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Kyiv's Relations with the West Reported to Be Worse Than Ever INSIDE: l New York protest against Yanukovych regime – page 4 l U.S. perspective on importance of Ukraine’s elections – page 6 l USCAK’s inaugural beach volleyball tournament – page 8 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXX No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 $1/$2 in Ukraine UWC broadens mission Kyiv’s relations with the West of election observers reported to be worse than ever TORONTO – The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) by Zenon Zawada “Today I see quite a few similarities with the situation announced that the Canada Ukraine Foundation/ Special to The Ukrainian Weekly during the times of Kuchma, particularly on the issues of Ukrainian Canadian Congress (CUF/UCC) and the oppressing freedom of speech,” Andreas Gross, head of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) KYIV – Never in Ukraine’s 21 years of renewed indepen- election-observing delegation of the Parliamentary will merge their respective international election dence have relations with the West been worse than they Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), told the observation missions for the October 28, parliamen- are today, in the view of foreign policy experts both in Ukrainian Week magazine in an interview published on Ukraine and abroad. tary elections in Ukraine under aegis of the UWC. September 27. “After the revolution, many believed that The UWC previously appointed Tamara Olexy, The only time they could recall relations being close to freedom of speech was impossible to restrict, yet today it’s UCCA president, and Paul Grod, UCC president, as co- this bad was the Kolchuha scandal of 2002, when the U.S. practically destroyed.” heads of the mission; Ambassador Derek Fraser will government accused the Ukrainian government of selling a serve as chief observer. The mission will incorporate Kolchuha electronic warfare system to the Iraqi govern- The Yanukovych administration’s relations with the U.S. the long-term observation efforts of the CUF/UCC ment. Yet, key figures believe that pales in comparison to slid to an unprecedented nadir on September 22, when the mission. current events. U.S. Senate adopted a resolution calling for the release of “The Ukrainian World Congress is pleased to incor- Though the scandal 10 years ago prompted Western former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko from prison and porate the excellent work done to date by the CUF/UCC leaders to isolate former Ukrainian President Leonid a visa ban on all those responsible for imprisoning her. and is proud that Ambassador Derek Fraser will serve Kuchma, it did not derail the Ukrainian government’s stat- Then, on September 27, the European Commission (EC) as chief observer,” stated UWC President Eugene Czolij. ed goals of integrating with the European Union and NATO. announced that the next Ukraine-EU summit, which had “I have tremendous confidence in the observer mission These plans have been scuttled under the presidency of which will be led by Tamara Olexy and Paul Grod, who Viktor Yanukovych. (Continued on page 14) have led many effective observer missions in the past.” “CUF/UCC was one of the first international elec- tion observer missions in Ukraine,” stated CUF Chairman Bob Onyschuk. “We have issued two impor- Former Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko tant reports and established solid ties with the other missions, embassies and political parties. I’m pleased we can increase the effectiveness of our current mis- comments on Ukraine’s foreign policy sion by joining the UWC mission together with our Ukraine party, including National Deputies Volodymyr American counterparts.” Viazivskyi and Taras Stetskiv, both of the Lviv Oblast, as “Observers from every corner of the world includ- well as former national deputies such as Kyiv property ing Dubai, Spain, Canada, the U.S., Russia and rights activist Oleksander Hudyma. Australia have committed to join the UWC mission, Mr. Ohryzko is best remembered for his firm support of including many parliamentarians and Senators from Georgia during the 2008 South Ossetian War, when his various countries,” noted Mr. Grod. “As each of our counterpart in the Cabinet of Ministers, Vice Prime organizations has tremendous experience and credi- Minister for Euro-Integration Hryhoriy Nemyria, remained bility in monitoring elections in Ukraine, this is a nat- ural evolution that will maximize our effectiveness.” silent, a position adopted by his close party ally, former Ms. Olexy underscored, “As international election Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. observers, our most important role is to be objective Mr. Ohryzko is also remembered for his uncompromis- and professional.” All our observers sign a strict code ing patriotism in defending Ukraine against Russian deni- of conduct that is modeled on that of the Organization gration, which is what got him dismissed from his post in for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The mission March 2009. is not permitted to be involved in the political process About two weeks earlier, he invited to the ministry the but only to observe and report on whether the pre- Russian ambassador to Ukraine, the late Viktor election and election processes meet the laws of Chernomyrdin, and expressed to him personally his protest Ukraine and international norms. Ultimately we want over “his unfriendly and extremely undiplomatic assess- to ensure that the will of the Ukrainian people is ments, comments and utterances against Ukraine and its heard and respected.” leadership.” The UWC and all of its constituent organizations Besides pro-Russian politicians, among those voting for are calling upon people around the world to register Minister Ohryzko’s dismissal were 49 national deputies of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, who had been offended by as election observers. They are also seeking financial Zenon Zawada support to ensure the effectiveness of the mission. To Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr some of his actions against the prime minister, including an make a donation or register to observe the elections Ohryzko is running in the parliamentary elections as a closed- internal memo distributed among Ukrainian embassies in either Ukraine or at any registered polling station list candidate for the Sobor Ukrainian Platform party. criticizing Ms. Tymoshenko. Tymoshenko Bloc deputies outside Ukraine readers may log on to www.ukraini- also cited the minister’s anti-Russian rhetoric as they voted anworldcongress.org. by Zenon Zawada to dismiss him. The UWC is an international coordinating body for Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Mr. Ohryzko gave the following interview on August 28, Ukrainian communities in the diaspora representing while returning on a bus from a campaign event held by KYIV – Former Foreign Affairs Minister Volodymyr the interests of over 20 million Ukrainians. The UWC the Sobor Ukrainian Platform at the Kholodnyi Yar national has member-organizations in 32 countries and ties Ohryzko is running for Parliament as the third candidate reserve in the Cherkasy Oblast. on the closed list of the Sobor Ukrainian Platform, a politi- with Ukrainians in 14 additional countries. Founded How would you describe the foreign policy of cal party financed by Zhytomyr Oblast businessman Pavlo in 1967 as a non-profit corporation, the UWC was rec- President Viktor Yanukovych? There are such terms as Zhebrivskyi, who is currently a national deputy. ognized in 2003 as a non-governmental organization “pro-Western” and “pro-Russian”, but it seems as Sobor’s closed list (proportional) of candidates is a col- (NGO) by the United Nations Economic and Social though it can’t be described that way. Council with special consultative status. lection of Ukrainian intellectuals. Its single-mandate (majoritarian) candidates are refugees from the Our (Continued on page 17) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 No. 40 ANALYSIS Belarus vote totally shuts out opposition Senate passes Tymoshenko resolution Reporters Without Borders called on Stefan Füle, the European Commissioner KYIV – The U.S. Senate on Saturday, RFE/RL because, as you know, the political struggle for Enlargement and European September 22, passed a resolution calling Neighborhood Policy, to make it clear to the is developing according to some particular for release of Ukraine’s former Prime Parties loyal to President Alyaksandr laws,” Mr. Lukashenka said. “All political Ukrainian government that adoption of this Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, The Hill news- Lukashenka have swept weekend legisla- processes are developing according to the bill would be incompatible with closer paper reported. At 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, tive elections in Belarus, according to pre- laws which are typical only for this political association with the European Union. the Senate unanimously adopted by a voice liminary results posted by the Central campaign and everybody knows about that. Passed on its first reading by 244 votes out vote more than 40 bills and resolutions Election Commission. You, as monitors, who have seen all the par- of 450, Draft Law No. 11013 re-establishes Most opposition parties had withdrawn liamentary elections, know about it. I know before adjourning for the period before the criminal responsibility for media offenses their candidates and urged voters to stay about it, and those who get involved in this November elections. S. Res. 466, which and makes them punishable by up to five calls for the release from prison of away from the polls, saying political prison- political struggle know about it as well.” years in prison (Reporters Without Ukraine’s former Prime Minister Yulia ers should be released and the conditions Borders). for a fair contest had not been met. Poor election record Tymoshenko, was introduced on May 17 by Some 109 deputies were elected with Western officials have dismissed all of Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and approved by Call for defamation law’s withdrawal clear majorities, according to RFE/RL’s Belarus’ elections since the early 1990s, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on KYIV – Journalists from several profes- Belarus Service.
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