and there were, there was a consolidated position, that's how i see it, now we will pass the floor to our colleagues, it's time for news on the espresso tv channel, so we pass the floor to our colleague anna yevimelnyk, who is ready to share with us all the most important information, as of this moment, to anna word and ask us to tell us what this issue will be about. thank you, colleagues, for your work, the news team is working, in this issue, in particular, i will talk about why poland opposes the transfer of the system to our state. all details below, stay with us, i'll start with this: 50 billion dollars, this is the sum agreed to be given to ukraine by the leaders of the group of seven - said the minister of finance of germany, christian. he stated that

interest from the frozen assets of the russian federation will be used for this purpose. such a decision will show putin the unity of the g7 countries - the official believes, and at the same time it will remove the burden from the budgets of the allied states. lindner emphasized that the partners are currently working on the details of the transfer of funds. more restrictions for russia: great britain has joined the us sanctions against the moscow stock exchange. anal clearing center and national settlement depository. as noted by the media, london expanded the list of sanctions against the russian federation by another 40 points. their safety is at risk. poland opposes the transfer to ukraine of patriot systems, which are currently located on the territory of the country. jatsyk severa, the head of the national security bureau, said. in his opinion, moving the battery to ukraine. will be very

dangerous, because this reduces the security of poland, i note that earlier the western media reported that the united states approved the transfer of another patriot system to ukraine, which previously protected the contingent of american troops in poland. a 17-year-old boy was injured as a result of shelling in nikopol in the dnipropetrovsk region, he was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds, the national police informed. the russians targeted the residential buildings with drones. as a result of the attack, the five-story building and civil infrastructure were damaged. one person was injured as a result of an enemy attack in the kherson region. the occupiers attacked the village of valetenske in the bilozersk community, the regional military administration was notified. specialists recorded more than 10 hits caused fires in the settlement due to shelling. in lviv, the ex-leader of russian public organizations. is suing

the representatives of the nta tv channel. anatoly bobryshov filed a lawsuit against the journalists on behalf of his chemical plant. the first meeting in the case was held today. the man wants journalists to refute part of the text of the story, where they showed how a truck with the markings of the lviv chemical plant is standing in a queue on the ukrainian-russian border in the direction of russia in 2018. neither does he like the information covered. that the plant could cooperate with the aggressor country in 2023 through the laying company in moldova. the judge of the commercial court heard both sides of the conflict and postponed the hearing to june 27. the lawyer of the lviv chemical plant, which filed the lawsuit, refused to comment and quickly left the court premises. i can't say anything about the client. why

hasn't the trial started? i do not give comments. they demand the refutation of information they consider unreliable. position the nta channel is that all the information they covered in their story is reliable, true, or some of this information is value judgments. the script of a hollywood movie in the capital. there, unknown persons kidnapped a cardiac surgeon. two criminals disguised as law enforcement officers forced a doctor to get into a car, after which they injected him with an unknown substance and said that it was poison from which he would die. they demanded 2 million dollars for the antidote, but after searching the surgeon, they found only 15,000 dollars in his possession hryvnias, so they let him go, and they ran away. so far, law enforcement officers have managed to detain one of the perpetrators, and their accomplice is being sought. he showed the heroes in pixel. in

st. michael's cathedral, they said goodbye to the military photographer and journalist arsen pedosenko, who died in the kharkiv region. he joined the armed forces. in the 22nd year , a hundred people, family, friends, brothers and sisters, took part in the last journey of the soldier, and an exhibition of arsen's photos, made during his stay at the front, was arranged near the cathedral. he is like that, that's it here is warmth, goodness, it's energy, it's a smile, it's not corrective optimism, it's always optimism, there are no unsolvable problems, there are no unsolvable ones. very calm, he stood very confidently on the ground, but he really charged others with this, he is a bright person, the best. arsen was very talented, he really, he caught such moments that later, when we were sitting, choosing

photos, we could not choose one out of 2000, but we had people, i will say this, with very complex characters, and these characters it was very difficult to catch. but arsen caught on and showed people exactly from this side of a person that a person is strong, a person, let's say, iron. the 23rd meeting of the contact group on the defense of ukraine ended in brussels, so we are just now watching a live briefing on the results. let's start with the next word, and then you will have an opportunity to ask questions. hello everyone, thank you for coming, general brown and i, we are here now, we want to share with you the productive results of the 23rd meeting of the contact group on the defense of ukraine. and i want to say that today i am more impressed than ever

results, because more than 50 countries help ukraine to fight. today, the contact group spoke and discussed the situation. on the battlefield, thanks to the presence of minister omerov and the ukrainian delegation. yes, russia continues to press in the direction of kharkiv, and ukraine continues to restrain the invaders. after the agreement for 61 billion dollars was signed, we knew and know that now this aid is already steadily coming to ukraine. last week , the president. biden announced a new security aid package. during this meeting we discussed, in fact, the next aid package for more than 100 million dollars. ukraine will receive interceptors, artillery

ammunition, anti-aircraft ammunition, so that ukraine continues to stop putin. yes, ukraine is strong. and together we also remain strong in order to be loyal to ukraine and help it deter the aggressor for decades to come. we continue to increase our efforts so that ukraine gets what it needs and when it needs it. therefore, air defense systems and the ability of ukraine to cover its skies, remains a top priority. the netherlands for... introduced a smart initiative to collect and provide ukraine with patriot systems. denmark also provides key components and also encourages other friends to step up. sweden recently announced one

of its largest military aid packages to ukraine, which includes 155 mm arc rounds. as well as missiles and long-range weapons. we know that ukraine needs to hit air and sea targets. ukraine will receive the same systems. our allies too took the initiative to help in the long term. and some of our partners have already signed security agreements, and there are other countries that will sign them soon. we are working together to ensure that ukraine has long-term security, and it never ceases to amaze me how effectively

our colleagues work within the framework of the contact group meeting. today is no exception, and i want to thank the leadership of great britain today for them. for their, for their leadership within the drone coalition, and the efforts of this coalition are very important, because putin... continues to use iranian drones to strike civilian objects in ukraine. and that is why now we are working incredibly hard, and we understand the power that the defense potential will grow into. we remain committed to continuing to help ukraine during this difficult time. we will strongly support the industry. we will... look at ways to increase the production of critical munitions, and we will also carry out

our plan within the framework of the coalition of powers, and of course, i am chairing the meetings of this contact group as early as the 23rd, and i emphasize that, that putin is now probing those who remain true to his word, and he is acting radically and... of course, all of this is very dangerous, so we must be clear, putin has unleashed this war, he has invaded the territory of his peaceful neighbor, and therefore , during, he is trying to deny democracy, actually more than 43 million million ukrainians, his imperial ambitions have frightened countries around the world, and ukraine really... matters to the us and to the whole world. if ukraine, if putin

puts pressure on ukraine with his boot, then we know that the shadow of this boot will be on our countries. if he succeeds in what he has planned in ukraine, he will only be inspired to act further, and world peace, world security will move into an ever greater level of danger. therefore , we are now moving along the proper trajectory to... ensure security for decades, so we will continue to help ukraine preserve its sovereignty and the security of each of our partners and allies. we will try to do everything to bring putin and his accomplices to justice all these atrocities that were committed. we will help ukraine close the sky, and we will shake the sky and the earth so that ukraine gets what it needs. i was

on the beaches of normandy to commemorate the anniversary of the invasion, and we, with secretary austin, commemorated those who died in world war ii, and i want to say that president franklin d. roosevelt in... in '44 clearly spoke about how to act to ensure peace. they fight to erase justice, they fight to the world was unstable, but we do not belong to those who wage such a struggle, we must cooperate, we must not give in to those who are unjust. started the invasion and all this is now relevant, all these words, today's

meeting of the contact group on the defense of ukraine emphasizes that we are still in cooperation, we are still united for the sake of ukraine, for the sake of our peoples and for the sake of the future. thank you to minister austin for your strong hand, for your leadership, thank you to minister umerov for his presence, for the fact that he leads in ukrainian. armed forces to victory, thank you all representatives, all members of the contact group for your contributions, for the sake of supporting ukraine in defending its sovereignty. yes, russia thought that we all would not pass this test of unification, but we now understand that this challenge, it will affect the well-being of all our countries, and therefore our results of our meetings. and they will have far-sighted echoes throughout the world, because we stand for what is true,

the unprovoked aggression of russia, this terror that they have been carrying out for the third year in full scale, our - our unity on this background is only getting stronger, and that is why we are looking for ways for ukraine to respond, in particular to the recent attacks in kharkiv. direction, we are strengthening the forces of ukraine so that they can repel those assault attacks, so that they have something to do it. ukraine keeps order, and i want to. to say that the actual contribution and results of our contact group, precisely thanks to what we agree here, ukraine can give a decent blow in return and cause a powerful, powerful damage. we are working to ensure that ukraine receives the systems it lacks, and for that there were appropriate results.

in order to gain an advantage on the battlefield, uninterrupted supplies are necessary, and therefore... we want ukraine to prove once again that it will not bend, that its spirit is preserved, and we will contribute to this, but we understand that one will is sometimes not enough, armor is also necessary, that is why we are looking for what minister osin has already said, that we will shake heaven and earth so that ukraine receives the necessary ammunition, the necessary projectiles, in order to. .. used all this on earth, but also in heaven. of course, we remain committed, committed, in particular, when we talk about the drone coalition, which was already mentioned, we want to help ukraine fight this aggression. our unwavering support of our partners, of those gathered today,

is also very important for us to work together, for us to deliver. that frozen assets be transferred to ukraine. we now share a history of security that actually rests on the foundations of democracy, the rule of law, and values, which we share together, accordingly, we act for the sake of stable and lasting peace, and in fact, this very idea, it will endure despite any challenge, because we share the truth, we fight for... freedom, we cannot let this a conflict started by russia to spread throughout the world. as president roosevelt said, brave women and men must fight to win freedom, it is their bravery, the bravery of those who have united today and in recent years, that can only be won in unity

freedom and sovereignty, today we are with... that peace and freedom can be won not only through the efforts of one people, all this can be won only through collective efforts, and that is why we support now, we help ukraine to defend itself, we thereby protect ukraine , we defend ourselves and defend the rule of law. questions from media representatives. thank you very much, thank you for your efforts, me. austin, president zelensky is asking for more air defense systems. we know that german officials have announced new smts and patriot systems. please tell me if the us will provide additional patriot installations and maybe there are some other specific systems that you have decided to provide? and a question for

general brown. 50 pilots are already ready to fly in the ukrainian sky on f7 and f-16, please tell me whether these pilots are enough, whether the training will continue and when there will be fighters in ukraine. thank you, regarding patriot systems, i want to say that i have already said that air defense systems have remained at the top of our agenda for more than one month, and i emphasize how important it is for ukraine to receive new ones. installations, you know the u.s. has already transferred patriot systems to ukraine, but i will say, and i and jake sullivan and tony, anthony blinken, and president biden, we all understand that we need to find ways to add new capabilities to ukraine, whether it's nasams or other systems that

ukraine needs, and they really need interceptors to... to cover those systems, and so when we talk about batteries, patriot, we can't talk about any specific numbers, but i want to say , that i continue to work in this direction, and my colleague, my ukrainian colleague, we talked about this with him and the minister, that if we can do, we will be able to provide more and we will do it as soon as possible, so we already had more than one meeting of the coalition. capacities, in particular regarding the air force, so we know how important it is, as in the usa, we try to train ukrainian. but there are also other countries that support training as well, so there are indeed different powers involved in order to to train ukrainian aviators, and

this is exactly what we are talking about in the framework of the coalition of forces, this is not only about the policy of providing f-16 fighters, this is a comprehensive approach, we must train not only pilots, but also mentors and those who will technically maintain the serviceability of these iron birds. the next question, this is an additional question, is what my colleague asked, because we have already heard many times about additional patriot systems, unfortunately, it seems that there are no new announcements, but we knew, yes, that most of these systems. is actually on the account in the usa, and why exactly the reason why you are not acting, why you are holding back, is it within the framework of the operational part, is it possible, is it possible from

the point of view of logistics, is it possible that you are guarding some other objects, so that we understood, and mr. general brown, please tell me whether the ukrainian armed forces have enough at their disposal to deter these attacks that are now moving in the direction of kharkiv and... along the entire front line, of course, i emphasize what i can say, we are working to resolve the issue at hand the highest on our agenda, namely air defense, and i want to say that there will be no changes regarding the replacement of patriot systems in poland, we talked about it. that there will be an exchange, but currently there is no and there will be no change. we, yes, we will encourage others, and we ourselves will look for ways for ukraine

to get what it needs, and for it to be as soon as possible, and there are daily negotiations, so we keep our finger on the pulse of needs. as for the issue in the kharkiv direction, the situation is now stabilized compared to what it was. weeks therefore, of course, if we are talking about the retrospect for several months, then i want to say that yes, new defense and fortification structures are being built, and indeed the situation is gaining a new twist of stability, so the russians are putting pressure on kharkiv, they are focusing, we are now focusing on various the capacities that they can, which they can dispose of... and accordingly, i am sure that currently ukraine has enough to deter tanners in the summer. a question for

the minister, regarding us policy, the pentagon said that ukraine can strike on the territory of russia, in particular in those neighboring the kharkiv region. cities, please tell me whether ukraine can strike further into the hinterland of russia at military facilities, whether we can do it, if not, why not? and question number two, to general brown: the way you describe the battle between russia and ukraine right now, you say that ukraine is holding this one, but is it still this stalemate? thank you, carlo. as you said, ukraine did ask for permission to use us weapons to deter the enemy in

the belgorod region, and it was appropriate permission. when we talk about long-range weapons and in order to hit the hinterland of russia, our position has not changed at the moment, but when we talk about counterfire. counterattacks, in particular in the district in the kharkiv region and on the territory bordering kharkiv, this is how they can do it. when we talk about the conflict between ukraine and russia, what is ukraine doing? ukraine managed to regain 50% of the occupied territory, also with the help of the efforts of this contact group. was able to strengthen its defense capabilities, we cannot talk, we do, we talk about what is

the number of casualties, russia bears a considerably colossal loss, when we talk about both the human factor and the technical factor. there are various platforms that work for ukraine to move forward, so it is quite effectively moving forward. we have one more question, reuters representative, please. mr. minister. so certain partners, allies, a few weeks ago allowed ukraine to strike far into the territory of russia. please tell me how, what is the situation in the usa, is there some progress? well, of course, i cannot speak on behalf of the representatives of our others allies, it's up to them to make a decision, and we can't talk about what weapon

was used. for certain attacks, we can talk about the border areas with kharkiv, we have to help our partners so that they can counter, so we look at new aspects, new stages of how the russian enemy acts, in particular beyond the ukrainian border in the belgorod region, and so we did give them the green light to act, to stop. occupiers to advance and shoot from their territory, but at mine damn, russia is now advancing, and ukraine needs such strikes, in particular there, in order to stabilize the situation, to deter the enemy. yes, concrete steps are already being taken, and a few weeks ago there was some fear that we might see

a concrete breakthrough from russia. but i am sure that in the near future we will not see this, i do not see such a massive involvement of forces in order to make such a breakthrough, but i want to say, as general brown has already emphasized, the ukrainians have done a lot to strengthen their positions using what they had at their disposal, and of course with the weapons that will continue to come in for... they 're only going to get stronger, so i think as time goes on we're going to do that, for that, ab, the ukrainians they are doing something to mobilize more people, so that they receive proper training, and therefore the result on the battlefield is really quite powerful, and i want to emphasize a good sign that we can help ukraine with new aid packages, and we will

continue to do so. thank you for this press conference done, thanks for being with us. his story began with the revolution of dignity, this is yury hrytsai, a veteran of the russian-ukrainian war, a two-time volunteer. in 2014, he joined the military command and later defended our country in the 95th separate airborne assault brigade. after the liberation of sloviansk, he was demobilized, so yuriy went to work abroad, however, on the second day of the full-scale war, he was in ukraine to defend our independence again. my wife was in dnipro, she called me that the war began at 60 in the morning, 6:10. ah, i understood that it was a one-way ticket, but on february 25 i was already in dnipro, signed up for

the national guard, in dnipro-1, in short, where. i signed up there and in march we were already defending luhansk region in the rubezhny area. after being wounded , yuriy returned to dnipro to undergo a rehabilitation course. recalling the everyday life at the front, he notes that his wife was the greatest support for him, he constantly carried her letter under his heart. now the man has two dreams. the first and most important is that our defenders do not die. the second is a private house with a yard, where you can grow quail and... treat your loved one to your favorite dishes. cooking occupies a special place in yuri's life. his eyes light up with happiness while cooking. today , the man is doing his favorite thing in the culinary center of the moscow state university and does not hide his delight at the opportunities given to him. when i came here for the first time, i fell in love, i fell in love with oh wow, it was just a cultural shock for me that there is a scene here today.