it is a very good opportunity to announce that after the term of the current general secretary jens stoltenberg expires on october 1, in fact, from october 2, this position will probably be taken over by mark rutte. why are we talking about it now with such confidence, great confidence, that it will be him, the bottom line is that in nato all decisions are approved by full consensus. what we have now is that after today romania canceled, so to speak, its own claim that the president of that country, klaus iohannis, should lead, or be general secretary of nato, when his candidacy was withdrawn and romania became the 32nd country. which

supports mark rutte's candidacy, so in fact we have full agreement, and mark rutte has a direct path to the post of nato secretary general. as for hungary, which until the last moment announced its reservations. mark ryuty went to budapest these days and... personally talked with the prime minister of hungary viktor orbán, the result of this meeting was an interesting published letter, the prime minister orbán himself considered it necessary to make it public with signed by mark rutte, and in that letter, orbán insisted that it be stated that romania had agreed yet... with the current

nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg, that it would not participate in nato military support operations for ukraine, because, as he insists , hungary, is happening outside the borders of nato countries, and jen stoltenberg in order to push through certain processes, certain decisions that hungary blocked, he. actually agreed to the hungarian demands, and therefore this letter is actually presented by orbán as a justification for withdrawing his reservations as well. so, again, we have a consensus, mark rutte will obviously become the secretary general of nato very soon. bohdan, we heard mark ryut's statement as prime minister, but what can his appointment mean for ukraine and ukraine's desire to join the alliance? what can you expect? leadership of ryuto in

the issue of ukraine? we need to remember that leadership, the position of the secretary general of nato is not the position of a director, he will not have the opportunity to single-handedly decide something, the main task of the secretary general alliance is to reach an agreement between allies, and now there are 32 countries, the most in history. it will be obvious, obviously not easy, as we see from experience, but on the other hand, when it comes to, let's say, mark rutte's personal beliefs, we know very well that his country, under his leadership , was very strongly in support, in support of ukraine , the netherlands provides very serious weapons to ukraine, these are leopard tanks, these are f-16 fighter jets, and we... can roughly

have, have an idea of ​​what views he personally has and for what, what he is probably for will act as one of the prominent representatives at the nato table. bohdan, the day before yesterday nato secretary general jen stotenberg, commenting on military cooperation between russia and north korea, called it a sign of an unprecedented rapprochement of authoritarian regimes. as for this challenge... in nato, in fact, nato always emphasizes that the area of ​​its activities is the north atlantic, but the day before, secretary general jen stoltenberg emphasized that weapons from north korea go directly to the battlefield through russia in ukraine, and he said what it means.

increasing the importance of nato, that's how he talked about it. north korea has provided a huge amount of ammunition, we can see. loads containers of munitions onto trains in north korea and takes them across the border between north korea and russia, there's a little stretch of border near the pacific coast, the trains go all the way to the front and unload there, and those munitions go straight to the front to attack the ukrainians. of course, russia gives north korea something in return. we are deeply concerned about the possibility support for north korean nuclear and missile programs. so, again, the response to the situation...when there is more convergence of authoritarian regimes like north korea, china, iran, russia, it becomes even more important that we are united, countries that believe in freedom and democracy, so in this regard, nato is now more important than before. and bohdan, if we have already talked about

the future secretary general of nato, and we have literally one minute left, can you tell us if there is one in the european union? intrigue about who will lead european commission. yes, this summer turned out to be a lot of changes in key positions in western countries. we are still waiting for the determination with the senior officials in the european union after the european parliament elections. we know that the meeting these days of prominent representatives of the eu countries did not end in agreement. it remains quite likely that ursula, ursula fonderlein will remain in the position, in the executive position, in the bare executive position, but the bidding, the bidding is still going on, and we are also talking about the fact that kaia kalas,

the prime minister of estonia, may be the representative of the european union in matters of foreign policy security, the portuguese leader. is considered a possible president of the european council, but this issue must be resolved by june 27. bohdan, thank you very much. our european correspondent, bohdan tsyuban, was in touch with us. the committee on security and cooperation of the helsinki commission of the us congress on june 20 is holding. hearings on the proliferation of russian-style foreign agent laws, focusing on developments in georgia, slovakia, hungary and kyrgyzstan. tim sometimes in georgia opponents of the so-called law on foreign agents, which has entered into force in this place, say that they will not comply with the requirement of this law. they emphasize that

the law's requirement for organizations to register as foreign agents if they receive 20% or more of foreign funding mirrors similar complaints. in russia, they believe it may be aimed at silencing critics ahead of this year's elections. details on how organizations in georgia are refusing to comply with the new law and can face heavy fines, in the story of genne rijva. eka gigauriv heads the anti-corruption organization transparency international about georgia. she is not a favorite of the government. her face is on propaganda banners where the gigauri are accused of getting rich from foreign money. and attempts to sell the georgian homeland. personally, it is not so easy, but you get used to such things. in the end, i realized that i am fighting for justice, i am serving my country. transparency international, which receives funding from abroad,

including from the us government and private american donors, one of the goals of the new georgian law on foreign agents. according to the law, any organization receiving more than 20% foreign funding must... register as a foreign agent, which critics compare to a similar law in russia. we will not live here according to russian laws, therefore we will not register, and this is the decision of everyone who works at transparency international, it is a matter of dignity for us, we are patriots of this country, we have served this country and its people for many years country, and we are not going to brand ourselves as a subversive agent or spy. states. under the law, organizations that refuse to register as foreign agents will initially be fined approximately $9,300. and then they will pay fines in the amount of approximately 7.5 thousand dollars every month. they will also risk having their assets frozen. the ruling georgian

dream party insists that the law on foreign agents is necessary to ensure transparency. but opponents of the law say that the government's intention is to stifle criticism ahead of elections in october. lika zakashvili, editor-in-chief of the public news site, which also refuses to register as a foreign agent. this one is the most unacceptable for me. shortcut, agent, it's just to make it impossible for us to work here. the second, but general goal is the demonization of the western world. the new law also gives authorities broad powers to investigate organizations and individuals, and kazarka heads an ngo that investigates state costs. you must provide them with full financial information about your own expenses, all personal and confidential information about your expenses and privacy. some ngos are looking for ways to circumvent the law, including registering in other european

countries. our future, what we do after that, depends on the outcome of the election, so after october 26 the world could be very different. the foreign agents act has sparked a bitter fight ahead of the crucial october election. this is no longer a fight for a separate law, but for the future georgia itself. ostabyarich oleksiy kovalenko and... voice of america. russian aggression left millions of ukrainians homeless. almost 6.5 million people went abroad. about 5 million are in more secure areas of the country. as of the beginning of may, almost 75,000 displaced people lived in khmelnytskyi. some of them started their own business. stories of two women from kharkiv, one of whom opened up. a beauty salon, another created her own brand of underwear and the story of berdyanets, which

produces paving stones in khmelnytskyi, will be told tetyana kukuriyka and serhiy rybchinskyi. this is our regular client, the fourth procedure with us. vlada glushkin opened a beauty salon in khmelnytskyi in august 2022. before the russian aggression, the girl had the same business in kharkiv. it was difficult, because after losing kharkiv, a very successful kharkiv, i had... so that it will happen again, that something will fly here again, i will train again, i will have to go somewhere, leave, for the last savings in fact, we opened this studio, and everything went well for us. we look at the hair to see what exactly the hair needs what it wants, it happens. the authorities moved from kharkiv to khmelnytskyi in march 2022. my child was five months old, one friend was 5 years old, i was collecting , i just go to the window to take bottles, nipples, etc., and it starts to babble, you move away from the window, i literally collected everything in 30 minutes, the children are all crying in car and went to dnipro to my mother first, and

then we already left from dnipro, because it was also dangerous there, in khmelnytskyi, there was no one here, we are growing the length. in in khmelnytskyi, the children of the government went to kindergarten and school, the government itself started a business and found love. i am waiting for my husband, we will help, donate, i know that he will return 100%. so, i won't say that i'm breaking up, because once i found a balance, it helps me a lot. mother, well , they are probably used to such a difficult life, at first it was very difficult, they are already used to it , it will be 20 years, and at the end of the spring of 2022 , an enterprise for the production of paving stones started working in khmelnytskyi, the founder is valery podkolzin, an immigrant from berdyansk, after after we realized that berdyansk was either not soon or never, we decided what was needed here, well, i personally with my wife and family decided that we should start some kind of business here, well, the best thing we had was in berdyansk. there were many businesses, but the best business was the production of cobblestones, so we decided to stop at that, well, that's

how we work now, the valery family from zberdyan left as soon as the full-scale invasion began, having a strong pro-ukrainian position, we understood that if they reached us , then if we don't run away from the city, and we actually planning to go abroad, well, in fact we went abroad, we stayed in khmelnytskyi just to spend the night, well, as you can see, but we are already here... a year has already passed since we spent the night here. to start the case , valery took a loan, in berdyansk , the man says, he made about 20 types of products, in khmelnytskyi many times less. the equipment required for production is very expensive, and all of it remained in the occupied territory. the equipment was all left there, unfortunately, for now it works for the occupiers, because the company took away the equipment, companies, well, all movable, immovable property, everything there works for them now that... we have been there for years and decades and created, we actually came here with our family, with children, my husband plans

to expand the business, for this he received a government grant of 250,000 uah valery's family also grew in khmelnytskyi, where his fourth child was born. life does not, does not stop, yes, well, and the economy has to work hard, but normally. the process of sewing these pants, shorts. and we will show anastasia senyutych from kharkiv started a sewing business in khmelnytskyi in the summer of 2023 year a friend sewed the first samples. shared impressions, collected their impressions, applied for a grant once, from the state, i was rejected, but i am like this, we do not give up, we continue, the girl did receive a grant, with these funds she bought equipment, fabric and accessories, created two jobs. i want to do what i

love now, while i'm young, while i'm still alive, thanks to our ... armed forces of ukraine, who protect, who every day enable me to go to work and somehow go to my goal. and you know, i was very afraid once as a child to climb the stairs to the ladder, to the attic, because i once fell from those stairs, but sometimes it has to be done, and as i say, my legs are shaking, but i climb, well, i think, maybe this is what is in each of us to the ukrainian heart, this... thirst for development, thirst for one's goal, to never stop. for more than two years, anastasia has traveled to her native kharkov several times, she has relatives and friends there. every time i have to go there now and come home, well here, yes, this is the feeling that i described, that i am coming home from home,

it cuts my heart so much that i have to leave that city, from kharkov, and i am waiting. when the war is over, when it will be more or less safe there, and i'm thinking of returning. vlad galushkin dreams of returning to his native kharkiv in ukrainian berdyansk, valery podkolzin. they do not plan to transport the business from khmelnytskyi, they say it will work as part of the general business. tetiana kokurika, serhii repchynskyi, for voice of america from khmelnytskyi. street dances will be presented at the olympics for the first time this year. breaking or breakdance. will debut this summer at the games in paris, beg kate from kharkiv is also preparing to compete for gold. already on june 20, she will face the final qualification selection in budapest. khrystyna shevchenko visited los angeles to train ukrainian athletes. on one side of the dance floor, the dj sets the rhythm, on the other

, katya pavlenko, known in the breaking world as girl kate, warms up. exactly. here, in a californian garage, a 29-year-old woman from kharkiv works out the elements of break-dancing before going to the final selection for the olympic games. although braking looks solid improvisation still requires careful preparation. we know approximately what will be played, that is, there will not be some kind of disco , that is, it will be hip-hop, it will be some kind of beat, but we do not know what, so it is very important for me, and it has always been so, to be able to adapt to the music and be. at the moment, but i also have sets that i train. katya says that there is still little room for enjoying the process in sports, she goes to the dance floor or for a run every day, because it is very easy to get out of shape.

the girl went to breaking at the age of 14, the decisive factors were her love for hip-hop music and challenges, and the dance, which originated in not too wealthy areas of american metropolises, perfectly fit the worldview of the young rebel. it's heavy, it's cool, you can move there 360° everywhere, you can fly, you can spin on your head, you can be on the floor. you can be in the air, well i liked that aspect that it is both physically difficult and at the same time very beautiful. even before the full-scale invasion, katya moved to the united states three years ago due to family circumstances. now, because of the war, her family lives in the czech republic. however, the girl emphasizes the most important role in its development was played by

the powerful kharkiv hip-hop community and the atmosphere of the city itself. so now he watches the events with horror. in ukraine and incredibly misses home, it is very difficult to accept it as a fact that you simply do not have a home anymore, i have always been here in america and knew that my home is there, my parents, my relatives are there, i am coming, my apartment, it is so, you know, saturated with people, there is a kind of family vibe, if you can say that, but now it is just empty, and someone lives there, some other people, however, katya did not stop training and to represent... ukraine at competitions, and that's how she got to the olympic team. this path began in the 19th year, even before i moved, i did not know that i would move, and even then we had the first event in budapest, then i represented ukraine, took fourth place,

and because of that, it was there, probably the first event, after which the olympic committee decided that it would be an olympic sport in france, paris 24. music, individual style and complex acrobatic movements make breaking incredibly spectacular. so... katya is sure that break dance, which of the dances on street has turned into a real sport that deserves more attention. i think that sports in general need such styles, a little different. i always wanted as many people as possible to learn about breaking, especially the olympic games scene. unfortunately, this is the only year so far, the next, the following olympic games did not include breaking. today, katya is one of the strongest break dancers in the world, is ranked tenth by the world federation

of dance sports and is in the top 40 of the olympic qualifying series. top 40 for men and top 40 for women. in men two ukrainians, three girls. with me. i think that's cool. three ukrainian women are among the top 40. he says, the ukrainian school of breaking is at a very high level, he says, he is very proud to be able to represent his country. i am an athlete, i have always represented ukraine and always wanted to make my country make you ukraine proud, as they say, i have always been proud that i am from ukraine, i have always been proud to represent, and now i just think, every day, i do my job and try do it the best. kateryna pavlenko from... participation in the olympic games currently only one stage separates her: on june 20 , she will participate in the final qualifying selection in budapest. khrystyna shevchenko from los angeles. bohdan

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today in the verdict with serhii program rudenko, legal oil prices. in response to russian missile terror, the armed forces of ukraine consistently destroy strategic oil refining facilities on enemy territory. will the russian military machine run out of fuel? we will take the help of dictatorial regimes. putin is trying to form an anti-western coalition of countries to support the continuation of the war in ukraine. how nato will react to the military-technical.

cooperation between russia and the dprk. the main threat to partnership with the west. the western press writes about the increasingly strained relations between the authorities of ukraine and the usa in the fight against corruption are the ukrainian authorities making enough anti-corruption efforts? glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program, my name is serhiy rudenko, i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. for the next hour , we talk about ukraine, the world, the war, and our victory. let's talk about putin's tour of east asia, how he flew to north korea and vietnam, what he talked about there, and how he is currently trying to create a coalition of anti-western, anti-american, anti-european forces, and

of course about events. and in ukraine about the struggle with corruption, why did blinken tell zelensky that the problem of combating corruption is quite urgent now for the ukrainian state and what consequences will be caused by not actually fighting corruption, we will talk about all this in the next hour, we will have a guest member of the people's deputy of ukraine, former head of the security service of ukraine valentyn nalyvaichenko, diplomat oleksandr khara and... chairman of the board of the institute of world politics viktor shlinchak. however, before we start our big conversation, i suggest you watch a video of how uh, this one at night, the defense forces of ukraine carried out drone strikes on russian oil depots in adygea, krasnodar krai and tambov.