[aaus-list] [ukrainians] Open letter (fwd)

[stephen velychenko]

quite frankly i don't see what anybody outside the country can do
concering internal policy. Have the WORLD CONGRESS make a formal
statement and protest??

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Max Pyziur <pyz at brama.com> wrote:
> fyi,
>
> MP
> pyz at brama.com
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:46:10 -0400
> From: Bohdan Pechenyak <bpechenyak at alumni.arcadia.edu>
> Reply-To: ukrainians at yahoogroups.com
> To: ukrainians at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ukrainians] Open letter
>
> Dear friends!
>
> President Yushchenko is coming to the U.S. for the opening session of the
> U.N. General Assembly. The situation in Ukraine is precarious, as we all
> know.
> In addition to the growing threat from Russia, internal squabbles are
> endangering our country's sovereignty. The selfish and cynical politcians
> are yet again using their positions and power
> to wheel and deal, instead of protecting the national interests. There is no
> doubt that Russia has activated all its visible and invisible resources in
> Ukraine to further destabilize the situation, cause another crisis and
> create a situation similar to Georgia's.
>
> We cannot simply sit still while our dear country is being againt torn apart
> by the government parasites. We should at least write an open letter,
> probably directing it to the Ukraine's Embassy at the U.N., addressing the
> situation in Ukraine, especially the recent law that mandates all government
> employees to know and speak Russian. (BYuT, PR, Communists and Lytvyn's Bloc
> joined to vote it in) Notice how they voted it in on Friday, hoping to cover
> it up and divert attention over the weekend.
>
> We don't have much time - I will be trying to consult with a few people
> today. If anybody can offer any help or advice in this matter, that would be
> greatly appreciated. Help in formulating and disseminating the letter,
> spreading the word, etc. From what I understand, very few media outlets even
> covered the adoption of this law.
>
> http://blogs.pravda.com.ua/authors/tiahnybok/48d4f30b6f83f/
> This is Tiahnybok's blog, which notifies about the law.
>
> http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/radac_gs09/g_frack_list_n?ident=3113&krit=66
> This is a list by name of those who voted for or against the law
>
> http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb_n/webproc4_1?id=&pf3511=31423
> This is the law itself, as it was originally proposed.
>
> Thank you,
> Bohdan Pechenyak.
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Stephen Velychenko
CERES Associate;
Research Fellow,Chair of Ukrainian Studies;
Munk Center
University of Toronto
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