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of ukraine. events of the day in two hours. vasyl zima's big broadcast. a project for smart and caring people. espresso in the evening. you are watching the ukrainian voice of america program chas time, i am natalya leonova, congratulations. the us has information that north korea has provided russia with ballistic missile launchers and several ballistic missiles. this was announced on thursday by the strategic communications coordinator of the us national security council, john kirby. the us predicts that russia will use additional north korean missiles to strike the civilian infrastructure of ukraine, kerby added. in addition, he stated that russia seeks to acquire.

iran short-range ballistic missiles. in response to this engagement of russia with iran and north korea, the us with its allies and partners are taking a number of steps, - assured the representative of the white house. as russia continues to carry out these brutal attacks, the united states has new information about the aid russia receives from third countries, which it is forced to do in part because of our sanctions and export controls. russia is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage and is forced to seek military equipment from like-minded countries. as we have publicly warned, one of these states is north korea. according to our information, north korea recently provided russia with launchers and several ballistic missiles. on december 30 , 2023, russian forces launched at least one of these north korean ballistic missiles over ukraine. it seems that this rocket fell in an open field in the zaporizhzhia region, and on january 2. launched several north korean

ballistic missiles over ukraine, in particular during a night air attack. we are still evaluating the impact of these additional missiles. we anticipate that russia and north korea will learn lessons from these launches and anticipate that russia will use additional north korean missiles to target the civilian infrastructure of ukraine and to kill innocent ukrainian civilians. these north korean ballistic missiles have a range of about 900. that's about 550 miles, this is a major escalation by russia with the support of north korea. we have also publicly stated that russia is seeking to acquire short-range ballistic missiles from iran. currently , we do not believe that iran has supplied russia with such missiles. however, the united states is concerned that russia's negotiations to acquire short-range ballistic missiles from iran are in full swing. are advancing so in response to russia's actions with... and north korea, we are taking a number of

steps with our allies and our partners. first, russia's purchase of ballistic missiles from the dprk directly violates numerous un security council resolutions. we will raise these arms deals in the un security council with our allies and partners. and we will demand that russia be held accountable again for violating its international obligations. second, we will introduce additional sanctions against those who work to facilitate transmission weapons between russia and the dprk, as well as between russia and iran. third, we will continue to release information to the public and expose these arms deals, as we are doing today, because we will not allow countries to covertly help the russian military machine. what will 2024 be like for the ukrainian military: ukrainian breakthrough, russia's victory or the beginning of peace negotiations, experts' opinions were collected by andriy borys.

western influence, and especially american influence, will have an impact on how the events at the front in ukraine will develop support of kyiv. that is why the voice of america spoke with american military and political experts about the war forecasts for this year. the results were reduced to three scenarios. the first scenario is the most successful development of events for the armed forces. already in january, the us congress approved an additional aid package for kyiv worth 61 billion dollars. ukraine receives f-16 fighters and missiles for them. this partially compensates for the deficit in artillery shells. it is likely that ukraine will also receive harm anti-radar missiles. this will make it possible to destroy the russians radars and operate ukrainian aircraft closer to the front. - say analysts of the institute for the study of war. with all these factors, ukraine will be able to open ground corridors for an offensive, cautiously predicts the retired american general and former director of the cia, david petraeus. undoubtedly, by conducting offensive operations, ukraine is cutting

russia's logistical routes along the southeastern coast of ukraine. this would be a major achievement. however, i do not fully understand whether this will be possible. ukraine still has to overcome a huge defense line, the so-called sorovikin line, unless ukraine can really establish dominance in the air, and i am not sure that the number of western aircraft will be sufficient for this. according to the german publication welt , the most likely attack by ukraine will be on the left bank of the kherson region, where the russians have weaker defensive lines. in a positive scenario for ukraine, the armed forces of ukraine will inflict even greater losses on the russian army. the british ministry of defense predicts that by 2024, the number of russian casualties will exceed half a million, which further demoralizes an enemy fighting on foreign soil. yes, there are much more people in russia than in ukraine, but when you delve into the essence of mobilization and their transformation into combat-ready units, you will find many problems.

russia can recruit enough people a month to make up for their losses, but they don't have people to rotate, so they'll actually have to... double their existing mobilization rates, which will be difficult in the wake of the election, and unemployment is low, most people with military skills are employed in the military industry. analysts polled by voice the americans hope that in 2024 russia's financial capabilities will decrease significantly, and sanctions will begin to work more effectively. i hope that we will finally figure out how to take at least part, if not all, of the 300 billion. dollars that are frozen in russian accounts in western countries. this money can be used to help ukraine rise, strengthen its economy and start the reconstruction process. but for now there is enough money in the russian budget for the war. the defense budget of the russian federation increased by a record

70% compared to last year and amounts to almost a third of all expenses. despite limited opportunities to mobilize the population, russia is significantly increasing. they are increasing the production of equipment in key categories, such as, for example, missiles, drones, more modern things like t-90m tanks. you can literally watch from the satellite how they are building additional facilities in the factories, that is , they are making investments, industrial capacity is physically growing, but i do not know if they will be able to turn this into significant gains on the battlefield. is sure to be able to get gains on the battlefield if western support will decrease, or it will come late, analysts believe. according to the institute for the study of war, without western anti-aircraft missiles, attacks on ukrainian cities like those that occurred last week will become even more effective. without artillery

ammunition and anti-tank missiles - a russian breakthrough at the front is inevitable, analysts believe. even for the worst. scenario , ukraine will not be fully conquered. as you know, ukraine waged a guerrilla war against soviet forces for years after world war ii world but let's hope it doesn't come to that, because it would be a disaster for the united states and its nato allies. in 2024 , the war will go to exhaustion without any special gains for either side, some experts believe. despite the probable limitation. support of the event, ukraine will be able to adapt to repel russian attacks. ukraine can increase the production of drones and other systems that can reduce the load and requirements for artillery ammunition. although this will require financial resources

west, ukraine can concentrate some production in itself. this year, the allies should accept the fact that the war will last for years and prepare a long-term strategy - he believes. analyst michael kofman, and according to the american edition of politics, which refers to sources in the biden administration, next year we may be talking about a transition from a strategy of complete victory for ukraine. to the peace agreement with russia, i.e. agreement to territorial concessions to russia. this is how heather conley, president of the german marshall fund in the usa, comments on it to voice of america. i i believe that this can happen only if the support for the measure stops completely, and ukraine has to take a break. but again, i think that the russians will not go to another minsk. they want to take everything. vladimir putin speaks of odessa as a russian city. they want to... establish a puppet regime in kyiv and make ukraine cease to exist as a separate country. you know, once again,

in the worst case scenario, ukrainians will still be in the european union and nato. in order for ukraine without the occupied territories to be accepted into nato, advocates the former secretary general of the alliance anders fogh rasmussen, although the ukrainian authorities say that they are not ready to cede territories to russia, even temporarily. all predictions and scenarios are built on the basis of existing political schedules and war. can take a completely different path if there is a so-called black swan, an unexpected event, such as the death of putin, a natural cataclysm or the outbreak of a new war. last year, for example , no one predicted that another conflict would appear in the middle east. andriy borys, dmytro savchuk, voice of america. on wednesday, the united states and 12 other countries issued an ultimatum to the iran-backed houthis demanding an end to attacks on ships in the red sea. in their statement, the signatories. warned of potential targeted military action if the attacks continued. let our message

be clear, we call for an immediate end to these illegal attacks and the release of illegally detained vessels and crews, the countries said. in addition, on wednesday, the us called on the un security council to take action against the houthis. militants based in yemen have carried out at least 23 attacks in response to the israel-gamas war in gaza. on thursday secretary of state anthony blinken is heading to the middle east for the fourth time since the start of the israel-gamas war. the state department said he will visit turkey, greece, jordan, qatar, the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, israel, the west bank and egypt. on january 3, speaker of the house of representatives mike johnson and a delegation from more than 60 congresses. republicans visited the border of the united states with mexico. the reason for the trip to

the texas town of eagle pass is legislators called a record number of illegal migrants crossing the us border from mexico. during the press conference on the results of the visit, speaker johnson once again emphasized that additional funding for ukraine and other partners will depend on the resolution of the security issue of the southern border. what we will see. to date has only made house republicans even more determined to stand up for common sense and the american people, and we will if president biden wants us to pass a relief bill partners, focused on national security, it must start by protecting america's national security, it starts right here on our southern border. the white house emphasizes that it was the republicans of the house of representatives who refused to continue the negotiations. regarding border funding overtime and postponed this issue until 2024. earlier, speaker johnson

addressed an open letter to president biden, in which he called for action on the border crisis. johnson, in particular, proposes to restore the immigration laws of the times donald trump. former president donald trump himself is fighting two states' decisions to bar him from the republican party primaries because of his alleged role in inciting supporters to ... state during the attack on the capitol on january 6, 2021 . these decisions may hinder his bid to participate in this year's presidential elections. we will talk more about the legal cases against former president donald trump with oleksiy kovalenko. greetings oleksiy. congratulations. oleksiy, as he currently is the development of these cases, what the defense tactics are and ultimately when and who may bring an end to these cases against former president donald trump. we see that this year, the 24th year, has begun with new developments in donald

trump's affairs. we've been following closely what's going on in colorado, what's going on in maine, and basically every other case against donald trump. and we saw that already on january 2 of this year , the trump team filed an appeal to the supreme court of the state of maine against the decision of the secretary of state of the state of maine to use the third part of the 14th amendment to the constitution. states and remove the name of donald trump from the ballots in the primary elections of the republican party in the primaries of the republican party. this amendment means that any person who in any way was involved in the treason cannot hold public office, accordingly trump is accused of his involvement in the events of january 6, 2021, when a mob of people stormed the congress and prevented the certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election, a similar decision yesterday

we saw that trump's team also appealed to the supreme court of the united states of america. with respect to the decision that was made by the colorado supreme court, it was a similar decision to the one that the secretary of state of maine made, which was to remove donald trump's name from the presidential ballots , from the primary ballots for this year's presidential election in colorado, but we see that those decisions, they are on hold, donald trump's name is still on the ballot for the primaries, pending a final decision until... period process will not be decided by the supreme court, so it is necessary to watch when and exactly what decision the supreme court will make on this matter. oleksiy, despite legal problems, donald trump remains a favorite among republican voters. how can these cases affect the course of the presidential race? in fact, these cases directly affect the course of the presidential

race, and, as we have already said, a lot depends on the decision of the supreme court. of the united states of america. this amendment, which we talked about, has never happened before was not applied. and there has never been a relevant decision of the supreme court regarding the use of this amendment. the more so the use of this amendment in relation to a presidential candidate. that is, obviously, if the supreme court of the united states of america, it will not uphold the decision of the supreme court of colorado, and in that case all these lawsuits, and we know that except for colorado and maine. similar lawsuits. they are in more than ten us states, if the us supreme court does not support this decision, then accordingly these processes will not matter, and the name trump will be on the ballot in all primaries in the united states. if, after all, the us supreme court upholds this decision, it will mean certain problems for

the presidential campaign of donald trump, and perhaps, de facto, this presidential campaign will be put on hold. under question, there is still a third option, which experts emphasize, it is less likely, but the us supreme court can delay this decision, or not make it at all, then trump's name will be removed from the primaries ballots only in maine, colorado and possibly others states that can accept similar solutions. oleksiy, as you already mentioned , a number of cases have been filed against the former president, what should be monitored and which of these cases poses the greatest threat? for trump. yes, in fact, there are four criminal cases against former president donald trump. if you count all the charges, all the criminal charges against donald trump's odesa, that's more than 90 cases. and really, they're all worth watching, especially these moments in colorado

and maine, but if we talk about all of these criminal charges, that's what trump's team is trying to get right now. immunity for donald trump from all of these charges against him, and we see as early as next week that the appeals court here in washington is scheduled to hear that very issue, depending on what the decision is made in the washington court of appeals, it depends , which decision will be made by the supreme court next, that is, there is a possibility that after that the supreme court will consider this issue, which will already be able to finally decide to put point in that. the question is, is donald trump entitled to immunity from all these criminal charges against him? thank you oleksiy for your analysis, oleksiy kovalenko was in direct contact with us, he helped us understand the legal intricacies of the cases against former president donald trump. and we continue the program. the self-proclaimed leader

of belarus, oleksandr lukashenko, signed a law that establishes new guarantees for the president. in particular, it grants him and his family members the lifelong right to inviolability. according to according to the new law, the former president cannot be held criminally liable for actions related to the performance of presidential duties. the document also establishes new requirements for presidential candidates. in particular, persons who have a residence permit in another country are not allowed to run for office. in this way, the law prohibits a member from participating in races. the opposition, which once lived outside belarus. the next presidential election should be held no later than july 20, 2025. meanwhile, us. belarus will elect members of parliament next month. the opposition has already dubbed this day an election without a choice. and human rights activists report that the belarusian authorities are conducting

mass searches of observers of the 2020 presidential elections. kateryna risonova will talk about what to expect from the parliamentary elections in belarus. after the presidential election in belarus in august 2020 , a wave of protests swept the country. tens of thousands of people. took to the streets, trying to prevent the re-election of oleksandr lukashenka. activists claimed that the election results were falsified. the protests lasted for several months. according to human rights watch, by mid-november, belarusian police had detained more than 25,000 people. 3 years later , in december 2023, the observers at the 2020 presidential elections were searched. according to the belarusian law enforcement center vyasna, the state committee is behind these searches. security of belarus. law enforcement officers say that the phones of former observers are checked and they warn of possible criminal prosecution , allegedly for propaganda

extremist activity. opponents believe that these attempts at intimidation are directly related to the 2020 elections. this is a well-known and fairly standard intimidation tactic. parliamentary elections are to be held in belarus in february and we obviously call them elections. without a choice we initiated a campaign of so-called civil disobedience. we call on belarusians not to vote and not to participate in this farce. the state security committee of belarus did not respond to voice of america's requests. meanwhile , several members are at home in late november of the coordination council for ensuring the transfer of power created by the opposition leader svitlana tykhanouskaya and their relatives were searched. the investigative committee of belarus said. is investigating criminal proceedings regarding the activities of the coordination council and has confirmed the presence of more than 100 suspects. lukashenko

plans to organize the so-called elections, but it would be more accurate to call it the day of deputy and parliamentary appointments, because he himself will decide who will be in the new parliament and which of his people will be in the city council. he understands that the mood of the society has not changed, and he is not happy about it. pending. after the last election, almost 1,400 territorial and precinct election commissions were created in belarus, but the authorities have not yet made public the list of members. the country's central election commission says it protects their personal data. after the 2020 protests, all opposition and independent parties were virtually eliminated. many party leaders are in prisons. and although israel's war against hamas and the russian invasion of ukraine made belarus less visible in the political arena. belarusian opposition leaders say they are working hard to make sure the world doesn't forget about them. i think that

a strategic dialogue has been established with the united states, which will continue in the years to come. in particular, between the belarusian democratic movement and the us state department. this is a very progressive step that was not expected even at the beginning of last year, because the us seemed to be completely focused on ukraine and did not... pay much attention to belarus. last december, democratic senator jean shagin presented a bipartisan bill on democracy, human rights and sovereignty of belarus. the document provides for the condemnation of lukashenko's support for russia's invasion of ukraine, the recognition of svitlana tsikhanouskaya as the democratic leader of belarus, and the obligation to support belarusian independent media. the draft law also provides for the creation of a special representative for belarus. catherine lisanova, maxim adams, voice of america, washington. circus milibo in colorado springs has

artists from ukraine in its creative team. the circus team, together with the organization ukrainian power, invited residents of colorado to the "prayer for ukraine" exhibition. funds from the sale of tickets will go to humanitarian aid to ukraine and the opening of a domestic hub. displaced persons near kyiv. svitlana prystynska learned the details of the event. seven-year-old adelina stepanchenko is the youngest artist of the milibo circus. the girl's parents are from ukraine. adelina's biggest dream is to help ukrainian children. my speech about ukraine. i want to support ukrainian children and earn money for them. if they, say, need prosthetics. after all some ukrainian children. lost limbs, i will be very glad if i can help in any way.

she lovingly founded the circus. jim jackson with his wife 21 years ago, the circus team includes many immigrants, including ukrainians. the war in ukraine had a great impact on our good friends, our artists, originally from ukraine, their relatives are still there. it's nice to support people we know and somehow make things better. the church program of milibo consisted. 15 numbers. many people came to watch the performances and support ukraine americans this theater has long played a huge role in the cultural life of the city. i am proud of our community, which has a big heart and still cares about events so far away . when you are so far away, of course you can try to understand what ukrainians are going through, but i don't think we

can fully feel it. that's why it's important to have people to remind us what's going on. the co-organizers of the event are the non-profit organization ukrainian power. the executive director is yana malik, originally from the luhansk region. she came to colorado with her family springs in july 2022 under the refugee program, and already in november, together with american volunteers, she founded ukrainian power. ukrainian force, an organization that helps internally displaced ukrainians. we have 20 hubs in ukraine, in various cities and towns of ukraine, which help refugees from the luhansk region. what is hap? this is such a special building where people can come and they can warm up, they can use the internet, children can study in these institutions, we send multi-walled electrical appliances, and it is more generators, it is

power. banks, these are large power banks, these are laptops, these are tablets, the money collected from the performances, the performances that were held yesterday and today, will go to the opening of the 21st hub, which will be near kyiv. whitney luckett and casey jones, co-founders of ukrainian power. a year and a half ago, my husband and i adopted a ukrainian family under the united for ukraine program. and in november 2022, we realized that something was needed.

during the performance, 5 thousand dollars were collected. and since the beginning of the ukrainian organization power raised $175,000 to help ukrainians. svitlana prystynska, olena andryushchenko. colorado springs. colorado download the voice of america mobile application. the application allows you to bypass blocking automatically thanks to the built-in vpn service. read news, watch informative programs and videos, and also listen to podcasts of the ukrainian voice of america service. we will say goodbye at this point, you watched the program of the ukrainian voice of america, chas taay. join in. also to

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