left ukraine, and then began to return, then we tried to understand, analyze all possible ways in order to force russia to pay the price for the damage it caused to ukraine, and we were pioneers in introducing such legislation, regarding the use of frozen russian assets for the restoration of ukraine, and these assets are not only... state assets are also the property of private individuals and legal entities in estonia and all those who are under international sanctions, the law was passed recently, and they are still ongoing regulatory processes, as everything must comply with international rules so that we do not create redundant ones. for ukraine in the coming

years, so we are working on it now and i think we are making great progress in this direction, i hope that we can demonstrate to the whole world that it is possible, that it is possible to use all the frozen assets and the profits from these assets, not just the direct profits for just hanging on. you have set a very good example for western countries by passing this law, other countries, in your opinion, personal opinion, why they do not pass such laws, just your personal opinion, because of fear, is something else possible? it is very difficult for me to say. why certain countries

do something or don't do something, but i think that there are still some legal issues, legal issues that countries are discussing, but estonia really, our national legislation tried to do so, in such a way, to make it look like this, to prove that we can do it without violating european or international law. i really hope that the western partners will see this, well, they will not delay and will pass similar laws in their countries, but now let's move on to something else, the post-war reconstruction of ukraine, after all, even this reconstruction is already underway in different parts of ukraine, including those that were under temporary occupation in the first days of the war. tell me, please, does estonia have any projects, in this case state or? non-

state projects that help rebuild ukrainian cities and villages. of course, as i already said, we started this work already in 2022, and all these projects related to reconstruction in ukraine began then. in particular in the zhytomyr region, it is conditionally our, our region, our region, since estonia is a small country and... and we have limited resources, and we thought that we should approach the issue of restoring ukraine very comprehensively, so we chose one region for ourselves , one region, and we provide assistance for reconstruction right there, we helped to build a new kindergarten, and we conduct training for teachers, educators to...

so that such assistance is long-term, just not just to build one house or one shelter, but to help in such a way that it was long-term and covered the problems faced by a specific region, of course, but we talked about the money that goes from estonia, or, for example, the military support that goes from estonia to ukraine, let's talk now about the... help that receive ukrainians who are currently in the territory of the republic of estonia, do you have any statistics at this particular moment, exactly how many citizens of ukraine are there and is there any tendency to return to ukraine? yes, of course we have statistics regarding ukrainians currently living in estonia, and we provided. to them from the first day of their arrival

in estonia any help, any help that we could provide, it is medical care, social protection, education. and we also opened two special schools, specialized schools for ukrainian children, where they can be educated in the estonian language, but keep their own language, their culture, and can study according to the ukrainian curriculum, so we are trying to do everything for ukrainian refugees who, of course, we have there are other plans, projects, but the main slogan of the government is that it is necessary for

ukrainians to feel that they are welcomed here in estonia, and i can confidently say that ukrainians in estonia are definitely... complaining about their welcome in this country, because my daughter has been living in the territory of the republic of estonia for more than two years, she is studying there, and she knows how estonians think, how estonians help and yakonians try to do everything to bring our joint victory over russia closer aggressor now a little about the victory: in estonia, besides of course, women and children, there are many men who got. this is not you temporary shelter, temporary protection, it is called, as far as i understand, in estonia. tell me, please, now in many countries, at least in eastern european countries, they are talking about the fact that they are somehow trying to cooperate with the government of ukraine, regarding men who are subject to conscription into the army,

and who are militarily obligated in order to somehow way to help these men, well , at least to register in ukraine with the relevant authorities, and maybe even return... to ukraine, is there something similar in estonia? yes, such discussions, such requests began to arrive some time ago, but our previous prime minister said that since people live in the territory. legally, we gave them temporary permits for residence and temporary protection, and we do not plan to send them back to ukraine,

because we have rules, we have obligations, and this also comes from european legislation, that is... we have no plans to send them back to ukraine, but we are cooperating with the ukrainians in this sense authorities, with the ukrainian embassy in tallinn, and we understand that there are needs in ukraine, but i think that many ukrainians living in ukraine, they want to return to their country, they are waiting for such a conspiracy to... the possibility of return, it was one of the reasons why we started the reconstruction so early, so that people can see the perspective of the future, we have kindergartens, our local communities, etc.,

so that it is easier for people to return, we usually cooperate with the ukrainian authorities, in order to understand how we can help and... to the ukrainians, but as i say, we are not going to send them back if they don't want it, of course, madam ambassador, one more question, the question can be asked from ukrainian students studying in estonia, recently, well, literally a month or two that is why there was information that, for example, in lithuania they are going to or have already passed a law according to which they will deprive the benefits of ukrainians... who are studying under the exchange program, are they going to do something like that in estonia or not? we have ukrainian students studying in estonian universities for many years, even

before the full-scale war began, and we have many ukrainian students, and we are proud of them, because they are very intelligent. they are very eager to learn and so far i have had no information regarding the government's plans. to stop aid under the programs that are currently active, so ukrainian students should calm down, everything will be fine, thanks to our brothers and sisters in estonia, of course, let's now once again return to the, unfortunately, military topic a little and talk about red lines, about these red lines say a lot in the west, for some they are, for some they are, i will

call it that in our joint war with the russian aggressor, are there any red lines? this is my favorite question, thanks for it, estonia never. did not talk about any red lines, the most important thing for us, one of the most important things, is integrity, territorial integrity, democracy, cultural identity of people, and we strive for this in estonia, in our country, and this is what we like very much in ukraine, and we don't see any red ones... lines, when it comes to russia's brutal war

against ukraine, all the war crimes, genocide they committed, we believe that there cannot be any red lines here, and our goal is to preserve ukrainian independence, democracy. territorial integrity, so we support ukraine in everything we can so that it can achieve these goals, and accordingly, we do not see any red lines here as such, the government has already said on many occasions that we are ready to discuss any ... freedom to help ukrainians,

and the most important thing is to help ukraine win this war, then we are ready to discuss any solutions, ways, but since we are a small country, we understand that we need to... cooperate with other countries, move together, then it will be it is easier to discuss these issues with our partners, and we are ready to be a pioneer in certain solutions, so our red line, if i can call it that, or blue-yellow line, is precisely to help ukraine win this war, just great words , it's not a red line, it's a yellow... uh, a blue line, and that to help ukraine win this

war of aggression, it's just, it's just incredible, i thank you very much for that, but look, in estonia itself, i understand that you are now trying your best to help us win this war, but in estonia are they not considering , i will not say so, are they preparing, i will say directly, are they preparing in estonia for a possible attack by russia now, because they talked about it a lot... a lot at the beginning of the invasion of ukraine 2.5 years ago, but are they talking about it now in estonia? of course, when we became an independent state, in the early 90s, we we were always very careful with our neighbor and we had no illusions. regarding the fact that russia has no plans for

an invasion, and we have always talked about the possible threat from russia in nato and in the eu, we, we warned other countries about this, so we have been preparing for a long time. e to self-defense since the beginning of the 90s, that is why we wanted to acquire membership in the eu, and we wanted to join nato, we were preparing. step by step to this, and every year we increased our spending on defense, on defense and called others others nato countries for this, to protect themselves both individually and jointly, collectively. therefore

, yes, we are preparing and continue to prepare. i can't say that... we started thinking about it or preparing only after the 14th year, when russia occupied part of ukraine, or after the start of a full-scale war, we did something step by step every day to protect ourselves from this evil, and you must always prepare to defend yourself against this evil, because this evil is not foreseen, this evil can attack in any wave, we witnessed this in... in february 2022, therefore you have to constantly prepare. let's say two more words about ordinary estonians. your country is small, but as far as i know, different people live in different parts, of course. after 2.5 years of full-scale invasion of ukraine, what is the attitude of estonians towards

your government's support of ukraine and what is happening in ukraine. why am i asking because, as far as i know, in the north... east of estonia, in the narva area, there are a lot of russian-speaking citizens of estonia living there, do they support all the actions of your estonian government in support of ukraine? yes, for many years we have a russian-speaking minority living in estonia, we are trying to integrate them into estonian society. for almost 30 years, and of course we see that there is a certain contingent of people who do not want this integration, they still look more towards russia, but estonians, estonian

society and the government of estonia, of course we support ukraine. and further, it is not even a question of reducing such aid, i think that, since the war has been going on for more than 2 and a half years, and cruelty putin's regime every day increases and strengthens, and we are ready to help ukraine in the long term. for victory, but also for further recovery, so support is increasing, i can say, and if we look at non-governmental organizations, ordinary citizens who help ukraine, we see that every month, or even every week, support comes from ordinary

estonians who collect . or provide humanitarian aid, but just yesterday i read that three estonian non-governmental organizations that help ukraine over 2.5 years later, a new aid convoy was again sent to ukraine, and... there were medical products, and drones, and military aid for the front, for the army, for rescuers, they help and the aid continues to arrive and even increases in volume, because as i said, this admiration for ukraine, it is very

big in estonia, and every day we... the brutality of putin's regime, which he continues, this brutality is happening, and of course, our support will not decrease, it will only increase, well, it is mutual admiration, i must tell you, we admire estonians for their support and assistance to ukraine from the very beginning, because in some countries they are trying to find some things to justify the fact that they do not want to help, and we admire the estonians, who... from the first day of the war, they helped and supported us, ms. ambassador, i thank you very much for coming, today i have one last question for you: you have been in ukraine for a year, i understand that... you have a busy schedule, you came to us after an important meeting, i have mind the interview, and you have many such meetings, but do you have time, did you have time

this year to travel, travel a little in ukraine, do you have a favorite place in ukraine? oh, definitely, when i came to ukraine a year ago, i told my colleagues that i was an ambassador. in ukraine, not in kyiv, this means that i have to travel a lot and see how local communities live, i have to communicate with people, and yes, i have been to kharkiv, odesa, rivne, zhytomyr, of course, that's all our partner, the partner region, has been to many corners of ukraine, and i think it is important where... local communities that we support, and we are not afraid to come to them, to come to these territories, because we

understand that what they face every day are these attacks, shelling, alarms, and it is important for me to demonstrate that i am here, i am ready to provide adequate information in my capital every day i see more and more surprisingly very beautiful things, and i really like the resilience of ukrainians, and by the way, i was also on the front line. at the beginning of march, i said that i needed to talk to the soldiers, see what was happening at

the front, and it was during those difficult times, when the foreign aid started to be kind of reduced or delayed, and i then said that i need to get this feedback from the front so that i can ... i can pass this information to tallinn so that they can make the necessary decisions, that before what exactly is needed, that's why i will continue to travel, now i want to focus more on those areas that face the most energy crisis and understand what exactly is needed for these regions. therefore, of course, i will travel as much as possible. traveling madam ambassador, we thank her for that, and we thank her for all the help and support we receive from the government of estonia

and from ordinary estonians, who from the very beginning began to help us defend our country, our independence, our sovereignty and our territorial integrity. madam ambassador, i thank you very, very much for joining this conversation today, thank all the citizens of your country for everything. what do you do for us, it was an interview with ms. ambassador of the republic of estonia in ukraine, anneli kolk, who came to us a year ago and i have already done a lot in this position, there will be more interviews in the future, my name is yuriy fizar, see you soon. events, events that are happening right now and affect our lives. of course, the news

feed reports about them, but it is not enough to know what is happening, you need to understand it. antin borkovskii and invited experts soberly assess the events, analyze them, modeling our future. every saturday at 1:10 p.m., with a repeat on sunday at 10:10 a.m. studio zahid with anton borkovsky. espresso. a journalist who joined the armed forces, a political expert who became a special agent. taras berezovyts in a new project on espresso. the real front is a thorough analysis of the main events. reports, comments of leading specialists and experts. analytics from the major of the armed forces. how to make sense of disturbing news and distinguish truth from hostile propaganda. the real front program with taras berezovets every saturday. at 21:30 at espresso. see this week in

the collaborators program. fake ministers of the temporarily occupied luhansk region. thanks to the leadership, today our region is flourishing and developing. who received the mandate from occupiers and russify captured territories? we are for a strong russia, it has only such a future. greetings, i'm olena kononenko, and this is a collaborator program about traitors who serve the rashi occupiers at the beck and call of their hearts and wallets. in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine, russia is creating its own. ministries and many collaborators prefer to take positions there in these illegitimate bodies, to become a minister, deputy or at least director of a department, the main goal of almost every seller. today i will tell you about such fake institutions, who manages them and how they are used by the occupiers. let's start with the ministers of the temporarily occupied luhansk region, the first in line for defamation is the so-called minister of culture of the lpr sidorov dmytro

serhiyovych. when in... in september 2013 , kyiv sent information that the status of the russian language as a regional language would be banned, namely luhansk, donetsk were the first regions to say that we think and speak in russian, and if you want to ban it, then we are not on the way. to this supporter of the russian language and of culture 34. he was born in the city of lysichansk, luhansk region, graduated from the donetsk lyceum with enhanced military and physical training. named after bohdan khmelnytskyi, later entered the luhansk state academy of culture and arts. when luhansk region was occupied, dmitry became an appreciator of the so-called great russian culture. young sidorov, then he was 24, did not leave the controlled territory of ukraine, but began to build his career under the occupiers. today, three government orders were passed that allow us to sign an additional agreement with the ministry of culture of the russian federation. in order to get

a seat in... high offices, you must first prove to the system that you are worthy of holding the title of kremlin henchman. this is exactly what dmytro set out to do, he started small and became an organizer of sports events under the coat of arms with a chicken. at competitions, he handed out russian diplomas and medals and listened to the beating of the russian national anthem with his head proudly raised. then he joined the city center of physical health of the population, sports for all under the occupation authorities. fortunately for those released. territories already boys are actively involved in the processes of interaction with sports federations, classes in club institutions have been resumed. with each year of the occupation of luhansk region , the traitor's career went up, well, it seemed so to him, but in reality it hit the bottom. after all , dmytro later headed the committee on health care, education, culture, sports, tourism and social policy of the so-called lpr. how it is possible to lead something that does not exist is not clear,

but the ... castle that this traitor built for himself, where he is a great official in the pseudo-political arena, is very funny. thanks to the leadership, today our region is flourishing, developing, and we all contribute to make life better for all our residents. in 2017 , the leader of the fake lpr, leonid pasichnyk , appointed sidorov as acting minister of culture, sports and youth by decree. dmytro is in the chair. youth patriotic movements in order to promote the russian peace among the local population and youth, and also accuses ukraine of zombifying children through literature. just listen to this delusion of the obsessed. she was very serious psychological training with these people, because they even have fairy tales, even ordinary textbooks in schools, but they actually raise a rather cruel generation from their children. there is a lot of russophobic literature, extremist literature,

on forums, developing poor russian culture . sidorov travels to all kinds of russian territories in the luhansk region, russifies libraries, theaters and cinemas, glorifies the russian army, putin and the kremlin. in general, the typical routine of a traitor to the motherland. the ministry of internal affairs declared sidorov wanted. he is also on the lists of substation persons, according to the decrees of the present. and past presidents, this is only the beginning, this is the first result, but very soon it may be your end, dmytro, and you will have time behind bars to delve into the wonderful ukrainian culture. the next traitor with the rank of minister, oleg viktorovych shereneshev , born in 1988, hails from krasnodon, luhansk region. we are for a strong russia, it has only such a future.