[000:00:00;00] hiding the russians is a good investment there has never been such a howl but it was worth it because when you kill others sooner or later you will be killed by such laws of the universe that the russians decided to check if they work they work they sow the wind they will reap the storm i say goodbye to you now spotlight ukraine let's watch together good evening we are from ukraine wagner withdraws his forces from the bahmout will the armed forces of ukraine be able to surround the russians in the city the united states of america allowed its allies and partners to give f-16 fighter jets

to the armed forces of ukraine, will these fighter jets be able to change the situation on the battlefield, it is possible and the top vowel well, nato leaders are unsure of the future of the counteroffensive of the armed forces of ukraine in its effectiveness , we debunk this and other myths with our stopfade partners, this is spotlight ukraine , the ukrainian version, trends, world politics and in-depth analysis from ukrainian journalists for the whole world, my name is yuri fizer, we are just getting started, the ukrainian f-16 will be one of the strongest signals from the world that russia will only lose because of its own aggression. zelensky’s participation in the military became a moment of historical significance. the shelling is an urgent and important task now is

the victory of ukraine as a sovereign and independent state, because if ukraine does not win , the question of membership will not be discussed . - what support for anti-tank missiles to tanks to storm shadow and now even f16 obsessive goal becomes a trap of the russians since they reported on the complete capture of bakhmut, at least the armed forces declare that what fighting is still going on on the southwestern outskirts of the city, in addition, our armed forces continue to successfully advance on the flanks around bakhmut, the city is semi-surrounded

, the ministry of defense of ukraine declares that bakhmut has become a complete ruin after almost ten months of fierce fighting, while attacking the city, russia lost more than a hundred thousand soldiers, the president said us jobiden and confirmed in the ukrainian gur on may 20, yevhen prigozhin reported that his militants are in complete control of bakhmut, but later said that pvk wagner was preparing to leave the city in bakhmut, we destroyed everyone who was supposed to be destroyed, completed the task and now the wagner pvc is forced to leave in order to reform and recover . on may 20, we took the city by june 1. we transfer the positions and the first plus or minus 10 days we leave bakhmut. today they are in bakhmut, at which points i will not share but this indicates that bakhmut is not currently covered by the russian federation

. there can be no two or three interpretations of this in the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine. they report that the enemy is trying to push back. our forces from the southwestern part of the city continue heavy fighting according to the estimates of the american institute for the study of war ukrainian forces control access to two routes, because of this the russians cannot carry out further offensive actions, but the situation in bakhmut does not affect the ability of the armed forces of ukraine to counterattack north and south of the city, summarize the institute's analysts our forces are advancing in the area of ​​bakhmut over the past week, according to the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine, and deputy minister of defense hanna malyar stated that the city is semi-encircled and it is because of themselves that the bannerians are in a hurry to leave bakhmut, experts say we are destroying the russians and knocking them out of the heights around bakhmut after an operational encirclement

that may last several weeks, this semi-horseshoe or horseshoe around bakhmut will be formed completely and bakhmut itself will be used as a bridgehead for the destruction of russian troops who will to enter this operational cauldron, realizing this in a frenzy, the militants of prigozhina are already starting to run away, they pass it off as a victory, but in fact it is desertion, but to defend in it will be very difficult for the occupiers of bakhmut, because they themselves destroyed the city to the ground, the russians will find themselves in a zone where they may not even be able to stay for a long time because there is no infrastructure , it will be very, very difficult to hold the city, especially to advance further west, and they threw everything they had at bakhmut since last summer . only now they allegedly captured the city, but this is a very insignificant point on the map of hostilities, and it was possible to fix the forces of the russians there in order to prevent them from fighting in other places in

ukraine thanks to the fact that the bahmuts are ukrainian the military held back the russian army for so long, the enemy's plan to seize slavyansk kramatorsk and then completely occupy donetska defense forces won time to prepare for a counteroffensive , the general staff of the armed forces of ukraine says that the allies finally decided on a step that ukraine had been waiting for so long to provide f16 fighter jets agreed with the usa and the country - members of the g7 and more about this i will talk with nicolas tenzer, a french political scientist, analyst and on issues of international security and political risks congratulations thank you for the invitation my first question for today so, we in ukraine now know how the russian war should end with the complete withdrawal of the russian army, does the west consider such a prospect, or are there any alternatives, and i want to say that there are certain options of dependence on western countries. i think

that most european leaders now realize that russia has actually already lost war and that russia will definitely win in what ukraine will definitely win and of course we er sometimes someone can think about such a scenario as a certain victory for ukraine and a certain victory for russia in particular in terms of capture and retention ukrainian territories, but here the vast majority of western leaders support the complete defeat of the russian army on the territory of ukraine. i would also say that it is a complete defeat by russia , namely the recapture of all occupied territories since 2014. this is how the russian kremlin regime functions. they have already folded their hands hand to georgia, to syria , belarus, and therefore, if

the reconquest of ukrainian territories does not take place, it will continue in the future, mr. tenzer, or how do you think it can be certain peace plans, peace formulas are effective, yes, i completely agree, it is the moment of peace negotiations, peaceful steps in this direction on the part of western countries, but i want to say that most european countries, in particular france and even germany, now understand the risks that are present, because ukraine is now really fighting for not only for their own safety , but also for the safety of the whole of europe, and in fact , ordinary people, they now completely understand this. a few weeks ago, people

did not think so, but now their opinion has changed. people's opinion is different now. and what can putin fear now and what is he capable of now , what can he do based on this fear , the question is what ukraine should do , but also what we should do, the west must understand that there will be no pressure on ukraine, pressure the faster to end the war, now many governments are so unclear that the war continues and it can, it lasts not only a year or 15 months, it has been going on for more than nine years and that is why in fact we are already approaching the tenth anniversary of that and that is why

we already want to understand what the victims are which ukraine is doing it right now, and that is why we all express our condolences, but first of all, by providing weapons and providing capabilities for ukraine , in particular, f16 fighters and other heavy equipment, we must really do everything possible so that ukraine succeeds in winning back all of its occupied territories . connection, and that is why there are indeed certain leaders in the west who talk about negotiations on peace formulas, so of course there can be no talk of any negotiations with russia if there is no military victory on the battlefield, it will also be important to bring criminal charges responsibility in the international court not only of putin, but of all the people involved, all the guilty who committed war crimes, who committed genocide, who issued criminal orders for all the ruins that russia caused on the territory of ukraine

, it is necessary to pay for all this with frozen assets in european banks, because there is no compromise with it is impossible with russia , we all talk about the end of the war, we all want and expect it to end as soon as possible, but in your opinion, when can it happen, when is it possible to end the war, take into account that i predict, i cannot say anything because it is difficult to really predict the course of the ice because there will be elections soon, especially in the usa, and therefore there may be negative consequences as a result of such elections, in particular, if trump or someone like him is elected president, but we hope for the best if we look at the fact that

ukraine will win this war, but then it is important to understand that if we give ukraine what it is currently asking for all the weapons, all the heavy weapons, fighter jets, if we provide all this as soon as the full-scale war has begun invasion on february 24, 2022, then ukraine has already conquered this ukraine and would have saved thousands and thousands of lives, so for me there is such a feeling of guilt, because i think that from the beginning the western leaders could have done this and accelerated the war, but they chose not to do it. they don't want to change the russian leadership but is it really possible to defeat russia without changing putin's regime, because if putin continues to be president, what will happen then? i think so, we can't

change anything we can't change russia if putin will remain the president, and that is why i really support the fact that we need to apply sanctions until the putin regime cracks and crumbles , otherwise there will be no noticeable changes, because we understand that the regime is not only putin, that after putin, someone like him can come. we must continue to develop and implement new sanctions so that russia as a country is an economy of strategic long-term planning and simply could not function , this will be the mass media that are necessary for change of a cardinal global situation. so we are talking about a long-term scenario, so first of all we need to provide ukraine with all non-jump guarantees and i actually support in particular in my speeches even yesterday when i was in warsaw uh i also visited kyiv and we

had conversations about the need to send nato troops, we can send them to the territory of ukraine, but we cannot strengthen them after victory, we can send nato troops to the territory of ukraine, but we cannot change the russian regime. therefore, we have ensuring security first and foremost, pressurizing ukraine and russia with sanctions, as well as ensuring the moldovan series and georgia, and my last question for today , why does it take so much time for life to understand that negotiations with putin simply do not lead to anything, because now it is impossible to communicate with an international terrorist . first of all, i think that there are not so many people who could maintain this kind of dialogue, and that is good because, as you know, for

many years here in france, i visited on many different talk show programs, i emphasized the fact that putin cannot conduct a dialogue because he is a terrorist. we also understand that corruption is present. so there is some greed, and given these facts, well, about some deaf realism, and this realism can continue to cause a lot of damage in particular, regarding the perception of the truth in the west, and that is why it is important to actually promote the truth, and we hope that many lessons can be learned. these are the types of failed negotiations with an aggressor and a terrorist . this was nicolas tenzer, a french political scientist.

analyst on issues of international security and political risks, this is spotlight ukraine, the ukrainian version will continue together to victory, this is exactly the main summary of the leaders of the g7 member states, which took place in hiroshima, japan, the countries of the group of seven confirmed once again that they will help ukraine in the war with the russian invaders as much as it will be necessary, and russia must definitely lose, however. more about this in our story , the historic summit of the group of seven. that is how analysts called the meeting of the heads of state of the seven most influential countries in the world in the japanese city of hiroshima, and all because this time the g7 leaders met in the 7 + 1 format, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi took part in the summit, so this time the main topic of the event was the russian war in ukraine and how the civilized world can help to end it faster, namely with the help of the ukrainian peace plan proposed by president zelenskyi this was the collective position of the leaders of the group of seven sources who were present at the meeting claim that this

time there were not even hints about possible compromises on the part of ukraine and concessions in the war with by russia, and this can be seen from the statement based on the results of the summit. russia started this war and can end it. russia's aggression against ukraine is a violation of international law, in particular the united nations charter. peace cannot be achieved without the complete and unconditional withdrawal of russian troops and military equipment, and this must be in any peace plan. but perhaps the most important result was the creation of the so-called coalition of fighter jets, a number of countries agreed from the beginning to begin training ukrainian pilots on western planes and later to hand over these planes to the armed forces of ukraine, in addition, during the summit, the president of the united states of america, joe biden, announced the allocation of another package

of military aid to the country in the amount of 375 million dollars and once again confirmed that allies with ukraine . to the whole world that we will not back down. putin will not break our resolve , as he thought about it two years ago. we continue to provide ukraine with economic, humanitarian and security assistance so that it can be strong for as long as it needs, so it is quite obvious that returning to ukraine, president volodymyr zelenskyi praised where are the trips to japan and the 11 meetings he held there and summed up everything in this way, he experiences our position , the protection of security guarantees, the return of all our territories, all our people, justice the implementation of our peace formula in every point that is important for ukraine, we have the understanding of all world majorities

and together we will increase ukrainian potential, but the reaction from moscow turned out to be completely predictable , the leadership of the terrorist country, as always , accused the leaders of the group of seven countries of fanning, as it called it, russophobic and sinophobic hysteria. this is not the first time that the result of the g7 meeting has been politicized decisions aimed at delineating dividing lines in international relations . the g7 was once an association of members which coordinates positions on various issues of the world agenda, but now it has irreversibly degraded, but the cherry on the cake this week was the declaration of the nato parliamentary assembly on monday in luxembourg , the representatives of the member countries of the north atlantic alliance unanimously recognized russia's actions in ukraine as genocide and the terrorist regime in moscow as racism , the declaration includes support of the international tribunal providing assistance to ukraine both during

the war and after it condemnation of the ideology of restoring territorial integrity the application of sanctions, the demand for reparations, the introduction of the marshall plan, and much more, so that they do not speak in russia. one thing is clear: ukraine , together with allies and partners around the world, continues to confidently approach its victory and ours, and more about the g7 in hiroshima . and also about political aspects, it is obvious from with reference to ukraine i will talk to corner volker former special representative of the united states of america in ukraine congratulations thank you for the invitation i am very pleased mr. pasadora we are starting with the countries of the big seven in hiroshima, in your opinion, do you consider it historical? i think it is true, if we recall how it was in the past, it was a meeting of the g8 countries, but now

instead of russia, president zelenskyi is present , ukraine is present. that is why this summit has its own symbolism. and besides, yes partners and friends of ukraine, they emphasized their help , their solidarity with ukraine, and also president biden gave the green light to the own training of ukrainian pilots on f-16 fighter jets in the coming months, mr. pasador, i believe and i think i realize that our country will soon become a member of nato. but again, this is for the sake of the security of not only ukraine, but the collective security of the west, and ukraine should become a member of nato as soon as possible, because this will be a guarantee of our collective security. i am also aware that we will not become a member of the north atlantic alliance as long as we are at war. but

is it possible to formally invite ukraine to the summit in june? yes, i agree with you and i think that ukraine now has an army that is the most experienced in europe, and therefore ukraine will already be such a powerful addition to the alliance. i still believe that putin believes that certain lands belong to the russian empire, that is, apart from ukraine - these are also the baltic countries , and therefore, in fact, now we have to declare that there are no gray areas, because gray areas are a green light for putin's diet, and that's why we are waiting during the summit in june, there will again be statements that ukraine will become a member of nato, and the steps and commitments on the part of ukraine that can be done for this will be determined, and therefore

, in fact, now is the time for us to start doing certain steps. yes, we understand that during the time when military operations and hostilities are ongoing on the territory of ukraine, one cannot become a member, but despite this, we must do everything to make this happen, and that is, there will be no such formal invitation during the summit in june, so sooner after all, it will be so. i have had certain conversations in recent weeks and many european allies are now really speaking out for ukraine to join nato in the near future, because they are not as determined as ever. but again, we we understand that nato functions thanks to consensus, and so ukraine cannot join nato now because these countries do not want to be drawn into the conflict themselves and i do not want that, they do not want to initiate their own

conflict with russia, but i hope that there will be real commitments unity will be strengthened, and once again we hope that during the 75th anniversary next year , ukraine will be invited to nato, this summit will be held in washington next year, and we hope that by then there will be success on the field battle and we hope that this will be a great time for you to see the obvious progress that will happen after the f-16 fighters, we understand what a big step it is to provide the f-16 and that is why we are waiting for anya on them, these are very powerful ultra-modern fighters and i am sure that the ukrainian pilots perfectly master these combat aircraft, they will give the armed forces of ukraine a significant advantage in

controlling their airspace, and therefore this is very important assistance, which i hope will be provided to ukraine already this year, but what is missing is the lack of long-range artillery a range that has not yet been given to ukraine. so this is a very big moment for helping ukraine to regain its territories . we thank you for all the help. we understand that putin is actually already a count, but he is still in the wagon and trying to terrorize russia. how much time will he have and whether you can already predict the end of the russian war in ukraine. unfortunately, i want to drive myself into a dead end. he started this war. he checked himself. he made himself believe that ukraine

has no chance and no chance to live a normal life. life and that's why he started acting. that's how and why now we have to prepare to continue to protect the borders of ukraine as long as putin is in power , because he won't stop. with putin in power, we have to prepare for everything. do you think that the russian people are aware of this? yes, i think so, considering everything that is happening, in particular, in the russian armed forces, there is kadyrov, there is prigozhin in grupo wagner, what is the relationship between the leaders of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, we see that they blame each other, that is, russian society really does not interfere at all, people are trying to leave the country because they do not want to go to the front in ukraine , they do not want to, they do not want to die there, and there are such alarming

signals from the side of russia. so, now is such a very difficult period for the usa, because they are now on the verge of default, this is the first time in the history of the country, and please tell me whether the support from the usa will be continued at the same level as it was before. yes, it is very. these are separate questions and therefore, when we say that it will be possible to talk about default in the next week or two, there are no negotiations, negotiations are taking place in order to understand what formula to act on, and in general to avoid the photo. therefore, i am still optimistic about what, when we say about aid to ukraine, it was already agreed upon back in september, and that is why this is a completely separate question, that is why no one

will cancel the aid to ukraine that was promised. also , we will see how when the debt threshold will be raised, if we hope that it will be carried out a successful counterattack in ukraine and then we will receive a new block of military and other aid to ukraine around september , and that is why i am really optimistic that this will all happen because in ukraine we provide really strong support and that is why i think that a certain vote will take place, the sooner it will take place in in the fall, and therefore we hope that there will be even more votes for during the presidential elections. thank you for your help . there is also a lot of talk about the tribunal against putin and his henchmen. my question is not whether it is legal or technical, will it really

be possible to physically bring putin to this court session? i think it is impossible . if putin's regime will remain intact, then putin himself will suddenly become enlightened and he will not repent . will not change if everything remains as it is , but in general, it is very important for the international community to establish legal mechanisms and hearing processes in order to prove that russia committed war crimes, in particular, genocide, genocide against the ukrainian people, and therefore when we put all this together, then it doesn't even matter whether putin is present or not, but there will be certain changes in russia by then, maybe even someone and even him will be thrown out of the presidential chair, and my last question for today

, mr. ambassador russia threatens the western countries if they do not give ukraine f16 fighter jets, but what will be the response of the collective action, i think that the response will be like this. yes, we are still determined to hand over the fighter jets to ukraine and we will help ukraine and continue to win back its sovereign territories, so if putin has now moved to escalate conventional means, we understand that he will continue in the future, because they have a lot of power, and therefore, in fact , we do not succumb to such provocations and threats . it was kurd walker, former and special representative of the united states of america in ukraine - this spotli ukraine ukrainian version will continue russian propaganda works around the clock creating myths and fakes but it is necessary for someone to destroy these myths and fakes and we have such people these are our partners from