a great power, if it allowed itself to be deceived, that is, here he contradicts himself, as in many other issues, but with this interview he tries to raise the stakes and someone who listens to him, if not to count, then to convey the meaning, that he is ready to go all the way, and if he is ready, then at some point we will still have to negotiate and give... negotiate, because i am ready to talk only to the americans, he says it directly, and this is a very important story, because he is here trying to jump over no only through our head, but also through the europeans, and today olaf scholz is in washington, and it will be a very, very important meeting in the context of the solidarity of the west . a strong response to the russian regime

, understanding that while complex discussions between democrats and republicans are going on in washington, and they are unlikely to stop, in the near future, europe is ready to throw bridges, and if so, it will be a strong response to putin, and its own response that you can't negotiate through someone else's head, our european one. any one, and this is exactly what putin is proposing. another event that took place this week, but, well, it received less attention from the ukrainian mass media, but still, i emphasize that the general director of magat , raphael grossi, visited zaporizhzhia os temporarily captured by the russians, according to him, the main problems as of today is the end of the life of the nuclear fuel in the reactors, as well as a significant reduction in the technical staff of the station, but... grosi was met by the russian occupiers and

they told him: "we are glad to welcome you to russian land in the russian federation ." let's look at this fragment, because it is revealing. he for his help, but the fact that it is not the russian federation of georgia should probably say, because why does the general director of magate so calmly react welcome to rasha, he will not to speak, because he goes to russia in the same way and has to negotiate with... everybody and

he doesn't see himself as a politician, he sees himself as a hired international manager, this is of course very, very unpleasant, because he is actually trying to get away from issues that is self-important, and what he does is just maintaining, maintaining contacts, but he is not alone in the west, and we also have to speak absolutely frankly, there are such, such people who, in principle, try not to understand reality, not to talk about her, but to get out of it frankly and clearly, to be a person who is a communicator between someone, that's how he sees himself, but not a person and part of the... west, let's say it frankly,

a very short question, i hope for a short answer, they will take place literally in a month the next presidential election of the russian federation, the easier election of putin, should we now talk about the illegitimacy of putin if the elections are held in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine? of course, this should be one of our key topics, we should say that the organization of... elections in the occupied territories delegitimizes the entire election process, and because of that, the russian government, this should be our political thesis, this should be our legal thesis, and actually our valuable thesis, everything is very simple. thank you, mr. pavle, for the conversation, it was pavlo klimkin, the minister of foreign affairs of ukraine in 2014-19. friends, we are working live on the tv channel, as well as on our... platforms on

youtube and facebook, for those who are currently watching us live on facebook and youtube, please like this video, vote in our poll, because today we in... we ask about this, do you understand the reasons for zaluzhny's resignation, and on youtube we already see 20% of the effort, the front pages of the world media are full of articles about zaluzhny's resignation, should zelensky explain the staff rotation. two hours of lies russian propagandists are actively spreading theses of putin's interview with tucker carlson, did it make an impression on the western audience? what could ukrainians do? we will talk about all this in the next 45 minutes. let me remind you that we are working live on the tv channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, for those who are currently

watching us live there. don't be stingy, please like this video, and also vote on youtube, on our platform, we have this today. the question is whether you understand the reasons for the resignation dear, yes, no, everything is quite simple on youtube, either yes or no , you can leave your own version or your own comment under this video, and today we have a visiting journalist club, journalists, my colleagues, i want to introduce them, this is tatyana vysotska from strasbourg, france, tetiana, i congratulate you, congratulations, sergey, glad to see you on the air, oleksandr golubov from... oleksandr, i congratulate you, congratulations, glad to hear, glad to see and hear, and maria gurska from warsaw, maria , congratulations, thank you for joining our broadcast, congratulations, colleagues, congratulations, dear viewers, congratulations sergey, thank you, well, at least two of

my three colleagues today are employees or former employees, like oleksandr golubov of the tv channel, and the third participant, tetyana vysutska, started working with espress. so we're all espresso employees, either past or present, let's start our questioning conversation, colleagues, because since we're asking our viewers if they understand the reasons for the resignation of the stalwart, maybe it's easier for you to answer this, given that , that you are abroad, maria is in warsaw, tatiana in strasbourg, oleksandr in bonn, maybe you see the situation happening in ukraine in a different way, and it will be valuable for our tv viewers, because we are boiling in one informational such, one informational cauldron, maybe, maybe we will have a perception

a little different, do you have a little different than us, maria, let's start with you, well, i would say that we have only one bubble actually, because... i, in addition to the fact that i currently cooperate with espresso, continue to be a journalist espresso, together with other colleagues, journalists from ukraine, i also launched one here an online magazine for ukrainian migrants all over the world, in connection with migrants, in connection with the war, and not only for all ukrainians, all over the world and at home, also called sestri.eu, and here in this online we provide qualitative analysis and interviews to the magazine. and blogs, primarily political analytics, and also, of course, information for those people who left ukraine due to the war, need help, platforms, associations, who want to join, fight for victory

where they are, by what they can, yes, and actually, we try to monitor both the main trends in ukraine and what is being said about ukraine in europe, in particular about our path to... the european union, we collect interviews with european politicians, conduct, in particular in poland, we talk a lot about ukraine, well, of course, we follow what the main ukrainian media write about certain events and we follow the statements of ukrainian politicians regarding the resignation of zaluzhny, for me personally this situation looks like, well , actually, it has not even become such a cornerstone.. ... the popularity of the commander-in-chief, which obviously annoyed the bank for a long time, this became the cornerstone of this conflict, became the approach to the issue of mobilization, and if the commander-in-chief proposed to approach it tougher,

to approach it realistically and actually apply it, to use all the levers and in order to activate all ukrainians of mobilization age who are at home and, above all , to use all... possible mechanisms for the return of ukrainian men of mobilization age from abroad from eu countries, and i felt from my conversations with employees in poland, i apologize to... with politicians in poland from such previous conversations about their views on the law on mobilization in its previous form, they talked about the fact that the european union is ready to use mechanisms in the event that there is such a political will on the part of the ukrainian authorities, well , we see that, after all , the ukrainian authorities did not decide to go with a tougher scenario, now it is being considered in a new form... this law was voted in the first reading, and we see how along with this the rhetoric is changing

european politicians, they also become more cautious in their statements and in particular say that the matter of mobilization, the matter of the return of ukrainians abroad, is primarily the matter of the ukrainians themselves and the ukrainian authorities, we cannot do much here, i think that, thank you maria , during the program we will talk about how ukraine and the situation are perceived. in ukraine, we are now going through whether you understand the reasons for the resignation of valery zaluzhny, oleksandr, please, and as for me personally, i only have hypotheses, because in my opinion, all the official the communication on this from the state authorities, from the president, i don't know if you can say that it has failed, maybe just in the office of the president they are satisfied with the way they heated up this topic. and then, when everyone was tired of it, they still did, ah, what they had planned, i

understand, for a long time, but no one openly names the real reasons for what happened, accordingly, again, i, as a person who can only rely on information from open sources, can only build hypotheses, and i imagine that if and even i, how a journalist, a person with experience, working with information, but... to put it mildly, i don't understand everything and have a huge pile of questions about what happened, i can only imagine what kind of shock and what kind of misunderstanding it is causes those people who do not have such experience, and secondly, from whom it is very easy for me to talk about it, but for those on whom it depends. the person, the person of the commander-in-chief is actually a matter of their life for ukrainian soldiers, for

those who live in ukraine, it is a matter of life and death, and when it remains with such with the number of many unknowns, this is a very fertile environment for speculation and for russian information special operations in order to increase tension in ukrainian society, it will not benefit from it. it seems to me that there is no one among the ukrainians , and, unfortunately, i can state that all my hypotheses, as i can express them now, but they, they will not be confirmed, and this is probably the worst thing in this situation, in my opinion, because a clear understanding of what is happening, a clear understanding of what the leadership of the country, both military and political, guided by rational reasons when making such decisions, it could reassure many, so far we have barely on... the opposite, people are fighting each other in comments in comments, about who is

syrian, what got the guy fired, what a disaster we're all in for now, i don't think we're in for a disaster because of this, but the communication policy of how this happened, it's actually, well, if not a disaster, it's a pretty serious failure , well, of course, during the war, people have right to know including what happened to the previous head, especially if there were complaints against him, and today he was awarded the star of the hero of ukraine, well, it looks a little strange, to be honest, because it is not clear why he was fired, but the hero of ukraine was given today. tatyana, how do you see the situation in strasbourg, how does it look, and do you understand the reasons for the resignation. meritorious or not, because here is one argument, that it is some kind of political jealousy or a meritorious

future political competitor of zelenskyi, well, they do not sound unconvincing even now in this moment, because in principle the head of the armed forces of ukraine is of course involved in politics, because the future of ukraine depends on him, he leads the army, and the future, whether there will be elections or not, whether ukraine will exist at all. will it not be and in what status will it be? and yes, actually, i also cannot say that i understand 100% from here in strasbourg what is happening in ukraine now. er, and why did they fire zaluzhnyi, but actually, returning to the question of the political justification for zaluzhnyi’s dismissal, about political reasons, about what he has a positive image is growing not only among soldiers, not only among the personnel of the armed forces of ukraine, but also among ukrainian voters, that he is an idol for many ukrainians, and in fact today i spoke with

some european officials here in strasbourg on the sidelines and also spoke. with this colleague, uh, this position, regarding the fact that zelensky considers zaluzhnyi as his possible political competitor, or a possible political competitor of his party, these hypotheses are heard on the sidelines of european institutions, because actually the europeans also cannot understand why he was released, if he is a successful commander-in-chief and if he is worthy of the title of hero of ukraine, and that is why the version about... political basis is actually one that cannot be rejected either. well, colleagues, you have already mentioned the new commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, oleksandr syrskyi. we have a little help. let's watch it, show it to tv viewers, and discuss what to expect in ukraine with the new head of the armed forces of ukraine. oleksandr syrskyi was born on 26

july 1965 in the village of novyn. volodymyr region in russia. in 1986, he successfully graduated from the so-called soviet westpoint, i.e., the moscow higher military command school, and began a military career. the new commander-in-chief passed all levels, from platoon commander to deputy chief of the general staff of the armed forces. started in 1986 as the commander of the motorized rifle platoon. already in 2002, he was appointed to command the 72nd mechanized brigade. as of 2013, he was the first deputy chief of the main command center of the armed forces and was involved in cooperation with nato. thus, in november of the same year, syrskyi , on behalf of the ministry of defense , discussed changes in the ukrainian army in accordance with the alliance's standards at the nato headquarters. with the beginning of hostilities in the east of ukraine, sirsky headed the ato headquarters. he was one of the commanders during

the battles near debaltseve and uglehir, and also coordinated the group. which covered the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from debaltseve itself. for this operation, oleksandr syrskyi was awarded the order of bohdan khmelnytskyi the third degree and later he received the rank of lieutenant general. in 2016, he headed the combined operational headquarters of the armed forces of ukraine. and in 2017, he commanded an anti-terrorist operation in the east of ukraine, which was later changed to a united forces operation. from may to august 2019, sirsky... was the commander of the joint operational headquarters of the armed forces of ukraine. on august 5, 2019 , the commander of the ground forces of the armed forces of ukraine. at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of russia , it was syrskyi who was responsible for the defense of kyiv, for which he was awarded the title of hero of ukraine. in autumn in 2022, sirskyi was one of the commanders of the counteroffensive in the kharkiv region. the ministry of defense

of ukraine named his name among the creators of victory of the armed forces of ukraine. atalanta holding. surgery on your shoulders. in 2023, sirsky commanded the eastern group of troops, which fought in the hottest areas of the front. at that time, he called the offensive battle near bakhmut, where thousands of ukrainian soldiers died, a matter of principle and a matter of honor. syrsky said that the armed forces could surround the city captured by the russians, but this did not happen. from in the fall of 2023, he was in charge of the khortets operational-strategic group, and is responsible for the section of the front near kupyansk and lyman. here, the russians attack powerfully, and the ukrainians hold the defense. oleksandr syrskyi often goes to the front line and personally meets with the fighters at the hottest areas of the front. to analyze the battle tactics on the spot, identify problematic issues and support the fighters.

god grant, of course, that the new head of the armed forces of ukraine succeeds in everything, because the future depends on it. our our country and in general, the future of our children, who should live in ukraine and enjoy life, on this, of course , personnel note, probably this week will end in ukraine, because there are a lot of comments about who syrskyi is, that he was born in russia, that he is ethnic russians, well, maybe if you go through all those eyelashes. military personnel who are in russia, there are a lot of those who were born in ukraine, who are now fighting against ukraine and such are the commanders that you, colleagues... experiences, for those stingy the facts that we have, because it is clear that if

president zelenskyy replaces a diligent syrian, then he trusts him with the future of ukraine and our future, accordingly, we, like any other citizens, should obviously support the new head of state, do you have any reservations , maybe? by the head, or what kind of emotions he evokes in you, maybe you have some additional information about him, or how he is commented on and what is written about him in the polish, french and german press, if at all this is a topic for conversation for a westerner reader and western press, maria, well, i can personally say that this is the head of the armed forces, yes, my heart is with my people... my country, and in any case i will not criticize him, we expect high results and with god, yes, but speaking as a journalist, i

will still return to my previous theses and take the liberty of quoting the head of the committee on foreign affairs of the polish diet, the representative of the polish government on the restoration of ukraine, pawel kowal, we have recently been writing such half-hour reports... which summarize the week for tv channel, you can watch them at 10:00 p.m. on sundays, and from next week also at 3:30 p.m., every sunday, the main part of our conversations can be read on the sisters, so koma kovel said on this topic that general zaluzhny really he has a very good reputation in the west, and he was always well spoken of in the west, he was such a reference point for partners in military matters, but how will it affect... now the change of the commander- in-chief of the appointment of general syrski, according to a polish politician, is a purely ukrainian decision and it no way to help ukraine

will affect, but in the opinion of pavel koval, the real problem today is not vazuluh or syrian , if we are looking for good scenarios for ukraine, the question is whether the ukrainian authorities will be able to carry out effective mobilization, this is a direct quote, i think that in fact it is so for us itself... it looks like, well, i also just want to say that the words of oleksandr golubov resonated with me, who said that this is such a communication failure, really, and you know, i look at my loved ones with whom i communicate, i see the condition there how did my parents survive this, yes, the resignation of general zaluzhnyi, for them it is, yes, like a personal drama. and here vitaliy portnikov very aptly wrote in a column for our publication that in fact it is a matter of trust, and if this ukrainian dream

was realized at this moment during these two years in zalutny, if he gave people a reason for inspiration, for faith that the actual victory is close, you just need to concentrate your maximum efforts, so i believe that they are here together with volodymyr... rom zelenskyi with the supreme commander-in-chief formed a beautiful tandem and it was perceived that way in the west as well. i believe that it was poorly communicated, and actually it is , well, a little unfair in relation to ukrainians first of all, who had high hopes for him, believed in him, believed in him and, well, to be honest, deserved an explanation. we trust the decision and choice of the supreme commander-in-chief. that he has quite the constitutional right to do so, but we would like to hear an honest conversation, and it did not take place. thank you, maria. tatyana, in the european ones

institutions, the most important thing is who you trust when negotiating. that is, it is clear that general zaluzhnyi obviously has a trust rating, and this trust rating will not go anywhere, he was, is and will remain a trust rating for zaluzhny. obviously. our european colleagues who are helping ukraine, who are conducting negotiations in various formats with the military leadership of the ukrainian state, will still have to get to know the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine oleksandr syrskyi. we are wondering what to expect from syrsky, from these negotiations, how he will be perceived and how long it will take for him to be perceived as worthless, because one way or another he is worthless. years of the great war, he was the commander of the ukrainian army in the most difficult periods of the war, starting from february 24, 22. and

yes, of course, we will not publicly see any difficulties in the communication of the new commander-in-chief with european institutions, with european politicians, and already today there was a statement by the european commission at the daily briefing, the spokeswoman said that the appointment of the commander-in-chief is exclusively the president's prerogative, ukraine's internal decision, and the european union will continue to support ukraine as long as it needs it, regardless. from the one who leads the armed forces of ukraine, but nevertheless, it is 100% that there is a communication failure in the presented candidacy of syrskyi, and this is even evidenced by, for example, the headlines of western newspapers that appeared today, it is very revealing, for example, an article published by the american edition of the well-known publication politiko is illustrative, the headline was as follows: zaluzhnyi left

butchers... came, that is, they hint that syrskyi is merciless to losses, and when, in turn, zaluzhnyi did more to save the lives of ukrainian soldiers, that syrskyi will apparently not do this, and these theses actually go in many publications , for example, the washington post called syrsky an officer of the soviet model, and, for example, the german der spiegel also wrote something like syrsky... ruthless to losses in the army, that is, syrsky's candidacy and his qualities as a commander were not sufficiently communicated neither by the administration of the president, nor by the ukrainian authorities in general here in europe and there in the united states, and this is actually a problem, because from the start there are questions about him, although, for example, indeed, if the president decided to appoint him, then

he considers him competent and you can it would be to convey it to the western partners before the appointment, which was definitely not done. thank you tatiana. oleksandr, what do german journalists and german publications write about this rotation, as far as it is fundamental, because in the last two years we see that germany began to help ukraine quite a lot, and this help is tangible. we see how the position of olaf scholz, who is in washington today, is changing, but he is enough. actively helps and tries to be one of our important western partners, and in ukraine it is noted and appreciated that, after all, over the course of two years, germany has taken very big steps to meet ukraine, and it is obvious that if germany actively helps ukraine, the press is also more active talks about german politicians

and... is it necessary or not necessary or is it enough aid to ukraine, whether or not too much help , or not too much help, what the germans are saying, well, i want to fully confirm, first of all, the words that germany is really doing a lot to help now, even unexpectedly for me ukraine, i never thought that i would live to see the situation when olaf scholz would come to washington and there actually call on the americans to... beg ukraine more, i always thought that berlin, it is doomed to always receive a magic pendulum from washington, just in case still somehow move in this direction, but now the cards and stars are completely unexpected, but as we can see, in fact , it is very easy to explain why this happens, but one way or another, that's what

in... that i'm not even that , so that two years ago, and a year ago, i would hardly have been able to believe, but returning to the reaction.