of ukraine. mr. valentin, i congratulate you and i am glad that you are with us today. good evening, glory to ukraine. thank you, mr. valentin, today we are asking our viewers whether they see attempts to usurp power in ukraine, and this is due to the fact that the mayor of kyiv, vitaliy klitschko , said that there are attempts by authoritarianism to establish authoritarianism in ukraine, this is what he said in an interview with the influential german weekly spiegel, do you see a threat to democracy and an attempt at what the authorities can find...' in hands of one person or several people? no, i don’t see it, i see and know that we have approved martial law, and all power in the country, primarily the military, is really in the hands of one person, the supreme commander-in-chief of ukraine, once, secondly, the entire vertical of power during the war is in the hands of the military, the commander-in-chief’s troops . is convinced that the entire direction of the government should be in support o

we intend to bring this good news from ukraine. inside ukraine, we have this cooperation. we have enjoyed freedom of religion and belief. we really protect this right. last but not least, our goal is to share our experience. we have russian atrocities, what is going on in our country, we have cooperation with different people from the grassroots level. we understand what our nation needs and we tried to share with our partners here. altogether, we are able to prevent very real catastrophe or a third world war. i think we helped with the partnership of all people. we have been united around the globe. thank you. >> rabbi, i do not know if you want to expand on that in terms of ecumenical views and relations among religions in ukraine, for the jewish faith in others? >> the council of foreign relations is that ecumenical. that is what keeps the peace. that is an important point. what brings us together is the fact that we are all representing religious communities of different faiths. when we come around the table, it is not me and my faith against you and yours by us togeth

what are your thoughts on ukraine? caller: we have to deftly support ukraine. that is the real threat to this country. we -- it is just as important than what we did for 9/11. now you're dealing with a gentleman over there in russia that actually has nuclear weapons, has a military and a navy, air force. terrorism is a terrible thing, but terrorism is more or less a nuisance, not a real threat to national security. as far as the administration having to negotiate to have what our goals are, we have a goal to illuminate terrorism. -- a lemonade terrorism. -- eliminate terrorism. you have to negotiate with people that are willing and honest to negotiate. you can't throw out these -- we need to support ukraine. i believe that is our top priority. thank you for my time. host: thanks for that call. bill in alabama on the line for those that are not sure. why is that? caller: my opinion has evolved and i think no more funding for ukraine until we have an inspector general or someone is in charge of where the money goes, where the weapons go. i'm really disappointed t

is ukraine failing? they both pointed out, taking back 50% of the territory that russia took, pushing back on the black sea, et cetera. i think the emotional part came in you noted that, when vladimir zelenskyy was asked are you ever going to give up a new territory and he immediately -- that's really one of the dilemmas here. some people are saying the war has gone on for so long, why don't you just give up some territory and end it? what he's saying is that that's not going to happen, biden was challenged to define what is this war about? what is the purpose and he said essentially that ukraine defending itself and deterring further aggression. that is probably the most specific thing we've heard so far in terms of strategy, one quick thing. president zelenskyy was asked do you have a plan in the war for 2024, he essentially said i have a plan but i'm not going to tell you what it is. >> right. do you think that this event and this general trip of president zelenskyy to the united states coming to cong

russia wants ukraine. it has increased its military spending in the next year to almost half of its total budget. it is showing no signs of backing down. given russia's total failure to comply with any international court order so far and it's violation of 400 different international law treaties since 2014, it is naive to believe that russia will comply with future judgments or agreements or reparations to ukraine. even a peace treaty itself. even if these payments were negotiated at some point in the future, what matters is that under international law, russia already owes this money to ukraine. no one disagrees with this. this is not a point of contention. the g7 has already confirmed that the money is never going back to russia. but instead of just sitting there in a pot, these funds could eventually be a down payment on what russia legally owes. the question isn't whether russia must pay. the question is when. the longer the west delays, tapping into russia reserves for crucial funding, the more weak,

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here, ukraine has no leverage here. course we could give it away. him some of the money, and then maybe he would change his mind. but i don't think that's the point. he wants to destroy the eu from within. he is putin's man in the european union, and we should seriously think about whether he should be kicked out of the eu, and how to make it so that he did not constantly put obstacles in this game. of course. we can find another solution , for example, through intergovernmental contracts that do not go through the eu mechanisms, but this adds administrative work, so i think that in brussels we would like to avoid this method, but in general, i think that we should not allow orbán to blackmail us and create a threat to ukraine. i want to put some emphasis on hungary's position, because you , hungary, also spoke about it. not only blocks the accession of ukraine to the european union, but also blocks aid to ukraine in general. so how can this be countered at the european union level? will there be changes in the organiza

glory to ukraine. glory to heroes.e of our program has run out, stay with the espresso tv channel. my colleagues will inform you about all the most important events of this day. i wish you a peaceful and safe christmas. watch this week's judicial control with tatyana shustrova: dubious fortunes, fictitious divorces and attempts to avoid qualification evaluation, which is what judge pavlo gorbasenko is known for. my mother gave me two apartments and a car. but why not vkks removed the judge from the administration of justice? greetings, you are watching judicial control and... and tatyana shustrova. we continue to monitor the judicial reform in ukraine, the implementation of which is one of the key requirements on ukraine's path to the european union. the formation of the main bodies of the judicial system, which are responsible for ensuring that the judiciary is transparent and independent, and that judges are honest, is nearing completion. therefore, the entire body of judges should soon be purged of unworthy represen

donald tusk shouts, calls on the west to increase aid to ukraine, austria opposes negotiations with ukraine on joining the european union, and south korea will not give us lethal weapons. about this and other things in a moment in the section world about ukraine. well, let me start with this: the visit of the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi to the united states of america continues, today he was in the congress of this country. the main purpose of the visit is to convince american lawmakers, to unblock the provision of military aid to our country, in particular to ratify president joe biden's request to allocate more than 61 billion dollars to us in the building. of the highest legislative body of the usa, our president met with the speakers of both chambers, as well as several influential congressmen, and at 9:15 p.m. kyiv time, volodymyr zelensky will arrive at the white house at 11:15 p.m., he has a joint press conference with joe biden planned, so all the details will be tomorrow, and perhaps there will be the much-awaited and important news that volodymyr was able to convince

andriy parubiy, people's deputy of ukraine, was also the chairman of the verkhovna rada of ukraine.nts of the day in two hours. vasyl zima's big broadcast, a project for smart and caring people. espresso in the evening. i welcome you, dear tv viewers, on the espresso tv channel, studio zahid program. we will analyze the most important events that unfolded. happened in the united states of america and the european union. our guests today are metiu bryza and valery chaly. bryza, ex-adviser of the state secretary, will be working on the air of the tv channel now. of the united states, former director of european and eurasian affairs at the us national security council. glory to ukraine, mr. ambassador, i congratulate you. glory. what is happening in the world, what is happening in washington. we simply do not have time to react to extremely different and sometimes contradictory signals. on the other hand, we feel that the kremlin is celebrating. yes, they are preparing to prolong the war, and they feel a certain weakness in decisions from the side of what is called a collective action.

ukraine in this, so that ukraine is successfully and sovereign for years, and this is the most important thing . this is an extremely important point, and if we talk, for example, about certain specific points, in particular we are talking about polish-ukrainian military cooperation. i will not speak specifically now, because i also do not really have such an opportunity, but i want to say that sending ammunition to the ukrainian army is not only our polish, but also our european priority. we will act in this area, which also applies to polish-ukrainian cooperation, to make this happen. we are well aware and understand ukrainian needs. we know how difficult it is. situation and will do everything we can to help and meet those needs. and what goals do you think putin has set for himself, right? we understand that the russian economy is transitioning to military rails, we understand that the russian economy has succeeded to resist, despite powerful sanctions. we understand that there is ongoing cooperation, i don't know, whether it is safe or not only, with the countries of the middle east

putin may very well win the war in ukraine. it was with this title that the publication in the economist magazine appeared. a foreign publication indicates that the head of the kremlin brought the entire political process in russia to a standstill, took the economy under strict control, produces more and more weapons and is ready to endure the mass deaths of russians for a long time, and with the beginning of 2024 , russia will have a stronger position to fight, - the article notes . what else - write the event. media the russian occupiers predictably intensified their shelling of ukraine the autumn-winter period, but this year they are mostly attacked by shaheds, as the defenders of the sky destroy enemy drones, exclusive material about the work of mobile air defense groups. greetings, iryna koval is in the studio and this is the news, the results of the week on the espresso tv channel. first, in history , a ukraine-nato meeting took place this week at the level of ministers of foreign affairs. all because of the war started b

vote against additional funding for ukraine will hurt ukraine and help russia.this will harm democracy and help dictators. we believe that this is the wrong lesson of history, and that is why every member of congress, democrat and republican, should vote in support. of this funding, well, such encouragement is really motivating, even a call to congressmen to vote, and by the way, letters, the leader of the democratic majority in the senate, chuck schumer , has already submitted an application for a vote on aid for the allocation of aid to ukraine, according to the procedure, congressmen have 30 hours to familiarize themselves with this application, after that they have to vote, well, i don't know if they will vote today, tomorrow... probably, but not probably, but they will definitely vote, and they still say that voting may not be good for us, since the democrats and republicans in the senate did not agree on the allocation of aid to ukraine, and money for the pentagon to help ukraine will be needed at least during 2024, said the assistant secretary of state of

american blood may be the price of supporting ukraine in the future, kirby added, if ukraine runs outf resources and russia goes to war with nato's eastern flank. us president joe biden also spoke about this in his address on december 6, delaying the adoption of a new large-scale aid package for ukraine in congress will allow putin gain an advantage on the battlefield. the story with this package continues since october of this year. shortly after the hamas attack on israel, bloomberg, citing its own sources, reported that president biden is ready to hand over to congress a $106 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and the countries of the indo-pacific region, including taiwan. at least 60 billion were pledged to ukraine, and this is the budget. supporting and authorizing the transfer of weapons from us stockpiles and long-term contracts to reimburse allies spent on the training of the ukrainian military and the transfer of weapons to ukraine (the request of the white house stated). however, controversy arose during the adoption of the proposed aid package. what exactly should cong

this is bbc news ukraine, in the studio of jafer umerov.t of ukraine personally convinced the congressmen of the need to allocate multi-billion-dollar funds to kyiv as soon as possible military aid package. has ukraine not become a hostage of inter-party strife in the usa and will volodymyr zelenskyi's visit be able to unblock aid? over 60 billion dollars for ukraine. it is this amount that must be approved by the us congress

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if you are for ukraine, vote for ukraine. i'd now like to yield to the senior senator from new hampshire, senator shaheen. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: mr. president, res reserving the right to object. i'm pleasedto join my colleagues again on the floor of the senate to responsible a supplemental funding request that recognizes the breadth of our national security interests in this country. that is a supplemental funding request that must include ukraine, israel, humanitarian needs, and the emerging challenges in the indo-pacific. the horrific events of october 7, two months ago tomorrow, were the worst terror attack that israel has faced. we know that over a thousand innocent israelis were killed. it was barbaric. but now both ukraine and israel face a similar threat against adversaries that seek to destroy them. a holistic natural security supplemental bill is critical to protect our interests. america's interests. we must pass an appropriations bill that supports our allies in israel

in the suburbs of moscow , ex-deputy of ukraine ilya kyiva was found dead.s was first reported by russian telegram channels and state media. subsequently, the information was confirmed by the ukrainian security forces. the russian investigative committee reported that kiva died on the spot from a gunshot wound. it was probably a small arms. the security service of ukraine is responsible for the liquidation of the odious politician based on the information received from the ukrainian law enforcement agencies. this was not officially confirmed by the sbu. the previous evening , the body of a kiwa was found in a park in one of the cottage towns in the village of suponeve, one. district, the investigative committee of the russian federation has started an investigation into the case, they say that they are working out different versions, the body of the deceased was apparently found in the territory of the park one of the employees of a local hotel. kyba's death was reacted to in the international and russian media field, in particular , state media workers and

, obviously, the military resource is now much larger. than in ukraine, under what conditions can ukrainever russia? under the conditions of unity, political and other, unity, exceptional unity is what we lacked in the 20s of the 20th century, we did not have the support of the west and we did not have unity in our ranks, and this allowed... russian, or soviet russia , to conquer the ukrainian people's republic, that's all. and well, it's clear that when putin says that we're going to stick to our commitments or our plans to conduct a so-called special military operation, about denazification, demilitarization, that means the war in ukraine will continue, and... no other options than the surrender of ukraine, he won't accept, right? that's right, and how can it be, if they are now emphasizing that military actions are taking place on the territory of the russian federation, they this entire territory, all the lands that are now taking place, a direct clash, according to their constitution, this is the territory of the russian federation, why did they include these territory, not only in o

it today on bbc ukraine, in the studio of olga palamaryuk. congress must approve the aid package. ukraine before the christmas holidays, president biden appealed to american lawmakers. will the senators hear the call, why are they actually delaying the approval of the aid? the u.s. senate, the democratic-dominated chamber of the u.s. congress, is scheduled to vote today on an aid package for ukraine. the same one the biden administration is asking for already seven weeks, without which it will be difficult for the ukrainian troops on the front lines. and before the decisive vote, president biden addressed the congressmen. congress must pass additional funding for ukraine before going on christmas break. everything is simple. frankly, i think it's amazing that we've even gotten to this point. congress is ready to give putin the biggest gift he could hope for and relinquish our global leadership. and about this a little with... let's talk with the correspondents in washington, the day before, a closed briefing in the us senate, where volodymyr

ukraine. however, the participating countries still managed to vote for the beginning of changes on the accession of our country to the european union, although the joy of such a decision was overshadowed by the head of hungary. he blocked financial assistance to our state. in the amount of 50 billion euros is calculated for four years. what way out of the situation do the representatives of other eu countries see and what was the summit like in general, our correspondent natalya stareprava, who attended this event, will tell. we didn't have to wait until christmas. yes, the negotiations were conducted for a very long time. however, on thursday, ukrainians heard a warning historically important news: the european union has given the green light for the start of negotiations. regarding the country's accession to the european union. we supported the start of negotiations, it will be after the european commission's report in march. we want to support ukraine. this is a very powerful political sig

u and this will concern ukraine. you'll have to judge where the thursday's news of accession tools installed, funding already a blessing or a cost and the show time long time. well it's, it's been a bitter sweet so much for, for your training and use because this is a historic moment. you can't get away from that. the role to be membership is now opened to train. and us, your report indicate that this is, you know, 10 years since the, you are my don, protests and ukraine, which in many ways precipitation was to conflict with russia because ukraine was making clear its intention to move westward. so this is an important milestone. and part of the step in that direction, but there are huge obstacles to overcome, not least the opposition of the home gary and prime minister victor or band through again, as you report indicated, a has objected to additional funding. i mean, more than 50000000000 euro being provided to train and what he's doing is he's exploring an institutional weakness to within the european union. the f

for ukraine. me, this means that victory means knocking out all the russians. beyond the borders, that is, beyond the borders of 1991, as well as the return of kidnapped ukrainian children. of course, it is very important that a security agreement is signed. but again, i want to say that, unfortunately, the white house is not so committed to action, if only these sectors were. i am not a supporter of this. mr. general, on the eve of biden's speech regarding the financing of ukraine, where he warned that american soldiers may also be drawn into the war, but already in europe from the russians. the washington post published a long text about the ukrainian counteroffensive, and this text is called correct calculations limited the strategic planning of the united states and ukraine. obviously, you are familiar with this text and know this outline by heart. are the publication's conclusions correct and what could be the consequences of incorrect counterattack planning? in fact, i am deeply. i was depre

the existence of ukraine, the border of ukraine. additionally i just left a meeting where we had the prime minister cameron from the united kingdom here and he was very eloquent as a former prime minister himself describing the unity of the west. bringing in sweden and finland. in switzerland over and over again. then last week the former prime minister of the uk liz trust was here. and was very effective in explaining together why western countries should be so proactive and supportive of the brave and courageous people of ukraine. we now proceed to ambassador dan crede. chairman wilson, senator whitehouse, i am honored to testify at today's hearing and speak in support of the repo for ukraine act. i wanted to define in simple language the u.s. interest in ukraine. through world wars and cold wars, the united states learned the hard ways that we don't want conch caters running around europe. russia is on a collision course against its neighbors including america's friends and allies because that is what restoring the empire means.

to provide the armed forces of ukraine with the necessary weapons in the areas of air defense of ukraine, the production of critically needed ammunition, and as well as repair and technical maintenance of equipment samples that have already been transferred to the armed forces of ukraine. so, how will all this affect the defensive and offensive capabilities of ukraine, what should we hope for, and where should we bet. after all, on our own capabilities, this is what we will talk about with professional experts and managers of our companies, who want to strengthen the combat capability of our army at the expense of the potential and... in the field of the defense-industrial complex and in seeking to highlight the most relevant trends in the field of security, and now joins us the first guest, this is valentin badrak, director of the center for army, conversion and disarmament research, military analyst and writer, mr. valentin, welcome, nice to see and hear you, mr. sergey, very happy to be invited, as always, i would like to start with the first question, but i am sure that you actually

it's exactly the system that are urgently needed in ukraine. the 2nd patriot system from germany is going to be deployed in ukraine this year. in addition to that, we have a vehicle, it's an nation. and winter clothing for us, so which is, and power and generators to bridge power gaps and all these equipments urgently needed because russia has put its economy. they also said into the service of war. what that tells us production is at its peak, the russian leadership has recruited hundreds of thousands of uh, soldiers where the 10s of thousands of soldiers which are being sent by booting with out the consideration. let's meet grind, this is what it's being code. and it's what is happening at the front line and that points to the fact that gemini is put in is from d, decided to defeat ukraine, anti bang, so on the international evidence, support waging international support for ukraine and the risk that his calculation might be correct. is something that cannot defend itself easily. us, the president biden has to fight to provide funds to suppor

ukraine would benefit. america would benefit and what's more it would be secure as a global power of good to implement the plan requires decisive leadership. the leadership that will put two and. famous it cannot be separated in the interest are divided on purpose. we stand together just like a century ago determination and unity have given a unique opportunity to change the world. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much for that very passionate address. you said a lot of messages that need to be heard here in washington especially considering the importance and the timing of your visit, as our lawmakers are considering additional u.s. assistance to ukraine. here at hudson and i'm guessing i can speak on behalf of everyone in this room we are here for you, supporting you and we want to do everything we can to make sure your country gets the weapons and resources it needs not just to survive but to win on the battlefield. [applause] i want to ask a question going back in time a little bit and

, not only with ukraine, but also with moldova.addition, the leaders of the european union decided that georgia will also be a candidate for eu membership. this is today's day, a historic day without... exaggeration , because putin's big press conference was held today, and it is a pity, of course, that the leaders of the european union did not make this decision earlier, for example, in the morning, so that vladimir putin with a sour physiognomy would sit down at the press conference, tried to explain what happened because he is so actively trying to hinder the european euro-atlantic integration of the countries that are around, which... once were part of the great soviet union, that is, it means ukraine, and moldova, and georgia, and other countries that articulate that they want to be european states, that they want to be members of the european union, that they want to be members of the euro-atlantic, north atlantic alliance, and we have roman tsimbalyuk, a journalist, who... knows very well what russia is, what vladimir putin.

andriy parubiy, people's deputy of ukraine, was also the chairman of the verkhovna rada of ukraine.ours. vasyl winter's big broadcast. project for smart and those who care espresso in the evening. greetings, friends, live broadcast of the tv channel , the verdict program continues, my name is serhiy rudenko, i congratulate everyone once again and wish everyone good health, today in the program: elections only after the war, all political forces of the parliament signed a memorandum, can this be considered a key to unity, from avdiivka to volhynia, significantly strengthens the fortification, what does this mean and what to expect? mobilization in ukraine, how many more people the armed forces need and what changes are being prepared in the council. during today's broadcast, we are conducting a survey, friends, today we ask you about this , do you see attempts to usurp power in ukraine, yes no, please vote on youtube using the buttons yes, no, everything is quite simple, or write your comments under this video if you are sitting in front of the tv , pick up the phone and vote 0.800 2

ukraine is facing a cold winter, in just a few months ukraine has turned from the object of the main time, a political loser, and at the same time the white house still insists on that we should give her more money. this will be an insult to our ukrainians. friends who are sacrificing their lives to fight russian democracy, which could be the turning point for them if the west fails to live up to its commitments, ronald reagan would turn over in his grave. if he saw that his own party allowed vladimir putin to roll across europe. the only problem is that no one cares; ukraine is a political loser in the fight against vladimir putin; it has no more success. just one and a half years ago, senators and congressmen walked around with a badge in the form of an american ukrainian flag to show their support. now, even the most militant republicans and peace-loving democrats have had enough of it. the situation is very deplorable and putin is laughing at it. he loves this dysfunctional congress, he loves it when the republicans make a mess. his plan is that at the end of winter, if ukraine d

good evening, we are from ukraine. well, thank you to serhiy zgorets, thank you to his guests, these were the military results of the day, and now i will talk about the most important news as of this moment, plus i will tell you right away, there is a lot of interesting today, we will have a conversation with people's deputy mykola knyazhytskyi , he is now in poland, it is precisely in relation to the new government of the republic of poland and on the eve of tomorrow's council of the european union, where the question of the beginning of dialogue about ukraine's accession to the european union, plus the world about ukraine, money during the war, the weather with natalka didenko, sports, all this is interesting and there will be a lot of things, well, now i will tell you about the news about the events that happened: the mission was carried out in ukraine's fans will be allowed to return to... the stands, the necessary security measures for this have been developed by the ministry of youth and sports together with the

, that the allocation of aid is an investment in ukraine and not only in ukraine, but also into the americannomy, said so... united states secretary of state anthony blinken. according to him, about 90% of the money allocated to support kyiv actually went to the american military-industrial complex. according to mr. blinken, this led to the creation a large number of jobs, and he added, further his quote: "our own economy is growing, it's definitely a win-win situation , so we need to continue in the same spirit." well, i hope that it reached the american lawmakers, i hope that the ukrainian landing force reached them, and, as far as i understand, from everything that i have read, it seems that the administration of joe biden did make some concessions on the issue that really annoys the republicans in the congress, and this is just a change in migration legislation, i don't know which ones concessions, but it seems that they have gone and it seems that there will be a vote in favor of ukraine. by the new year for sure. viktor orban spoke about ukraine again today, not on the air of his belov

for ukraine.nd today , ostape, we heard a number of statements from the leaders of the countries in the european union, in particular from mark rutt, he is the prime minister of the netherlands, he said exactly that, i want to quote him. he said that russia is not stopping, the only correct response to this is to continue to financially and militarily support ukraine to protect it from this ongoing russian aggression. gitanas nausieda, the president of lithuania, also said that while russia only repeats what it wants, it has not changed its plans to seize ukraine, at that time he said, we must provide all possible support to ukraine to defeat the aggressor. therefore, ostap, today we heard a number of very strong for... and i think that a number of leaders in the european union as well, they hope, as well as they themselves call on their colleagues to approve additional funding for ukraine in the european union, so of course they hope that the leadership of the united states will be preserved and

, to bring ukraine back into the bosom. years, years and dozens of vetoes by orbán and others on the way to this decision, so i just ask everyone to understand correctly, that this decision is an unambiguously positive political signal, but the road to full membership of ukraine in the european union is very, very long, and here i will give another analogy, as the minister of foreign affairs in 2007... i was then signing an agreement on the simplification of the visa regime, well precisely journalists remember this agreement, because according to this agreement the visa regime was simplified for many categories of citizens, including journalists, and since 2007, we spent 10 years to sign a visa-free regime, not a simplified visa regime, and mine the government then fulfilled 141 demands of the european union. in the 16th year, we completed the technical procedures, and only in the 17th , the visa-free regime was finally opened, that is, imagine the scale of the problems, the visa-free regime is roughly like this. and ukrain

if you are for ukraine, vote for ukraine. i'd now like to yield to the senior senator from new hampshire, senator shaheen. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: mr. president, res reserving the right to object. i'm pleasedto join my colleagues again on the floor of the senate to responsible a supplemental funding request that recognizes the breadth of our national security interests in this country. that is a supplemental funding request that must include ukraine, israel, humanitarian needs, and the emerging challenges in the indo-pacific. the horrific events of october 7, two months ago tomorrow, were the worst terror attack that israel has faced. we know that over a thousand innocent israelis were killed. it was barbaric. but now both ukraine and israel face a similar threat against adversaries that seek to destroy them. a holistic natural security supplemental bill is critical to protect our interests. america's interests. we must pass an appropriations bill that supports our allies in israel

we know ukraine's challenge in the u.s.ate is more about our own internal national security, and the context this bill takes on rather than just support for ukraine. caitriona: would you like to see the bill separated and keep support for ukraine to itself and deal with the border security issue separately? sen. cramer: i would not. we need border security really badly. so far the white house and democrats do not want border security. they seem comfortable with a wide border -- wide open border and 12,000 people coming over illegally every day. for us, the leverage for republicans who want to secure the southern border is the ukraine deal. something the democrats seem to want badly. though i am not sure they are willing to negotiate in good faith yet to get that. this bill is not just about ukraine and the southern border it is also about israel and our own munitions and stockpiles, which are important. our industrial base and in taiwan and the pacific. it is a u.s. package, but should be talked about in the same context an

west to turn ukraine into a weapon against russia. so russia acted, you know, preemptively, as a preemptive self defense was the, um, yeah, the justification to blood report use on article 51 in the united nations charter. but the other thing is the russian military, while it's very successful on the battlefield today, um, you know, has limited capacity, limited capability. we learned this in the 1st phases of this conflict, where they tried to do too much with too little, 200000 troops. there's a limit to what they can do. well, there's a limit to what 60700000 troops can do. meaning that they are capable of defeating the ukrainian military. they are capable of seizing additional territory if tasked with that job. but they're not capable. for as they currently stand to occupy ukraine, let alone launch a massive military invasion of poland or the baltic. so joe biden has created a fantasy world that he has populated with fantasy figures. the good news is that this will never happen because as this is a joe said, i want to send america

tragedy awaits putin's victory in ukraine. what do such statements of the head of nato indicate and how is the support of western partners for ukraine changing? we discuss all this on our broadcasts on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. on youtube on the radio liberty channel. and on the air of the tv channel, join. statements about the capture of maryinka are lies, there are ongoing battles, this is on the air of the telethon, said the spokesman of the forces of the defense of the tavria direction oleksandr shtupun, thereby refuting the statement of russian military bloggers that the city came under the control of russian forces. such statements in the russian public appeared on december 1, as proof that the city is under the control of the russian federation, russian bloggers showed the hanging soviet flag on the supposedly western outskirts. maryinka, the russian ministry of defense did not officially inform about the capture of the city. dps project analysts and the american institute for the study of war did not confirm the capture

well, now we will talk about events outside ukraine. yuriy fizar is with us, the world is about ukraine. yuri, good evening, please. good evening to you vasyl, good evening to everyone who joined us today. i will tell you about this later. the united states of america continues to screw russia's nuts in nato, they say that the kremlin has lost ukraine forever, and what is the question today. everyone is worried about who killed prigozhin. about this and other things in a moment in the rubric world about ukraine. well, let me start with this: the man who the day before carried out a mass shooting in the capital of the czech republic, prague, at the faculty of philosophy of the charles university, prepared for this crime in advance and acted according to a scenario that he saw in... in hollywood films. the head of the czech police informed the journalists about this martin vondrashyk. according to him, the shooting killed at least 15 people, including the attacker. the death of two more people among those who were seriously injured has no

ukraine, thank god when they have discussions for this draft law, that both sides understand that ukraine must be supported, only this internal matter, regarding the border, must be resolved among themselves. thank you, and for taking the time to explain andrii dobryanskyi, we will remind you, the director of communications. at the ukrainian congressional committee of america with us live on the air. we go further. the rate of recovery of the ukrainian economy in 2023 exceeded all initial forecasts, and the locomotive of positive changes was the ability of ukrainian business to adapt to work in extremely difficult conditions full-scale war. this was announced by the national bank. the development of the economy was influenced by a number of other factors, in particular, the work of the agricultural sector and high productivity. a stable exchange rate played its role. and moderate inflation. the revival of the economy, according to the national bank, was facilitated by spending from the state budget on the army, social support and projects to restore damaged infrastructure. according to fo

glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. mr. major, we are asking our tv viewers what they think, whether the west wants to defeat russia or not, how would you answer this question , so that you can say, that is, do you have the feeling that the west simply wants to do away with russia, and how he wants to do away with russia, if he wants to. well, let's be honest, i have already repeatedly said that. that the western world is ready for our victory, it is even ready for the defeat of russia, but it is not ready for a quick defeat of russia, because there are still a lot of geopolitical issues that the western world would like to solve for itself, like dealing with china in the context of the energy carriers of russian siberia, or is it possible, now we see that the american military... industrial complex has reached a level that it has not reached in the last 10 years, and we also need to speak frankly about this, because there are state orders, even for aid to ukraine, but all the same, very colossal funds are allocated for thi

ukraine's chances of joining the eu depend on it.lk about those who bring this introduction closer for us, and those who, on the contrary, distance it. but first. but to the news. the state bureau of investigation has completed the investigation into the case against the former judge of the court of appeal of the luhansk region, olga bas, who betrayed her oath and helped the russians create illegal judicial bodies in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine. for such help, she received the position of senator, representatives of the lpr group in the federation council of the federal assembly of russia. according to the investigation , after the seizure of part of the luhansk region in 2014, bas joined the so-called ministry of state security of the lpr and became the curator of the judicial branch. she developed drafts of illegitimate legislative acts and documents that copy the norms of russian legislation. in 2017, the suspect assumed the position of the so-called head of the administration of the head of the lpr and campaig

world about ukraine. well, let me start with what is happening right now in the diet of the republic of poland. he passed the post, he accepted the post, well , it is not yet known whether he accepted the post, because right now there is a debate in the highest legislative body of poland about whether donald tusk, the leader of the opposition bloc civic coalition, will become the new prime minister of poland, in his place should vote now, well, actually, as you can see, a debate is taking place on the screen. and representing mr. tusk in the highest to the legislative body of the country, the representative of his bloc said, in particular, that after every night there is a day, after every storm there is calm, well, maybe by the end of the column world about ukraine, i will be ready to say whether they were elected, and most likely they will be elected, because as i have already said that tusk is supported by three parties that have formed a coalition, maybe by the end of the column i will say whether the

is a completely different country, you see, this is a different ukraine, this is not the ukraine thatthe same, they are people. you see, people, the war has generally changed these people, society has become completely different, and i think those who return from abroad back to ukraine will be disappointed, but those who live and have gone through all this crucible of war, corruption and everything else , yes, this mess that is now in ukraine, they actually know better what ukraine is like, they lived in it, and i think as soon as they open borders , we don’t know, to understand what this swindler lives on, well, it’s just really interesting, by the way, i can’t, so you showed this video about kickbacks of everything else, you understand? well, i’ll give you another one, now you’ll just have to think about it, but in ukraine today banks issue loans to farmers so that these loans are used to clear the fields where farmers sow their crops, of course, i ’m embarrassed to ask, how is this in general, well, that ’s the general function state, which must provide... how is this even possible

today in ukraine, in our program. over fifty victims, at night the occupiers once again terrorized the capital with ballistics, the consequences of a missile attack on kyiv. a bold offensive plan or a conservative approach. ukraine and the usa are developing a new war strategy for 2024. what is the difference in angle? the limit of cynicism, the russian central committee announced about conducting elections in the occupied territories. what is the kremlin trying to achieve in this way? we will talk about this and other things during the next hour with our guests, people's deputy of ukraine andriy masadchuk, political scientist serhiy taran and diplomat oleksandr khara. in the second part of our program, which will start in an hour, there will be political scientists, including volodymyr tsybulko, andrii smolii and vitaliy kulyk. however, before starting our big conversation, i suggest watching a video of the consequences of a missile strike, or rather, remnants of russian missiles that fell on the ukrainian capital to

, and the ukraine that was under yanukovych and the current ukraine, ukraine is the same, but the politiciansu see, that's why these accusations, they look like transferring from a sick head to a healthy one, because in the conditions of chaos, this is the war, this is the war that directly ignited this war, well, to be honest, he sits down for discussions about what, it means, that was done not so many years ago or what needs to be done right now, but not at the expense of western aid, but at the expense of ukraine itself, that's the case not very grateful, because the fact is that the west itself signed all these deliveries, that of aircraft, that of long-range missiles, he himself said about it... i remember all these ramsteins, on which all this was declared and supported , it was fixed, it was said there, of course, this is what needs to be done, that’s all, that’s all, it ’s fair, everything is clear, yes, what needs to be done here, here to be recruited, and so on, and what is obtained now, obligations these have not been implemented, but the prospect of their implementation can be wel

there will be a new government in ukraine. there has to be and i believe this government will be hand picked by the russians. and so there won't be as much chaos as you think. i think there will be a lot of retribution. i think there will be a lot of accountability. but the bottom line is ukraine as it existed in 2014 will never exist again. and i think back, i had an interesting conversation with a senior russian official just last week. and he basically said that you crane has a very limited window of opportunity right now to strike a deal that won't allow you trained to have the maximum territory and sovereignty that the longer this goes on that offer will be off the table. and you'll be looking at a completely different outcome then the one that could be offered today. but either way, you train a strategically defeated and the terms of ukraine future will be dictated by russia not by some sort of negotiation between ukraine in the west. yeah, and steve, you know, again, auto kind of work with me, right. go ahead japan, let

glory to ukraine. glory to heroes. first of all, mr., i would like to hear your impressions. about the results of the year from the supreme commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi, whether he was convincing president at the annual press conference, and what aftertaste did you have after zelenskyi's public appearance in front of journalists? well, let's be honest, if we analyze it completely, of course, the format of the program should be delayed, but if we talk about the main... things that i expected to hear from the president, well, at least, i still expect for the second year that he at least once he will come out and say: sorry, yes, people, sorry, i still didn’t think that putin would get away, i was sure that there was enough common sense in russia, that’s why we then we continued to think about 7 billion instead of expanding the armed forces of ukraine, we continued to roll asphalt instead of concreting the eastern borders and northern borders, and so on, from the enemy, that is, even telling you abo