Ukrainian Canadian

First news round-up of 2010!

Politics

• Russia Ends Freeze With Ukraine Wall Street Journal
• Berezovsky: Ukraine Vote ‘Key’ For West RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Yanukovich’s Election in Ukraine : Highly Unfavourable for Georgia Daily Georgian Times
• Ukraine elections have missions implications OneNewsNow
• TV Refugees From Moscow New York Times
• Yanukovych Consistently Russia-Leaning in Ukraine’s Presidential Election Jamestown Foundation
• Ukraine’s Tigipko Warns State of Emergency Possible BusinessWeek
• A New Era For Ukraine Forbes
• Poll frontrunner (Yanukovych) defends links with oligarchs Financial Times
• Ukraine’s Tymoshenko says offered PM post to Tigipko Reuters
• Dunkin’ Donuts Arrives in Russia, Ukraine Property Xpress (subscription)

Holodomor

• Sentence to Stalin, his comrades for organizing Holodomor takes effect in UkraineKyiv Post
• Stalin grandson disputes genocide verdict UPI.com

Local news

• Freeze kills dozens in eastern Europe ABC Online
• Yushchenko Grants Hero Status To Controversial Ukrainian Nationalist RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Ukraine hospital collapse rescue effort ends BBC News
• Poland vows support for Ukraine’s EU bid EurActiv
• Oxana PACHLOVSKA: Ukraine is split only along the line dividing Europe and non … The Day Weekly Digest
• Roman Kupchinsky: Ukrainian Patriot, A Man Larger Than Life Georgiandaily
• Ukrainian Musicians Win Russia’s Balalaika Festival NTDTV

Abroad

• Demjanjuk Trial Adjouned until February after Stories of Horror Voice of America
• CURB APPEAL – Tiburon home has a view – and stories to tell – Ukrainian … San Francisco Chronicle
• Ukrainians , here to stay, keep careful eye on homeland’s election Medill Reports: Chicago
• Leaving a legacy The News

Sports

• Ukraine Star Andriy Shevchenko Accepts Role As Euro 2012 Ambassador Goal.com
• Oleg Velyky dies of cancer at 32 USA Today
• Fifty-one athletes to represent Ukraine in Winter Olympics in Vancouver BSANNA NEWS
• Azerbaijan, Ukraine through to Euro Futsal knockout stages Xinhua
• Ukraine’s Sednev wins biathlon World Cup event CBC.ca
• Wladimir Klitschko to make Eddie Chambers defence BBC Sport

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Sports

• Ukraine scores four host cities for Euro 2012 Kyiv Post
• Euro 2012 logo revealed thenews.pl
• Klitschko beats Johnson to defend heavyweight titleAFP

Politics

• Ukraine Prepares for its Presidential Election NTDTV
• Ukraine-EU Summit a Failure? Jamestown Foundation
• Turkey, Ukraine, Azerbaijan join EU condemnation of Abkhazia poll Earthtimes (press release)
• Yushchenko stumps on Odessa-Brody UPI.com
• Ukraine – President gives interview for “Ukraine. The birth of democracy … ISRIA
• Ukraine Considers Bill to Forbid Communism The Epoch Times
• US reaffirms support for Ukraine’s accession to NATO, EU Xinhua
• Clinton Urges Free and Fair Ukraine Election Voice of America
• Crimean Tatar Leader Backs EU, NATO Membership For Ukraine RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Tigipko: Ukraine should propose own agenda in dialog with Washington Интерфакс – Украина
• EU backs Ukraine’s European choice Xinhua
• EU calls for more unity in Ukraine Forbes
• EU cautious on integrating Ukraine BBC News
• Ukraine’s German Chance American Chronicle
• Russia’s Putin says not backing Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Interactive Investor
• Moscow Backs Tymoshenko As Ukrainian Presidential Candidate – Yushchenko istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Economy

• IMF Names New Ukraine Chief; Discusses Loan Package Wall Street Journal
• Ukraine’s delegation heads to Washington for IMF loan Xinhua
• Ukraine to adopt 2010 budget after election – PM Interactive Investor
• Yuschenko says Ukraine will join European energy community in December Интерфакс – Украина
• Ukraine’s GDP growth to continue improving in fourth quarter, says NBU Интерфакс – Украина
• Israel ready to invest billions in Ukraine, says foreign minister Интерфакс – Украина
• Ukraine, Israel Plan Visa-Free Travel RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Ukraine striving to complete talks on free trade zone with EU by September … Интерфакс – Украина

Abroad

• Pretty in Pink: Astronaut Family Shows Off New Daughter ABC News
• Inspired by Hulk Hogan, WWE wrestler Oleg Prudius goes from Ukraine to US citizen Tampabay.com
• Ukrainian music well-received in Hayfork The Trinity Journal
• Christmas dinners in Erie go beyond turkey GoErie.com
• Area residents participate in Wreaths Across America Towanda Daily Review
• Kids learn about international traditions Battle Creek Enquirer
• Young faces on the podium are adding verve to Britain’s orchestras guardian.co.uk
• A holiday gift list of new children’s books New Brunswick Home News Tribune
• Vera Farmiga interview: Chats ‘Up in the Air’ and her craft The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
• Councillors prepare for next stage as classroom contract comes to its end Bradford Telegraph Argus

Russian Relations

• Russia Set to Win the War for Ukraine theTrumpet.com
• Gazprom CEO sees no gas war with Ukraine at New Year Reuters
• Eastern Europe’s Third Wheel Foreign Policy
• Russia-France arms deal raises concerns for neighbours BBC News
• Russian FSB Officers Leave Port In Ukraine’s Crimea RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Other news

• Ukraine’s Population Decreases RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• President of Ukraine meets Chanukah in Odessa Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
• Somali pirates free Greek ship with Ukrainian crew BBC News
• Africans find unlikely education at Ukraine universities The Grio
• PROCUREMENT: Ukraine Rearms Iraqis Strategy Page
• Elton John to support child he hoped to adopt: partner AFP
• Ukraine Sprayed by Airplanes *** Mysterious Substance *** Days before Pneumonic plague outbreak Gather.com
• Public broadcasting service to be set up in Ukraine in 2010, says expert Интерфакс – Украина
• Chinse embassy donates books to Ukraine’s national library Xinhua
• Israel: 11 Ukrainians Missing after Ship Sinks off Tyre Naharnet
• Ukrainian collector Pinchuk funds two new art prizes Art Newspaper

In Ukraine

• Ukrainian museum claims it owns a Titian portrait The Associated Press
• Ukrainian Police Detain Alleged Terrorist From Turkey RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Yuschenko congratulates Ukrainians on 18th anniversary of Ukrainian referendum … Интерфакс – Украина
• World AIDS Day warning on heterosexual transmission AFP
• Foreign Policy: Ukraine’s Phantom Swine Flu NPR
• Ukraine tears down controversial statue BBC News
• Lenin statue vandalized in Kiev The Associated Press
• Animated Barack Obama Hires Hollywood Agent to Boost his Career in Global Show-Biz PR Newswire (press release)
• ‘The Day I Killed the Soviet Union’ Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Holodomor

• James Mace and Chernihiv oblast The Day Weekly Digest
• Ukraine – President meets Croatian Parliament Speaker ISRIA
• 1932-33 Holodomor has become part of the world drama owing to James Mace The Day Weekly Digest
• Yuschenko receives credentials from ambassadors of nine states Интерфакс – Украина
• Ukraine – President: our duty is to uncover the truth about the Holodomor ISRIA
• Lithuania stands in solidarity with Ukraine commemorating the Holodomor ISRIA

Sports

• EU- Ukraine Summit on 4 th December in Kyiv penki.lt
• Shakhtar manager Lucescu rejects coaching Ukraine squad BSANNA NEWS
• Salita Warns Khan He Will Take His Belt New York Times
• Shevchenko unhurt after car crash ESPN

Politics

• Ukraine’s political cat-fight leaves voters cold BBC News
• Presidential debates to take place on January 4-15 in Ukraine , says CEC Интерфакс – Украина
• Who won in Ukraine ? Bandits guardian.co.uk
• US newly appointed Ambassador John Tefft to arrive in Ukraine UNIAN News Agency
• Lytvyn: Nuclear states must guarantee Ukraine’s security Kyiv Post
• Ukrainian Parliament Fails To Override President’s Veto Of Flu Bill RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Ukraine and the EU: A vicious circle? EurActiv

Economy

• Brazil and Ukraine Bolster Bilateral Relations Latin American Herald Tribune
• Brazil, Ukraine to launch rocket together in 2010 Xinhua
• Ukraine ready to preside OSCE in 2013 – MFA BSANNA NEWS
• Ukraine to pay Nov gas bill of $770 mln-acting finmin Reuters
• Oligarchs stall Ukraine progress-top EU official Reuters UK
• Europe’s post-Soviet greening _ gains and failures The Associated Press

Russian Relations

• Russia’s Putin says not backing Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Reuters
• Ukraine’s deep C02 cut masks a dirty reality Reuters
• Ukrainian Shot Dead By Russian Border Guards RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Moscow retreats from Ukraine bypass strategy
• Asia Times Online
• Russia Profile: Russia’s Stake in Ukrainian Elections Kyiv Post

World

• Ukraine academic: Israel imported 25000 kids for their organs Ha’aretz
• Ukraine honors Fla congressman for helping kids MiamiHerald.com
• NATO thanks Georgia, Ukraine for cooperation Daily Georgian Times
• US to help Ukraine in destroying Skad missile systems ITAR-TASS
• A fresh news website for Ukraine BBC News
• Ukraine to Somalia: No confirmation that pirated ship is freed Australia.TO
• Canadian drug suspect arrested in Ukraine . Canada.com
• Vera Farmiga on ‘Up in the Air,’ Butt Doubles and Clooney’s ‘Sling Blade … Moviefone
• Ukrainians in the UK The Day Weekly Digest
• Holiday Bazaar Dec. 6 at Ukrainian church Roxbury Register
• Hit-and-run driver damages headstone Elmira Star-Gazette

Demjanjuk

• Trial of Nazi suspect Demjanjuk delayed due to illness BBC News
• In pictures: The story of John Demjanjuk BBC News
• Germany accused of double standards Independent Online
• Twisted history of John Demjanjuk The National

Politics

• Yulia Timoshenko to visit Belarus soon National Legal Internet Portal
• Child molestation, rape claims mark Ukraine vote campaign Reuters India
• A hesitant White House Washington Times
• Ukraine starts election campaign BBC News
• Rising star in Ukraine vows reform The Associated Press
• Yuschenko issues decree on holding presidential elections in Ukraine Интерфакс – Украина
• The Rise And Fall (And Rise?) Of Arseniy Yatsenyuk RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• Ukraine opens election campaign, Orange dream faded Washington Post
• Western Ukraine Could Decide Presidential Election Outcome RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
• TIMELINE: Ukrainian politics since the 2004 Orange Revolution Reuters

Economy

• Ukraine – Cabinet plans to provide billions in aid to conceptual Gas Transportation System ISRIA
• Controversial Benefits Add to Ukraine’s Dire Economic Situation The Epoch Times
• Ukraine reportedly in partnership talks with Boeing, Airbus Seattle Post Intelligencer
• Ukraine – President takes part in opening of a new grain shipment terminal ISRIA
• Early Signs of Economic Recovery in Ukraine, but Conditions Remain Challenging Reuters
• Mr Boiko sees further downturn for Ukrainian steel mills SteelGuru
• Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Pinchuk to buy Russian insurer Rossia ISI – Emerging Markets
• Ukrainian mills getting low bids for plates from Italian buyers SteelGuru

Other

• Ukraine – Pope considers Ukraine a source of the Christian world ISRIA
• Pope Benedict XVI sees Ukraine as integral part of European community, says … Интерфакс – Украина
• Ukrainian Parliament Speaker hopes for Great Britain’s support of Ukraine in … NRCU – Ukrainian Radio
• Mykhailo Drai-Khmara and Ukrainian national idea The Day Weekly Digest
• 25th Ukrainian Fashion Week The Day Weekly Digest
• Ukraine – President takes part in celebration of the 350th anniversary of the Ukrainian Cossack State ISRIA
• Trial Starts Of Ukrainian Activists Over Lenin Monument Spero News
• Half a century on, Ukraine’s controversial Insurgent Army still sparks debates RT
• Ukrainian Gipsy Holocaust Victims Remembered NTDTV
• Yuschenko to meet with PACE rapporteur for Ukraine’s Famine Kyiv Post
• Ukraine’s Ticking ‘Time Bomb’: Old Pesticides Treehugger

Abroad

• New to Emmerdale, a Ukrainian illegal immigrant (Soap Opera) Tellyzone
• Ukrainian dinner at Millville church Oct 25 Vineland Daily Journal
• Ukrainian Acrobat In Cirque Du Soleil Dies In Accident While Training AHN
• Ukrainian Women’s Organisation 60th anniversary Rochdale Online
• German high court rejects Demjanjuk trial appeal The Associated Press
• 100 Morris students will gather at Ukrainian American Cultural Center for … Dailyrecord.com
• Visiting Ukrainian Abbot to serve at St. Nicholas Monastery North Fort Myers Neighbor
• TOUCH Project leaders report on Ukraine trip Corvallis Gazette Times
• Peace Corps volunteer active in Ukraine Cumberland Times-News
• South Dakota Symphony Orchestra welcomes back famed pianist Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Russian Relations

• Rather than Invade, Moscow Will Seek to Destabilize Ukraine from Within … Georgiandaily
• Yuschenko says there will no war between Ukraine and Russia Интерфакс – Украина
• The US-Russia-Ukraine Triangle Across the Aisle
• Ukraine’s new foreign minister to visit Moscow Oct. 23 RIA Novosti
• Ukraine-Russia tensions are simmering in Crimea Boston Globe
• Russian Black Sea Fleet Objects To Ukrainian Checks RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Sports

• Ukraine’s national football team to face Greece in 2010 World Cup play-offs Интерфакс – Украина
• Shevchenko happy to make his point uefa.com
• Ukraine steps up dialogue with Greece to free ship with Ukrainians on board Kyiv Post
• Inter’s David Suazo Targets Win In Kiev Goal.com
• Ukrainian U15 Krush undefeated Lansdale Reporter

Politics

Ukraine should temporarily give up idea of joining NATO, EU, says Lytvyn Интерфакс  Russian president, Ukrainian leader not to meet eTaiwan  Debate rages over whether Ukraine presidential hopeful is Jewish Ha’aretz  Ukraine names ‘chocolate king’ minister Calgary Herald  World heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko involved in brawl with politcians Telegraph.co.uk  Russian oil supplies to Europe to resume within 24 hours: Ukraine AFP  Heavy Snow Cuts Power In Ukrainian Region RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Economy

Ukraine resumes Russian oil transit to Europe after storms AFP  Power outage halts oil flows to Europe via Ukraine Reuters UK  Ukraine Stocks Are World’s Most Overbought: Technical Analysis Bloomberg  IMF Aides Arrive in Ukraine for Loan Talks Wall Street Journal

Other news in Ukraine

President meets leadership of the Ukrainian World Congress ISRIA  Visa Free Travel For Interpol Police Comparecarrentals.co.uk  Ukraine head criticises slow progress on Chernobyl cover Reuters  Elton’s half-brother speaks out against adoption dream WalesOnline  Ukrainian President Calls for Rid of Idols Of Communism The Epoch Times  Ukraine launch a late bid for second in space-race city Independent  US Denies Plans to Deploy Anti-Missile Radar in Ukraine Voice of America  James Bond girlfriend to open main Ukrainian movie festival Kyiv Post   Tymoshenko tops list of most attractive world leaders Интерфакс

Sports

Ukraine beat Croatia to play-offs Fifa.com  Ukraine 1-0 England UK Net  Ukraine face finals struggle BBC Sport  FIFA Report: Ukraine faces punishment, sin-bins for diving possible for 2010 … World Football Insider  Ukraine star Andriy Shevchenko reveals: I turned down the chance to join Manchester United Daily Mail  Just 250000 see England v Ukraine on the internet Mirror.co.uk

Abroad

St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma will celebrate its 85th … Sun News – cleveland.com  Ukrainian Dancers Out of this World UW Badger Herald  Pokrova Celebration at the Ukrainian Orchodox Church of San Francisco, California BRAMA  Somebody Got Murdered: Drunk Driver Kills Brooklyn Man Village Voice  Top German court receives Demjanjuk appeal The Associated Press  Ukrainian doctors future visits with Waco peers taking a virtual turn Waco Tribune Herald  Ukrainian festival’s variety show to help raise funds for local Steelworkers NorthernLife.ca  Mirza reaches quarter-finals SkySports

From Al-Jazeera’s Power & People: Black Sea stand-off (Oct 14th):

Blogosphere:

UPA Marks 67th Anniversary Ukrainiana  An Ethnic Russian UPA Vet Tells His Story Ukrainiana  Excerpts from President Yushchenko’s Green Clearing Press Conference of Sept. 30, 2009 (Part 1 of 2) Nash Holos  A DUI Mayor Hits a Woman in Donetsk Oblast Ukrainiana  Nash Holos recipe: Prune Torte Nash Holos  Nash Holos Radio programme (Vancover) – October 11, 2009 Nash Holos  Public Executions of MPs Would Be Popular, MP Lyapina Says Ukrainiana  Дайтe мeнi гopiлку, ЗРАДA/Give me liquor (Zrada)А UkeTube

Effects of introducing Internet at a village public library in Ukraine Bibliomist.org: