they won't tell you when they 've reached their goal, and in the future, hundreds of billions more may be needed, many people have died, we need to find a way to end this because our national security priorities are definitely the border, and people like nicky haley, more care is taken about the border of ukraine than our own southern border, and that is wrong. and yuliu, another nominee, announced the day before that he was withdrawing from the race. how can this affect the dynamics of elections in general? it good question maria. in fact, chris christie has been urging him to leave the campaign for more than one month, because there is still a very large gap between him and the leader of the race , donald trump. we know kriz christi, very famous for his clear position and support for ukraine, but also for his very consistent criticism of donald trump. and the day before, when he was announcing the end of his campaign, he once again...

warned americans against voting for donald trump, and he said that he would wait for america itself if the president, if donald trump will become president again. if we're talking about how his end , the end of the race, could affect the campaign, observers point out that his positions are most similar to those of nicky gailey, so potentially they say some of his voters may switch to nicky gaile, but again after all, now there is a very big gap between her and donald trump. julia, well, the last one. short question please tell me you will be covering the so called iowa republican caucuses tell me what the process is? it takes place on monday, in monday the republican party in iowa is going to vote in these caucuses, that is, it has to come and decide on its candidate, and now we know that again, what should be expected, it should be expected, what exactly will the result be, what will it be. .result: can nicky gailey

close in on the current race leader. we now know that donald trump has a margin of over 30%. but then again, as the number of candidates shrinks, perhaps the gap will narrow after all. we know nicky gale has slightly better predictions in new hampshire and south carolina, and already at the end of february maria, we will have a better picture and understand whether any of the candidates will be able to compete with donald trump. thank you, yulia, for watching so closely. explain in detail the topic of the presidential elections in the usa, it was yulia yarmolenko. and the judge of new york held the final hearing of the lawsuit against the ex-president of the usa, donald trump. he faces a fine of $370 million and a ban on doing business in new york. let's talk about how this case can affect the presidential race colleague oleksiy kovalenko. hello, oleksiy. tell me, please, was donald trump present in the hall today? and what did he say, did

he make any statements? hello maria, in fact, here it is important to remember everything that happened yesterday, it is important to remember that donald trump was not present, as our colleague yulia yarmonka said, was not present during the debate, instead we were present during the fox channel town hall news, and during this town hall he addressed all these criminal proceedings against him, he said that this is all hunting already in his classic manner, and also said that... when he is, according to him , the president, he will not be a dictator and will not persecute his political opponents, and he also mentioned ukraine and israel, he reminded he mentioned that ah, if he were president now, there would be no war in ukraine, then russia would not attack ukraine, and there would be no war in israel either. he also commented on foreign policy and nato issues in general, he was asked. about

his attitude towards nato, he said that, accordingly, the united states contributes too much to nato, and it is thanks to the policies of donald trump that other countries, allies of the united states in nato, can do what they do in helping ukraine. i suggest listening to a quote from donald trump himself. nato used our country, they used us for military protection. out of 28 countries, only eight countries made a full contribution to nato. we paid the difference. i approached them and said: if you don't pay, we won't protect you. and she said: are you serious? i say yes the next day, billions of dollars poured into nato. the reason they have the money now to do what they are doing now, helping ukraine, is because i got the money. so it is peace through strength. oleksiy, tell me. what is the essence of the case that

is currently being considered in court? and yes, today's case, it was civil, unlike many cases that are pending against donald trump, which are criminal cases, let me remind you, there are four criminal cases. cases and a total of 91 criminal charges, today's case was about charges against donald trump and his company in illegally inflating the value of the assets of donald trump and his company, and here is the attorney general who, who is on the side of the prosecution, she is demanding that donald trump and his company pay a $370 million fine and also prohibit donald trump and his company to engage in business in the field at all'. mobility in that state, which is a significant blow to the heart of donald trump's empire and could affect the views of his supporters during the presidential race. oleksiy, well, let's also talk about another investigation against the son of us president hunter biden. tell me, please, what

new statements were made this week in congress? yes, congress had a hearing yesterday in the house of representatives, and some republican lawmakers are proposing... to impeach hunter bain, the son of the current president of the united states , for failing to appear at the impeachment hearings against joe biden, guntar biden himself commented on this and he said that he is ready to appear at the hearing, but the hearing should be open, and not closed, but we also remember that today in the court in los angeles another case is being considered, regarding the accusations against gunter benen in the non-payment of taxes in the amount of 1,400 thousand dollars. there is another case in delaware, the indictment of hunter biden. hunter biden is expected to plead not guilty in both cases. thanks to oleksii, for such a detailed explanation of the latest news regarding the court cases against donald trump and the investigation into hunter biden, oleksii kovalenko said.

russia's war in ukraine caused concern millions of people 800 km from kyiv in taiwan, where the president will be elected on saturday. there they worry that... if russia wins, beijing will dare to seize the island by force, many residents of taiwan have already started preparing for a possible confrontation with china, as nataliya leonova will tell. in this airsoft club, taiwanese students learn to shoot plastic bullets. instead, tony lou had to deal with real bullets, because he fought in ukraine. i bought a plane ticket and... to ukraine, i didn't tell anyone. these relics are reminders of three months, when lou was fighting in ukraine. after the start of the russian-ukrainian war, there are more and more civil defense classes. if russia attacked ukraine, then china can attack taiwan. many

taiwanese are worried, so some are learning to shoot. others are learning how to use radio to communicate. in this class, students learn to recognize misinformation, how to survive when the infrastructure is broken, how to provide pre-medical care, most of the students at this academy are women. it's almost like a team of moms, coming to class motivates them the desire to know what to do in emergency situations, including war, to protect one's family. more than 70 years ago, the communists won the civil war. in china and the ruling nationalist government retreated to taiwan, an island 200 km from mainland china, although taiwan has a democratic government, beijing considers the island part of china. all these years there were fears that china would decide to take back taiwan by force. since that hasn't happened yet,

many islanders have relaxed, says marco ho. often there is a thought, something, what it didn't happen yesterday, it won't happen today either. then tomorrow it won't happen either, such a thought is very dangerous. the threat increased after the chinese leader pin called reunification with taiwan inevitable in his new year's address. he wants to set international standards. another reason for increased vigilance is the complexity of the information space due to the influence of modern technologies. i think the main reason is technology. there is a lot of confusion in the information space. because the information is so confusing, you don't you know whether it will be a military attack or an information war. tony lu doubts that the people of taiwan will be able to protect the island. i am not very optimistic, people need to strengthen their ability to defend taiwan. whether china will attack taiwan does not

depend on the results of the island's presidential election on saturday, experts say. instead of trying to calculate the level of risk of war - says marco ho to the people of taiwan. it is necessary to admit that war is possible and to prepare for it. natalia leonova, elizabeth lim, voice of america. ecuadorian security forces are conducting raids across the country against different groups. the day before, the country's president , daniel nobua, announced an internal armed conflict. after the disappearance of the head of an influential mafia group from prison, the country was engulfed in mass unrest. an eyewitness to the event, ukrainian dasha ozymko, who ended up in this country, told my colleague ostap yarysh about the situation in ecuador. i'll start by saying that i 'm in the capital, quito, and i'm in a relatively safe area, so... what is happening here, maybe not representative of everything that is happening in ecuador, in other cities, but at the moment it is quite quiet here, at noon

the news about the capture on the live air of the television studio began to appear, i was just at that time in a public place, in supermarket, and within an hour all institutions , all public places, cafes, restaurants, shops, had to be closed, we were all asked to leave the premises, and from 6:00 p.m. a state of shelter and place was introduced, shelter in place, that is, from 6:00 p.m. on the streets there was no one except the patrolling groups of six people, that's all i saw from the window, when i was in the supermarket, when the news started, it reminded me a little of 2014, a little panic that was among people, people started collecting food, very actively, different, who could , who collected, ran to the cash register, yesterday after after... the announcement that everyone should be at home from 6 o'clock in the evening, such

a panic began, i saw that all the ways to leave quito were in such a rather strong traffic, and people were leaving, i checked even for myself, can i get to the airport, it took me over two hours, there was no guarantee that i would have called an uber yesterday, i basically expected that the panic would subside today and it would be easy. what actually happened, today the roads are free , a little calmer, but already this morning there are many more soldiers on the street, that is, they are fully armed, also groups of six to eight people patrol the streets and there are fewer people, because the president introduced an order that that everyone who can work from home should work from home for the next three days, as well as all educational institutions, schools, universities. that is, today there are fewer people on the streets than usual, but much more

military. some eateries are open, some are not open today, and about 50% of what i see are open and half are not. some of the buildings that i see in my area, last night, some of the houses, not only closed their doors, they barricaded themselves, my. the house did not do this, we have increased security, but we did not barricade, i checked the sites and the embassy of the united states in ecuador and the consulate of ukraine, there are emergency phone numbers that can be contacted in case of need, of course the advice is to leave ecuador as soon as possible, my plan is actually to leave ecuador, i also spoke with the owner of the apartment , in which i am staying, he said that despite the fact that we are in a safe area, since it is

not my country, he still advises to leave the territory of the country, because it is not known how things will develop. this interview was recorded on wednesday, january 10. at the end of december, the first group of ukrainian pilots finished. basic and language training and began training directly on f-16 fighters. this was reported by the ministry of defense of ukraine the other day. they also said that the training of engineers and the preparation of airfields and other infrastructure are taking place directly in ukraine. when ukrainian pilots will switch to f-16 and how effective they will be in the confrontation with russia, one of the most experienced pilots of these fighters told voice of america. very reliable

multi-purpose and quite undemanding to aviation infrastructure. this is how the fighter falcon f-16 describes the american pilot denghampton. during his twenty-year career in the us air force, the retired lieutenant colonel flew 151 sorties in this aircraft. he says that even though ukraine will probably not receive the latest modifications of the f-16, these planes are still the same. will be a qualitatively new step for the ukrainian air force. one of the great features of this aircraft is that it is very easy to upgrade with advanced avionics and elec. radars, it’s all based on the principle of blocks, these are such electronic boxes, and you remove the old one and then install a new one, there is nothing similar in russian-made aircraft, if the f-16 is operated by western pilots or pilots who studied in the west, then this is an even greater advantage, so that we don't fly like the russians and we don't train people like the russians, no doubt your pilots will say when they return.

hampton called for providing ukraine with f-16 and types of weapons in the spring of 2022. he is disappointed by the delays in pilot training and the transfer of these fighters to kyiv. pilot repeatedly emphasized that as an experienced pilot, he is ready to help protect ukrainian skies in the role of a private contractor. when spring, early summer begins, when the snow melts and the ground hardens for the movement of tanks and trucks, then serious fighting will begin again in ukraine. that's when the pilots have to come back and...be able to fight, i don't know if that's going to happen, i hope so, but i'd still go. i have advised in ukraine from the beginning, it is necessary to train its own pilots, but it takes time, so ukraine would need to hire in the meantime private contractors. the former supreme commander of nato forces in europe, philip breeden , also believes that these fighters will significantly

strengthen the defense forces of ukraine. breedlov, a former f-16 pilot himself, claims that they are integrated into the system. of air defense, these planes will help repel massive russian air attacks. the f-16 is similar to the patriot in that it is more effective when connected to a system with sensors that transmit information to the aircraft's weapons system. the f-16s will make a difference, they will have a significant impact when they will be connected to the synchronized control network, which will help prepare for the launch of the rocket. ukraine. is already doing a good job with the limited amount of capabilities they have, but we need to give them more. however, these fighter jets will be more effective for the protection of the ukrainian army on the front line - says breedlove. multi-target aircraft such as the f-16 are incredibly important because early in the battle they can help

establish and establish air superiority over the battlefield. they are able to help build and support against. air defense, and once they've established that air superiority over your troops so they can wage modern maneuver warfare, the f-16 turns into an extremely powerful weapon to support maneuver on the ground. firstly, with a deep strike to disable logistics, destroy communication lines, secondly - to destroy the concentration of troops, prevent those forces on the battlefield that are accumulating for an attack and thirdly, in the role of close air support of troops on the ground . austrian military expert gustav gresel, who himself served in the air defense forces, notes that recent massive russian attacks on ukrainian cities proved that ukrainian air defenses work very effectively, but the war emphasized the importance of powerful combat aviation. for 30 years, nato countries fought wars outside their territories, and

air defense played a small role. missile arsenals for air defense were designed only to... protect nodes and air bases from ballistic missiles, instead it was believed that nato would always have air superiority over any enemy, and therefore many air defense systems do not need. ukraine is a large country, it is impossible to cover all of it with ground air defense batteries. many targets can be intercepted by planes and fighters. airplanes did it. this of course applies to drones, rockets, but also to caliber missiles and cruise missiles. they can be intercepted, just as aviation intercepts ordinary ones. still. gressel calls the goal of the massive russian bombing of ukraine the desire of the russians to exhaust ukrainian anti-aircraft defense. but the arsenals of ammunition for the soviet fighters available in the armed forces are also running out. now for ukraine the problem is that for the soviet -made aircraft it has in service, the su-27 and mig-29, there is a lack of missiles produced by russia,

the number of such missiles in nato's arsenals is limited, so the f-16 will fulfill their role in the near future. hampton says that for effective performance of tasks, ukraine needs at least two f16 squadrons, which is 36-40 aircraft. he argues that this is a very reliable aircraft with a high percentage of time that it can perform combat missions, so even a small number of these fighter jets can help counter russian aggression. no jet fighter can. work all the time, they work a certain percentage of the time, because of maintenance, inspections, and other things that need to be done, so if you had 40 f-16s, then 30 would be ready for the field. it's just now, the rest is undergoing maintenance, or modernization, or repair. it's a very reliable aircraft, so it has a very high, what we call a mission capability rating. and beyond

the practical meaning, these planes, i think would have a great advantage for the spirit of the ukrainians, who have been suffering for two years, suddenly seeing f-16s flying over their heads, destroying the russians, it would give them confidence and improve the general mood. maria prus, bohdan tsyupin, ostap yarysh, konstantin. dove, the voice of america. study the genome of a ukrainian. taras oleksyk, a professor at oklen university, set himself this goal. he organized one of the world's largest projects to study genomic variants, where the dna of 20,000 ukrainians is analyzed. what practical significance will this research have, says my colleague hanna. hard bread people are genetically similar to each other by 99%, but the 1% that distinguishes us from others is especially

important, in particular, because it makes people react differently to diseases and drugs, so the future is personalized medicine, scientists say. and it requires genetic studies of every region of the planet. until recently, ukraine was a white spot on the genetic map of the world, but everything changed in 2021, when taras oleksyk, a professor of genetics at oakland university in michigan, first investigated and described in scientific publications on the genome of ukraine with an emphasis on its genetic diversity. this was done specifically so as not to show that there is, i don't know, some standard ukrainian, but there is a colorful, diverse ukraine, which is rich in different, let's say, genetic variants that also need to be studied. we have our own specific history that shaped this nation. and she formed not only a national character, let's say, from which many people in the world now learn, but also a specific genetics that responds differently to,

say, to infectious diseases, or responds differently to environmental challenges. taras oleksyk, a former resident of uzhgorod , has been involved in science in the usa and other countries for over 20 years, he involves ukrainian scientists in american and european research, and at first, after the russian war , he focused on research for ukrainians. thanks to his efforts, a specially equipped scientific laboratory was opened in uzhhorod with european grants and money from american private foundations. employees the faculty of biology of the uzhgorod national university isolates and analyzes dna from collected blood samples, performs a pcr reaction, and even sequences an individual genome. these are the latest directions that are in the top, worldwide today. of course, we are moving towards personalized medicine. and the definition of a full-genome person is important for medicine as well. thanks to the work of scientists in uzhhorod, further international scientific clinical

research will take into account ukrainian local genetic variants. in plans i say what to research, for example, from domestic animals, even, even horses, hutsulyks , because the laboratory's facilities allow it to be done, professor oleksyk has a wealth of experience. works with kine, the name of the ukrainian scientist is included in the preamble of the law of puerto rico. taras worked there for 10 years and proved that the local pasofino horses were bred on this caribbean island . thanks to this, the people of peretorika recognized the unique breed as their national treasure. and there are such horses on which you can ride and drink coffee and do not spill it. it was known that it comes down to one such gene, called dmrt3, which makes, which allows not only horses, but also other... er animals to stay in rhythm. now taras oleksyk works at oakland university in michigan, on weekends he teaches the geography of ukraine at a local ukrainian saturday school. in

michigan, ukrainians do not allow anyone to forget what is happening in ukraine. in america , it is very necessary to remind those americans, those american politicians, those american businessmen that the war in ukraine continues and it will not end until we drive this enemy out. and you don't need to talk about it. forget. hanna tverdohlip, yurii chudlai, dmytro melnyk, voice of america. and that 's the end of it. maria prus worked for you in the studio. see other stories of the ukrainian voice of america service on our website and social networks, as well as subscribe to our youtube channel and telegram. thank you for your trust. see you on air. we are looking for 13-year-old dianka prokopo. from

donetsk region. official information about the girl's disappearance came in june 2023, and here unfortunately, i don't know the exact date of disappearance, because diana lived in the pokrovsky district in the village of verkhnotoretske, which was occupied at the beginning of the war. therefore, any information about the girl's possible whereabouts is important. if you happen to have it, call the magnolia child tracing service hotline at the short number 11630. calls from any ukrainian mobile operator are free, or write to the chatbot of the child tracing service in telegram. i also want to remind you that we are continuing the search for the 17-year-old serhiy samoilov, who also disappeared in the donetsk region in the city of mariupol. his mother said that on the very first day of the war, life in the city became unbearable, and the situation worsened rapidly every hour.

the family hid in the basement from the bombings, but... the shelling was far from the only problem of the residents of mariupol, there was no internet, light, or water, we even drank technical water from a technical tap, then the whole family got drunk, he didn't i couldn’t drink, we were eating, to be honest, it was very difficult, the stores were all ransacked, no lift, nothing, we just sat there and wanted to eat, despite everyone.

to go to my mother's friend in pokrovsk, this is also the donetsk region, about 200 km from mariupol, and the boy's family did not dare to leave the house, so serhiy went alone. it happened on march 6, my grandmother and i didn't let him go, because there was a lot of shooting around, and to be honest, we didn't have anything to eat or drink then, it was very scary, he took a backpack with him. there was a computer, dressed as young people dress, says: "seryozha, come on, i thought he was walking around the house and coming back." and the earring left the house, when he left, i already understood what we had done with the woman, we didn't keep him. at the moment , only one thing is known: serhii never got to pokrovsk, the boy did not return home either, and no one knows where he is now. serhiy's mother still lives in mariupol and does not

lose hope of finding her son. meanwhile , serhiy's father, who has been living separately for a long time and is now in the territory controlled by ukraine, is doing everything possible on his part, to find serhiy. in particular, he turned to the ombudsman's office. i understand that they want to contact that side, and find out if there is any information on that side, because a lot of children were being taken to russian territory at that time, so now it will be holy. it is possible that the boy was taken to russia, but it is possible that he... is still somewhere in donetsk region, so i am appealing to the residents of the temporarily occupied territory who may see this program on social networks. look carefully at the photo of the child. if someone knows where sergey may be now, don't delay, dial from any mobile operator, the short number of the magnolia children's search service 11630. calls to the hotline from any ukrainian mobile operator are free. if suddenly there is no connection, write to the chat bot. we

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