Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

In the wake of Russia’s devastating strike on Kostyantynivka on September 6 that left at least 17 people dead and 32 wounded, the world has been forced to confront the horror of yet another tragic chapter in Russia’s brutal, unjust war on eastern Ukraine. The recent attack, which claimed innocent lives and left a trail...

Fifty years ago, on September 15, 1973, Svoboda – the Ukrainian-language publication of the Ukrainian National Association – celebrated its 80th anniversary. The editorial to mark the event noted that the newspaper was founded by the Rev. Hryhory Hrushka in 1893 and it highlighted some of his own words that promoted the newspaper’s mission to...

Putin’s anti-Semitic comments The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry has said the latest statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Jewish roots are “another manifestation of deep-rooted anti-Semitism of the Russian elites.” The ministry said on September 5 that Putin has a chronic fixation on the ethnic origin of the Ukrainian president...

The recent revelation from Ukrainian intelligence about a meeting held by the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the next stage of Moscow’s information war is a stark reminder of the lengths his regime is willing to go to manipulate narratives and sow discord among Ukraine’s allies. While intelligence experts delve into the intricacies...

Seventy years ago, on September 7, 1953, the 20th annual convention of the Ukrainian Youth League of North America (UYL-NA) concluded its congress held at the Hotel Essex House in Newark, N.J., by issuing a statement against the Soviet enslavement of Ukraine and support for the Ukrainian national liberation struggle. “The former American containment policy...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – After thoroughly reviewing student applications for the 2023-2024 scholarships of the Ukrainian National Association (UNA), the UNA Scholarship Committee met on August 8 here at the Home Office to make its final determinations. The credentials of the applicants were excellent, and some students applied for more than one scholarship for which they were eligible. Thus, the decisions of the Scholarship Committee were challenging. The criteria used by the committee included academic achievement; community and college activity; awards and honors; and content of essays submitted with the application. This year, there were 44 applicants from 23 UNA branches…

Discussions held on grain deal alternatives Russia and the United States separately discussed alternatives to the United Nations-brokered Black Sea grain deal, which fell apart last month after Moscow backed out of the arrangement aimed at allowing the safe passage of Ukrainian exports to world markets. Citing a senior U.S. State Department official who briefed...

On August 24, Ukrainians around the world will commemorate Independence Day. Prior to February 24, 2022, much of the world still struggled to understand the difference between Ukraine and Russia. But now, 32 years after it became an independent, democratic state, much of the world has learned that Ukrainians possess an indomitable spirit and an...

Eighty-four years ago, on August 23, 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed a non-aggression pact, known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, as a precursor to the Nazi invasion of Poland and the official beginning of World War II on September 1. The Ukrainian Weekly posited the initial outcomes of the pact and how it...

Ukrainian diplomat drowns in Armenia Ukraine’s charge d’affaires in Armenia, Oleksandr Senchenko, has died in an apparent drowning incident at the high-altitude Lake Sevan in the country’s east on August 13, Armenian officials said. On August 14, the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed Mr. Senchenko’s death, calling him an experienced and highly qualified diplomat who...

Fifteen years ago, in 2008, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his military into Georgia. That invasion not only violated the country’s territorial sovereignty, but it also shattered the illusion of a stable and peaceful European order. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking on August 7 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Russia’s invasion, characterized Moscow’s occupation...

Fifty-five years ago, on the night of August 20, 1968, Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring” that was begun by students and intellectuals who sought education reform and the relaxing of censorship rules. As a result of the Soviet military coup, President Alexander Dubcek was replaced in 1969 by Gustav Husak. Ukrainian...