a petition has been registered, which demands that ukrainian tv channels be returned to the digital airwaves in order to sign the petition. first, you need to register, it is very simple. go to the website petition in you.gov.ua there. go to the registration tab and enter all your data, say your phone number and email, confirm all your data enter the code that will be sent to your mobile create a password to confirm that you are not a robot give consent to the processing of personal data check all your data again and click the register button to complete registration go to your specified e-mail where the letter of the site will arrive click on the link in the letter that will return you to the petition site, enter your email password, enter we return to the main page of the petition site, open the petition about the return to the digital air

of such tv channels espresso of the fifth and direct press the button to sign the petition with "the inscription will appear signed your signature is confirmed and taken into account let's return ukrainian patriotic channels to the digital air together we will not allow freedom of speech to be destroyed in ukraine at least seven buses with ukrainian defenders under the control of russian of the occupiers this is reported by the raiders news agency, according to their data, part of the ukrainian soldiers who were sitting in the buses had no visual signs of injury, the information that the humanitarian operation is ongoing was confirmed in an interview with my colleagues maria prus, the mayor of mariupol, vadym boychenko , he also told where the ukrainian soldiers are being taken. yes whoever heads the negotiations must work with all our international partners of the un red cross mission and directly with the head of this mission, whose name is the president

of ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyi, because he joined before this, the goal was that our boys who heroically defend the city and restrained the enemy directly in mariupol did not let him pass through mariupol, that is, they saved the nation, they enabled the armed forces of ukraine to prepare in other cities, so that they would be more ready for this destructive and also terrible war which it has already happened openly. that is, there was an important mission to save lives , and they, er, are doing it today. civilians, all those who were in zastavna, they have already been saved. there were two missions directly with the participation of the united nations of the law of christ today there are only military personnel, doctors also who saved the lives of our military personnel and today the main goal that we see today in the

president of ukraine is to save everyone, they are leaving today for the definition of the location that you were determined in the negotiating mission to ensure, first of all, the saving of lives because there is serious injuries, and the second is that they should be safe, and now there are also negotiations on what will happen next. the main thing that we have to understand is the main thing today component is the main president of ukraine, he will inform us of what is happening today, how many of our soldiers were saved today and will this mission continue. unfortunately, i can no longer say why. because it continues, there is a great desire that it everything happened directly in the

city, there are more than 100,000 people around the place, somewhere around 50,70 , the humanitarian component of it has been working very hard for the last month, so that our residents of mariupol would be able to leave them by the thousands who want to leave the city today, the humanitarian component, which today has such a problem, which is formed due to the lack of electricity supply, the lack of communication, the lack of heat supply from the height, there is enough food, and most importantly, there is almost no drinking water, and therefore this humanitarian disaster is added to this environmental component, i.e. when these occupying incompetent e-e leaders try something, they try to turn off the electricity supply and burn the remains

of those buildings and apartments that are still left in the city . you need to prepare for this, the second thing is that they turn on the water, and before that they destroyed this entire network, that is, it is impossible to turn on the water. it pours and then floods everything around. and all this time, they worked so hard on the site of aviation and artillery that they killed more than 20,000 people and the population of nothing it was better. how to hide your neighbors and relatives can be directly near the houses, that is, this water washes away graves and this water unfortunately also enters the sewers. this water with this

mixture moves towards 2 rivers and in the sea unfortunately, i'm sorry, the corpses in the city said, yes, it's very sad, but it's true, professional doctors say that we are on the verge of another ecological and epidemic problem, an epidemic problem, there will be an outbreak of infectious diseases in the city, and they are their comments, and they give such an assessment that people will unfortunately die from these diseases because there is no protection, no medicine , no hospitals, that is why we say that it is necessary that these buses came, people were able to get on and go to ukraine, and now we are working on this component for it to be a system, that is, thousands of people

are waiting for this and they want to go to the preparatory part of our state, but now, unfortunately, the russian federation does not have such a desire for them to leave, and that is why they carry out this filtering more strictly in the direction of ukraine. more about the situation in mariupoli, see an extended interview with mayor boychenko on social networks and on the voice of america website, the leader of the republican minority in the inter-macon senate after a visit to kyiv on sunday, may 15, while in stockholm, he called on president joe biden to identify russia as a state sponsor of terrorism , congress previously registered a resolution that calls on the us state department to recognize russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. we will talk about this in more detail with my colleague tetyana vorozhko, who is joining our broadcast from capitol hill. congratulations tetyana. so, can we talk about what

has already been officially launched ? the process of recognizing russia as a sponsor of terrorism, what is the procedure and what are tatiana's next steps, and in fact, i would not rush to such a conclusion that we have na today, as you just said, in both chambers there are resolutions registered but not yet voted on with a call to the state department to recognize russia as a sponsor of terrorism, but both of these resolutions have both democrats and republicans among their co-authors, what michmakunov spoke about after he visited kyiv and met with the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky, who once again called on him and called on his person the united states to make this decision, he actually turned to the american president joe biden and, in principle, this decision can be taken by the administration, this is its own decision that can be made by the president and the state department already

makes the determination. as one of the experts, a former employee of the state department, explained on the pages of the los angeles times, in order to determine the legal basis, there must be at least two examples of when a country commits acts of international terrorism. he said that in the case of russia it would be very easy to do this, and the very resolutions presented in the congress state these cases are not only what the russians are doing in ukraine, but also the mercenaries of wagner and other russian soldiers, in particular, and in syria, africa and other countries. in other words, the state department determines this, as for the position of the state department, the following quite optical statements were heard today when anthony blinken was asked during the hearings of the senate why not do this? senator graham asked him. he said that he agrees with the fact that russia terrorizes the ukrainian people and terrorizes ukraine, but so far this decision accepted, it should be consulted with the artists, it will be

considered, and i want to say that even in the congress , this attitude is quite cautious, in particular, in an interview with us, a senator from the democratic party and the chortkund said that he actually supports it, but we need to consult with partners, let's listen to it has significant consequences about which we should consult with our allies. i think that russia's behavior certainly justifies this definition, but much of our strength in responding to russia's invasion of ukraine lies in a joint response with our european allies, so i'm waiting for the administration to hear their opinion on the consequences of this is a significant step, this has almost completely stopped any business of any kind that would interact with russia . with our partners

tetiana, we know that currently the usa has recognized four countries in the world as sponsors of terrorism: north korea, syria, the cube, and iran, what are the consequences of this and what will it mean in practice for russia to be in this company and on the website of the state department , the next steps are determined. this is firstly a ban on foreign aid, the import, export of dual-use products is prohibited, as well as other financial restrictions, but he actually explained the interview to our colleagues from the russian service as one of the co - authors of the bill in the house of representatives. makes it impossible for russia to trade with any country in the world let's hear it will ensure a ban on the sale of products that can have a dual purpose that can be used with for a military purpose, this also applies to an embargo against any country that may be in allied relations with a country sponsoring terrorism, it also

provides legal grounds for seizing the assets of the oligarchs of people who have benefited from i believe in the activation of the people of russia, and in addition to this, this means that for the victims crimes of russians in ukraine - it will simply be able to make it easier to sue in courts and seek some kind of compensation, and is also a signal to other countries of the world that may not have yet made a decision about their attitude to this situation and in isolation- to apply sanctions against russia, tougher sanctions and it is possible to provide military aid to ukraine nataliya, let's hope that they will hear this signal. thank you, tetiana . the accession of finland and sweden to nato after the governments in helsinki and stockholm discussed the decision to submit applications for membership in the alliance, ordigan

explained his position by the fact that he does not trust us swedes because, according to him, none of those countries has a clear open position regarding terrorist organizations, turkey, which each of the 30 countries of the alliance must agree to the inclusion of new countries, our european correspondent bohdan tsyupin is monitoring the situation. he is joining the studio live from london. greetings bohdan so president bohdane has already repeated once again that he does not want to see either swedes or finns in the north atlantic alliance. his official explanation is that they do not have a clear position regarding terrorist organizations or in fact, the reason is this, is it worth reading between the lines well, first, let's read what ankara says, what the representatives say, and in particular the turkish government, the minister of foreign affairs of turkey stated that for almost five years, turkey has been seeking the extradition from sweden and finland of more than 30

people who are in turkey are considered to be involved in terrorist organizations, namely the pkk - this is the kursk workers' party, which in turkey is called a terrorist organization, as well as representatives or maybe even supporters or followers an organization headed by fetulan, who, by the way, lives in the united states and the united states also do not want to extradite him despite the statements of the turkish president recep erdogan, that is, there is a difference of opinion about what terrorism is, which people should be considered terrorists or asylum seekers, political opponents in what is it their guilt of those people, is there evidence of, let's say, their own

terrorist crimes, or are they simply opponents of the government and perhaps sympathizers or supporters of some organizations, that is, there is a reason for this disputes are also turkey's dissatisfaction with the fact that , again, due to turkey's actions against the kurds in syria, sweden has not issued a license to sell weapons to turkey since 2019, finland and even the united states have had serious problems with that. how did turkey fight against e kurdish associations in syria, those kurd associations that were allies of the west and allies of the united states in the fight against e islamic state, that is, the situation is very difficult even with regard to these so-called open provisions regarding so so-called terrorists or non-terrorists and questions

related to the sale of weapons and turkey's actions in syria. and there is also the question hmm between the lines, so to speak , as you said natalya, and the former commander said this in particular well today in an interview with the ukrainian voice of america service by us troops in europe, general bengos, turkey reminded us that as an ally in a very important region, it expects respect and that its warnings will be considered. i believe that in the end turkey supports the entry of sweden and finland into the alliance, but they will remind us about the importance of the black sea region and also about the fact that the alliance needs a strategy there in which turkey plays a decisive role, and misha talians has not had it for many years, this is one thing and the other lies in additional opportunities for turkey's influence, this is not something special. i believe that other countries - they do this all the time. therefore, i am convinced that turkey will agree and support the entry of sweden and finland into

the alliance. therefore, we know that without the consent of all 30 members between the other and turkey, the expansion of nato is impossible before nato secretary general and us secretary of state anthony blintin declared that they would be able to convince turkey to withdraw its objections, what arguments would force alkara to change bohdan's position. -e negotiations of talks with turkey russia words "."

to this it is worth adding, of course, turkey's position towards ukraine in the russian war against ukraine, that turkey, on the one hand , declared that it supports the sovereignty of ukraine turkey a-a sells weapons to ukraine, in particular bayraktars, unmanned aerial vehicles, which significantly help the ukrainian army, on the other hand, turkey does not condemn russia turkey does not condemn it this is how the west does it and does not introduce sanctions , for example. in a certain situation and still be determined thank you bohdan, let me remind you that our european correspondent bohdan tsyupin was in direct contact with us from london. we continue the program oleksandr lukashenko balances between supporting the war russia against ukraine and the desire to avoid direct

participation in military operations, such assessments were shared by the ministry of defense of great britain, the agency confirmed that belarus announced the deployment of special operations forces along the border with ukraine, as well as against the air force of artillery and missile units at training bases in the west of the country. meanwhile, thousands of belarusians who in 2020 opposed the falsification of the presidential elections decided to fight for ukraine are now forming units and battalions on the territory of poland myroslava gongadze exclusively visited the training ground of the belarusian regiment known as pogonya in poland, military analysts say that belarus is actually a direct accomplice in putin's war against ukraine, although this cannot be said about the people of belarus, many of those who participated in the 2020 protests against lukashenka today decided to take weapons for the sake of ukraine

and the potential opportunity to free their country from lukashenka's dictatorship at this training ground in poland, volunteers receive their first combat lessons a former polish police officer. now, the business owner and his veteran partner are training belarusians who have signed up for the recently created pogonya regiment. after a week of training in poland, the volunteers are transferred to a base in ukraine for more intensive training that lasts about a month. the commander expects that every month they will receive approx . 40 new recruits are self-prospecting, their number will only grow, they are very motivated belarusians, they have only two goals, the most important is to help their brothers, our brothers in ukraine, because we have a common enemy, volunteers steadfast in their decision to gain combat experience and go to the front, most of them hide their identity for security reasons, because

their relatives and families still live at home in belarus, this is not only a war in ukraine, it is a war of the entire free world and belarus as well, because belarus throughout 30 years has been under the dictatorship and it is very painful for us and for the belarusian people who really want to be free and our desire is our dream after the defeat of putin. we hope that the lukashenko regime will also be destroyed for kirill who left a long time ago belarus, this fight is also for freedom, he started helping ukrainians to buy military equipment and then he realized that he needed to support the battle for his homeland as well, but then i realized that we already have several belarusian volunteer battalions and they are not very well equipped. so we decided to start helping them hopes to show that many belarusians, unlike lukashenka, do not support putin's aggression, this is our

admission of guilt before the ukrainian people, because today we have belarusian passports we are for them enemies. because our country, which today is also occupied by the teren lukashenka, is shelling ukrainian cities and villages from its territory. therefore, we must provide assistance to ukraine and its people in the fight against russian aggression. kirill, like the majority of those present here, was inspired by the protests in belarus two years ago, those large-scale actions the man says they were peaceful and the protesters were not ready for the brutality of lukashenka's power. so today lukashenka's opponents are working to prepare as best as possible for a new battle with regime, the belarusian opposition, led by svitlana chekhonovska, supported the pogonya somachykhanovska regiment, which many consider the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections in belarus, on twitter, the pogonya unit is called a base for the new

professional belarusian army, the leader of the regiment, vadym prokopiv, says this is the first step towards the country's independence from lukashenko. i think that the time has come for our leadership, our political leadership in the exiles to take more desperate and decisive measures if ukrainians see enough potential and enough power i i think that the recognition of the exiled government is a very good and strong step. the pursuit, according to its founder , is only growing every day, and soon, as the voice of america learned , several experienced veterans of the us army will join the training of volunteers. 800 families with children with cancer were evacuated. now they are being treated in europe, canada and the usa , the

founder of the ukrainian charitable foundation told about this in an interview for the voice of america tablets olga kudinenko, according to the statistics she cites, in ukraine every year more than a thousand children are diagnosed with oncology, this is an average of three families a day who find out that their child has cancer, but because of the war, the rates of cancer diagnosis have slowed down significantly, but how did the war affect children with cancer and with whom problems the state will face in the future, see further in the story of ksenia turikova olga, you came to washington to discuss with american politicians the situation in which children with cancer ended up with whom are you meeting? i saw your photo with hillary clinton. i came to the usa to attract help for children with cancer in ukraine and not only washington. this is already my sixth week in the country. i spent a week in san francisco and three weeks in memphis. where is it located? the best

hospital in the world for the treatment of children's cancer is sitju transfer hospital, which accepted eight families from ukraine who have children with cancer for treatment. what can the united states do now to help? at the beginning of the war, we evacuated 800 families with cancer patients children, 800 children are being treated in europe , canada and the usa, what can they do to help now , first of all, these families need help in european countries because people left lee without belongings, some left without documents, they need help on the ground , and secondly, this is necessary to do now, we must think about restoring the oncology service in ukraine, children will also be diagnosed with cancer even during the war, and we need to think about where it will be done, how we will attract medicine, where we will take consumables, and how we will

to ensure a continuous process of treatment for children with cancer and how the war specifically affected some cities, people simply cannot receive full- fledged help and some cities are occupied, such as kherson, and when the war started, warehouses with medicines are located in the kyiv region, they were occupied these cities are tired of anything and patience, etc. and we couldn't deliver medicine, we were very worried. will this warehouse remain or will it be destroyed, but at the moment there are problems with gasoline in the country. we are out of fuel. we cannot distribute medicine. because we don't have, it's banal, there's no gasoline. and by the way, you mentioned the occupied territories. and i just wanted to ask you what the current situation is, for example, in kherson and melitopol. from kherson, we took out children from 35 families with children with cancer. the occupation, the departure of the children. hmm, it took time. we

were planning. when will it happen, when will it be possible to do it safely for them, and the same thing happened in chernihiv, how is the treatment of children going? is there anyone left in kherson with oncology among children, i can’t say. unfortunately, i can definitely say that there will be a problem with diagnosing the first symptoms of the year, families may simply not detect them, they may simply not come to the doctors, they may not know where to turn according to our statistics, no more than a thousand children are diagnosed with oncology every year, that is, to put it roughly, three families a day find out that their child has cancer now, i think it is much less, not because there have been fewer children with cancer, but because they do not have the opportunity to be diagnosed in time.

okhmatdyt children's hospital in kyiv and this western specialized medical center in lviv western ukrainian specialized medical center ah, but we understand that there is no safe place in ukraine now. we cannot guarantee any family that they will have medicine during the entire treatment, that some place will not be occupied and that we will be able to bring these medicines er during, for example, chemotherapy or providing the entire course of treatment and if we assume that a small er city somewhere in the east that is being shelled now and there is a child with cancer, how to help her, unfortunately, i do not have an answer to this question because there is none, i really hope that ukraine will win and these families who have children will have access to the importance of coming to a doctor and making a diagnosis.

do you feel how huge there is support here in washington, and you know the support of ukraine, it seems to me that this is not enough, that is, there is support, but the war is still going on, and unfortunately, on the 77th day of the war, everyone is getting used to it. actions government funds just to stop these so far unpunished crimes and if you just imagine the day and when the victory finally took place what will you do as you imagine this day i will immediately buy tickets home i will immediately buy tickets home thank you, thank you, the program of the ukrainian voice of america service will be conducted time time join our specials on youtube and facebook at 18:15

kyiv time where you can ask questions to our journalists nataliya leonova was with you all the best take care heroes do not die for ukrainians from the military. dear our relatives, i am addressing my daughter. greetings from all of us with care. i wish you health with support. this victory is a component of your love for us. a strong front and a strong rear. only victory, only forward. glory to ukraine for war