INSIDE: • Kateryna Yushchenko speaks out in rare interview – page 3. • German trial of John Demjanjuk to begin in November – page 4. • Kyiv law students compete in international competition – page 8. THEPublished U byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVII No.41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009 $1/$2 in Ukraine Thousands celebrate dedication Yushchenko poisoning in the news of Parma’s Ukrainian Village as journalist uncovers PRU smear by Zenon Zawada “The investigative committee’s Kyiv Press Bureau assumption was that the conversation of ‘Roman’ and ‘Marta’ never would KYIV – Recent claims by Party of become public,” Mr. Leschenko reported Regions officials that First Lady of in his article published on October 6. Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko stealthily “That allowed them to continue develop- added dioxin to her husband’s blood sam- ing the ‘dioxin-enriched blood’ scenario, ples to claim poisoning have been proven involve the American intelligence servic- false by Serhii Leschenko, a top es and build counter-campaigns around Ukrainian investigative journalist who the theme ‘there was no poisoning.’ ” writes for the Ukrayinska Pravda website. In fact, the voice of “Roman” on the Volodymyr Sivkovych, a Party of recordings is that of Roman Zvarych, the Regions national deputy and chair of the Yonkers, N.Y., native who became a close ad hoc parliamentary committee investi- advisor to Viktor Yushchenko during his gating the Yushchenko poisoning, claimed 2004 presidential campaign. on September 19 he had recordings that The voice of “Marta” is not Mrs. prove Ms. Yushchenko, using the pseud- Yushchenko’s, but that of Dr. Marta onym “Marta,” asked agent “Roman” to Lopatynsky, Roman’s sister-in-law, who tamper with her husband’s samples. has an ophthalmology practice in As a result of “unbelievable efforts,” Morristown, N.J. Ukrayinska Pravda said it gained access More importantly, these two individu- to the recordings, which were given to the Plaques designating the Ukrainian Village section of Parma, Ohio, are unveiled als didn’t make any mention of enriching by Bishop John Bura and City Councilman Chuck Germana. Odesa Scientific Research Center for ver- ification by Mr. Sivkovych. (Continued on page 9) by Maria Kvit-Flynn that about 15,000 Ukrainian Americans live in Parma and this number has increased with PARMA, Ohio – The city of Parma, the new wave of immigrants after the col- together with the United Ukrainian lapse of the Soviet Union. There are about Yalta European Strategy conference Organizations of Ohio, on Saturday, 65,000 Ukrainian Americans living in north- September 19, celebrated the dedication and east Ohio. unveiling of plaques designating a two-mile Parma has become the center of and Ukraine’s role in new world order stretch on State Road between Tuxedo Ukrainian businesses, cultural and religious Avenue and Grantwood Drive as the by Zenon Zawada YES spokesperson said some recordings activity. The city plans to make this portion will eventually be posted.) “Ukrainian Village.” The ceremonies that of State Road, a major thoroughfare, into an Kyiv Press Bureau day – which were attended by thousands of attractive, commerce-friendly neighborhood KYIV – The sixth annual Yalta New world economic order area residents – also included a religious that will encourage economic investment European Strategy (YES) conference was Among the key elements of a new service, a parade and a festival. and patronage, as well as celebrate the cul- more exclusive than ever, as the global and world economic order is the International It was back on October 8, 2008, that the ture and heritage of the Ukrainian people. city had passed a resolution designating the Ukrainian elite was hosted on September Monetary Fund (IMF) taking on the role To prepare for the historic dedication of 24-27 this year at the historic Livadia area as the Ukrainian Village. The city has the Ukrainian Village, a 20-member plan- of a global central bank and issuing the long recognized the economic impact that Palace. world reserve currency of special drawing ning committee of the United Ukrainian YES has emerged as the main forum for Ukrainian residents have made on the city of Organizations of Ohio (UUOO) was formed rights (SDRs), which is a basket of curren- Parma. Ukrainians are Parma’s largest new the global elite to plan Ukraine’s role in cies and commodities that would replace immigrant demographic – it is estimated (Continued on page 12) what they often refer to as the “new world the U.S. dollar. order,” which they generally characterize In line with this plan, the United as a restructuring of global institutions to Nations on October 6 declared its support enhance international cooperation in for a new world global reserve currency to addressing global challenges and prob- replace the U.S. dollar, which has been lems. used globally to price energy and com- Last year, YES Board Chairman modity costs since World War II. Stephen Byers, a former member of the Meanwhile the Group of 20, an organi- British Parliament, called upon Ukraine to zation of top central bank governors and recognize the realities of the new world finance ministers, will serve as the premier order and view it as an opportunity, not a coordinating body, or a board of directors, threat. to police the world economy through the This year, one of the conference’s big- IMF and World Bank, officials said fol- gest discussions, moderated by Financial lowing the G-20 summit on April 2 in Times U.S. Managing Editor Chrystia London. Freeland, was on the topic “The New Skeptics allege that the new world order World Economic Order After the Crisis.” is an attempt by globalists to eliminate The question was posed whether Ukraine national sovereignty and create regional was moving towards a new world eco- superstates, such as the existing European nomic order and governance. Union and the theoretical North American The Ukrainian Weekly was denied Union, in order to concentrate power and access to this year’s YES conference and wealth among a small elite that will rule can’t report on the discussions. While the world tyrannically through high-tech audio and video recordings from previous surveillance. YES conferences are accessible on the What’s certain is that YES is intended The 2,000-strong crowd gathered around the outdoor stage for the unveiling of conference website, none were posted the Ukrainian Village plaques. from this year’s event as of October 8. (A (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009 No. 41 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Can President Yushchenko Ecumenical Patriarchate reps in Kyiv sion of the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to become familiar with disrupt the presidential election? KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko developments in Ukrainian Orthodoxy received a delegation of the Ecumenical and find solutions to existing problems. by Pavel Korduban sions in the new law. He warned that the Patriarchate with Metropolitan Emmanuel (Ukrinform) of France, General Secretary of the Holy Eurasia Daily Monitor legitimacy of the election might be ques- tioned if the court outlawed those provisions Synod Archimandrite Elpidiphorus UOC-MP primate receives delegation Ukraine’s second most popular presiden- (Ukrayinska Pravda, August 21). Lambriniadis and the Rev. Vasilios Papathanasios. The meeting took place by KYIV – The Primate of the Ukrainian tial candidate, Prime Minister Yulia Mr. Yushchenko appealed on September Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate agreement with Ecumenical Patriarch Tymoshenko, suspects President Viktor 15. His representative in the Constitutional (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Volodymyr Bartholomew, the presidential press ser- Yushchenko – who is running for a second Court, Maryna Stavniychuk, specified that (Sabodan), met with the delegation of the vice reported on October 5. Both parties term – of conspiring to disrupt the presiden- he argued that the new law limits the rights Ecumenical Patriarchate, the UOC-MP expressed satisfaction with the develop- tial election scheduled for January 17, 2010. of Ukrainians voting abroad, fails to ensure website reported on October 6. During ment of a dialogue launched last year Mr. Yushchenko, to whom opinion polls a transparent election process or offer mech- the meeting, representatives of the during the patriarch’s visit to Ukraine to give no more than 2-4 percent of popular anisms to improve voter lists, and does not Constantinople-based Patriarchate praised celebrate the 1,020th anniversary of the support, has appealed to the Constitutional provide for control of the process by courts the recent meeting between working par- conversion of Kyivan Rus’ to Christianity. court against several provisions in a new (Ukrayinska Pravda, September 15). ties of the UOC-MP and the Ukrainian election law. Ms. Tymoshenko’s team sus- Mr. Popov commented on the same day In particular, they pointed to progress in Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate pects that he did so in order to find a pre- that, if the Constitutional Court pronounced relations among Orthodox believers in (UOC-KP). They also underlined that Ukraine, especially the establishment of text to cancel the election – or at least the provisions rejected by Mr. Yushchenko Metropolitan Volodymyr consolidates all regular communication among them. The postpone it in an attempt to cling to power. as unconstitutional, then the election could Orthodox believers of Ukraine “whatever delegation