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The Ukrainian Weekly, 2017 INSIDE: l Manafort indictment welcomed in Ukraine – page 3 l Anne Applebaum at The Ukrainian Museum – page 4 l Roman Luchuk’s Carpathian landscapes at UIA – page 11 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXV No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 $2.00 Russian defense, intelligence companies Assassinations, abductions show Kremlin’s war targeted by new U.S. sanctions list on Ukraine extends beyond borders of Donbas by Mike Eckel ducer, VSMPO-AVISMA. U.S aircraft giant by Mark Raczkiewycz RFE/RL Boeing is a partner in that venture. The sanctions target one of Russia’s big- KYIV – A day after an Odesa-born medic WASHINGTON – The U.S. State gest and most successful industries. and sniper of Chechen heritage who fought Department has targeted more than three Reports have shown Russia is second only in the Donbas war was fatally shot, the dozen major Russian defense and intelli- to the United States in selling sophisticated Security Service of Ukraine detained the gence companies under a new U.S. sanc- arms around the world. alleged Kremlin-guided assassin of one of tions law, restricting business transactions A senior State Department official said their own high-ranking officials. with them and further ratcheting up pres- the sanctions could limit “the sale of It was the latest reminder for this war- sure against Moscow. The new list, released advanced Russian weaponry around the weary country of 42.5 million people that on October 27, came after weeks of mount- world.” the conventional battle in the easternmost ing criticism by members of Congress But the official denied that the intent of regions of the Donbas is being waged also accusing the White House of missing an the sanctions was to curb competition from nationwide asymmetrically through alleged October 1 deadline. Russia in the global arms-sales business, Moscow-controlled cells of agents, provo- That deadline was set by legislation that which is already dominated by the United cateurs and trained assassins. was signed into law reluctantly by States. A bullet to the head killed Amina President Donald Trump in August. Passed “Certainly, we’re not looking at this par- Okuyeva, 34, on October 30 while she was by Congress overwhelmingly, the law seeks ticular sanctions legislation as some sort of in the passenger side of a vehicle driven by to punish Russia for what the U.S. intelli- competitive tool,” the official told reporters her husband, Adam Osmaev, who was also www.inforesist.org gence community concluded was its med- in Washington. “That’s not the intent of wounded by automatic gunfire, authorities Odesa-born Amina Okuyeva, 34, an eth- dling in last year’s U.S. election, among Congress and certainly not the administra- said. The shootings occurred near the Kyiv nic Chechen, Donbas war veteran and other things. tion’s intent in enforcing it.” Oblast village of Hlevakha. overt critic of Russian President The new list includes some of the best- Several U.S. allies, however, had drawn Both devout opponents of war-monger- Vladimir Putin, was fatally shot in the head on October 30 in Kyiv Oblast, alleg- known companies in Russia’s military- up plans to purchase arms from Russia that ing Russia, they had survived a previous edly on the orders of the Kremlin. industrial complex, most of which are state- could be affected by the sanctions. Turkey assassination on their lives on June 1 in owned. It includes Rosoboroneksport, the and Saudi Arabia recently sealed deals to Kyiv. A Russian national, Artur It was the couple’s third meeting with country’s main arms exporter; Almaz- purchase Russian weapons systems. Denisultanov-Kurmakayev, who was in the the phony journalist who survived the Antey, a major manufacturer of missiles; “Wherever possible, the United States country with a Ukrainian passport bearing shooting. Authorities haven’t subsequently and the country’s biggest shipbuilding firm, intends to work with our allies and part- a different name, had carried out the assas- made announcements about the Russian’s United Shipbuilding Corp. ners to help them identify and avoid engag- sination attempt. Posing as a journalist for murder attempt or how he obtained a Also included are airplane manufactur- ing in potentially sanctionable activity the French newspaper Le Monde, he shot a Ukrainian passport. ers Sukhoi and Tupolev, and the technology while strengthening military capabilities pistol and wounded Mr. Osmaev on that On October 31, the Security Service of holding company Rostec, which among day before Ms. Okuyeva shot him four times other things oversees a major titanium pro- (Continued on page 17) inside a passenger vehicle. (Continued on page 10) Anne Applebaum speaks at Harvard seminar about the Holodomor by Peter T. Woloschuk Accompanied by Serhii Plokhii, Mykhailo ing out: “In the late 1920s Stalin and the Hrushevskyi Professor of Ukrainian History Politburo made a decision to take control of CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Pulitzer Prize- and director of the Ukrainian Research the peasantry and eliminate their indepen- winning author and journalist Anne Institute at Harvard, Ms. Applebaum dence, particularly in Ukraine. Stalin vividly Applebaum spoke to a packed auditorium at entered the packed auditorium at CGIS. recalled what had happened in 1919 and Harvard University’s Center for Government After introducing the author and listing was determined to crush any possibility of and International Studies (CGIS) on the topic some of her accomplishments, including Ukrainian separatism once and for all. “The Holodomor Reconsidered: The her position at The Washington Post and Schemes of collectivization of all agricultur- Bolshevik Revolution and the Ukrainian the London School of Economics, Prof. al farmland throughout the Soviet Union Famine.” Plokhii went over a brief list of her major were introduced, and the aim was to turn The talk was part of a retrospective publications and talked about the fact that the peasant farmer into part of the collec- series of special events sponsored by the her first book, “Gulag: A History,” won a tive proletariat. Stalin believed that this Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Pulitzer Prize and was translated into some process could be used most effectively as a (HURI) that takes a new look at “Ukraine in 25 languages. tool to break the Ukrainian peasants, who the Flames of the 1917 Revolution.” Prof. Plokhii then spoke about “Red were the main source of resistance to the Much of the material used in Ms. Harvest: Stalin’s War on Ukraine” and point- new order and also formed the main pool Applebaum’s presentation on October 23 ed out that it was unique among historical of memory of Ukrainian language and tra- was drawn from her new book “Red Famine: works in tracing the roots of the Ukrainian ditions and culture.” Stalin’s War on Ukraine,” which was released Holodomor back to the Russian Revolution As the new system was imposed and land earlier in the month in the United States by of 1917 and also in tracing the ongoing rela- was taken away, the farmers responded Doubleday and for which Ms. Applebaum is tions between the two nations to events that immediately as best they could. Many refused completing a two-week nationwide book occurred during the various revolutions in to join the new collectives, others refused to tour. During her trip to Cambridge, Ms. 1917. Relations were exacerbated by the hand over their grain and foodstuffs, still oth- Applebaum took time to thank the scholars Kristina M Conroy brutality that occurred during the ers who did agree to work on the collectives and staff of HURI and the Ukrainian Studies Anne M. Applebaum lectures at Holodomor and the wave of arrests and exe- worked poorly and slowly. As a result, food Fund for supporting her original research on Harvard’s Center for Government and cutions in the years immediately following it. the history of the Holodomor. International Studies. Ms. Applebaum began her talk by point- (Continued on page 13) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45 ANALYSIS Autumn brings fresh persecutions Senators cite ‘step in right direction’ Chiygoz was a good sign, but said Russia should follow up with more positive moves On October 26, U.S. Sens. John McCain in eastern Ukraine as well. “The fact that in Russian-occupied Crimea (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed they were released is a small positive sign,” Services Committee, and Ben Cardin organizations (NGO), as well as engage- Mr. Volker told Reuters. “It’s the kind of by Ridvan Bari Urcosta (D-Md.) issued a statement after the Trump ment by the Mejlis, the quasi-governing thing you hope you could build on that, Eurasia Daily Monitor administration issued guidance for imple- assembly of the Crimean Tatar people Russia would build on that with some other Despite Western diplomatic efforts and (Qtmm.org, October 25). mentation of the Russia sanctions legisla- steps with the [eastern region of] Donbas,” sanctions against Russia, Moscow contin- In general, Russia has been targeting two tion adopted in July by the U.S. Congress. he added. Ambassador Volker said Russian ues to attack and put pressure on the last main groups on the occupied peninsula: Sens. McCain and Cardin stated, “The aggression is responsible for the war in the vestiges of organized political and social members of the Mejlis, as a single represen- administration’s announcement is a step in east, but that Moscow could change its opposition in Crimea, which Russia illegally tative body of the indigenous people of the right direction toward holding Russia position once it understands the conflict is annexed from Ukraine in early 2014.
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