information appeared that other legislators are preparing their own draft law on aid to ukraine. also, our colleague catherine gibson asked the legislators themselves after biden's speech how they feel about the fact that the speech about the state of events in the united states of america began with the situation in ukraine. i suggest you listen. i was shocked. this is the state of the union address, and we've spent 15 minutes since the beginning talking about... a foreign country that has already received billions and billions of american taxpayer dollars , nobody agrees that russia has done, no one agrees with what putin has done, but when we take our money and send it 500 miles away, while our borders are open, our american citizens are being killed in the streets, that's a problem. i supported aid to ukraine from the very beginning, i think it has a moral purpose and a strategic one. the world today is very much

like the year 39, little dictators with absolute power are interested in genocide and vladimir putin said that ukraine does not exist, did not exist and will not exist, when people talk about negotiations with a man who says that the country does not exist, this is very reminiscent of the ayatollah's vision of the existence of israel. i think that was the right thing to do, and he made it very clear that we have to help our allies in ukraine if... he succeeds in ukraine, he won't stop there, that's clear. katya, after the president's speech, usually the opposition party gives some reaction, some answer. what was the republican response this time? exactly. mary immediately after biden's address was a separate speech by republican senator katey britt, she had had a live broadcast from her kitchen, her house and appealed mainly to the conservative part of the population of the united states of america. in particular, she spoke about her mother. also about raising children and

family values, which, they say, are threatened by the politics of the democrats, she also criticized biden's economic and international policy and called him a weak leader, i suggest you listen. now our commander-in-chief is not a team. the free world deserves better than a trembling and humiliated leader. america deserves leaders who recognize that they are trustworthy borders, stable prices, safe streets, and strong defenses are the cornerstones of a great nation. we have become a retreating nation. the enemies of freedom see this as an opportunity. putin's brutal aggression in europe has put our allies on the verge of survival. emotional reaction

from the representative of the republicans. yulia, please tell me, some commentators here in the usa, by the way, criticize biden, say that it was not a speech about the state of the country, but rather such a pre-election rally, are such remarks justified? you know, mary, certainly without issues, president biden used this opportunity to address the tens of millions of voters, americans who watched the speech , to present his vision of america for the next four years and contrast it with the vision of america of his most likely. donald trump, he never called donald trump by name, but definitely criticized both his policy, in particular, regarding nato, as well as the former president himself and his opponent. donald trump himself simultaneously also tweeted or posted some remarks on his own true social network social, where he specifically called what biden said a lie, and it is no coincidence, maria, you know, that biden's strategists chose this one.

week, the week when they start the big presidential campaign of 2024, starting today, president biden and members of his cabinet will travel to american states, in particular the decisive states of 2024, to present president biden's own policies, with which he is going to the elections, protection of reproductive rights, restoration of the economy and saving democracy, therefore definitely an opportunity he took advantage of this and now the presidential campaign is gaining momentum. yulia, we also know that many voters are now worried about the age of the president, whether he managed to convince the voters that he can still be president for another term. this is a very important issue, and indeed a lot of attention is focused on it, and the voters will probably show whether president biden managed to convince them. but as for yesterday's speech, he tried to be very lively, very dynamic, sometimes even aggressive and joked a lot. he even began his speech by handing the speech to speaker johnson said.

here you read at night, and he also said that if he was smart, president biden, he would have left at this point, at this point, but he did not stop and for 67 minutes he not only gave his ... speeches with his priorities , and also repeatedly deviated from the script, joked, and also, when there were some shouts from republicans, he responded harshly and very accurately to this criticism, he also joked about his age to marie, he said that all his life he had been called either too young or too old, but he said that it doesn't matter how old you are, it matters how old your ideas are, and in particular, he said that some people his age, alluding to president trump because he is not too young. don't share him, his thoughts, and also biden said that the ideas that are old are the ideas of hate, they are not the ideas of revenge, and they are the ideas of anger, and those are the ideas that he does not share, he wants to see america united , and for this it works like this, in fact, president biden said. colleagues,

thank you, we spoke with kateryna lisonova and yulia yarmalenko about the annual address of the american president to congress and voters. he was moved by the speech of the american president. and wounded ukrainian soldier andrii chovozyorov, who watched biden's speech from the hall of congress. he was invited to the event by the leader of the democratic majority in the senate, chuck schumer. he told the voice of america about his impressions. biden's speech itself, he was serious, he spoke with confidence. i liked that on the very at the beginning, he touched on the topic of ukraine and what he will do. to help us, i was sitting in the balcony , next to the first lady, yes, but it was crowded, for my prosthesis, yes, yes, i sat down with my leg, i stood up several times, yes, i saw how the republicans reacted to biden's speech, i don't

know , what can be said about them, they are some kind of children, the situation is very serious, and they seem to be only worried about... let's move on to other news. the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyy approved the candidacy of valery zaluzhny for the post of ambassador of ukraine to the united states the kingdom anticipating the arrival of the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, commentators in london are also paying attention to the political circumstances of this appointment. we talk about this in more detail with our european correspondent bohdan tsyupin. hello, bohdan. tell me, please, how do they react to this appointment in london? they are reacting with interest, first of all, i would say, that is, an official response, agreement from london on the appointment of valery zaluzhny as ambassador, we are still waiting, in fact, for some

reasons for obstacles, there are currently no obvious ones, meanwhile, the media picked it up. at least last night right after the headline announcement, which doesn't usually happen with the appointment of some country's ambassador to london. in this case , there is great interest and many questions , for example, in general, why a combat general in the midst of a war in his country, leaves his country, changes his profession and... and what it looks like, will work in london not as a military man, but as a chief diplomat, indicate that after the actually unsuccessful ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023 between the ukrainian president and

the commander-in-chief, what appeared to be differences in assessments and certain frictions appeared, indicating that in ukraine... which society polls indicated a higher level of trust in general zaluzhny than in the ukrainian president, so these are the actual assessments, such remarks in addition to the fact that the previous ukrainian ambassador here in london, mr. vadym prystaiko, was abruptly dismissed last summer, again, over what appeared to be a dispute. with the president, and for more than six months, the ambassador of ukraine to there was no london. bohdan, what can be expected from zaluzhnyi in this position, given the current political climate, what are the tasks before him? well, what kind of climate are we talking about? that is, if we are talking

about the ukrainian political climate, well, i said what they actually pay attention to, but if we are talking about the british climate, then i would say... that it is very favorable when it comes to relations with ukraine, that is, london's relations and kyiv have been very stable, very positive for a long time and... probably this is also the merit of the previous ambassadors, previous foreign policy departments, both of ukraine and great britain, which obviously worked very well. what are the expectations? well, after all, the future ukrainian ambassador is a combat general, so he, first of all, he will be a celebrity, he is already a celebrity, this will probably help him in certain contacts. in a certain work, and it is obvious that his opinion, especially when it comes to issues, the issue

of war, the issue of military aid to ukraine, the opinion of such a person will be listened to with special attention? thank you, bohdan, about bohdan tsyupan told us from london about valery zaluzhny's appointment as ambassador of ukraine to the united kingdom. meanwhile , in... meanwhile, ukraine began preparing airfield infrastructure for f-16 fighters. it is these aircraft that can become a destructive factor for the occupying forces, according to retired us air force lieutenant colonel and former f-16 pilot peter greenburgh. he told maria prus about how to use the f-16 more effectively. when i... flew to iraq, it was sometime in 2003, about a year after the introduction

us forces in iraq. i was patrolling the skies, just helping the military on the ground, when i was told there was a unit in trouble, a coalition partner in trouble, and actually their position was under threat, they were leaving their position inside a small town on the euphrates river. anyway, i showed up and contacted these troops, or at least the intermediary on the ground, the air traffic controller, and... that they were ukrainians, there was a company of ukrainians out there somewhere, and by the time i found them, they were actually were already in their armored vehicles on their apcs, and they came from this area, so that was my experience of communication with ukrainians and the ukrainian military. most americans probably do not know that ukraine supported us at a time when we were attacked by a foreign enemy. ukraine had many problems of its own at that time, it was 2003, but they were in iraq. supporting us efforts there, so that was my first experience with ukraine. you are in contact with ukrainian

pilots, and they have been talking about the f-16 for a long time. you were an f-16 instructor, so you know what it takes to learn how to operate these planes. what do you think is the biggest challenge for ukrainians now? are these airplanes amazing machines? sure, but are they the best? still work when interacting with other aircraft and ground stations, with radars, it's a whole ecosystem of technology, but to really use the capabilities of the f-16, which is a weapon system, it's not just an airplane, you need to be part of this ecosystem, and the ukrainian military, ukrainian pilots understand that this is a very long way, but they are doing it. western type of warfare very different from the soviet way of waging war. and this transition has been going on for the ukrainian military for a long time. this is well documented,

and very smart people have already talked about it. this process for ukraine continues, and it is a big challenge. it is a challenge to make the physical infrastructure ready for the f-16 for western aircraft. training technicians is difficult. there are also maintenance and supply personnel. there are a million details in aviation. aviation consists of parts. we, the connection. the states didn't go to war, being backed into a corner, maybe since world war ii, but even during world war ii we had relative safety in america for training, armaments, and manufacturing. so what ukraine is doing right now is absolutely amazing, what you 've achieved as a nation, holding the line as you continue to learn, innovate and create new capabilities that even the west doesn't have, like unmanned aerial vehicles. and marine drones, for individual pilots, it's hard, you know, they're human, they

need rest, every minute they not sleeping and not actively participating in combat, which is what you should do outside of combat, sleep and rest, we're asking them to relearn everything about their job in a new language and new equipment, and even with new tactics, it's huge burden on today's airmen, it's a long way, and the way they do... i'm deeply impressed by them, i deeply admire their courage, it can't be fully expressed. so when do you think these f-16s will be in ukraine and ready to help? on the battlefield to resist russian aggression? it just my guess of course, but i think you'll see them later this year in 2024. i realize that could only mean the very end of the year. i'm not privy to any specific information, but i think

you won't see anything in the public eye at first, and then suddenly everything happens. what is now. is happening, it's 1000 small decisions, hundreds of technicians and pilots are being trained, airfields are being repaired and modernized, there are so many small details, where you put the weapons, because american weapons are stored differently, many of the weapons have computers, they need some maintenance, what we as a public see is no f16, no f16, no f16, and then suddenly there are f16s everywhere, how many? will be and what their effect will be on the battlefield, i do not know, there is so much work and many decisions to be made. the west has invested heavily in what can be called a long- range precision strike. right now, the us air force can destroy anything anywhere on the planet in about 48 hours. and it's like a terrible discovery, but also a comforting discovery. i truly

believe that america is a force for good in the world. if you take this technology... this idea and deploy it over ukraine with the right tactics, the right weapons and the right support, then a certain number of f-16s can destroy anything on the battlefield. and that's a big deal when you have an entrenched enemy. we know this is a war of infantry vs. infantry and armor vs. armor. that's a lot of trench warfare. the front line has not moved noticeably in about a year and a half since the summer before last, when the enemy forces, the occupying forces were away. thrown if you think about the effect of a long-range precision strike on enemy forces, you know as i like to look at such things from the enemy's point of view, there will be no place in ukraine where they will be safe for more than 24-36 hours. it takes time to determine the location of an enemy target or an important enemy position and send an aircraft with weapons there. and this goal is destroyed. when you

start talking about air power, nothing matters. that is in one place cannot survive, so it will have a huge impact on war when all these elements are in place, and it will be more than just an airplane and pilot, the effect will be significant for the occupying forces. what about russian air defense, some say they are so powerful that the f-16s won't be able to be as effective as possible, what do you think? this statement is true. it will be difficult for ukraine. you know they have good protection. of course it matters if you have the equipment advantage that the russians currently have. they now have more modern planes than ukrainian ones. i don't know if they are more modern, but they have more means of protection. so what actually

happens during an air war depends not only on measuring f-16 vs. dry. it's about... the capability of one force versus the overall capability of another force, and that includes their tactics and their operational doctrine and their ability to really work as a team against the enemy. so it's not just, their missile is better than our missile, or our missile is better than their missile. you know, for the general public, i can say that the f-16 will be an upgrade. every plane that ukraine will receive does not necessarily have to be better than every plane that the enemy has. each plane that ukraine receives increases its capabilities. if the russians were that good, we wouldn't be sitting here talking about this. it would have been over a long time ago.

retired lieutenant colonel of the us air force petra greenburg talked about how best to use such long-awaited f-16s for ukraine. watch the full version of this interview on our youtube channel. and at the end of the program on the international day of struggle for women's rights. let's also mention the ukrainian women, who not only strive to win at the same level, but also thank you sometimes men are given a head start. the bakhmudian witch, that's what the brothers called the commander of the mortar battery olga bighar during the battles for bakhmut. olga has been fighting since the second day of the full-scale war. first it defended kyiv, and now the native donbas. her story continues. her suitor is the bakhmut witch. about the call sign, i already said, this is a secret that will be revealed after the war, but so for the general public, because i can set the sky on fire. olga bighar,

originally from donetsk region, where her grandfather, a member of the upa, was exiled at one time. the woman has two educations : biology and law. in 2014, after when pro-russian separatists with the support of the kremlin started hostilities in donbas, olga moved to kyiv. she opened her own law firm in the capital and later joined. to graduate school. a full-scale russian invasion caught her writing a dissertation on tax law. exact sciences now help in military affairs - says the woman. i received my first education at the biological faculty of kyiv national university. i studied mathematics, physics, and chemistry for three years. of course it helps in my work because i have now dealing with explosives, i have to constantly calculate angles, ranges and the like. tolav of the armed forces olga. joined on the second day of the full-scale russian invasion on february 25, her seven-year-old son is waiting for her at home. of course he knows what i do, he supports me morally,

he is proud of what i do. at the beginning of the great invasion, the woman took part in the liberation of kyiv region in the ranks of territorial defense as part of a rifle company. already then , the command noticed her leadership qualities and promoted to company commander, says olga. since november 2022, the woman moved to and now defends donbas as the commander of the 204th mortar battery of the tro battalion. as for the appointment to this position, i had no, let's say, competitors at all. i found my soulmates, my, let's say, ideal team , with which we were able to build a really combat and such an effective unit, and when a position in this unit in a mortar battery became vacant, i immediately transferred to this position, because i

myself ... by the fact that i calculate all these corrections and right next to the guns, i calculate all these protractors, sights, give corrections and build a fire system. in her work, the bakhmut witch is guided not only by accurate calculations, but also sometimes by intuition. there is a trick, if you feel something negative, then you just have to listen to it. intuition for a serviceman is, let's say, his lifeline, because it happened that plates froze, it happened that a mine got stuck in a mortar, various things happened, this is a working moment, work at positions in the warehouse. the one who has a dominant height, he can actually use them.

the issue of technical means of intelligence and means of radio-electronic warfare. the russians were preparing for this, they have large complexes that work. we, in turn, turn on all our intellectual abilities. olga is one of more than 43,000 female military personnel currently serving in the armed forces. in military positions. the woman seeks to liberate not only her native donbas, but also all occupied territories. anna kostyuchenko, pavel sukhodolskyi for voice of america from donetsk region. download the mobile application "voice america". the application allows you to automatically bypass blocking thanks to the built-in vpn service. read news, watch informative programs and videos, as well as listen to podcasts in ukrainian. voice of america services. read more stories about fantastic ukrainian women on our website. we will say goodbye to this . flash

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