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UKRAINE WINS 23 OLYMPIC MEDALS IN ATHENS!
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"THE ACTION UKRAINE REPORT" Year 04, Number 151
The Action Ukraine Coalition (AUC), Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian Federation of America (UFA), Huntingdon Valley, PA
morganw@patriot.net, ArtUkraine.com@starpower.net (ARTUIS)
Washington, D.C.; Kyiv, Ukraine, MONDAY, August 30, 2004

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"Major International News Headlines and Articles"

1. "NO STRINGS ON UKRAINIAN DEMOCRACY"
COMMENTARY by Yuliya Tymoshenko
The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

2. UKRAINE'S OLYMPIC MEDALS TOTAL TWENTY-THREE
Olympic Committee, Athens, Greece, Sunday, August 29, 2004

3. UKRAINE SNATCHES BRONZE IN WOMEN'S HANDBALL
REUTERS, Athens, Greece, Sunday, August 29, 2004

3A. UKRAINE'S TEDEYEV WINS OLYMPIC MEN'S FREESTYLE
WRESTLING 66 KG GOLD
Olympics News Athens, Greece, Saturday, August 28, 2004

4. UTICA, NY: UKRAINIANS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE
The memories of homeland remain sharp
By Krista J. Karch, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY, Wed, Aug 25, 2004

5. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY JOURNAL LAUNCHED
Kyiv National Economic University, University of Ottawa, Carleton University
Dr. Natalie Mychajlyszyn,, Carleton University
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Mon, August 30, 2004

6. UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT PAYS TRANCHE OF $200
MILLION, 8-YEAR SALARY DEBT TO COAL MINERS
ITAR-TASS, Moscow, Russia, Friday, August 27, 2004

7. STATE-OWNED COAL MINE LVIVVUHILLIA PAYS OFF
BACK WAGES TO COALMINERS OWED STARTING IN 1996
Kuchma Ordered Overdue Wages Paid to Coal Miners Before Sept 1
Vasyl Trukhan, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

8. UKRAINE ELECTION AGENCY ALLOWS POLLING
STATIONS OUTSIDE EMBASSIES ABROAD
One Plus One TV, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian, 27 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

9. LEADING UKRAINIAN POLLING AGENCIES TO CONDUCT
LARGE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION POLL
TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian, 27 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

10. YUSHCHENKO PROMISES TO REMOVE THE 'RULING
CLANS' FROM GOVERNMENT IF ELECTED PRESIDENT
"The Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv clans are ruling the country."
Svitlana Fedas, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Aug 25, 2004

11. BALTIC, NORDIC FOREIGN MINISTERS NOTE LACK OF
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AMONG EASTERN NEIGHBOURS
Future of Belarus and Ukraine will depend on upcoming elections
LNK television, Vilnius, Lithuania, in Lithuanian, 26 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

12. "VOLIA CABLE HARASSED, AGAIN"
By Vlad Lavrov, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug 26, 2004

13. PROSECUTOR GENERAL CRITICIZES MP TOMENKO FOR
SUPPORTING VOLIA, PG PROMOTES KYIV RUS TV CHANNEL
Reports indicate Prosecutor General owns the Kyiv Rus TV Channel
Mykola Savchuk, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, August 26, 2004

14. "FAITH & REASON: THE PROMISED LAND WHICH THE
POPE MAY NOT ENTER"
And in Ukraine, he said, churches in communion with Rome have turned
hundreds of thousands of Orthodox believers into a "humiliated minority."
By Paul Vallely, The Independent, London, UK, Sat, Aug 28, 2004

15. "ROME - THE POPE: THE PILGRIM LOOKS EAST"
Although an ailing pope may never visit Moscow, an icon goes before him
The Economist, London, UK, August 28-September 4, 2004

16. RUSSIA'S ORTHODOX HEAD HAILS RETURN HOME OF ICON
[But, Pope John Paul II You Still Cannot Come To Russia, Patriarch Alexiy]
REUTERS, By Dmitry Madorsky, Moscow, Russia, Sat, Aug 28, 2004
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1. "NO STRINGS ON UKRAINIAN DEMOCRACY"

COMMENTARY by Yuliya Tymoshenko
Former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Leader, Motherland party.
The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

Much is at stake for Ukrainians this year. On Oct. 31, they will go to the
polls to vote for a new president, the fourth such election since Ukraine
declared independence in 1991. Many things have stayed the same: unequal
rules for candidates, government misuse of its power, and media repression.
What is different, however, and what makes this election crucial, is that
Ukrainians have a real chance to elect a pro-democratic government and
have a say in the country's future direction.

We ask the international community to keep watch and ensure that this
precious chance is not squandered and that this election is conducted in a
free, fair and transparent manner. Both Ukrainians and the international
community understand the importance of this vote: The U.S. Congress, the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe have issued multiple statements asking
the Ukrainian government to safeguard the election.

Unfortunately, such pleas are being ignored by the main pro-government
candidate and current prime minister, Viktor Yanukovich. Despite Mr.
Yanukovich's assurances that he will do everything in his power to ensure
that the people's will is not distorted and that the election results are
not falsified, the campaign has been tarnished by serious violations.

The Committee of Voters of Ukraine, a non-partisan election-monitoring
organization, says the campaign has already been marred by "significant
illegal government interference." Specifically, the government is using its
resources to help Mr. Yanukovich.

I will give just a few examples. In the Donetsk region, railway workers were
forced by their human-resources department to visit Mr. Yanukovich's
campaign office and sign a petition of support. In Kiev, elderly people were
offered free exams in state clinics provided they had given their signatures
in Mr. Yanukovich's support. In Kharkiv, employees of many companies
were forced to join a rally for Mr. Yanukovich; if they didn't, they would
have been fired. One company offered a day off to workers who showed
up at the rally.

Government resources are also being used against Viktor Yuschenko, the
leader of our opposition coalition and the main opposition contender for the
president's post. Two weeks ago, three men were detained for illegally
spying on Mr. Yuschenko; they carried identification from the Ministry of
Internal Affairs. Two days later, Mr. Yuschenko's car was pushed off the
road by a truck while he was trying to pass it. When detained, the truck
driver provided no explanation for his action. Other incidents include
refusals to provide rooms for Mr. Yuschenko's meetings with voters, and
raids on his supporters by the tax police.

The opposition media are also under severe government pressure. In July,
the last independent channel - Channel 5 - was taken off the air in
Dnipropetrovsk and Uzhhorod. Earlier, broadcasting of the channel ceased
in the entire Donetsk region, Dniprodzerzhinsk, Novomosskovsk and the
Poltava region. On Aug. 11, all bank accounts of the Mega-press print shop
were frozen by local tax officials; Mega-press publishes the independent
newspaper The Evening News. The tax authorities gave no explanation for
their actions.

All these government transgressions do not go unnoticed by the Ukrainian
people. The level of support of this government hovers around 6 per cent to
8 per cent. Seventy-seven per cent believe that Ukraine is headed in the
wrong direction. Forty-nine per cent believe that the next president should
implement radical reforms. Ukrainians want change. They want to live in a
prosperous and democratic country, respected at home and abroad.

Many people see Mr. Yuschenko as the candidate who can make their vision
a reality. They judge him by his record. As chairman of the National Bank of
Ukraine and then as prime minister, Mr. Yuschenko implemented policies that
ignited economic growth. He introduced Ukraine's first stable currency, the
hryvnya. Our government, in which I had the honour to serve as deputy prime
minister, ended barter operations between business and the state, repaid
wage and pension arrears, and reduced the inflation rate to single digits.
We fought corruption and protected national interests of Ukraine. Our
government's monetary and fiscal policies were responsible. We championed
democratic values in government and society.

If Mr. Yuschenko is elected president, he will uphold democratic values and
the rule of law in Ukraine and he will end the rampant corruption in the
current government. Bureaucratic red tape, regulatory obstacles and useless
government bodies such as the state tax police will be eliminated. Honest
professionals will be appointed to government posts. Every state official
will observe a code of honour. Those who embezzled public funds and took
bribes will be brought to justice. Trust in government and the courts will
be restored.

Mr. Yuschenko's opponents like to compare Ukraine of today with Georgia
of nine months ago. They say the opposition wants to resort to a Georgian-
style "rose revolution." To that, we say: Thirteen years ago, following the
August putsch in Moscow, Ukrainians peacefully and democratically voted
for the country's independence from the Soviet Union. Today, Ukrainians
and the opposition headed by Mr. Yuschenko would like to do the same -
we would like to elect our new government in a peaceful, free, transparent
and democratic election.

We have trained thousands of domestic election observers, but given the
ever-increasing number of violations by the government, we understand that
this is not enough. Therefore, we ask the international community to
continue to pay close attention to the developments in Ukraine and send the
maximum number of international observers to help us ensure that the
historic choice to be made on Oct. 31 is realized. (END)(ARTUIS)
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Yuliya Tymoshenko, a former deputy prime minister of Ukraine, is leader
of the opposition Motherland party.
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2. UKRAINE'S OLYMPIC MEDALS TOTAL TWENTY-THREE

Olympic Committee, Athens, Greece, Sunday, August 29, 2004

GOLD ---Elbrus Tedeyev Wrestling Men's Freestyle
GOLD ---Valeri Goncharov Gymnastics Parallel Bars
GOLD ---Yuri Nikitin Gymnastics Trampoline
GOLD ---Yuriy Bilonog Track & Field Shot Put
GOLD ---Olena Kostevych Shooting 10m Air Pistol
GOLD ---Yana Klochkova Swimming 200m Medley
GOLD ---Yana Klochkova Swimming 400m Medley
GOLD ---Nataliya Skakun Weightlifting 58-63kg
GOLD --- Irini Merleni Wrestling Under 48kg
SILVER-- Igor Razoronov Weightlifting 105kg
SILVER-- Luka/Leonchuk Sailing 49er Class
SILVER-- Olena Krasovska Track & Field 100Meter Hurdles
SILVER-- Roman Gontyuk Judo 73-81kg
SILVER-- Taran/Katinina/
Matevusleva Sailing Yngling
BRONZE-Anna Bessonova Gymnastics Rhythmic
BRONZE-Osypenko/Semykina/
Balbabanova/Cherevatova Kayak Flatwater
BRONZE-Viktoriya Styopina Track & Field High Jump
BRONZE-Team Handball Women
BRONZE-Tetiana Tereschuk-
Antipova Track & Field Hurdles
BRONZE-Hrachov/Serdyuk/
Ruban Archery Team
BRONZE-Vladislav Tretiak Fencing Individual Saber
BRONZE-Grin/Bilushchenko/
Lykov/Shaposhnikov Rowing Quadruple Sculls
BRONZE-Andriy Serdinov Swimming 100m Butterfly
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3. UKRAINE SNATCHES BRONZE IN WOMEN'S HANDBALL

REUTERS, Athens, Greece, Sunday, August 29, 2004

ATHENS - In a physically brutal encounter, the women of Ukraine have
outmuscled world champions France to take the bronze medal with a 21-18
win at the Athens Olympics. This was sweet revenge for losing to them in the
world championships," Larysa Zaspa, the Ukrainian captain, said. "It was
also clear that we went into the game full of confidence and determined to
come through it with a medal."

The Ukrainians, making their first appearance at the Olympics, were dogged
in their refusal to allow the French any space, cutting down their shooting
chances. "There is not much you can do against seven girls who defend as
though their lives depended on it," French coach Olivier Krumholz said.

The Ukrainian methods were not always looked upon kindly by the referees.
On seven occasions, as opposed to one by France, a Ukrainian was sent to
the two-minute sin-bin. Olena Yatsenko and Ganna Siukalo went twice, while
coach Leonid Ratner was also dismissed from the bench midway through the
second half for foul-mouthing the referee.

There were no complaints from the Ukrainians, however, who also suffered
at the hands of the officials in their semi-final defeat by Denmark. "If the
coach gets a red card then he usually deserves it," Zaspa said. "And I think
the suspensions were probably deserved. They were given for rough play,
you can't really argue with them."

The first half was evenly contested and ended 10-10 and when Ratner got his
marching orders it had moved to 15-15. That was a key period, however, as
France's Leila Lejeune, who netted six times in the first half but just once
in the second, missed a seven-metre penalty.

Ukraine took advantage and started to lead the scoring, opening up a
two-point difference at 19-17. From there they held the advantage until the
final hooter signalled the bronze medal. Denmark plays South Korea in the
gold medal match on Sunday. (END)(ARTUIS)
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3A. UKRAINE'S TEDEYEV WINS OLYMPIC MEN'S FREESTYLE
WRESTLING 66 KG GOLD

Olympics, Athens, Greece, Saturday, August 28, 2004

ATHENS - Three-time world champion Elbrus Tedeyev of Ukraine over-
whelmed US wrestler Jamill Kelly 5-1 in the men's freestyle wrestling 66kg
category final to win gold at the Athens Olympics on Saturday.

Tedeyev, 30, dominated all through the final and almost secured his victory
in the first session by leading 5-0 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall. Kelly
managed to score a point in the second session but it was too late to change
the result.

Russia's Makhach Murtazaliev took bronze after defeating Leonid Spiridonov
of Kazakhstan by decision in the third-place match. (END)(ARTUIS)
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4.UTICA, NEW YORK: UKRAINIANS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE
The memories of homeland remain sharp

By Krista J. Karch, Observer-Dispatch, Utica, NY, Wed, Aug 25, 2004

UTICA, NY -- Two songs rang out across the park in front of Utica's
City Hall Tuesday morning as a pale blue and yellow flag was raised
above the city. First, the Ukrainian national anthem, was sung heartily
and proudly. Then, "God Bless America." Nearly every person in the
crowd knew the words to both.

The ceremony, in which Utica Mayor Timothy Julian proclaimed the
day to in honor of the area's Ukrainian residents, marked the 13th
anniversary of independence of their homeland.

"This means very much to us because it gives us the opportunity to say
to the world, we still exist, despite all the oppression and humiliation of
our people," said Slava Nakonechny, president of the Utica chapter of
the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, which organizes
Ukrainian-Americans to support issues in their homeland.
TRADITIONAL DRESS
Members of the group that gathered Tuesday to hear the proclamation
and to honor the Ukrainian flag were clothed in traditional Ukrainian
festival garb. Men wore embroidered tunics beneath suit jackets, and
women paired colorful peasant shirts with black or red skirts. Floral
wreaths adorned the heads of the girls.

"They're not an extremely vocal group, but they quietly contribute to the
community every day," Julian said. Ukrainian refugees began arriving in
Utica as early as 1949, said Bill Wihak, who arrived in 1950. "54 years
in Utica," he said. "When we came, no highway, no Thruway, no nothing."

Wihak is of an older generation that vowed to hold on to Ukrainian
culture -- something that put his life in danger in the Ukraine at that
time.
RECALLING OPPRESSION
Western Ukraine was oppressed by Poland, and eastern Ukraine was
oppressed by the Soviet Union, said Nakonechny, who came to the
United States in 1996. Both powers tried to crush Ukrainian culture, she
said, and Ukrainians were imprisoned or killed, just for being Ukrainian.

"Ukrainians learned not to speak," she said. "They learned Russian
instead of Ukrainian. There were hard times, and it's hard to restore the
Ukrainian mentality in the people."

So when local Ukrainians gathered Tuesday to celebrate independence,
it was more than a version of July 4. Independence, for Ukrainians,
is a personal story -- a living, breathing ideal that prevailed after years
of oppression. Ukrainian culture -- something that put his life in danger
in the Ukraine at that time. (END) (ARTUIS)
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LINK: http://www.uticaod.com/archive/2004/08/25/news/6071.html
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5. LAUNCH OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY JOURNAL
Kyiv National Economic University, University of Ottawa, Carleton University

Dr. Natalie Mychajlyszyn, Carleton University
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Mon, August 30, 2004

OTTAWA - The inaugural issue of the journal, International Economic
Policy (JIEP), by Kyiv National Economic University (KNEU), University
of Ottawa and Carleton University is now available on the journal's website,
http://www.kneu.kiev.ua/journal.

It features articles by Sergio Marchi on Ukraine's accession to the WTO,
Volodymyr Vashchenko and Konstyantyn Marchenko on the most recent
development round of negotiations, J. Anthony VanDuzer on the challenge
of the GATS for transition economies, Viktor Chuzhykov on the regional
diversification of Ukraine's foreign trade, Svitlana Sidenko on the socio-
economic dimension of modern globalization, and Anatoliy Poruchnik
on Ukraine's potential for innovation.

The journal was founded in 2003 by Kyiv National Economic University
of Ukraine. It is jointly-sponsored and edited by the Department of
International Economics and Management, Kyiv National Economic
University, Ukraine (http://www.kneu.kiev.ua) and the Centre for Trade
Policy and Law (CTPL) (http://www.carleton.ca/ctpl/contact.htm) ,
Carleton University (http://www.carleton.ca) and University of Ottawa,
Canada.

Its twin primary goals are first, to contribute to the advancement of
knowledge in the field of international economic policy among scholars
and policy-makers in Ukraine and other transition economies, as well as
internationally, and second, to broaden the scope and promote the
exchange of ideas and dialogue on international trade and economic issues.

It strives to accomplish these goals by providing a forum for publishing
peer-reviewed research and policy-oriented articles by scholars and
policy-makers from around the world and that will be read not only in
Ukraine and the transition economies, but internationally as well.

The Journal is unique in publishing its issues entirely in both Ukrainian
and English. To facilitate its publication and distribution, the journal
will be made available primarily in an electronic format, accessed
through the journal's website http://www.kneu.kiev.ua/journal and
CD-Roms.

The articles published will follow the anonymous peer-review process
which will involve scholars and policy-makers from Ukraine as well as
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Articles
are accepted on an on-going basis for review.

Policy-makers and scholars in the international economic and legal
communities in Ukraine and abroad will find the journal a valuable
resource for following key debates and an important outlet for sharing
their original research and ideas on issues of importance to the field.

The Journal gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA). For more information,
please contact its Canadian co-editor, Natalie Mychajlyszyn at
Carleton University, jiep@ctpl.ca. (END)(ARTUIS)
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6. UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT PAYS TRANCHE OF $200
MILLION, 8-YEAR SALARY DEBT TO COAL MINERS

ITAR-TASS, Moscow, Russia, August 27, 2004

KIEV, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- The Ukrainian government has paid
eight-year salary debt to working coal miners, Fuel and Energy
Minister, Energoatom President Sergei Tulub said on Friday.

He said $135.5 million had been assigned from this year's budget for
paying the salary debt, and the latest tranche was made several days
ago.

The government will pay the salary debt and compensations on labor
trauma lawsuits to other coal miners by November. That will require
over $65 million.

The salary debt has been paid by the Day of Coal Miner, which is
celebrated in Ukraine on the last Sunday of August. Ukraine has over
300,00 coal miners. The salary debt, which had amassed since 1996,
exceeded $200 million. (END)(ARTUIS)
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7. STATE-OWNED COAL MINE LVIVVUHILLIA PAYS OFF
BACK WAGES TO COALMINERS OWED STARTING IN 1996
Kuchma Ordered Overdue Wages Paid to Coal Miners Before Sept 1

Vasyl Trukhan, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

KYIV - Lvivvuhillia, a state-owned coal mining enterprise, has paid off the
entire wage backlog to its coalminers. Lvivvuhillia director general Viktor
Shaitan made this statement to the press.

"The indebtedness that has been since 1996 is settled," he said. The payment
of wages was financed from the budget thanks to the UAH 38 million
allocated that the enterprise received in July and August. As of January
2004, wage arrears at Lvivvuhillia amounted to UAH 80 million.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, President Leonid Kuchma ordered Fuel
and Energy Minister Serhii Tulub to repay overdue wages to miners before
September 1.

Lvivvuhillia's coal mining volume fell by 24.72% or 780,000 tons to 2.375
million tons in 2003, compared with 2002. Its losses totaled UAH 48 million
in 2003. Lvivvuhillia consists of 10 coalmines and the Chervonohradska coal
enrichment plant (which was previously leased out). (END)(ARTUIS)
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FOOTNOTE: Government coal miners are very glad elections come
around once in a while as the government that normally exploits them
suddenly decides they should be paid, just before a presidential election.
Government authorities magically find the funds to pay them. In this case
the total is reported to be over $200 million and some of the debts date
back to 1996. The abuse of Ukraine's coal miners by the government
is legendary. (Editor)
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8. UKRAINE ELECTION AGENCY ALLOWS POLLING
STATIONS OUTSIDE EMBASSIES ABROAD

One Plus One TV, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian, 27 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

KIEV - The Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine has allowed the
setting up of polling stations abroad outside embassies and consulates,
where there are high concentrations of Ukrainians living abroad.

The decision will make it possible for many Ukrainians who work abroad
to take part in the presidential election [due in October]. According to
unofficial data, one in five voters possessing a Ukrainian passport works
abroad illegally. (END)(ARTUIS)
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9. LEADING UKRAINIAN POLLING AGENCIES TO CONDUCT
LARGE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION POLL

TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, Ukraine, in Ukrainian, 27 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

KIEV - Experts today discussed exit polls on 31 October and 21
November [as heard]. The four biggest polling organizations have
set up a consortium to conduct a poll at polling stations on election day.

The Kiev international sociology institute, the Razumkov economic and
political research centre, Social Monitoring and Socis will jointly poll
over 50,000 people in all Ukrainian regions.

Each organization will hold its own exit poll but their results will be
calculated jointly. This is the first poll of such a scale in the history of

Ukraine. Experts want to minimize errors and have asked people to
give honest answers to pollsters. (END) (ARTUIS)
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10. YUSHCHENKO PROMISES TO REMOVE THE 'RULING
CLANS' FROM GOVERNMENT IF ELECTED PRESIDENT
"The Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv clans are ruling the country."

Svitlana Fedas, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, Wed, Aug 25, 2004

KYIV - The leader of the Our Ukraine coalition of parties and presidential
candidate, Viktor Yuschenko, has promised to remove the 'ruling clans' from
government if he is elected President. Yuschenko made the statement on
Wednesday, August 25, during a meeting with voters in the Rivne region.

"The Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv clans are ruling the country," he
said. Yuschenko stated that he will not get down to calling names, however
he accused the family of President Leonid Kuchma, who is a native of the
Dnipropetrovsk region, of being responsible for a UAH 2 billion deficit in
the state budget.

"The government says to teachers and doctors that UAH 237 is much and it
cannot raise pension to this level, but when the privatization of
Zaporizhstal took place, preference was given to a member of Kuchma's
family, even though there was a buyer that had offered UAH 5 billion more,"
said Yuschenko.

1,000 persons took part in the rally. As Ukrainian News earlier reported,
the Central Election Commission registered Yuschenko as a presidential
candidate on July 6. Campaign in this year's presidential elections in
Ukraine started on July 3. The presidential elections will take place on
October 31. (END) (ARTUIS)
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11. BALTIC, NORDIC FOREIGN MINISTERS NOTE LACK OF
HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AMONG EASTERN NEIGHBOURS
Future of Belarus and Ukraine will depend on upcoming elections

LNK television, Vilnius, Lithuania, in Lithuanian, 26 Aug 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Fri, Aug 27, 2004

VILNIUS - [Presenter] The diplomats of the Baltic states have discussed
joint actions in claiming compensation for the [Soviet] occupation from
Russia. At a meeting in Palanga [Lithuanian sea resort], the Baltic and
Nordic foreign ministers agreed that their biggest headache was the lack of
democracy in the neighbouring countries to the East.

[Correspondent] The first summit of the Baltic and Nordic foreign ministers
took place in Palanga 10 years ago. At that time, the Soviet occupation army
had just withdrawn from the Baltic states. However, even 10 years on, the
Baltic and Nordic foreign ministers today discussed mainly relations with
our immediate neighbour, Russia.

[Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis] We discussed the issue of
equal partnership between Russia and the EU on the one hand, and the issue
of equal partnership between Russia and the new EU member states on the
other. As some ministers have pointed out here, Russia does not always want
or agree to recognize us as equal partners.

[Correspondent] The Baltic and Nordic foreign ministers said that human
rights and democracy remained among the most urgent issues in the eastern
neighbouring countries.

[Estonian Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland] We all know that elections are
coming up in Belarus and Ukraine and that the future of these countries will
depend on the results of those polls.

[Correspondent] The Baltic states are also planning to hold consultations on
joint efforts in seeking compensation of damage caused by the Soviet
occupation. Russia recognized the fact of Lithuania's occupation in 1991.
But when our country demanded compensation in 2000, Russia refused to
negotiate on this issue. The Latvian foreign minister says that the
attention of the entire European Union should be drawn to this problem
shared by each of the Baltic states.

[Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks] About 25 per cent of the European
Union is represented at this meeting. And if we speak in unison in Brussels
or Strasbourg, we can achieve something.

[Correspondent] The diplomats noted that the common goal of the Baltic and
Nordic states is to make the Baltic region secure and economically strong,
which necessitates expansion of the security and stability zone to the East.
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12. "VOLIA CABLE HARASSED, AGAIN"

By Vlad Lavrov, Kyiv Post Staff Writer
Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug 26, 2004

KYIV - The director and chief accountant of Volia Cable were arrested
on Aug. 18, marking the second time in two months that employees of the
troubled company have been detained.

Serhy Boyko, Volia Cable's director, and Lesya Kyselevska, the company's
accountant, were arrested after being interrogated on Aug. 18. They were
freed from custody on Aug. 21, but their movement is restricted. The
Dniprovsky District Tax Police also accused the company of large-scale tax
evasion on Aug. 18.

The arrests came after Volia Cable refused an Aug. 16 order by a regional
prosecutor's office to "immediately include" Donetsk-based Kyivska Rus
(KRT) television channel in its popular social package, said Alex Chapko,
spokesman for SigmaBleyzer, an American investment group that manages
the company.

Chapko maintains that Volia Cable cannot simply add KRT to its social cable
package, because the company would have to remove a channel it already
offers customers. Mykola Tomenko, chairman of the parliament committee
on Freedom of Speech and Information and a member of the Our Ukraine
bloc, told Ukraine's Liga.kiev.ua that the prosecutor's decision requires
Volia Cable to broadcast KRT instead of Channel 5, which is backed by
Petro Poroshenko, a close ally of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.

KRT is, however, already included in Volia Cable's 29-channel package,
Chapko said. KRT, which began broadcasting in April 2003, positions itself
as a religious Orthodox channel. Oksana Lysenko of the Internet-based media
watchdog Telekritika.kiev.ua cited unofficial information when she told the
Post that the channel is backed by Russians, including the Orthodox Church;
the channel also "receives active support" from Ukraine's Prosecutor General
Hennady Vasyliev.

KRT refused to comment on its ownership and would not confirm or deny
whether Vasyliev supports the channel. PGO spokesman Serhy Rudenko
denied that Vasyliev has any affiliation with KRT. "It is illegal for state

employees to be involved in business activities," Rudenko said.
TIT FOR TAT
Chapko suggests a direct connection between Volia Cable's refusal to
broadcast KRT in its social package and the company's recent tax troubles.
"The authorities are promoting their own business interests by harassing
Volia Cable," Chapko said.

Chapko added that Kyselevska suffered a stroke while being questioned
on Aug. 18. The tax authorities called an ambulance and the paramedics
who examined Kyselevska insisted that she be taken to a hospital
immediately. However, tax officials would not permit the accountant to
leave their offices. The head office of the state tax police did not
comment before the Post went to press.

Whether or not Vasyliev is behind the recent pressure on Volia Cable,
Chapko suggested that Kyselevska and Boyko are caught in the middle
of a large-scale attack on the company.

Earlier this summer, Volia Cable's Boyko and another company executive,
Valery Saliamov, were arrested for broadcasting without a license and tax
evasion. In response to the arrests, SigmaBleyzer President and CEO
Michael Bleyzer said in July that the cable operator was a victim of
"business terrorism." The two executives were released from custody on
July 7. Bleyzer considers the recent arrests "another outrageous act by the
Prosecutor's Office."

On Aug. 18, the Kyiv Appellate Court rejected PGO and State Tax
Administration claims that Volia Cable owed the state Hr 9 million for
operating without a license. However, Boyko and Saliamov will still go
before a court on Sept. 29 for broadcasting pornography and money
laundering. Volia Cable is in the process of appealing the charges.

In July, U.S. Ambassador John Herbst said that Volia Cable has been
subjected to "extraordinary, arbitrary pressure from some authorities." In
retaliation, the PGO said Herbst's statement "put pressure on investigators
and [was] an attempt to interfere in the work of Ukrainian law-enforcement
authorities."

With more than 520,000 subscribers, Volia Cable is Ukraine's largest cable
operator. KRT is broadcast in over Ukrainian 300 cities and is aggressively
expanding to become a national channel. Its programs can also be seen in
Eastern and Central Europe and several Mediterranean countries via
satellite. (END) (ARTUIS)
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13. PROSECUTOR GENERAL VASYLIEV CRITICIZES MP TOMENKO
FOR SUPPORTING VOLIA, PROMOTES KYIV RUS TV CHANNEL
Reports indicate Prosecutor General owns the Kyiv Rus TV Channel

Mykola Savchuk, Ukrainian News, Kyiv, Ukraine, August 26, 2004

KYIV - Prosecutor General Hennadii Vasyliev is criticizing chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada Committee on Free Speech and Information Mykola
Tomenko for supporting Volia company, Kyiv's largest cable television
operator, in the case opened against the company on charges of spreading
pornography. Ukrainian News has obtained a copy of the statement made
by Vasyliev.

"Recent statements by Mykola Tomenko... have finally outlined the real
position of the parliamentary committee chairman in relation to the content
of Ukrainian air broadcasts," Vasyliev said. "The position that looks like
absolutely sharing the fact of Ukrainian television being swayed with
horrors, violence, dirt and the lack of spiritual values," he continued.

In opinion of Vasyliev, this position is likely to be the reason why Tomenko
defended Volia and was displeased with the emergence of KRT Channel
(Kyiv Rus television company), which, as Vasyliev put it, is the first
Ukrainian channel that has no commercials, no violence and no pornography.
Vasyliev stressed that he supported and will support the concept of KRT.
"I, personally, would be honored to have relations with this channel," he
emphasized.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Volia considers tax evasion charges
against it an attempt to put pressure on its business. Volia links the
charges to the fact that on August 16 it received an injunction of the
Dniprovskyi district prosecutor's office to urgently include the KRT
Channel in the most mass-scale package of TV channels it broadcasts.

Volia refers to the article in the Zerkalo Nedeli newspaper, which reads
that the Kyiv Rus TV channel is owned by Prosecutor General Hennadii
Vasyliev. The tax police in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv arrested Volia
director Serhii Boiko and chief accountant Lesia Kyselevska on August 18
on charges of gross tax evasion.

On June 22, the Kyiv prosecutor's office opened three criminal cases against
Volia on charges of spreading pornographic materials (Article 301). Volia
provides analogue cable television broadcasting services under the brand
name Volia Cable and digital broadcasting under the brand name Volia
Premium TV. It also provides Internet access via cable networks under the
Volia Broadband trademark. Volia has a network servicing more than
500,000 subscribers in Kyiv. (END) (ARTUIS)
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14. "FAITH & REASON: THE PROMISED LAND WHICH THE
POPE MAY NOT ENTER"
And in Ukraine, Alexei II said, churches in communion with Rome have turned
hundreds of thousands of Orthodox believers into a "humiliated minority."

Cardinal Walter Kasper, Rome's man charged with promoting Christian unity,
has previously provocatively said: "This is a question of religious
freedom...for us it is a fundamental human right."

By Paul Vallely, The Independent, London, UK, Sat, Aug 28, 2004

TODAY A delegation from the Vatican will return to Russia a painting of the
Virgin Mary known as the Kazan icon, one of the most important objects in
the history of Russia. It ought to have been a moment of great symbolic
significance. But it has gone peculiarly sour.

The icon was originally created in the 13th century but is thought to have
been lost, probably when it was hidden from Tatar invaders, only to be
rediscovered in 1579 when a 10-year-old peasant girl named Matrona had
a vision guiding her to the place where it was buried. Over the years that
followed, it was credited with countless miracles, among which was the
expulsion from Moscow of Polish invaders in the 17th century. The Kazan
icon thus became even more than an object of great veneration but a key
symbol of the Russian state.

Having gone missing just before the Russian Revolution the icon, or a
version of it, turned up in the Vatican where it has been kept by Pope John
Paul II in his personal apartments. The Slav Pope reckons it helped him
recover from his wounds after the assassination attempt on him in 1981.
But he decided that it should be returned to Russia in an attempt to thaw
relations between Rome and the Russian Orthodox church, where the
Cold War has continued, long after it ended in secular circles.

At one point the Pope dangled the icon as a bribe to try to secure
permission for a papal visit to Russia, the one remaining country in the
world which the ailing pontiff is said to still crave to visit. He showed
the icon to the Russian President Vladimir Putin on a visit to Rome last
year and said he would like to return it in person.

The response of the Russian church was decidedly sniffy. Its leader, His
Holiness Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, told me in a rare
interview earlier this year: "I think there is an unhealthy hype around the
icon in the Vatican. I do not think it would make sense to make a connection
between the return of this icon and a visit by Pope John Paul II." In any
case, Russian art experts believe the Vatican's icon is an 18th-century copy
of the 13th-century original - "one of many copies of the icon painted by a
provincial iconographer," the Patriarch Alexei added dismissively, despite
Vatican insistence that it is the original.

Relations between Rome and Moscow are at their lowest point for almost
four decades. The long-running row between the churches is over what the
Patriarch claimed is "proselytism" - aggressive Catholic missionary
activity - across the former Soviet Union. And in Ukraine, he said, churches
in communion with Rome have turned hundreds of thousands of Orthodox
believers into a "humiliated minority". At the heart of the clash is the
Patriarch's insistence that, following the collapse of Communism, Rome
should leave the job of re-evangelisation to the Orthodox church which
before the Red Revolution had presided over what the Patriarch called
"1,000 years of holy Russia".

What emerged from our interview was the confession by the Patriarch that it
is he, as head of the Russian Orthodox church, who has been for decades
blocking plans for the Pope to travel to Russia. He also spoke of how he had
scuppered an arrangement to meet the Pope outside Russia. "There was a plan
to have such a meeting in 1997 in Austria," he revealed. But the meeting was
cancelled by the Russians who wanted "more than just to meet in front of TV
cameras and demonstrate to the public that there are no problems among us.
We do have problems."

The Catholics insist they are not trying to convert the Orthodox. But more
than 80 per cent of Russia's Catholic parishes are served by foreign
priests. Most of them are better educated, financed and equipped with
greater pastoral experience than their Orthodox counterparts. And Cardinal
Walter Kasper, Rome's man charged with promoting Christian unity, has
previously provocatively said: "This is a question of religious freedom. . .
for us it is a fundamental human right."

Which is why the Pope has set aside his cherished dream of a papal trip and
decided to return the Kazan icon as "a gift to the people of Russia" along
with fervent prayers for better relations between the two churches. This is
a real blow to John Paul II who has seen, throughout his 25-year
pontificate, relations with the Orthodox as a great ecumenical priority -
not just because of his Slavic background, but because the 250-million-
strong block of Eastern Orthodox peoples is a far bigger prize in terms of
unity than the far smaller Protestant churches of the West.

In the end, one commentator said, John Paul II may be fated to play the role
of Moses: he can see the promised land, but it may be up to someone else to
enter it. The idea that the land is promised to Rome, the Russians would
riposte, is the heart of the problem. (END) (ARTUIS)
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FOOTNOTE: His Holiness Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia,
would have made a good CZAR. He "rules" much more like the supreme
head of a government than he does a church leader. Alexei II has as much
difficulty or more accepting basic democractic freedoms as does the
government of Russia. Alexei II and the government of Russia also have
extreme difficulty accepting and acknowledging Ukraine as a free and
independent country with free and independent churches. (Editor)
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15. ROME - THE POPE: THE PILGRIM LOOKS EAST
Although an ailing pope may never visit Moscow, an icon goes before him

The Economist, London, UK, August 28-September 4, 2004

THERE have been many signs recently that Pope John Paul II may be
nearing the conclusion of his earthly journey. The latest was given by the
man himself, during a visit to Lourdes, in south-west France one of the
places associated by Catholics with the healing powers of the Virgin Mary,
who has always played a central role in the pontiff's personal piety.
Visiting the grotto on August 15th, the 84-year-old pope, who had obvious
difficulty speaking and breathing, told a crowd of 200,000: "I end my
pilgrimage here." A Belgian cardinal, Godfried Danneels, called it "almost
his goodbye to Lourdes and maybe also to his life".
There is another indication that the pontiff is preparing for the end: his
increasingly determined push for reconciliation between Roman Catholics
and Orthodox Christians, who have been formally divided for almost a
millennium. As an eastern European, he is particularly sensitive over this
issue. He must also realise that there is little chance of his
successor ¬who may be Italian, Latin American or possibly African ¬giving
it similar priority.
The impression in Rome is that the pope is doing as much as he can to
repair relations with the east while his strength holds out. One of the
most warmly received visitors to Rome this summer was Patriarch
Bartholomew, the Istanbul-based prelate who by tradition is the "first
among equals" in the eastern Orthodox hierarchy and who has often
risked the ire of his fellows by keeping relations with Rome cordial.
With an alacrity that impressed the patriarchal party, the pope agreed
to pay a return visit to Istanbul in November. This trip to the see of
"Constantinople and New Rome"¬to use its ecclesiastical title is one of
the few journeys still left in the papal diary.
What about Moscow, which after the fall of Christian Byzantium in 1453
proclaimed itself the Third Rome? It seems unlikely that the pope will ever
realise his ambition to go there. But another traveller¬ and as the pope
would see things, a more important one¬ was en route from Rome to the
Russian capital this week.
The icon of Our Lady of Kazan, which first appeared in the 16th century, is
credited with working momentous miracles on behalf of the Russian people,
including the rout of several invaders. And a work of religious art which
is at the very least¬ one of the oldest and most prized copies of the
original Kazan icon was being brought to Moscow by a Vatican delegation
in time for August 28th, an auspicious day when Russians mark both the
"falling asleep" of Mary and the end of summer.
To the alarm of the Moscow church hierarchy, the Vatican originally mooted
the idea of trading the return of its Kazan icon for a papal visit¬
something the Orthodox Church has opposed so long as disputes over the
"poaching" of worshippers in Russia and elsewhere remain unresolved. In
another diplomatic move, Vatican officials toyed last year with returning
the icon to the autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan, of which Kazan is
the capital thus bypassing the authorities, both political and
ecclesiastical, in Moscow.
Instead, Our Lady of Kazan will simply be handed over with no apparent
strings attached to Alexy II, patriarch of Moscow, by Cardinal Walter
Kasper, a German who handles the Vatican's relations with other Christian
denominations. As though to reassure people that he has not gone soft, the
Russian patriarch has stressed that, since the icon in question is only a
copy, there was no need for the pope to bring it in person. But a warmer
breeze is blowing in Russian-Vatican relations. After much delay, the
Russian state has just accorded legal recognition to the Catholic diocese
of Saratov in southern Russia.
Church politics aside, this has been a summer of happy surprises for the
Russian Orthodox faithful, for whom images of the Virgin Mary are among
the precious and tangible tokens of holiness on earth. In July another of
Russia's most prized icons ¬the Tikhvin Mother of God¬ was returned to a
monastery near St Petersburg, amid great public rejoicing, by a Russian-
American cleric who had kept it for half a century in his modest home
near Chicago.
As the pope bade an emotional farewell to a Kazan icon that has adorned
his wall for the past 11 years, he seemed to be sending a subtle signal:
that, although horse-trading and summit diplomacy will not bring western
and eastern Christians together, the Mother of God and her prayers for
humanity just might. On that point, even his sternest Orthodox critics have
no choice but to agree. (END) (ARTUIS)
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16. RUSSIA'S ORTHODOX HEAD HAILS RETURN HOME OF ICON
[But, Pope John Paul II You Still Cannot Come To Russia, Patriarch Alexiy]

REUTERS, By Dmitry Madorsky, Moscow, Russia, Sat, Aug 28, 2004

MOSCOW -- Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy hailed the return of a
Russian icon thought "lost forever" on Saturday, kissing a Catholic envoy
dispatched to improve centuries of strained ties and possibly paving the
way for a papal visit.
Hundreds of women in headscarves and men in sombre suits watched
inside the Kremlin as the patriarch received the icon of the "Mother of
God of Kazan" from Cardinal Walter Kasper to a male chorus of Russian
hymns.
The two embraced, kissing three times in the Russian Orthodox tradition,
and then Alexiy announced the icon dear to Russians was home.
"For decades many sacred objects have been returned to our church,
many which it seemed were lost forever during tragically hard times and
religious persecution," Alexiy said. "By God's will, years later this
venerable image has come home."
After kissing the icon, covered with gold and speckled with precious
stones of blue and green, the patriarch passed the icon to priests to be
held up for the congregation at the Cathedral of the Assumption in the
Kremlin.
Saturday was the Orthodox celebration of the Feast of the Assumption,
marking when the Virgin Mary went to heaven.
The traditional Byzantine gold and wood icon, which depicts the Madonna
and Child, is a venerated 17th or 18th century copy of the original 16th
century image, which has gone missing.
It was believed to have been smuggled out of Russia in the early 20th
century and Pope John Paul said he believed divine providence had
brought it to the Vatican. Its return to Russia was aimed at helping
reconciliation and possibly secure a trip to Russia for the ageing Pope.
"The Kazan icon, despite reprehensible misunderstandings and differences,
has rewarded our efforts to restore the unity of all Christians," the
patriarch said.
The Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split in the Great
Schism of 1054 and the Pope, the first Slav pontiff in history, has made
great strides in improving relations.
He has visited many ex-Soviet republics but has yet to receive approval
from the Orthodox church to come to Russia. Alexiy has said no visit is
possible until the Catholic church stops what he calls the "poaching" of
believers in areas of the former Soviet Union and renounces claims to
Orthodox property. (END) (ARTUIS)
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