but do you continue to find them in the future, because last year ukraine was able to win back part of the territory, and now there is peace on the front line. do you continue to uncover crimes that you may not even have suspected before? yes, because when we talk about this kind of crime like sexual violence - it is a very hidden crime and people will dare to talk when it passes. last weekend, russian drones hit residential buildings in odesa, killing entire families with children. regardless of where the front line is, in ukraine there is no longer a safe place to hide from russian missiles. you and other ngos are trying to build.

you have national tribunals, you have an international criminal court, why create another tribunal? the problem is that we are faced with a lack of accountability because there is no international court that can prosecute putin, the senior political leadership and the senior military command of russia. state for the crime of aggression, even the icc does not have such jurisdiction, unfortunately, but everyone these crimes that we are currently documenting are the result of crime, aggression or the result of their leadership's decision to plan and wage this war, if we want to prevent something worse in the future, we must punish the state and its leaders that start such wars today, precisely therefore , we must sense this gap in capabilities and... create a special tribunal on

aggression and bring putin, lukashenka and their entourage to justice. is there progress on this matter? i know that there were discussions, it seems that they were western countries say yes, in principle, but in practical terms we will have to wait for such a tribunal. we have one positive intermediate step that is really important from a legal point of view. last year, an international was created in the hague. this means that when a special tribunal is created, they will not have to start from scratch, they can rely on the conclusions of this international center. you mentioned the international criminal court, it issued a warrant for the arrest of vladimir putin and his commissioner for the rights of the child for forced deportation of children. so, finally, the warrant... putin

already has, why not support the decision of the international criminal court and focus efforts on bringing volodymyr putin to justice. there is no competition here, the work of international criminal courts is extremely important, and when they issued this first arrest warrant, i really welcomed it, because it is a huge signal that we need in our world, that we care that you are valid ... a state that is a member of the un security council. we do not care that your state has a powerful military potential with nuclear weapons. if you commit a war crime, you will be prosecuted by the international criminal court. that's the message. that is why it is very important, but the problem is that the international criminal court does not have jurisdiction to prosecute putin for the crime of aggression. precisely for the resolution of this

war. i will say more, in the entire history of mankind , we have only one such precedent. this is the nuremberg trials, where nazi war criminals were tried only after the nazi regime fell. but we live in a new century, there is no need to impose justice depending on when and how this war ends. we cannot wait, we must create a special tribunal now and bring putin and his entourage to justice. and i repeat once again that all war crimes, all crimes against humanity and this war itself, genocide became possible only because the crime of aggression took place. the crime of aggression is a so-called mother crime. that is why we must send a clear signal to the world that leaders who unleash an aggressive war...will be held accountable.

the international criminal court has issued two more arrest warrants for high-ranking russian officers and said they are likely. involved in crimes during the missile campaign against the energy infrastructure of ukraine in the period from october 22nd to march 2023. significant, since the investigation of specific crimes committed on your territory begins. it's definitely not a small step, it's a big step. first of all, i must acknowledge the incredible speed for international justice. after all, we are talking about the deliberate destruction of the energy infrastructure of the past year, and only a year later the international criminal court published the first results. of course, this was also made possible thanks to cooperation with ukrainian law enforcement agencies, which helped identify the vessel,

missiles and their commanders. so it was a good example of cooperation between nation states. the international criminal court classified these actions not only as war crimes, but also as crimes against humanity. yes, you briefly mentioned the issue of genocide. obviously, it is legally difficult to prove the fact of genocide, but you work in this one field for more than 10 years. when you read that... are they really committing genocide in ukraine? this war is genocidal in nature. putin recently gave a public interview in which he reiterated his genocidal intentions.

he said that ukrainians do not exist and that we and the russians are one people, and we, as human rights defenders, have been recording for years how these words turn into a terrible practice on the ground, when the russian troops ... purposefully exterminate the active local population, priests, artists, teachers, journalists, city leaders and so on. how are they ban ukrainian language and culture and destroy ukrainian cultural heritage. how they forcefully take ukrainian children to russia for adoption into russian families. in this way, they implement the principle: ukrainians, you must either be re-educated like russians or killed. and i, as a lawyer, know that genocide is a crime of crimes, it is very difficult to prove, there are very high standards, but i can explain to our audience what

is happening in very simple words: you do not need to be a lawyer to understand that if someone wants partially or completely eliminate any national group, it is not necessary to kill all representatives of this national group, you can forcefully change their identity and the entire national group will disappear. and my last question: human rights in ukraine, some public organizations express concern about the persecution of journalists by the authorities. the mayor of kyiv, vitaliy klitschko, criticizing president volodymyr zelensky recently said that he is concerned that ukraine is moving. however , do you care that human rights in ukraine are not fully protected? this is a real challenge because war is poison for any

society. the logic of war dictates centralization. democratization dictates decentralization. restriction of rights and freedoms by security requirements. democratization, on the contrary , dictates the expansion of the dimension of rights and freedoms, and these are two contradictory logics that exist simultaneously. therefore, we, ukrainians, are now in a very difficult situation and are balancing between these two logics. victory for ukraine is not only about expelling russian troops. restore our integrity, free the people living in crimea, luhansk oblast, in donetsk region, zaporizhzhia, kherson region and other temporarily occupied territories, victory for ukraine also means success in the democratic transformation of our country. we all know what it means for us to win a war with russia.

it makes no sense for us to switch to the principles that russia professes. thank you very much to oleksandra matviychuk for this conversation on france 24. and thank you very much to our viewers for being with us. good evening, we are from ukraine. congratulations, young man, now he has joined us, we continue the great ether, i remind you that my name is vasyl zima, an air alert has been declared throughout the territory of our country, two mih 31k planes have taken off from the savasriyka airfield and are moving to the ryazan region. two sides of the enemy's potential missile carriers are now in the sky, so it is advisable to be in

shelters, well, i will tell you about the most important news, as of now. polish protesters and the police started stopping passenger buses at the border, deputy prime minister of ukraine oleksandr kubrakov said. he added that there were no explanations from the participants of the action, he emphasized that these actions are unacceptable, because in wartime, because in wartime passengers of such buses are usually socially disadvantaged women with young children. protected sections of the population, military personnel who are returning or going to training and transit people, an attempt to make them hostages of protest, well, it looks inappropriate for the civilized world, or just disgusting - the official emphasized, well, disgusting he added it himself. the new defense lines being built along the front line will be completed on time, prime minister of ukraine denys shmehal said during a meeting of the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine. he noted that the construction of fortifications in three 2000 km long lanes is a large-scale task,

but the pace is good, also during the meeting of the top military leadership, it was about the actual supply of shells, missiles and other weapons to the front. regarding the situation on the front line, the president listened to the report of the commander-in-chief, colonel-general of the armed forces of ukraine oleksandr syrskyi. and in ukraine, 15 soldiers were sentenced to 12 years in prison. countries of the aggressor, all of them cruelly treated the civilian population in the then-occupied chernihiv oblast, on at the beginning of march 22, in the village of yakhidne, the occupiers created a torture chamber in the basement of the local school, they forcibly detained almost 370 residents there, including almost 70 children. due to the inhumane conditions of stay and lack of provision of necessary medical care, ten people died in this basement. the prosecutor general's office is investigating the involvement of representatives of belarus in the case of the abduction of ukrainian children.

this was announced by the prosecutor general of ukraine andriy kostin. he added that ukraine closely cooperates with the international criminal court in the investigation of this crime, however, it also conducts its own investigation into other officials of the russian federation, who may also be involved in the abduction of ukrainian children. kostin emphasized that the results of the investigations will be presented already this year. these proceedings are now very actively investigated and we are also working with our partners who are assisting us in gathering evidence, we are also investigating the potential commission of this criminal offense by representatives of the republic of belarus, so these investigations are in our priority, i think that... this year you will also see the results of these investigations. well, and the plot for

your attention: 12 school shelters are planned to be repaired in kropyvnytskyi by the fall, because of this, students are being transferred to remote school. however , parents were outraged by such a decision, they say, children do not have time to learn the material anyway due to constant anxiety. how the conflict with the school management and officials ended, our journalists will tell more. anastasiya chermashentseva, the mother is a novice first-grader. gymnasium, says the decision about the distance learning was not agreed with the parents, they warned about the transition to online education a week in advance, what is the rush, the woman does not understand, she says that the shelter is not an emergency, repairs can wait until the summer. we all know how repairs are made , we all know that it dries better in the summer, when no one will walk here, it will be done faster, why right now in the spring months, when there will be rain, a downpour, in two months we will... we will have time to do it, and we won't have time to do it during the three months of summer vacation.

outraged parents began to collect signatures against remote control a hundred people signed an appeal to the management of the department of education within an hour. i have two children, one in the sixth grade, the second in the first grade, and we have already completed distance education with the older one, well , it all falls on the shoulders of the parents, and it is very difficult. and even now, during air raids, they can't learn anything... they can learn it, and then it will be terrible in general, in my opinion, it's better if they go to school, they could already do the bookkeeping during the holidays, even if they could finish their studies. and think so, they won't learn and won't know anything, but mrs. alla refused to sign the appeal, the woman is afraid that the unused money will be returned to the budget, i consulted with my grandfather so much, he says that they gave the money , they should do it, the money will be taken away and that's all, because the deadlines will pass in the education department, says anastasia chermashentseva, they argue everything with

employment the contractor, they say, he will not have time to complete all the objects during the summer. so you have to start working now. the contractor, he won three such tenders, in which the terms are the same, and mrs. kostenko says that he does not have time. why didn't they use the services then? we have 15 other contractors. the head of the school came to explain the situation to parents and journalists. according to her, the decision on repairs was made by the deputies at the session. the turn of works in the gymnasium fell in the spring. ventilation, additional toilets and wiring will be made in the basement so that half a thousand people can comfortably accommodate there. we had different studies, both distance and face-to-face, when it was possible to go out, here we studied as much as possible from september 1 face-to-face, not just one day there, maybe there

once there, if we didn’t have water there for district, then we moved there temporarily where... for one day, and now i'm going to spend a little time on distance education, so i think that this is not such a big problem. the department of education reacted to the school scandal, after the appeal of the parents, convened a meeting with educators and builders, decided to equip the basements without interrupting education. repair schedules are promised to be coordinated with all participants in the process. a meeting was held with students of educational institutions, in which capital repairs will be started in the near future, and there were representatives of the administration of capital construction, and we have reached such a balanced position that we will be so, the contracting organizations will start repair work in such a way so as not to harm the educational

process. there are 38 schools in the city, shelters in 14 of them... remain unequipped from kropyvnytskyi for tv channel uso. 28 territorial communities from 14 oblasts of ukraine joined the women peace security response to the challenges of war project, which was financially supported by the british government. the initiative from last year is implemented thanks to the partnership with six of the strongest women's teams public organizations with the apparatus of a government representative. issues of gender policy, when we talk about this policy and the approach of women merbezpeka, we are talking about different social groups of the population, it is necessary to identify their needs and take into account then the formation and implementation of state policy, only then can state policy be effective, this is what we are talking about at the government

level, but the mechanisms and tools are laid down in such projects. today, more than ever, the issue of citizen security unites east and west, south and north of ukraine. the experience of the project has shown that our state is in dire need of solving common problems, which audits of territory security help to cope with. in all 28 communities , the audits were, i would say, very successful, very effective, and they also helped not only to identify problems that exist in the context without... for women in the communities, not only women, by the way, but also men, and all the residents of the communities, but they are very important that they helped the residents of the community to understand these dangers, to see what is wrong and how to fix it the situation as part of the project, the valkivska territorial community of kharkiv oblast managed

to purchase and install video surveillance cameras on streets with more traffic, which reduces the risk of road accidents. it was thanks to security audits that the community determined which places in the region carry the greatest risks and threats, decided to write in the project that a safe space on kharkivsya street is the most important thing, because there are even fatal exits on this street, and it is very important for the police to understand what in such a way, what kind of transport moves along this street, as well as drivers and pedestrians understand when there is video surveillance. adheres to traffic rules, vehicle speed and rules for pedestrians as well, they do not run across the road wherever they want, but obey the law. a security audit is the first step to improving life, as demonstrated by the zhytomyr city territorial community. as part of the project

, cluttered areas near the local park were cleared, which could be a place of attack on women or children. he was also able to start a local cultural and sports center ecoflo and solar-powered lanterns, so that children can do normal activities even during blackouts. we are all definitely up to the deputies. dealt with security issues, but now we have received very clear such instructions, the information has already been collected, and it seems to me that it is extremely important to track global grants that relate to ecology, that relate to security, because this is the work of not one generation, but european countries, and we have a lot to learn. in addition, we also monitored security measures of all 29. urban target programs that exist in our community, and in order to find out, in general, what is our situation with

the inclusion of security measures in the programs that are financed, in order to find out what are the gaps and maybe somewhere , well, work to avoid them. lviv oblast also actively resolves security issues. in the bibrsk territorial community under... after security audits, the condition of the territories near educational institutions and hospitals was improved. the students of the local support lyceum were equipped with a protective structure in public institutions inclusive restrooms were installed, ramps were made and escalators were purchased. in this way , the community tries to take care of people with inclusive needs. we have access to all medical institutions, this is really a norm, a requirement of the national health service, ensuring inclusiveness. now we have moved on to institutions. of education, and precisely for this reason, the lyceum in our country was seized, a stairwell was purchased for a place at the expense of the local budget, security audits were

implemented by the ukrainian public health foundation in our country even before the full-scale war, but the russian the invasion made its adjustments. a security audit is a tool that first of all allows the community, and later , to direct the funds they have to cover priority issues. related to security, that is, actually the community, and we have such requests from communities, they want to conduct audits in order to understand, in fact, this road, or this lighting, or this or that traffic junction, what needs to be done, but within the framework of this project, which is currently being presented, there is also a donor, the british embassy, ​​there are other donors who are ready to provide support to ukrainian women's organizations in addition to community funds. security audit. territory is an important component of state policy, because during the period of the russian-ukrainian war , the security issue is in the first place. the active participation of communities in the audit

helps prevent violence and guarantees the right to protection for every ukrainian. tetyana golunova, espresso tv channel. we continue. the air alert has been canceled throughout the entire territory of ukraine, except for the temporarily occupied crimea. luhansk region and nikopol community on dnipropetrovsk region, we will continue, and now i will add to yuri fizer's speech that something has happened in the world, and a lot has happened, yuri, i will tell you in detail, congratulations, yuri, please have a word. good evening to you, vasyl, good evening to everyone who joined us today, so about such an official addition to nato, world leaders continue to react to the statement strange to the will of pope francis and an example of impressive endurance and calmness. about this and other things in a moment in the rubric world about ukraine. but let me start with this: putin

got more of nato near his borders. today sweden became the 31st member of the north atlantic alliance. the flag of this country was solemnly raised near the headquarters of this military-political bloc. in the capital of belgium, brussels. in parallel with this event , the swedish flags were raised at the headquarters of the alliance command in monza, belgium, and norfolk, virginia, the united states of america. let me remind you that the protocol on sweden's accession to nato officially came into effect on march 7. as reported by the us state department, antony blinken signed the document, notifying that the conditions for admission have been fully met. we must continue to help ukraine and show president putin that he will not win on

the battlefield, but must sit down. to the negotiating table and find a solution in which ukraine will be recognized as a sovereign and independent state. nato secretary general jens stoltenberg said this during a joint press conference with the prime minister of sweden in the same brussels. at the same time , he added that putin started this war and he can end it today. but ukraine does not such an opportunity. surrender is not peace - says mr. stoldenberg, so the alliance will continue to help us to the fullest. our victory, and for this, again, says the nato secretary general, he welcomes the delivery of long-range missiles to ukraine, and he refused to talk about specific systems and specific allies who can provide it. well, if yen stoltenberg did not condemn, but was surprised by the statement of pope francis, then it is obvious that in russia they gave her a standing ovation, treason.

picked up in the kremlin, although in this i have after all, each of you had no doubts . putin's spokesman dmitry piskov said that the kremlin understands the words of pope francis about negotiations for a settlement, as he called it, again, no wonder the conflict on the territory of ukraine. at the same time, piskov once again stated that it is kyiv that does not accept this and many other similar proposals coming from the mouths of world leaders. well, i added it. piskov, that the position of the ukrainian authorities is fueled by the statements of european politicians who, below is a short quote piskov, are doing everything to doom russia to inevitable strategic defeat. this is probably the only time when i completely agree with dmitry piskov. indeed, russia must lose strategically. well, but this is still the only

exclamation of approval for the strange statement. of pope francis, i hear that i have heard in the last two days. olaf scholz, for example, does not share these words of the head of the holy see, who believes that ukraine needs courage to raise the white flag and start negotiations with russia. this was announced today by the press secretary of the bundeschancellor steffen hebershreit. according to him, the head of the german government not only does not share the opinion of the vicar of the holy see, but also with his actions and assistance to ukraine. proved that the opinion of the pontiff is wrong. well, similar statements are heard not only from germany, one should speak with moscow only in the language of the balance of power. french foreign minister stéphane sejourne said this in an interview with the la tribunes newspaper. according to him, here is a short quote from the minister. we very naively believe that we have

to... impose our own bans, while russia is trying to impose european countries their foreign policy , this is the end of his quote, and at the same time , mr. minister added that official paris seeks to send strong signals to russia, well, such statements in support of ukraine were heard during the last two days, many from china did not say anything about does he agree with the pope'? does not agree with the pressure, but in peking they did say about the negotiations, they were reminded about them again, however, in the context of an international peace meeting to find ways to end the russian war peacefully, the leadership of the celestial empire supports the idea the earliest possible meeting of the russian and ukrainian parties for peace negotiations, expects the earliest possible restoration of peace on the european continent. this

was announced today at a briefing by the official... representative of the ministry of foreign affairs of china, wang wenbing, while he added that beijing is ready to continue to play a significant role in this process. negotiations are negotiations, but we need finances and we need equipment, weapons in order to continue to fight and inflict this strategic defeat. democrats in the us house of representatives do not see the draft law approved by the senate on the allocation of additional budget allocations for assistance to ukraine. this was stated by the leader of the democratic minority in the lower house of the us legislature, hakeem jeffries. in an interview with the cbs television company. according to him, there is no need to invent anything new, just put this issue to a vote in the house of representatives. and at the same time, the chief diplomat of the lower house of the american congress.