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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2017 WWW.UNWLA.ORG 3 August 1, 2013. In 2014, while speaking on the cri- sis in Ukraine, Ambassador Power declined to characterize Russian military actions when she was asked if they constituted aggression . Instead, she called for an independent international medi- ation mission to be quickly dispatched to Ukraine. However, events in Ukraine evolved and the situa- tion escalated, prompting Amb. Power to state in April 2016 at a UN Security Council debate: “. . . I began my remarks today by encouraging us all not to lose sight of the root cause of this crisis—Rus- sia’s occupation of Crimea and Russia’s ongoing arming, training, and fighting alongside sepa- ratists in eastern Ukraine. Just as the root cause of this crisis has not changed, nor has the solution. As has always been the case, the crisis manufactured by Russia can and must be ended by Russia—by stopping its arming, training, and fighting along separatists in eastern Ukraine—and by ending its illegal occupation of Crimea.” Ambassador Power had become a staunch supporter of Ukraine’s sov- ereignty and aspirations for true democracy as demonstrated by her many speeches at the UN Se- curity Council. Her term ended January 20, 2017, and we will miss our “honorary Ukrainian” as she labeled herself. In our thank you letter to Amb. Power, we wished her success in her future endeav- ors. A congratulatory letter went out to another defender of Ukraine, Chrystia Freeland, on her ap- pointment on January 10, 2017, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Minister Freeland pre- viously served as Canada's Minister of Interna- tional Trade, signing the historic Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement on July 11, 2016, in Kyiv. As you may recall, Minister Freeland was a guest speaker at the UNWLA Convention held in May, 2008, in Detroit, Michigan. At that time, she was living in New York City with her family and work- ing for Reuters. During her convention presenta- tion, Ms. Freeland spoke on “What it means to be Ukrainian in a Post-Independence Diaspora.” Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada She addressed helping Ukraine by giving aid to Ukrainian students because they are the represent- atives of the Ukrainian professional class, the fu- ture leaders of Ukraine. She also pointed out that knowledge about Ukraine and connection to Ukraine give diaspora Ukrainians a secure identity and roots, that the diaspora experience provides a sense of community, something that is very valua- ble in this transient world. In closing, I reflect on Ms. Freeland’s opin- ion and ask readers to reflect: Could there be a bet- ter path to achieving these things than by belong- ing to a rich and enduring organization such as the UNWLA? Besides providing a sense of community, our organization enables and encourages members to form friendships for life and provides a support system for good times and bad. We invite all UN- WLA members and subscribers to Our Life to join us in Tampa, Florida, during Memorial Day Week- end 2017, for our XXXI Convention. Come and ex- perience the UNWLA community and our sister- hood! Getting involved is good. A Request from Editors. We try to plan ahead for the coming months by looking at the calendar for ideas about seasonal themes. May is ideal for this purpose because it is during this month that we celebrate our mothers. Each of us has (or had) one and has a unique story to tell about her. So now you have plenty of time to think about a short (one or two paragraph) story on the following theme: The Most Valuable Lesson My Mother Taught Me. Please type your story in a Word document and submit via email to unwlaourlife@gmail.com. Put “MOM story” in the subject line and include a telephone number where you can be reached. We will print the most interesting/unique stories in the May issue. Deadline is April 5.
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