well, a large number of transnistrians have not only passports of moldova, but also passports of ukraine and romania. therefore, this could be a situation. well, i would rather say it is a russian game where russia uses the security forces of transnistria in its own interests. well, with one of the versions, russia can use transnistria actually for the invasion of ukraine on odesa, but can russia use transnistria for the invasion of moldova, for example , is there a reason to consider such a plan, the invasion of ukraine looks less realistic , because despite the estimate there of 10-15 thousand -is of the total and russian contingent and the so -called transnistrian army, which numerically far outnumbers the army of moldova, still eh, eh, the

direction to moldova looks more promising to me, because for putin, eh, it is more realistic and more profitable. if you want to destabilize another european country than to try to carry out an attack on odesa for the simple reason that ukraine is objectively ready for this attack at the moment and the scenarios of a possible possible escalation from transnistria are clearly read the ukrainian military has no doubts about this, so it seems to me that in the context of the recent actions of the authorities of moldova, which banned the st. george's ribbon and began a certain offensive against the positions of pro-russian forces, the scenario of destabilization unfolding with an eye on the first decade of may for the celebration of the first of may

on the holiday of the day of victory over nazism and, accordingly , in order to internationalize the conflict in europe and force the european union to switch its focus from the events in ukraine to other events i just wanted to clarify about the european union and from the west, if, for example, in theory this conflict between transnistria and moldova will happen, and will this mean for the defense world, this is the next step, what is the kremlin, what is russia doing after ukraine, what is everyone talking about, what europe will be next, if this happens with moldova or not, will this be the next step? and how will the west react? as we know, moldova borders only ukraine and romania, well, accordingly, transnistria is surrounded by ukraine and moldova, and well, for the west, the threat that can come

from the territory of moldova looks smaller than the threat that russia can create if it, er, seizes more of the territory of ukraine than today. well, considering its southern part of ukraine, what did the russian military talk about, that is, i think that we need a common understanding the fact that russian aggressive actions will not stop in ukraine, but can develop further and influence other european countries, and here, in my opinion, putin has no logical limitations . well, we just listened to the president's statement in her address to the journalists, sandu did not mention how much i heard about russia's involvement in the explosions, but you can of course omit that russia has nothing to do with it , but then, in my

opinion, it was enough to make it sound like it was there... it wasn't russia that did it, it was internal affairs, sandu didn't say a word about russia. and why do you think she might be afraid to directly accuse or, on the contrary, deny it? i think that in this case, president sandu is making a mistake because she is obviously counting on those promises with on the part of russia, which were informally expressed in her communication with dmitry cossack, who has long dealt with the problems of moldova and transnistria. in the kremlin administration, it is obvious that moldova at the official level did not exchange support for the sanctions against russia proposed by the european union for the so-called not russia's interference in moldova's internal affairs, but we see that the price of russia's promises in this case is, let's say, low , so in my opinion, president sandu should act

more actively, including in the sense of political consultations with ukraine, since it should be even more obvious to her that moldova is currently facing a direct and real threat of destabilization of the situation in the country. thank you very much. political scientist evgeny magda was with us live. thank you for your comment. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov stated that the risk of a nuclear war is real, he said about this in an interview with the russian propaganda channel one, the risk of war exists, there is a danger of a serious and real one, it should not be underestimated, lavrov said, but for in his words, a nuclear war is unacceptable for moscow, how to interpret such words, we will talk further, and now we will listen to lavrov's statement about the

nuclear weapons of the un security in the context of the planned beginning of the review conference of the treaty on the proliferation of nuclear weapons , all five leaders made a statement of the same content signed the statement of the inadmissibility of nuclear war, indeed, the risks of the writing are very significant and very significant. there is little danger, it's serious, it's really impossible to evaluate it, he only noted that the head of the ukrainian foreign ministry, dmytro kuleba, believes that with such threats, the kremlin wants to intimidate the international community and force the world to abandon support for ukraine during the war, in fact, the question of whether russia can use nuclear weapons has repeatedly arisen a few days after the start of the war, russian president putin ordered the

so-called nuclear triad, which includes various types of ballistic missiles, to be put on special duty let's talk with the former head of the ukrainian delegation at the negotiations on the nuclear disarmament of ukraine, ex-minister of nuclear security yury kostenko, yury wishes you good health, how do you comment on this statement by the head of the russian foreign ministry, serhiy lavrova, about the possibility of using nuclear weapons, it is not the first, but it is always after all, we hear these statements and the fact that lavrov has already returned to the topic of nuclear weapons several times , including answering the questions of western journalists, and these answers of his are absolutely contrary to what he just said in your comment, i mean that lavrov categorically denied the possibility of using a nuclear component in the war against ukraine and he

said it many times yesterday, he seems to be completely different already hinting that it is possible from the other side i want to say as a person who is very well versed in nuclear matters and as the head of the state delegation at the negotiations with russia regarding nuclear weapons, the head of the verkhovna rada special group that dealt with nuclear strategy disarmament that, unfortunately, speaking only about the composition of a nuclear attack with the help of thermonuclear warheads or nuclear warheads, for some reason i forgot about the second component, which is also equated to nuclear weapons, which is the presence on the territory of ukraine of a huge number of nuclear power units, a nuclear catastrophe can be achieved not only by the explosion of a nuclear warhead, but also

by the explosion of a nuclear power unit yes, yes, exactly. we talked about this today when we mentioned the rockets that were seen above the nuclear power plant ukraine already suffered such an explosion in 1986 , when the fourth emergency disaster was destroyed. therefore, it can be said that the consequences that ukraine has already experienced are the consequences of a nuclear war, despite the fact that it was caused by the explosion of the peace reactor. especially over the khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant and in zaporizhzhia today, all this is the possible scenario of a nuclear war for which, unfortunately, no one is preparing either in ukraine or in the west. that is, it is possible, it can actually be such a tactic, what

it is not necessary, it is not necessary to use nuclear missiles, you can just hit well there or strike at the stations, i am absolutely sure of this that russia will not, if it comes to a nuclear component , will not use uh or tactical or even more so strategic nuclear weapons understands how it will end for her, but with regard to the accidental bombing of ukrainian nuclear power plants with catastrophic consequences, primarily for ukraine, russia can go for it in this sense. russia's war against ukraine, in this sense, i would like to draw attention to what should be the reaction of the ukrainian authorities and, accordingly, of our partners back to the ukrainian authorities, then i would

draw attention through the ukrainian foreign ministry to the fact that lavrov's threats as he said. it is really possible not to consider them serious. if we are talking about the use of nuclear weapons, but russia's threats to use weapons of mass destruction against ukraine and, first of all, by bombing ukrainian nuclear power units. and i i would like to remind you that there are five nuclear power plants and 15 working power units on the territory of ukraine, and this is the fifth nuclear energy power in europe and the tenth in the world in terms of total power. of course, this is a colossal nuclear explosion if such a scenario were to happen that russia starts bombing our nuclear

energy institutions, mr. kostenko. please allow me to clarify whether or not these nuclear power plants should be protected and should not they anticipate such a missile strike when they were designed by engineering. am i wrong? several types of e-e protection. if we talk about the chernobyl nuclear power plant, there was no protection there even against the fall of an e-e plane. of course, there is one. if we talk about the herma-bolonkas that are currently operating on the territory of the ukrainian e-e state, then these are the herma-bolonkas that can withstand even the fall of a military plane the fall in relation to nuclear explosions is not only the impression of the reactor plant, but first of all it is the impression of the energy supply system and the provision of what will happen, what is

needed for the safe operation of the nuclear power plant is cooling of the reactor plant, i want to remind you that the fukushima nuclear power plant exploded not because it was bombed, but because hydrogen and oxygen were included under the hermetic envelope, forming a thunderous mixture, and this thunderous mixture completely blew up all the units of the fukushima nuclear power plant, therefore, such a scenario is an absolutely realistic threat to all nuclear plants without exception, despite the fact that the reactor installations are protected by herma shells that can withstand enormous power. therefore, on the territory of ukraine, various scenarios of nuclear war can take place, and there is little about this in the first place to inform the megate when russia seized the chernobyl nuclear power plant and then the zaporizhia nuclear power plant and to appeal to the whole world first of all democratically and with

the demand to take appropriate measures. and today, when he arrived after 60 days at the chornobyl npp, he says that the situation at the chornobyl nuclear power plant is very, very dangerous, connected with russian aggression and its capture, but for some reason, mr. rosti does not say a word again, he did not say about what is happening at the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. therefore, he should make a statement today regarding nuclear terrorism in russia and what it threatens. in general, russia as a state from membership in the

store second e-e west today, in the context of a nuclear war, should also not say in traditional words that they are preparing a serious warning russia that this is not enough and it is no longer working, the west must clearly state what the west's reactions will be in the event of a nuclear war against ukraine , including against peaceful nuclear power plants operating on the territory of ukraine. russia that not only russia can strike at ukrainian nuclear power plants, but we can also strike today at their plants, i will remind you that the closest to ukraine is the kursk nuclear power plant on its

rbmk rectors work in e-e units, these are the so-called chernobyl-type reactors that do not have a shell brake, and to bomb this e-e station even with our points within their reach is absolutely a realistic scenario, therefore, any aggression from russia against ukrainian nuclear power plants is ukrainian the leadership and the armed forces must state very clearly that the response will be immediate and adequate if this is the case. it has started and they all expect only an attack with strategic weapons. so these mythologists must eventually be debunked and put everything in its place. nuclear nuclear war russia started with the

seizure of the chernobyl nuclear power plant and the seizure of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in europe, the question now is how to minimize these consequences for the world and europe and ukraine, this is what the ministry of foreign affairs and the security council of ukraine and the entire democratic western world should deal with so far . i have not seen such a position. thank you, it was yuriy kostenko, former minister of ecology and nuclear safety of ukraine thank you for your comment to help ukraine win a war that can go beyond the borders of not only europe, as exactly what defense ministers from four dozen ukraine discussed in germany today, the head of the pentagon who presided over the meeting called it historic were they approved there historical decisions, we will ask the correspondent of radio svoboda zoryan stepanenko. and she is with us

live zoryan how and what the west is and not only is ready to strengthen ukraine so that it overcomes the russian i congratulate sergey on the aggression of western defense ministers to the american rammstein air base in germany. confrontation with eastern countries to satisfy their territorial ambitions were also sweden and finland, which, due to the full-scale war in ukraine, renounce their neutrality and are ready to membership in nato and, of course, the minister of defense of ukraine, oleksiy reznikov voytosti, who called the meeting, flew there from kyiv, or rather went by train. and he already flew from poland , and he personally familiarized himself with the defense needs of ukraine in germany and ukraine, and now, accordingly

, he suggested to the partners to collectively think that more to do for its protection, opening the meeting, the minister of defense of the country, which is already the largest supplier of military equipment to ukraine abroad, said that washington continues to move heaven and earth to satisfy the needs of kyiv is a quote. ukraine has no doubts that it will win. and everyone present here thinks exactly the same way. ukraine needs help for victory. they need our help when the war ends. as president biden says, our military help goes straight to the front where they protect ukrainian freedom directly. to the fighters who defend this lie now, my ukrainian friends, we understand what a heavy burden you are carrying now, and we know. and you should know that we will all help you , so we are here today in order to to strengthen the arsenal of ukrainian democracy with the strengthening of ukrainian defense capabilities

, germany has moved forward on the approval of delivery of cheetah anti-aircraft self-propelled guns to ukraine , the minister of defense announced today that they will be needed to protect ukrainian air from the ground, journalists also reminded christine lambrex that ukraine asked for marder infantry fighting vehicles and leopard tanks received an application for permission to supply them from a german defense concern however, this decision still provokes disputes with the government coalition, accordingly it has not yet been approved by us we will intensively consult on every expert request, as it has been until now, now it is important that support for ukraine arrives quickly, the equipment we deliver is effective and, above all, it is done in coordination with our allies in ukraine, i mean 50 cheetahs , the head of the pentagon said significantly after the meeting partners promised new packages of heavy

weapons for ukraine, and indeed, i will say bolder , there are already speculations about its victory, which will accordingly weaken russia's ability to threaten its neighbors, journalists also asked austin is there a chance for ukraine to join nato after the war in order to have more reliable protection, and the american minister of defense said that there is a possibility, at the same time he added that he would not like to speculate on this now and reminded that all allies should give the green light to it serhii thank you for being with us zoryana stepanenko about the meeting of western defense ministers on the american rammstein aircraft kyiv authorities plan to rename streets associated with the aggressor country and its ally the belarusians, as well as remove monuments and memorial signs connected with russia and the ussr, there are almost 300 such streets in the capital. well, the dismantling of one such monument , namely the friendship between russia and ukraine, has already begun.

today, it was installed back in the early 80s on the 1500 summer anniversary of kyiv during the dismantling the head of one of the sculptures fell off, so the fate of the monument to the pereslav rada, which is nearby, will be decided. and the arch of friendship will obviously remain, but it will acquire a different meaning with its last actions, the killing of tens of thousands of ukrainian civilians, the destruction of the cities of ukraine russians showed their friendship to the ukrainian people with hot murders of civilians, and i am convinced that the symbols should acquire a new meaning. these monuments are now being dismantled and will be moved to the city where all the monuments of the post-soviet period are kept

, and i am the mayor of kyiv in at the next session of the kyiv city council, i submit a draft decision on renaming this city, this arch of the mink freedom of the ukrainian people, radio freedom also interviewed kyiv residents near the monument that started to dismantle what they think about the demolition, they should have been removed a long time ago, nothing is good for ukraine, for our people, they have not done only one thing : devastation, and well, they hate us, what can i say, what is being removed? i think it is right. first of all, then this is our historical heritage. let me understand why i cut down the same statue of lenin. this is understandable because they were terrible people, but simply if this monument is not supported by anything like the border of the friendship of nations, then remove this church to hell

i know that the monument is put up because people still made and tried to make monuments during the war, we don't need them and our history wants to forget about it, because there is a part of the aggressor country in this monument, so we understand that you just have to put up with it, russia has violated all the peaceful rights of citizens, and in kharkov now there is a lot of destruction, there are hospitals and dead children, old people, people have left their homes, so we are very much a man. and friendship is already talking, no matter how the truth is always for a time, not in time to close channels direct espresso-5 it's not the time to lie , it's never the time, and we'll discuss this topic further, contact us, head of the institute of national remembrance, anton shrochnych, mr. shrochnych, i congratulate you, yes

, ukraine has already carried out decommunization before. that now the war actually pushed to the beginning of decolonization , we have been talking about decommunization for a long time, for example. all last year, the institute held professional events that were supposed to work on terminology or how to qualify this heritage of ours from the time of faroese independence. is it bukovinial status and so on, therefore, in principle, the discussion about this is already underway. but the war actually led to the fact that everything russian, which as a rule contains an imperial accent, because first the russian empire, then the soviet empire, which was also largely based on this russian band, they contain a lot imperial and russian are very often a sign of identity, and the war led to the fact that everything related to russian culture , er, everything related to the soviet status is not just a thing of the past, but has become toxic, russia is actually its own

imperial nazism poisoned the entire culture that once could be considered the universe. well, what exactly is the importance of this process of getting rid of the symbols for the winter that symbolized, conventionally speaking, the so - called friendship of the ukrainian and russian peoples ? they won't see this memory, they won't see them and identify with themselves, look here, there are several specifically about this monument that is going well, this is a poem about it, it was just a lie, it was such a soviet ideology about the friendship of the people, i actually had to not about the friendship of peoples, but about the gradual subjugation of all peoples to the russian people and assimilation in the world, this is what we see now in russia, how all the small so -called peoples are being assimilated little by little and are forbidden to speak, by their condition they are forbidden to have their own parties and so on, we can do this to see it connected everywhere from there and all over the 23rd

republics of the nation. and this is the first thing, that is, this monument is specifically about a lie because there is no friendship of peoples. we all understand very well that it was a fake, in fact, a soviet one, this is the first well, i am now after the war, what kind of friendship of the people they kill , rape, and tell in a blue-eyed way what you want. friendship of the people is the first thing. and secondly, why is it important for us as a community? well, imagine the mayors of the north and south of our eastern cities say that they analyzed the toponymy , analyzed what are the names of the streets and it turned out that in some cities two thirds of all names are names connected with the geography of russia and belarus of other republics of the former soviet union there tiraspilska minsk smolenska and so on and so on it turns out that it is a ukrainian city in which two -thirds of us are connected either with russian culture or with russian geography, and for no reason

, we are simply there simply in order to connect this symbolic space on a symbolic level. obviously , it is strange now that there is uh, such are the cities of heroes in mariupol and chernihiv, kharkiv, well, odesa, dnipro, well, obviously, about these cities, uh, we need to talk about the symbolic space in which we live. it must be real, not just dropped once there by the central committee of the cpsu or a fork of the ussr, but it must be touching let our hearts be yes, sir, the second one is literally short, the last one, what will happen to belarus, because it is planned in kyiv to rename its metro station minsk beresteyska, ah, well, belarus is one way or another imprisoned in this war, what a symbol , what will happen to it ? now official belarus is also an aggressor country, military aggression is carried out from its territory, they support russia at the political level, perhaps the troops are not yet used, at least directly, but belarus is an ally of the aggressor country, like hungary or japan once was

were once allies of the nazis, just like we see belarus today union of karachists yes it's good that there are many belarusians who do not recognize this and fight on the side of ukraine, but in general as a country belarus well, it also poisons these terms, the names are related to it, i i heard you. thank you. thank you very much for your comment. we were with anton shranochych, the head of the ukrainian institute of national remembrance. like this broadcast, because i will remind you that the youtube algorithm works in such a way that if the more you like , the more this broadcast will be seen by people radio svoboda and svoboda life continue to follow the events in ukraine and the world, we will see you tomorrow, it is very important in this is

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