[Ohio UZO News] Helsinki Commission to Hold Hearing on Ukraine

[Deychak, Orest]

 This hearing is open to the public and all are very welcome to attend;
no RSVP necessary.   The Capitol Visitors Center is located on  E
Capitol St NE & 1st St NE (east side of the Capitol).  Closest metro
stops are either Capitol South or Union Station. Copy of media advisory
also on our website: www.csce.gov <http://www.csce.gov> .   OD

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact: Neil Simon

+1 (202) 225-1901 || Neil.Simon at mail.house.gov

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***MEDIA ADVISORY***

 

WASHINGTON- - U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), Chairman of the
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki
Commission), and Co-Chairman Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL)
announced today that they will hold a hearing:

 

"Ukraine: Moving Beyond Stalemate?"

 

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

 

10:00 a.m.

 

SVC 201/200 (Capitol Visitor Center)

 

President Victor Yanukovich's narrow victory over former Prime Minister
Yuliya Tymoshenko in February's run-off election opens a new chapter in
Ukraine's ongoing post-Orange Revolution transition.  Despite the
election receiving high marks from international observers and Ukraine
being the most free and democratic of the post-Soviet non-Baltic states,
the country faces numerous internal challenges:  digging itself out of
the economic crisis, reducing its energy dependence on Russia, combating
pervasive corruption, strengthening rule of law, and overcoming five
years of frequent policy deadlock.   

 

At the first hearing since Yanukovich's election, the Commission will
examine the new challenges and prospects Ukraine faces domestically and
internationally and their implications for U.S. policy toward this
strategically important country.  

 

Witnesses scheduled to testify:

 

Daniel A. Russell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, Department of State

 

Damon Wilson, Vice President and Director of the International Security
Program, Atlantic Council

 

Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International
Economics

 

* Other witnesses may be added

 

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The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the
U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent agency of the Federal
Government charged with monitoring compliance with the Helsinki Accords
and advancing comprehensive security through promotion of human rights,
democracy, and economic, environmental and military cooperation in 56
countries. The Commission consists of nine members from the U.S. Senate,
nine from the House of Representatives, and one member each from the
Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce.

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