united by football, stronger together. greetings, time of news on the espress airwaves. kateryna shiropoyas works in the studio. vice president of the european commission valdis dombrovskis also arrived in kyiv. he published a photo near the train on social networks, and also wrote that it is a great honor for him to return to ukraine, which is courageously fighting back against russia's brutal and illegal aggression. europsadavets.

expressed unwavering support for the ukrainian people from the european union and emphasized that the future of ukraine lies in europe. the number of people injured as a result of the shelling of chuguyev on in kharkiv region, a three-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were injured, four men and a woman were also injured. at night, the enemy attacked the city with a zerk s-300 that hit the ground within the residential area. this was reported by the head of the region oleg synygubov. the russians also shelled kupyansk and rescued a 36-year-old civilian from under the rubble of the building. a woman and a man died. the russians injured five people in the kherson region. the enemy shelled 15 settlements during the day. at night , belozerka was under massive fire. wounded an eighty-eighty-year-old local woman. she has an explosive and craniocerebral injury, as well as a head injury. in the region, the enemy targeted residential areas.

the object of critical infrastructure, the administration building and economic facilities were also hit, the head of the region, oleksandr prokudin, said. in order to take revenge on the enemies for the killings and destruction, the espresso tv channel and the irena koval charitable foundation are asking for help with the purchase of mavics and accessories for them, as well as fpv drones for the 74th battalion of the 102nd separate brigade. these soldiers are defending our country in the zaporozhye direction. so that our soldiers do not risk their lives and do not go on an assault on minefields, we can help. our goal is uah 5,000. so join the gathering. maidan cases in court, the state criminal investigation department and the prosecutor general's office completed the investigation into the ex-head of the cherkasy regional police for dispersing the participants of the peaceful actions of the trial. on february 20, 2014, he gave the order to forcibly disperse the protesters who... were near

the monument of cherkasy. then ten people were injured and five were injured cars currently, the former policeman is in the temporarily occupied territory of the kherson region. there he holds a position in the so-called law enforcement agencies of the russians. in podilsk , odesa region, the body of a dead man was found just outside the street. he was in military uniform. this information was confirmed to the public by the press service of the regional police. the body was found. at 7 o'clock in the morning in the city center on shevchenko avenue, he looks like a deceased person over 40 years old. the cause of death is currently not reported. france will involve its arms manufacturers in capacity building ukrainian army. this was stated by the minister of defense of france, reuters reports. three french companies will establish partnerships with ukrainian enterprises, in particular in the production of drones, in the future, and possibly ammunition. according to preliminary information,

the first production facilities in ukraine are planned to be launched already this summer. the struggle for the rights or survival of the soviet union. discussions about the celebration of march 8 are still going on. according to the survey data of the kyiv international institute of sociology, now only one in five a ukrainian man or woman is ready to celebrate women's day. our journalists will tell you what is actually being celebrated. we were born in a great hour, from the fires of war, from the smoke of fires, we were united by pain, the loss of ukraine, we were fed by anger and anger at our enemies. ukrainian women, brave, strong, free. it is international women's day, designed to remind the world of the outstanding achievements of women and draw

attention to the issue of gender equality and sexism, however, since the times of the ussr, ukrainians have misunderstood it, and buy tulips to congratulate the most tender and the cutest there were a lot of these problems, but there was no opportunity to talk about them, there was an opportunity only once a year to give flowers to women, to congratulate them on how beautiful they are, how they decorate the team and to make this holiday for them one day a year, and since in reality reality in the soviet union was so very difficult, difficult, depressing, there were a lot of problems, so this one day of the holiday... it was very valuable for women. since 1997, according to the decision of the un, the official name of march 8 is the international day of struggle for rights women and international peace, and since 2008 , feminist marches have been held annually on this day in ukraine, which were almost traditionally accompanied by

clashes. the subjectivity of women during the independence of ukraine is significant. and with the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation and the full-scale invasion, the girls also took up professions that were not girlish at all. currently , more than 60,000 women serve in the ranks of the armed forces. the armed forces is changing, the world is changing, there are many women, and now they do not have to be registered as seamstresses or tailors, as it was before, even if the woman held a different position, but they signed her up anyway for a traditional female role in the armed forces. but now it is not so and some people still find it difficult to accept it, but fortunately there are changes, there are women machine gunners, there are women snipers, there are women in all positions. those of the cutest who are not at the front became volunteers. ukrainian girls understand

weapons and find parts for tanks, transport suvs and buses, weave camouflage nets and collect cargo for the front. when you come to the volunteer camp. look at what boxes the girls are carrying, what they are carrying, what they are transport what they send, maybe they would not have taken on such a weight before, but now they do, i think that if even there by the end of this year we win the victory, the war will be over, these girls will continue to do the same... bend their , because we are already citizens. ukrainian women do not remain aloof from the political life of the country. 85 women work in the verkhovna rada of the ninth convocation, which is 21%. we also have four female

ministers, which is the best indicator since independence. however, the representative 50% is still far away. to get into ukrainian parliament. to a man, you can have an average level of qualification, let's put it mildly , of course, women are also very different, but if we take the average level, then it is much higher, that is, this is actually evidence that, first of all, there are qualified women who can adequately to represent the ukrainian position, to defend the country, to work for the good of society, but it is difficult for them, it is more difficult for them to overcome obstacles, stereotypes, ideas that they do not belong there, and so on and so forth. it consistently implements gender policy in legislation. in addition to the introduction of gender quotas in party electoral lists at the level of 40%, the state increased responsibility for domestic violence and gender-based violence, and finally ratified the istanbul

convention. they continue to move in this direction. let's not give our vote to anyone and be really active participants in all those positive transformations. should take place in ukraine. ukrainian women are, of course, protectors, mothers and guardians of the family. however, at the same time, ukrainian women are brave military personnel, powerful politicians, professional experts, extraordinary female athletes, etc. on this spring day, the world celebrates their feats and achievements, because a hundred years ago, such basic rights had to be fought for. kateryna halko, oscar janson. oleksandr burlevich, espresso tv channel. for this hour, i have everything, to learn more interesting and relevant information, follow the updates on our website, do not switch, stay with the espresso team. take care, see you soon.

glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program, my name is serhiy rudenko. i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. over the next hour we are talking about ukraine, the world, the war and our victory. and of course, about valery zaluzhny's new appointment, today's program. 500 meters from the conflict with nato, details of the russian attack on odesa appeared during the visit of the greek delegation. what could be the consequences? bypassing the congress. the white house is looking for ways to provide an emergency response. aid to ukraine from alternative sources. how long will the delay last? a new

paradigm of relations. china plans to strengthen friendship with russia and seeks to bring ukraine to the negotiating table. what to expect from special envoy? we will talk about this and other things for the next hour with our guests, the executive director of the institute of world politics yevhen magda, journalist roman tsimbalyuk and the spokesman of the ukrainian volunteer army. day by serhii bratchuk. but before we start our big talk, let's watch a video of how the maroon berets continue to destroy the russians. fighters of the 79th separate assault-assault tauri brigade repelled another enemy assault near novomykhaivka in donetsk region. ukrainian soldiers managed to destroy 12 units armored vehicles, four of which are tanks. let's watch this enchanting video.

friends, we are live on tv as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, for those who are watching us live there now, please like this video, vote in our poll, today we are asking you if you can will china stop russia's aggression? yes, no , everything is quite simple on youtube, if you want to leave your opinion under this video, please write in the comments, we care about ... your opinion, if you watch us on tv, please pick up your smartphone and vote if you think china is capable of stopping russia's aggression, 0800-211381, no, 08021382, all calls to these numbers are free, call, it's important for us to know your opinion. i would like to introduce today's first guest, yevhen magda, executive director of the institute of world politics. mr. yevgeny, i congratulate you and thank you very much for being with us today. congratulations, mr. serhiy, glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. let's

start with the heroes, with the hero of ukraine valery zaluzhny, whose candidacy is today president zelenskyi accepted the post of ambassador of ukraine to great britain, it became known literally a few minutes ago. the ministry of foreign affairs of ukraine reports that it has already sent the british side a corresponding request for agreman, i.e. an appointment decree. laudable ambassador is, we are waiting for confirmation from the british, how do you like this appointment, mr. yevgeny, how much was it expected and whether it will affect the trust rating in the future, first of all for president zelensky and, accordingly, the trust rating for zaluzhny, well, let's be realistic and talk about these things as seriously as possible, i can't remember in... more than 30 years of ukraine's independence, when there was a direct

message that the president personally approved the candidacy of this or that ambassador to this or that country , honestly, i understand that according to our constitution the head of state is in charge of foreign policy, but usually the minister of foreign affairs deals with such things, or in ukrainian realities, the head of the president's office, but still, the government gave up. preference to say that the president did, well, you know, it's actually, in this way, zelenskyi's team is demonstrating wrongly, his... omnipotence, like his reluctance to explain why valery zaluzhnyi was fired a few weeks ago, and accordingly, does not want to talk about it in more detail. regarding the appointment of the ambassador, well , in fact, the presidential decree on this matter can appear only after agreman will be the receiving party, there are different

situations in interstate relations, there were, for example, in polish-ukrainian relations the situation when marcyn vaytsechovsky already received agrimans, they even say he bought a ticket in order to fly as an ambassador to kyiv, and then he was not appointed. in the ukrainian realities, frankly speaking , i do not remember anything like that, and to be honest and frank, then zaluzhny would be more appropriate, if you can say so, in the position of the permanent representative of ukraine to nato, because then he would... demonstrate his own influence, he could broadcast his own experience, he could talk about many important things, but what that he will go to britain, i think that despite all the bureaucratic peculiarities he will go, it is not the worst situation either, if only for the simple reason that britain is our reliable

partner, for the reason that britain plays an important role for us and. .. by the way, there will be parliamentary elections in britain this year, and the role of zaluzhny as a communicator should not be underestimated, he should work on whether this will be the beginning of a political career, well, you know, a diligent professional military man, a professional military man - is a person who on the one hand, he knows how to give orders, on the other hand, he knows how to obey orders. and in this case , i think that everything should be clearly stated, and we should understand that valery fedorovych will not be the worst diplomat, well, if we take into account the principles of personnel policy in the formation of the diplomatic service, i just wonder how they will feel the next diplomats who will be

appointed to the positions of ambassadors, after valeriy zalu becomes ambassador, well, here is the question. here , mr. yevgeny, will it be an honorable veil for zaluzhnyi in this situation, or after all , given the role that great britain plays in the current situation, in our help, in helping us in the russian-ukrainian war, that in principle zaluzhnyi can be quite noticeable and important in great britain a figure, because it is not former prosecutor general iryna venediktova, who is sitting. in switzerland, these are not other diplomats who, perhaps, have more experience in diplomatic work, but are not such bright and powerful figures as valeriy zaluzhny, but with on the other hand, this appointment shows that zaluzhnyi is a member of volodymyr

zelenskyi's team, otherwise he would not have agreed to this position, right. zaluzhny is a statesman, and when the general is offered to go somewhere as a diplomat, he cannot say to himself, well , it seems to me, because of his professional career, you know, i'd rather sit here in a warm bed, sleep while the war continues, and you continue to do it yourself, this is one thing, secondly, i think that i am worthy as a person who grew up and whose career... passed establishing a military hierarchy, clearly understands that his presence on the territory of ukraine, at the moment, can create a splitting effect, that is , it creates one way or another informal or, well , unofficial competition, with oleksandr syrskyi, with the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

deserving, as far as i can understand, because i do not know him personally, i am not interested. in such a development, he is interested in serving the state. in any case, it seems to me that during the time of my stay position of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, he confirmed this fact as much as possible. therefore , i think that zaluzhnyi is not a person, zelenskyi's team, this is a person who plays for a team called ukraine. and that's normal. another issue is that there are enough people in volodymyr zelenskyi's team whose presence raises questions, and therefore we will see similar things. i don't see any threat for valery zaluzhny that he will work as an ambassador, absolutely. i do not see any

political threat for volodymyr zelensky, because he is creative enough evaluated by our western partners. i, having just returned from poland today, had the opportunity to hear various assessments on this matter, and this is quite telling. i will repeat myself. i'm just looking at the running line that sweden has become the 32nd member of nato, but if zulzhny went to brussels, it would be a strong step, a step to broadcast the ukrainian experience, but to broadcast it to britain as a permanent member the un security council, as a country that, among other things, has informal contacts with the united states, them formations, this is also a good choice, i think, mr. yevgeny, let's... listen to what zelensky said about the appointment of zaluzhnyi, were responsible for this war, we have already reached a historically unprecedented level

of cooperation with britain. by the way, it was with britain that we signed the first bilateral agreement on security guarantees, and we must fully implement it for the sake of our joint strength. today, the general also approved the candidacy of our country's ambassador to great britain. valery zaluzhnyi told me about such a direction for himself, a diplomatic one. ministry ministry of foreign affairs of ukraine sent a corresponding request to agremman. our alliance with britain must only grow stronger. and there are several decrees today that are worth talking about. signed two decrees of recognition. well, actually, it is clear that what kind of a diligent diplomat will be, we will obviously see what kind of leader he was. of the armed forces of ukraine , we have seen and will draw conclusions from his diplomatic work, when britain agrees to zaluzhnyi's presence in london, well, i think

there will be no problems with this, otherwise it would have been, there would not have been this appeal by zelenskyi, he would not talked about this appointment, obviously everything has already been agreed upon. let's talk more about what statements were made today, because today sweden became the 32nd member of nato, but... there were several more important statements by european leaders, in particular macron, who said that there are no restrictions, no red flags lines to support ukraine , and lemont writes about this, and medvedev immediately reacted, the deputy head of the security council of russia, says that if macron says that there are no more red lines in support of ukraine, then in the russian federation no longer has red lines in relation to france. what do you think, mr. evgeny, means that there are no more red lines in support of ukraine, that means long-range weapons, that means the supply of all

types of weapons except nuclear weapons, of course you mentioned that france is a country that owns a nuclear arsenal, but immediately another owner of this nuclear arsenal, i think that in fact the situation is somewhat, yes, also. i think the situation is a little less optimistic than we think. the question is that emmanuel macron is helping ukraine started a kind of political race to become the informal leader of europe, the informal political leader. he is pushed to this by the position of germany, which cannot be reconciled with the decision to transfer tauruses to ukraine. and accordingly, macron together with other european politicians, he makes various decisions , shows the involvement of france, for example, in the process of procurement of shells for ukraine, here

this is an interesting moment, because before the beginning of the large-scale invasion, france and germany, as members of the normandy four, well i think you remember this design, but many of our viewers, i'm sure i don't remember, they didn't supply ukraine with any ammunition, not even for snipers. weapons, and therefore macron's position, it is weighty , we need it, we should encourage it in every way, but we must not allow dizziness from success for the simple reason that such dizziness, it will simply be harmful to us. ukraine continues to be in the center of attention and it is clear that it will be an important player for france, an equally important player. for britain, as we found out for ourselves, and the question arises as to what kind of player it will be for germany, because olaf scholz, he is still, well, not just a chancellor, but a chancellor.

the traffic light coalition, which in case of collapse could suffer a heavy political defeat, and the issue of the transfer of taurus missiles to ukraine, it continues to be on the agenda, so i think that what we heard from the mouth of the french president is not only a declaration of intentions, but and this desire to achieve appropriate changes in european politics in favor of france first of all. you already mentioned but about macron's leadership in europe, well, about the fact that he is trying to be the leader of the european community, and this was clear two weeks ago, when he gathered representatives of european states and spoke about the fact that we need to do everything so that ukraine does not did not lose to russia and possible troops that can be moved to the territory of the ukrainian state, then he

gave many interpretations of this, but in... ursula fondern in a speech before the vote on her nomination as a candidate for the european of the people's party for the position of president of the european commission stated that the european union should launch the production of new generation weapons for victory on the battlefield. let's listen to what ursula fondeyan said. security in europe also means. the need to do more for our own defense. our common goal must be very clear. we must significantly increase our defense industrial capacity over the next five years. and at the heart of this should be a simple principle: europe should spend more, more efficiently, and it should spend european money, and this will help us meet the urgent need to replenish and modernize the armed forces, member states, and continue to support ukraine. sir it seems that

neither macron nor ursula fonderijn did not expect , and other european leaders did not expect that russia is capable of such a large-scale war, of such a scale of war, and why do you think all the european analysts and european intelligence services, why don't they calculated the possibility that this war could be bigger than they had imagined, and that this war could the prospect of affecting them as well. this is the inertia of thinking and the unwillingness to imagine a world without russia. let me remind you that until february 24, 2022 , the vast majority, more than 90% of western analysts said that ukraine would collapse under the first blow of russia. they predicted a blitzkrieg for them, right? blitz-krieg, which will lead to a heavy defeat to the destruction of ukraine. but

this did not happen, the war became protracted, european politicians were embarrassed, they promised ukraine a million shells by march of this year, but delivered in the best half of the case, and this undermines their position. ursula funderlajen, she is a very interesting politician, because on the one hand she managed to visit the minister of defense of germany a few years ago, and on the other hand, if you read... her biography, you will see that she is, well, a pan-european politician, which is stuck in the procrusian box in purely german politics, despite the fact that germany is the most powerful country in europe, and therefore it calls for the expansion of the european union, it calls for increased allocations for the production of weapons, it calls for to achieve... maximum success, and

she wants to remain at the head of the european people's party and be its representative as president of the european commission, that is , let's not forget that in three months there will be elections to the european parliament, in which the european people's party will try to maintain its position as the dominant political power of the old world, this also determines the position of ursula funderlein and... the continuation of ukraine's effective resistance, the continuation of ukraine's struggle against russia, this is today's moment is a component of the pre-election program of the european people's party, i have no doubts about this issue. mr. yevgeny, one more topic is quite important, because just a few hours before the congress of the united states of america, you have...