Leaders of the Liberation Movement — About Ukrainian Statehood. Andriy Livytskyi

Andriy Livytskyi, Prime Minister of the Government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, Chairman of the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic and Chief Otaman of the UPR Army after the death of Symon Petliura, President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile.

From Chairman of the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic of Ukraine Symon Petliura’s thank-you message dated May 21, 1920, to the head of the diplomatic mission in Poland, Andriy Livytskyi: “Dear Andriy Mykolayovych, seven months ago, the Government of the Republic sent a Ukrainian diplomatic mission to Poland with the aim of making peace. Entrusting you with the hard and responsible work of managing the mission, the Government hoped that, with your tact, self-possession and government skills, you would be able to determine the right path for the mission, as required by the interests of Ukraine, and bring the negotiations to the desired end... Thanks to your tact, patience and deep faith in the state the state-building forces of our people. You unfailingly devoted yourself to hard work, despite the mistrust and cowardice that prevailed among the unstable circles of our society both in Ukraine and abroad. And finally, your work has led to the desired result. Ukraine has been recognized as a sovereign state by the Republic of Poland, and political and military conventions have been concluded between the two, which give us grounds for strengthening our statehood and consolidating all our creative national forces for the good of our Republic. I am sure that the great achievements of our mission in Poland will be written down in history as a page of a new era of our truly real state life”.  (BSA of the SZR of Ukraine. - F. 1. - Case 10135. - V. 2. - P. 30).