Dear Editor:
The Ukrainian Weekly issue of August 7 contains an excellent objective analysis by Myron Kuropas of the Democratic and Republican party platforms (“A tale of two platforms”), showing how they pertain to Ukraine and Russia. He does not spare Donald Trump some well-deserved criticism. Dr. Kuropas also mentions Mitt Romney’s description of Russia as “our number one geopolitical foe.” Hillary Clinton’s mentor Barack Obama famously mocked Gov. Romney about that statement.
In contrast, Andrew Fedynsky’s column on the same page is a paean to the Democratic candidate, with some well-known facts being conspicuous by their absence. Most notable is Secretary of State Clinton’s failed “reset button” policy toward Russia that led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Former Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Adam Rotfeld stated that the “reset” diplomacy showed weakness. But Secretary Clinton defended it as a “brilliant stroke” because of subsequent Russian cooperation with sanctions against Iran.
Also missing is any mention’s of the Clintons selling uranium to Russia. The headline in the April 23, 2015, issue of The New York Times sums it up: “Cash flowed to Clinton Foundation amid Russian uranium deal.” Finally, FBI Director James Comey told Congress: “There was classified information e-mailed” on Secretary Clinton’s private server. If the Russians did hack her emails, the implications are obvious.
Recently, Dr. Andrew Sorokowski wrote on these same pages that Ukrainian Americans may have to either vote their conscience (including third-party candidates) in the November elections or choose the lesser of two evils. He was right.
Leo Iwaskiw
Philadelphia