join in, i really want to collect this million with you today. lesya vakulyuk, andriy saichuk, we will be back on the air today, but now we are watching kateryna shiropoyas and the news. greetings, it's news time on the espresso tv channel. kateryna shiropoyas works in the studio. at this moment, kyiv is saying goodbye to the hero of ukraine , stepan khmara, who passed away at the age of 87. live, our correspondent tetyana golunova is with us now. tanya, i congratulate you, i will tell you who came to see him on his last journey. i congratulate katya, i also congratulate the audience

espresso tv channel. just now, on maidan nezalezhnosti, they are saying goodbye to the famous ukrainian politician, hero of ukraine, stepan khmara. of course, his relatives, close people, friends, acquaintances and simply caring ukrainians who are grateful to him for his work and his love for his homeland came to see him on his last journey. stepan khmara's heart stopped on february 21. died in the hospital, before that the politician was transferred to the intensive care unit, ah, he tore his soul for ukraine, he loved it more, more than his own life. this is what the people who came to see him on his last journey say about him now. let me remind you that stepan khmara is a well-known ukrainian politician, rights activist, doctor, dissident during the period of perestroika, he was a political prisoner of soviet concentration camps more than once. he is also a people's deputy

of ukraine of the first, second and fourth convocations. he took an active part in the ukrainian struggle for its will, freedom and independence. at the end of the farewell to the hero of ukraine, he will be mourned at the askold grave, and then it will take place burial at the baiko cemetery. at the moment i have all the information, so katya, i am transferring the ether to you. thank you tanya. let me remind you, this was our journalist tetyana golunova, she, along with other kyivans, is saying goodbye to the hero. of ukraine by stepan khmara, who passed away at the age of 87. and at night, the enemy hit the khmelnytskyi region with mortars, damaging the infrastructure object, the regional military administration reported. there is currently no information on the victims. in total, during the night , russia attacked ukraine with 18 missiles, 16 of which destroyed the air defense forces. air defense worked in kyiv, khmelnytskyi, mykolaiv, kirovohrad and kherson regions. the enemy launched drones from

primorsky-akhtarsk and temporarily occupied crimea. the attack was repelled by mobile groups, anti-aircraft missile units and aviation, the air force said. in the mykolaiv region, the debris of the downed shahed damaged the power line, cut off power in five settlements. energy workers are working to restore electricity supply, the head of the region vitaliy kim said. there are no casualties. they tried to hit our anti-aircraft defense, half. during the day, the russians attacked the regions of ukraine with missiles from tactical aviation from the black sea and tried to destroy our air defense, the spokeswoman of the southern defense forces nataliya gumenyuk said. two kh-31 anti-radar missiles flew over the black sea. at night, the russians attacked the sleeping area of ​​kherson. an enemy projectile hit an apartment building, things caught fire on the balcony of one of the apartments, the state service of emergency reported. situations.

firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, no injuries were reported. 44-year-old a volunteer was injured as a result of russian shelling of the village of petropavlivka in the kharkiv region. he has shrapnel injuries, the man is in the hospital, the head of the region, oleg synigubov, said. in the village of hryhorivka, the enemy hit with mortars, a store was destroyed, five residential buildings, the building of the former village council, a kindergarten and the premises of ukrposhta were damaged. in the village of leman , a pig farm burned down as a result of shelling by anti-aircraft missiles, 23 animals died. the defense forces of ukraine eliminated another 810 russian invaders, and in general, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian army, their losses are already more than 410,000 soldiers. also , in the last day, our soldiers turned into scrap eight tanks, 16 armored fighting vehicles, 29 artillery systems. in addition, our defenders... destroyed two cruise missiles

and 22 drones of operational-tactical level, 23 cars and two units of putinist special equipment. the general staff reminds that all data are approximate. training of the armed forces with the participation of nato countries begins in poland. as reported by the general staff of the polish army, the largest training exercise in 40 years will start on february 25 and end on february 14 march 1,500 polish soldiers and several thousand soldiers from allied countries, about 20 thousand from nine countries, including the military of the usa, great britain, germany, france and spain, will take part in the maneuvers. about 20,000 people gathered in warsaw for an action timed to the second anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. among those present were mostly ukrainians, but there were also quite a few poles. initially, the event called two years of defense of ukraine and europe took place near the building of the russian embassy in warsaw. activists in front of the entrance

placed a large-scale installation, it symbolically depicts the cities of ukraine that suffered the most from russian aggression. it also demonstrates what a huge number... were killed by the russians, on this day all those present united to remind the whole world that the war continues and support for ukraine is important for the whole of europe, the action continued with a mass march towards the polish diet. king charles delivered a message in support of ukraine. the monarch emphasized that the determination and strength of the ukrainian people continue to inspire. the king supported continued assistance of great britain and its allies. thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown toronto to show solidarity with ukraine on the second anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion. people brought the flags of ukraine and canada, shouting slogans of support for ukrainians, as well as calling to draw the world's attention to this terrible war.

espresso tv channel continues to assemble fpv drones for a separate drone platoon. aviation complexes sapsan, state special service of transport. cypriot soldiers are actively conducting combat operations in the donetsk direction, attack and restrain the enemy. thanks to drones, they successfully destroy a lot of russian equipment, fortifications and manpower. so we have a goal to collect uah 1 million for flying weapons. there are already more than 700 hryvnias in the accounts. together we accelerate our victory. for now, that's all the news for this hour. you will find more interesting and up-to-date information on our website espresso.tv, as well as on our social networks. join, put your favorites, see you later.

i welcome you, dear tv viewers, on the espresso tv channel, studio zahid program. we will analyze the most important events of this week, in particular we will talk about geopolitics, war and the game of special services. our guests today are daniel fried and general alnur musayev. our first guest is daniel frith, ex-coordinator of the united states state department's sanctions policy, an american diplomat with over 40 years of experience. glory to ukraine, mr. ambassador, i congratulate you. glory to ukraine! glory to the heroes. well, we in ukraine are extremely painfully watching how the domestic american political situation develops, yes, we have our own selfish interests, of course , but this is the selfishness of people who want to survive when a positive decision may appear, whether the congress

and the head of the american congress will continue to play their political game. almost all are democrats, and many if not most. republicans support the continuation of us military aid to ukraine. however , a small but determined number of republicans, including former president trump himself, still oppose the bailout, leading to a huge fight in the us congress. it is dangerous to follow the policies of those republicans who oppose aid to ukraine. they are wrong. i believe this struggle will end when help is sent, but i cannot say exactly when that will be. i have no excuses for the ukrainians. apart from the fact that

our policy repeats the mistakes made many years ago. during the advent of hitler, when we took our time to intervene. i am very sorry for that. this political struggle in the united states is serious, and it is still going on. mr. ambassador, maybe there are some additional tools or levers of influence from the president... of the united states or from the american administration, we understand that it is necessary to urgently look for additional mechanisms, well, this is a matter of life and death. there may be additional tools the administration can use to provide some military assistance to ukraine. but they won't be enough, and they won't be fast enough. for example, i would like j7 countries to use. russian sovereign assets that were frozen in the j7 countries, mostly in

europe. and directed them to help ukraine. however, this process takes time. the battle in congress is still going on, and i am very sorry to inform you that our policies are blocking much-needed aid for ukraine. it's a shame that americans can't do what's right, but my job... is not only to express condemnation, but also to explain to ukrainians what kind of situation we are in. i believe that biden will finally be able to succeed and congress will vote for these funds, but i cannot say this with certainty. mr. ambassador, for a long and extremely long time it was approved extremely important decisions, in particular, when we are talking about the transfer to ukraine of f-16, when we are talking about etechems missile systems, right?

well, and if american journalists are to be believed, yes, well, a decision of this kind, it depended entirely on president joseph biden. president joseph biden has some internal doubts. rather, he may have received additional information from the head of the central intelligence agency , burns, right? perhaps we are talking about some additional ones. threats and additional scenarios, but this decision was not adopted, even when there were appropriate funds. the united states could provide ukraine with additional ammunition for its artillery, additional air defense equipment, and equipment such as abrams tanks for offensive operations. anti-tank missiles with a longer range are especially important. which would allow ukraine to attack targets in crimea, putting russian forces in a vulnerable position.

all these are key factors in a convincing strategy for ukrainian success. however , the implementation of this strategy requires additional military support, in particular anti-tank missiles so that ukraine could launch an offensive and strike at significant distances. friends ukrainians in the us, including the biden administration and congress, are aware of this. but the question remains: can we overcome the resistance of some, but not all, republicans? what should we, ukrainians, do to help the administration of president joseph biden convince congress, yes, because we were shocked in ukraine when american parliamentarians went on vacation, almost a month-long vacation, that... i believe that the deputies of the verkhovna rada of ukraine, who will come to washington and meet with their

republican colleagues, can really help. the personal presence of ukrainians would be very appropriate. the ambassador of ukraine to the usa , oksana markarova, is an active and effective personality. people respect her, and they have a right to it. however, the presence of ukrainians here in washington would be very useful. i don't want to consider this bad scenario, but god forbid, if we don't get permission from congress, how should we do to our friends, or, for example, the european union will is willing to take on the burden, the financial burden of war, or the united states will be willing to use european funds to help us with powerful weapons. european countries, especially those that are part of the european union. and nato are going to do more to help ukraine. they are already

taking action. they will produce more ammunition and provide weapons to ukraine to the best of their ability. however, they cannot fully compensate for the deficit or gap caused by the slowness of the us congress in making decisions. and despite that, help will come from them. the minister of foreign affairs of poland is already making every effort, and the president. poland's andrzej duda and prime minister donald tusk will visit washington in the first half of march, where they will strongly advocate for ukraine's support. the polish government is very committed. supporters of ukraine, your european friends are doing everything they can, it is up to the united states to do the right thing. i hope we will. at one time you were the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the united states to poland, so you know polish politics you know, and you know ukrainian politics, as if nothing should prevent

deepened integration and cooperation, but there are very different things that, in ukraine, we react to... many polish farmers are worried about the consequences of the appearance of ukrainian products on polish markets, they fear that the availability of cheap ukrainian products will drive them out of business. so, there is real concern in poland. you are right that a partial solution to this problem lies precisely with the european commission, which is working on finding this solution, including provide. that ukrainian agricultural products passing through poland are not sold in poland, but end up where they are needed. at the same time, it seems that the russians are taking good advantage of this situation. there is some evidence of russian interference, and i believe that the polish authorities will

react strongly to prevent further russian interference. this is a difficult question. the polish government is doing everything it can, and i think the solution will require poland, ukraine and the european union to work together. we understand that implementations are powerful sanctions against the russian federation, but given the situation, maybe there are some additional tools to make the russians feel not so comfortable, yes, because trade with india, in particular, when we are talking about petroleum products. it goes beyond common sense, that is, the russians have managed to stabilize their internal economic situation, although it is more likely that in just a year and a half it will go through powerful cracks, yes, when we talk about the so-called cumulative effect, well, but maybe there are cases that would hit painfully in russian economy already now, what do you think could

still be decided? president biden announced additional us sanctions against russia. on friday. signals from the administration indicate that they will be directed at the russian military industry. this likely means going after the networks of sanctions violators that provide russia with the equipment it needs for its military production. we can also target chinese companies and hope to eliminate third country networks. which contribute to the re-export of western products to of russia, thus bypassing sanctions. i would like to see even stronger measures included in the sanctions, such as the decision by the j7 and the us j7 partners to use russian sovereign assets to aid ukraine. although i don't expect that to happen in the near

future. still, i believe that we will see a package of measures aimed at... stopping russia's evasion of sanctions. well, in any case, we see states that serve the russian economy, and here we are not talking only about iran or north korea, which began to supply russia with ballistic missiles, they also fly to our territory, there are still a number of countries that serve, openly serve russian aggression by laundering russian money or supplying russians. dual purpose goods. ukraine has every reason to be outraged over the supply of military equipment to russia by north korea and iran. this morning on american television, i heard radek sikorski, the polish foreign minister, describe the real scenario for ukraine's success in this

war. this scenario involves the allocation of funds by the united states for... aid to the ukrainian military, with these funds , ukrainian forces will be able to deter the russians on land, however, if we provide them with atakms missiles, they will be able to hit russian logistical and other military facilities in crimea and occupied ukraine, taking a more advantageous military position for themselves, possibly even to the nato summit this summer, this is a realistic scenario for success. so, if the ukrainians deter the russians on land as successfully as they pushed back the russian black sea fleet with long-range strikes, then it will be possible see. how time will work against russia. the russian economy is already in a state of stress. if we can increase

this stress and make it clear to putin that he will not be able to win his war, then the chances for ukraine to have a more favorable end to this war will definitely increase. this is a plausible theory of ukrainian success, which largely depends on the united states. ukraine will be able to win this war with the help and support of its friends in the west. very important words, mr. ambassador, the visit of tucker carlson to putin we understand that this story is not just about journalistic work, his visit is a kind of nesting doll, which contains several layers at the same time. in particular, the first layer is the message that putin sent to the civilized community through tucker carlson. we understand that... putin's interview with olivets was analyzed in the state department, in european states, and so on and so forth, because putin sent quite clear signals about his

cannibalistic appetites for us, for ukraine. the second point is a well-known ukrainian one politician and diplomat roman bezsmertny suggested in a conversation with me that the so-called documents were related to khmelnytskyi and his correspondence with oleksiy mikhailovich, the moscow tsar at the time. yes , which putin transmitted, as if for the american audience, in fact, those folders could contain something else, and no one, of course, checked what documents or what plans could be there, of course, it smacks of conspiracy, but this is a multi-layered nesting doll of russian pov connected with mr. carlson's visit to putin. what is possible to say about tucker carlson's visit to moscow? let's see'. first of all , his interview was shameful because he had no idea what putin was saying. he was clearly not on his plate. he was almost

incapable of protesting putin's historical falsifications. it was as shameful as the interviews with stalin, which were organized by well -intentioned left-wing western figures, but in the end they were ignorant. there was a tendency when westerners. these americans went to moscow, not knowing the reality, imagining that they were giving something version of a socialist paradise, they projected their fantasy onto moscow and imagined they were seeing a good social system, but it had fallen into disrepair. takir karlsson is doing something similar now, but from the right side. he went to moscow and immersed himself in the right nationalist or even fascist utopia. it was a manifestation of western ignorance. takir carlson had no idea what he was actually seeing. his visit to a moscow

supermarket was laughable in its naivety. this again reminded me of the western leftists who went to moscow and claimed that the moscow subway is proof of the superiority of the soviet system. funny now, but disgusting at the same time. it is shameful. you are a great friend of ukraine, you have done not only a lot for ukraine, but you do everything that depends on you and even a little more, but the current situation, putin is actually sending a signal to the collective west: let me bite the bloody pieces out of ukraine, but instead i will not i will declare, so to speak, the third world war, or i will not provoke a further one escalation against individual. of nato states, for example, against estonia or against finland or against lithuania and so on. this does not make it any easier for us, and accordingly we understand that

putin's publicized position through carlson, his trade position, generally boils down to the fact that he wants to continue to prey on ukraine. putin is trying to do several things at the same time: he is threatening the west and he is trying to convince a certain type of american that ukraine cannot win, so he believes that we in the... west should push ukraine to an immediate settlement on terms favorable to him. putin is probably counting on the fact that the us congress did not vote to allocate money for ukraine now that he will win. however, two years after he launched a full-scale invasion of ukraine, it is clear that he has not achieved his main goals, which included quickly conquering all of ukraine and reducing it to status. failed in this. and if the usa will be a puppet state under the power of the kremlin. if he does the right thing, he will continue to

fail. however, he also continued. threaten to the baltic countries, moldova and even poland, hoping to intimidate us in the west in order to incline ukraine to a settlement. we cannot allow this. we have to find a way to help ukraine because ukraine can still succeed and it will benefit us all. and someone has a plan, well , of course, besides putin, maybe erdogan has a plan, maybe. chancellor scholz has some additional plan, so what should we do in a bad situation, taking into account the limitations of our resource base, so the resource base, well , this is what allows us to save the lives of our fighters, yes, that is, in general, this is unprecedented history, to fight with the russian federation without aviation, and so on. if we can find the resources to help with training this year, ukraine's prospects will begin to...

improve. weapons production in the west will increase, which will give us more weapons to send to ukraine. western energy production will also increase, making russian natural gas and oil less important to the global economy and giving us more opportunity to limit them. there is a reasonable probability that it will grow and ukraine's own defense production, including the production of drones. and ammunition, both within ukraine and in friendly neighboring countries such as poland or the czech republic. there are various paths ahead for ukraine to achieve success, but now we are facing a particularly difficult moment, especially in an american election year. if we can overcome this, in particular, if the us congress votes to allocate funds for ukraine, ukraine's prospects will only improve.

thank you very much, mr. ambassador, for this extremely important conversation on the air of the espresso tv channel, i would like to remind our viewers that daniel fried, the former coordinator of the united states state department for sanctions policy, an american diplomat with over forty years of experience, was currently working for them. every week, maria gurska meets with the head of the committee on foreign affairs of the polish sejm, pawel kowal, the representative of the polish government for the restoration of ukraine. as always, we talk about... the most important thing that happened this week in poland, ukraine, europe. what they say about ukraine in the eu, how should we perceive it statements of european politicians, and what our accession to the eu will look like. in the project close to politics, close to the world with maria gurska. every sunday at 15:30 with a repeat at 22:00 in collaboration with sestri eu. general alnur musaev, former head of the

national security committee, will now be on the air of the espresso tv channel. of kazakhstan, former national security advisor to the president of kazakhstan. glory to ukraine, mr. general, salam alaikum. glory to heroes. aleikumalam. a very important story. murders of a russian defector in spain, right? we understand that the considerable powers of the federal security service, perhaps the foreign intelligence service of the russian federation, were involved, that they were able to organize something like this, there are a lot of questions as to why he ended up in spain. and so on and so forth, but i understand that it fits into certain textbook moments and would accordingly ask you to analyze this motor case. first of all, it should be noted that kuzminov violated all elementary rules of personal safety. he did not even violate, gave the fullest possible amount of information in order to lose security and die from enemy bullets. there are several ways

to ensure personal safety in such cases, the first and main one: the bunker method, as we call it in the special services. this method was used by putin before the hot phase of the war in ukraine in the first year of this war. this is complete concealment of your whereabouts. maximum reduction of contacts of private contacts in case. the external method, as assessed by the world, is what putin used. this one is practically ineffective in the special services, in modern conditions. people who do not have such a volume the means of protection that putin has cannot apply this method in modern conditions. there are

common rules that can be used.