for foreign companies. in order to solve these problems, bond recommends that the ukrainian authorities develop common procedures that would operate both at the central and local levels. oksana bedratenko, yurii panin, dmytro melnyk, voice of america. the pentagon, meanwhile, discovered new $2 billion in errors in its calculations regarding the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to ukraine. the problem lies in inaccuracies in the assessment of defense items due to unclear definitions. accounting, such conclusions analysts of the government accountability office reached. this means that the pentagon can allocate $2 billion worth of additional weapons to ukraine to cover the amount of aid approved by the biden administration. the war in ukraine could end tomorrow if putin withdrew his troops. this was stated again by john kirby, white house communications adviser. in response to the question about the possibility of negotiations between ukraine and russia. he emphasized: washington is doing everything to ensure that ukraine is... in a strong position when and if it comes

to negotiations, but the decision is solely for kyiv. all i can say is that everything president biden has done since the beginning of this illegal russian aggression and unprovoked war has been aimed at putting zelenskyi and the ukrainians in the best possible position, a position of strength, so that if and when they are ready to negotiate , they could do it, they know... we all want this war to end, and it's worth reminding people that the war could end tomorrow if putin does the right thing and pulls his troops out of ukraine. it was he who invaded the country. ukraine did not threaten anyone, so we do not apologize for our efforts to ensure that ukraine could find a way to end this war on terms acceptable to it.

invaded, they are being killed by russian weapons and russian troops for the last two years, and it is up to them to decide how and when this war will end and what it will look like. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu continues his visit to the united states and met with the former us president and candidate in florida on friday. to the president from republicans by donald trump. the day before, netanyahu was received at the white house. separate meetings with the israeli leader were held by president joe biden and vice president kamela harris. after the talks, harris issued a separate statement that focused on the suffering of the people in the gas. and once again called on israel to agree to the agreement on the armistice and the release of the hostages. my colleagues will continue the topic. us president joe biden met with israeli prime minister benjamin on thursday. during the political storm in

america both leaders tried to negotiate a permanent peace agreement to end the gas conflict. welcome back, mr. prime minister, we have something to talk about. the tone of vice president kamela garis after the meeting with prime minister netanyahu was firm. she focused on the horror of people trapped in the gas and called on israel to agree to an agreement to end hostilities and release hostages. i also expressed to the prime minister my grave concern about the scale of human suffering in the gas, in particular the death of too many innocent civilians, and i have made clear my grave concern about the dire humanitarian situation there, where more than 2 million people are facing high levels of food insecurity and half a million people are facing catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, what has happened in gaza over the last nine months. is devastating. her words

were echoed by protesters outside the white house on thursday, who condemned the israeli military's actions in the gas attack and wanted biden to withdraw his support for the government. israel the white house said that netanyahu's meeting with biden was productive, but did not talk about any developments. it was a good discussion with prime minister netanyahu. the president had the opportunity to express concern about. where we are on the ceasefire agreement and trying to resolve that issue, and to talk about a number of other issues, such as iran's destabilizing activities, tensions on the border with lebanon, the need for more humanitarian aid for the people of gaza. there were many issues on the agenda. in on friday, netanyahu also met with republican presidential candidate donald trump in florida. negotiations with three top american politicians are clearly an attempt at a delicate political balance with... however, some

pro-israeli analysts claim that netanyahu's defiance of washington was effective, the israeli prime minister seeks to conduct his own policy on gaza. a ceasefire is more likely now than it was a few months ago, before israel entered rafah. vice president harris told them they were should not step there, otherwise there will be consequences. biden did not want them to go there. in fact, it turned out to be quite a successful mission. they did not finish the operation in rafah, but they managed to quickly move many palestinian civilians to other areas so that the israeli military could fight hamas. some of netanyahu's critics, both outside and inside congress, disagree with this. anita pavel, iryna shynkarenko, voice of america. the russian occupation authorities in

ukrainian cities destroyed and looted what the christian communities were building for 30 years. in particular, witnesses told about it. of religious persecution at special hearings held this week in congress. ukrainian pastor and volunteer chaplain mark sergeyev from melitopol became the leading witness. he told american lawmakers about what is happening to protestant communities in the occupied territories of ukraine. nataliya churykova spoke with mark and other participants of the hearings. before the war , the fifth-generation protestant pastor mark sergeyev preached and prayed with hundreds of young people people in melitopol, zaporizhzhia region. my parents built a church, one of the largest such churches in, i will say so, i am not afraid to say, in the south of ukraine, and mainly in the zaporizhzhia region, that is, at its peak we had 1,500 people, 40, 400 children

gathered every sunday, a large sunday school, the last years i was a youth pastor and i serve young people, so every saturday i had a service for... young people for teenagers, that's how the war began for the people of melitopol on the first day, they entered very quickly, and in the evening of the 24th we learned that the russians had already in the city. leaders of christian communities were among the first to be visited by the occupation authorities in melitopol already at the beginning of march 2022. they pulled me out into the street, threw me on the concrete, i lay like that for almost 30 minutes, and they woke up my eldest son right in the face with a machine gun. how old is he? at the time of 9 years, they took my dad, took my brother, many ministers from our church and we had such a very serious conversation, at that time many, many thousands of rallies were held in melitopol, i remember somewhere i counted with the boys somewhere around 7- 6 thousand people

it happened in one day, the ukrainians were lying under the tanks, right in the center of melitopol, trying to shout go home, and for some reason they thought that it was the protestants who started it and... they brought one to mine, they said, you have to stop them. dad says how can i stop, these are ordinary free ukrainians, they love their country, that's why they leave. according to sergeev, of the 44 protestant churches in melitopol, not a single one remains. to share his story with american legislators, the ukrainian pastor was invited to a special hearing of the helsinki commission in us congress. they took the church building, in front of it there was a large twelve-meter cross, they cut it down and put a russian flag there. they use our church as a concert hall for their military concerts. a researcher of religious

issues at the university of pennsylvania, professor catherine wener, says that the russian authorities in the occupied territories are particularly ruthless in their persecution. the persecution of evangelicals in the occupied territories is particularly brutal because the religious pluralism in ukraine that allowed it to flourish protestant communities, contradicts the ideology of russian peace, which comes with russian power. there is no place for protestants in this world, they are perceived as traitors to the traditional faith and the russian nation, due to the fact that they left the orthodox church. senator. republican roger wicker from the state of mississippi emphasized that ukrainian evangelicals are persecuted not only for their faith, they are also accused of being american agents. vladimir putin plays by

his own rules, inside russia he spreads the lie that evangelicals are political tool of the usa, outwardly it claims that it is ukraine that is persecuting it. as witnesses said today, he managed to convince some important and prominent voices in america of this. former deputy of ukraine. oligarch vadym novinsky spends hundreds of thousands of dollars to convince the americans that ukrainians are hunting christians - claims another participant in the hearings, stephen moore. he is the founder of the organization to help ukrainian protestants. as a result, he says, a significant part of republican party voters believe that ukraine is not russia persecutes christian minorities. in the republican elections, they agreed with the statement that russia is a country that promotes and encourages

traditional family values, that is, this is the russia that tortures christians, that uses rape as a weapon of war, and this is the russia that boasts of kidnapping thousands of ukrainian christians. in order to counter russian propaganda, moore says, it is important for americans to understand ukrainians and what they are fighting for. he gave the example of the speaker. into his office of people who believe in god as he does, and they tell him how they were tortured for their faith, that matters. for a very devoted christian, and when you quote moore, more and more ukrainian pastors visit protestant communities in america and tell first-hand about the situation in ukraine. natalia churikova, kostyantyn golubchyk, maksym shulga, voice of america. exactly one week ago

, two american journalists were simultaneously convicted in russia, the wall street journal reporter evan hershkovich and the editor of radio free europe, radio liberty, alsa kurmasheva. defenders of freedom of the press and the american authorities they claim that both journalists are being detained illegally. at the same time, international observers assume a quick rendering of verdicts. to shovych and kurmasheva, it may indicate that the negotiations with the usa about their exchange are at the final stage. details in the plot of iryna shynkarenko and jessica jerit. at a closed session of the supreme court of tatarstan, held last friday, alsa kurmasheva was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for spreading, as the kremlin believes, false information about the russian army. the sentence is most likely related to a book about russians, who oppose the war in ukraine. kurmasheva was one of its editors. at the same time , it is not clear whether other charges are being brought against the journalist of radio liberty,

which, like the voice of america, is part of the us agency for global media. rfe /rl president steven kapus called the trial a mockery of justice. media groups condemn russia's actions. this once again shows how the trials against these two american journalists in russia, particularly russian-american journalism, are obviously completely manipulated by russia by the authorities kurmasheva was sentenced on the same day when evan hershkovych was sentenced in russia. a wall street journal reporter has been sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges, which he denies. us officials demand the release of both americans. we are still focused on the case of alsu kurmashova. she is a dedicated journalist who became a target of the russian authorities for her uncompromising desire to tell the truth and principled coverage of events. russia ranks last in... in the world press freedom index, there at least 22 journalists were detained, more than half of whom are foreign citizens,

reports the committee for the protection of journalists. the head of the foreign affairs department of radio free europe, radio liberty, diane zeleny , says that the unjust detention of kurmashva and the risks for journalists cause daily concern. this is the new norm. it is sad to say that this is the state of the world now. in many places, journalists. are no longer safe, and the ways to help them are actually minimal, and they are targeted by authoritarian governments. for kurmashva's family in prague, her detention personal attack it's one thing for her to be away from me for so long, but knowing that she 's in a dangerous place, that she's in danger , and that she's uncomfortable is what really makes me sad. the russian embassy did not respond to a voice request. america about the comment, but in the case of hershkovich, the kremlin made it clear that it was ready for an exchange. iryna

shynkarenko, jessica jerit with liam scott prague and christina caicedo smith in washington. voice of america. and the olympic games officially started in paris, billions of dollars, millions of tourists, thousands athletes and tens of thousands of security agents. here are just some numbers of bandages. with this year's summer olympics. organizing the first olympic games in a century in paris faced enormous obstacles, from political upheaval and strikes to railway sabotage and bad weather. says yurii mamon. this is not the paris that many tourists and parisians are familiar with. popular tourist spots are temporarily closed or require a special pass. about 15 million visitors and more than 10,000 athletes are expected to come to these games. meanwhile, many of the victims left the city on vacation. tourists who did not come for the games

stay away. the organizers hope that this olympiad will be unforgettable, promise the most environmentalists. friday's opening ceremony on the seine river, where athletes, political leaders, and world stars will gather, will be the first in history outside the stadium. i can say that at first it seemed like a crazy and not very serious idea, but we decided that the time was right to take this crazy idea and bring it to life. of course, paris is ready, we are looking forward to the games, we have been preparing for them for several years. however, there have been difficulties along the way, with a caretaker government in place after parliamentary elections, it was not known for certain whether the seine river would be ready in time for the swimming competition, despite a $1.5 billion cleanup, but last week the mayor of paris decided for a demonstration swim. there were fears about the outbreak of covid, which, by the way, has already affected

the tour de france cycling race and the threat of strikes, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers patrol the streets of nebo and the river. war anthem before the game, the french themselves have mixed views on the israeli national team booed loudly during the olympics. some people are more concerned about what's happening politically, or in terms of their purchasing power and safety, others are excited, but in paris most people don't care or are just annoyed by the restrictions that have been put in place. i am very proud that... the games are here, the paris authorities have fought for a long time to hold them here. to the ceremonial opening of the olympic games games, paris is ready despite all difficulties and challenges. now the main thing is that the weather does not fail - say the organizers. yuri mamon, lisa bryant, voice of america. and that 's the end of it. thank you for watching voice of america in ukrainian. see you next week. it's

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the world, and our victory. well, today we have a very big informational evening, and it will be divided into two parts: in the first part of our program, oleksii goncharenko and volodymyro gryzko will be present, in the second part, which will start in exactly an hour, there will be my colleagues, journalists. stynina sokolova and andrii yanitskyi. let's talk about all that was during the last week both in foreign and domestic politics, let's touch on kuleba's visit to china, let's talk about how the ministry of internal affairs reported on the detention of the alleged murderer of iryna farion, in short, the pace is enough for thinking and talking. however, before we start our big conversation, i suggest you watch a video of it. as the soldiers of the 79th tauriy brigade of the soviet army in the kurakhiv direction repelled another powerful enemy attack, this time the russians threw

three tanks and 13 bmps into the assault of ukrainian positions. let's see what they got out of it. friends, throughout the broadcast we are conducting a survey, today we are asking you about whether you think the third world war is inevitable. why are we actually asking about this, because he announced this this week while in london. the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, mr. zaluzhny, general zaluzhny, and therefore we are interested in what you think about this, whether you consider

the third world war. well, don’t hesitate to give taftology to the world, so yes, no, everything is quite simple on youtube, either yes or no, please leave your opinion in the comments below this video, if you are watching us on tv, pick up your smartphone or phone and vote by numbers if you think the third world war is inevitable, 0800-211381, no, 0800 211 382, ​​all calls these numbers are free, vote at the end of the program we will... sum up the results of this vote. and we have our first guest, oleksiy goncharenko, people's deputy of ukraine, president of the committee of the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe on migration and refugees. mr. oleksiu, i am you congratulations, thank you for being with us today. i congratulate you. first of all, mr. oleksiy, let's start with the high-profile murder, with the terrorist act, which was committed exactly one week ago, on july 19.

iryna farion was killed in the city of lviv, today the galician district court of lviv chose a preventive measure for the person arrested on suspicion of murdering farion, arrest for 60 days without the right to bail, the day before the 18-year-old was informed of suspicion under the article of intentional murder, which provides from seven to 15 years of imprisonment. the police are checking the connections the suspect in... in the murder of a former deputy of the national security service with russian neo-nazi movements and the possible involvement of russian special services in the crime, and this was announced today at a briefing by the first deputy head of the security service of ukraine, serhiy andrushchenko. at the morning briefing, let's hear what he said. regarding the involvement of the specified person , a complex of measures is being carried out, and we are studying his connections on the territory of ukraine and abroad, and

one of the versions is involvement. special services of the aggressor country to the organization of the specified crime, at the same time, the use of a beard we are looking at various situations and various crimes that were committed on the territory of ukraine and the possible involvement of the indicated. mr. oleksiy, the murder of iryna farion is one of the murders, numerous murders that have occurred in ukrainian politics, of ukrainian politicians, but what if... it was still more or less clear with the perpetrators, and then not to the end, for example, as in the murder journalist pavlo sheremet, there were no cases, no conclusions, and no verdicts at all with the orderers, do you think in the case of iryna faron, will we find out who ordered this murder? i really hope on this, i really want it to become known and

for us to find out and for the customers to be. convicted, suffered punishment, because if it was really organized by the russian federation and the special services, so that we at least became aware of it, but we will see, of course, like everyone else, i follow this court and this situation, of course, what only the court will determine, is it really the killer farion or not, you and i remember the story about the detention of the so -called suspects at that time... there was a loud, remember, the briefing and the president, and the minister of the interior, and who is there the general prosecutor, it seems, when under sheremet, but the case fell apart and it looks like it was blamed on completely innocent people at that time, kuzmenko, antonen kaidugar, antonenka, dugor and all that fell apart, but

people... spent a lot of time there in gentiles, their lives have been ruined to a large extent, and apparently they have nothing to do with it, and that is why i am very careful about all this, let's see what the result will be, if this young man is real, and if he is, what was his motive , but it is very important to find out, because it is obvious that it is serious a threat, and such crimes, they also shake the country, well, first of all, a crime, any crime is not a crime. but political murder and political violence can have completely different consequences for the entire country, so of course i really want all this to be investigated and put an end to it. well, mr. oleksiy, obviously we need to talk not only about ascertaining the facts of how a person is killed in the center of lviv, but also...