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WASHINGTON – Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of the independent Ukrainian state established 25 years ago after the break-up of the Soviet Union, came to the U.S. capital last weekend to discuss that historic event, how it has progressed since then and what can be expected in the future. “I can give you a lot...

WASHINGTON – Choral music lovers in this area received a very welcome present from the Kyiv Chamber Choir on November 6 at the National City Christian Church: an emotionally and artistically moving concert of Ukrainian sacred and folk music. This was the last of nine concerts on the Ukrainian choir’s 10-day 2016 “Sounds of Ukraine”...

WASHINGTON – The first anniversary of the dedication of the Ukrainian Holodomor Memorial in this nation’s capital was marked at its site here on November 7 with an evening event focusing on the importance of remembering that evil Soviet mass killing of millions of Ukrainians by starvation in 1932-1933 and ensuring that similar crimes will...

WASHINGTON – The Omelan and Tatiana Antonovych Foundation honored the Rev. Bohdan Prach, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, with its 2016 award for his work in documenting “the Golgotha of the Ukrainian Catholic clergy.” Announcing the new laureate on November 22 at its annual award presentation ceremony at the Embassy of Ukraine...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – As autumn arrived in this nation’s capital, Ukrainian Americans and other music lovers knew the time had come for The Washington Group Cultural Fund to launch its 2016-2017 Music Series, its annual showcase of Ukrainian culture in the nation’s capital area. The annual series began on Sunday, October 2, at the Lyceum,...

WASHINGTON – Those living in and visiting the nation’s capital marked the 30th anniversary of the April 26 Chornobyl nuclear tragedy by remembering and paying their respects to those who died and suffered and focusing on what the world has and should continue to learn from it. “For me it’s a very sobering lesson,” was...

WASHINGTON – Natalie Jaresko came to Washington as the minister of finance of Ukraine to participate in a discussion on April 14 about the status of Ukraine’s economy and the prospects and results of its economic reforms and the effects of the conflict in Donbas. Earlier that morning, however, she learned – as did the...

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on the United States and other Western powers to continue their sanctions on Russia to help end its “direct armed aggression against my state.” Addressing a large forum at the Congressional Auditorium in the U.S. Capitol on March 30 discussing Ukraine’s continuing battle for freedom, Mr. Poroshen-ko pointed...

WASHINGTON – Ukraine is resolutely moving forward in implementing its national program of reforms necessary to raise itself to the standards of the European Union. That was the message brought to Washington recently by the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential administration, Dmytro Shymkiv, the official responsible for overseeing the government’s efforts in this area. Speaking...

This old journalist is not easily moved to tears, especially if his mind and eyes are also focused on what’s going on on the other side of his Nikon camera lens. But I did feel a bit of moisture in my eyes that sunny Saturday morning a month ago at St. Andrew Ukrainian Cemetery in...

WASHINGTON – Oresta Starak (left), the first secretary at the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, who is responsible for liaison with the Ukrainian community, received a very warm send-off from that community at the conclusion of her four-year tour of duty in Washington. The Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family hosted a farewell...