Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

Thirty years ago, on December 5, 1991, President Leonid Kravchuk took his oath of office in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. “I solemnly swear to the people of Ukraine to realize my authority as president, to strictly adhere to the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, to respect and protect the rights and liberties of people...

Blinken set to meet Lavrov U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov in Stockholm on December 2 amid escalating tensions over a buildup of Russian troops near its border with Ukraine. The meeting is set to take place on the sidelines of a summit of the...

Thirty years ago, on December 1, 1991, citizens of Ukraine took a momentous step – one that many people around the world had only ever dreamed of – and they voted in favor of independence. The front-page story by Chrystyna Lapychak in the December 8, 1991, edition of The Ukrainian Weekly noted that “an overwhelming...

Eighty-eight years ago, on December 1, 1933, The Ukrainian Weekly’s editorial commented on the success of anti-Soviet demonstrations that were organized by Ukrainians throughout the United States, protesting the Soviet-orchestrated genocidal famine in Ukraine (or Holodomor as it is now known). The protests, the editorial underscored, “brought vividly before the consciousness of America the fact...

It is with great sadness that members of the Ukrainian American Veterans mourn the passing on September 29 of brother-in-arms Maj. Gen. Nicholas S. H. Krawciw, who was born in Lviv on November 28, 1935. Mr. Krawciw graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., in 1959. Among the first in his...

U.S., Russian military chiefs discuss Ukraine The United States’ and Russia’s top military officers spoke over the phone on November 23, amid heightened Western concerns over Russian military moves near the Ukrainian border. Kyiv and its Western backers have raised alarm bells in recent days over a Russian military buildup near Ukraine, whose military intelligence...

In a wide-ranging speech on November 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin hit on topics both ironic and alarming. Ironically, the Russian president said Moscow needed guarantees of security from the west, despite clear evidence that Mr. Putin has been the aggressor in Ukraine and eastern Europe more broadly. Alarmingly, Mr. Putin also said the west...

Seventy-four years ago, on November 24, 1947, a commentary by G.H. on the Thanksgiving holiday and its observances among Ukrainian Americans offered some food for thought. Noting the holiday’s Pilgrim foundations dating to more than 300 years ago, typical celebrations included “a turkey dinner with all the trimmings (for those who can afford it), then...

U.S., U.K. express concern The United States and United Kingdom once again expressed concern about a large buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine as concerns grow over the Kremlin’s endgame. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on November 17 that the Russian troop movements “certainly have our attention” and he urged Russia...

Following is the text, translated from the original Ukrainian, of the speech delivered by Roma Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief emeritus of Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, at the Antonovych Foundation Award ceremony at the Embassy of Ukraine on October 30 (The translation is by Ms. Hadzewycz). September 15, 1893, is a historic date in the history of...

Sadly, we learned on November 8 that Adnan Kivan, a wealthy Odesa-based property developer who owns the Kyiv Post, shut down the newspaper and dismissed its entire staff of about 50 people. Mr. Kivan did not give a reason for why he made the move, which came as a shock for many in Ukraine and...

Thirty years ago, on November 16-17, 1991, delegates to the first All-Ukrainian Inter-Ethnic Congress held in Odesa that attracted more than 1,000 participants, representing more than 100 ethnic groups in Ukraine – including Roma, Russians, Jews, Greeks, Crimean Tatars, Germans and Koreans – overwhelmingly voted to support Ukraine’s independence. Only three votes were cast against...