this is what happened literally yesterday at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, when again the president announced that from nikopol we are recording and seeing the fire at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. in your opinion, these things are related to each other, that is, a russian provocation, is it in principle placed in the context of our actions in kurshchyna? the fact is that i am here right now, let's say. in the northern direction and i heard this situation from the mass media and simply what can i say now without analyzing, without having time to analyze or talk there with specialists, i think that the russians could have provoked there by hinting at something that we will have an accident there or something, because we understand that putin is a person who is now trying to threaten everyone from the very beginning of the war, he threatened, he i tried to do something... but the defense forces are doing their thing, well

, somehow i don't know, we need to talk to specialists so that the sump in which the cooling water is located starts to burn, well, it's kind of hard to believe, but i think there's more to it specialists should be asked who exactly works with these atomic ones stations, can this happen, mr. roman , in the context of a global one, we do not understand that there is an election race in the united states. europe has its own challenges, which are being overcome there with variable success, and here we see this large-scale operation, to what extent is it able to influence all political processes and possibly the military traditions of at least our region? so i to what extent this operation can affect political processes abroad. you

mean, that's right, the military traditions of our region, well, the military tradition, i hope that it will have an effect, and we will traditionally uh, do such, set the trend, yes, yes, set the trend, such, let's say, taking the initiative, in our hands, in relation to our partners, this is the task of our supreme commander the president, our ministry of foreign affairs, to convey our position correctly and show it once again. that ukraine will do everything, well within reasonable limits, of course, we are not talking about any crimes there now, but will do everything in order to defeat and liberate our territory, if for this it is necessary to attack russia, we have already shown that we can do it, and this, i say once again, opens, opens a new page of this war, and i think it is a very correct page, but once again here without saying such a hat- zakydatelstva, the most important thing here is for the military to clearly... what

reserves they have, what resources they have, to convey this correctly to our partners, then to understand what we are doing next, getting a foothold there, advancing further, which objects are important to us to consolidate, how do we go to the defense, or, i don't know, start to attack in other parties, this is already the business of the military, we, as, let's say, citizens, we have to believe in them, support them and do everything so that they can do their work. mr. roman, thank you. thank you for this inclusion, i understand under what conditions, roman kostenko, people's deputy of ukraine, secretary of the verkhovna rada committee on national security , defense and intelligence, colonel of the security service of ukraine joined the new week on espresso. thank you, and so, minuses, in principle, roman kostenko cannot name them yet in the context of the planned operation direction, but we definitely understand that any... are of an offensive nature, they

carry with them the risks of losing personnel, these are our people, these are our our golden resource, and therefore i am sure that there must be a competent approach with absolutely calculated by all means, the continuation of the situation in the kursk region according to our scenario, and i will remind you that according to our scenario, the president of ukraine vo zelenskyy instructed the ministry of internal affairs and government officials of the security service of ukraine to prepare a humanitarian plan for the territory of the operations, that is, maintaining the stability of the humanitarian situation, which means that ours are there for a certain time, this is also a priority now, and i will remind you that today we are asking you about your, you know, sense of the possibility of a threat from belarus directly, and do you think ... that an attack by belarus on

ukraine is likely, if so, then call 0800 211 381. if you think that it is impossible, then please. 0800 211 382. all your calls will be free, but it is very important for us to understand what you think and how you feel yourself in the context of recent events. well, just as important is how the world reacts to the actions of defense forces. i'm actually already lost in definitions, lost in how to properly call this operation. of course, we still do not have enough official and public data, we are waiting for them as soon as possible, i am sure that they will definitely tell us about it, this is exactly the difference, the figure recognized by the russian federation, they say that our control 28 settlements of the kursk region, well

, according to our so far osinters, in particular dibstate, there are already 44 settlements, you know, with the recorded presence of forces. defense of ukraine. the flight is crazy, but the trend is clear, the number of settlements is increasing every day, where not only ours are captured, but the russian military is definitely not captured, because often everything depends on them, either they will escape from these settlements, or they will be captured. i am glad to add to our conversation now our next guest, and it will be vitaly kulyk, director of the center for researching civil society problems. mr. vitaly, glad to see and hear, glory to ukraine. glory, i congratulate you i would like to say a few words about what is happening in the kursk region, once again returning to the topic of internationally recognized borders, international law and us as a country that adheres to it. the creation of this

situation in kursk region, whether it can be used in the rhetoric of our detractors, is not only possible. of the russian federation in order to create an image of ukraine as a country that violates the borders of another sovereign state and does not observe various humanitarian norms there, for example and so on, and can it work, because we see that the russians are already launching similar information and psychological operations, well, we see the reaction of our western partners, first of all, the united states of europe, the countries have already emphasized that... that ukraine has the right to carry out a defense operation, including on the territory of the enemy, and this is normal, accordingly, there is a war, and we will use any means to knock out our enemy and bringing military operations to the territory

of the aggressor, this is the first thing, and secondly, putin himself fell into this trap, when the movement of borders is a thing for him. .. instrumental, not violated according to the helsinki documents, namely instrumental, that is, he went to the annexation of crimea, he went to the annexation of donbas and those occupied territories in the zaporozhye kherson region, and it is obvious that the actions on the territory of donbas, in particular now, what is happening there now , it is no different according to the current russian legislation from military actions. on the territory of kurshchyna, because the donetsk region and the luhansk region, according to the russian constitution, are allegedly the territories of the russian federation, therefore, there is no legal regime other than the implementation of a double special

military operation in donetsk, luhansk and kursk regions, yes, they announced a terrorist operation there, even patryshev was appointed to coordinate this direction. but on the other hand, putin finds himself in the passport, he has nothing to complain about, this is a situation when russia itself violated international law, it actually withdrew, terminated its participation in the recognition of international documents, and now there is no moral right, but its appeal to of international law are perceived as a farce, even by those who are supposed to be listening. or to be in solidarity with the russian federation, such as china. such countries do not express any special reservations, realizing that putin has driven himself into this trap. thank you for this comment. in the meantime , a bipartisan delegation from the united states has arrived in kyiv, and

congressmen are calling for the lifting of restrictions on strikes by american weapons on the territory of the russian federation. i would like to quote. now linzi graham if we do everything that's right, other aggressors around the world will be less likely to invade their neighbor if we are with ukraine and win. so administrations, lift the restrictions and allow. the use of weapons to deter the invasion. at the same time, mr. blumenthal notes that we cannot allow ukraine to fight with one hand behind its back, giving them weapons and then telling them they cannot use them in the way necessary to win. the whole world is watching. it was like that from the beginning. the world is watching not only ukraine, but also by the united states. and china is watching, and mr. kulyk noted this now. iran is watching, all of our autocratic enemies. are watching, do you think that the successes of the defense forces of ukraine in the kursk region will make

our partners even bolder, and all taboos on the use of any types of weapons will be removed with reason and compliance with the relevant norms, well, i would like this to happen, but on unfortunately, there is now an election campaign in the right states, and, accordingly, a violation of some kind of balance. violation of the change in the status quo that currently exists, and we heard mr. kirby, who stated that the policy of the united states regarding the use of american weapons by ukraine has not changed, so we can expect that now, before the elections, washington, which in some way radically reconsidered its decision on the use of long-range missiles or some new ultra-modern weapons deep for deep strokes. of russian territory, well, in my opinion, it is unlikely, everything depends on

the results of the elections, that is, by november, the situation is unlikely to change, unfortunately for mr. vitaly, regarding the election race in in the united states, we also keep a close eye on her, because this is our direct interest, the latter are careful, i don't know how objective they are, but after all, polls say that kamala harris is even a little ahead. donald trump, again, i don't know how representative it is, but certain trends, it also captures what you're seeing, and how you feel right now in this crazy intense race, i would be careful like judging poll results, because repeatedly with trump it played a role, especially during the first, the first trump election, when trump. in the 16th year, just then , sociology did not predict his victory

right away, and this is because sociology did not record people who were ashamed to admit that they would vote for trump, that is , the votes of those who belong to the so-called deep are not affected by sociological polls of the people of the united states, to those... rednecks who refuse to answer poll questions, and their mainstream companies do not see them, or they are invisible to them, and then during voting is such an unfortunate fact, when the polls do not match the result, but the situation is like this now, and the closed polls about the leaks, which are leaked from the mass media from the headquarters, indicate that the difference between the candidates... well, that's enough tentatively within the margin of sociological error, and indeed the three main

states, where the so-called swing states and the victory in which the victory is guaranteed in the race itself, they are now swinging in the direction of supporting harris, but again, these are official sociological indicators, we do not we see of the entire depth of the measurement, we can only orient ourselves so far... with an external marker, the difference between them is 3% or less, and this is a field for any surprises. well, i would like to hear from joseph biden, a man who made an important decision to withdraw from the presidential race at a certain point, i will remind you that he had the opportunity to speak with reporters on cbs sunday morning, and if on... the result of this interview is, in particular and understanding what made the current american president

withdraw from the election race. let's listen. surveys showed that we we go fast and fast. the fight would continue until the last. but what happened here is that several of my democratic colleagues in the house and senate decided that i could hurt them in their elections. and what bothered me was... that if i stayed in the race, it would become their topic, and i decided that it would distract everyone. well, actually. mr. kulyk, the fact that joseph biden made a decision, and we know that there are trumpists in america, there are certainly those who are direct supporters of the current president, joseph biden, i don't know, how much is it, uh, well, let's say this, about a segment of society, such a sectarian orientation, because that's what they sometimes say about

people who perceive donald trump, but nevertheless we understand that there are exclusively biden voters. was it the decision of the current american president that prompted them to cast their votes for kamala harris? i think that the voters of biden in particular, they are disciplined and they focus on the establishment party, therefore the election of the candidate harris is just the best option among other candidates, which was for they are acceptable, a preliminary survey, modeling, when... they ask in the questionnaire a second choice, that is, your candidate does not participate, for whom you would then vote, there is such a technique among sociologists, and this tool shows that haris takes the votes of supporters biden, this is a large enough percentage, in fact, she is channeling in her favor

people who were focused directly on biden himself, but at the time of the removal of biden as a candidate ... there is a president, he lost the votes of those who hesitated, he lost the votes of the left, he lost votes of centrists, and the decision was, in my opinion, sufficiently balanced, because in this way haris can return the votes of those who broke away, those who began to doubt, the votes of the left, and by the way, let me remind you that during the primaries, some democratic voters were rejected. to vote for biden because of his position in israel on the war against hamas, and the palestinian topic is enough, well, important and hot for the left part of the democratic party, harris, she is

an anti-crisis candidate, and this is the dissatisfaction with the white house's policy regarding palestine. ukraine or any other issues there global climate change, etc. that have been put forward, they are covering themselves as an anti-crisis candidate, she is acting as the lesser evil, as such a centrist center, sorry for the taftology, which actually brings back the possibility of defeating trump, and it is very important for democracy, so a biden voter will vote for, and... mr. vitaly, thank you for briefly but already touching on the topic of the importance of the middle east not only for the united states and its electoral processes, but also for the whole world. by the way, is this world now waiting for a blow from iran on israel. i will remind you that the leaders of hamas were eliminated in tehran, and

in fact, it looked like this proxy army of iran. for a while , she was disorganized, disorientated, of course, the holy place is not empty there, and new names are already appearing, by the way, who are involved in the preparation of the terrorist act of this frenzied attack on october 7, but less with whether she is now is iran in the mode of preparing for a revenge strike against israel? well, the information that within 20 hours, 24... hours, on iranari, but we remember about how iran carried it out, these were strikes by shaheds, strikes on structures, on the part of hezbollah there were rocket launches against israel's military infrastructure and settlements, expect a transition to ground operations

related to the exploadation corps and an increase in the number of sabotage groups. from the side of iran, who fought from the territory of lebanon or syria, attacked israel, this is not very clear, we are talking about the exchange of missile strikes and drones. in addition , a new the president of iran, who is worried that... will lead to a major war on a large scale. in the middle east, and here the new president, who belongs to the centrists, he is even called a liberal, the president of iran, although it is quite

conditional, since he is a representative of the theocratic regime, but this is a deterrent from some selective extraordinary actions there, but what is possible recorded missile fire, there is a high probability of this. iran increased its military presence in lebanon, provided hezbollah with the latest weapons. we saw how missiles are used by the houthis, missiles that can fly 1000 km. we see that in fact the soviet scuds are used by hezbollah, and these are converted scuds of the iranian company, that is, they are trying to saturate the region with weapons as much as possible and... use all possible proxies to launch strikes, so -called mosquito strikes on israel, of course,

israel will respond. finally, literally two or three minutes, mr. vitaly, well , so as not to stir up betrayal, let’s say, but as it is, we have a scandal after a scandal in two, now strategically important ministries for the deputy minister of ukraine, the ministry of energy , was detained on suspicion of a $500,000 bribe from one of the suppliers of the ministry of defense . everything will be fine in ukraine, can we continue to steal, is there no instinct for self-preservation, or is it just our political tradition? i think this is... self-preservation for some officials, since corruption schemes, according to most investigators, do not live more than one, but

then it goes on, you have to reformat them, change the figures, start new ones, new fannerks, there are mobs or on foot, and build new schemes, that is, the schemes live for one quarter, then they become known, they are covered up or exposed by investigators or covered up. the next competent authorities, and those who are currently in power, believe that they will slip past this narrow city and will manage to cut off an extra million dollars there on some kind of corruption, although the surname of the same oleksandr, the deputy minister of energy, which was detained at the hearing, it sounded not the first year, starting from the moment of his appointment to the ministry. stories were told about abuses in the coal sector, about the granting of permits for

coal mining activities in front-line mines, that is , all these stories were known, and only now a person was detained because the investigators wrote about the same schemes and called the surname hela, starting with in the 22nd year, well, as far as i'm concerned , it's just not... the finalization of our competent bodies. thank you, mr. vitaly, for this thorough conversation on the hottest topics right now. vitaly kulyk, director of the center for researching civil society problems, joined the new week project on espresso, and i remind you that this week and today we are asking you whether you think an attack by belarus on ukraine is likely, and the interim results of our survey are as follows: 28% of respondents. believe that yes, it is quite likely, and 72% believe that no, it cannot be, in this sense

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the live broadcast of the tv channel continues. it new week, my name is khrystyna yatskiv and this is the second part of our monday project. let me remind you that he is in common with andrii smoly, who will also appear on your screens any minute, and for now i will remind you that today we are asking you whether you think an attack by belarus on ukraine is likely. if you think this is possible, please call 0800 211 381. if you think it can't be, 0800 211 382. again, all your calls are free, but it's extremely important to us to understand what your thoughts are. you are on this matter. well, i am glad to welcome you, andriy smoliy, to our kyiv studio. andrii kolego, congratulations and glad to see and hear. congratulations, khrystyna, glad to see you, glad to see our tv viewers, our listeners, and already

next monday. i announce that i will be in the studio and we will spend the new week with you, analyze, discuss, talk and forecast, so, let's start. i don’t know, in fact, andrei, how restless you are now, when on the one hand you don’t have the opportunity to be with our viewers on the air, that is, in a full-fledged format, and on the other sides yes many different events are taking place, and these events are of a constructive nature for us and by no means constructive for the russian federation, which has shown itself to be an absolutely ineffective state in relation to , let's say, to a healthy, in a healthy sense, the protection of its sovereign territories, internationally of the recognized borders of the russian federation, here is the point that...

a normal country should qualitatively protect their complete failure, instead they climb and row someone else's property, that's how i see the situation, which is now taking place on the line of combat, which has greatly lengthened in our country over the last week, and this certainly puts an additional burden on the defense forces of ukraine, but it also 100% diverts the reserves, resources, and attention of the russian federation to another direction that has opened up. kurshchyna, and perhaps these days we are watching not only the development of the situation in kurshchyna, the fact is that there are also reports in belgorod region, and defense forces and representatives may also be present in one of the formats, we do not know in which ukrainian army. so the first question for you is, how did you react in general, how do you see, how do you...