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STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Thursday, October 14, 2004
ON THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

"We are deeply disappointed that the campaign to date has fallen short of
international standards. The disruption of opposition rallies, muzzling of
independent media, misuse of 'administrative resources,' and other serious
violations cast doubt on the Ukrainian government's commitment to its
democratic obligations.

We urge the Ukrainian authorities to end immediately the ongoing
violations of democratic norms, to allow Ukrainians to choose freely, and
to adhere scrupulously to internationally accepted standards for tabulating
and registering results on election day. We further urge that observers,
both domestic and international, be granted full access to the campaign
and election-day processes." [article one]

"THE ACTION UKRAINE REPORT" Year 04, Number 191
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, THURSDAY, October 14, 2004

-----INDEX OF ARTICLES-----
"Major International News Headlines and Articles"

1. U.S. URGES UKRAINE TO END IMMEDIATELY THE ONGOING
VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC NORMS IN PRES ELECTION
Press Statement, Richard Boucher, spokesman
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, Thu, October 14, 2004

2. UKRAINE: LEADING MEDIA ANALYST DECRIES HEAVY BIAS
AGAINST VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO IN TV ELECTION COVERAGE
UNIAN news agency, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

3. "ANOTHER LOW"
In the by now disgusting Ukrainian presidential campaign
EDITORIAL: Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct 7, 2004

4. "WESTERN AID GROUPS NEED TO WAKE UP"
OP-ED: by John Conlan, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Oct 14, 2004

5. UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER/PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
YANUKOVYCH WANTS FOOD PRICES REDUCED/CONTROLLED
Wants law-enforcement agencies will study the situation
Source: TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 14 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Thu, Oct 14, 2004

6. VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO HAS RESUMED HIS CAMPAIGNING FOR
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE: HAS GONE TO ODESSA REGION
UNIAN news agency, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service,UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

7. ALMOST 1,500 FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS REGISTERED
SO FAR FOR THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Kiev, in Russian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

8. UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND BOEING SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT PICKERING DISCUSS COOPERATION IN AVIATION
Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, October 12, 2004

9. "UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE TROUPE FILLS STAGE WITH
TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE"
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company from Kyiv
By Hedy Weiss, Dance Critic, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, October 12, 2004

10 KENTUCKY TEACHERS HEADED TO UKRAINE TO EXCHANGE
IDEAS ON BEST WAYS TO TEACH ECONOMICS
Post staff report, Kentucky Post
Covington, Kentucky, Tuesday, October 12, 2004

11. "KYIVAN RUS'" - A NEW HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL
BILINGUAL UKRAINIAN STRATEGY CARD GAME
Andy Malycky, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Thu, October 14, 2004

12. ELECTION BROADCAST OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO ON OCTOBER 7
Source: UT1 TV, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 7 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service,UK, in English,Thu, Oct 07, 2004

13. UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES TARGET STUDENT AND
YOUTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-MONITORING GROUPS
Student leaders in Donetsk kidnapped and interrogated about protest plans
By Taras Kuzio, Eurasia Daily Monitor
Volume 1, Issue 104, The Jamestown Foundation
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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ACTION UKRAINE REPORT-04, No.191: ARTICLE NUMBER ONE
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1. U.S. URGES UKRAINE TO END IMMEDIATELY THE ONGOING
VIOLATIONS OF DEMOCRATIC NORMS IN PRES ELECTION

Press Statement, Richard Boucher, spokesman
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, Thu, October 14, 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States is urging Ukrainian authorities
to take steps to assure that the October 31 presidential election there will
meet international standards, and to grant domestic and international
observers "full access to the campaign and election-day processes."

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher expressed concern October
14 that the campaign in Ukraine has so far not met democratic norms and
cited "serious violations [that] cast doubt on the Ukrainian government's
commitment to its democratic obligations."

"Whether Ukrainians are allowed to exercise their right to a free and fair
election and have their free expression of political will respected will
significantly influence Ukraine's strategic course for the next decade," he
said. Press Statement, Richard Boucher, spokesman:

The 2004 presidential election represents one of the most important events
in Ukraine since independence. How the campaign, voting, and vote
tabulation are conducted will determine the democratic credentials of
Ukraine's next president. Whether Ukrainians are allowed to exercise
their right to a free and fair election and have their free expression of
political will respected will significantly influence Ukraine's strategic
course for the next decade.

This election offers Ukraine the opportunity to accelerate its development
as a secure, independent, democratic, and prosperous country that integrates
with European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, respects human rights and the
rule of law, maintains mutually beneficial relations with its neighbors, and
helps strengthen international peace and security.

We are deeply disappointed that the campaign to date has fallen short of
international standards. The disruption of opposition rallies, muzzling of
independent media, misuse of "administrative resources," and other serious
violations cast doubt on the Ukrainian government's commitment to its
democratic obligations.

We urge the Ukrainian authorities to end immediately the ongoing
violations of democratic norms, to allow Ukrainians to choose freely, and
to adhere scrupulously to internationally accepted standards for tabulating
and registering results on election day. We further urge that observers,
both domestic and international, be granted full access to the campaign and
election-day processes.

We remain committed to support Ukraine's future as part of the Euro-Atlantic
community. We are prepared to work closely with any candidate who wins in
a free and fair contest. We are also prepared to move forward quickly on
many issues of importance to Ukraine. At the same time, if the election does
fail to meet democratic standards, it would be unrealistic for Ukraine to
expect realization of these aspirations. We would also need to reexamine our
relationship with those who engaged in election fraud and manipulation.

We urge Ukrainians to seize the opportunity presented by the election to
strengthen their nation's rightful place in the community of democratic
nations. Ukrainians deserve to choose freely and have their choice
respected. -30- [The Action Ukraine Monitoring Service]
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2. UKRAINE: LEADING MEDIA ANALYST DECRIES HEAVY BIAS
AGAINST VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO IN TV ELECTION COVERAGE
Lihachova also accused TV channels of manipulating information

UNIAN news agency, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

KIEV --- The main Ukrainian TV channels are heavily biased against
opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a Ukrainian news
agency has quoted a leading media analyst as saying. Natalya Lihachova,
who runs a Western-funded TV analysis web site, said TV channels were
ignoring the opposition's point of view, using opinionated language and
lavishly praising the government-backed candidate, Prime Minister Viktor
Yanukovych.

The following is the text of report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN:

KIEV - Biased reporting and complete absence of the government's
opponents' point of view on television are some of the most typical
violations of professional standards during the election campaign, according
to Natalya Lihachova, the editor-in-chief of the web site and printed
magazine Telekrytyka.

Speaking at a news conference today, she said [TV channels were] ignoring
the point of view of the opposition (Our Ukraine bloc) regarding events in
which it is directly involved. Another typical violation is failure to
report on events of public importance.

A good example of that is that most TV channels did not cover the statements
made by parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn at the opening of the current
session of parliament. [Lytvyn criticized the government's handling of the
election campaign.] They also hushed up the collapse of the [pro-government]
parliamentary majority.

Yet another violation of professional standards in TV news is the creation
of artificial news pegs that are used to carry negative comment about
presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko of the Our Ukraine bloc, Lihachova
said. She said some statements by "decoy" candidates or comments by
pro-government MPs about Yushchenko's [alleged] poisoning were examples
of such artificial news pegs.

Lihachova also accused TV channels of manipulating information by making
up facts or interpreting them in a biased manner in their comments, and
speaking about only one possible version of what happened. She said facts
were being used out of context, developments or opinions covered in an
incomplete way, and references to the sources of reports were missing.

Lihachova also said that outright special operations were being waged
against Our Ukraine and Viktor Yushchenko in the news.

She said news on different TV channels were very similar, which is an
indirect proof of the existence of the "temnyky" [spin instructions
allegedly being sent to pro-government media by the presidential
administration]. TV news were failing to differentiate between Viktor
Yanukovych's activities as prime minister and presidential candidate,
misusing the results of opinion polls, using loaded language, failing to
separate facts from comment, and completely lacking expert assessments,
she said.

Instead of all this the TV channels constantly refer to anonymous
"professionals", "analysts", the public and so on. She spoke about one
instance when [the state-owned] UT1's [main evening news bulletin] Visti
said on 4 July: "Analysts were saying that Yanukovych tops political ratings
long before the election campaign started. Today the whole of Ukraine and
his political allies gave him the vote of confidence." The report did not
explain what such generalization was based on.

Even impartial news reports are later used as raw material for manipulation
in the weekly analytical shows ("Epicentre" and "Details of the Week" [on
One Plus One and Inter channels]), Lihachova said. -30-
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3. "ANOTHER LOW"
In the by now disgusting Ukrainian presidential campaign

EDITORIAL: Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct 7, 2004

There's been an artfulness to this by now disgusting Ukrainian presidential
campaign. Just when you think it's reached a spectacularly degrading nadir,
there comes another descent downward into the rankest political sewer
imaginable in what is, after all, Europe at the beginning of the 21st
century.

September saw opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko allegedly
poisoned - and to the amused jeering of his political opponents. This week
exposed more filth, as there were discovered two huge caches - amounting to
about 89 tons' worth - of printed propaganda material smearing Yushchenko
in terms outrageous by the standards of any even semi-civilized country.
Little of this material had been disseminated before opposition deputies
barged into the respective warehouses and exposed it, so it's possible that
Ukraine has been spared yet another embarrassment. But the stuff still
boggles the mind.

The least slanderous of the material are cards that superimpose Yushchenko's
face with that of U.S. President George W. Bush, under the legend
"Bushchenko." This would be amusing had it any basis in reality. But in fact
the pro-presidential forces arrayed against Yushchenko might better be
termed lackeys of the American president. It was they who sent troops to
Iraq in support of the U.S.-led occupation of that country, not Yushchenko.

Yushchenko voted against sending them. He has also called for their
withdrawal since then. But whoever's responsible for this Himalayan mountain
of propaganda assumes that Yushchenko - who does not carry himself in the
style of an old Communist apparatchik, and thus can appear "weird" to
parochial voters - can easily be smeared as a tool of the West.

Then there are the posters of Yushchenko's face superimposed over the head
of Uncle Sam in the famous "I Want You" recruiting poster of the U.S. Army.
The text reads "Are You Ready for Civil War?" Yushchenko is here being
accused of nothing less than treason.

Most disgusting are the images of a mosquito, clothed in the U.S. flag,
perched in mid-suck over a map of Ukraine. What is the evidence supporting
this Der Sturmer-style insinuation of Yushchenko's perfidy? Of course there
is none.

We could go on, but what's the point? We note only that there's no
indication this sort of thing won't get worse. What's next? If almost 90
tons of material come to light depicting Yushchenko wearing a Star of David
as he sucks the lifeblood of the Slavic nations, we won't be surprised.
These days, it seems, anything goes. -30-
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4. "WESTERN AID GROUPS NEED TO WAKE UP"
Former U.S. congressman tasks aid groups, opposition and others
for the sad state of current "dirty tricks" campaign

OP-ED: by John Conlan, Kyiv Post, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thu, Oct 14, 2004

WESTERN AID GROUPS NEED TO GET REAL

Watching the unfolding of Ukraine's high-stakes presidential election is
both exciting and heartbreaking. It's exciting to see a nation of almost 50
million citizens waking up and involved as never before in an electoral
transfer of power in the Ukrainian government. It's heartbreaking to see how
unfair the election is, how ill-prepared are the democratic challengers, and
how trivial is the help from the West, given that Russia is so aggressively
intervening and helping its horse in the race.

To understand the election fully, it is essential to analyze what
liabilities and assets the two main contenders had to start with, how wisely
they deployed them, how differently they are running their campaigns, and
how Russia is helping while the U.S. and Europe are inept, timid, or
sidelined.

HANDICAPPING THE CANDIDATES
On the asset side, the incumbent powers of President Leonid Kuchma
control the massive administrative resources of the current government at
all levels. They can prohibit the challenger from using the postal service
for direct mailings to homes, and they control all six nationwide TV
networks.

Most national newspapers are controlled by the three major Ukrainian
financial titans in order to promote the pro-presidential candidate and
black out or slice up the challenger.

The incumbent powers also have extensive experience in running previous
presidential campaigns, unlimited funding of an estimated $100 million from
business clans profiting from the system, clear assistance from Russia, and
a tough campaign staff that's not too proud to hire Russian and American
professional campaign consultants whose advice they have methodically
followed. In any normal race, a candidate with that backing should be
pulling 70 percent of the vote, rather than trailing the current challenger
at this point.

On the liability side, the incumbent powers are in distaste with the voters,
the outgoing president was down to six percent support in the polls, and
chosen successor candidate Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, while an
experienced manager, is neither articulate nor very attractive to the
voters. For instance, on Oct. 9 he had a free-vodka-and-porridge rally in
central Kyiv which drew 500 persons, while opposition candidate Viktor
Yushchenko drew almost 100,000 in Lviv on Oct. 10.

However, the scenario for the democratic opposition would have been much
rosier if it and western governments had not talked Kuchma out of running
again - so that he could be crushed by the voters.

On the democratic challengers' side, they have as their major assets
Yushchenko - a former National Bank governor and prime minister who is
clean, articulate and attractive, with a good track record in public service
and high standing with voters; and a massive longing by the public for a
better way of life and an honest government.

On the liability side the opposition team has had limited funding, no
experience in running a nationwide presidential campaign, no professional
western advisor from the beginning, almost no media access let alone
support, no built-up field organization of fully trained and integrated
neighborhood volunteer "salespeople" to deliver their literature and message
door-to-door under the TV blackout and a poor management team.

Major donors to and supporters of Yushchenko were so outraged this
summer that they persuaded him to sack his manager, just like Senator
John Kerry had to do in December 2003 in order to turn around a losing
campaign. Yushchenko then installed Oleksander Zinchenko and Anatoliy
Hrytsenko to bring order and a sensible strategy out of chaos.

But the whole month of July was lost for lack of preparation. Yushchenko
didn't get on the campaign trail in the regions until August, where he
excited voters in large public rallies day after day. Yet Yushchenko never
met with church leaders - people who command millions of Christian voters,
a natural constituency for him. Yanukovych, on the other hand, following the
advice of his American advisors, met and won some of them.

When Yushchenko almost died of alleged poisoning after dining Sept. 5 at the
home of the State Security Service (SBU) head, his opponent got his break.
Yushchenko didn't die, but the recovery was so slow that he has been forced
off the campaign trail for five or six important weeks. This was a gift to
Yanukovych.

A JOKE IN THE RADA
While Yushchenko's original campaign manager declined the help of western
campaign pros, Yanukovych's team had no hesitation in using Russian pros
like Gleb Pavlovsky or the U.S. Democratic Party campaign firms Penn &
Schoen and Shrum, Devine, Donilon for help with polling, strategy, tactics,
and the creation of American-style integrated publicity materials in the
form of billboards, campaign literature and TV spots.

The $15 million currently spent on "democracy building" programs by USAID
and the European government grants to local NGOs are marginally effective
or useless, and pose no threat to the incumbent authorities. In fact, aid
agencies teach NGO volunteers and citizens to be democratic and political
eunuchs, theorists uninvolved with candidates or parties. There is even a
joke in the Rada committee that investigates activity of foreign NGOs in
Ukraine: "Kuchma needn't fear, USAID is near."

SKILLED IN DIRT
Under these conditions, the Yanukovych team's strategy may really work,
and it's pretty clear. His team wants to: 1) allow him only limited speaking
opportunities before crowds; 2) enhance his image via official acts, massive
favorable TV coverage, and clear message/graphics disseminated by thousands
of billboards, millions of leaflets and TV spots, segmenting the material by
occupation; 3) rely on administrative personnel at all levels to support the
campaign and fill most of the positions in the local election commissions
that count the voters; 4) create and finance as many negative PR activities
as needed (millions of illegal smear leaflets uncovered in a Kyiv warehouse
last week were waiting to be distributed nationally); 5) and without any
parliamentary budget authorization, issue an almost 50 percent increase in
pension and student subsidy cash payments to 25 percent of the population a
month before the election as a neat way of buying votes, especially among
socialist and communist pensioners who aren't enamored of the current
authorities.

President Kuchma earlier this year predicted "the dirtiest election ever,"
and it appears he knew what was coming. A deliberately weak election law,
and a militia, judicial branch and Central Election Commission stacked 5-1
with Kuchma loyalists who do not enforce the law will all advance
Yanukovych's campaign.

TESTAMENTARY CHOICE
In Abkhazia, Georgia last week, Raul Khajimba, the candidate backed by
Russian President Vladimir Putin, didn't win. Maybe the same thing will
happen in Ukraine as Putin's candidate Yanukovych fails to overcome the
lead of the outspent, outgunned and apparently poisoned Yushchenko.

But regardless of who wins in Ukraine, several things are quite clear.
FIRST, if the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE)
ODIHR Observer Mission to Ukraine can't figure out that this election is
"unfair" and fails "to meet European democratic standards" then they ought
to have the decency to hang their heads in shame, find other jobs, and cease
living off Euro-American taxpayers, as their credibility will be shattered.

SECOND, Ukrainians has awakened to find themselves faced with a real
choice, and to realize that elections do matter and can change their lives
for better or worse. Indifference is no longer an option.

THIRD, western and local democratic society elements need to finally wake
up and get real. Building a free society and winning elections is not an
academic or amateurish exercise, but a hard-fought business that requires
professional expertise and lots of work.

FOURTH, the sun will rise in Ukraine on Nov. 22 and the contest to decide
whether Ukraine moves clearly into the democratic European fold, or back
under Russian subjugation, will continue right up until the decisive
parliamentary elections in March 2006.

FIFTH, Ukraine needs more national and international leaders to speak up
like the Old Testament prophet Micah, who said: "What God requires of you
is to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God." And,
of course, to conduct fair and honest elections. -30-
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Dr. John B. Conlan is a former professor and U.S. congressman from the
state of Arizona who won 12 elections and managed 25 campaigns. He
lives much of the time in Kyiv, where he works as an investment consultant.
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LINK: http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/oped/21662/
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5. UKRAINIAN PRIME MINISTER/PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
YANUKOVYCH WANTS FOOD PRICES REDUCED/CONTROLLED
Wants law-enforcement agencies will study the situation

Source: TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 14 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Thu, Oct 14, 2004

KIEV - [Presenter] Why are food prices rising? [Ukrainian Prime Minister and
presidential candidate] Viktor Yanukovych's campaign headquarters will look
for reasons why food prices are on the rise three weeks before election day.
Yanukovych's campaign chief Serhiy Tyhypko should give an answer.
Yanukovych's campaign chief and the head of the National Bank of Ukraine
[Tyhypko] believes that profiteers are to blame.

They want to make a fortune on wage and pension rises. For this reason,
panic is being sown. The press service of Yanukovych's HQ said that the
public would control pricing at marketplaces, in which case the lawlessness
will end and market laws will start working, Tyhypko said.

We have just learnt that the National Bank of Ukraine is beginning
unscheduled checks of currency exchange kiosks. In the first place, the
checks will focus on hard currency in cash. [Recently the National Bank
imposed restrictions on currency exchange operations.] [Passage omitted:
presenter's speculations]

[Correspondent] Food price hikes are the first sign of hidden inflation. The
more extra money the state has, the lower are chances of buying cheap food,
economists say. The National Bank of Ukraine also said that inflation is
imminent.

[Acting head of the National Bank, Arseniy Atsenyuk, speaking at a news
conference] The inflation of prices, and these are consumer prices, amounts
to 5.6 per cent. Of course, a negative impact is coming, and this impact is
absolutely negative, from manufacturer costs. Well, 18 per cent is 18 per
cent, but manufacturer costs and an external shock are currently identical
things.

[Correspondent] Kiev's marketplaces have been overwhelmed with panic.
Pensioners say that supplements to their pensions are not enough. The head
of the parliamentary budget committee, [opposition] MP Petro Poroshenko,
believes that unsystematic pension rises by Yanukovych's cabinet is the
reason for rising food prices. Economists have calculated that currently
pensioners will have to spend extra 100 hryvnyas monthly. This will lead to
increased demand for food, its shortage and price hikes.

[Poroshenko] The absence of clear, well thought-out and professional moves
in economic policy will inevitably result in only one thing. The people will
be cheated and the last kopeck will be extracted from the pockets of the
poorest once again.

[Correspondent] The cabinet does not agree. The mastermind of the pension
rises and prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, believes that increased
pensions have had nothing to do with increased prices. Law-enforcement
agencies will study the situation, he said. Experts believe that the main
wave of inflation should be expected after the election. Ukraine was last
hit by an inflation crisis four years ago. At the time, the inflation rate
reached 25 per cent. -30- [Action Ukraine Report Monitoring Service]
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6. VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO HAS RESUMED HIS CAMPAIGNING FOR
PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE: HAS GONE TO ODESSA REGION

UNIAN news agency, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service,UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

ILLICHIVSK, Odessa Region: [Opposition] presidential candidate Viktor
Yushchenko has resumed his election tour of Ukrainian regions by meeting
voters in the town of Illichivsk, Odessa Region. He returned from Austria on
11 October after treatment [for poisoning, which his supporters say was
deliberate]. Starting his speech, Yushchenko apologized for his "unappealing
looks", saying this was "a low price for Ukrainian politics".

In his address Yushchenko said in particular: "Forty-seven million
Ukrainians will not live according to the underworld's rules, they will live
according to the law. Ukraine's future will be decided not by convicts but
by 47m honest voters." [Apparently, a reference to two convictions in the
1960s-1970s of his main rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The
prime minister says the convictions were wrongful and later cancelled.]

A UNIAN correspondent reports that today Yushchenko looked much
better than on the day he returned to Ukraine. Yushchenko's press secretary,
Iryna Herashchenko, quoted doctors as saying that his condition was stable
at this stage. "It can be confirmed that doctors see his condition as
stable," she said. Two addresses planned for today and interviews to local
TV in the evening prove this, she added.

"His opponents focus on his health, but they should not be so concerned
about it. Doctors have confirmed that it was only thanks to his brave
character and strong body that Yushchenko was able to withstand the blow
dealt to his organism," Hryshchenko said. "He is healthy enough for another
election campaign and 10 years of presidency," she added. Police say about
4,000 people attended the rally in Illichivsk. From Illichivsk, Yushchenko
will travel to Odessa, where he is due to meet voters this evening. -30-
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7. ALMOST 1,500 FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVERS REGISTERED
SO FAR FOR THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Kiev, in Russian, 13 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service, UK, in English, Wed, Oct 13, 2004

KIEV - The Central Electoral Commission has so far registered 1,437
official observers from foreign countries and international organizations to
monitor the Ukrainian presidential election.

At a meeting on Wednesday [13 October], the Central Electoral Commission
registered 331 official observers from the USA, Canada, the Netherlands,
Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia, Georgia, the OSCE, the CIS, the
National Democratic Institute [NDI] (USA), Freedom House, the Ukrainian
Congress Committee of America [UCCA], the international organization For
Fair Elections and the World Congress of Ukrainians.

A member of the commission, Ruslan Knyazevych, said that 1,437 official
observers had been registered so far. Prior to this, the largest number of
observers - 944 - was registered during the 2002 parliamentary election.
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8. UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND BOEING SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT PICKERING DISCUSS COOPERATION IN AVIATION

Ukrainian News Agency, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tue, October 12, 2004

KYIV - Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko and Senior Vice President
of Boeing Corporation Thomas Pickering have met to address Ukrainian-
American cooperation in the airspace and aviation sectors. Chief spokesman
for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Markian Lubkivskyi informed Ukrainian
News of their meeting.

On behalf of his corporation, Pickering indicated interest in the
development of joint space rocket programs. As Ukrainian News earlier
reported, Pickering discussed the same issues with President Leonid
Kuchma on Tuesday.

The Zenit-2 orbiter launch vehicle, which was developed by the Pivdennyi
State Design Bureau (Dnipropetrovsk), on June 29 put into orbit the tele-
communication satellite Telstar-18 that was manufactured by the American
company Space System/Loral (SSL).

The Pivdennyi machine-building plant named after Makarov, or Pivdenmash
for short (Dnipropetrovsk), and the Pivdennyi State Design Bureau are
participating in the launch of the Zenit-3SL orbiter vehicle under the Sea
Launch program.

Besides Pivdenmash and the State Pivdennyi Design Bureau (an owner of
15% of the shares in Sea Launch), Sea Launch participants also include the
Boeing Commercial Space Company (Seattle, USA), which has 40% of the
shares in the program, Russia's Energiya aerospace corporation (Korolev),
with a 25% stake, and the British-Norwegian Kvaerner Group (20%).

With its An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft, the Antonov Design Bureau decided to
participate in a NATO's cargo aircraft lease tender where Boeing C-17 will
be its main competitor. -30- [The Action Ukraine Monitoring Service]
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FOOTNOTE: Former Ambassador and Boeing representative Thomas
Pickering also met with Sergiy Tihipko, chair of the Viktor Yanukovych
presidential campaign and Oleksandr Zinchenko, chair of the Viktor
Yushchenko campaign. Discussions centered around the Ukrainian
presidential elections and Ukraine's relations with the United States.

This was the third in a series of Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) sponsored delegations to Ukraine this year. The first
was with Zbigniew Brzezinski, CSIS trustee and counselor and National
Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter. The second was in early
October with Ambassador Robert Hunter. Celeste A. Wallander,
Director, Russia and Eurasia Program and Trustee Fellow at CSIS, was
a member of each of the three CSIS delegations. [EDITOR]
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9. UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE TROUPE FILLS STAGE WITH
TECHNICAL BRILLIANCE
Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company from Kyiv

By Hedy Weiss, Dance Critic, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, October 12, 2004

CHICAGO - While the runners in Sunday's marathon were wrapping
themselves in silver foil blankets, the dancers of the Virsky Ukrainian
National Dance Company were gearing up for their own grueling marathon
at the Chicago Theatre. And the audience that cheered them on -- a
packed house that temporarily transformed the theater into a little Kiev
-- was every bit as enthusiastic as the sidewalk boosters.

And well they should have been. This folkloric company of 85 dancers and
musicians -- which travels with what must be several shipping containers of
costumes and boots -- is nothing short of phenomenal. And from the first
time these extraordinary artists appear en masse -- a sea of brilliant
embroidery flowing in elaborate choreographic patterns punctuated by
continual bursts of rapid-fire footwork and knee-challenging gymnastics --
they generate a thrill that is hard to beat. On Sunday afternoon the
exhilaration continued unabated for two solid hours.

Although the company is Ukrainian, this is what most people think of as
quintessential Russian dance. And watching the artists of the Virsky
company -- who have been as intensively trained in ballet as the members
of the Bolshoi or Kirov companies -- you see the folk roots of many ballet
steps and choreographic conventions. You also see an athleticism and
technical brilliance matched only by Moscow's Moiseyev troupe.

Like Moiseyev himself, Pavlo Virsky (who died in 1975) delved into the
many folk dance traditions of his country. And he used their essentials to
build elaborate, theater-worthy pieces that drew on that essential
vocabulary but then kicked everything up a notch -- or 10. The company's
current artistic director, Myroslav Vantukh, has continued in this vein, and
all the works on the program are the work of one or the other of these
masters.

It is Virsky's work that has the real touch of genius to it. You can see it
in the Cossack Comic Dance, in which 10 of the company's most bravura
men -- jumpers and twirlers of astonishing facility -- engage in a "can you
top this" competition that makes it clear that while break dancing may have
begun to flourish on American city streets in the 1980s, it was a staple of
folk cultures for centuries. That same bravura competitive spirit is visible
in his "Moriaky" ("Sailors") in which a crew of men in starched middy
blouses also try to outdo each other and engage in some truly spectacular
feats.

In a more feminine vein -- but no less dazzling -- Virsky created
"Vyshyvalnytsi" ("Embroideresses"), a tour de force of human patterning in
which a large ensemble of women manipulating colorful bands of cloth turn
the stage into a giant loom, symbolically weaving the vibrant patterns that
appear on their costumes.

The choreographer also clearly had a feel for operetta-style comedy,
spinning the tale of a cuckoo-clock tableau in which the figures -- an old
man in pursuit of a sweet young thing who is far more interested in a
younger man -- cavort to goofy effect.

On a more epic scale there was "Zaporozchi," a more militaristic dance of
the Cossacks in which they arrive onstage with long, fearsome spears and
assemble for what is sure to be a mighty battle.

Vantukh also has a flair for high-powered spectacle, as seen in such dances
as "Tsygansky" ("Gypsy Dance"), a work bathed in fiery red light that finds
sensual Bessarabian gypsy girls seducing the men in their encampment with
their shimmying shoulders and deeply arched backs. The floor patterns of a
work like "Kozachok" -- a celebration of spring danced by the women of the
company -- could not have been lovelier, just as the "Bereznianka" captured
the distinctive brain-jangling head bobs of trans-Carpathian mountain
dancers.

By the time the company gathered for its finale -- the traditional
"Hopak" -- the audience was in a state of high excitement. And the dancers,
their red boots still moving as if fired by unseen engines, gave their last
breath in a series of delicious encore stunts.

One final note: While the Pilobolus dance company looked somewhat lost and
anemic on the stage of the Chicago Theatre last Friday, the Virsky could not
have looked more wonderful. This should be a template for future bookings.
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Chicago Sun Times, Hedy Weiss, hweiss@suntimes.com;
http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainment/cst-ftr-virsky12.html
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FOOTNOTE: The only published version of the entire Virsky schedule
has been developed by www.ArtUkraine.com Information Service
(ARTUIS) for The Action Ukraine Report and can been seen at the
following link: http://www.ArtUkraine.com in the News-Current
Events Gallery. Check the schedule and do not miss this world
famous, world-class Ukrainian dance company. [EDITOR]
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10. KENTUCKY TEACHERS HEADED TO UKRAINE TO EXCHANGE
IDEAS ON BEST WAYS TO TEACH ECONOMICS

Post staff report, Kentucky Post
Covington, Kentucky, Tuesday, October 12, 2004

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Kentucky - Four Northern Kentucky teachers
and a professor are headed to Ukraine to exchange ideas with teachers
there about the best ways to teach economics. Nancy Lang, a Northern
Kentucky University professor who has participated in teacher-training
workshops in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, arranged the
trip. The trip is sponsored by the National Council on Economic Education
through its Economics International Cooperative Exchange Program.

Next spring, two teachers from Lviv, Ukraine, will be in Northern Kentucky
through the program to visit local schools, said Lang, who is chairwoman of
NKU's Department of Economics & Finance.

The Northern Kentucky teachers heading to Ukraine expect to collaborate
on different teaching methods, approaches to learning and new curriculum,
said Steve Watkins, one of the teachers who will go on the trip. Watkins
teaches economics at Summit View Middle School. The other teachers are
Stephanie Hagerty of Scott High School, Scottye Ryle of Conner High
School and Barbara Trickle of Gray Middle School.

The teachers will leave Thursday for Washington, D.C., to meet with other
teams of teachers going to other countries, said Watkins, 36, of Morning
View. "I'm looking to sharpen and learn different techniques and
strategies," Watkins said. "I'm going to learn from the overall
collaboration with other teachers about new projects and new curriculum."
In Ukraine, he hopes to learn more about that country's approach to
public high schools.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for the four teachers from Boone and
Kenton counties to have a global economic education experience and to
showcase the innovative things they are doing in their own schools," Lang
said. "They will have the unique opportunity to learn about the educational
system in Ukraine by meeting with leaders in education, attending
professional development workshops for teachers, and observing economic
lessons taught to middle and high school students by teachers who have
participated in our Economics International programs."

Economics International, supported primarily by the U.S. Department of
Education, provides educational assistance to teachers in societies in
transition to market economies. Watkins responded to an e-mail from his
principal about the trip. Lang was looking for people who had traveled
abroad. Watkins served in the Gulf War, then was discharged from the
military in 1993. -30- [The Action Ukraine Monitoring Service]
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11. "KYIVAN RUS'" - A NEW HISTORICAL EDUCATIONAL
BILINGUAL UKRAINIAN STRATEGY CARD GAME

Andy Malycky, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Thu, October 14, 2004

CALGARY - I'd like to introduce you to an educational resource for
Ukrainian School, Youth and Cultural organizations, designed to increase
the level of appreciation and familiarity among Ukrainian youth, for a
vital, but little known period of Ukrainian history.

It takes the form of a historical strategy game called "Kyivan Rus'" that I
have developed with the help and sponsorship of several Ukrainian
organizations. The product is a 2, 3 or 4 player card game that is modeled
on the large and powerful ancient East Slavic political state of the same
name.

Kyivan Rus' was centered on the Ukrainian city of Kyiv from the late 9th
to the mid 13th centuries and rose to become the largest and one of the
most powerful states in Europe during the middle ages.

The game covers about 140 years of this history from the second to the
sixth generations of ruling princes and presents a fun and challenging
educational experience for those of Ukrainian background (or anyone
with an interest in the history of Eastern Europe).

The game is simple, easy to learn and quick to play. Most importantly it
exposes the participants to some of the historical, geographical and
cultural aspects of the ancient Kyivan state including the ruling princes,
principalities, military campaigns, nomadic raids, foreign invasions and
cultural milestones of the era.

The product presents an aspect of Ukrainian history in a distinctly
Ukrainian themed manner, for an era that is almost always exclusively
and mistakenly associated with Russian history.

The game is completely bilingual, in English and Ukrainian. If you are
interested in this product please check this web site
www.geocities.com/amalycky here you will find images of the game
and information on how to contact me for more information or to
arrange purchase.

Please note that the game was over three years in development and
the cost of the game is solely to offset the considerable expense of
publishing the product. Also note that all images that are subject to
copyright in the game are either used with permission or licensed
from the copyright holders. Makes a great Ukrainian themed
Christmas gift as well!

Andy Malycky, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
amalycky@telusplanet.net; www.geocities.com/amalycky
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FOOTNOTE: The KYIVAN RUS' game project has been funded in
part by the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko and
the Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society.
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12. ELECTION BROADCAST OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO ON OCTOBER 7

Source: UT1 TV, Kiev, in Ukrainian, 7 Oct 04
BBC Monitoring Service,UK, in English,Thu, Oct 07, 2004

KIEV - Yushchenko will win, is the main message of the last scheduled
election broadcast by the Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential
campaign frontrunner, Viktor Yushchenko.

"Yushchenko was one step away from death but he survived, thanks to God,
doctors, his near and dear and all those who wished him good," a voice says
over a background sound of a heartbeat. Throughout the election broadcast
video shows excerpts from Yushchenko's speech in Kiev on 18 September
and thousands of people who listened live to his address in Ukrainian
cities. Orange colours of Yushchenko are contrasted with black-and-white
footage with the voice-over criticizing the authorities.

"I'd like to make a separate compliment to the authorities. You will fail to
poison us," Yushchenko tells the rally on 18 September.

"The authorities are going mad but we are aware of their intentions. The
Prosecutor-General's Office has taken offence at Yushchenko who said
that he does not trust it. But is there anyone who trusts the Prosecutor-
General's Office in this country? We are living in a country where people
do not believe the law-enforcement agencies and the authorities. Ukraine
needs change and there will be change," the voice-over says.

"The authorities want to bribe people with cheap handouts, just to make
sure that we do not change anything. They have stolen billions and now,
in the run-up to the election they are throwing pennies to pensioners," the
voice-over says.

"The state is cheating people. To survive, the people are forced to cheat
the state. This is how a nation of cheaters is being created. So let us be
frank to ourselves.

No economic programme, even the best one, will not help us until we replace
the morals, which have been imposed on Ukraine by bandits in power, with
the psychology of civilized people. Each of us is tired of living under
double standards, each of us does not want to accept the rule of swindlers
and bandits, each of us wants to be free and live by our conscience, each
of us wants change and there will be change," the voice says over the orange
colours of pro-Yushchenko rallies.

"The rich will help the poor. President Yushchenko will force oligarchs to
pay the real price for strategic facilities which are currently, under the
current criminal authorities, being privatized at peanut prices," the voice
over says. "State servants, be honest with yourselves. You want change
too. Each of us wants this change. There will be change," the voice-over
says.

"The bandits in power understand that the election will pass a verdict on
these authorities, which will be brought by the Ukrainian people. I am
stating: bandits will be in prison," Yushchenko tells the rally in Kiev on
18 September.

"President Yushchenko will withdraw the Ukrainian troops from Iraq.
They are not serving national interests there, nor are they assisting in
fighting terrorism. The Ukrainian soldiers in Iraq are a bribe to America
to keep intact the criminal regime," the voice-over says.

"The authorities are in death throes. They fear a fair election, because a
fair election will become a verdict for them. On 31 October each of us
will bring a verdict on these authorities. Farewell to the country of tape
scandals, cheating, cynical manipulation, greedy oligarchs and shameless
officials, may good dwell in our souls and hearts. Yushchenko is going to
become president and Yushchenko will win," the voice-over says.

The broadcast ends with Yushchenko's voice saying "I believe, I know,
we can do it" over Ukraine's national anthem. (Duration 10 minutes.)
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13. UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES TARGET STUDENT AND
YOUTH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-MONITORING GROUPS
Student leaders in Donetsk kidnapped and interrogated about protest plans

By Taras Kuzio, Eurasia Daily Monitor
Volume 1, Issue 104, The Jamestown Foundation
Washington, D.C., Wednesday, October 13, 2004

As Ukraine's presidential election approach, the authorities are
increasingly nervous about the increased visibility of youth NGOs monitoring
the election. October has seen an especially large number of intimidation
tactics and violence targeted against these groups.

On October 4, Tetiana and Oleksandr Batrak, Donetsk-based activists from
Student Wave, a youth election-monitoring initiative linked to candidate
Viktor Yushchenko's Our Ukraine group, were kidnapped by skinheads,
locked in a basement, and interrogated about their planned activities. The
Batraks were whisked away in an automobile with no license plates. As
leaders of Student Wave noted, "It is nonsense when cars without [license]
numbers can travel throughout the city and take away people and not be
halted by the DAI [State Automobile Inspectorate] posts" (razom.org.ua,
October 6).

The skinheads demanded information that would suggest that Ukrainian
youth groups might launch a Georgian-style popular revolution. They were
particularly interested in how the students would react if the election
results were falsified. When the kidnapped students replied that they would
indeed organize students to protest fraud, the interrogators became "very
agitated" (Ukrayinska pravda, October 6). They also openly admitted to the
kidnapped students that they were "criminal bandits who are not afraid of
anything" (razom.org.ua, October 5).

It was no surprise that these tactics were used in Donetsk. According to
Ukrayina moloda (September 23), local businessmen, the state administration,
and organized crime groups are planning to engineer widespread election
fraud in Donetsk. Massive election fraud occurred in Donetsk during the
1999 and 2002 elections, when Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych was
still governor of the region.

The skinhead enforcers are well prepared, suggesting they are working on
behalf of the authorities. The Donetsk thugs sought specific details about
Student Wave's finances, membership, leaders, and objectives. They had
files on each of the Student Wave leaders containing personal data that had
to have come from university administrators or the Security Service (SBU).
Different youth groups have noted that the SBU has questioned their members
regarding an alleged coup by the opposition.

Ukraine's youth election-monitoring groups have organized two coalitions.
The "New Choice" group brings together many well-known youth and election
monitoring NGOs and is supported by the Europe XXI Foundation
(europexxi.org.ua). New Choice grew out of the Civic Monitoring Committee
active in the 2002 election, which saw the first large-scale youth
mobilization. The "Freedom of Choice" coalition brings together 300 NGOs
active in election monitoring (coalition.org.ua; hotline.net.ua).

Youth election-monitoring groups are involved in a wide range of activities
in an attempt to counter violations and get out the youth vote. A traveling
"Political Theater" has mocked Yanukovych over his presumed fear of eggs,
after he collapsed last month when hit by one during his visit to Ivano-
Frankivsk. In early October the radical youth group "PORA" (It's Time)
even released chickens outside the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv.

These NGOs also have more serious activities. Youth groups, such as the
well-known Committee of Voters of Ukraine (cvu.org.ua), have a strong
reputation for election monitoring. Their assistance is invaluable for OSCE
long-term observers who spend two months in Ukraine's regions prior to
elections.

Youth groups have launched legal cases against the common practice of
state officials campaigning on the job for Yanukovych. In early October the
Kherson oblast governor, Serhiy Dovhan, was forced to defend his efforts
on behalf of Yanukovych. Dovhan was soon removed after the case became
widely publicized and damaged Yanukovych's ratings. The youth election-
monitoring group "Znayiu!" (I Know!) is involved in providing positive
information on the elections, educating elections monitors, and attempting
to block election fraud (znayu.org.ua). This informational strategy
compliments threats by more radical youth NGOs to publicize corruption
by election officials who may be tempted to take bribes in return for
falsifying the election results.

PORA has been especially targeted, because the authorities have labeled it
an "extremist" group. Numerous PORA members have been detained or
arrested throughout Ukraine for minor "crimes" such as putting up stickers
(pora.org.ua/en/content/view/211/2/). PORA is perceived as radical because
it was modeled on Serbia's OTPOR and Georgia's Khmara youth groups.
Serbian OTPOR members, who were highly influential in the October 2000
democratic revolution in Serbia, have helped to train PORA. Ukrainian
authorities remain fixated on the possibility that this election will
trigger a repeat of the Serbian and Georgian revolutions in Ukraine, which
they believe were instigated by the United States.

To counter PORA's success, the authorities have created a "Non-PORA."
One of its first acts was an October 12 demonstration in front of the U.S.
embassy in Kyiv, using placards saying, "No to American Imperialism!"
(http://maidan.org.ua/static/news/1097489198.html) This anti-Americanism
is part of the overall anti-American campaign unleashed by the authorities
in an attempt to portray Yushchenko as an American stooge (see EDM,
October 8).

Yesterday (October 12) Alexander Marich, a founder of OTPOR, was
detained at Kyiv's Borispol airport and deported today (October 13).
Marich had a multi-entry visa and had spent most of the last two months in
Ukraine, but official fear of OTPOR bringing the "Serbian/Georgian scenario"
led to his deportation.

What most perturbs the authorities is that Yushchenko has overwhelming
support among the younger generation. In contrast, Yanukovych's team had
to pay students to attend a rally on his behalf in Kyiv on September 29.

These students responded "Yes!" to a call from Yanukovych's campaign
headquarters when asked if they desired "Free and Fair Elections." But
when asked "And you will vote for Yanukovych?" they replied "No!" on
live television. The organizers abruptly ended the rally.

Student Wave is organizing an October 16 student rally in Kyiv that plans to
bring together 10,000 students from across Ukraine in support of Yushchenko.

The rally will begin with a free concert in central Kyiv featuring Ukraine's
two best known rock bands. The rally is intended to mobilize students behind
demands for a free and fair election. In addition, it will provide concrete
advice for students on how to resist pressure and intimidation from the
authorities (Ukrayinska pravda, October 12). According to the organizers,
"The authorities are not happy at the level of support of the people's
candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, among students" (www.yuschenko.com.ua).
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Taras Kuzio, is a Visiting Professor at the Institute for European Russian
and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George
Washington University, Washington, DC, tkuzio@gwu.edu.
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