political issues, i know you managed to talk to several delegates, what do they say about, in particular, us support for ukraine? natalya, not all democrats within the party are actually satisfied with kamela harris and this choice, in particular, we are talking about pro-palestinian voters, and there were really big protests yesterday under this stadium, it is reflected, issues of foreign policy are reflected at this convention, issues of support for the near east, issues of opposition. including russia. i had the opportunity to ask the delegates of the democratic party what they were like want to see the policy of kamela garis and tim volez regarding ukraine, if they take him, if kamela becomes president, tim volez will become vice president. let's hear what actions they expect? the answers actually sounded different. i think garis and vols should do everything in their power. what has happened in the last two weeks in ukraine with the intervention in russia, i think... we should

support it as much as possible, it is one thing to support people, another is to lead troops. i don't think we should send in troops just yet, but we should do whatever we can ukrainians need, and i think kamela garis will be devoted to this. i think the policy of garis and vols should be to make sure that the ukrainians will win, but not to create a bigger problem. we want to support the defense and we support the defense, but at the same time we don't want to support. they need to provide ukraine with more long-range weapons, so that the ukrainians can hit targets deeper in russia and deprive the russians of the opportunity to continue the war. i don't know much about foreign policy, so i won't pretend to understand, but i care about people and believe that we should support people everywhere, here and abroad, and do everything we can to protect them. i believe that it is worth continuing to ensure that ukraine has everything necessary for the struggle. with russia, obviously if they

continue to attack russia it will become a little more risky, but i hope that kamelagaris and tim walls will continue to arm and fund ukraine and provide what they need to fight. i am against any military occupation, so i support ukraine and i support that we should give ukraine everything it needs needed to get rid of the russian occupation. thank you ostap for your work. ostap yarysh works at the convention of the democratic party in chicago. in our next programs, we will inform you about the latest news of the congress from the place of events. president biden's passing of the baton in the fight for the presidential seat to kamala harris is not the first time in the political history of the united states that the incumbent president refused to run for a second term. the 36th president of the united states, lyndon johnson, also decided not to participate in the presidential race. in 1968, or a similar legacy

biden on the achievements of lyndon johnson, oleksiy kovalenko found out. i will not seek or accept my party's nomination for another term as president. so sounded the unexpected announcement of lyndon johnson in 1968, he refused to participate in the race for a second term of 56 years. later, in the same room in the oval office , president joe biden explained why he decided to withdraw his candidacy from the presidential race. you know, there's a time and a place, but there's also a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices, younger voices, and that time and place is now. both johnson and biden did not have high popularity ratings in the final year of their presidency. ultimately divided. i am ready

to lead our country. the majority of voters in 1968 did not think so and elected republican richard nixon as president. this time , democrats quickly rallied around vice president kamela harris. the situation in this race is changing. according to university of virginia presidential studies professor gian mackey, kamala harris got a boost in her aspirations. to defeat the democrats donald trump. unlike humphrey, she has actually been able, at least for the time being, to separate herself from that unpopularity, develop her own political identity, and really change the momentum in this race. at the johnson presidential library last week, biden noted that he admired the former president's service, from rural schoolteacher in texas to senator, then vice president and ... president, his

philosophy was simple: in the great society, no one should be left behind, achieving reforms of a large society johnson. on civil and voting rights laws, welfare programs , federal school funding, and some of the first significant environmental pollution legislation were overshadowed by news of the unwinnable vietnam war. at the same time, in recent years, johnson has risen to the first quarter of the rating of american presidents compiled by historians. the 46th president will be remembered for the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan, as well as his initiatives on climate change and industrial recovery. bases of america. biden's legacy may also depend on the fate of his unfinished diplomacy in ukraine and the middle east, says university of virginia professor macke. everything depends on how his achievements will increase over time and will be able to outweigh the shortcomings. it

will shape the historical legacy and his ranking among american presidents. lyndon johnson and joe biden are not the only presidents who did not run for a second term. the 11th president of the united states, james polk, has died. three months after the end of his first term. james buchan was unpopular and had poor health at a time when the country was headed for civil war. kalyn kulich suffered from depression. harry truman decided to end office early after losing the first preliminary race because of the stalemate in the korean war and his desire to return to private life. oleksiy kovalenko, steve herman, voice of america, washington. the kurdish operation of the ukrainian armed forces did not lead to changes in military cooperation between ukraine and the united states. this was stated by pentagon deputy spokesperson sabrina singh during a briefing on monday. packages assistance, in accordance with the presidential

powers, will continue - the official said. according to the commander-in-chief of the ukrainian armed forces oleksandr syrskyi, as of august 20, the armed forces of ukraine control more than 1,200.60 km of territory and 93 settlements in the kursk region of the russian federation. meanwhile, these days , the first journalists were able to get into the buffer zone on kurshina, which is controlled by the armed forces of ukraine. among them was the war correspondent diana butsko. in an interview with maria ulyanovska, she tells what she saw in the court. diano juta recently returned from suzhdzhi, kursk region. you were one of the first female journalists who... visited this territory, which is now controlled by the armed forces of ukraine, what did you see? i actually expected that the situation there might be much worse from a security point of view. i think there will be explosions, as we usually hear on the zero front, that there will be a lot of drones, because

before that i was in the temporary yar and there were a lot of drones flying all the time, and i was surprised when we entered to the city, it it looked like an ordinary city, the only thing is that there is a feeling that life has stopped there , because there were almost no people on the streets, most of them are hiding in basements, but the city stands as a city, most of the houses are not destroyed, there are a few of the destroyed buildings in the center, this is mainly the administration of the building, but nevertheless, the city has survived, and unlike what we could see in ukrainian cities, at the same time in moyer or in these villages now in the pokrov direction, the situation there looks completely otherwise. russian civilians are very frightened, they are not up to at the end, they understood what was happening, it was all sudden for them, no one warned them about it, and the local authorities, their russian ones, left, people who had cars, those who were richer also left, and here are these people who

call themselves poorer class, they complained that they were left to their own devices, when we approached them, i first got to know them, i thought that we should speak to them in russian, they... answered me in ukrainian, that's how we got along, understood that they speak ukrainian , although they say that this is their quote khahlyatsky dialect, nevertheless it is such a colloquial ukrainian language. i would also like to note one more thing, i spoke with our military, well, directly with the attack aircraft, the soldiers who took part in this offensive, they say that they were instructed by the command, that is, they were instructed, what can be done, what cannot be done, they were clear instructions that must be followed... humanitarian law, what is their mood, what is their morale in general, what are they talking about about such an unexpected, unexpected turn in hostilities, we until we understand what the ultimate goal of this operation is, we do not understand what was

achieved, but i can say that this operation is definitely informationally very important, it had a great impact, and morally, it had a great impact on combat morale. military personnel, even those brigades some of which were sent there, they were quite beaten after bakhmut, the 80th brigade, for example, but this greatly raised the morale of even the tired ukrainian military personnel, they felt that they could advance again, not only retreat, that we can spend lightning and certain such very interesting operations, catching the enemy by surprise, and still doing something very, very unexpected, and well, the very fact that the war was transferred to the territory of russia, very much if nadi inspired strength in the tired armed forces, we will see further, how will the hostilities unfold, because... the soldiers are raising reserves, this is what i meant, because it will become more difficult, and

it is possible that these battles will be more exhausting, maybe they will be bloodier, if the ukrainian command still leaves the armed forces are there, or the military say what happened to them is it a little easier to breathe, or is it not there yet? the most difficult directions remain turetsky and pokrovsky, these two key directions remain very difficult at the moment, i believe that the russians will press there until... they will gain strength, and maybe they will transfer troops to kurdsk from other directions, from kharkiv or even from the time of yarsky, from kramatorsk, as it is now called, because there they felt, they probably, first of all, they transferred a lot of troops there to press as much as they could, and as long as they succeeded, they will press, temporary yar was relatively safe, but at that moment, i don't know whether it is related to tactical regrouping or to the transfer of forces, i think it is necessary to observe, look at all the data, which brigades will appear,

russian brigades, russian units will appear in kusk, but so far we have seen that these are some separate irregular units, well, we will see who they will transfer. it was an interview of the war correspondent of hromadskyi, diana butsko, who talked about the buffer zone in korshyn, where was able to visit the other day. in conditions of shortage. of electricity due to the shelling of the ukrainian energy infrastructure by the russians, the american company westinghouse is helping to develop nuclear energy in ukraine. back in autumn 2021, westinghouse and the national nuclear power generation company energaatom signed a memorandum on the construction of new power units. nine facilities are planned to be built using american technology, two of which are at the khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. what is the difference between american technology and soviet technology. how much time and money will be needed for the construction of new units and whether this

project will help to solve urgent energy problems of ukraine, tetyana kukuriyka and serhiy rybchynskyi found out. restoration work is ongoing at the third power unit of the khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant. the object was preserved in 1990 and is planned to be completed. in this, ukrainian nuclear scientists are helped by the american one. westinhause company explains in energoatom. they do the so -called gap analysis, that is, what needs to be done in order to raise the security of this power unit to level 3+ data level safety, which is on the power units, the ip100 project, then additional systems, and all this is analyzed, and they also analyze the possibility of completing the power units at all, the war deprived. ukraine has significant energy capacities, so nuclear plants will meet ukraine's needs in the coming

decades, say the association of renewable energy. today, we understand that the energy picture in ukraine has changed very significantly, with the occupation of the zaporizhia nuclear power plant, with the occupation of almost one-third of all green energy, the destruction huge thermal generation, and we do not understand how the enemy will strike further and... what is the future in this, that is why nuclear generation forms the basis of the energy system here, today, it is 68% of the energy balance. khmelnytskyi as assures that they are ready to build the first power unit in ukraine using american technology. our khmelnytskyus site is already ready for construction, because a significant number or the main number of auxiliary systems, territory planning, logistics, all these issues have been resolved. therefore, the construction of power units can be much faster and of course, adding more than 100

mw from each power unit to the power grid is a huge contribution. construction work on the third and fourth power units of the khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant will begin only if the verkhovna rada votes in favor of the relevant bill. and what prevented the completion of these blocks for 30 years, and the construction has been going on for that long. in peacetime, that is, when there was some money, and there was supposedly some stability, and now, when there is a war, when there is a budget deficit, when energy facilities are targets for... such occupiers, then it becomes if such an easy task, then, in my opinion, it is now in the conditions of war, something unrealistic, something that is out of time. vestinhause has been operating in ukraine since 1992 . cooperation between the americans and energoatom intensified during the great russian-ukrainian war - says the minister

of energy of ukraine. even before the great war , we diversified the supply of fuel, today together with... we made fuel for vwr-440 reactors, killing rosatom's monopoly in this market segment. we have huge plans for the future, joint plans. memorandum about westinghouse and energoatom signed the joint construction of nine new power units based on american ap100 technology in various locations in ukraine in 2021. the most modern technology available today and the most, the most secure. technology, that is, an additional increase in security, if you want to monitor the load, dips in power consumption, as well as peaks in power consumption, then you need exactly such a unit, which is time, ap 1000 , unlike the soviet technology, is safer, more maneuverable and with better operational characteristics,

the government of ukraine claims. in the conditions of what ukraine has gone through. well, no country in the world has faced this, i will tell you what, for example, ip 1000, would be great, let's say, technologies in our realities, unfortunately, we had a total blackout of nuclear plants in the country, ap500 technology, it allows the block to operate all systems for 72 hours without external supply. the term of construction of one power unit is approximately 5 years. cost of 5 billion dollars. in the khmelnytskyi energy cluster, they are calling for development alternative energy sources to solve ukraine's urgent energy problems. nuclear is about a long-term process, and distributed generation, small volumes of gas-fired plants, green energy, solar, wind,

bioenergy, this is something that can be implemented there in a short time, and it will already help us overcome this heating season, because ... well, we cannot count on nuclear power in the future when we have an urgent problem now. energoatom plans to complete and build new reactors attract own and credit funds, expect to return the borrowed funds through the sale of electricity. the khmelnytsky nuclear power plant will become one of the most powerful in europe, it will generate a huge amount of electricity and will be able to provide both ukraine itself and will make it. energy independent, powerful in terms of security, in terms of energy capacity, in addition, it is a commodity. completion of the third and fourth power units of the khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant will add 2 units of power to the power system. one power unit can heal kyiv. appia reactors, as assured by

american breeders, will serve for at least 60 years. for the voice of america from khmelnytskyi. in one of the sonoma valley wineries in northern california, a fair and auction were held, where money was collected for the needs of the ukrainian army. more than 20 ukrainian vendors sold their products to send all proceeds to optics for the armed forces. khrystyna shevchenko attended the event. at one of the wineries in the valley. states that a ukrainian fair is taking place in northern california, local entrepreneurs exhibited at selling their products and giving ukrainian delicacies to all visitors, among the entrepreneurs is oksana pulin, she sells jewelry here, the production of which is inspired by the latest ukrainian fashion trends, these are proud crosses, which, in principle, i never knew anything about, but now

ukrainian culture is reviving and these necklaces, necklaces, what our... grandmothers had, but lost, during the tragic years of our history, i was very fond of it myself, and i hope that someone will like it, and they like it, oksana is being disassembled american and ukrainian fashionistas, other popular products are candles, including candles called light and listen, with small wooden kremlins. we make candles from natural beeswax. soy, coconut, apricot, i like this atmosphere, i like the winery and the owners who welcome us every time. to raise money and also help ukraine by allowing us to show our products, the armed forces. paintings, clothes,

accessories, and ukrainian craft coffee are also sold at the fair homemade snacks among the buyers, both those who accidentally saw ukrainian products while coming to relax at a popular winery, and those who regularly come to support ukraine. i want to buy a cap with a trident and...

the fair ends with an auction, where the lion's share of money was collected that day, the lots were a t-shirt and a ball signed by prominent ukrainian football players and works of art. all the funds, say the organizers , will go towards the purchase of optical devices. they will go to the boys from the villages. at the same time, compared to last year, attendance at such events is falling, says its organizer. our biggest problem is that we want 200-300 men to come, maybe up to 100, but last year it was a little better, there were twice as many people. this is the 12th event organized at california wineries to raise funds for the ukrainian military. sonoma, california, khrystyna shevchenko, bohdan shevchenko, for the voice of america. at this point, we will say goodbye, you watched the program of the ukrainian voice of america chas time, thank you for trusting us, i natalya leonova, all is well,

there are discounts until independence day on citramon darnytsia, 10% in pharmacies podorozhnyk bam and. in the august issue, krania magazine will tell about the return from captivity, how ukraine is looking for its own, will we return all the children kidnapped by russia? the country touches on painful topics for all ukrainians, we talk to experts, listen to the stories of soldiers who were captured, ask about the country at press outlets or pre-pay online. the book women at war is a joint project of the espresso tv channel and the spirit and letter publishing house. book, which is based on the reports of the presenter of the espresso tv channel khrystyna parubiy. 20

stories, 20 fates, 20 women who defended the country. the book is dedicated to women who chose the path of fighting the enemy in the ranks of the military. women at war, search in bookstores of ukraine. with the support of the konstantin zhivago charitable foundation. there are 25% discounts on edem until independence day in the pharmacies psylasnyk, bam and oskad. allergy, neche lev, will be overcome by ci3 lev. ts3 lev neo protects against the most common allergens. there are discounts until independence day on detoxyl tablets, 15% in plantain, bam and oskad pharmacies. there are discounts until independence day on korvalt 10% in travel bam and savings pharmacies. the television premiere

of a documentary film about the most difficult 10 years of our lives through the personal stories of extraordinary ukrainians, public activist roman ratushny, journalist and military officer tetiana chornovol, founder of the taira angel unit yulia paevska, writer svitlana povalyaeva, about how we have changed. what lessons were learned and what we will never forget in the tape 10 years of war, exclusively on the air of the tv channel. the verkhovna rada regularly passes new laws, but how do these changes affect our lives? we have analyzed the new decrees to inform you about the latest changes in ukrainian legislation. how do legislative norms change our lives, what should we prepare for? leading lawyers of the aktum bar association will answer these and other questions that concern ukrainians. watch every tuesday at 7:55 in the legal expertise program on the spresso tv channel.

special project for independence day, about the present and the future, about war, loss and pain, about dark times, but also about people, people who influence our future, people who give strength to fight, people who fight, help and believe in victory, people who do not give up and destroy the enemy, bright people. special project light people in dark times, august 24 at espresso. today in the verdict program with serhii rudenko. day of spiritual victory. the verkhovna rada adopted a law banning the activities of the russian orthodox church in ukraine by the votes of the majority of factions. how it was possible to break the resistance of the hidden parliamentary opposition. buffer zone in

of russia forces of ukraine continue to expand the band of effective control on the territory of the kurdish region. will the russian occupiers be able to arrange a cauldron after the destruction of the bridges across the seym. realities on the ground sting the eyes. putin sharply rejected talks with zelensky about a ceasefire. who can make the dictator change his mind and can ukraine join? in nato as part of the peace agreement with russia. glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program. my name is serhiy rudenko, i greet everyone and wish everyone good health. for the next two hours we are talking about ukraine, about the world, about the war and about our victory. today, in the first part of the program, we

will have the people's deputy of ukraine, colonel. roman kostenko of the security service of ukraine, major of the national guard in reserve oleksiy hetman and doctor of political sciences, political scientist maksym rozumny. in the second part of our program, which will start in exactly one hour, we will have people's deputies of ukraine, mykyta potoraev, volodymyr yatrovych and solomiya bobrovska. well, of course, we will talk about the historic decision, the adoption in the second reading of the bill, which prohibits in... in the country of the existence of religious organizations connected with russia, the uoc-mp is the first to be mentioned. during the next nine months, this religious structure should determine its own status and how the events surrounding this church, which currently has many parishes on the territory of the ukrainian state, will develop further. however, before starting our big conversation, i suggest you watch the third day. is burning in

the rostov region, the fire at the rostov oil depot still cannot be extinguished, the fire has already engulfed more than a dozen fuel tanks. previously in general staff of the armed forces of ukraine confirmed the attack on the kavkaz plant, where oil and petroleum products were stored for the occupiers. let's see what is happening there now. which one this is already bad, it's not scary, now they 're all talking, let's get out of here, i'm already hot, that's all, now that's all.

glory to the armed forces of ukraine and death to the russian occupiers. friends, throughout the broadcast we are conducting a survey, today we are asking you about whether the russian orthodox church will stop its activities in ukraine after the adoption of the law, meaning the law prohibiting its activities russian religious organizations. yes, no, everything is quite simple on youtube, if you have your own opinion, please leave it in the comments below this video, if you are watching us on tv, pick up your smartphone or phone and vote for the numbers if you think, that the current law passed by the verkhovna rada will stop the russian orthodox church from operating in ukraine, please call 0800 211381, not 0800 211 382, ​​all

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