TOC_Sunday, February 20, 2000

Sunday, February 20, 2000

Leaders of leftist opposition in Rada targets of criminal investigations
by Stefan Korshak
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

U.S. delegation discusses Ukraine's economic reform during meetings in Kyiv

Former U.S. official says issue of Ukraine's security has been back-burnered
by R.L. Chomiak
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

ANALYSIS
No resolution in sight for Ukraine
by Jan Maksymiuk
RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report

Ukraine denies violating Russians' language rights
RFE/RL Newsline

NEWSBRIEFS

Ukraine offers debt restructuring terms
PM optimistic about debt restructuring
PM denies misuse of IMF funds
IMF requests expanded probe of NBU
Administration aims to split Communists?
Court orders investigation of left deputies
Tkachenko: Rada can't ban Communists
Rada adopts budget in second reading
Court asked to rule on referendum
Leftist lawmakers register for session
Verkhovna Rada continues its work
Procurator to re-examine Tkachenko case
Belarusian Popular Front changes name
Ukraine to import 1.5 M tons of grain
Communist Party activity prohibited
Miners stop delivering coal to debtors
Russian fleet replaces aging planes

Verkhovna Rada opponents comment on parliamentary crisis
RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report

Prosvita organizes "koliada" in Siverskodonetsk

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

Golden Telecom to buy 99 percent of Internet provider
Internet licensing needed in Ukraine
Slavutych merges with Lviv brewery
Ukrainian grain crop hits record low
Ikar airlines is first to buy new AN-140
Chinese to invest in Lviv region
D.C. conference focuses on business in Ukraine
Swedish JV will produce paper packaging
Ukraine increases tariffs on Russian cars
Bronetekhnika concern gets green light
Ukrainian/British wine JV created

Ukrainian community to mark 50th anniversary of the heroic death of Roman Shukhevych

Philadelphia-based charitable group raises funds to assist needy veterans

Quotable notes

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
Young UNA'ers

EDITORIAL
One hundred six

Turning the pages back...
February 22, 1978

Historic editorial from 1893
"We need a national organization"

FACES AND PLACES
by Myron B. Kuropas
It's just like the old days: Elian revisited

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FDR gave Stalin half of Europe
Weekly is useful for assignments
Kuropas column was uncalled for
Feast is Theophany - not Epiphany

NEWS AND VIEWS
Elaine Rook, the "rose lady" of Ukraine
by Walter Wess

BOOK REVIEW: Ewanchuk's 11th book on Ukrainian settlements in Canada
by Dr. Wolodymyr Zyla

SOUNDS AND VIEWS
by Roman Sawycky
A musician for all seasons

DATELINE NEW YORK: Exploring the legacy of Gogol/Hohol
by Helen Smindak

Lviv Theological Academy in 1999: making strides toward becoming a full-fledged university
by Iko Labunka

Western Union opens agency in Toronto's Ukrainian section

Bandurist Chorus elects new officers
by Andrij Bebko

23rd annual ski clinic held at Hunter/Windham mountains

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