The Ukrainian Weekly 1993

I HI" [Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association| йкгаІИИ У Vol. LXI No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1993 50 cents Ukraine and Russia reacli agreement Ukrainian Parliament deadlocked on division of Soviet debts, assets as pro-Communists walk out by Viktor Zubaniuk recognition, finally, of Ukraine's in by Dmytro Filipchenko Communists, coming down hard on Special to IntelNews dependence." (The full text of the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly these critics of his government's econo protocol appears on page 2.) mic reform program on Wednesday, KYYIV — A protocol on the division The protocol requires Ukraine to pay KYYIV — The work of the Ukrai January 20. of assets and liabilities of the former its part of the Soviet debt, which has nian Parliament remained deadlocked "If today there has been reason to USSR that was signed at the recent been estimated at $81 bilHon (U.S.). Of as Socialists and managers of the blame somebody, then, speaking ho Moscow summit is a great achievement this amount, Ukraine has thus far nation's largest factories and plants who nestly and openly, the question of for Ukraine, said Ukrainian First agreed to pay $38 billion. Ukrainian are deputies of the Supreme Council responsibility has to be put to you — the Deputy Prime Minister Ihor Yukhnov- officials said they are holding an investi walked out of an extraordinary session deputies — who have said a lot of sky at a press conference on Wednes gation to determine whether the re on Thursday morning, January 21. successful and witty words, but in day, January 20. maining $43 bilUon was spent on U- The former members of the Commu action did not justify the expectations Dr. Yukhnovsky praised the signing kraine's needs and whether Ukraine will nist Party have demanded that the and hopes of the people who were . because he said it represented a conces repay the balance. current convocation of Parliament meet (Continued on page 16) sion on the part of Russia, which had Dr. Yukhnovsky said property held immediately to discuss, in particular, previously attempted to become the sole abroad by the former USSR, primarily Ukraine's signing of the proposed inheritor of the assets and liabilities of embassy buildings and other govern Charter of the Commonwealth of In Parliament in session dependent States, due to be presented at the former USSR. Ukraine can now ment representations, encompassed 533 KYYIV — As The Weekly was count on a share of 16.37 percent of the hectares of land and 1.14 milhon square the CIS meeting in Minsk on Friday, January 22, as well as the current state going to press, it was learned that a assets. In addition, Dr. Yukhnovsky meters of floor space. Of this, Ukraine is plenary session of the Supreme said, the agreement was a "de facto (Continued on page 2) of economic reforms in Ukraine. And, although the democratic oppo Council began its work on Thurs sition — including members of Rukh, day afternoon, January 21, as 226 the Congress of National Democratic deputies registered their presence in Judge questions prosecutors on Forces, the Social Democrats and the Parliament. "Greens" among others — did report to The deputies began discussing how disclosure of Demjanjul< evidence the Parliament building, they have the government can stabilize the refused to register their attendance. socio-economic situation and how to NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two former fense,' tne limes quoted him as testify Without their participation, the Su provide social guarantees for the government lawyers last week defended ing on January 14. preme Council does not have a quorum populace. The Supreme Council was their work on the case against former Interrupting the questioning of Mr. and cannot continue its Work. scheduled to continue meeting on Cleveland autoworker John Demjan- Moskowitz by Edward Marek, a lawyer Friday and Saturday, January 22 Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine's prime and 23. juk in testimony before Judge Thomas for Mr. Demjanjuk, Judge Wiseman minister, responded to the former A. Wiseman of the Federal District asked how the former OSI attorney Court. Both men said they never could have arrived at such a limited doubted the defendant was "Ivan the interpretation of what he was required Terrible," the brutal guard who ran the to provide to the defense. He asked Mr. Kravchuk reaffirms position on CIS Ciiarter gas chambers at the Treblinka death Moskowitz whether his experience with certain leaders of CIS member-states camp in 1942-1943. the rules of discovery in criminal cases by Borys Klymenko Special to The Ukrainian Weekly act on certain political questions con Appearing before Judge Wiseman, provided any basis for "such a narrow cerning the CIS, the Ukrainian popu appointed special master in the case to interpretation," the Times reported. KYYIV — Ukraine's President Leo lace has become divided into distinct hold hearings on whether there had Mr. Moscowitz suggested he would nid Kravchuk underlined that, in accor groups," based on their opinions of the been prosecutorial misconduct in the have provided the information if it had dance with a resolution of Parliament, proposed Commonwealth Charter. He Demjanjuk case, Norman A. Mosko- been requested and said defense lawyers his principal task as president is "to said he considered both those who de witz, said he recalled the compelling "showed a curious lack of interest" in strengthen the legal foundations of his mand immediate ratification of the CIS accounts of Treblinka survivors who that and other information. The Times independent state as an object of inter Charter (for example, members of the identified photographs of Mr. Demjan story noted. national law and not to allow the former Communist Party of Ukraine), juk. The New York Times reported that On January 15, testimony was given Commonwealth of Independent States and those who demand Ukraine's im Mr. Moskowitz, who had been an by John Horrigan, an assistant attorney (CIS) to be transformed into some kind mediate withdrawal from the CIS to be attorney at the Office of Special Investi general in Cleveland at the time the of state entity with its own organs of extremists. Demjanjuk denaturalization case was gations, conceded there was other power and authority." Responding to questions regarding information from war crimes inquiries being heard. That is why, he said at a press con Mr. Horrigan said he had not been the possibility of a parliamentary crisis and former guards' testimony taken in ference after returning from a January precipitated by the threatened resigna the USSR, Poland and Germany that privy to some information and docu 15 summit meeting in Moscow with ments in the possession of the OSI, the tion of those deputies who belonged to raised some questions about the survi Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the the Communist Party before it was vors' identification of Mr. Demjanjuk Justice Department's Nazi-hunting proposed CIS Charter "does not satisfy unit, and said he first saw some of those outlawed in Ukraine, President Krav as "Ivan" of Trebhnka. the needs of Ukraine and, from a chuk said, "Truly, the situation in the documents, including excerpts of depo legislative point of view, it cannot be According to the Times, Mr. Mosko sitions by former Treblinka guards Parliament has become acute. But I witz said he and other government signed." This, he emphasized "is our would not Hke to see it end in a crisis." taken by Soviet investigators, in 1981, position — expressed concisely and lawyers had not provided Mr. Demjan- after a federal judge in Cleveland had He continued, "The deputies should juk's lawyers with this information clearly." understand that today, in the political stripped Mr. Demjanjuk of his U.S. However, Ukraine's chief executive climate that exists, any step in this or largely because of the narrow interpre citizenship. tation of what they were required to do noted that his country is proposing that direction will divide both the He testified he didn't think he read adoption, within the CIS framework, of deputies themselves and the nation." to assist the defense and because they those documents, "because the case was were not specifically asked for the an economic agreement, the details of The president reminded his listeners over for me," the Times reported. which will be presented by Ukraine's information. The Times also reported that Messrs. that when he was chairman of the "I didn't have the feeling then or at delegation to the next CIS meeting in Parliament he had attempted to put the Moskowitz and Horrigan had both said Minsk on January 22. any other time that we were sitting on the Demjanjuk denaturalization case issue of the ban on the CPU on the information that would hurt our case President Kravchuk told reporters and would help the Demjanjuk de (Continued on page 11) that, "as a result of the haste with which (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1993 No. 4 • KYYIV — Representatives of • MOSCOW —A high level Russian collectives farms and agricultural enter official told reporters on January 18 that Newsbriefs prises met in the Ukrainian capital last he believes the Crimea (and presumably month to reorganize the Council of Sevastopil in particular) should remain Collective Farms of Ukraine into the home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. on Ukraine All-Ukrainian Council of Collective Yevgeniy Pudovkin, a member of the Agricultural Enterprises. Oleksander Committee on International Affairs Borovyk, director of the Avanguard and Foreign Economic Relations in the • KYYIV —A small fire broke out at Republican Party and a parliamentary kolhosp in the Chernihiv region, was Russian Supreme Soviet also said he the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on deputy, added that Western countries chosen to head the council.

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