Ukraine Crisis Media Center supports the statement to American politicians and society on the importance of protecting the strategic partnership between Ukraine and United States of America, initiated by the Kyiv Security Forum.
Statement On the Ukrainian-American Strategic Partnership
We, the representatives of Ukrainian politics, civil society, and the expert community, are deeply concerned to watch a campaign to involve Ukraine in the political competition in the United States unfold with renewed vigor.
Ukraine greatly appreciates the steadfast support of the American people for our independence, security, and Western course.
Our nations share the common values of national and human freedom.
The combined efforts of the two largest political parties in the United States and all concerned Americans to defend Ukraine are a major historical contribution to the creation of a united Europe and a just world order.
We call on American leaders to distinguish between the position of new Ukraine, which stands for the unity of the West and acts to unite democracies around the world, and those forces that seek to turn the political developments in our country into a toxic narrative to sow discord among our partners.
We oppose the dishonest attempts to use the political controversies in the United States. We do not choose any side, but support each of them in the same way that they together help Ukraine’s independence.
We call on America’s leaders to distinguish between the position of our nation from the actions of politicians instigated by Moscow.
We condemn hostile provocations aimed at alienating our nations.
We believe in the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United States.
Let us not allow mutual distrust and doubt to erode this great and lasting relationship.
Let us stand together in times of great trials.
Signed on May 22-23, 2020
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Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum, Prime Minister of Ukraine
(2014-2016).
Oleksandr Turchynov, acting President of Ukraine, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada
of Ukraine (2014), National Security Advisor (2014-2019).
Joseph Zissels, member of the First of December Initiative Group, member of the
Strategic Council of the Movement against Capitulation.
Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, political
dissident and prisoner of conscience under the Soviet occupation, member of the First of December Initiative Group.
Yevhen Zakharov, Chairperson of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, Head of the
Board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Group, member of the First of
December Initiative Group.
Leonid Finberg, Director of the Research Center of the History and Culture of Eastern European Jewry at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Editor-in-Chief
of the “Dukh i Litera” Publishing house.
Ihor Kozlovsky, prisoner of the Russian occupation regime in Donbas, President of
the Center for Religious Studies, member of the First of December Initiative Group.
Lilia Hrynevych, Minister of Education of Ukraine (2016-2019).
Volodymyr Vasylenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Judge of the
International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (2001-2005), Representative of Ukraine to the UN Human Rights Council (2006-10).
Volodymyr Ohryzko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2007-2009).
Danylo Lubkivsky, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine (2014), member of the Board
of Open Ukraine Foundation.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Ukraine’s
integration into the EU, European Solidarity faction, Deputy Prime Minister for
European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine (2016-2019).
Yuriy Shcherbak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Israel (1992-1994), the United States (1994-1998), Canada (2000-2003).
Oleksandr Motsyk, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine (2004-2005),
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States (2010-2015).
Valeriy Chaly, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the
United States (2015-2019), Chair of the Board of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center.
Hanna Hopko, civic activist, Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs (2014-2019).
Roman Bezsmetny, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vice-PrimeMinister of Ukraine (2005).
Natalia Popovych, Co-Founder of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center, Founder of One Philosophy Group.
Ivan Vasyunyk, Head of the Supervisory Board of the International Foundation for
the Development of the Holodomor Victims’ Memorial, Vice-Prime-Minister of Ukraine (2007-2010).
Solomiia Bobrovska, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of IX convocation,
Holos / Voice faction.
Ostap Semerak, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2014), Minister of
Ecology of Ukraine (2016-2019), member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VI
and VIII convocations.
Iryna Geraschenko, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of IX convocation,
Co-Chair of the European Solidarity faction, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine (2016-2019).
Serhiy Kvit, Minister of Education of Ukraine (2014-2016), professor at the National
University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Svitlana Voitsekhivska, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII
convocation, member of the Board of Open Ukraine Foundation.
Maksym Burbak, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine (2014), member of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VII and VIII convocations.
Iryna Friz, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII and IX convocations,
European Solidarity faction, Minister of Veterans Affairs (2018-2019).
Mykola Kniazhytskyi, journalist, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII
and IX convocations.
Maria Ionova, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII and IX convocations, European Solidarity faction.
Mykola Ryabchuk, Honorary President of the Ukrainian PEN-Club.
Myroslava Barchuk, journalist, member of the Ukrainian PEN-Club.
Vitaliy Portnykov, journalist, writer.
Volodymyr Yermolenko, philosopher, Chief-editor of UkraineWorld Initiative, analytics director at Internews Ukraine.
Vakhtang Kebuladze, philosopher, professor at the Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National
University.
Taras Lyuty, philosopher, professor at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy.
Mykhaylo Basarab, civic activist, Coordinator of the Movement against Capitulation.
Victoria Ptashnyk, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII convocation.
Viktor Yelensky, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII convocation.
Borys Potapenko, Head of International Council in Support of Ukraine.
Serhiy Vysotsky, journalist, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII
convocation.
Andriy Levus, civic activist, Coordinator of the Movement against Capitulation,
member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII convocation.
Oleksandr Sochka, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VI, VII and VIII
convocations.
Mykhaylo Khmil, member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of VIII convocation.
Myroslav Hai, civic activist, Chairman of the Peace and Co Charitable Foundation.
Yevhen Bystrytsky, philosopher.
Kateryna Smagliy, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the
Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry.
Mykola Horbal, poet, political prisoner under the Soviet occupation.
Volodymyr Dubrovsky, economist.
Borys Zakharov, Director of “Human and Right” Charitable Foundation.
Hennadiy Kurochka, member of the Board of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center.
Oleksiy Panych, philosopher, member of the Ukrainian PEN-Club.
Valeriy Pekar, Lecturer of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School.
Kostyantyn Sigov, philosopher, civic activist, Chair of the Center of the European
Humanitarian Studies at the National University of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Hennadiy Buryak, Deputy Director of the National Institute of the History of Ukraine.
Oleksandr Skipalsky, Lieutenant General, Honorary President of the Veterans
Society of the Intelligence Community.
Anatoliy Podolsky, Director of the Ukrainian Center of the Holocaust Studies.
Ukrainian Crisis Media Center.