1NS1DE: e Zlenko addresses U.N. General Assembly - page 3. e New feature: "Sci-Tech Briefing" - page 6. ^ Chicago-based credit union marks 50th anniversary - page 11. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association vci. LXIX No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 2001 Sl7S2in Ukraine Germany dashes Yuschenko brings his message to New York and Washington by Andrew Nynka Ukraine's hopes NEW YORK - victor Yuschenko, Ukraine's former prime minister and leader of the Our Ukraine (Nasha Ukraina) election bloc, journeyed to New York City on for World Cup berth November 6. Meeting with leaders of business, repre- by Roman Woronowycz sentatives of major print media, and the Council of Kyiv Press Bureau Presidents of major Jewish organizations, and later trav- eling to Washington to meet with officials from the KYiv - A marauding German national team State Department and members of Congress, Mr. destroyed Ukraine's hopes for a berth in the 2002 Yuschenko seemed to be laying the groundwork for a World Cup soccer championships by pummeling the future at the highest levels of Ukrainian political power. Ukrainian squad with three goals in the first 15 min- At a meeting with the Ukrainian diaspora at the utes of their deciding match on November 14 in Ukrainian institute of America, located on Fifth Avenue Dortmund, Germany, and going on to win 4-1. and 79th Street in Manhattan, Mr. Yuschenko highlight- After tying the Germans in Kyiv 1-1, the ed the accomplishments of his reformist government Ukrainian team looked like it had a legitimate shot during his tenure as prime minister, saying that Ukraine at victory, which would have given it entry to its had seen, for the first time in its 10-year history, the first first-ever World Cup tournament. Prior to the decid- national budget without a deficit, the elimination of ing match the talk in Ukraine was about the amount hyper-inflation, and "real growth in both the economic of doubt expressed on the sports pages of German and industrial sectors on par with that of Europe." newspapers about the national team's chances - a However, Mr. Yuschenko also offered his critique of team that has a storied history in the World Cup, Ukrainian authority, saying that he deemed the govem- having qualified for all but one cup and taken three. ment's inability to create an aura of democratic stability But the worry in Germany was for naught as a a major shortcoming. determined bunch of German players came after the As previously reported, the signing of a new visiting squad with a vengeance in the First minutes Ukrainian election law on November 5 had, according ЙД—Д^ of the match, leaving the 52,000 fans in the stadium to the Committee of Ukrainian voters, effectively begun ^^^^^^^в^^^^^^^^^^ШІ^^^Ш n r^w Уп d in a frenzy. viktor Yuschenko, former prime minister of Ukraine, Following an initial flurry of activity around the (Continued on page 4) speaks at the Ukrainian institute of America. German goal by the Ukrainians at the opening, the Germans took the lead at the four-minute mark when Michael Ballack sent the first of the three headers that would dominate the German method of Former prime minister has high-level meetings in D.C. scoring that evening, hurtling the ball into the Ukrainian National information Service and campaign coordinator for Our Ukraine; Evhen Ukrainian net from a centering pass. The goal came Chervonenko, liaison with Jewish Ukrainian organiza- after Ukrainian defender Andrii Nesmachnyi sloppi- WASH1NGTON - Former Prime Minister of Ukraine tions; Dmytro Sennychenko, campaign adviser; and ly failed to clear the ball from the top of the penalty victor Yuschenko, who now heads the election bloc Our Borys Tarasyuk, former foreign affairs minister of area. Ukraine, on November 5-8 paid a private visit to the Ukraine and campaign adviser. The Germans, who controlled the ball for most of United States, sponsored by the National Endowment Mr. Yuschenko arrived in Washington, on November the first half, added a second goal seven minutes for Democracy (NED), in cooperation with the National 7. During his visit to the capital, Mr. Yuschenko and his later, when Oliver Neuville kicked in a short rebound Democratic institute and the international Republican team from the Our Ukraine coalition held meetings with after Ukrainian goalkeeper Maksym Levytskyi had institute. high-level representatives of the U.S. government such thwarted a scoring attempt by stopping a glancing His bloc, which is preparing to run candidates in the as Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and the header by Marko Rehmer of a corner kick. March 2002 parliamentary elections in Ukraine, unites a National Security Council's European and Eurasian A minute later the Germans almost scored again broad range of centrist and right forces in Ukrainian affairs director, Ambassador Dan Fried. A planned (Continued on page 9) politics, included in the delegation's visit to the U.S. meeting with vice-President Dick Cheney was post- were Petro Poroshenko, leader of the Solidarity Party poned due to the vice-president's unpredictable sched- ule during the current war against international terror- ism. in his conversation with Mr. Yuschenko, Deputy Kuchma names new minister of defense Secretary of State Armitage confirmed that the United States is ready to send election monitors to Ukraine. He by Roman Woronowycz temporary minister of defense after Gen. Kuzmuk's res- also emphasized that the monitors would represent not Kyiv Press Bureau ignation on October 24. only civic organizations, but would also be drawn from The move came after President Kuchma had given KYiv - President Leonid Kuchma on November 12 the legislative branch. "America's main priorities are every indication he would heed calls for civilian control transparency and fairness in Ukraine," stated Mr. handed the reins of control over Ukraine's military to over the armed forces. The president said on November one of its own once again when he appointed Gen. Armitage. 14 that the appointment of a civilian at this juncture in At a breakfast with the Congressional Ukrainian volodymyr Shkidchenko to be the country's fourth min- Ukrainian history is premature. ister of defense. Caucus, which took place on November 8, Mr. "1 am not against the principle of civilian control of Yuschenko had an opportunity to speak with several Gen. Shkidchenko replaced Gen. Oleksander the Armed Forces. І believe it is. necessary," said Kuzmuk, who resigned in the wake of the accidental members of Congress and members of the President Kuchma, who added that the country could Congressional Ukrainian Caucus: Reps. Steve Horn (R- dcwning of a commercial TU-154 airliner over the not risk enduring once again the corruption and loss of Calif.); Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio); Louise Slaughter (D- Black Sea by Ukrainian Air Defense forces during a live discipline that had occurred when valerii Shmarov, the N.Y.); Bob Schaffer (R-Colo) - all co-chairs of the fire military exercise on October 4. All 78 passengers country's first civilian minister of defense, held the post Congressional Ukrainian Caucus; and Rep. Don aboard the Tel-Aviv-to-Novosibirsk flight died when a in 1994. Sherwood (R-Pa.). Ukrainian test missile went some 250 kilometers off tar- The president said he believes more reforms must After an introduction by the director of the get and exploded several meters behind the airliner, take place and additional laws must be passed before the Europe^Eurasia program at NED, Nadia Diuk, and brief sending it into the sea. military would be ready for a second "experiment" of remarks by Congressional Ukrainian Caucus co-chair Gen. Shkidchenko, who prior to his promotion had chaired the Armed Forces General Staff, was appointed (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ie, 2001 No. 46 ANALYSIS ^^ f Ukraine s prime minister President signs land code (Kurultai) of Crimean Tatars on November 11 re-elected Mustafa Jemilev satisfied with trip to U.S. KYiv - Ukrainian President Leonin"d as chairman of the Mejlis, their legisla- Kuchma has signed the Land Cod"e tive body, New Channel television by Jan Maksymiuk Finance Minister ihor Mitiukov, who adopted last month in a stormy debate;te', reported. The Kurultai decided to support interfax reported on November 13. Thhee RFE1RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report accompanied Mr. Kinakh on the trip, the National Rukh of Ukraine (led by commented that the talks with the World code makes farmland the property off Hennadii Udovenko) in the 2002 parlia- Prime Minister Anatolii Kinakh of Bank were the most successful and con- agricultural workers as of the beginninnSg mentary elections. Mn Udovenko's party, Ukraine has expressed satisfaction with structive in the last several years. But no of 2002. The code allows limited lann"d which is a member of viktor his three-day trip to the United States last sales between 2005 and 2010, and frere ee more details have been released. ? Yuschenko's Our Ukraine election bloc, week during which he met with some top However, the visit's political aspect trade in farmland after 2010. Ukraine'e s offered to include two Crimean Tatars on U.S. officials and representatives of the was no less important than the commer- Communists, who oppose private lanncdl its list. The strategy for the election to business community, as well as leaders cial talks that took place during the trip. ownership, have announced their intenm" - the Crimean Supreme Council is to be of the World Bank and the 1MF. Mr. Kinakh was the first top-level tion to challenge the code's legality in outlined by the Kurultai at another meet- the Constitutional Court.