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with the head of the committee on foreign affairs of the polish sejm, the representative of the polish government on the restoration of ukraine, pawel koval. as always, we talk about the most important things that happened this week in poland, ukraine, and europe. what is being said about ukraine in the eu, how should we perceive the statements of european politicians and how our accession to the eu will look like in the project about politics about the world with maria gurska. every sunday at 15:30 with a repeat at 220 in collaboration with sestro eu. congratulations, the real front program is on the air and i am taras berizovets with you. today in our program, the candidate for the position of vice president of the united states from the democrats was named. party.

in addition to pokrovsky, the russians are actively trying to advance in two other directions. the european parliament called for increasing the effectiveness of ukrainian f-16s. russia began supplying iran with weapons. elections in moldova are turning into a russian special operation. the current vice president of the united states and candidate for the presidency from the democratic party, kamela garis, has officially named her running mate. he became the governor of minnesota , tim walls. garis shared the corresponding statement on her page in the x social network. the wall street journal tells who this person is. so the details. candidate for

vice president from the democratic party in our story. american presidential candidate kamala harris chose a former congressman and a current one on august 6 minnesota governor tim walz as his democratic candidate for us vice president if he wins the election. as a governor, coach, teacher and veteran, he helps those. than families like his own, it's great to have him on the team, and now to work. tim walz is 60 years old, grew up in nebraska, and graduated from chadron state college with a degree in social sciences. later , he taught social studies in the state of minnesota, coached a high school football team , and served in the us national guard for 24 years. walsh currently serves as governor minnesota's second term and leads the democratic governors association. earlier.

worked in congress for years and represented the conservative rural district. as governor, walsh advocated for transgender people who are denied a full range of health care, and since the 1990s has championed the lgbt community. as governor, walsh implemented medical and educational reforms, writes the new york times. in 2023, he signed legislation codifying abortion rights into state law. legalized marijuana, adopted new ones gun control laws, provided free lunch to all public school students, created a paid leave program, and granted illegal immigrants access to minnesota driver's licenses. at the same time, in 2020, the governor received a flurry of criticism due to the killing of a black man, george floyd, by police officers, unian recalls. it happened in minneapolis, the largest city in minnesota, which ... is managed by vols. then everyone

noticed that walls was in no hurry to throw the forces of the national guard of minnesota to suppress popular riots that broke out after this murder. his caution was qualified in different ways, and as indecisiveness at a moment of crisis and as a correct reaction to a situation when his electorate was on both sides of the conflict. regarding ukraine, after the start of the full-scale invasion, tim walls supported ukraine, condemned the invasion of the russian federation and declared that he was ready to help ukrainian refugees. in particular, vols signed a law requiring the state of minnesota to no longer do business in russia or belarus. at the same time, walz personally signed the contract in february 2024 about cooperation between minnesota and chernihiv oblast in the agricultural sphere. after the election of tim walz as a candidate for vice president of the united states on august 7, at a rally in philadelphia, the governor of minnesota for the first time appeared on the same stage with kamala garis as her partner in the upcoming elections - the bbc reports. during the speech, he said

that donald trump will pull the united states back, that he is not pulling anything in public service, because he is too busy serving himself. kamala harris and tim walz have a five-day headlining tour ahead. for elections states during the party congress on august 19-22, they will officially accept the nomination and address their fellow party members with keynote speeches. the intrigue surrounding the democratic party's nomination for vice president this week has finally been resolved. most american observers were convinced. vice president kamala garis will choose the governor for her election partners. pennsylvania shapiro. shapiro was known for having the most support among democratic party donors. however, most likely, she let him down his too much publicity and ambiguous statements that he has already managed to make

during the current presidential campaign. from that perspective, tim walsh, who represents minnesota, one of the key so-called battleground states in this campaign in... looks like a less risky candidate. in addition, vols is a person who literally came out of the people. for a long time, he worked as a teacher, and as you know, this specialty in the united states traditionally enjoys great authority among voters. walsh is also a man of extraordinary qualities diplomatic skills. in addition, it is also a very good idea for ukraine. after all, tim walsh, while in the position of governor of minnesota, managed to do enough for a governor to support us in the war against russia. as governor, tim walsh, in particular, banned all local businesses from doing any business with

russians. also, vols participated in a video call to the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyi, during which he expressed full support for our war with russia. based on all this, american reviewers conclude. kamela, harris and the political technologists made a fairly good choice. amid the deteriorating chances of republican nominee donald trump and his vice-presidential running mate, vance. the current pair of garis walls looks more modern and attractive. by. according to the latest polls of the american tv channel cbs , kamala garis is ahead of donald trump in the vice-national field by 1%. and in the states where the biggest fight will take place, their chances have now leveled off. however, the dynamics

of the election campaign of kamela garis is still the same already volza, looks more powerful. however, it is at least too early to make final conclusions about the winner of the american elections, because key televised debates are ahead, which may take place as early as next month. donald trump, meanwhile, continued to collect likes from users of social networks, he actively promotes his content not only on television, but also on the chinese tiktok. by the way, vice president kamela harris also opened her page on this chinese social network. trump and harris are actively competing for the votes of young people voters, and trump made another bid this week to appeal to young americans. he received as a gift the newest cybertruck, manufactured by elon musk's

tesla company. for us, the key thing should be that the topic of ukraine continues to be preserved in the american pre-election discourse, and currently this is exactly what is happening. at the same time , it must be said that... so far, the leadership in this absentee confrontation, using the topic of ukraine, is currently held by the candidate for the presidency of the usa, donald trump. he is active comments on this topic and yes... also his speakers and experts who support the former us president do it for him. on tuesday, august 6, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyy held a meeting of the supreme commander-in-chief, where the pokrovsky, toretsk and kharkiv directions were given the most attention. in his turn , the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, oleksandr syrskyi. informed the president that he was at the scene of the events and was personally monitoring the situation.

more details about the situation at the front, further in our story. the defense forces of ukraine entered the the territory of the kursk region of the russian federation. the offensive has been going on for several days. various telegram channels publish a video of a breakthrough in the territory of the russian federation, ruins, concerns of local residents and the detention of russian troops. soldiers captured. there is no official information from kyiv yet. the russian public assures that the armed forces managed not only to break through the russian border, but also to create a bridgehead on the enemy's territory in these few days. according to the american institute for the study of war and economics , during august 6-7, ukrainian troops in kursk region managed to advance by 10 km. on august 8, the telegraph wrote that the armed forces of ukraine captured more territories in kursk in less than 48 hours. oblast, than for the entire summer counteroffensive of 2023. ukrainian troops

quickly occupied about 350 km of russian territory and took dozens of russians prisoner. in the meantime, the russian public is panicking about the possible capture of the korsk as in order to then exchange it for the zaporizhia as. however , ukrainian military experts believe that the purpose of the kurshchyna operation is to stretch russian forces. how she tried to do it moscow during the offensive on kharkiv oblast. that sumshchyna, breach of the border, invasion there and other such words, these are not entirely correct, correct words, because we use, we are in defense today, only in defense there are five or seven types of how to defend yourself, this counterattack, it's not a counterattack, it's a counterattack, well, you know how active armor is on a tank, what active armor is, it's explosive armor. well, to put it simply, that is, when something flies to the armor of a tank, explodes, an explosion goes off to meet it, this is

active armor, this is active defense, this is an explosion at the meeting, so this is a counterattack in order to make it impossible for the russians to concentrate there, concentrate and take offensive actions of the soup, i am somehow convinced that this is not a raid, as the russian legions, russian volunteer corps, which are legions that take part in combat actions on... in our bots, because then they also commented on this, caesar, if i am not mistaken, i will name their leader, he said that this is a raid, a raid means entered and exited, here it is not like a raid, rather for all this is an attempt to create bridgeheads, sanitary zone, well, at least a few tens of kilometers deep into the russian federation, in order not to give them the opportunity to prepare and carry out the same offensive actions in sumy oblast, as they did in kharkiv oblast. i hope that there will be enough strength and resources for this. at the same time, the armed forces returned part of the lost positions in the area

of ​​the city of chasiv. the ukrainian military advanced through the siverskyi donets-donbas reclamation channel and retook positions in the stupka golubovskyi-2 botanical reserve. fighting continues in the eastern neighborhoods of novy and oktovnevy the city of chasiv yar. this was reported by the american institute for the study of war. the situation in the turkish and pokrovsky directions is also difficult. these three directions are the yard of times. greek pokrovsk can be conventionally united in one direction, this is the direction to kostiantynovka, this is the railway hub, our rocket road, that is, the road that we use actively, our logistical way, and the russians seek to prevent us from this, or even dream of physically seizing this the road so that they can use it on their own, where it becomes more difficult for them, where we give permission, they are there decrease in one of these three directions. intensity, but increases, well , they move there at a short distance, they move troops, including,

they move, well, maybe not manpower, but at least artillery shells, lances, lancets, well, everything with which they conduct hostilities, and they are trying in another direction, for example, now they are most active in the chasovom direction, more so, three days ago, it was the pokrovsky direction, and a week ago it was the turkish direction, that is, we see, and so on in a circle by and large. therefore to say that it is some separate directions are still not worth it, it's three in one, as they say, also, as the analytical channel deep state reports, the fighters of the 53rd ombr have regained their lost position. near the new york special boarding school number 38. however, the fighting in new york continues, the situation remains difficult. the head of the subcommittee on defense of the european parliament, marie agnes strack zimmerman, called on the government of germany and other

european union countries to ensure the improvement of the efficiency of the f-16 fighter jets that ukraine has. was officially put into service on august 4, as reported by the german cdf tv channel. according to the mep, effective support should also include the supply of taurus cruise missiles. why has germany been read so far? more about the situation in the next story. ukraine officially received the first f-16 aircraft, this. confirmed the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi on august 4, on the day of the 20th anniversary of the air force of the armed forces of ukraine. during the ceremony of welcoming the soldiers, several f-16 fighter jets flew over the ukrainian sky. as vze-economist reported, ukraine received 10 of the promised 79 aircraft, and by the end of 2024 , ukraine should fly 20

american-made fighters. the first 10 of a possible 70. arrived in ukraine on the last day of july, a year after a reluctant biden administration finally gave its more impatient european allies the green light to send them. by the end of 2024, ukraine should be flying 20 american-made fighter jets. the rest , promised by the so-called f-16 coalition led by denmark and the netherlands, will arrive in batches during 2025. f-16 is the most massive. yes of the fourth generation, they are in service with 25 countries, in total there are more than 10 of its modifications. the f-16 can reach a maximum speed of 2,410 km/h and a flight range of 4,220 km. the practical ceiling is 18 km, and the combat radius is 550 km. this fighter can use air-to-air,

air-to-ground missiles, guided and unguided bombs. defines express experts noticed that they were transferred to ukraine. fighters are armed with two types of air-to-air missiles. the aim9 with infrared guidance for close-range target destruction and the am-120 are guided by radar radiation, which is responsible for medium and longer range. the unusual golden color of the cabin light can also attract attention. its coating uses gold and this allows to reduce the radar visibility of the f-16. f-16 fighters are a powerful help to the armed forces, but everything depends on. which weapons the partners equip these fighters with, this is for ukrinform, said bundestag deputy, defense policy expert ruderigka zaveter. the former colonel of the bundesferu general staff noted that individual weapon systems by themselves cannot change the situation at the front, since it always depends on a combination of factors, deployment options,

time, the amount of materials delivered, etc., the number of f-16s transferred to ukraine is small. therefore, they will most likely be used to close gaps in air defense, because it is more cost-effective to shoot down missiles and drones with the help of air-to-air missiles than with more expensive missiles for the airist or patriot systems. according to experts, to achieve superiority in the air over the enemy a much larger number of aircraft is needed. if the f-16s will actually be used for direct aerial support of ukrainian troops at the front. especially against hovering bombs, their number should be much higher, which is why ukraine asked for at least 128 aircraft. ukraine cannot win, cannot liberate any territory, with only air defense with the air force. also, according to him , ukraine must contrast the quality and efficiency of its forces with the russian superiority in numbers, so it is necessary to remove

political restrictions on the use of western weapons for the destruction of military targets on the territory of the russian federation within the borders. international law. in addition, it is necessary for ukraine not only to have the opportunity to strike the locations of deployment of russian assets in limited regions, but also related to military tasks, logistics facilities, ammunition warehouses, factories for the production of drones, airfields and command posts on the territory of russia. according to journalists, two iranian officials, one. of which is a member of the islamic revolutionary guard corps, confirmed that iran has made a request for russian air defense equipment, and that russia would agree to the deliveries. in addition, this week it became known that the former minister of defense of russia, and now the secretary of the security council of the russian federation, sergei

shoigul, visited tehran. in iran, a russian official met with the country's new president, massoud pazeshkian, as well as the commander of the iranian armed forces, brigadier general mohammad bagheri, who is in charge of planning military strikes against israel. more details about the situation in the middle east, further in our story. iran decided to attack israel, the head of the israeli foreign ministry, israel katz, said on august 5 - the jerusalem post reports. the notice of this decision was conveyed to iran by the minister of foreign affairs of hungary, péter szijártó, who explained that he received this information from the acting minister of foreign affairs of iran. ali bagherri. iran has told us that it intends to attack israel. the world must demand a price from iran for any aggressive

actions it takes. the hungarian minister of foreign affairs confirmed on facebook that called the foreign ministers of israel and iran, noting that concerns about developments in the middle east are growing, so time is running out. everyone can be perfect. nay, if the current security crisis spreads to another country, it will not stop there, and in this case, the conflict can easily turn into a regional war, which can pose a threat to global security as a whole. therefore, the international community must concentrate all its forces on preventing escalation. hungary's position is clear. we cannot allow israel suffered another terrorist attack similar to the one that happened last october. but at the same time we do everything possible to prevent the start of a major regional war. tensions between israel and iran have risen since the death of

hamas political leader ismail haniyeh in tehran on july 31. iran accused israel of this and promised to take cruel revenge. as it became known from the new york times, iran asked russia for the latest air defense systems to prepare for war with israel. the russian federation, in turn, has already started supplying weapons. the publication also notes that on august 5, russian security official and ex-minister of defense sergey shuigu visited iran and met with president masoud pezeshkian, general mohammad bagheri, who is in charge of planning military strikes against israel, and the secretary of iran's supreme national security council. after this meeting, shaigu stated that the russian federation is ready for full cooperation with iran on regional issues. although russia...also has economic and cultural ties to israel, a large number of russian jews live in israel, analysts say russia does not can afford to reject iran's request

for help because it relies heavily on iranian drones in ukraine. according to the bbc, biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support israel in the event of an attack, and secretary of state anthony blinken added that the us was working around the clock to prevent an escalation. ilya kus, an expert on international politics of the analytical center ukrainian institute for the future , noted for unian that destabilization in the middle east is not beneficial for ukraine. instead, such chaos is beneficial to russia, therefore they will help pump up the atmosphere medially. at the same time, as far as the immediate players in the middle east are concerned, no one wants a total war, because no one is ready for it. it's risky, it's expensive and... it could hit the economy, especially iran, which has a weak economy. however, no one in the region wants to appear weak and everyone needs to save face. this is what

the goal is now. they are trying to find a way to save face, but at the same time not to bring the situation to an uncontrollable escalation. hence all these cautionary tales when the media part is used more than the real one, that is, there is almost a virtual war in the media, in reality everything can be much more difficult. as it was already in april. the visit of former minister of defense of the russian federation sergei shuigu to iran created quite a stir. first of all, israel should be stressed because of him. however, insiders reported that the real purpose of sergei shoigu's visit to the islamic republic of iran was another reason. he apparently came because of the dictator's insistence. volodymyr putin to convince the leadership of iran to refrain from radical actions in relation to israel. it looks like moscow is trying to introduce behind-the-scenes diplomacy. with one hand.

supporting iran, providing it with modern air defense systems, and the other, trying to maintain at least any relations with israel. it is currently unknown whether such strange diplomacy will work. but in addition, russia continued this week to actively intrigue against ukraine on the african continent. this week , two african countries, mali and niger, broke off diplomatic relations with ukraine. the formal reason that has been declared, like ukraine's support of terrorist movements, tuaregs, rebels who have been competing for the creation of their own state in africa for many decades. as the ministry of foreign affairs of ukraine stated in the relevant statement , the governments of mali and niger have not provided any evidence for this. so the decision of these two african countries to break diplomatic relations with

ukraine was. often there can be no doubt. behind the diplomatic demarche of the governments of mali and niger is definitely the kremlin, which actively intrigues against ukraine on the african continent therefore, it is possible that russia may prepare new surprises for ukrainian diplomacy. russia has declared one of... the employee of the embassy of moldova in the russian federation to be a person of non-gratuity. prior to this, last week in moldova , the parliament building was searched and two people were detained in the case of high treason. after that, kishinev announced the expulsion of one of the employees of the russian embassy for activities incompatible with diplomatic status. we will remind that on august 1, the presidential election officially started in moldova

campaign, as it is extremely important both for the current government and for partners in the west. the kremlin, in turn, is trying to use the situation to bring moldova back into its orbit. more on all this in our next story. in moldova , the presidential election campaign officially started on august 1. the parliament of the republic of moldova has chosen the date of the 2020 presidential elections. 4 october 20. on the same day , a referendum on joining the european union is planned. these two events are significant not only for the current government and its partners west, but also for russia, which is not against regaining its power over moldova. as you know, the current president maia sandu and about 13 other politicians intend to run for office. as european truth writes, he is the most popular representative of the opposition, the leader of the rating

among all opponents of the government. pro-russian ex-president, leader of the socialist party of the republic of moldova, ihor dodon. however, dodon announced that he would not go to the elections. the socialists will nominate the former prosecutor general of moldova oleksandr stoianoglo as their candidate. but here too there is no lack of competitors. russian the authorities continue to cling to oligarch ilan shor as their favorite and try to unite all other parties around him. in the spring, the victory political bloc was created for this purpose. even the ceremony of its creation was held in moscow. the official candidate of the party is the staunch socialist vasile bolya. but will he survive until the day of the election, given the experience of the removal of shorov candidates by the authorities in the past. that there is no certainty of this in moscow, that is why doubler, ex-prime minister vasilet tarliv, who in the 2000s during the reign also plans to register the communist party of moldova headed the government for seven years. oligarch and former member

of the parliament of moldova ilan shur, whose publicly convicted of complicity in the theft of a billion euros, is the main representative of the russian federation in politics and a public enemy of sandu and her political team. from 2022, shor's supporters are trying to shake up the situation in moldova, not hiding too much that their goal is to overthrow the current pro-western government. the financing of this activity is carried out from russia, it is also not too hidden. shor, who is now hiding in moscow, even publicly recognition which transfers the cache to its moldovan associates. mai sanduk's opponent, former prosecutor viktoria fortune, who shot her campaign video with a dove in her hands in the center of teraspol, the capital of transnistria controlled by the russian federation, is also planning to run. and again , these are not all pro-russian opponents. journalist nataliya moraky, who is positional, plans to run for president.