the state, the property of the russian federation as a state and natural persons of citizens of the russian federation who support aggression or have been seen in support of the current regime in the russian federation, we are moving on . because the heating season in terms of military aggression does not look like it can be provided with the necessary quantities of energy carriers and here i would like to refer now to the last interview of the chairman of the board naftogaz of ukraine, yury vitrenka, colleagues from the new time talked with him and he quoted him that by the heating season it is unlikely to pump 19 billion cubic meters of gas, which are necessary for us due to the huge price and the amount of gas needed to

finance such imports and already technological limitations regarding how much gas per day, you can import and how much to pump, there is a theoretical possibility, but there is no practical one. well, regarding financing, by the way, today we received information that canada will provide about half a billion canadian dollars so that ukraine can meet its gas needs for the heating season, but to what extent is it, well, let's say it will turn the situation into a positive for us, so far it is difficult to assess, given the fact that the windmill is being specified , now there is a little more stored in the warehouses 12 billion cubic meters before the heating season, another part of the gas that is in short supply will be provided by domestic production . and this is about a billion cubic meters per month, but there is a shortage of four and a half billion cubic meters, and they will have to be imported one way or another.

this can be difficult, we will definitely discuss this topic with the guests of our studio a little further, and now i suggest switching something again to the topic already announced by me, we will talk about how the baltic countries continue to be the frontmen of the post-attraction movement . i would say yes to some responsibility of the russian citizens for what their state and their government are doing on the territory of ukraine and also threatens the european union itself. contact us oleksandr mishchenko, extraordinary plenipotentiary ambassador of ukraine to latvia, oleksandr greetings. glory to ukraine. well, today neighboring estonia actually banned the entry of most categories of russians with a schengen visa and, in addition, significantly limited the issuance of

visas for citizens of the russian federation. systemic policy to contain the russian federation, because one way or another, russian tourism is in fact also fueling the russian military machine, directly or indirectly, oleksandr, tell us a little more about latvia's steps in the direction of possible the complications of obtaining visas for russians in the future, well, latvia, like all the baltic countries and poland, i think that this is one of our most consistent partners, which since the beginning of military aggression in the 14th year they have been taking a position on ukraine, clearly understand who we are dealing with 50 during the years of occupation of latvia by the soviet union, they knew that there was going to be a war and from the first moment they helped us with all their eyes. it is possible that latvia stopped issuing visas to russians on its own from the first day of the war, it was february 25 and

since that moment, visas are issued only in exceptional cases when something else of an exceptional nature concerns relatives. on august 11, the latvian parliament itself adopted a statement recognizing russia as a country that supports terrorists. in this statement, latvia appeals to all countries of the european union to ban entry with tourist visas for citizens of russia. i was at this historic parliament of latvia and i heard what kind of arguments they used to lament - they used it in such a way that it really stuck in my memory, they also argue for their actions, says one deputy imagine that some russian military serviceman influences ukrainians, earns money, then returns to russia and takes this money and goes, for example, to spain to rest at a resort, and so on, and this cycle is constant. that is, it turns out that

countries that receive tourists consume the money that they earned for killing ukrainians in this war, it is logical and immoral, and that is why the latvian parliament absolutely unanimously, practically from among those present, they voted for this resolution and recognized russia as a country that acts against ukraine terrorist methods and the country that supports the risk and from this there are further derivative actions now uh there is a scheme with russia on the border i mean in latvia when they conduct testing of all incoming russians and those who had visas, they are now investigating to what extent a person on facebook speaks out for the war because the person there supported ukraine or, on the contrary, did not support it, that is, there is such a dense review of decisions already made, and therefore the presence of a visa does not mean that a person can go around to latvia. once again i want to emphasize that latvia is clearly aware of who we

are dealing with and latvia understands that a full set of restrictive measures is needed in addition to military aid, which latvia receives one of the largest aids from latvia countries that have a certain budget, of course, other large countries help uh, actually more, but if you take the budget , the number of population, etc., then latvia, estonia and other baltic countries, they are the leaders of our aid to us, but recently latvia gave us six uh artillery installations and four helicopters, we understand that just to remind mr. oleksandr, latvia is not just for us, it really helps us on a large scale according to its gdp, for example

. whining, no matter how it sounds, about the fact that we ourselves are exposing our defense capabilities in order to help ukraine , unfortunately, other countries also sometimes use their rhetoric, oleksandr i would like to clarify in a few more moments, if we understand the situation with tourist visas, then actually in latvia there are principles according to which temporary residence permits issued to russian citizens in latvia are renewed, so let's talk about this segment of russians , people who have these temporary residence permits in general, what are their prospects, well , latvia decided not to continue the experience of residence certificates in the event that they have any suspicions about these persons, that is, they recognize those certificates that were previously issued and now the procedure for reviewing these documents is quite tight

, i say again, they are continued in exceptional cases that concern, say, if it is a marriage with a citizen of latvia or some other extraordinary uh-uh reasons prompt the authorities to continue this action in general latvia is now stopping the extension of those certificates that were issued previously, how has it changed? i don't know the attitude towards latvia as a state of russian citizens who have this temporary residence permit or who are currently on the territory of latvia. i don't know any protection actions they defend their rights or do they even have the audacity to do this? well, latvia is a right-wing european state that clearly applies the law . if these protests are illegal, then no one will be with them . on the part

of law enforcement agencies, of course, they are not satisfied in social networks, in other accounts they express their visions, but the government takes a rather strict principled position today, the citizens of russia should feel that they are responsible for those actions of the putin regime which he carries out against ukraine and against the whole world is an absolutely absolute axiom and latvians are aware of this, i would like to say that not all russians who have been here for a long time say that they are pro-putin, a lot of people are also aware of their guilt, including that at a certain time they kept silent or left, did not take any actions and so on, but now they are very seriously helping the ukrainians who are here and in this way they are trying to somehow show their involvement with those who want to fight the putin regime and so on

help the ukrainians in such a way. and what i told you about the position. yes, there are russian parties, even the latvian parliament, which are trying to do something to oppose the actions . no relations, and that is why the coalition in the parliament is absolutely about the latvian pro-ukrainian party that supports russia, it has never been in the government coalition and no one wants to do business with them, and mr. oleksandr and please detail as possible, well, that is, we understand that the countries of the european union can evaluate the prospect of banning visas or limiting visas for russians in different ways, and we can see what about my france and germany and the netherlands, for example, but in case the countries of the schengen

zone, the baltic countries, which we are talking about now, actually announce a visa boycott for russians, and they cannot go to the territory of these countries . as far as i understand, their logistics in general to any other schengen zone country are significantly it will get more complicated, that is, i will lead to the fact that on august 31, if i am not mistaken , a meeting of representatives of the foreign affairs of the countries of the european union will be held in prague. where should this issue be raised? take this step , but let's put it this way, if the countries bordering the russian federation nevertheless came forward with a consolidated position and made this decision, in your opinion, it would be painful for the russians well, of course, any field of tightening the visa

regime - it affects the premises of e persons in relation to the consolidated decision, you know, i still think that the situation is changing, let's remember five months ago, who believed that such countries as germany, france, italy would provide us there were no lethal weapons, there were 5,000 used helmets, and they thought that was all. today, germany's position has changed. of course, it lags behind the events that are taking place in ukraine, mass killing structures against ukrainians, we are not satisfied with this, but after all, if you compare 6 months ago and now the position of those skeptic countries that tried to look putin in the eye or have some negotiations with putin, today there is no illusion , so i think, for example, the baltic countries. this is extremely important. i am always here as the president of the government. ministry of foreign affairs thank you precisely for the fact that they act as such a consistent engine of

our supporters and partners and they encourage other countries to take a tougher and more principled position in relation to the aggressor country and of the citizens of ukraine, the aggressor, because it encourages these citizens to think about where they live and who they elect, that is, the position of the baltic countries. it is extremely important today as an example for others. the plenipotentiary ambassador of ukraine in latvia was in touch with us, and i emphasize once again that it is the baltic countries that are encouraging their european partners to take absolutely necessary and similar steps, and the minister of foreign affairs in denmark hopes that the european union will make a joint decision to ban the issuance of tourist visas to citizens of russia. if the

european union, consolidated, nevertheless rejects this idea, denmark is ready to consider this issue individually . i remind you once again that today in lviv the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi, the un secretary general antonio goteres and the president of turkey receptor erdogan will meet, of course the topic will be the heat in our country and the passage of the war. hope that the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently occupied, will be one of the centers of attention at this meeting. moreover, this is very logical considering the fact that the russians are de facto announcing future attacks on the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the truth is already ahead of time and this is the enemy and the pso put all the responsibility on the kyiv regime, now they are getting into trouble and i will quote

the infamous ria novosti russian propagandists are preparing a high- profile provocation in kiev on august 19 at the zaporizhzhya npp in the period visits to ukraine by the secretary general of the un e this is reported by the ministry of defense of the russian federation. ukrainian troops are allegedly planning to launch artillery strikes on the territory of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant from firing positions in nikopol. well, you know, when i talk to the guys from nikopol, they say, "we're actually, well , we're seriously looking in the crosshairs and we see them and we ca n't do anything because this is zaporizhzhya." nuclear power plant and it is an incredibly sensitive object and safety on it is above all because it is the safety not only of ukraine and ukrainians but also of the entire civilized world, so anything

can happen at the gas station in the near future, especially since the russian federation is doing everything it is possible to put as many sticks in the wheels as possible. and some delegations of the commission, in particular, compete with the un, which could come to the u.s. in order to make sure that you know what is really happening there, but the minister of foreign affairs of ukraine, dmytro leva, reports that uh, during a conversation with the general director of magaterapel mariano grossi and he told kulebi that in response to the invitation of ukraine, he is ready to head the delegation of the negatin zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, i emphasized the urgency of the mission's work regarding threats to nuclear security caused by russia's military actions, wrote the minister of foreign affairs of ukraine dmytro kuleba, whether this mission will be real in the near future, so far, it is difficult to say, i emphasize once again that the russians

warned and de facto announced the danger for of this mission, if it moves through kyiv and across the contact line, it is proposed to move through the territory of the russian federation, probably through the occupied territories, to stop at the border, but we must understand that any mission of a similar route will, in a way, legalize, let's say, the occupation that is now is held by the russian federation on the territory of our country, if we can attract our next guests, it would be great and latvia will be in touch with us again, and i am very happy about it. ralf eiland is a latvian musician who is the initiator of the collection of what do you think of money for the byraktar for the armed forces of ukraine i

like this trend in the world ralph i congratulate you glory to ukraine is what they say here i hope you support this slogan super and tell us a little more in detail what prompted you to collect for the byraktar for the armed forces of ukraine after your colleagues from other countries also successfully conducted such an action , everything bicy a-ah a-ah it will be ukrainian and went to ukraine to the embassies and really asked them what we can do and how we can help ukraine we were very eager to get involved, we understand that ukraine actually needed military aid, and we asked what kind of military aid was needed,

of course we talked about artillery systems, we asked about other missiles, the ambassador of ukraine said that really if you have the desire to provide such a thing, barrektar would be the best as an option for the byraktar that we will buy in turkey, our ministry of defense will buy and hand it over to ukraine . thank you for this initiative. and how is the collection going, are the latvian people actively responding to to donate some money for weapons that are so necessary for ukraine, yes, in fact, the situation is progressing very well, we have already collected approximately 1.8 million

hryvnias, eh, 400 thousand euros, and of course, it may not be such a fast pace if we compare it with yours or poland, but we are getting closer and we we will achieve our goal, people are very patriotic, they respond actively ralph, and how exactly do you conduct this gathering, well, that is, we see that there can be different ways, journalists involving the media inform society about the need for such a gathering, for example, you are a musician as are you raising money? maybe you hold some concerts and collect donations for them. somewhere

when there is less . on other mass media, just as definitely, other artists in their performances are actively stimulating people, we see that this informative company is only growing, we really thank you very much for everything you do and for the approach to supporting ukraine is really constant , er, very systematic, nevertheless, i would like to ask how, er, your life has possibly become more complicated in

connection with the changes in the world that are currently taking place, we often talk to citizens of european countries, who say of course to us not as comfortable as it was before, we realize that our incomes, for example, will fall due to ukraine , they say, but we insist that it is not because of us, but because of russia, what is the mood in latvia and again, how has your personal life changed 4 february if so you can say we lived an ordinary life and we were all then afraid and lived in such strict restrictions within the framework of the current reality, but when the invasion began, it was as if we received

a blow on the head, everything changed. and we understand that we are, of course, such an echo of the soviet union in which we did not live, but now we feel extremely close to this grief, we have in us this spirit, the spirit of compassion for ukraine . their their spirit somehow strengthened our spirit and that's why we resort to such activities as a fund-raising company, in particular to the byraktar and other donations that come in very often we are ready we are ready to receive all the side impact withstand it

we are ready to increase of course, people are somewhat afraid of the price, because this is war. but maybe they are not really afraid of them, it annoys them in general, so and so, the conduct of war, they, oh, you do not understand how war works, how many people it can affect , so we are doing everything to speed it up the victory of ukraine, in particular, through our byraktar. thank you very much for this collection, for constantly supporting our country and for the fact that you remain a person, as they say, and now in the world in order to support ukrainians. it is not necessary to be ukrainian, it is enough to be just a person. thank you ralph -eyland is a latvian musician who is currently leading the collection of money for a beraktar for the armed forces of

ukraine . that the ball is in latvia's side of the field, i have no doubt that this very country of ours, a friendly country, will cope with the ambitious goal of buying a byraktar for the armed forces, i wonder what the turkish manufacturers will answer to this, i will remind you that they always tried to not take money if they saw it that people actually collect for charity and actually donated to the armed forces of ukraine these directors uh, but uh, i don't know if there are enough opportunities and capabilities to just uh, well, in fact, engage in charity but nevertheless, let's hope for mutual understanding with all the participants of this absolutely fascinating trend, we are taking a step further. and

uh, actually there are several informational messages that are worth your attention. mariupol petro andryushchenko about the fact that the occupiers there began to restore the drama theater they destroyed and stole a unique children's playground from the square. the building of the drama theater yesterday, the first metal structures for the roof and fortifications were brought in, andryushchenko notes in the park, the russians continue to dismantle the irrigation system, they also stole a unique grandpa, the platforms replaced it with one moved from the courtyard made according to the program, a cozy courtyard, however, new garbage cans and benches were brought in, archaeological conservation, the churches of mary were

damaged and the very metal model of the reconstruction was stolen, the destruction and the performances on the bones - this is the face of russia, emphasizes petro andrushchenko, advisor of the mayor of mariupol well, let me remind you that the megabytes in the person of the general director agreed to head the relevant commission for the zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which has recently been actively shelled by the russian occupiers, they of course place all responsibility on the ukrainian armed forces, but nevertheless we understand that the armed forces of ukraine can only carry out pinpoint strikes on warehouses with ammunition, accumulations of personnel and equipment , and that only in cases when all these accumulated enemy resources are not located in such strategic locations

important objects like the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant well, the most interesting thing is that literally yesterday i was tracking a sinful business, i have to do it and i was tracking er russian e-er and separatist propagandists who report that energodara has detained at least two employees of the zaporizhia nuclear power plant who are now allegedly being adjusted the fire of the armed forces of ukraine on e-e from the as continues tyranny in relation to the heroic workers of the zs who continue to do their work while actually being held hostage, it is possible that representatives of the russian federation are involved in the work with the as atom, we understand that russia is not abandoning the idea of ​​adding power from nuclear power plants and transferring them to crimea , but in kherson they periodically get tired in the power lines and fall to rest a little in the

dzhanka substation and also cannot stand such prospects and explode. i don’t think it will be possible. to the occupiers at all or not to return the forces of the armed forces to the crimean peninsula well , in addition, let me remind you that several dozen american soldiers, military experts , and not only, appealed to the administration of joseph biden, so that they agreed to provide more himers systems and to deliver high- range atakams missiles to ukraine, we are reporting this to the hill publication, almost 20 people signed a joint statement to us president joseph biden , this is also an excursion only in ukraine, former generals, representatives of the state department and the pentagon call on the biden administration to provide ukraine with even more gaimoros systems to deliver attack missiles with

a range of 300 km, regularly replenish with ammunition and spare parts for artillery, as well as increase small and medium air defense range, they noted that the white house should act faster and more ecologically to satisfy ukraine's requests for weapons. well, there is such a cautious response to this appeal, saying that the united states provides assistance to ukraine in accordance with the needs of the defenders of ukraine at the appropriate moment in time. that is, they will watch