TOC_Sunday, April 17, 2005

Sunday, April 17, 2005

Ukrainian president's visit to Chicago marked by high-level meetings
by Marta Farion
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

Yushchenko receives hero's welcome at D.C. rally
by Larissa Oprysko

Lviv's Catholics remember Pope John Paul II with special ceremonies
by Zenon Zawada
Kyiv Press Bureau

Protesters in Kyiv demand U.S. apology for cameraman's death
by Vladyslav Pavlov
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

ANALYSIS

U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership receives boost from Yushchenko visit
by Taras Kuzio
Eurasia Daily Monitor

Jackson-Vanik trade curbs still in place for Ukraine
by Robert McMahon
RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report

NEWSBRIEFS

Kyiv on joint declaration with U.S.
Chornovil investigation is renewed
Cardinals, president bid pope farewell
Memorial services held in Lviv, Kyiv
Envoy comments on pope and ROC
Questions asked about Kuchma charity
Ukrainian president visits Poland
Head of Donetsk council detained
Yanukovych threatens protests...
... while authorities say arrest was lawful
Protests over Kolesnykov arrest
Kolesnykov charged with extortion
President promises hands off case
Case connected to murder is reopened
Husar comments on Patriarchate
Rada chair complains of surveillance
Socialists to run independently in 2006
Orthodox hierarchs send condolences
Condolence book opened at nunciature
Ukraine's Muslims express sympathy
Ukrainians unable to travel to Rome
Lviv in mourning on day of funeral
Tree planting to memorialize pope
Lviv youth walk in memory of pope

Ukrainian Orthodox hierarchs from U.S. seek Church unity in Ukraine
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.

ANALYSIS: Is an Orthodox conflict brewing in Ukraine?
by Roman Kupchinsky
RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report

U.S. transfer of computer equipment to combat trafficking in persons
Embassy of the United States

Pressured by Ukraine, Western Union to lower money transfer fees
by Zenon Zawada
Kyiv Press Bureau

Freedom House scholar outlines factors in political transitions
by Oksana Zakydalsky

Prosecutor claims confessions in Gongadze murder case
Committee to Protect Journalists

The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: March 2005

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Svoboda Press releases UNA Almanac for 2005

New Haven presentation to focus on history and services of the UNA

Young UNA'ers

EDITORIAL
President Yushchenko's message

Turning the pages back...
April 18, 2004

NEWS AND VIEWS
About the meaning of "the Church" and the Ukrainian Church's ethnicity
by the Rev. Ivan Kaszczak

Conference at U.N. to address Chornobyl issue

COMMENTARY
Reflections on the funeral of Pope John Paul II
by Metropolitan Stefan Soroka

FOR THE RECORD
Ukrainian World Congress statement on Pope John Paul II

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Time to move on in our community
Address the issues more precisely
Our ethnicity and our faith

FOR THE RECORD: Sen. Edward Kennedy's address at Profile in Courage Award presentation

FOR THE RECORD: Caroline Kennedy's remarks about President Viktor Yushchenko

Addressing D.C. banquet, Yushchenko calls for unity, service to Ukraine
by Yaro Bihun
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

"Ukraine is the heart of Europe," Yushchenko tells Washington audiences
by Andrew Nynka

PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: Yushchenko address to joint meeting of Congress

FOR THE RECORD: Rep. Levin's statement

Quotable notes

Ukraine and U.S. sign Memorandum of Understanding on exports
U.S. Department of State

PHOTO REPORT: President Viktor Yushchenko receives hero's welcome at D.C. rally

Ukrainian authors from Canada and U.S. meet at writers' association conference
by Lisa Grekul
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

Writers address community gathering in Vancouver
by Paulette MacQuarrie
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

The Ukrainian Museum welcomes visitors to its modern new home
by Helen Smindak
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

Ukrainian Society at the University of Pennsylvania resumes activity
by Markian Dobczansky

Ukrainian American Veterans to erect monument at Orthodox center

Berchtesgaden Gymnasium students' reunion held in Florida
by Ihor Lysyj and Helena Lysyj Melnitchenko

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