let's summarize the informational morning in ukraine in eteriso news, khrystyna parubiy works in the studio. the border post in shebekino was destroyed, an armored personnel carrier and a control point for drones in kursk region were destroyed. fighting is gaining momentum in the russian border. volunteers of the freedom of russia region continue their raid in the belgorod-kurdish direction. propaganda publications reported that during the fighting in the belgorod region , a major of the russian guard was killed. let me remind you that at night the fighters of the legion of freedom of russia, together with others russian volunteers fighting on the side of ukraine broke into the territory of the russian federation. as reported by the ministry of defense of the aggressorka country, the insurgents entered from three directions with the support of tanks. there they even managed to report that they repelled all attacks,

prevented an invasion and even killed about a hundred volunteers. instead , the latter announced that they had taken control of the village of lozova rudka in the belgorod region. at the same time , residents of the region released videos of tanks with unrecognizable flags. they say there are interruptions with light and communication, the authorities of bilhorodska of the region announced a cyber attack on the website of the city's official institutions, on which information about road closures in the region appeared. shooting battles are also known. took place in the village of tyotkyny, kurs region. this information was confirmed by the coordinator of the legion of freedom of russia. in his video address to the russians, he emphasized that volunteers of the russian federation will do everything to prevent putin from serving another presidential term. we won't allow it. like you we won't allow it. we are russians just like you. we also have the right to express our will.

of russia the video was published by local media. witnesses wrote about a powerful explosion in the city of valuyki, after which a large-scale fire broke out in the forest. combat operations on the territory. there is a probable special operation of russian volunteer battalions, these are independent units consisting of russians, - said the representative of the main intelligence directorate of ukraine andrii yusov. he added that these formations coordinate their actions with the ukrainian military, helping to fight against the occupiers. at home, they have the right to do what they think it is necessary, in this situation, to defend your civil political rights and... you

your country from the russian putin dictatorship, this despite the fact that the enemy tries, of course and reports that everything is protected and everything is under control, they succeed again and again return to your home and fulfill your tasks. after a night drone attack in russia, one of the largest oil refineries, located near nizhny novgorod, was disabled. as defense-express reports, the most important element of the lukol enterprise was destroyed, it is the key in all technological processes. the russians will not be able to fix it quickly due to the lack of western sanctioned components. propagandists also confirm that after the attack on the plant, the plant stopped its work. in muscovy, a total of 25 drones were reportedly shot down in several regions. as a result of drones hitting an oil storage facility in orly , one of the tanks caught fire. firefighters still cannot extinguish it. the mayor of the russian

capital also reported on the downing of a uav on the way to... a large-scale fire broke out in russian peter. at first, the local public assumed that the southern thermal power plant was on fire. however , propagandists later assured that natets was calm, but was burning across the street from her. allegedly, a warehouse with pallets was occupied. the ministry of emergency situations reported that the open fire had already been brought under control. three people were injured due to enemy attacks in donetsk region. during the day, the enemy shelled almost two dozen settlements in the region. - informed the head of the region, vadym filashkin. two people were injured in silydov. the russians hit the city with rockets. two houses were completely destroyed, and almost 20 private apartments, 14 high-rise buildings and two administrative buildings were also damaged. another person was injured by the invaders in turkey. 16 buildings were damaged in the city. destruction of housing. also in korakhiv and chasovoyarsk

communities. an elderly man died in the kherson region due to an enemy attack. it happened in the village of ivanivka of the daryiv community. three more residents. residents of the region were injured. during the day, the occupiers shelled more than one and a half dozen settlements and the regional center, informed the head of the region oleksandr prokudin. russian shells damaged 13 private houses, an educational institution and farm buildings. also in kherson ponivychchyna, a private house and a car. president volodymyr zelenskyy signed the law on honest lobbying, which is one of the requirements for ukraine's entry into the eu. this morning , the european parliament discussed the agenda of the european council meeting, which will take place on march 21-22 in brussels. it is expected that a lot of attention will be paid to ukraine, and he knows what news we should expect the correspondent of espresso in brussels, tetiana

vysotska, who followed the debates in the session hall of the european parliament. tatyana, i congratulate you, tell me the details, what are europe's plans for supporting ukraine? congratulations, christina, congratulations. from the sidelines of the european parliament, indeed , the summit of european leaders on march 21-22 will be very powerful for ukraine, as all issues of the spectrum of relations between ukraine and the european union will be discussed, including the issue of military and financial support, this is the issue of expansion, and finally decisions will be made, when to start negotiations with ukraine on accession, this is also a matter of security and defense, in particular the approval of the european defense and industrial strategy presented last week, which is ukraine as a future member of the european union, and also the issue of agriculture, which is currently painful for ukraine, due to the activities of some farmers, and speaking before the members of the european parliament, in particular the minister of foreign affairs of belgium, which currently presides

over the european union, khajalav, stated that the european union will increase the military aid to ukraine, this has already been decided, and in particular more shells and missiles will be provided. the speech of the president of the european commission, ursula fonden, was very interesting , from the point of view that it was expected that she could announce that a document on the negotiating framework for ukraine, which would allow the start of accession negotiations, is already ready, but ursela fonderlajen keeps the intrigue, she only announced that the european commission is urging the jewish council to open accession talks with bosnia and herzegovina. actually the same the european commission made a statement regarding ukraine back in october of last year, so for now we are ahead, the news about the negotiating framework for ukraine is still expected, perhaps today or in the coming days. it is also expected that in the coming days, ukraine will receive the first tranche of aid from

the european union in the amount of 4.5 billion euros in 2024. as for other news from the european parliament that should be expected today. first of all, the european parliament will vote today. for a directive that could criminalize violations of sanctions against of the russian federation and against other states established by the european union. if today the deputies vote correctly, that is, in favor, then any violation of sanctions against russia will be considered a criminal offense. and one more point, tonight at the request of the members of the european parliament there will be a debate on how the european union can completely ban. import to its territory of agricultural products from russia and belarus, so we expect good news in this regard as well. studio. thank you, tanya. our correspondent tetyana vosotska told what ukraine can expect from the meeting of the european council, which will take place on

march 21-22 in brussels. a serviceman of the armed forces, who was working for russia, was detained trying to triple the commanders of the sbu. he planned to add a poisonous substance to the water in the bath complex, which was used by the command post of the armed forces in the southern direction. the fsb agent was exposed at the stage of preparation for sabotage. the attacker also transmitted to the enemy data on the location and movement of units of ukrainian troops. the traitor was recruited through parents who live temporarily the occupied part of luhansk region. according to the investigation, the occupiers imprisoned the man's relatives and, under cruel torture, forced them to persuade the son to betray ukraine. faces life imprisonment. i will remind you about our collection. the espresso tv channel and the iryna koval charitable foundation are asking for help with the purchase of mavics and their components, as well as fpv drones for the 74th battalion of the 102nd separate brigade of the territorial defense forces. these soldiers defend

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good health. for the next two hours, we will talk about ukraine, the world, about war and about our victory. today in the program. white flag of negotiations. the vatican assures that pope francis did not mean the capitulation of ukraine. why does the holy see play along with the kremlin. dramatic reaction. the white house was developing. responses to the russian nuclear strike on ukraine: does russia have the resources for a long conventional war? a business trip to london, an honorary international mission or political exile of a competitor? how many generals are still awaiting dismissal according to the conclusion of the vlk? about this and other things, in the next one we talk for hours with our guests, with the diplomat-politician volodymyr ogryysk, general of the sbu viktor. yagun and political expert viktor boberenko. in the second part of our program, which will begin in

an hour, we will talk about russian fascism, the vatican, shabunin's two criminal cases, and whether russia is ruled by god. however, before starting our conversation, i suggest watching a video of how the ukrainian military destroyed an entire enemy column. drone operators of the third operational brigade of the national guards named after colonel petr bolbachan, in cooperation with the artillery, stopped the enemy's offensive, several units of equipment destroyed the drones, two more were hit by the artillery. let's see, this is an enchanting video.

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in front of the nato headquarters in brussels, the country became the 32nd member of the alliance, secretary general stoltenberg said that the support of ukraine remains significant and should continue. let's listen to what stoltenberg said. president putin started this war, he can end it today, but ukraine. cannot do this because surrender does not mean peace. we have continue to strengthen ukraine and show putin that he will not achieve what he wants on the field. but should sit down at the negotiating table and look for a solution where ukraine is recognized and remains a sovereign independent state. mr. volodymyr, the nato washington summit, the anniversary summit, will take place in just a few months. how likely is it that ukraine can receive an invitation to

the north atlantic alliance and become the 33rd member of nato. well, you know, i think that this should be our national task, so that ukraine becomes a truly 33rd member of the alliance, without any pros, cons, and so on, that is, all this should finally reach the finish line and become the unalternative direction of both our and nato mainstream, but in this context, you know, you are now... quoted , stoltenberg was quoted, in my opinion, a very weak statement, these talks that putin can end the war, that he, that if he wants to, he will do it even after one day, well, it is either a misunderstanding of what is happening, or unwillingness to understand it, well, no, under no circumstances will putin do this, and it is necessary

the question is not that we should wait until he withdraws his troops, but the question is that nato is the largest... military-political bloc, the strongest military-political bloc that outnumbers russia many times over, except for the nuclear weapons, then it is this bloc that must make putin lose, and here are all the stories about the fact that let's wait, let's think, let's wait, this is not a strength, this is a weakness of such an alliance, despite this, of course we need to think about , in which way... go out on washington summit with not an outstretched hand, but with an active position, when we are not asking for something, we should be offered something, and in the few months that remain before the summit, i think that we should dramatically strengthen our work with all

partners , but first of all with the americans and germans, who, unfortunately, today still continue... to be afraid of what princess maria alexievna will say, that is, the kremlin, and as long as this fear remains, the situation will be uncertain, we finally must demand from our western partners clarity, clarity and speed, otherwise this process will drag on indefinitely. mr. volodymyr, stoltenberg literally said capitulation. does not mean peace, obviously, this remark of stoltenberg referred to the recent statement of pope francis in an interview with the russian channel rci, and where he said that ukraine should have the courage to, quote: raise the white flag of negotiations and agree on an end to the war with russia. let's listen to a small fragment

of this interview. i believe that those who see the situation, those who think about... people, those who whoever has the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate is stronger, and today it can be negotiated with the help of international forces, the word negotiation is a bold word. this, this interview and interpretation of what the pope said , and how he answered the journalist, they say, this journalist's question was sewn with this white flag, and he only gave an answer to this, but we see that during the last... for two years, the roman pope does not change his position, that is, he has two warring parties who have to sit down at the transition table, in he does not have an aggressor country, he has no appeals to putin to stop the war, why do you think the holy throne reacts to this war in such a way, and does history not teach pope

francis, so... what happened in the 39-40s years, when pi 12, one of his predecessors, tried to reconcile hitler with europe or vice versa, europe with hitler? well , you see, mr. sergey, i personally believe that the pope, although he is formally the head of the vatican state, is first and foremost a moral authority for billions. catholics of the whole world, and this is precisely his, perhaps, the most important function and role, the role of a shepherd for, well, for a huge number. people, that is, it should be , first of all, a high moral authority, i will tell you frankly, this last statement, it seems to me,

so devalued him as a moral leader that after that, it seems to me, it will be a completely different story of the papal throne and his personally , because to call for... uh to negotiate with the personification of evil is to cross all the moral uh red lines that can be only well, which only you can imagine , look, if you do not see that you are proposing negotiations with the devil, with lucifer, then it is not clear, well, really, whether this person is at that, at that height of moral virtues,

about which the church actually speaks, regardless of whether it is catholic or orthodox or any other, by the way, do not kill - this is an imperative of any world religions, and you must respond to this do not kill. not to engage in empty calls about peace, but to talk about the causes of this war, the reasons that there are murders, but you know, i find an explanation in the leftism of the pope , let's not forget where he is from, argentina, the country where these views are. are extremely popular, this has actually been going on for more than a decade, and more than one

argentine government has been of such a left-left populist orientation, it also adheres to the same views, so it seems to me that this is not about the vatican as a whole, it is about him personally, well, you'll have to... survive this pope too, you mentioned one of his, well, let's say, shameful predecessors, and i want to mention one of his outstanding predecessors, john paul ii, who was truly the personification of morality, values, reflections, truly about christian virtues and fighting for them honestly. notes, because what is happening now can hardly be called a struggle for principles. in response to the pope's statement about the white flag,

president zelenskyi emphasized that russian killers do not go further through europe only because they are restrained by ukrainian men and women with weapons in their hands and under the blue and yellow flag. let's listen to what the president of ukraine said. when russian evil started this... war on february 24 , all ukrainians came to the defense, everyone, christians, muslims, jews, everyone, i thank every ukrainian chaplain, who with the army, in the defense forces, there on the front lines, protect life and humanity, support and prayer, and conversation, and deed, that's what the church is with people, and not 2,500 km somewhere there to engage in virtual mediation between the one who wants to live and the one who wants to destroy you. mr. volodymyr, but the pope, he already

understands that in this situation he is playing along with the kremlin and playing with the kremlin. well, obviously, but i am i think that he did himself a very, well, bad service, because look at the international reaction to these words, well, maybe there was something in the kremlin. this is not incomprehensible either to them or to the rest of the world, but the civilized world is simply outraged by what the pope of rome said, and i think that with such statements he is really devaluing himself as a symbol, a symbol of christian virtues. of what is called humanity and so on, so i think that no matter how happy they are about these statements

in moscow, they... will not have any of practical importance, ukraine will never agree to a white flag, and it is obvious why it plays along with moscow, well, this should probably be said in a different guise, and here it seems to me that it will be more important to delve into the history of these relations, to remember that francis for some reason already for a very long time he has loved... uh, the fsb, kgb patriarch of moscow kirill gundyaev, in the kgb files of mikhailov and so on, that is , i think that this is already a topic for journalistic and possibly not only journalistic investigations, there are probably a lot of interesting facts there , which

so far... not made public, but i think that it will have the effect of a bomb that exploded, because the current pope is already too insistently and persistently leading the line of moscow, it simply does not happen. mr. volodymyr, literally in a week or two , french president emmanuel macron should be in ukraine on an official visit, so far... his arrival in kyiv has not been confirmed, and this is explained by security issues, but we see that over the last, last month or so two, emmanuel macron plays a rather important role and, we can say, a leadership role in europe, when he gathers the leaders of 20 european states and says that everything must be done so that putin is defeated,

moreover, he is waiting for the fact that the french troops can be on the territory of ukraine, and also for nothing, he says it not for nothing, it is unlikely that these are some excuses of macron. how do you assess macron's leadership role now, and does this mean that macron and those with whom he is negotiating are ready to create a new security structure of some kind in europe, in case... there may be some problems with the north atlantic alliance after trump comes to power in the united states of america. well, actually, mr. sergey, i think that it is necessary to start with the conclusion of your question, because it is about the fact that it has finally reached european politicians, including and first of all macron, that in case of not, let's say, expected events in washington, and we are now.

we cannot predict anything that will happen there at the beginning of the 25th year, and if we imagine that trump came to power with his absolute ee, well, not non-standard, let's say delicately and unpredictability, then his statements that russia can do what it wants in europe with those who do not pay 2% of their gdp. and so on, and so on, you understand that, and especially now, by the way, also when he told orban that he would not give a single penny against ukraine, and this would lead to very serious consequences, believe me , well, now for every european leader who thinks about the security of his country, the same... time is coming,

because it means that it is necessary to urgently think about how to confront russia, which of the european armies today can really fight with russia, well, excuse me, i will take the courage to say that no one, and that it is not primarily because there is no equipment there, there is equipment because... before that the european armies are not ready either morally, psychologically, or organizationally , they are disorganized, they very often do not have the necessary amount of what is needed, they cannot lead a single line because it is not prescribed in the relevant standards, well i ...