ukraine, he called this need urgent, the consequences of congress's inaction dire. john kirby, white house 's communications and national security advisor , emphasized that if support from sha does not arrive in ukraine within a month or two, russian forces will likely gain more success on the front lines, both in the east and in the south of the country. the situation is dire, and as i said, the russians not only captured avdiivka, they captured several other towns and villages in just the last 48-72 hours. these guys. these ukrainian soldiers are at the front, i have to mind that they are making a very difficult decision about where and what they are going to shoot and they are running out of ammo. i will remind you that on february 13, the senate of the united states supported a bill that provides aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan in the amount of 95 billion dollars, 60 billion of which is aid to ukraine. after that, it was supposed to be approved by both houses of congress, but representatives of congress went on vacation and now the approval of the bill may not happen before mid-march. meanwhile, in the state of michigan passed. party, former us president

donald trump beat opponent nikki haley. this is the fifth state in which he has won. last time, trump beat haley in her home state, south carolina. voice of america correspondent ostap yarysh asked residents of the american state of south carolina how support for ukraine might change and whether the americans support providing financing to kyiv. no miracle happened in south carolina. in the republican primaries, donald trump won here, ahead of him. haley in her home state by over 20%. despite the defeat in his native state, nikki haley said that she is not going to stop fighting and continues to participate in the race. but according to the american media, there is little intrigue left here. observers say that after confident victories in four states in a row, donald trump will almost certainly become the republican nominee. supporters of nikki haley have different views on this prospect. if nominees. i've thought about it a lot, i

'd choose trump over biden, i'll be honest, it definitely won't be biden, well, you can just not vote once, honestly, i don't know, i guess i will cry until i fall asleep, the general mood in the usa is similar, but different. most voters, both democrats and republicans, are not excited about the possibility of a trump- biden rematch. donald trump appeals primarily to the conservative base. nikki haley is counting on moderate republicans and independent voters who are hesitant to vote for whom. trump encouraged putin to attack our allies. this means that trump is siding with the bandit. as a result of putin's invasion of ukraine , half a million people died or were injured.

trump sides with a dictator who kills his political opponents. a vote for nikki haley tomorrow is a vote for joe biden this november. that's all you're doing, you're voting for dishonest joe biden. a vote for trump is a vote to fire rogue joe and put america first. for republicans in south carolina , the border issues, the economy and, as they say, the return of dignity, were important. and to the united states of america. on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, which is when the vote took place, i also asked them whether issues of foreign policy, in particular support for ukraine, are important to them. here are the answers from both supporters of donald trump and nikki haley. we have to save ukraine. vladimir putin is a murderer, and no less than a murderer and a beast. he has to go. at first i supported ukraine, but i wonder if we should stop for a while. and review it,

i know for sure that we should get more funding, but it should not be cash, it should be military support so they can fight. i believe that ukraine should be supported, but it has to be accountability. i don't like hearing stories about us financing ukrainian pension programs. when you hear things like that, it's troubling. the primaries in south carolina are over, and the next 15 states are on their way. who will vote simultaneously on march 5. these elections can be decisive in determining the nominees. from south carolina. ostab yarysh, vyacheslav filyushkin, voice of america. and we continue to discuss this topic with our guest, oleksandr khara, an expert on foreign affairs and security of politics, the center of defense strategies, the guest of our broadcast. congratulations. good morning. unfortunately, we will not have as much time with you as we would like to have, but there are many topics that we want to discuss. so what are your expectations: aid for ukraine from the united states. well

, it will be voted on, i think, so there are several options, well, the first option, and we see, it did not work after the meeting of mike jones, in general, the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives. with the president of the united states, and we see that mike jones has chosen the position of donald trump, the worse the better, he wants to leave the issue of the border, the issue of migration reform, the most pressing issue of this election, not resolved in order to get more points for donald trump, but there are other options, like through the house of representatives, well there are two options, the first option - this is the so-called exempted petition. this means that 218 votes, or rather signatures , must be on the document, and then, without the will of the speaker of the house of representatives, that project, which was voted two weeks ago by the senate, will be submitted to the house of representatives for consideration, and there is a high probability that

it will be voted. the second option is that one of the great friends and supporters of ukraine, congressman brian fitz-patrick, he introduced his bill, so... it is already inside, it is being considered, the only thing is that it provides for less aid to ukraine, there is definitely no financial humanitarian aid and about a billion less security aid, there are still nuances, but it is not so important, there is also the authority of the president of the united states, even without a vote in the senate, to provide ukraine with certain types of weapons and ammunition, this surplus weapons, and the president has... the opportunity to give them away, well, in fact for free, and at a fairly, let's say, low price, that is, there are opportunities, we see opposition, and we see the administration's efforts, well, in fact, to find a compromise so that it would be voted in the usual way, what tools do the trumpists have to squeeze out

the very bill and the conditions in it that they want? well, you know, the issue here is that trump has chosen a policy of not, let's say, not... not compromise or lack of compromise because it's profitable for him, since the border is the number one issue in this election, and he's trying to just put all the blame for the border problems on joseph biden, it's a normal manipulation, because there haven't been any major changes to immigration laws and the border since 1986 , by the way, in that brian fitzpatrick bill, there are a lot of things that trump wanted, that he voiced, well, for example, that migrants - not those who seek asylum in the united states, they should be in the territory of mexico while their cases are being processed , well, actually this is the moment which the democrats in the house of representatives will not like it, and this means that it is more necessary for the republicans to support him there, then we actually see the politicization

of the process, we see trump's reluctance to help ukraine, and of course, we know that he is not a great supporter of ukraine. he very often criticized without... stavin, he has certain visions that ukraine was on the side of hillary clinton in 2016, that is, we see how he uses ukraine in his own interests, not understanding how much it harms america as a whole , and their european allies trump beat haley in the primary in his native state, a miracle, say political observers, did not happen, so what's next, you will have literally one and a half minutes, if you can, give us some explanations about how it will look next. the election race there in the united states and can trump really be considered the main republican candidate already, or can things still change? well, you know, well, first of all, a miracle happened, nikki haley got more than 40% of the vote, this is a very powerful blow to trump, this point one, point two, a lot of these

people aren't going to vote for trump, they 've said that, but overall it's clear that trump is going to be the republican nominee, and only ... certain not, shall we say, non-election points can stop him to become president and help niki gaele, this is primarily criminal, that is , there are cases against him, as well as other cases that can make it impossible for his name to appear on the ballots, that is why, in principle, we see trump coming at us with his unpredictability, and of course ukrainians must prepare for the fact that he can put pressure on ukraine so that we... go to the so-called territorial compromises, he can stop aid, and of course that in these cases ukrainian society must consolidate, change strategy in the direction of the united states, and now while this administration is still there, to get the maximum possible from them. well, one main point, the last one,

is that the senate is considering a bill on the transfer of frozen russian assets, it is 300 billion dollars, and of course , if this happens, if the americans... will put pressure on the europeans to do the same, because most of the money is in europe, then this money will be useful for us to buy from the same trump the weapon that will help us bring victory closer. thank you, mr. oleksandr, oleksandr khara, expert on foreign and security policy, center for defense strategies from our broadcast, then our regular column news in minutes. hello, here are some important ones and interesting news. the impression a break exhibition opened in vienna as part of the mini-brick 2023 project, where ukrainian artists depicted their experiences and feelings related to the russian war in ceramics. unique ceramic works created by 29 artists tell stories. and hopes of ukraine, the exhibition will last until march 3. in

lithuania, the concert of singer lora pergolitsa, who performs under the pseudonym lp, was canceled because the artist thanked her russian fans for her tricolor hoodie on instagram. after the remark of the lp singer recorded another video, but not with an apology. she noted that she is proud of her listeners around the world and supports ukrainian refugees. in ukraine, the first reserve for the protection of wolves will appear, it will be created in the kyiv region in the vyshgorod district, the damn swamps near the river, a 200-hectare area, will be protected, the kyiv environmental and cultural center reports. in addition to wolves, there are red-listed elk, wild boar, roe deer and beaver in this area. according to ecologists, the protection of its habitat is very important for the protection of the wolf reproduction. that's all for today, look for more news on our social networks, it's facebook, instagram, tiktok and network x. thank you katya for the interesting news, and continuing the topic

of animals to play with the cat, and if you really like it, even take it home, from now on you can a cat cafe in zaporizhzhia was opened a few weeks ago, and now there are eight cats living here, all of them from places affected by hostilities, some of the cats have injuries, the main goal of the owners of such a cafe is to gradually put all their cats in good hands wards, their stories and how the institution works will be told. next, our correspondent in zaporizhzhia , yevgenia nazarova. different characters, different destinies, but very similar life stories that brought them here. all these cats used to live in the zone where hostilities are ongoing. now they are residents of kota-cafe in zaporizhzhia. this is kamyshka, she is from komyshuvakha, the military found her on the street and brought her to zaporizhzhia. and as it turned out, she was pregnant. she already gave birth in zaporizhzhia, the kittens were given into good hands and now kamyshka lives.

i don't really trust people yet, but i think so a matter of time which of them is the most sociable of cats? govorusha, this is our business card. govorusha was found by volunteers on the street, his leg was broken. most likely, he fell, or was thrown out of the window, what happened is unknown. volunteers took him to dnipro for an operation, he walked for a long time with a spike in his paw, still limps, but it does not hinder him in any way.

the founders were inspired by the idea of ​​creating an institution in the format of a time cafe, where you can not only drink coffee or play on a game console, but also pet cats a visit to a similar institution in cherkasy. participation in the grant program helped to realize the idea. oleksandr submitted an application through the action and received uah 1,500 for development. business, realized that we are a front-line city, we have many homeless dogs and decided to create our own business and help these animals find a home. our main idea is that a person can come to our establishment, talk to the cat, pet it and understand if he wants to take the cat home. eight furry friends now live in the meow cafe. so far no one from the cat did not take home visitors, but only a few establishments are open.

comes to us, and later five days later she came to us and that's how they found a common language, that's how they found a common language, we have a mouse, the mouse immediately made contact with us, she is so... fierce, gentle, she is not she got used to us for a very long time, she was found in the basement with a nightie, the nightie is her sister, they were found alone, the founders of the institution dream that each of their furry ward residents will find their own loving family in the near future they plan to shelter two more cats in the cat cafe, yevheniya nazarova zaporizhzhia for radio

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fpv drones for the 85-1st separate aeromobile brigade. here we beat and collect for these. visits, you now see the qr code and card number, you need to collect 800,000 for this one moment 44,650 hryvnias is already in our account and even 95 kopecks. i see, you are incredible , please continue, because at this rate , very quickly we will be able to provide our defenders, who are currently fighting at belogorivka, with everything they are asking for, that is, fpv drones, 50 of these warbirds they need now.. well, let's continue to talk about matters that are very important, matters that our colleague, major of the armed forces of ukraine and journalist yehor checherynda, can tell us more about, yehor, welcome to our airwaves, congratulations, colleagues, i'm glad see you at the espresso studio. let 's probably start with this case, february 28, come on,

it's today, yes, today coincidentally... the deputies of the unrecognized transnistria are not meeting in teraspol. and what, what, what can it all end up with, and the second question, in fact, also regarding transnistria, there are some russian troops there, and well , on the one hand, we seem not to react, but can they represent for us , a threat to ukraine? you know, colleagues, i was literally in front of the broadcast, just 10 minutes ago, i was monitoring the transnistrian and moldovan mass media, what are they... today they are writing about this so-called congress of deputies of all councils, well , almost nothing, the only fresh person i found is galina antyufeeva, she is the deputy of the so-called parliament, the so-called transnistrian moldovan republic, a self-proclaimed satellite of russia, which literally either today or the day before yesterday evening said that no appeal to

russia regarding accession would be accepted, and we never planned such a thing. and none, in any way, attempted this idea implement, well, i will say that a few days ago, the ukrainian gurmo announced that no appeals would be accepted and that this is the instigation of this story, it may well be an element of special provocation, i do not know the russians themselves, that is, to give the desired reality, well, i will say that this story was confirmed by viktor chorba, there is such a so-called oppositionist there. a politician in transnistria itself, he said that in principle, the first source came from him that such an appeal could be approved today, but what else is interesting, well as of now, the situation is stable, controlled and no appeals are planned, but it is also important in this story why these so-called deputies

of the so-called parliament and so-called all levels, in the so-called pmr, convened these meetings , formally, these meetings... were convened due to the introduction, you won't believe it, of the official chisinau customs, that is, the official moldovan customs for goods exported or imported in transnistria, for me it was a discovery that changes were approved there back in 1997 to legislation of the republic of moldova, which provided that all goods moving in from transnistria are not subject to any customs duty, you understand, and from january 1. but this year there was, there was a plan of the moldovan authorities to introduce these duties, they were introduced, they amount from one to 10%, well, relative to the class. goods in relation to different goods, and now in transnistria they have calculated that the introduction of these duties will give them a loss of as much as 10 million dollars, well , they calculated at least 10 million dollars, and this is a huge loss for

their budget, that is why they are protesting against the introduction of these customs, and also - writes the zmi of the transnistrian moldavian so-called unrecognized proclaimed self- proclaimed republic, moldovans are cursed, you understand, well , they are cursed in their opinion, they intend to introduce also... ciz and vat, value added tax on goods from transnistria, and then these losses can reach 300 million dollars per year, and this cannot be allowed, and all of transnistria will now as one stand against the introduction of these duties, excise taxes, and vat, that is, the entire region there by the number of population up to half a million, produces something, trades something, there is huge production of both metal and agricultural products, and the same, sorry, cognac. which we all knew, even from soviet times, and all this was traded without duties in general, well, it is obvious that it is a completely reasonable decision of the moldovan authorities to introduce

duties on these goods, but these transnistrian so-called deputies really do not want to pay taxes, you see, that this is the whole story of the conflict, business has gone somewhere wrong , it is getting out of control, it is a pity that unfortunately this is not confirmed, but let's see how the armed forces stand... i don't answered, there really is a contingent of russians from the russian armed forces, which, well, they are called peacekeepers, and they mostly guard this huge base, which is located in the village of kolbasna, which even dmytro kiselyov told about, which stores 20 thousand tons of weapons, this a huge amount of weapons, this is the largest warehouse in eastern europe, they call it that, these are weapons that were mostly... exported from the gdr, from czechoslovakia, well , it seems, from, maybe from the territory of hungary. well, according to my information, this these ammunitions are quite outdated and of

some purely military interest, well, for the armed forces of ukraine. well, of course, we are currently experiencing a shortage of weapons, and some hotheads say that if the government of the republic of moldova officially agreed, then ukraine could solve the transnistria issue and the armed forces. well, at least we would definitely need this ammunition with this charcuterie, but according to my information, they are in a rather bad condition, that is, there you have to choose, you have to sort through them and well meat for the armed forces, this charcuterie and these ammunitions are outdated, they will not give them now, but yehor, we still know that in this black hole of drug trafficking and weapons, it is still unknown what is left in those warehouses, and what is... security, so the same gurmo declared that this contingent, which

is in transnistria on the territory of the so-called self-proclaimed republic , does not pose any danger to the ukrainian territory, and this can only be incitement in order to divert our forces there, in fact, in fact , the situation is under control and there is no threat of any of that territory for the territory of odesa region or another region of ukraine. no, as our colleagues from moldova say, in transnistria the majority of this contingent poses a danger to the nearest liquor store and no more so far, this is how they assess, in particular, those locals who allegedly serve in this army, i am talking about another group of military personnel, yes, i wanted to ask about one more obscure thing, because this is not the first time we have heard from the main intelligence agency that, in fact , in the coming weeks... will be activated and in general, the special operation from russia called maidan 3 to shake up, raise, revolt will reach its peak. i also monitor various russian

federal and official propaganda channels, something i don’t see that there is a lot of pressure there, this is the first question, and the second, in general, yegore, we know the mechanisms, what the maidan is, or the russians still don’t understand, they think that the maidan is turned on by a circuit breaker with the help of... big money, or is it, on the contrary, some unhealthy tendency on the part of our main intelligence agency, which is exactly fanning what in fact seems to be no, what is this, a novel, look, i’ll defend myself as a gourmet, why, because in fact this information about the so-called maidan has been going around since , well, it’s not going around, i wrote about it back in november of last year, i wrote about myself in social networks , i gave a comment for the ukrainian ukrinform about the fact that it is so... that special operation of the russians, in fact maidan 3 is just the name of the special operation that the russians invented, so this does not mean that there will be a street maidan, you know, or the third maidan, it's just the name of

a special op. there are a lot of ingredients that are aimed at, for what, for ukraine to simply give up and go to some kind of conditional peace talks with the russians, that is, discrediting, demoralizing the army, demoralizing society, politicians, in order to speed up this beginning of the transition with russia on the terms of russia itself, but i will remind , what the ukrainian

president said. zelenskyi on the anniversary of the second anniversary of the start of the full-scale invasion, remember, in gostomel he talked with the military, ursula fonderlein was there, and canadian prime minister justin trudeau, and the prime minister of italy was there, he said yes, of course, we all want the war to end, but we don't want, we won't allow ukraine to end, that's it, so what, there should be peace, but peace must be on terms. of ukraine, since, well, these are fair conditions, peace must be on fair terms and fair principles, well, that’s short, i have two more minutes, yehor and one more russian joke concerns transcarpathia that time, hungarians, ukrainians, of hungarian origin in transcarpathia started to receive messages, as it were, from ukrainians nationalists, they say, get away and so on, why is there no

opposition to this campaign, or maybe we just don't notice it. from the side of kyiv, i will immediately recall the last interview with this carson of the russian president, the so-called, in the context of your question, do you remember how putin said that sometime in 1997 he traveled around transcarpathia on some old zhiguli with his wife , and saw people in top hats and suits, three-pieces, and when he asked who they were, some actors had come, they were probably shooting a movie, they answered him no, what does that mean, that this hungarians and... this is their land, you see, and that's how he mentioned it to the hungarians, and this is their land in ukrainian transcarpathia. i think that this history of these provocations should also, well, be analyzed in view of the similar statements of the russian president, of course, this is the usual practice of the russian special services, fanning the national issue, and the goal is to divide ukrainians from ukrainians of hungarian origin in transcarpathia with ukrainians of ukrainian origin

origin. yes, we see the same thing, yehor, we see the same thing, how they play this game on the borders with poland, we have one there is a minute left, and the financial times takes this morning and publishes an article about the fact that russia is conducting training and preparing for the invasion of china, so the military is practicing the use of nuclear weapons financial time this morning, what do you know, literally a minute, so far nothing it is not known, the latest information, i will investigate... i will say, yesterday i quoted hryhoriy yavlinskyi, a native of lviv, our ukrainian, you remember, who is now trying on a negotiator's suit, and he said that under any circumstances ukraine it is necessary to go to renegotiations, because everything will end in a nuclear confrontation, and as a result, the two largest nuclear superpowers will still remain, he wrote, the only question i have is china, where, he, russia is trying to destroy russia or china, what

will remain two, or only the usa will remain and... khrystyna porobiy will now talk about the most important thing and i know for sure that there will be something warm from russia. thank you, colleagues, there is a fire in russia, what is burning there? in the issue, as well as enemy losses in a moment, wait.