[000:00:00;00] take care of yourself and your loved ones broadcast about serhiy rudenko goodbye on the air program of the ukrainian voice of america time time my name is nataliya leonova congratulations we have seen the messages, if they are confirmed no one should be surprised so information about the death of the plane in which evgeny prigozhin may have been was commented by the spokeswoman the joy of us national security andrian watson the terrible war in ukraine led to the march of the private army to moscow and now it looks like she added to this in a comment on cnn earlier some russian media and telegram channels reported on the accident of a plane near tver, the list of passengers of which allegedly included the leadership of pvk wagner, in particular, the leader

of the yevhen prigozhin group. the congress of the united states will continue to support ukraine financially and materially. stressing that if putin is not stopped in ukraine, a war between russia and nato is inevitable and then the americans will have to fight directly on the battlefield so helping ukraine is the best investment in the security of the united states and the world, we spent billions, hundreds of billions, probably a trillion dollars during the cold war to contain russian aggression, and you know that we have now spent less than 3% of our defense budget to help the ukrainian military , and they destroyed half of the russian strike force. the most successful return on investment in the history of american national security

, one can only dream of such a partner , the most important thing is that the ukrainian military on the front lines are asking for our help and that is why we're here we're here to say from both parties we want to help them we want to make sure they have the resources they need to fight back against vladimir putin because they're fighting for the survival of ukraine but they're also fighting for democracy around the world it's an honor for us to have the opportunity to support ukrainians wherever i go in america, people always tell me we are so glad that you have this badge on your chest, we are very glad that you support ukraine, americans know what it means to fight for independence, they stand side by side with ukrainians, therefore, to all the people of ukraine who can hear what we are saying here, i think that the congress will be on the side of ukraine when i started the work of the third forum

of the crimean platform , more than fifty delegations of various countries and organizations came to the ukrainian capital today, the president spoke there zelenskyy will use the roman platform to inform not only the countries of the west but also the whole world about the position of ukraine, says jabarov, the first deputy minister of foreign affairs of ukraine, in an interview with andrii hetman, she spoke about the main theses platform crimea is ukraine and there is no question of leaving it to russia . therefore, you should not listen to those voices that offer to come to an understanding with putin, according to dzheparova , the kremlin understands only the language of force, and this is how the world should talk to the aggressor . territorial integrity is an unchanging format if not variable leave, but there are two key new positions, that is that there can be no negotiations without crimea, and the third is that ukraine itself will determine the path to occupation , nuclear blackmail, our putin to crimea, and

raising the stakes when it comes to crimea. well, here many nuances of the first sacral one from crimea were killed when other ukrainian territories were annexed in this way yes and actually then for us the return of part of our other regions yes is no different from the return of crimea the second one i will note that if ukraine in principle did not exclude different formats de-occupation, for example, croatia, when there was a war in croatia, two children on the territory of croatia returned militarily, one-third diplomatically, we also do not rule out the diplomatic way. on the contrary, i believe that we are the most interested country to have the diplomatic way of returning our territory, but the context here has changed and we realize that if we stop fighting, we simply will not survive, if russia stops fighting, then the war will end, and actually we are also broadcasting this to our partners, which is naive to think that

if we dance the tango with the aggressor, or look for the language that putin will hear yes something we can achieve today our history and our current situation clearly show that we must speak to the aggressor in his language and this is the language of the armed forces of ukraine today the first major event of the 2024 presidential campaign is taking place in miloke, the republican party's presidential debate, eight debaters are fighting to become the party's sole candidate in the next presidential election, the favorite among the contenders for the nomination of the republican party, former president donald trump refused to participate in the debate, will ask which will take place in a few hours, our correspondent ostap yarosh will be watching, he is joining our studio from milooki right now my greetings ostap greetings

natalya, first of all, let's explain to our viewers why these debates are important, how they are taking place, and who is participating in them natalya , this is the first debate of the republican candidates before the 2024 elections and, in fact, the first major political event of the new political season here in the united states, they are also important what is happening in the state of wisconsin in the city of milkie is a swing state that i remember him in 2016 voted for trump in 2020 he chose to chose joe biden so the fight for the votes of voters in this state it will be especially fierce, and the republican candidate came here today, and they will meet for the first time together on stage, on the same stage, they will debate, maybe they will attack each other, they will ask questions and we will see the dynamics that exist among them before the elections, and we advise you to act as you already said, eight candidates in particular vice president former mai penzly governor of florida orandesantis uh when than representative of the prion of the united states nikki haley former governor of new jersey chris

christie there are many others also an entrepreneur and via gra maslami, donald trump will not be like you, he refused to participate, he said that people already know who he is, what his politics are, so he did not want to participate in these debates , models of oleg, many people do not know that the republican party was founded here in wisconsin in 1854 so it's great that the first republican presidential debate is happening here in the state where the republican party was born for over 100 years the cute democrats have been in control so it's a great opportunity for people from all over the country to participate in this organization and this party to come here and for us to spread our message here is an opportunity to spread our message former president donald trump who is the favorite among republican voters as we said in refused can doneda trump's refusal to participate in the debate narrow

the gap between them and between him and his competitors and to cause the appearance of an alternative candidate natalya, that is obvious. i hope that the candidates who will participate in the debate today will be able to add that donald trump is not actually present some points and add points and you won't be able to advance your agenda donald trump from his side, at least that's what the american media write, they hope that his actual absence will help to maintain his gap, we know that now according to various polls, he has the support of 55% of republican voters , some says even about 60 the second anti-santis candidate, about 15-16 percent, the gap is quite large and the american media write that this strategy of donald trump, he hopes, will help him avoid criticism and avoid direct debates and keep natalya a-ah your position and let's see how the other candidates will use it, the candidates tonight, what place does foreign policy take in these debates, in particular

, will the issue of ukraine be discussed, and also what do we know about the candidates' position regarding ukraine , because i know you have already managed to communicate with some of them, natalya, domestic policy is always the key issue at such debates and the most debated, especially before the column, and however, there is always also the issue of foreign policy, and since ukraine and the russian war against ukraine is probably the biggest topic of foreign policy here in the united states, we definitely expect that these issues will also be discussed by the candidates, and this is about what the position is, there are different positions, there are candidates who do not support ukraine and do not support continued support, there are those who do the opposite criticizes the biden administration for the fact that this support is too slow, that it is not enough. one of such candidates is natalya bula zakharchenko , the former governor of the state of arkansas. we spoke with him yesterday. this is his position regarding the continuation of military support to ukraine, when you look at ukraine's needs for f16s and abrams tanks, they need them quickly

. i want the provision of these modern weapons to ukraine to be accelerated, this requires training , it takes time, but we need to cut all the ways to quickly deliver aid to the ukrainians , and this is important because now we see how difficult the counteroffensive and the return of the territory are , so more forces are needed and we must be able to ensure this, this position is also checked by several other candidates penn, in particular, or nikki haley through christie, but there is another position, for example, vivakramos, who is now third in the race according to the poll, and he advocates for peace negotiations to take place so that ukraine may even cede its own territories to russia . he talked about this in his previous interviews and speeches. yesterday we also had the opportunity to ask him a question, what is his vision for the solution of the russian war against ukraine, the continuation of support, let 's listen to this comment, end the war

, conclude an agreement that ends the war, delay russia away from china, because we got a replacement, it is the work of the new generation to return this real realism to our foreign policy instead of mixing it with conservatism and the liberal hegemony that has polluted our two major political parties, this will make the republican party stronger and, most importantly, it will make our country stronger ostapa presidential the pre-election campaign in the usa is very intense and with the election day approaching - this is almost the only news in the information space how this pre-election year can affect aid ukraine well, the first thing we are watching is, of course, the vote in the upcoming congress on the allocation of additional additional money for future assistance to ukraine. we expect that this vote will not be easy. we know that part of the republicans in the house of representatives , in particular, oppose the continuation

of funding for ukraine, while their fellow party members in the senate, or the democrats , on the contrary, are in favor, that is, we will follow this carefully today, again, we are waiting to hear the positions of the candidates exactly from the republicans, eh, regarding the russian war against ukraine regarding whether, in their opinion, support should be continued or should be increased, or maybe they think that it should be stopped, we know how it is, you and i have already said that opinions are diverging here , of course, the current debate will be very fierce, very hot today. by the way , the weather is also here it's mild and hot, it's unusual for wisconsin, 38° of heat, but not only the air temperature is high, but the atmosphere is also political to hell, so we will follow the debates today. we can already talk about the fact that the political company is entering its active phase and it will also be very interesting to watch natalia observe the position of donald trump, although he will not be on the stage today, but many observers say that his name

will be heard repeatedly, as we know that donald trump recorded a separate interview with dad carlson - this is a conservative presenter , they plan to publish this interview on separate platforms during the debate, they will probably talk about ukraine also, it is precisely the position of donald trump that you should follow to follow we especially carefully remember the huge gap of 55-60% in the end, trump 's 15-16-17 percent in his second competitor, therefore , we are carefully monitoring this today, we will say carefully in the coming months, for this company natalya well, i think in our broadcasts of the voice of america in the program briefing or time-time on our social networks we will talk about it a lot and explain in detail what is happening here on the spot thank you ostapa for your detailed story we will definitely talk to you tomorrow about the main points of the debate here's how

in a few hours, yarosh will be watching the first republican debate in the city of miloki, wisconsin. let's move on. 22 -year-old american glena manchegu from utah joined the second international defense legion of ukraine in april. acquired knowledge in ukraine , rescuing the wounded, learn more about her work and plans for the future, the young american was asked by anna kostyuchenko and pavel suhodosky , we warn you that the video contains sensitive content 22-year-old khlina manchegu joined the international legion as a tactical medic on april 1 of last year, which is helping to free ukraine from the russian army. she comes from a family of military personnel and thought about the army since she was a child. my father is a marine and my mother works at a military base. when i was little, i used to dress from a soldier and later, elena

discovered her talent for medicine at the age of 15, received a nurse's assistant certificate, then trained in her native state of utah as an emergency medical technician and paramedic glenna decided to use her knowledge to help ukraine to help others when you see that somewhere there is a great need for you to dedicate your life, it doesn't matter where this place is, i couldn't just sit on the couch and donate pennies to some charity organization, i already have knowledge that weekdays can help now - they are on duty for two days in a row and leave for medical evacuation in case of need, we are in a certain place and we wait when you are not busy and that is good because it means that no one is injured it is boring but that is good and when we

cause that's the first thing that comes to my mind, do i know this person or are we close acquaintances, because it happens that you meet people and a friendship develops between you, you want to see the task of clay to provide pre-medical aid to a soldier at the collection point of the wounded and stabilize his condition when you arrive at the place, then first do you think that i will not be afraid or know what to do, luckily for me this does not happen , you master the skills and you do on autopilot what you learned it is as if you are watching someone from the outside, but it is you after giving a soldier needs to be taken to the nearest hospital for help, it's not like in civilian life that you can turn on the flashers and the siren and the cars in front of you give way, here you have to drive through the bushes and mud under shelling when they shoot directly at you

to relieve yourself emotionally after a hard day's work gleni helps with ordinary household chores says the girl, before glen's arrival, they learned about the history of ukraine, that after the collapse of the soviet union, ukrainians had nuclear weapons and gave them in exchange for security guarantees , the girl was struck by the fact that ukraine created ukraine was literally a superpower at the time of the collapse of the soviet union, because it had the appropriate weapons and gave it all, few countries would have done that, clay says, before arriving, they were more worried not about what would end up in the zone near the contact line, but about the speech barrier and cultural differences. however, now it feels like ukraine like at home, it was a pleasant surprise, but i feel at home here , ukrainians seem to me to have the same spirit as people back home in america, this is another reason why

i came here, they believe in three undeniable values ​​of life, freedom and happiness, it's nice to feel at home being half a mile away as a talisman glena carries the flag of the united states with her on every mission and when she returns she will give it to her teacher - she says the girl is for one of my teachers who had a great influence on me we are still friends i will give it to her when i return however, until now the clay is not going to return, he says he will fulfill his duties in ukraine as long as

it takes. during the week of august, thousands of ukrainians gather on the southern coast of new jersey for the week of ukraine, whole families come to relax together before the start of the school year, the beach turns into blue and yellow at this time , the ukrainian flag flies near every tent, and on the independence day of ukraine thousands of ukrainians gather together, sing the national anthem and raise the flag , iryna solomko and pavlo terekhov learned more about the history of this tradition, not everyone is ukraine, we know that ukraine is not like that yet condition as we would like to see her 32 years ago, on august 24, mykhailo kozyupa, then a young activist of the ukrainian community, as well as thousands of other american ukrainians , was resting on wildwood beach in new jersey. upon hearing that ukraine had declared its independence, he took his yellow

blue flag and went to spread this news among the people and we said that it is time so that we could all ukrainians who come here gather together to come down to celebrate the independence of ukraine and for the first time to speak with ukrainian with flags and went to the beach and walked among the people saying, "what can we do to celebrate this holiday, since then every year mykhailo dzyupa organizes a ceremony on independence day, thousands of people participate . the tradition of coming to the wildbudu beach is very old among themselves, and ukrainians call it simply ukrainian week bohdan and bohdana pushyk, as well as kozyupa, old-timers have been coming here for decades, bohdana jokes that every tent here is like a small village, because novelldbud has been coming for several generations of friends they gather with friends less, we go here as per the party video but it started relatives names and

we, our peers, have little hair there we are in our children of the private world, just every umbrella is a village to go marta loputinska also came to the ukrainian week as a teenager she says 40-50 years ago for ukrainians from the usa and canada , it was an opportunity to meet and feel one's roots and one's people, then get in a car and go to the beach, it was not very expensive and it was very possible for many of our people to go there. we all children know we talked together and they play here, you know, football, do you know, do you have a cat video , but i remember because there were a lot of young people, you know, and we had a great time, and the sea seems wonderful , and so we found this little ukraine standing here, marta admits to resting

and having fun in the company of old friends, supporting the tradition of the community, the last two years have been very difficult. everyone has something to do, and for us it is also a reminder to talk about our projects . people come here from canada and california, you know, everywhere, and we can chat and learn about others. things, the gulyk family's tent on the wildwood beach is visible from afar for all friends and acquaintances, a flag with the golyk surname is flying, they are coming from toronto for the ukrainian week , they have a large family, four children, the eldest daughter oleksandra has been bringing more trips for several years in a row, this frame was born that way and she came here from alipka it's right to see what kind of ukrainian week it is, sir, it's very nice, well, it's very nice to see our flags everywhere, our people are going to celebrate , and such a happy week to mark our and our holidays, we have already told our children that we will to bring so we carry on continuing the tradition yes olga holika nadeyka of ukrainian origin she is one of the leaders

of the ukrainian community in toronto says her parents did not go to the wildbud , she learned about this tradition of ukrainians from the children during the stratum camps, friends invited them to the val otbud together with her husband they decided to make it their tradition, it's wonderful for us here. here we see the people who live around us, but we can never meet, but we come here and have the opportunity to communicate with them, talk and we are all here to find relaxation here, there is such a beautiful atmosphere, everyone is on the beach, we can all talk to each other so nicely and sweetly, we respect our motherland, and the children actually appreciate it, and we all appreciate it, so that we can gather together, wherever we are, whether from cannes or is it in america? is it possible to find a wild duet here in america , it doesn’t depend on the topic. i don’t honor our motherland, so

the family begins to prepare for the ukrainian week and book rooms near the beach in the spring and several hotels and motels where ukrainians usually rest for roman ukrainian week is, first of all, an effort to instill in my daughter and son love for the ukrainian community and to create many pleasant memories. this week we were together like myself, all ukrainians and even like us live or were born in canada. how was i born in canada or here in americans, we are all ukrainians of ukraine are and everything will be and not this week together with roman is resting and friend taras mazepa has three teenage children, he says he also comes to wild, it will be primarily for the sake of the children, it is generation after generation, it has been for many years that

people here are shooting in front of this, children are going back to school , children know from the occasion that every year people here will unite on this occasion, so that the community and the second, many cities can be together and celebrate oleksandr yavorska with one voice and another, remembers what dad told about that he was brought to wildwood when he was still small, since then it's a family tradition every year she comes here with her parents and sisters for two weeks, our dad started this family tradition for us and my sisters and i are adults but we still go here every year, so that's what we we will definitely to continue this year, the mayor of the neighboring town is so funny. molok, who has ukrainian roots, responded to the proposal of the community and founded a festival of brushes. we depend on eastern europeans and especially ukrainians . they support our economy. we are a seasonal city

. we need their help and work. we love ukrainians, they are good people, and personally, i it is important when you see this war your heart opens to the people of ukraine my grandfather fought in the second world war against a madman who attacked civilians and again we see the same iryna mazur honorable the consul of ukraine in philadelphia, who offered the mayor to hold the festival, really hopes that it will be annual and become a new tradition for the community. he said absolutely but can you bring here a ukrainian brand ukrainian music i say i can and he says can you bring dumplings i say i can he says everything if you

can provide it the city will provide the park the city will provide the location and it was actually extremely easy to work with them and you are all ukrainian songs ringing out in curls in milesbud this is part of the tradition, people gather in hotels, bring musical instruments and sing together mykhailo kuzyupa brought not only his accordion but also homemade scribes so that everyone could sing there are such songs that if we broke up, then we were like at sumy, then we were our sacks of the camp, if there are plastuns, then they are in the post camp and only those songs, as from such little ones as him to this day and how do we go even in such circumstances for all ukrainians there is time for us to play and

sing then olenko pavlo terekhov goal dear the flag of ukraine has become one of the most recognizable symbols in the whole world it symbolizes the unity and perseverance of the ukrainian people in the struggle for freedom with such words and the us embassy in ukraine congratulated ukrainians on flag day download the voice of america mobile application the application allows you to automatically bypass blocking thanks to the built-in vpn service read news watch information programs and videos, as well as listen to voa ukrainian podcasts on this we will say goodbye, have you watched the voa ukrainian program from time to time join our daily

briefings from monday to friday at 18:00 kyiv time on youtube and facebook there at you can ask your questions to our hosts yulia yarmolenko and ostap yarosh . thank you for trusting the ukrainian voice of america service. i am nataliya leonova. good night and good morning . we are looking for nine-year-old victoria chongal who lived in mariupol and disappeared at the beginning of the full-scale war on february 24. last year, for more than one and a half years , there was no news about the child. where the girl

may be now, no one knows, that's why your help is important. look carefully at the photo and remember victoria chongal's face . if you know any information about the child, immediately call us on the hotline at the short number 116 000. i would like to remind you that calls from any ukrainian mobile operator are free of charge. if suddenly we do not have a mobile connection, write to the chatbot service of the search for children in telegram. believe me, even a small clue can be very important. i also want to remind you that we are continuing the search for five-year-old anastasia tolstokorova. her search has been going on for the second year, and all this time nothing is known about the fate of the girl. i know that nastya lived with her parents in mariupol on zelinsky street, when the war started, the family was in no hurry to leave their hometown , aunt nastya told me about this, she was also the goddaughter , who also lived in mariupol