have no benefit from using nuclear weapons, the biggest benefit for them is the threat that they can use it because they see how we are restraining ourselves, so i think that not only the administration in the us, but also the german government and others have to step over it. russia has successfully planted in the minds of too many people the idea that russia can use nuclear weapons. no one has heard what it really means because there are different types of nuclear weapons. it is strategic. nuclear weapons that have existed since the cold war, which is launched from the mines and is aimed at washington or new york or chicago or other cities in the united states. and we have strategic nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles that can be launched from mines and also from bombers, or submarines, what we call the nuclear triad. the entire strategic balance was based on the capability of mutual assured destruction if russia ever launched a nuclear weapon. that's why we...

for 70 years have never used it against each other. there are also tactical nuclear weapons - these are weapons of lower power, which developed by soviet forces during the cold war to destroy part of nato's defenses. for example, in order to punch a hole in nato's defense in west germany and direct warsaw pact troops there. by the way, czechoslovak forces were the best in the field of work in a radioactive environment after a nuclear explosion. they had appropriate equipment and vehicles. and they've been training, but the yield of a tactical nuclear weapon is so low that you could detonate it at the far end of a runway, at an airport windows did not necessarily fly out, so what kind of weapon are we talking about? about intercontinental ballistic missiles that russia could launch at the us because russia might lose crimea? i'm pretty sure that won't happen, because that would guarantee putin's death, along with hundreds of thousands of other people, so it's a no-go for me. about the meaning regarding tactical

nuclear weapons, russia does not have troops on the territory of ukraine that have the equipment and the ability to use the lost in defense after the use of tactical nuclear weapons, as was the case with the troops of warsaw cold war treaty. so there's no practical reason to do it, just a threat. this gives them an advantage as they see that we are holding ourselves back. these are the thoughts of retired american general ben godges. we are moving on, we are talking about... development along it in the near east. the biden administration has suspended arms shipments to israel over concerns about plans to expand the military operation in rafah, in the southern gaza strip, home to more than a million civilians. the united states has previously warned that it does not support the military plan of israel. in turn, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that if necessary, his country will fight alone. kateryna lisonova will tell the details. with the death toll mounting in... in

early april, the joe biden administration warned that american support for israel's war effort would come with conditions if telyaev did not introduce concrete steps to protect civilians. earlier this week, israel launched its operation in rafah, in the southern gaza strip, home to nearly one and a half million civilians. persons, already on wednesday the warning of the united states came true. we are currently reviewing some short-term defense aid supplies in light of events. it is the first time the united states has used arms supplies to influence israel's military behavior since the october 7 attack by hamas. human rights organizations have long demanded that america stop supplying weapons, accusing israel of using these weapons in violation of humanitarian law. the suspension of supplies was supported in the progressive wing of the democratic party, but criticized republicans, including senator lynsey graham. do you

want to micromanage war? we dropped two atomic bombs on the japanese after perhar. does anyone in america really care about this? according to a white house administration official, washington first began considering the possibility of suspending the arms supply last month. israel was then discussing a strategy for the rafah. according to the white house, the israelis did not take the united states' concerns seriously enough. and last week the administration finally decided to suspend delivery, it is in particular about 1,800 bombs weighing about a ton and 1,700 bombs weighing a quarter of a ton. also under review is the supply of jdams, so-called joint direct strike munitions that turn unguided bombs into high-precision munitions, while a day before the decision to halt supplies, president joe biden once again emphasized his support for israel. my

commitment to the security of the jewish people, the security of israel, and its right to exist as an independent jewish state is unwavering, even when we disagree. recently approved $827 million worth of weapons to israel, but the white house failed to submit a timely report to congress on whether israel is violating humanitarian law by using american weapons. the deadline for submitting the report was on wednesday. we are still working on finalizing the report and expect to present it soon. even as israel's advance on durafa continues, negotiations are ongoing for a cessation of hostilities along with the release of the hostages held by hama. in exchange for palestinians held in israeli prisons. kateryna lisunova, iryna shenkarenko, petsyvida kusvara, voice of america washington. in new york , the memory of victor gurnyk, a plastunat photographer, who in 2014 went to the front as a volunteer and died defending ukraine, was commemorated.

victor's sister founded the charity victory for you to help his brothers who continue to fight. to remind the americans that the war is already underway. for 10 years, olga brought to the united states an exhibition of viktor gurniak's photographs, which recorded the most important moments of the euromaidan and the beginning of the russian invasion. details in stories by iryna solomko and pavel terekhov. this photo is special to me, and why? because the sun sets here, and always when the sun sets, you try and you know that tomorrow will be dawn, tomorrow will be a new day and a new hope and a new life. sister of viktor gurnya. stream correspondent, plastin, volunteer and volunteer who died during mortar shelling in october 2014 in luhansk region. already after his death, his friends selected the most iconic among hundreds of his photos and created an exhibition. olga says, this is a reminder to the world, that the war in ukraine has been going on for 10

years. perhaps, if we spoke in such a context, people, society, american society, it would see that in fact we are already very strong, we need more help, more. support, and we have been fighting the enemy for 10 years. after viktor's death, according to olga, the family continued to help those who defended and defend ukraine. the father searches for the bodies of the missing, the mother is a volunteer in the organization of families who lost children in the war. olga got married a few years ago and moved to new york, from where she helps both victor's siblings and all those who turn to her whenever possible. and all these soldiers, his comrades, who... are here at the exhibition, and with the beginning of the great war, they became commanders, because they had combat experience, and they immediately began to command large, let's say, groups and recruit such tasks to participate in, and three brothers from this exhibition are no longer there, disappeared without a trace,

died, and this is also a memory of them. from the beginning of the full-scale invasion olga z collected about 200,000 dollars with like-minded people. these funds were used for the purchase of drones, for pilots, tourniquets, blood-stopping drugs and other vital items on the front lines. a few months ago, for more effective and systematic work, i decided to found my own organization, which i called victory for you, or in ukrainian, victory for ukraine. we called the organization this because we believe that the victory of ukraine is everyone's business. this is a t-shirt with victor's last phrase, this is one of his last posts on facebook, he said it hurts, but he can't... stop, ask yourself, what did you do to win? i made such t-shirts, and from the sale of these t-shirts we collect all the necessary items. bohdan yarenko is one of the volunteers who helped olga with the exhibition. he is an american of ukrainian descent and owns a family printing business. he says that since the beginning of the invasion, he and his father began to print

ukrainian flags and distribute them to organizations and people so that americans would see and recognize ukrainian flags. he printed photos and other materials for the exhibition free of charge. this gap helped me a lot to see how it is characteristic of this this now this is this russian invasion during the last two years is only a continuation of longer years, perhaps 10 years of aggression, but characteristic of hundreds of years of aggression and hatred and falsification, tired of having such a world that sees russia as such ... the country glorifies russian culture and interprets it as some kind of diplomatic nation, but they are a country of terrorists, and it is high time to get rid of that terrorism. olga is helped by americans who do not have a direct relationship with ukraine. one of them is lisenberg. with olga

accidentally met at one of the polish airports when returning from ukraine, and has been helping her ever since. one of the previous charity fundraising campaigns. winter jackets to help guys get through the colder months. during the exhibition , olga arranged a silent auction and a fair. he says people like to buy chevrons, which the guys give as a thank you for their help. also , ukrposhta issued an official stamp with the image of my brother, and we also have such stamps for collectors or just for everyone, and the guys passed it on, this is part from the downed enemy su-24 plane in bakhmot, we cut it like that, and i will also show you two very unique embroidery designs, here are these two embroidery designs, it was made by my mother. brothers-in-law of viktory, he is here in the photos, he is missing, we have no

information about him for more than a year, his call sign is greek. olga admits that for many years she dreamed of taking her brother's photos to new york, where more people could see them, she says that the exhibition will travel, she has already been invited to show victor's photos in washington and canada from new york, iryna solomka, pavlo terekhov, voice of america. we hear the story of how an american veteran with four amputations came to congress in washington to ask lawmakers to increase aid to ukraine. mike saintonge visited ukraine this year to support people who lost limbs due to the war. by his example, he shows that the absence of arms and legs does not prevent him from being independent. he drives a car, does housework. and even mastered skiing with prostheses, and at the same time learned to accept help with dignity and

to worry not only about himself, but also about others. iryna shenkarenko and vyacheslav filyushkin met with the veteran. mike xench, a veteran of the us marine corps , walks around the offices of the us congress on two artificial legs with prostheses on both hands. he flew from arizona to washington specifically to ask lawmakers to approve an aid package for ukraine. this is one of the worst things i 've ever seen, what russia is doing to your country, it's a beautiful country, beautiful people, and it's a tragedy, i had to come because the need is great, the suffering is enormous, i feel this suffering here thousands of kilometers away, before the visit to the congress in march of this year , mike saintong visited ivano-frankivsk to meet with hands

account for less than 10% of all amputations worldwide . now in ukraine this figure is almost 40%. due to the so-called tourniquet syndrome and the inability to deliver a wounded defender from the battlefield to a medical facility. so, this aid package will provide the necessary weapons. to win back the land that russia has aggressively seized, but he will also help people to save their limbs. mike saintonge says that as a veteran, he quickly got along with the ukrainian military, although he himself lost limbs not on the battlefield, already after leaving the army at the age of 35. his body's severe reaction to an infectious disease caused gangrene. i spent five months in four different hospitals, i was in

a coma for two months, and when i woke up, i lost everything, i was left with the question: okay, now what, not in the sense of hopelessness, but in the sense that i'm ready to work, but not i know how to do something, my daughter was not even a year old when i was discharged from hospitals, so i wanted to be present in her life, i wanted to be a father, i wanted to be a husband, i wanted to... be a son and a brother, so, many things inside remained, all the same, the only thing that changed was my appearance, yes, i lost my limbs, the disease on the outside damaged the body but not the person on the inside, and so i decided that i wanted to be alive. and my second question was: should i be happy or sad? i understand sadness, i understand depression, it puts a physical strain on... the body, and i am by nature lazy, so it's easier for me to be happy, so that

was the second question, and i didn't ask anymore, i want to live, and i want to be happy. mike says that at first he felt helpless, especially after the loss of both hands, but he began to persistently master prostheses, he found that the most convenient for him were not bionic hands, but cheaper hook prostheses, with which he learned to manage himself in everyday life, already two years after the amputation. got behind the wheel again, put on skis, began to travel the world on his own. mastering the prostheses was difficult at first, and it was very tiring and... and that led to a lot of frustration and anger, but i had to mentally allow myself this period, not to be successful right away, and the more i did, the more i wanted to do. i 've learned a lot, i've learned the basic skills in rehab, but it's really when you go home and put

what you've learned into practice. this is where you really learn. make many mistakes and overcome this disappointment. i was lucky enough to jump with a parachute, go skiing, v one motorcycle, climb the mayan pyramids, ride a horse, try scuba diving, ride a bike again. mike has not returned to his previous job at the aerospace company, where he worked before the amputation, he says his pension allows him to live decently, but he insists that if money was not enough, he would find a job. he became a volunteer for various organizations, records video instructions for people with lost limbs and helps ukrainians adapt to life in new conditions. mike is convinced, regardless of the economic situations and living conditions in both countries, the difficulties of people with amputations are practically the same. one of the things i definitely discovered in

ukraine is that we are all the same. your wounded warriors and... who were wounded after the seizure of crimea found the same solutions to the same problem as we here in america. i am convinced that the key to my success is not the american health care system or the availability of certain products. i succeeded because i persevered. i kept moving forward. i kept wanting what i wanted. was it a bag of chips? which i could not open, but then found a way or desire to take the dog for a walk. when i was physically exhausted doing this, i still wanted to take the dog for a walk. from his own experience, the man said, in particular, during his visit to ukraine, that the main difficulties of people who have lost limbs are not physical. in

this park, when my daughter was three or four years old, she...suddenly started pulling my arm, she hit me in the stomach and tried to push me, and i didn't understand why she was doing it. and then i guessed that she was tried to show the other kids that it was all good, that i was still just a dad. she felt the feelings of others. children, they were confused and she tried to make them feel comfortable. so mike urges to take care first of all about the mental support of both people with lost limbs and their families. he is confident that ukrainian society is able to take care of veterans and give them a dignified welcome. people in

ukraine are beautiful, kind and warm. open, you want to help a person with a disability you see, and that's fine, i say, offer assistance, then it is the matter of a person with a disability, it is nothing but a choice whether they want to accept this assistance or say no, everything is fine. sometimes, let's say, i pull out my wallet and it feels like i'm struggling. these are your feelings, your emotions, this is what you feel. maybe i'm not suffering. i know i need minutes. to open the bag, open the hook and grab just the wallet, but i know what it looks like from the side. america has not been so kind to our veterans who came back from the vietnam war, they were treated very badly and that's it well after the gulf war in 2001, and you remember i lost my limbs in 2000, then a lot of people thought i was a veteran and

they said something like "thank you for your service." and i served, but not through. all lost limbs, you will see the same changes in your society, gratitude and just wanting to make sure your wounded warrior, your heroes are taken care of, that's okay, asking if help is needed, accepting it or not, that's the hero's business. iryna shenkarenko, vyacheslav ilyushkin, voice of america. download the mobile... voice application america. the application allows you to bypass blocking automatically thanks to the built-in vpn service. read news, watch informative programs and videos. and also listen to podcasts of the ukrainian voice of america service. and on this we will say goodbye.

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president, the so-called putin, sidzen pini with the first european tour in the past five years, and china's role during the upcoming global peace summit to be held in switzerland on june 15-16. we will talk about all this during our program, and we will have two programs, the first program is with the diplomat and extraordinary plenipotentiary ambassador of ukraine valery chaly, and the second part is a journalism club, which will include kateryna nekrecha and andriy yanitskyi, my colleagues, and it will start at 21:15, however, before starting our conversation, let's see how our... troops are trying to destroy the russian invaders with american grenades, another enchanting video. let's see right now.

well, by the way, the m67 grenade, which our soldiers dropped from a drone, led to such an enchanting result, glory to the armed forces

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for the first time he becomes a status. the holder of the warrant of the international criminal court, firstly, a person who is accused of war crimes, and a person who held elections in the occupied territories of the ukrainian state, becomes the president of the russian federation, and the majority of the world agrees that he is the president, why no one asks the question , apart from the european parliament , it was officially adopted in the resolution, why is no one talking about the fact that putin, from now on, we will be called, like lukashenko, the self-proclaimed president of russia? here is again the question of what happened, well, the inauguration is not necessarily democratic regimes, yes, that is, it can be an authoritarian regime, historically, you know, it is the transfer of some such divine anointing for the official, for the one who rules, it is he who rules , precisely with the subjects, then what...

this period of power is removed, putin is now like him believes, and his entourage, forever, it is not about six years, it is already about the kingdom, if it were not arranged in a certain framework, that is why we have two situations of two parallel worlds, one is recorded, as it were, on paper, and there formally some measures are held, called elections, and the other is real, in which, of course, there are no credible elections, they know everything about it. and the fact that they are held in the occupied territory is a reason to consider them invalid, so in principle, as it stands today, there is a complete non-recognition that the elections passed some legitimate ones, there is no such thing, yes, and then an absolutely correct question arises, if there are no real elections, then who is this person, well, he is recognized in his country, such people, as a rule, are kings, a king who comes from a deity.