Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

As the clock ticks down toward September 30, a crucial deadline approaches – one that could have profound consequences for the people of Ukraine and the United States’ commitment to international diplomacy and humanitarian values. Funding for American aid to Ukraine is set to expire, potentially leaving the Ukrainian people without the vital assistance they...

Eighty-five years ago, on September 17, 1939, the Soviet Red Army invaded Poland. The Ukrainian Weekly’s editorial the following week commented, “Moscow has all of Ukraine under her control excepting Carpatho-Ukraine under Hungary, Bukovyna under Romania and Lemkivshchyna under Germany.” Moscow’s intent was echoed by an editorial in The New York Times on Wednesday, September...

Zelenskyy vetoes new asset declaration bill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vetoed legislation that allowed officials to continue not disclosing their assets, as Kyiv struggles to clamp down on corruption and assure allies that it’s committed to fighting graft. The September 12 veto comes days after Mr. Zelenskyy pushed out his defense minister and shuffled several...

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...