of ukraine enable me ukraine. hello everybody. zelenskyi is preparing a major reboot and is considering dismissal not only for luzhnyi. the lower house of the us congress has already promised to block the new proposal of the senate. to allocate funds to kyiv, and ukraine chose its representatives for the eurovision song contest, and again not without a scandal. we talk about all this at svoboda live. my name is sashko shevchenko and we are starting, but first i would like you to like this broadcast. in this way , more viewers will be able to join our broadcast. president of ukraine zelenskyi really is considering the replacement of commander-in-chief valery zaluzhny, but such a decision will not only apply to the position of the head.

dsu zelensky also plans to reset the direction of the country's leadership. the president of ukraine said this in an interview with the italian broadcaster rai. he noted that he is thinking about the rotation of a number of state leaders, and among them are not only the military. let's listen. i'm thinking about it, about rebooting. i am in the process of this, because you cannot say: "here is one person, you replaced and everything went." no, no, it's... a serious machine, and it depends on many processes, and if we want to win, we must all be leaders of victory, do not lose hope, do not give up, take energy from wherever you want. zelenskyi is also probably thinking about replacing serhiy shaptala, the head of the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. the ukrainian pravda publication learned about this from several informed interlocutors. both in the president's team and in

military circles. one of these interlocutors said that the replacement of the tin and whisper could happen as early as the middle of this week. meanwhile national security adviser to the us president , jake sullivan, said that the us would not interfere in the issue of valery zaluzhny's possible release. the government of the united states of america should not interfere in this matter in any way. that's why we stay on the edge of these personnel decisions. we made it clear that we would not... participate in this particular decision, we told the ukrainians about it directly. previously, the media wrote about possible differences in the views of zelenskyi and zaluzhnyi on how to conduct the defense of ukraine, conduct mobilization, etc. now let's try to analyze whether the big reset announced by zelenskyi will not mean a change in approaches to war. pavlo leki, head of security programs of the strategy 21 center for global studies, is with us live.

good evening. good evening. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. let's try to analyze what is currently in the public space, that is, the information available there, and maybe available to you. can there really be differences of opinion on how to conduct the defense of ukraine between the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief? and is it normal if do such visions differ? of course, different people may have different views on the forms of waging war. they are different, it depends on their education, on their experience and on their worldview , the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, valery zaluzhnyi, a very talented general who went through all levels of military education and military administration bodies, it seems that he graduated from all three military universities , he was finishing. with a red

diploma, not every military man can go through such a path, he has encyclopedic knowledge and extensive experience in management, strategic military management, uh, so, strictly speaking, he has his own vision for waging a defensive war with the russian federation, based on the assessment of his forces, on the assessment. the forces of the enemy, obviously the supreme commander of our state, who is the president by his status, also have a vision, a proper vision of the survival strategy of ukraine in this civil war, which is also based on the assessment of the enemy, on the assessment of the capabilities of our state, and also on the assessment of the international position , which is built around... the state, this is not just a right, but this

duty of the president. well, you know, based on what the media write, and here it is important to note that these are not facts, not official information, so... that's why we can only hypothetically analyze it now, in the end it looks like volodymyr zelenskyy can certain , a certain understanding of whether there are resources for conducting such a war, which, such a vision that general zaluzhnyi has, but on the other hand, you yourself noted that volodymyr zelensky does not have the appropriate education, you also said that zaluzhnyi has strategic management experience war, here we are talking about strategic approaches, and... what can this mean for ukraine, for ukraine's defense capability, if there are such two different visions, or is this a problem? well, in ukraine there is a commander-in-chief, who is the president, who bears personal, personal responsibility, as the head of state

, for our defense, well, precisely, according to the constitution and the law on mobilization, his personal. it is his personal duty to form a single team, which includes all state authorities, which is called to do everything for the defense of the state, well actually saying, obviously the president, if he really has to reboot some team there, he believes that that team is his, it is not... tasks and he will try to change its composition. i don't know how it will happen, i will say frankly, the only thing is that from my experience, at any level of management, military management, a change of command, well, for a certain

time, is a disorganizing factor, and it is very difficult to carry out rotation. commanders, well, in the most difficult period of hostilities, well, although it may not be the most difficult, maybe the most difficult times are ahead and it is better to implement them now, the changes decided by the president, zelenskyi really spoke about a certain stagnation of the essence in an interview with the italian broadcaster rai, we also repeatedly mentioned on our airwaves that such a positional war had begun. but i want to ask you, rather comment on the opinion that general serhii kryvonos expressed to this morning's air in freedom of mornings, he said that there is a threat that this reboot will lead to the fact that such

responsible positions as, in particular, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, people can come, so to speak, they can be elected, trying to find loyal people, first of all, and not competent ones, do you see such a threat? well, during the period, during the ten-year war, let’s say, and during the period of a particularly large- scale invasion, we, the ukrainian army, raised a whole galaxy of worthy generals, raised, raised, taught, gave them experience that was not only operational, but also strategic , these are the facts of such surnames. well, at least you can count on two hands who already have the relevant experience, however, when general krivonos talks about threats of such a nature that the president will choose

his commander-in-chief, not on the principles of professional ability, but on the basis of personal loyalty. well, such a threat really exists, because on the one hand, the president, i repeat, he is the supreme commander, and he is the leader of the team, roughly speaking, which involves the implementation of a single plan, and therefore the executors must be like-minded with him, on the other hand, well, the search for her like-minded people. such non-professionals who are not ready to tell the truth to the supreme commander-in-chief, it is not the best option, which can carry with it very serious threats to our defense , general kryvonos is an experienced military man and

doesn’t say bullshit, well, it’s important to remind you that general kryvonos, he criticizes the government quite consistently and he also has... if i i'm not mistaken, there were certainly certain problems with the proceedings regarding him, regarding the beginning of the phase of a full-scale invasion, that is, well, we can only add this here. context, maybe there are certain other interests, i think it should be mentioned that there were disagreements in the political leadership with by general kryvonos for his organization of the defense of the zhulyana airport, so from the enemies, where is he in fact, this is of course not a strategic -level task, but the most difficult moment, the general took control of those forces that... were at hand and coped with it brilliantly, i just reminded , that there were actually such

reports about certain, certain disagreements, that they were in the past, and this is important to mention here, when we again talk about what mr. krivonos criticizes, i do not question his competence in this case, i wanted i also want to ask you about what zelensky said in the same interview with rai, he said, well , he said so optically, that some in the country's leadership lack optimism, and that cannot be ignored. this was his quote. could it be that zelenskyi considers zulzhuj a pessimist, that perhaps he paints such a picture too pessimistically, and therefore does not actually trust zulzhuj's assessments and decisions. well, i can well assume that the president, as a creative person who, accordingly, has a worldview, he imagines the world somewhat in... optimistic notes, military people, military men, they are always pessimists, they count on

the worst case scenario by being ready to act in any critical situations, that's what they are military men, well, if i read the interview of our president correctly , then he is talking about... loading the state machine, the leaders of the state, and i will explain, although we now have martial law, the military are not the leaders of the state, they perform their task of defending this state, so that this state exists, so that there is no buchi and irpina of a national scale, he answered the question of the leading italian broadcaster about the possibility of mr. zaluzhny's resignation. indeed, the president of ukraine began to talk about the fact that he is trying

to see this picture and these personnel decisions more comprehensively and to talk in general about certain changes not only in the military bloc. at the very end, i want to talk about the report of the forbes publication that the russian troops are planning, probably planning to recapture kupyansk in the kharkiv region, and for this they have allegedly accumulated 500 tanks, more than 600 armored vehicles and 40,000 personnel composition if russia really has such plans and... really has such resources, what should be expected on this part of the front, in your opinion, in the coming months, and whether the russian army will be able to succeed in such plans, well, i would not highlight only the kupyan direction as the main direction of the attack, but in terms of the intensity of combat clashes and the forces tied up on both sides , the avdiiv salient remains the key such a central node, where very heavy battles continue. battles and which devours resources, well, how incredible

what will happen there in the coming weeks and months, well let's at least in weeks, i can't say, our military is still holding on to inhumane conditions, south of kupensk, leave avdiivka, this is the avdiyivka-maryana salient, if the avdiyivka-maryana section, if the enemy with... can break through our defenses in the avdiyivsk and mariyansk directions, then he can go into the flank of our ughledar group, or develop an offensive to the northwest towards pokrovsk in order to fulfill his main task of seizing donetsk and luhansk regions. in the north we have the situation in kupyansk is also really difficult there. the reserves are quite close and they are constantly being restored, now the enemy has pulled in the first

tank army of resistance and the situation is very difficult there too. thank you, we continue to monitor all sections of the current front in the russian-ukrainian war, and in particular the hot spots that you talked about, we continue to inform our viewers and we also try, our correspondents shoot videos and... make their materials about what is happening directly directly on the contact line. thank you, we were contacted by pavlo lakeychuk, head of security programs at the strategy 21 center for global studies. the us senate released the text of the bill on emergency spending on national security issues, which, among other things, refers to the provision of aid to ukraine. the document also contains regulations on the protection of the southern border, which is what the republicans demanded from joe biden as a condition for supporting funding for aid to kyiv. however, speaker

of the us house of representatives mike johnson said, which will not even be put to a vote, presented in the senate. the bill on border security, which provides for the allocation of 118 billion dollars, which also includes aid for ukraine in the amount of 60 billion and more than 14 billion for israel. mike johnson noted, quote: this bill is worse than we expected and doesn't even come close to ending the border disaster the president created. end of quote. the right wing of the republican party is loyal to donald trump, does not consider help. in ukraine, instead, it is key focuses on the priority of allocating funds to strengthen the border with mexico. the ambassador of ukraine to the usa, oksana markarova, reported that the us senate could already vote on the bill on the us international aid package, including for ukraine, on february 7, and added that the next few days are crucial in the us congress. grateful to the administration of the president

of the united states and everyone in congress in both parties who support ukraine and understand the importance as soon as possible. making a decision for ukraine and for the national security of the united states. ahead of us days of very difficult and very public debates await, not about ukraine, but about the part of the package that concerns us migration policy. so what is the fate of the defense package of aid to ukraine from the united states. we will talk about this later. we are in touch with the ex-ambassador of ukraine to the usa, and now the chairman of the board of the ukrainian crisis media center, valery chaly. good evening. i congratulate you. glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. considering. news about the bill from the senate and that the speaker of the us house of representatives in the us parliament is not even going to bring it up for a vote. now what are the chances that money for aid to ukraine will be voted and when, when can it be, if so? you know, despite the fact that ukrainians are dying, and every day that

politicians in the usa spend in debates, these are our lives. people, i don't really care what they're discussing, i'm amazed at the weakness of the gop that's been held hostage, and if in the senate, mitch mcconeol said today that he thinks it's a good solution, and it's a solution, i mean the package , can play to any president's advantage by implying that theirs the representative may also receive such benefits by embodying. border policy, that is , joseph biden went to a meeting, he took all the steps, and one person or two will hold the whole party hostage, well, that 's a weakness, i'm sorry, i don't even want to comment on that, because the republicans the next days, anyone from they can comment on anything, but only one republican in the house of representatives has the right

to ask about the resignation of mike johnson, who ignores the opinion of the majority of republicans. does not want to ask this question on voting, well, i will remind you that mike johnson did not take his position immediately and seemed to be a compromising figure, are you not worried, well, not worried, how to say it correctly, but whether it will happen that if johnson will be removed, then this whole story will drag on even longer, there is a problem, i agree with you here, well, if it is not a question at all, well, at least you should talk to him in this way, you know, ukraine has done everything possible. even literally, well, i don't think it was advertised, but there was such a meeting of the ukrainian delegation where there were evangelists, baptists, evangelists, christian baptists, this is basically the same direction that mike johnson professes, and he was called a christian, he was also called a person who thinks in this direction

first and foremost what is he like, here he actually just exists, just exists, well, how to say , so more diplomatically, he listens to donald trump a lot, let's say this, and donald trump has taken a strange position, all that is bad for joseph biden is that he can't implement, it is for the benefit of candidate donald trump, well, me i think it's still history that will give it some marks, but mike johnson and his fellow party members should have a conversation with him now, because it looks like blocking alone. you know, if it was in ukraine, they would have shouted to the whole of washington, to the whole of the united states, that we are in bedlam here, and yet this is happening. and if it is in the us congress, then sorry, we will not be silent either, because it is not about ukraine, it is about a serious geopolitical, global decision, and yes, i once again

i confirm, there are already calculations of exactly how many people will die if american weapons are not delivered, we thank you very much for the constant voices that sound in support, but really these weeks will become a real testimony of the leadership of the united states, and this... is carried out both by the president and the congress, we, all countries don't care what sounds outside , one powerful voice of the usa must be heard outside, as a country that protects democracy and freedom in the world, as it was declared, then we will see the result, everything that is going on with these maneuvers, i said three about them months ago that they will not end well, it is necessary to go to a solution, and the mechanisms, i know this from my experience, in the congress and in the white house there are, uh... let's remember what was discussed in the media again last week and then it was officially mentioned in the statement of the white house that the lower house of congress is allegedly

going to vote to accelerate the provision of funding to israel without allocating funds to ukraine, and some observers saw this as direct evidence that, in fact , the republicans are not so loyal to trump are worried about the border with mexico, they just want to withdraw aid to ukraine. in your opinion, is it really well... now it looks like, well, irrefutable, well, i would like them to refute what, what you said, which is on the surface, there are really a lot of comments about it, i'm very i want the majority of republicans, traditionally those republicans who are in favor of a strong position of the united states in the world, to have their say here, i emphasize once again, there are mechanisms for this. and what stands out separate israel, i am in favor of helping israel, and indeed there is a problem of the border in the united states, and there is an issue in

the south-eastern region of asia, all this is there, but believe me, if there is now a signal from washington to the kremlin, it will go exactly like this, the american the tax payer, believe me, will pay ten times more in a future full-scale war, after the a... authoritarian regimes, and china, and iran, and russia, obviously, north korea will see, america's weakness, and if america is ready to give one's strength at the expense of some groups groups of people, well, it is, unfortunately, then it will be such a change in the world that only putin will pay for it in the kremlin, so i still hope that those we are counting on. they will act actively, and those who sound today as people who are actually against world peace , against taking just steps, that they

will still somehow pull back and count on two steps forward, not one, only under elections on november 5, but actually it is not only about specific individuals making certain decisions, donald trump, who has an influence on certain congressmen, he also has this political capital in the next elections, the same will be true before the elections and in the congress itself, that is, it means that he has , first of all, great electoral support, there are many americans who share these views, why yes, why are there messages about the fact that there is no need to help ukraine, they were able to be so popular, and i will remind here, in fact, that almost 90% of the... aid that is allocated in the usa, they actually go to the americans arms manufacturers, or allies of the united states, which then are transferring weapons to ukraine, don't those who support trump,

support politicians who speak out against aid to ukraine realize this. they are very well aware, firstly, secondly, it is good that these figures have started to sound, but they, i will remind you, they were not sounded from the very beginning, i will tell you more, 60 billion is not here for ukraine, it is only there. part, everything else - this is the restoration of the arsenals of the united states, the renewal of the ability to defend itself or participate in important operations there, just like the army of the united states, there is no money for ukraine so much, but the truth is that there is a whole aid plan written there, when it is funded, and even the work of the us embassy in ukraine, the protection of the embassy, ​​its work is also written there, and... this is necessary for the united states, and in in principle, only recently they began to name all these numbers and these arguments have finally left the white house, but

i will say something else, you said that there are none. it is not support for ukraine that is becoming so popular, nothing like that, if you take socialist polls, then there is support for ukraine, it fell gradually, the fatigue was such, but in two years these are huge numbers of support that remain today of the american people, in fact this group of congressmen, i am now talking about the house of representatives, is going against its people, against the opinion, and why only for narrow party interests, victories precisely on november 5. why do they do that? and ask each of them, probably, someone has elections for the house of representatives, someone for the senate, maybe re-elections have just happened, they are thinking about themselves. every politician, of course, can do that, but you know, the times, well, very, very important and very important steps, so it amazes me that those people, i know many congressmen, house of representatives, republicans, strong people, with a lot of

experience, can't they... can take a principled position, even, even, i 'll tell you , to jeopardize his re-election, but to take a principled position for peace for the whole world, that is , i don’t understand it, i would do it like that, well, we will not interfere in their internal affairs, it is up to them to decide, the only thing i will say that these actions are very risky, precisely, in the first place to focus... on the campaign, on what will happen in the world in the medium term. yes , we, in fact, and you said it on our air today, and the experts we invite repeatedly mention it on our airs, so we will continue to monitor the situation in the usa and specifically in washington. we were contacted by valery chaly, chairman of the board of the ukrainian crisis media center, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of ukraine to the usa in 2015-2019. there is a political scandal in poland

after president andrzej duda put su, cast doubt on the belonging of crimea occupied by russia to ukraine. he said that ukraine will return donetsk and luhansk, but regarding crimea, in his opinion, there are questions here. under pressure from polish politicians and kyiv, president duda changed his position and recognized crimea as an integral part of ukraine. the other day , an interview with polish president andrzej duda appeared on the polish youtube channel kanal zero, which caused a lot of controversy. reaction and criticism in society, it is because duda said that he does not know whether ukraine will get the crimea annexed by russia back. i find it hard it is difficult for me to answer this question, because i do not know whether ukraine will return crimea, but i believe that it will return donetsk and luhansk. crimea is a special place. i don't know if ukraine will return crimea. it is also special for historical reasons, because actually, if we look historically, it was in russian hands for most

of the time. such a statement. provoked a sharp reaction among polish politicians, in particular , a member of the seimas from the civic platform , roman gotrich, criticized duda's statement and stated that there are cities in poland that during belonged to poland for a shorter period of time than to another state, and the statement itself was called stupid, hetrich was joined by the representative of the civil coalition kszytov brayza. shamefully, today duda says that crimea is unknown, because most of the time it was in the hands of russia in august 2020. he claimed that crimea is ukraine, just as gdansk is part of poland. the polish minister of foreign affairs, radoslav sikorsky, also reacted to duda's statement. he emphasized that poland recognizes the independence of ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. apart from of this, the reaction of the ambassador of ukraine to poland, vasyl zvarych, appeared on the network. crimea is ukraine, so it is, and so it will be, the basis for this is international law.

russia's temporary occupation of crimea is a war crime for which it will be punished, deoccupation of crimea is our joint task and duty with the free world. after this wave of criticism , andrzej duda did react and stated that russia's attack on ukraine, as well as the occupation of internationally recognized territories of ukraine, including crimea, is a crime. duda did not explain why his previous statement about crimea was completely different. at the end of last year, president duda's rhetoric was directed at supporting ukraine in matters of return. in crimea, in particular, the current president awarded the highest honor of ukraine, the order of the white eagle, to the leader of the crimean tatar people, mustafa dzhemilev. mykola knyazhytskyi, a member of the verkhovna rada, wrote about this on facebook at the time. he noted that at that time he received assurances from duda of solidarity, support of the crimean tatar people and ukraine in the fight against the aggressor and european integration. anastasia potapenko, radio liberty.