mission to path to Europe,” but added that it was criti- ern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Mr. Zelensky also scoring the difficulty Facebook faces in support the . Since cal to build a nationwide consensus on said he would push for early parliamentary combating extremism on a platform with the start of the mission in September 2015, joining the alliance. “It’s obvious that NATO elections if elected president as the uni- some 2.32 billion monthly active users. more than 11,100 Ukrainian Security Forces means security and a high level of [our] cameral Verkhovna Rada is controlled by Responding to an RFE/RL e-mail request of Ukraine (SFU) candidates have under- military, but I want to unite the country,” he Mr. Poroshenko’s ruling party. The next on April 15, a Facebook spokesperson gone training. On March 18, the government told RBK Ukraine. Mr. Zelensky added that parliamentary elections are scheduled for wrote that the company has been taking of Canada announced the extension of he would work to convince people in the October. Mr. Zelensky said early elections down accounts associated with the Azov Operation UNIFIER until the end of March mostly Russian-speaking eastern parts of were part of his idea of a “renewal” of Regiment, National Corps and National 2022. Canada sends a group of about 200 Ukraine to overcome their negative view of Ukraine’s ruling class. (RFE/RL, with Militia – the group’s military, political, and CAF members to Ukraine every six months. NATO. “I will record daily video appeals to reporting by AP and Ukrinform) vigilante wings, respectively – on Facebook for months, citing its policies against hate Roto 7 CAF members will be there until the the eastern regions of Ukraine to tell them Facebook bans Azov over ‘hate speech’ groups. The spokesperson did not say end of March 2022. (Ukrainian Canadian that NATO isn’t a beast that is going to when exactly the ban came into force. Congress Daily Briefing) swallow you,” he said. President Petro The militaristic, far-right Azov move- ment and its various branches have used Human rights groups such as Freedom Facebook to promote its anti-democratic, House have warned that Azov’s increasing ultranationalist messages, and Facebook visibility and impunity is a cause for con- Incoming... has occasionally taken down pages and cern. “Far-right political forces present a groups associated with Azov when they real threat to the democratic development (Continued from page 1) have been found to be in violation of its pol- of Ukrainian society,” said a recent Freedom icies on hate speech and the depiction of House report, referring to Azov and similar Mr. Zelensky won the presidency with 73 violence. The first Facebook removals groups. That threat is not due to political percent of the vote after taking a somewhat occurred in 2015, Azov members told RFE/ support – polls show its political party, populist – and life-imitating-art – approach RL. But after continuous, repeat violations National Corps, is supported by less than 1 to pursuing elected office. The TV series in – which includes many war veterans and percent of Ukrainians – but because the far- which the president-elect appeared, militant members with openly neo-Nazi right is “aggressively trying to impose their “Servant of the People,” is also the name of views who have been involved in attacks on agenda on Ukrainian society, including by his new political party. LGBT activists, Romany encampments and using force against those with opposite “With governments elected with very women’s groups – Azov is now officially political and cultural views.” (Christopher large populist movements behind them, banned from having any presence on Miller of RFE/RL) there is always a risk that they may end up trying to limit the constitutional and demo- cratic principles which we’re all interested authorities attempted to have Moroz in promoting,” said Mr. Axworthy. Turning... declared insane. Moroz credited the pro- However most troubling for him is a tests by Ukrainian groups in the U.S. and commitment Mr. Zelensky made during an (Continued from page 6) Canada with saving him from being trans- April 19 debate with Mr. Poroshenko held Mykyta Zalivinskyi Human rights campaigns in the U.S. and ferred to a prison for the insane. at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv. Lloyd Axworthy, the head of Canada’s other Western countries were “obviously The U.S. State Department was working “[Mr. Zelensky] talked about wanting to election observation mission to Ukraine. having tremendous success in pressuring to reunite Moroz with his family members find a peaceful solution to the border con- “Zelensky rejected Yanukovych’s overture Moscow” to release political prisoners, in Ukraine – his wife, Raissa, 43; their son, flicts [with Russia] in two to three weeks, of good wishes,” said Mr. Axworthy. Moroz said at the press conference. Two Valentyn, 17; and his father Yakiv, 75. When [and] that’s a pretty bold statement,” said However, Canada’s chief election observer weeks prior to his release, Moroz recount- he was released in 1979, Moroz was not Mr. Axworthy during the call with reporters. suggested that the Kyiv-Moscow dynamic ed that an official of the KGB said that many able to communicate with his family. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin just could change following the Ukrainian parlia- more dissidents would be released soon “in Moroz lectured at Harvard University has one basic ambition, and that is to desta- mentary election on October 27. “That’s light of the Olympic Games” that were held (1979-1980) before moving to Canada bilize Ukraine so that he can bring [it] where the coalition of pro-Russian voices can in 1980 in Moscow. (1986-1991), and he returned to Ukraine under the [Russian] orbit and also not have come together and maybe get 15 or 20 per- Western nations, he said, had underesti- in 1991. He died this year on April 16 at the [Ukraine] as a frontline border example of a cent of the seats [in the Verkhovna Rada], mated the strength of movements in age of 83. He was the author of approxi- democratic system working. So I think he’s which would give them some real leverage.” Ukraine and the Baltic states for separation mately 30 books and before his death he 24/7 on this file.” Mr. Axworthy is encouraging Canadian from the Soviet Union. He estimated that at continued to work in academia. He was Mr. Axworthy said there is a fear among Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, the time 50 percent of Soviet political pris- interred on April 20 at the famous Lychakiv Ukrainian veterans’ groups and families of who is of Ukrainian descent, to embrace a oners were Ukrainian. Cemetery in Lviv. soldiers at the front of the conflict in the “more activist” approach on the Ukrainian A self-described “Ukrainian nationalist Source: “Moroz’s remarks get wide cover- Donbas “that there might be a negotiation file. and a traditionalist conservative,” he said age in U.S. newspapers,” The Ukrainian with too much given away, and they were “I think Ukraine could become a very that as a youth he was a member of the Weekly, May 13, 1979. probably the strongest voting bloc for Mr. strong ally of Canada,” said Mr. Axworthy, Young Communist League and then gradu- Poroshenko.” who also noted some ways in which Canada ated from Lviv University. He was arrested Whoever become Ukraine’s foreign affairs is already working with Ukraine, through a in 1965 at the age of 29 and was sentenced and defense ministers will indicate the direc- Canadian military training mission, to four years for anti-Soviet agitation. Nine tion the incoming president and his govern- Operation UNIFIER, that has been extended months after his release he was arrested ment plan to take regarding Ukraine’s rela- until 2022, and an initiative involving for- again on the same charge and sentenced to tionship with Russia, said Mr. Axworthy, who mer Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers 14 years in what he termed concentration noted that he is unaware of Mr. Zelensky’s to establish a police academy in Ukraine camps. personal stance on that relationship. that now has about 800 students. He described the conditions of his “I was told that he has different circles of Two days after Mr. Zelensky’s landslide imprisonment: “Imagine a small room with people who have been working with and sup- win, Canadian Prime Minister Justin the temperature 33 degrees below zero porting him – some with different points of Trudeau spoke to President-elect Zelensky Centigrade outside. There’s always frost on view on how to deal with Russia and the “and reiterated Canada’s unwavering sup- the walls inside, and you have nothing but a occupied territories,” Mr. Axworthy explained. port for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territori- thin prison uniform. You can’t sleep He offered that one possibility is that al integrity” according to a readout because of the cold. After days of no sleep, President Putin might seek a commitment released by Mr. Trudeau’s office. hallucinations set in. The KGB doesn’t have from the incoming Zelensky administration Both leaders discussed “the underlying to resort to physical torture to make a per- that it would not pursue membership in democratic values that are shared by son do what he wants.” the European Union or affiliation with the Canada and Ukraine, and the importance of Moroz recalled frequent beatings by North Atlantic Treaty Organization in working together to defend them globally,” guards and was set upon and stabbed exchange for Russia offering some “signs of and “looked forward to deepening and severely by a non-political prisoner. In 1974, moderation,” such as returning the 24 strengthening bilateral cooperation and while at KGB Camp No.1 in the Mordovia Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia in the partnership, including through the Ukraine Autonomous Republic southeast of Moscow, Kerch Strait last November. Reform Conference, which will take place in the authorities refused to transfer him to a During the presidential campaign, Mr. Toronto this July.” facility in Ukraine. He then went on a hunger Zelensky said that he was in favor of taking The Canadian government committed strike for nearly five months. Three years Ukraine toward both the EU and NATO, but up to $17.8 million (U.S.) to advance elec- later, his notebooks were confiscated at the would want Ukrainians to make those deci- toral reforms in Ukraine. Of that amount, same prison camp, and he was denied fami- sions via referendum. $8 million was allocated to support the ly visitations. In response, he went on anoth- Mr. Axworthy also does not see Mr. team of Canadians who participated in the er hunger strike – this time for 68 days. Zelensky mirroring the pro-Russian stance election-observation missions of both During both hunger strikes, he said he was taken by outgoing President Poroshenko’s Canada and the Organization for Security force-fed intravenously. predecessor, the ousted Viktor Yanukovych. and Cooperation in Europe. Following the second hunger strike, the 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17 No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 15

NOTES ON PEOPLE The honorees were recognized for singu- lar accomplishments: “a significant contribu- NJIT inducts poet tion with a tangible positive effect on society HURI names leader or the profession – through authorship and into engineering school’s composition; high-impact research, discov- of new program ery or artistry; or major long-term and wide- alumni Hall of Fame ly recognized leadership of organizations or on contemporary Ukraine groups beneficial to the public.” NEWARK, N.J. – Poet Yuriy Tarnawsky HURI was among the 11 Newark College of The induction kicked off a year-long cele- Engineering (NCE) graduates inducted on bration of NCE’s 100th anniversary, which CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Ukrainian March 12 into the NCE 100, the alumni hall will feature awards ceremonies, galas, his- Research Institute at Harvard University of fame established this year as part of the torical tributes and engineering competi- announced on April 19 that Dr. Emily college’s celebration of its centennial. tions to commemorate the school’s “Century Channell-Justice will develop and lead its “The range of what our graduates have of Public Service Through Engineering.” new program on contemporary Ukraine. done is very wide,” noted NCE Dean Moshe News of the event spread quickly. The fol- The program, named the Temerty Kam, at a ceremony in Eberhardt Hall, the lowing night, as part of his introduction Contemporary Ukraine Program (T-CUP), campus’s oldest building, that touched on before the screening of a documentary on has been established with the generous NCE’s origins in the industrial age and the his life and literature, the crowd at the financial support of James Temerty, a confident role its graduates currently play Ukrainian Institute of America in Manhattan Ukrainian Canadian entrepreneur and phi- HURI in shaping the new, technologically dynam- was informed that Mr. Tarnawsky “was just lanthropist. The T-CUP initiative will extend Dr. Emily Channell-Justice ic era of nanotechnology, robotics and inducted into the hall of fame at NJIT.” NCE is the scope of HURI’s work beyond its tradi- advanced manufacturing. one of six colleges that are part of NJIT. tional focus on literature, history and lan- graphic fieldwork on contemporary activist Mr. Tarnawsky (1956), an electrical Mr. Tarnawsky, who graduated with a guage. With an emphasis on the social sci- initiatives in Ukraine. engineer and poet, Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski degree in electrical engineering, is a writer ences, the program is a response to the Her current project seeks to understand (1978), a chemical engineer and a retired and linguist who is also a former electronics growing need for experts who can analyze some of the ways the growing IT sector has four-star general in the U.S. Air Force, and engineer and computer scientist for IBM the unfolding changes in Ukrainian society influenced self-perception in Ukraine. In Sohail Mohammed (1988), an electrical Corp. He is one of the founding members of and politics. It is HURI’s hope that the pro- general, her research interests include con- engineer and New Jersey Superior Court the New York Group, a Ukrainian émigré gram will serve as an influential platform temporary Ukrainian politics, economy and judge, joined eight of their fellow inaugural avant-garde group of writers, and co-founder for the academic and policy communities to society, with a focus on social movements, inductees, whose graduation years and co-editor of the journal New Poetry. His exchange ideas. gender issues, and economic development. spanned more than three decades, for an fiction, poetry, plays, translations and criti- As Director of T-CUP, Dr. Channell-Justice The program will officially launch later evening that began with accolades and cism in both Ukrainian and English have been will first be charged with developing the this year, and HURI noted that it will share ended with anecdotes and fine dining. translated into nearly a dozen languages. priorities and strategy of the program. She more news as plans for this new project will be responsible for day-to-day manage- develop. ment and implementation of projects that HURI expressed thanks to Mr. Temerty support research on Ukraine’s contempo- for making T-CUP possible. In addition to rary foreign policy, domestic government his philanthropic activities, Mr. Temerty has and politics, and significant sociological made his mark as a successful business and cultural trends. While organizing entrepreneur, an inspiring leader, and an events that bring together numerous advocate for sustainable energy. Born in experts, Dr. Channell-Justice’s expertise will Ukraine, he moved with his family to enrich the program as she carries out her Canada in 1950. Ukraine has joined Canada own research and analysis. in recognizing Mr. Temerty’s skill and lead- As she prepares to join HURI this sum- ership, honoring him with the Order of mer, Dr. Channell-Justice is finishing her Yaroslav the Wise in 2015. Mr. Temerty’s term as a postdoctoral fellow and visiting business ventures have spanned the tech- assistant professor at Miami University, nology, retail and energy sectors, while his Ohio. Previously, she completed a doctorate generosity has benefited causes such as degree in cultural anthropology at the City mental health and addiction treatment, University of New York, conducting ethno- music and .

NJIT “Notes on people” is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of mem- Newark College of Engineering Hall of Fame inductee Yuriy Tarnawsky is flanked by bers of the Ukrainian community. All submissions should be concise due to space Dr. Joel S. Bloom (left), president of New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Dr. limitations. Items will be published as soon as possible after their receipt. Moshe Kam, dean of NJIT’s Newark College of Engineering.

formed by Alex Kopchyk (“Hero”), exqui- letic “Hopak.” Commencing with a warlike group photo with all the day’s participants. “Syzokryli”... sitely partnered by Tatiana Ozaruk timpani beat, the men electrified the audi- Dancer Sofia Tasker told The Ukrainian (“Hope”). Their arabesques, lifts and emo- ence with a myriad of squat-kicks, dizzying Weekly: “We’re just one big family!” (Continued from page 11) tive poses were spellbinding. This evolved spins, and spine twisting backbend leaps. The ongoing success of Syzokryli has was “Fight For Freedom,” performed by the into a pas de trois, with the added beautiful Audiences worldwide always respond to built a legion of loyal fans. Wherever senior Syzokryli and soloists, with girls of dancing of Roma Lonkevych (“Strength”). the dynamic “Hopak.” (Incidentally, ensemble members attend community the RPB School of Dance Level 2. In the Also notable on the program was “Boiko YouTube has a fun video titled “Hip Hop , you will see them entertaining words of Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych, Legacy” set to troisty music (that of a rustic Hopak Montreal” juxtaposing Syzokryli crowds with their moves; this excitement “Sadly, ‘Fight for Freedom’ is as thematically highland ensemble) and vividly choreo- dancers with a local breakdance group.) bubbles over on the ensemble’s active accurate today as when my mother choreo- graphed by Artistic Director Orlando Pagan, Not to be outdone, the “Hopak” ladies Facebook page with video clips of dancers graphed it while Ukraine was struggling beginning with ominous primeval foot flaunted their nimble quick steps and turns. at rehearsals in their swag T-shirts and under the yoke of the oppressive Soviet stomps, typical of these proud people from An essential aspect of Mme. Bohachevsky’s their public concerts. communist regime.” (Interestingly, she told the Carpathian Mountains. approach is the way her choreography bal- In addition to Syzokryli’s strong feeder me after the concert that when Syzokryli Careful attention was also devoted to the anced male/female characteristics of system (RPB School of Dance), camps and first performed this number in Kharkiv in younger groups’ authentic costumes for Ukrainian folk dance. The inherent athletic workshops are conducted at the Soyuzivka 1992, it evoked boos from the audience.) each corresponding region, providing a feast exuberance of the men juxtaposed with the Ukrainian Heritage Center every summer. Set to a colorful score by Vadym for the eyes: RPB Schools of Dance Level 1B grace and coquettishness of the women Continuing its tradition of long-time sup- Homoliaka, this expressionistic piece most (“”), Level 2 (“Volyn Polka”), Level often gives way to the pre-eminence of port, Self Reliance New York Federal Credit closely approached ballet. The oppressive 3 (“Kozachok”), Level 4 (“Transcarpathian women doing their own complicated for- Union sponsored this 40th anniversary Soviet regime was portrayed by Nick Kobryn Dance”) and Level 5 (“Flirtatious Games” mations and steps, with men in a subsid- concert. as the menacing Head Prosecutor and his and “Bukovynian Dance”). These novice iary role. The entire ensemble’s ebullient The passion and spirit of Syzokryli are male dancers in red and black, advancing in ensembles all performed with appropriate energy was capped by their wave bow to infectious. Doubtless Mme. Bohachevsky rigid lines to overwhelm and choke off the energy, charm and humor. Several of these the audience. would have been proud of all their devotion soloists portraying Ukraine and its virtues of dances were choreographed by Mr. Pagan; Dancers from as far away as Chicago, and preparation. Her daughter Ms. Strength and Hope. This culminated in a dra- the remainder by Ms. Lonkevych, Ms. Pagan, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Lonkevych told this writer at the conclu- matic tableau of Ukraine (Larisa Pagan) on a and Dianna Shmerykowsky. Canada participated in this concert, with sion: “It was my mother’s wish for her work cross encircled by the company. Mme. Bohachevsky’s choreography was many second- and third-generation to be continued by Orlando and Larisa The middle part of this dance-allegory seen in the final number of the program, Syzokryli members now dancing with this Pagan, and I‘m sure she was looking down featured the soloists. Set to a violin solo, a performed by the senior ensemble: a signa- growing company. After the concert, all for- today from heaven, smiling at both of them lovely and difficult pas de deux was per- ture piece of Ukrainian folk dance – the ath- mer members were invited on stage for a and at all the performers…” 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17

Association (EBA) in Ukraine, issued simi- Zelensky faces... lar “commandments for responsible stew- ardship of Ukraine’s economy,” Ukraine (Continued from page 1) Business News (UBN) daily reported. Mr. Putin has yet to congratulate These include maintaining EU integra- Ukraine’s president-elect on his victory. tion, cleaning up the court system, tackling The Russian president’s spokesperson corruption, and promoting investment and Dmitry Peskov has stated that, although property rights, among other items. Moscow “is ready for open dialogue” with a In particular, the EBA called for choosing new Ukrainian president, it won’t discuss “professionals with an impeccable reputa- the Donbas war because it is not a party to tion and lack of ties with oligarchs and big it despite overwhelming evidence to the business,” UBN reported. contrary. The Kremlin has falsely portrayed Politically, Mr. Zelensky needs to create a the conflict as a civil war. coalition in Parliament – elections are The move to issue passports is “deliber- scheduled for October 27, but a snap elec- ate” and was used as an “excuse for Russia’s tion might be called depending on the inau- war against Georgia in 2008,” the Kharkiv guration date. The latest that the Human Rights Protection Group said in a Verkhovna Rada can be dissolved is six statement. Leading up to the war, Russia months before election day. had provided passports to residents of “Zelensky needs a strong Parliament, not South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two break- another chorus of admirers,” wrote James away regions that the West still considers Sherr, senior research fellow of the to be part of Georgia. Presidential Administration of Ukraine Estonian Foreign Policy Institute. After illegally annexing the Ukrainian The second task “will be to thwart any President Petro Poroshenko and First Lady Maryna Poroshenko appear before a plans that Ihor Kolomoisky has to turn territory of Crimea in March 2014, Russia crowd of supporters who came to thank him for his service at the Presidential Zelensky from ‘servant of the people’ into enforced citizenship on its residents – a Administration building on April 22 in Kyiv. move that violates the Geneva Convention his own,” Mr. Sherr wrote. because Moscow is an occupying force. had congratulated him, Mr. Zelensky Voters’ high hopes Mr. Zelensky also inherits a war that is replied, “no, only Poroshenko.” entering its sixth year and will have to con- Election night Mr. Zelensky won by a record three-to- The presidential inauguration must take tend with Russia’s hybrid measures that one margin with 73 percent of voters, or Mr. Zelensky’s strongest support was in place by June 3, according to law. include information, economic and cyber the east, where nearly 90 percent of voters more than 13.5 million casting ballots for warfare on top of conventional war. in Luhansk oblast and 87 percent in At Poroshenko headquarters him. It was a huge protest vote based on Luckily, the president-elect is being voters’ desire for new faces who are not Donetsk oblast cast ballots for him. At the Mystetskyi Arsenal art and cul- handed an economy that has modestly In a victory speech at his election night part of the political establishment. grown yearly by 2 to 3 percent since 2016. ture complex where his election night His strong mandate is based on the hope headquarters, he thanked “all Ukrainians headquarters were based, Mr. Poroshenko Personal income grew 10.9 and 9.9 percent that he will be able to crack down on cor- in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Inflation who supported me [and] thank you to all justified his actions and emphasized the ruption and end the war in the Donbas, and has eased over the past three years to 9.8 Ukrainians who made a different choice… I achievements of his five-year term. do it with a team of experienced techno- percent in 2018. Labor migrants contribut- promise that I will never let you down.” He touted progress made towards inte- crats who have corporate and military ed $14 billion to the economy last year in A comedian with no political experience, grating with the North Atlantic Treaty Mr. Zelensky, 41, closed by taking a jab at experience. remittances – significantly higher than Organization and the European Union. His Prophetically, during his debate with Mr. other foreign direct investment sums. Russia which has had Mr. Putin as either policies of delegating more powers to president or prime minister for almost two Poroshenko on April 19, Mr. Zelensky told Ukraine exported $20 billion worth of regional and local governments, the estab- him: “I’m not your opponent, I’m your ver- goods and services to the EU last year, decades. lishment of new anti-corruption bodies, “And finally, while I’m not officially presi- dict.” whereas $3.7 billion went to Russia. upgrading the military and securing an Given the challenges being mounted even Ukraine went from 144th place on the dent I can say as a citizen of Ukraine to all independent Orthodox Church were also former Soviet countries: ‘Look at us – any- before he has taken office, Mr. Zelensky will Transparency International corruption mentioned. thing is possible’.” need to act quickly and take the initiative by index in 2013 to 120th last year. However, “the outcome of elections Reporters got a glimpse of both the fic- announcing his team and specifically outline Economists note that Ukraine saved $6 bil- leaves us with uncertainty, unpredictability tional and non-fictional election winner policy priorities and initiatives. lion by eliminating opportunities for cor- and a big question mark on whether the that night. Ten minutes before the prelimi- Currently, the president-elect “is sur- ruption. The army’s budget this year stands strategic course of Ukraine towards the EU nary exit poll results were announced at 8 rounded by politically inexperienced at $3.7 billion and has 255,000 servicemen and NATO will be secured and the demo- p.m. Mr. Zelensky walked into the main hall groups of influence that represent his show on duty. accompanied by the theme song to cratic reforms will be continued,” Mr. business colleagues, members of his come- Additionally, Ukrainians have also “Servant of the People” – the television Poroshenko said. dy troupe, corporate lawyers and allies of enjoyed visa-free travel to most EU coun- series in which he plays a schoolteacher While stating that he will stay in politics oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky,” wrote Adrian tries since June 2017. who accidentally becomes president. and run for Parliament, Mr. Poroshenko Karatnycky, a senior fellow at the Atlantic “What Zelensky needs is more support After disappearing following his victory ended on a positive note: “We did not win Council and managing partner of than he would like rather than more speech, Mr. Zelensky returned minutes the battle today. But it does not mean that Myrmidon Group LLC. demands than he can manage. Given those later to address reporters. He mentioned we lost the war. We have plenty of battles Both the American Chamber of things, he might even rise to the occasion,” that President Poroshenko had called to ahead. I want to emphasize – Ukraine will Commerce and the European Business Mr. Sherr wrote. congratulate him and had offered “help” definitely win.” any time. Mr. Zelensky voiced his desire to On the following day, April 22, several reduce the Presidential Administration thousand supporters assembled in the observing the tabulation at one DEC staff and his preference of not working at courtyard of the Presidential Administration Ukraine’s... throughout the entire night of March its present location because “the space building to thank President Poroshenko for 31-April 1. Procedures for dealing with tab- (Continued from page 7) should be open.” his service. He appeared with First Lady ulation need to be made more efficient. He continued: “I want to find a [new] Maryna Poroshenko on the balcony to greet directly to the mission’s headquarters in More significant, in terms of improve- place in Kyiv or near Kyiv and don’t want a them, and then came down to personally Kyiv, where statistical analysis was per- ments needed, is electoral reform which motorcade.” speak with supporters. formed, forming the basis of the post-elec- still has not passed the Rada, although it He promised to name his official appoin- Part of Mr. Poroshenko’s legacy will be tion day OSCE statement. was introduced one and a half years ago, tees and nominees at a separate news con- an expansive law that elevates the status of My experience as a first-round OSCE and many recommendations of the OSCE ference. The president appoints the the Ukrainian language. A solid majority of observer in Mykolayiv mirrored that of and others that followed earlier elections defense and foreign affairs ministers as 278 lawmakers adopted the bill in its sec- other observers across the country. The have yet to be implemented. So, there is still well as the state security chief, and, with ond and final reading on April 25. The new election-day voting itself was assessed pos- work to be done. Parliament’s approval, the prosecutor gen- law promotes the language in almost all itively in 99 percent of the stations Notwithstanding the shortcomings in the eral and central bank chairperson. walks of life and solidifies Ukrainian as an observed. You can’t get much better than election process, Ukraine again showed its Mr. Zelensky did indicate that the cur- official language in all government activi- that. The percentages were not quite as strong commitment to democracy. This was rent prosecutor general, Yuriy Lutsenko, ties. Eighty-five percent of Ukrainians con- high in observations of the count and tabu- a defeat for Mr. Putin’s Russia, for whom a would be dismissed. “Lutsenko is part of sider Ukrainian their native language, a lation, although the large majority were democratic Ukraine represents an existential the old team,” he said. “We will appoint new Razumkov Center poll found in March still judged positively. But any problems in threat (not that it should). On the other hand, people. And this concerns not only Mr. 2017. Yet, as of 2018, only 33 percent of these were more along the category of the positive conduct of the elections Lutsenko.” newspapers and 27 percent of magazines irregularities, rather than attempts to increased the confidence of Ukraine’s inter- He also hinted that personnel changes were published in Ukrainian. manipulate results – so there were very national friends and partners of Ukraine’s would take place also at the General Staff of Mr. Zelensky criticized the language law few serious violations. commitment to a brighter, democratic, Euro- the armed forces. “I have agreements with in a Facebook post. “The state should pro- Let me make one pitch regarding the Atlantic future. A flourishing democracy is authoritative officers, generals but I can’t mote the development of the Ukrainian lan- tabulation of the results at the District ultimately the best guarantee of Ukraine’s name them… I have an agreement with guage by creating incentives and positive Election Commissions: the process is way security and independence. Even though it them not to name them at this time,” Mr. examples rather than with prohibitions and too slow and cumbersome, with under- may very well be more challenging in a Zelensky said. punishments, [and] complicating bureau- standably frustrated precinct station elec- Zelensky presidency than it would have been When asked whether billionaire Ihor cratic procedures…,” he said. tion workers having to wait hours and under President Poroshenko, the United Kolomoisky, whose television network has He vowed to conduct a thorough analy- hours on end in at times overcrowded con- States and its allies need to continue to sup- aired his comedy shows for seven years, sis of the law once in power. ditions. I saw this with my own eyes port Ukraine, especially its civil society. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 No. 17 Documentary short about war in Ukraine Ukrainian PM... (Continued from page 1) to be screened at Tribeca Film Festival Addressing thousands of supporters in Kyiv on April NEW YORK – The world premiere of the documentary present at the film’s screenings. 22, Mr. Poroshenko promised to reclaim the presidency short “War Mothers: Unbreakable,” which is in competition The film is thus described in the festival program: “As in elections-to-come and told his backers: “Together we at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, will take place on her country goes to war, 18-year-old Yana puts aside her will go into the parliamentary elections.” Sunday, April 28, at 3 p.m. at Regal Cinemas Battery Park, dreams of becoming a doctor and creates a national move- Mr. Poroshenko’s party and its allies control the cur- 102 North End Ave. ment that almost costs her her life.” rent Parliament. There will be four screenings of the film at Tribeca. This is a beautifully inspirational story of Yana Observers say Mr. Zelensky might try to disband the Besides the world premiere on April 28, there will be Zinkevych, who joined the war effort and founded the national legislature and call early elections. screenings on Monday, April 29, at 5 p.m., and Wednesday, Hospitallers, an organization to help wounded and trauma- May 1, at 4 p.m. at Regal Cinemas Battery Park; as well as tized Ukrainian soldiers. With reporting by ICTV, Reuters and AP. on Saturday, May 4, at 5 p.m. at Village East Cinemas, 181- Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, lecturer of Ukrainian language in the Copyright 2019, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the per- 189 Second Ave. Department of Slavic Languages at Columbia University mission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 “War Mothers: Unbreakable,” written and directed by and director of the university’s Ukrainian Film Club, Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl. Stefan Bugryn of , , is about the grass- screened “War Mothers: Unbreakable” on April 25 at org (see https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-pm-to-con- roots response to the Russian war of aggression against Deutsche Haus and moderated a discussion afterwards test-upcoming-elections-with-new-political-forc- Ukraine. Mr. Bugryn and producer Steven Zelko will be with the film’s director and producer. es-/29899303.html).

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS described as follows: Index No. 3161/2018 ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, located in SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK the Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York, bounded and described as follows: COUNTY OF ULSTER BEGINNING at a found iron pipe located on the westerly bounds of New York State Routes 44-55, and being a corner of the lands now or formerly of D.Roy Van Etten (Liber 669 Page 360) and proceeding then along the KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, bounds of Van Etten, North 69 degrees 36 minutes 09 seconds West, 252.78 feet to a found iron pipe; then Plaintiff, continuing along the bounds of Van Etten, south 28 degree 46 minutes 15 seconds West, 360.00 feet to a found iron pipe, thence continuing along other lands of Van Etten (Liter 614 Page 504), North 69 degrees 27 minutes -vs- 09 seconds West, 517.70 feet to an iron rod found in a pile of stones, reputed to be on the Town line separating LYNDA LUKEY A/K/A LYNDA LUKIV A/K/A LUKEY DENYSENKO; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF WLADIMIR the Townships of Rochester and Wawarsing, and being on the bounds of lands now or formerly of Raymond DENYSENKO A/K/A JUAN WLADIMIR DENYSENKO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE Barringer; then along the lands of Barringer, North 06 degrees 28 minutes 25 seconds West 1,010.29 feet to an SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF ZOLOTA iron rod; then along the lands to be retained by Steve Lechnowsky, South 89 degrees 05 minutes 47 seconds OSIN CONDOMINIUM;»JOHN DOE #1-5» and «JANE DOE #1-5» said names being fictitious, it being the intention East, 539.86 feet to a set iron rod; continuing along the lands of Lechnowsky, South 27 degrees 23 minutes 21 of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an seconds East 408.32 feet to a set iron rod; then still along the lands retained by Lechnowsky, south 75 degrees 48 interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein, minutes 47 seconds East, 379.78 feet to an iron rod set on the westerly bounds of New York State Routes 44-55; then along the bounds of said highway, South 29 degrees 21 minutes 08 seconds West, 450.00 feet to the point Defendants. or place of beginning. Mortgaged Premises: 26 ZOLOTA OSIN ROAD, KERHONKSON, NY 12446 CONTAINING 20.0 acres more or less. A/K/A 26 ZOLOTA OSIN, KERHONKSON, NY 12446 ALL bearings as the magnetic needle painted in 1972. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): ALSO INCLUDING a fifteen (15) foot wide drainage easement running through lands of Steve Lechnowsky, said YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your easement to be 15 feet in width and the centerline of said easement shall not be less than 100 feet in length no Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day more than 200 feet in length. Said easement centerline shall commence on the northerly line of lands of Zolota of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner Osin, Inc., said line being more particularly defined as the northerly line of the Common Drainage Easement on other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in a map entitled “Survey of Lands of Zolota Osin Condominium” as prepared by Alex N. Diachishin and Associates, this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result Consulting Engineers, Napanoch, New York, dated December, 1974, said easement centerline shall run in a in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency northerly direction until it intersects an existing small stream. balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you, unless the Defendant obtained THE above described drainage easement shall be used for the purposes of channeling or directing surface water a bankruptcy discharge and such other or further relief as may be just and equitable. coming from lands of Zolota Osin Condominium by means of a ditch or a pipe or a combination of both, across NOTICE lands of Steve Lechnowsky to be discharged in an existing stream on lands of said Leohnowsky. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME ALSO INCLUDING an easement for a sanitary sewer to begin on the northerly bounds of the parcel herein If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the described, where the boundary intersects the westerly edge of New York State Routes 44-55, being a strip 15 feet mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a in width and 150 feet in length, running parallel to said State Road. It being the intent to provide an easement default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. for the construction and maintenance of a sewer line to discharge efflent into a stream, being a tributary of the Stonykill, as approved by the Ulster County Department of Health. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. THE ABOVE described 20 acre parcel and appurtenant easements is more particularly bounded and described on a map entitled “Survey of lands of Zolota Osin Condominium,» as prepared by Alex N. Diachishin and Associates, Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. Consulting Engineers of Napanoch, New York, under date of December. 1974, which map shall be annexed to the YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE Declaration as Exhibit No. I and made a part thereof, and shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Ulster therewith. ULSTER County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises. TOGETHER with an undivided 3.8461 percent interest in the common elements of the Property {hereinafter called the «common elements»); Dated: January 10, 2019 TOGETHER with an easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Unit on any adjoining units or VICTOR SPINELLI, ESQ. common elements now existing as a result of construction of a Building or portion thereof on the units, or which FEIN, SUCH & CRANE, LLP may come into existence hereafter as a result of setting or shifting of a Building or portion thereof on the units, or Attorneys for Plaintiff as a result of repair or restoration of a Building or portion thereof on a unit or units, after destruction or damage by fire or other casualty or after a taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an 1400 Old Country Road Ste. C103 alteration to the common elements, so that any such encroachments may remain so long as the Building or Westbury, NY 11590 Buildings, or portions thereof, shall stand. Telephone No. (516) 394-6921 TOGETHER with an easement in common with the owners of other units to use any pipe, wires, ducts, cables, conduits, public utility lines, and other common elements located in or on any of the other units or elsewhere on NATURE AND OBJECT OF ACTION the Property, and serving the Unit; The object of the above action is to foreclose a Mortgage held by the Plaintiff and recorded in the County of TOGETHER with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the Grantor in and to the Unit; ULSTER, State of New York as more particularly described in the Complaint herein. TOGETHER with and subject to all easements of necessity in favor of the Unit or in favor of other units or the TO THE DEFENDANT(S), the plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. common elements. DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGED PREMISES TOGETHER also with easements for (a) the exclusive use of the structural portion of the wall or partition separating the individual Residences and situate between the Units in common with the owner of the adjacent The UNIT known, designated and described as Unit No. 26 (hereinafter called «The Unit») in the Declaration unit separated and benefitted by the said wall or partition; and (b) the exclusive use of all pipes, conduits, cables, establishing the Zolota Osin Condominium (hereinafter called the «Property»), made by the Grantor under the wires, and similar elements, or such portions thereof, which serve the individual Buildings and exist and are for Condominium Act of the State of New York (Article 9-B of the Real Property Law of the State of New York) dated the sole benefit of the individual units upon which such Buildings are constructed, in common with the owner of March 5th, 1976, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Ulster on the 4th day of May, 1976, in Liber the adjacent unit served and benefitted by the same. 1, at Page 57 (hereinafter called the “Declaration”), and designated as Tax Lot No. C-26 on the Tax Map of the Assessor Of the Town of Rochester, and on Exhibit No. 1 of the said Declaration, and on the Floor Plans of the TOGETHER with a right of way through the common elements to the public highway. Unit, as certified by Alex N. Diachishin & Associates, Consulting Engineers, on the 5th day of March, 1976, and Premises: 26 Zolota Osin Road aka 26 Zolota Osin, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Ulster as condominium Plan No. 3. The land on which the Unit is Tax Parcel ID No.: Section: 84.6 Block: 1 Lot: 11 located (and on which the other Unite and Buildings forming part of Zolota Osin Condominium are located) is No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 19

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Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 19 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington Group Society invites all to a lecture, Cultural Fund’s final concert of its 25th anni- “Contemporary Demographic versary season will present soprano Stefania Tendencies in Ukraine (2000-2017),” by Dovhan, fresh off her highly praised engage- Vasyl Lopukh. Dr. Lopukh is an econo- ment in the leading role of Cleopatra with the mist and former associate professor at Danish National Opera. Ms. Dovhan will per- the Ternopil State University in Ukraine, form music by Barvinsky, Bellini, Donizetti, where he was also director of the Duparc, Poulenc, Puccini, Rossini and Strauss. Research Laboratory on “Regional She will be accompanied by R. Timothy Problems of the Labor Force.” Since McReynolds. A reception to meet the artist 2000, he has been the director of admin- will be held immediately following the perfor- istration at the Shevchenko Scientific mance. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. at Society. The lecture will take place at the The Lyceum, 201 South Washington St., society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. Alexandria, VA 22314. Suggested donation: (between Ninth and 10th streets), at 5 $20; free for students; unreserved seating. For p.m. For additional information call 212- more information visit http://www.twgcf.org 254-5130. or e-mail [email protected].

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