harris shaped us foreign policy. washington's leadership and support were decisive in the west's efforts to help ukraine resist russian aggression, says people's deputy of ukraine ivanna klynpush tsensadze. however, we also understand that the unfortunate practice of supplying weapons to ukraine slowly and drop by drop, trying to control de-escalation, needs to be changed. bipartisan. us support is key for ukraine, says klympustinze, and kyiv is preparing to work with any administration to ensure continuity of aid. i i believe that it is very important to start moving from the policy of supporting ukraine, as long as it will be necessary, to the policy of victory for ukraine. the united states remains the leading provider of military aid to ukraine, according to the kiel institute for world economics. since the beginning of the full-scale

invasion of ukraine, the united states has allocated more than 81 billion dollars in aid. the policy of the biden garis administration regarding support for ukraine was historic, according to political scientist mykola davidyuk. this is the largest support of european states after the second world war war so they made history. political scientist ivan libovytskyi says that the amount of aid is vital, but the mind is no less important. changing intentions of russia and the strategic role of ukraine. the biggest mistake of the biden administration is that it failed to see that russia needed to be defeated in order to reduce international tension, thus trying to prevent world war iii. in fact, the biden administration made mistakes that made world war iii more likely. republicans' support for ukraine is not guaranteed, hlibovytskyi believes. former president. donald trump has raised

concerns about corruption in the country and questioned military alliances. ukraine is caught between a rock and a hard place because a potential trump administration is effectively threatening to cut off aid to ukraine altogether and has threatened to either withdraw from nato or reduce nato's role. regardless of who wins the presidential election. republican or democrat in november, russia's war in ukraine and ensuring peace in europe will remain key issues for the next us leader. myroslava gongadze, voice of america, warsaw. this week, japan commemorates the 79th anniversary of the destruction of the cities of hiroshima and nagasaki by american nuclear bombs. the use of nuclear weapons claimed

or maimed tens of thousands of lives, while hastening the end of world war ii and making japan a militarily neutral country. however, after decades of pacifism, the country is once again experiencing deep changes in its attitude to military power amid multiple regional threats. at 8:15 a.m. on tuesday, exactly when the atomic bomb exploded at an altitude of 600 m over hiroshima on august 6... 1945, japan observed a moment of silence in memory of the horrors that befell the city. japan's mission, as the only country to have survived a nuclear war, is to explain the reality of atomic bombings to future generations. the country's defeat after the nuclear strikes reshaped japanese society, creating an aversion to war and military might that lasted for generations, but analysts... say that

is now changing as the country faces multiple regional threats. north korea's nuclear programs, chinese military assertiveness, territorial claims in the east china sea, russia's closer military cooperation with china over the past few years. all these threats prompted japan last year to announce a doubling of defense spending to 2% of gdp by 2027. last week's connection. japan's closest ally has announced a major overhaul of its military command in ukraine. meanwhile , tokyo continues to ask the us for assurances that america is ready to use nuclear weapons for self-defense of japan even the insistence of other asian neighbors on containing japan's military potential is changing, experts say. the philippines became the first country to sign a very important defense agreement with japan recently. mutual access agreement.

south korea, particularly under president tan, talked about establishing more promising relations with japan. but are the japanese people ready 79 years after the trauma? the defeat of cherusima and nagasaka to become a military state again. in my country, there have also been drastic changes in public opinion. we somewhat slow, but always moving forward, step by step. maybe this time we have to jump two or three steps forward. responding to japan's shift in military posture, china said last month that tokyo should seriously reflect on its history of aggression. meanwhile. analysts say that japan faces many threats, not least from china itself. maria ulyanovska, henry ridgewell, voice of america. each medal is

a symbol of resilience. thus, at the event, they comment on the achievements of ukrainian athletes olympics meanwhile , the first-ever breakdancing tournament in the history of the games began in paris. in it. participation of as many as three athletes from ukraine. kateryna pavlenko from kharkiv, who is known in the world of breaking as begirl kate, reached the quarterfinals in the competition. read more about how her dance style was influenced by the powerful kharkiv hip-hop community, and what the girl's path to the olympic team was like. on one side of the dance floor, a dj sets the rhythm. in others, katya pavlenko, who in the world of breaking is known as girl, warms up. kate is right 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 breaking looks like complete improvisation, it still requires conscientious 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 always has been, to be able to adapt to the music. and be in the moment, but i also have sets that i train, katya says that in sports there is still little room for to enjoy the process, she goes out on the dance floor or for a run every day, because it is very easy to lose shape. the girl went to breaking at the age of 14, the love for hip-hop music and challenges became decisive, and the dance, which originated in not too wealthy areas of american metropolises, perfectly fit the worldview of a young rebel,

it is difficult, it is cool, you can move there 360 ​​degrees 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's both physically difficult and at the same time the time is very nice. 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 that the most important role in her development was played by the powerful kharkiv hip-hop community and the atmosphere of the city itself. so now with horror from... watches the events in ukraine and misses home incredibly, 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 i knew that there is my home, there are my parents, my relatives, i'm coming, my apartment is so,

you know, saturated with people, there is a kind of family vibe, if you can say that, but now it's just empty and someone lives there, some other people, but katya didn't stop. and represent ukraine at competitions, and thus got into the olympic team. this path began in the 19th year before i moved, i did not know that i would move. and even then we had our first event in budapest. then i represented ukraine, took fourth place, and because of that, it was there, probably the first event, after what do you... the olympic committee decided that it will 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-dancing, which has turned from dancing on the street into a real sport, deserves

more attention. i think that sports in general need such styles, a little different. i've always wanted to tell. got to know as many people as possible, especially the scene of the olympic games, unfortunately, this is the only year so far, the next step olympic games braking was not included. today, katya is one of the strongest break dancers in the world, tenth in the ranking of the world federation of dance sports and is in the top 40 of the olympic qualification series. top 40 for men and top 40 for women. the men have two ukrainians, the girls have three. with me i think that's cool. from the top 40, three ukrainian women. the girl says that the ukrainian school of breaking is at a very high level, she says, she is very proud of being able

to represent her country. i am an athlete, i have always represented ukraine and always wanted to do so make your country proud, as they say, i 've always been proud to be from ukraine, i've always been proud to represent it, and now i just think, every day, i do my job and try to do it the best. from los angeles khrystyna shevchenko, bohdan shevchenko for voice of america. and from modern art to classical. the ukrainian freedom orchestra is a cultural project that appeared in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. 75 musicians, including artists forced to emigrate from ukraine, led by conductor keri lynn wilson, are completing their third world tour. in at the final concert on the stage of the kenlady center in washington, works about bucha were performed, as well as. beethoven's ninth symphony in ukrainian . yurii solonets and

vyacheslav filyushkin attended the concert. the ukrainian freedom orchestra is giving the final concert of the third world tour on the stage of the kennedy center in washington. the collective of 75 musicians, including ukrainian refugee artists, began its work in early 2022 in response to russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. the program begins with the work of the ukrainian poseur victoria polyakova buch. the author of the work passed. the buchanan occupation, says the orchestra's founder and conductor keri lynn wilson. victoria is a friend of mine who

escaped from kyiv at the beginning of the invasion, and she went through the storm and channeled her experience into creativity. as always, music is an expression of feelings, as a composer she was able to create something incredible that expresses much more than words can express and it was very powerful for the audience. carelyn wilson calls her orchestra tours a battle. for freedom and democracy. i am very proud to be a leader what i call my musical soldiers, since our mission is to fight on the cultural front. this tour is extremely important because it shows putin and the russian regime that they cannot silence only ukrainian culture, its music and literature, they cannot suppress the ukrainian language. beethoven's ninth symphony is one of.

the public responds warmly to the new performance of a familiar work , iryna solovei, who plays in the group of first violins, shares her impressions. colossal support everywhere, we always feel supported, especially here tskerilin, she is just something. i know, sometimes energy, sometimes support, this love is such that we are very warm here, good. at the beginning of the war, irina was forced to leave kharkiv with her family, where she left her job at the opera house. the opportunity to play on international stages and talk about war in the language of music is a matter of honor for musicians, - explains iryna. beethoven's ninth symphony is a symbol of freedom. we played in the last round as well, and in this round she went really, really hard. i liked it, the more this choral text is translated into ukrainian, here it is

there are many musicians who simply don't know the ukrainian language, but they don't sing the translation in ukrainian, it's very moving, yevhen marchuk, who plays in the group of oboes, also shares his impressions of the performance. as our maestro, carelyn wilson, said, this is a time for all of us to...come together and share beethoven's powerful message that good always triumphs over evil. the finale of the concert bursts with applause, the audience sees off the team standing and does not hide it. it was a wonderful, wonderful concert, the arrangement was especially impressive bucha, it conveyed the cacophony of war and, i'm sure, the feelings that people experienced, peace at the beginning, and then just terror, and

the performance of the national anthem of ukraine was simply beautiful. it was absolutely wonderful, the orchestra performed extremely well, i 've never heard beethoven's ninth symphony performed like this, it's really human culturally , it brings us together because most cultures know beethoven's ninth symphony and it brings us together us. yuriy savenets, vyacheslav filyushkin, voice of america, washington. download. voice of america mobile application. the application allows you to bypass blocking automatically thanks to the built-in vpn service. read news, watch informative programs and videos, as well as listen to podcasts of the ukrainian voice of america service. and finally, a story about an extraordinary

way to help the environment and raise money for the needs of children in ukraine, which was invented by a resident of america. colorado, how beer waste turns into donations for ukraine, svitlana prystynska will tell. a year ago, sally schneider noticed that her a beloved brewery in fort collins is throwing away non-recyclable bags of hops and malt. the woman asked them for herself. bags per year from just one brewery, and every brewery in america uses such bags, which go to... sally sews bags from them, which, on the advice of a forced migrant, tatiana stratilad, sells the hammers for the benefit of ukrainian children, and i suggested that she make bags in the ukrainian style and thus help ukraine and the ecology of colorado. this bag is very bright,

it is in the ukrainian style, with ukrainian ribbons with a big smiling heart. said that she would be happy to organize a fundraiser with me so that the money would go to support children, the main thing is that she was ready to help me with the organization, many other organizations were ready to take money, but to help me do something together, she was the one who did everything. about 300 visitors gathered for this charity evening in brovarna, where you could order a bag and choose a design for it or buy a kit for sewing with your own hands.

in the town of fort colin, in general, and these breweries, in particular, have already become a tradition to support ukraine. this place, this brewery, its founders were very influenced by the idea of ​​ukraine from the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. events like today's are very important for us, because they maintain attention and maintain focus on what is happening in ukraine. during this charity event with the assistance of the ukrainians of colorado organization. sold 67 bags, $35 each. it will be convenient to use as a shopping bag, and at the same time this money will help ours children in ukraine. the owner and employees of the brewery are happy that they not only help ukrainian children, but also found a useful

way to dispose of the bags. they plan to offer the idea to other breweries, and in this way. involve more people in helping ukraine. we are happy to take part in this event, reduce waste and help children in ukraine at the same time, because there is a lot going on there, and this is our small contribution, and we are happy to be a part of it. in total, more than $200 was raised during this event to help children with disabilities. salya plans to continue sewing such turbines and help ukraine. soon she will... regular news and analytical materials on the website of the voice of america in ukraine. watch live streams, full versions of interviews and stories on our youtube channel. and of course, subscribe to our social networks to

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psyllanyk, bam and oskad pharmacies. a new week on espresso, a weekly, summary informational and analytical program. a clear understanding of the key events of the past week. analysis of the causes and consequences of these events from experts, forecasts of the development of the situation for the current week, the opportunity to ask your own questions and join the discussion. spend the final monday evening with us and confidently step into the new week. the new week project with khrystyna yatskiv and andrii smoly, every monday at 8:00 p.m. on espresso. the verkhovna rada regularly adopts new laws. but how do these changes affect our lives? we have analyzed the new resolutions. to inform you about the latest changes in ukrainian legislation, how legislative norms change our lives, and why get ready leading

lawyers of the aktum bar association will answer these and other questions that concern ukrainians. see that tuesday at 7:55 in the legal expertise program on the espresso tv channel. hundreds of thousands of square meters of damaged property. apartments, houses that need to be rebuilt, about the situation with reconstruction in different regions of ukraine, about people's rights, opportunities and personal experience. this is what olga's house looked like last year, and this is what it looks like now. i am not currently spending money on how to unite the country in the process of restoration in the project of the urban reconstruction and development program. every saturday at 8:30 for espresso. today in the program. dictation with serhiy rudenko. legal right to protection. ukraine's international allies do not object to the transfer of ground hostilities to

the territory of the aggressor country. how can the success of the kurdish operation affect kyiv's negotiating positions? zelenskyi's peace plan. the president's office confirmed that they hope to present a peace formula at the second global summit. representative of russia, why did lukashenko talk about the possible consequences the collapse of the empire? kamala harris is gaining momentum. polls indicate an increase in the advantage of the candidate from the democrats over the opponent from the republican party. how does the ukrainian government build relations with both candidates? glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program, my name is serhii rudenko, i congratulate everyone and wish everyone good health. in the next two hours, we will talk about ukraine, the world

and... our victory, of course, we will talk about the events taking place in kurshchyna, as well as how the united states of america is preparing to elect the new president of the united states of america, kamala harris and donald trump are applying for this position, and of course, we will mention orban, china, dmitry kuleba's tour of africa, all this will be in the first part of our program, that. we will discuss international politics with the diplomat and politician valery chaly in the second part of our program, which will start in exactly one hour, we will have a journalism club with my colleagues larisa voloshyna and andriy yanitsky. however, before starting our big broadcast and our big conversation, i suggest watching the video of how ukrainian drones attacked the military airfield in russian lipetsk tonight. they aimed at

a warehouse with guided aerial bombs and at a number of other objects in the area of ​​the airfield, several fires broke out there, the detonation continued until the morning, the results of the damage are being clarified, let's see how it all happened, shoot down,

glory to the armed forces of ukraine and death to the russian occupiers. friends, we conduct polls throughout our broadcast. today we ask you about the following: do you think effective ukrainian diplomacy? yes, no, please vote for us on youtube, either with the yes or no button, write your separate opinion below. this video in the comments, if you watch us on tv, call us on the phone, if you think ukrainian diplomacy is effective at the current stage 0800 211381, no 0800 211382, all calls to these numbers are free, vote, at the end of the program, we will match the results of our voting, and we should be in touch with valery chalyi, valery chalyi. diplomat,

former ambassador of ukraine to the united states of america, chairman of the board of the ukrainian crisis media center, mr. valery, i congratulate you, thank you for being with us today, i congratulate you, glory to ukraine, glory to the heroes, mr. valery, let's start our conversation with the kursk breakthrough of the ukrainian army, we can already speak of the ukrainian army, because literally today a video appeared where soldiers of the armed forces of ukraine say that the city of suja, kursk. oblast is under the control of ukrainian troops, video from soldiers of the 99th mechanized battalion of the 61st separate mechanized steppe brigade, they declare that they control the strategic facility of gazprom, meaning the gas distribution station located in sudja. let's watch this video. paradise of health, from the city of suja, the news is as follows, the city is controlled by the armed

forces of ukraine. there is peace in the place, all houses, all cities, targets, the strategic facility of gazprom in the city of sudja is controlled by the 99th mechanized battalion of the 61st separate steppe brigade, peace to all, glory to ukraine, mr. valery, let's talk about the reaction in the west from our western partners, obviously the russians were counting on that. that according to the traditional scheme, they will now begin to pump the western information space and talk about the bloody tyranny that invaded the territory of the russian federation, how did you observe this reaction, what can you say, what is the reaction of our western partners and whether it is not a reaction one of the steps towards making a decision on...