already said it's only one tool that has strategic importance and as soon as they russians can either hit one f16 on the ground or shoot one down in the air the russian press will spread it all right? so they will do whatever it takes to find ways to try to attack those f-16s, including on the ground. maria ukraine insist that the main guarantee of a safe sky is modern western aircraft. what tasks will rely on the f-16, and how can their arrival affect the situation on the battlefield? it is important to say that the f-16 will be most effective if they act together with the forces of other branches of the military, together with air defense, the same patriot complexes and other air defense systems, if it will be part of the integrated strategy of the ukrainian army, and not a single tool, because... what really,

well how emphasize, the f-16 is only a tool, it is only a platform that can be used by various in various ways, and it is very important how strategically they will be used, what operations they will be, how exactly the weapons will be involved, which will be provided to ukraine, as it was reported yesterday, by the way, in the all street journal, that the united states will provide modern weapons for the f-16, and charles corkeren, in particular, believes that ukraine will first use these fighters in the west, so to speak, the ukrainians will sharpen their skills, when they will already feel more comfortable, then already closer to the line of combat collision, these planes will be able to begin to be used, well, again, this is the opinion of one expert, and there are also other opinions , i suggest you listen to how he justified it, i think i'll use them first. in the western

part of the country to help with air defense. and you know air defense is a very big issue right now. with all kinds of attacks from russia - cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles, cruise bombs, drones. f-16s will become another key player in the fight against these threats. i think eventually as you get more f-16s and the ukrainian air force will feel more comfortable operating them and we'll see how they advance further east and participate in strikes, etc. thank you, maria, for your story. maria prus was in direct contact with us. we talked about the status of the transfer to ukraine, the american f-16 fighter jets and the prospects for their operation already this summer. the ukrainian people's deputies, who are in...washington, did not directly confirm the voice of

america, whether the f-16s arrived in ukraine in order to protect the alleged planes from russian attacks. i think the most important thing is that the russians see the results, and feel these results first of all. come on, i won't reveal more information about let the boys work and thank god, if they are in ukraine, they will already be working on the battlefield. i will not comment, for the sake of safety. and the integrity of the boards themselves, our infrastructure, military airfields, which are simply constantly hit by both shahed and ballistic missiles, accordingly, i would like this topic to be left aside, the only point is that we need to understand that the f-16 is not there is a panacea today at the front, in particular regarding the downing of planes that carry cabs and destroy our kharkiv, confirm or deny that there are already 16 on the territory of ukraine? unfortunately, i will not comment

on the situation, the air force will probably come out with a statement, or not. the combined arms expenditures of the new geopolitical alliance of russia, china, north korea, and iran exceed those of the united states and its european partners. at the same time, china is already ahead of the united states in many respects. such estimates were voiced by representatives of the commission on the us national defense strategy during hearings in the senate armed forces committee. the speakers also stated that in the near future there is the possibility of war, and the possibility that the united states and europe will lose that war. our correspondent, kateryna lisunova, joined our studio from capitol hill. katya, congratulations, congratulations, natalya. what were the main conclusions of the speakers regarding the strategy of the us national defense, what are, in their opinion, the main threats to the democratic world? in short, the conclusions. the missions and strategies

of national defense of the united states sound very serious. as one of the speakers said, we found that we as a nation could not catch up with our opponents. according to him , china is already ahead of the united states of america in many... issues. in general, according to representatives of the commission, the main danger for the united states and europe and western countries is now an alliance of autocracies led by russia, china, north korea and iran. they emphasize that these states now produce far more military weapons than the united states of america and partner countries. in addition, these autocracies are all nuclear powers, except iran, which is now on its way to also declaring itself a nuclear power, endangering this alliance of autocracies, they noted that there is a possibility of a more global expansion of the war, in which case they cannot predict whether the western powers will be able to win in this war, and there is a good chance that they will lose this

conflict, i suggest you listen to what they actually said. threats to us national security and our interests are greater than ever. since the second world war and more complex than any threats since the cold war. significant and urgent action is needed. we recommend a fundamental change in the way the pentagon and other government agencies do business, the way they use private sector technology and the full support of our partners and allies. in short, we recommend using all elements of national forces. our report contains actionable recommendations, including what we do simply. until now it is to inform the public about the seriousness of the threats. unfortunately, we believe that the public has no idea how serious the current threats are and the public is not mobilized to confront them. public support is critical to making the changes we need. leaders from both parties and all members of government

must make the case to the public and win their support. there is a potential possibility of war in the near future. prospects, as well as the likelihood that we will lose this conflict. the partnership that has emerged between china, russia, iran and north korea is a major strategic shift that we do not fully factored into our defense planning. this makes each of these countries potentially stronger militarily, economically, and diplomatically, and may weaken the tools at our disposal to confront them. and this increases the likelihood that a future conflict, for example, in the indo-pacific region. will spread to other territories and that we will find ourselves in a global war that will have the proportions of the second world war. katya, during the hearings, some senators asked representatives of the commission about their conclusions influenced by the russian war in ukraine. what did

the legislators hear? according to the speakers, this alliance of autocracies and their cooperation is most clearly observed in ukraine, where russia has launched a full-scale war, and china helps russia avoid... sanctions, helps economically, helps with various types of equipment, in return, north korea and iran directly supply weapons . also , according to representatives of the commission, the russian war in ukraine revealed problems in the united states of america, in particular, the fact that america cannot now manufacture enough weapons to provide for yourself and your partners. also, this war revealed some slowness and lack of innovation in the work of washington. how interesting, the representatives of the commission noted, that they observe innovation and, in fact, the speed of work in the work of the armed forces of ukraine on the battlefield and that it is worth learning from them, quote. in general, as the representatives of the commission summarized, the future of international relations in general and the modern world depends on how

the war in ukraine ends. i suggest you listen. those of us who were in ukraine seen how they produce, including drones and tanks, and they are... much more innovative than us, there is a lot to learn. where, you ask, is the cooperation of these autocracies most evident? currently , we see the greatest manifestation of this in ukraine, where russia has become the aggressor by violating international law and invading ukraine, and china has become a huge help to russia in evading our sanctions by buying russian gas. china is also trying to supply supplies. so, frankly speaking, everything is at risk structure of the international order, it depends

on the outcome of events in ukraine, and if putin succeeds, the lesson for xi jinping seems to be that he can also succeed in taiwan or east china and. katya, taking into account the threats that the speakers talked about, what are their recommendations for countering these threats, what should be the response. both from the usa and from europe. they highlight several points: this is an increase in power in military and cyberspace, as well as in outer space to protect satellites, increase defense spending, both by the united states and by partners, to assist partners, and to strengthen engagement with partners, because the report states that the united states will not be able to deal with these threats without the help of partners. public awareness of the global threat of war and possible and likely preparations for an emergency. we as

a society have not really talked about the need for national mobilization, but if the worst were to happen and some of the worst scenarios that we discuss in our report would occur if we were to face a global conflict, it would require a mobilization on the scale that we as a country undertook during world war ii. we haven't done that in a long time, we haven't thought about it in a long time, it involves a lot of elements, including stockpiling strategic materials, being able to get people into the military quickly, etc., i just don't think we're ready for it now, i think we have to have a national discussion on this issue, i think it goes hand in hand with another discussion about the national one service and service to the nation. in world war ii, we had two years to prepare, basically from september 1, 1939 to december 7, 1941

. i doubt we have two years to prepare in the current situation. thank you , katya, for your work. kateryna lisunova monitored the congressional hearings devoted to the us national defense strategy. the issue of immigration is one of the key concerns of american voters in the run-up to the 2024 presidential race. republican candidate donald trump's campaign released a video this week accusing harris of failing to address the immigration issue. camille harris is called the border guard who, quote, let us down. in response , kamela harry accused donald trump of ... pressuring fellow members of the senate to block an immigration bill

drafted by a bipartisan group of senators. proposals of trump and garis on immigration issues in the story of alin baros and oleksiy kovalenko. republican presidential candidate donald trump turned his attention to criticizing kamela harris, his likely rival in the presidential race, particularly criticizing her work on immigration policy. she wants everyone to be amnesty, then joe biden made her border patrol, then it got really bad, she started her illegal alien invasion of our country, she said, "come on, remember? illegal immigration is one of the top issues for republican voters, and the trump campaign is trying to tie harris to immigration politician joe biden, calling harris a border guard. she was never called a border guard. at the beginning of the biden administration, harris was tasked with reducing migration to

the us southern border, in cooperation with the central american nations of guatemala, honduras and el salvador. she was responsible for developing a strategy and securing commitments for development aid and investment in these three northern countries. triangle to help reduce so-called migration drivers after biden asked garis to realize the strategy. to help improve living conditions in the countries themselves and discourage migrants from leaving their homes, garis's immigration enforcement has become tougher. i want to explain to people in this region who are thinking about making this dangerous journey to the us-mexico border. don't come, don't come. trump says harris is ultra-liberal on immigration. kamala voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities. she supports the decriminalization of illegal border crossing and supports mass amnesty for all

non-legal think about it. last week , house republicans passed a resolution condemning the biden and harris administrations, which they called border watchdogs, for failing to secure the border. house democratic leader hykeem jeffries says republicans are lying about harris because they don't have a plan to fix the border. the vice president was not the border guard, they are making that up because they have no real agenda, vision or track record for the american people. immigration lawyer hector quiroga stresses that immigration reform is necessary regardless of who is elected president. we have more than 3 million cases stuck in the courts. there is a shortage of immigration judges. we have been talking about this for a long time. the biden administration says it is making progress on the border, reporting that

arrests for illegal border crossings from mexico in june were the lowest for any month during biden's presidency. oleksiy kovalenko, aline beros, gos of america, washington. the political leader of hamas, ismail haniya, was killed in tehran, as a result of an airstrike on the morning of july 31. this was reported by the palestinian group itself, recognized by the united states and a number of countries of the world as a terrorist organization, and by the authorities of iran. hamas blamed israel for hanni's murder. however, the israeli military has not yet commented on his death and only stated that they are assessing the situation. secretary of state shantony blinken responded to the death, saying nothing should diminish the importance of achieving an end fire in gas. blinkin, who was in singapore on an official visit as part of a six-nation tour of asia, said he would not

speculate on the impact of either event on the ceasefire. a... i will not speculate on what effect a certain event may have on the achievement of a cease- fire agreement. we've learned a lesson over the years to never speculate because we just don't know. what i do know is that there is an ongoing need to achieve a ceasefire, and i know that we will continue to work towards it every day. the tension in lebanon, after israel said on tuesday that it attacked hezbollah targets in seven areas of the half. lebanon, inflicting airstrikes and artillery fire. the u.s. state department has raised its travel threat level to lebanon to a four-day do not travel. as linda gradstein reports from jerusalem, people in both countries are bracing for a full-scale israeli response to a hezbollah rocket attack on sunday that killed 12 children and

teenagers. yulia yarmolenko introduces the plot. there is tension in the streets of jerusalem, but... no signs of panic, many expect israel to retaliate against the lebanese group hezbollah, which the israeli government blames for the shelling that killed 12 children and teenagers, all of them from the druze community. this attack shocked and angered the israelis. i am very concerned about the situation between israel and hezbollah, i am very concerned about their ability to completely destroy us. and i don't feel like the government is protecting us in any way. i don't think the government. stated that the response to hezbollah, even if it is their army, should deal a serious blow to would mean that hezbollah would fire missiles at israel. according to experts, hezbollah has about 150,000 rockets that can hit the entire territory of israel. if someone comes to

your house and kills one of your grandfathers, god forbid. what would you do, could you sit... and say, well, if i want to respond, then it just doesn't make sense, it doesn't make any sense, we have to attack much more powerfully. although there is no panic, some people say they are stocking up on water and food. last week, a friend from the north of israel was there i was visiting and said: "you need to have something in stock." she wanted to buy me three water containers and i said, "just buy me one because i don't have room to put the others." side of the border in lebanon , most foreign airlines have suspended flights, but the coast is still crowded with locals. the lebanese city of tire could be one of the targets of an israeli strike , but many residents hope there will be no full-scale war. the situation is generally good, people come, it exists the fear that the israeli enemy will react, but people live their lives normally, there is no

fear or stress? as for the war, look, people are afraid. and people are monitoring the situation, and i am one of them. we are monitoring day by day whether the situation is worsening or not, and god forbid it will remain so as long as we are satisfied. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited the site of a rocket attack that killed 12 children and teenagers. hezbollah continues to claim that they are not responsible for the attack, but that the us and israel are claim that only hezbollah has the type of missiles that were used during the attack. officials both publicly and privately. the us urged israel to show restraint. israeli analysts say israel believes it must retaliate. at the same time, neither israel nor hezbollah want the situation to escalate into a full-scale one. war , people in both countries hope for the best and prepare for the worst. yulia yarmolenko, linda granstein, voice of america. download

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today in the verdict program with serhiy rudenko. the most massive drone attack on the capital. of the nine dozen shot down that night of enemy shaheds, 30 were aimed at kyiv. what does the armed forces lack in order to shoot down russian missiles and planes as effectively?

military vehicles were set ablaze. the security service of ukraine is increasingly reporting on the detention of policemen acting on the instructions of the fsb. what other subversive activities can the russian special services conduct in the ukrainian body. dynamic development of dialogue. ukrainian diplomacy hopes for the possible participation of china in interim meetings on the eve of the second global summit. peace, when we can expect a visit to kyiv minister vanya? glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program, my name is serhii rudenko, i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. for the next two hours, we talk about ukraine, the world, the war, and our victory. let's talk about f-16 fighters, which according to

information. bloomberg agencies have already appeared in ukraine, whether it is true or not, about how our ukrainian special forces are working against russian troops in syria and mali and not only in these states, as well as about the election campaign, which begins in united states of america. we will talk about this for the next two hours. in the first part of our program, we will have guests. roman kostenko, people's deputy of ukraine, sbu colonel, ivan stupak, former sbu employee, military expert and oleg hrybachuk, a politician and public figure . in the second part of our program, we will have two political experts, one doctor of political sciences, maxim rozumny, and doctor of historical sciences, oleksiy koshel. however, before we start our big talk,

i suggest watching the video. how the russian occupiers tried to attack the ukrainian state that night, they launched 89 attack drones and one kh-59 missile on the territory of the ukrainian state, all targets were shot down by our defenders of the sky. the occupiers directed aircraft to zeysk, kurdsk and primorsko-akhtarsk. how the ukrainian... defenders repelled the enemy attack, let's see.

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