about the use of tactical nuclear weapons, it is necessary to take it very seriously and really send such clear signals that, for example, if you use nuclear weapons, we will tactically destroy the black sea fleet, and as far as i have read such statements were informal and russia received such a message regarding. i have already said the strategic ones, but the most important thing, and i emphasize once again, is that decisions regarding russia should not be made under the influence of this intimidation, this bluff on the part of putin, that is, as always, you should prepare for any option, but not let putin intimidate you, on the contrary it is necessary, i would say, to change the paradigm so that putin fears both us and our partners. as for

the events in kyiv, the president of the european parliament, roberta mytsola, came to the capital on an official visit on europe day. in particular, she stated during the press conference that official negotiations on ukraine's accession to the eu should begin by the end of the first half of 2024, and this could happen as early as june. how do you assess the prospects and what does this visit mean? well, let's start with the prospects, we heard about june earlier. from the eu ambassador in to ukraine maternova, the leader, well, the head of the european parliament said this now, this is absolutely the right approach, of course, it is better that they start already started, well, at least it is important that there is an understanding that this should happen by the end of the first half of the year, i remind you that the next six months in the eu will vote, preside over... hungary, we

know its position, and therefore it is very important that the formal start of negotiations takes place before that. it is clear that these negotiations will not be easy, i would just say difficult, especially in the economic sphere, but it is necessary an absolutely necessary stage, that is, it is not even discussed. regarding the visit of the head of the european parliament, i would say yes, in my opinion, well, first of all, we know her... such and such a strong and powerful position of support for ukraine, that is, it is important for her politically, i think it is also important for the institution , which takes such a leading position in providing aid to ukraine, it obviously also takes into account the fact that next month there will be elections to the european parliament and according to all, according to all forecasts.

the representation of the extreme right will increase very significantly and that is obvious we know that they do not differ in their unknown sympathies for ukraine and quite unpleasant surprises are possible, although it will depend on how powerful their representation will be, and i ... that this visit of matsol is precisely connected with the fact that, well, let's say so , to record the positions of this european parliament under its presidency in support of ukraine and possibly also use this visit in the pre-election campaign, mr. oleg, thank you, thank you. to you, it was oleg

shamshir, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of ukraine. thanks. about personnel rotations in the government, further, two ministers were dismissed today by the verkhovna rada. 273 votes were cast by the people's deputies for the dismissal of the minister of agricultural policy mykola solsky, one less, 272 were dismissed from the post of deputy prime minister for reconstruction, minister of community development, territories and infrastructure oleksandr kubrakov. regarding resignation. kysolskyi, the reason was nabu's suspicion of embezzlement worth millions of hryvnias, after which he himself submitted an application for dismissal, and by the way, now the ex-minister was greeted and sent off with applause in the hall of the parliament, but with kubrak's resignation made the story more complicated. the official reason for the dismissal is the intention to divide the department he headed, namely to separate mine infrastructure and separate development of communities and territories. by the way, the unification of these ministries took place in december 2000.

even now, in the 22nd year, the servants admit that they made a mistake then, because the department allegedly failed in regional policy. however, it is not only a matter of dividing the ministry. about the possible resignation of kobrakov. have been talking for several months, the reason being called loss of trust and deterioration kubrakov's personal relationship with the president's office. in more detail, how kubrakov, one of zelenskyi's favorites , became the first to leave the government was analyzed by colleagues from the mirror of the week. according to information from their sources, the first bell of the deterioration of relations with the president was kubrakov's rejection of the offer back in july of last year, when they wanted to appoint him as the minister of defense. according to the publication, he allegedly wanted to stay away from it at the same time. there are other reasons, listen. secondly, the trigger for the president was an independent international track, first of all with the us embassy, ​​which kubrakova managed to build. thirdly, this is the story of the national anti-corruption bureau of ukraine,

when oleksandr kubrakov and the head of the agency for reconstruction and development of infrastructure , mustafa nayem, became whistleblowers, disclosing information that they were offered bribes for assistance in obtaining under. maidens and lands. as a result, two people's deputies, andriy odarchenko and serhii labaziuk, received suspicion. the president struggled because he already has a very difficult relationship with the faction. deputies stopped being paid and they stopped obeying, even here, the government cannot cover where it is necessary. as a result, there are dozens of applications for drawing up a deputy's mandate in general. a reliable source in the presidential faction. the publication also claims that neither the president. neither zelensky nor the head of yarmak's office personally presented any claims to kubrakov. instead of talking, they got away with dirt in telegram channels, writes the author of the article. oleksandr kubrakov himself wrote on facebook before the vote in the parliament that no one discussed the decision to resign with him. listen to his position. always ready to

an open dialogue and a detailed report on the work of the ministry in all areas under my responsibility. the leadership of the faction and the head of the government denys shmyhal. i did not discuss this decision, i was not invited to the meeting of the faction and the profile committee. verkhovna rada resolution regarding voting for this project. for five years of joint work, we have come a long way with the absolute majority of the way in one direction. everyone makes decisions according to their beliefs and is responsible for it. svitlana matvienko joins our broadcast. executive director of the laboratory of legislative initiatives. good evening, svetlana. good evening. let's start with alexander's release. kubrakov's formal reason was the division of the ministry he headed. the informal reason is the deterioration of kubrakov's relations with the bank, directly with the president. can you tell in more detail why kubrakov was actually fired, what he did not like? well, look, it seems to me that the main

problem here is to recognize the limits of what we can know and understand, that these are actually complex, behind the scenes games and that's normal for the country. which is in a state of war, and i would not really comment on why he did not please the president, we already have the fact, the minister, the vice-prime minister kubrakov has been dismissed, and a person will be proposed who will occupy one of the two positions now, everyone it seems to me that we, as experts and civil society, should talk about three key things: political culture, i about how it happened, about institutions. how these associations, separation of ministries, which are made for a specific person, and how they destroy the very institutional, the capacity of the state, and the third is about responsibility, and whether certain decisions are responsible, and regarding mr. kubrakov, it seems to me that he is one of

the strongest ministers in this government, and for me this decision can only be explained staff we are things, and of course, there were many positive moments during his term of office, and many negative ones that were not perceived by the public, as there, for example, bill 565, but in general, with the terrible personnel shortage that exists at the moment, and with the reluctance of people to go to management positions, me it seems that this decision is not very well-founded, but the political responsibility for this decision will be borne by the team. which now governs the entire country, and here i would like to emphasize that, in principle , institutionally, these are all very unhealthy things, when the government and parliament are extensions of the office of the president, and how we will be with all this

after the war, it is extremely difficult to say, so what he didn't like it, i can't tell you, but actually i don't want to. because the material that you quoted from the mirror of the week, it is all very detailed, to me it seems that the key problem is that when any person in this government acquires a certain subjectivity, he becomes a strong social'. and becomes a stronger player while in office than when he went in, that person can be in danger in many different ways, and i think we, we've seen more than one firing like this before, and we're going to see many more firings like that. . kharast, what does the fact that kubrakov did not discuss this decision indicate? he himself wrote about it on facebook, because many deputies today were indignant that he did not come to the session hall, unlike solsky with the report. the parliament, that is, he was not even informed about it, there is a big difference here:

solsky himself wrote a statement, solsky reported before the committee, and by the way, he noted that the committee did not recommend voting for his dismissal, actually the deputies made the decision in the hall independently, and the committee emphasized this, regarding kubrakov, i understand that it was a certain expression of the position, how he... was able to express it, i cannot say that it is ideal option, because it is wrong, he should report from my point of view, but, returning to the issue of political culture, the format of how this release was made, presented and even not communicated with him, of course, it is not adequate in normal democratic procedures, and i think that the very format of making such a decision. should have been completely different, and of course, the conversation had to take place at least formally. by the way, before

kubrakov's release, uzmi and in general people's deputies, in particular yaroslav zheleznyak, wrote that his likely to be appointed to the position of minister of infrastructure, an already divided ministry. what are kobrakov's chances to head one of the two ministries again, in your opinion? ah, in my opinion, there are not many chances, because if these chances were, and i think, it would be... talked about before and in the public space because the post of deputy prime minister did not appear, well that an extremely high position, and where he writes that the decision regarding his dismissal was not even discussed with him, i think the chances are minimal, that is , he will definitely not return to the government, i i understand you correctly, i think not, but this is my personal assessment, maybe something is overplayed, we have very different things going on, someone can put pressure on someone, convince, but i understand that the issue of personal loyalty and devotion, and

these are the most important features that should be inherent in those people who want to occupy high positions and take this responsibility. regarding the idea of ​​unbundling ministries, i want to ask you how it corresponds to the recent statements of prime minister denys shmyhal about the optimization of the government, which, on the contrary, they were going to to reduce the number of ministries, that is, this exclusion, this ministry. kubrakova is already an ex-minister, i will remind her that this combination took place under this particular person, who, according to the ruling team, met all the necessary qualities and could do this great extraordinary work, plus he showed himself excellently at the beginning of the war, much better than other leaders departments, and now the separation, it seems to me, is being done... also in order to free him, yes, this is such a moment

of formalization of this history, and it does not correspond in any way, because it seems to me that some there is no general plan for this reform, i think these are all very situational decisions that are taken quickly, impulsively, and they have little to do with the issue of responsibility that i raised, because with... i repeat, political culture, institutions and responsibility, it now for us warring countries should be the main criteria. ms. svitlana, we have literally half a minute left and i want to ask you briefly about the release of mykola solsky, despite nabu's suspicion that he has stolen millions from the land, today he was greeted and sent off with applause, as possible to explain it, they really didn't want to let him go, then why, very briefly, literally 30 seconds. it seems to me that after all the deputies, they showed, yes there... normal things again, he came, reported, he was a member of their team, he was congratulated, and you know that suspicion

is not a proven story, the result of this suspicion may also be any, i think the deputies would thank any minister they voted for, and that's right. thank you, it was svitlana matvienko, executive director of the legislative laboratory initiatives thank you. i encourage you to subscribe to radio svoboda pages, like this issue and write comments under it, and svoboda live will be back on the air tomorrow, see you soon! there are discounts represented by coco may discounts on tizin 20% in pharmacies plantain bam and save allergies neche lev overcomes tsy3 lev tsy3 lev neo protects against

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15-year-old dmytro batikov, 12-year-old georgy chupir and 17-year-old. vasyl lebedenko. all these boys disappeared in the temporarily occupied territories of the kherson region , and no one knows where they are now. so i really hope for your help. of course, first of all i am addressing the residents of the temporarily occupied left bank of the kherson region. i know that not everyone has the opportunity to watch ukrainian tv channels, but i hope that maybe you are watching this program on social networks, so please. in... look closely at the children's faces. dmytro batikov at turned 15 at the beginning of april. he looks his age, with dark blond hair and brown eyes. the boy lived in the city of bare pier, and information about the child's disappearance came even on the first day of the full-scale war. georgy chupir looks about 12

years old, he is of medium build, has light blond hair and gray-green eyes, one of them is a boy and... on the first day of the full-scale invasion of the village of abrikosivka, this is vasyl lebedenko, he is 17 years old, the boy is thin , has dark blond hair and brown eyes, looks maybe a little older than his age vasyl was last seen in february 2022 in the city of gola prystan. this is the skadovsky district of the kherson region, which has remained occupied since the first days of the full-scale war. if suddenly someone has information about a possible place. the whereabouts of dmytro giorhii or vasyl, or maybe you just saw these guys somewhere, let us know right away. even a small piece of news can become very important. you can call the magnolia children's search service at any time of the day by dialing the short number 11630. calls from all ukrainian mobile operators are free. if suddenly

you are in the temporarily occupied territory and cannot call, write to the chatbot of the child search service in telegram, or look for us on facebook. i have told you the stories of just three children who disappeared due to a full-scale russian invasion. in general, since the beginning of the war , we have already received several thousand appeals for help in the search. of course, most of the children were found and now everything is fine with them, but unfortunately, the fate of many still remains unknown, and help to find them everyone can believe me, just a minute of your time can be decisive. go to the website of the magnolia children's search service in the missing children of ukraine section. here you can view all the photos of the missing. perhaps you will recognize someone and eventually help find them. at the same time , children are also disappearing in territories controlled by ukraine. as the experience of the

magnolia children's search service shows, the vast majority of them are teenagers. we talked about this topic with a psychologist and collected a lot of tips for parents that can prevent sudden child running away from home. one of them is the importance of being interested in the child's interests. in your child's best interest, invite her friends over, even if it's very noisy, even if it's a terrible mess in the house afterwards, it's still good, it's still good, why? because firstly, the child will be in front of you, he will be next to you, secondly, you will know what he is interested in, who he communicates with, who to turn to in case of what, thirdly, you will be able to simply share interest and get pleasure, because sometimes what they are interested in your children can be genuinely interesting for you too. and last but not least, even if it is not your child who needs help, but one of his friends, maybe because you will be the only adult who can provide this help, and maybe

you will save someone from fatal decisions. we have created a resource through which you can report any crime against a child in any city, at any time, just go to the site and report, and we will launch in... all possible mechanisms to punish the criminal. stopcrime ua. the ukrainian program is on the air from washington voice of america - time time. my name is maria ulyanovska. congratulations. in the next few weeks, the us will announce the following aid packages for ukraine. this was stated by state department spokesman matthew miller at a briefing. as a reliable partner

, we will continue to provide military and economic support until ukraine can stand firmly on its own feet, he said. meanwhile , the american congress managed to avoid the resignation of speaker johnson. on the evening of may 8 , a conservative republican congresswoman margery taylor green brought to a vote in the us house of representatives. petition to remove johnson from office. however, lawmakers from both parties rejected this petition and supported johnson's continued tenure as speaker. we will talk with katryna lisynova, who monitors events in congress, about how the alleged speaker's debate affects the work of the american congress and further assistance to ukraine. katya, congratulations. i congratulate mary, and i follow all the events. katya, taylor green has been threatening the speaker for a long time resignation, in particular, for the fact that he brought to a vote the law on aid to ukraine. why so and what is its purpose? this event and this intention of marge

telorblein can be called an attempt at a far-right coup, at least because this is the second attempt to free the leader of the majority of the house of representatives, not by opponents, but by members of the leader and speaker of the house of representatives' own party. what is marjorie taylor grint's goal, at least to reporters on tuesday, she told reporters tuesday, that she wants the speaker to follow the dennis hastert rule, which ... is trying to bring up only those bills that have the support of the majority of his party. in fact, according to marzhura telor green, a majority of republicans voted against aid to ukraine, and that's actually true, 112 republicans in the house voted against and 101 republicans voted for, and one of the main demands of the march was to stop any future aid to ukraine because it does not correspond to the position of the majority of the republican party. the same submission for consideration. the dismissal of the speaker was enough of a surprise for both republicans and democrats, because no one could predict marjury's next steps, and when she voiced

her desire to raise the issue freely. speaker, this was met with boos from representatives of both parties. i suggest you watch and listen to how it was. the essence of my resolution is as follows: to declare the position of speaker of the house of representatives vacant. to the american people watching us, this screams united party. mike johnson is not prepared for the harsh demands. the position of speaker of the house of representatives, and he allowed the creation of this united party, which sponsors wars abroad, takes away civil liberties, and deepens our already catastrophic national debt in order to take full control of the house of representatives. speaker johnson's tenure in office is defined by one self-interested trait: when he is faced with a choice to advance republican priorities or forge alliances with

democrats to preserve. own power, johnson chooses union with the democrats. katya, why exactly did the democrats support the republican speaker, how common is this practice and does it mean that he really succeeded agree with the democrats? the democrats themselves are careful enough with their rhetoric, they do not say that they supported or saved the speaker, they claim that they, they say, only stopped the attempts of the extreme right to paralyze the work of congress. as for whether there was any agreement between the republicans and the democrats and... both the leader of the democrats in the house of representatives, hakeem jeffries, and the speaker of the house of representatives unanimously declare that there was no agreement or cooperation between them, i suggest that you listen to their statements after the vote on the attempt to remove the speaker. i appreciate the confidence shown by my colleagues in opposing the motion, which was a mistake, for what it was. the speaker serves the entire house of representatives, that

is everyone's job. at the same time, i have been a lifelong conservative republican and will continue to govern according to these core principles. there is important work ahead. we must not only preserve the majority in the house of representatives, but also expand it. this is necessary to help save the country. we also have to continue working to choose republican president. and we do that too. currently, the country desperately needs a functioning congress. and this is exactly what the vast majority of legislators demonstrated today. our decision to prevent margery taylor green from dragging the house and the country into further chaos is based on a desire to solve the problems of ordinary americans in a bipartisan way. we need more common sense and less chaos in washington. we are interested in the fact that the house of representatives has continued to work in a bipartisan manner. it is necessary to isolate these the artists of the putin wing of the republican party and the extremists of maga so that we can

do something for the american people. for hard-working taxpayers. going back to your last question maria, does this kind of cooperation between democrats and republicans happen often, it's a very uncommon practice in the history of the united states of america to say the least, because there is no practice in congressional history of creating certain coalitions between democrats and republicans, and even despite the fact that both the parties claim that there was no cooperation between them, somehow the opponents have now helped the leader. other opposing party to remain in position. katya, actually, does this mean, to quote the house democratic leader, that this far-right crisis and far-right chaos in congress is finally over, and also how will that affect further aid to ukraine? in general, if we talk about the crisis within the republican party, then it actually only intensified, and as for the situation in the house of representatives in general, then it is enough

optimistic for ukraine, because... this means that due to this shaky majority of republicans in the house of representatives , any subsequent bill will be agreed only bipartisanly. mostly bipartisan support, which is actually a positive side, moment of this situation, actually for ukraine. and i would like to point out that the speaker himself will now be under more pressure from both far-right republicans and democrats, because the speaker's future steps in his position will depend on their position. thank you i will remind you that it was my colleague kateryna lisonova, who talked about the events at the congress. speaking against aid to ukraine, margery taylor crean, who calls herself a christian nationalist, repeatedly repeated the thesis of kremlin propaganda that ukraine persecutes christians, while russia protects them. at a time when american intelligence convinced the speaker of the need to help kyiv with intellectual arguments, believers in ukraine and the united states.