[000:00:00;00] the country with independence day and assure unwavering support of the strength of ukraine in its people in their courage and living hope for future peace and prosperity in the unification of europe - stated on this day the president of the european commission ursula von deryan, the prime minister of great britain rishi sunok addressed the ukrainians with the words "ukraine, we stand with you today as it has stood from the very beginning as partners , allies and friends, president litvygi and us are under siege, who is currently in ukraine, in his speech on sofia square in kyiv in ukrainian, he emphasized that he believes that the next independence day will be celebrated together with victory, independent ukraine will live forever. american president joe biden also expressed hope that ukrainians will celebrate the next independence day in peace and security. he emphasized that americans throughout the country support ukrainians and that this support will remain unwavering. this

independence day, as well as since the beginning of the russian invasion in 2014, brave ukrainian women and men are defending ukraine from attacks on the fundamental principles important to every nation on the planet sovereignty and territorial integrity, they once again show the world that freedom is worth fighting for. the united states will continue our work together with partners around the world to support ukraine's ability to defend itself against russian aggression, to uphold the fundamental principles of the un charter, to help the ukrainian people build a safe, prosperous and independent the future they deserve, i sincerely hope that next year ukrainians will be able to celebrate their independence day in peace and security, knowing that their extraordinary

courage has inspired the world, let ukraine's independence day be a reminder that power and domination will never extinguish the flame of freedom that lives in the hearts of free people everywhere here ukrainian military training to operate and maintain f16 fighter jets according to the kataraider spokesman it is expected that the training program will begin in october at the base of the national morris guards in tucson, arizona we will definitely tell you more about this in our next broadcasts, and today president biden announced that the united states is introducing new sanctions against individuals responsible for the forced transfer and deportation of ukrainian children to russia, the official announcement of the state department states that 13 russian individuals and organizations that played a role not only in the forced transfer but also in the re-education of ukrainian children fall under financial and visa restrictions see putin on the dock for kidnapping ukrainian children and other war crimes are wanted by american senators who are currently

visiting ukraine. this is what they said at a press conference in kyiv. there is a reason why abduction of children is a war crime. i believe that vladimir putin missed a terrible miscalculation. i think he thought that this would break the will of the ukrainian people. but he only strengthened the determination of ukrainians to hang russia and win this war. he has received universal condemnation , which he deserves. we are working with the prosecutor general's office of ukraine. member of the senate judiciary committee we are working very hard to encourage and persuade the administration to give him even more support because we may never see vladimir putin in judges, but he will be accused by the world community because killing civilians, shooting women and children in the head, kidnapping children from families is beyond any norms , the abduction of ukrainian children by russia during the war became the topic of a special meeting of

the un security council, which was held today, august 24 , in - in york, the permanent representative of the usa, prion linda thomas greenfield, especially emphasized the importance of bringing all those guilty of war crimes to justice, in particular, and the deportation of children, all the details of the meeting let's ask my colleague iryna solomko, who followed this meeting and joins the broadcast from the un headquarters. meeting on august 24 , the united states of america announced that at the beginning of its presidency, i would like to remind you that august is their month, just then russia was talking about blocking the holding of this meeting but in the end i didn't risk doing it. as for the topic of this symbolic meeting, as the diplomats explain, it is primarily related to the fact that without children, the country

essentially has no prospects and no future, and that's exactly what moscow is doing now, that is, deporting and abducting ukrainian children is essentially leaving ukraine without this future, and that is why the whole world has been shouting about it for years and even today. mentioned the thousands of ukrainian deported children, and during the meeting, the permanent representative of the united states to the united nations, linda thomas greenfield, she also said that the united states will continue to support ukraine and will not remain aloof from this problem , will help the country to return its children, literally torn from their homes in in 2023, a country will be created that sits in this very hall and is a permanent member of this council. it looks like a romantic utopia, but it is not fiction

, colleagues, this is not fiction, this is real life despite the fact that the numbers sound different, we know that since february 2022, russia has forcibly handed over or deported thousands of ukrainian children, including babies aged 4 months and older, in camps they are subjected to propaganda , bombings and even learn military affairs, some are forced to accept russian citizenship, and others have been established by russian families, you will hear as russian officials say that the transfer of children is a part of the overall humanitarian evacuation, but this is a gross distortion of reality and it is useless to justify what is possible to justify and let's let's clarify these atrocities are organized by all levels of the russian government right up to the very top iryna, what are the new data about this terrible practice

of forced resettlement ? about the fact that russia was actually deporting ukrainian children even before the start of the full-scale invasion and the otzidan, and this is also confirmed by this osce, in particular about the that more than a thousand ukrainian children were moved from crimea to russia, for example, to establish that at the moment we are talking about the fact that almost 20,000 of those cases and industrial industrial deportation of ukrainian children have been verified and they are scattered throughout the territory of russia, that is, they are located in 57 regions of this country and also despite the fact that russia says that this does not happen , it still grants russian citizenship to ukrainian children. and this is according to the perspective , for example, for boys. this is very important because then they are forced to serve in the russian army, essentially fighting against their homeland, and 380 cases have already been recorded when ukrainians received russian citizenship and

were adopted by ukrainian and russian families. children to ukraine , iryna, the international criminal court has already declared putin wanted for the war crime of child abduction, do russian diplomats continue to actually add evidence of the participation of the russian leadership in the atrocities that some russians continue during the war, so even western diplomats post that every time russian diplomats speak on radio security, they become less and less diplomatic and more and more aggressive in the context of protecting and defending russia and her position is in the context of the commission of war crimes, and this time also, for example, the russian ambassador did not talk about the fact that deportation is simply a humanitarian evacuation, which is exactly what the ukrainian ambassador

very nicely reminded him of what, that is, what co-responsibility can be for such actions. and here they are in the security council to also remind the representatives of the putin regime in this hall about what happened to the nazi diplomats after the defeat of the criminal regime of another dictator, and what awaits them in addition to the volumes of materials of the nuremberg trial the tribunal has a report on the diplomats of the third reich and their involvement in the holocaust and other nazi crimes, which was made public in germany in 2010. they testify that it was impossible for the appointed officials of the regime stand apart from the crimes committed by the nazi regime take the time to read this report maybe it will help you break your pact with the devil all your lies and your complicity in the crime of aggression war crimes and crimes against humanity are recorded in this room one day they will be used for the materials of another trial where one of you will end up on the dock together with other representatives

of putin's criminal regime, a really powerful statement . thank you, irina, on the call from the un headquarters was my colleague irina solomko, meanwhile the center of american political life for one day moved to the city of milki in the state of wisconsin, the day before the first debate of candidates for the republican nomination for the us president was held there, did any of the candidates manage to distinguish themselves as a potential alternative to the current leader of the party race, donald trump? and why did the topic of ukraine cause a heated discussion about we have the opportunity to ask all this from my colleague ostap yarysh, who watched the first debates of the republicans personally and is currently in contact with ostap miloka. hello, i am, of course, at the scene of the events was not, but even through the tv screen it was felt how heated the discussion was regarding further assistance to ukraine, which of the candidates showed themselves to be the biggest supporter and who was the opponent of supporting ukraine, the debate surrounding

further support for ukraine caused perhaps the most heated discussion on the stage of yesterday's debates, and they also agreed with this my colleagues, other journalists who were on the spot and also followed the debates to the candidates who expressed their support and disagreement with the further support of ukraine were the different opinions of the republicans differed among those who are in favor of increasing support for ukraine, they were makeuping with the former vice president, and there was a former representative of the united states at the united nations, nickels, and also the former governor of new jersey through christie, they said that ukraine is now on the front line, and struggle for world democracy and that the united states can and should take care of both internal and external issues and continue its support for ukraine, but among those who are unquestionably and openly spoke out against further support for ukraine was a-a in iveco or with you is the new face of the republican party, a 38-year-old entrepreneur

, he stated that he would oppose any funding for the armed forces of ukraine and for ukraine as a whole. after the debate , i had the opportunity to put in i had the opportunity to ask him a direct question why is he against supporting ukraine this is what he answered me why are you against supporting ukraine because it does not advance american interests as president of the united states i am not running for any other role than to look after the interests americans, however, my plan for the end of the war in ukraine is actually probably better for ukraine, at least it will remain with intact sovereignty, unlike the plan that is being implemented now, remember my words, if the usa does not intervene and say why we will no longer finance this war , it will end because after zelensky , some warlord will come to power with several hundreds of billions of dollars of american military equipment, just like after the invasion of soviet troops in afghanistan, and

you can see where this has led us harsh criticism of his opponents on the stage, one of those who opposed him in these debates on the issue of ukraine was naipence , our colleague rafael sahakyan also asked the former vice president why supporting ukraine is important and what will he say to the words of his opponents let's listen to this comment how important it is to continue to help ukraine and why do you think some of your opponents are against it, ask them about their position but i believe that america is the leader of the free world, we are the arsenal of democracy, i was in ukraine, i heard about the growth of the russian military who executed men women and children in the streets but the reason america should be there and support the ukrainian army here i have no doubt if we let putin take over ukraine it's only a matter of time when he crossed the border we would have to

fight him i believe that if the country wants to fight the enemies against them let's give them the means to fight so that we don't have to fight ostap, which topics generally dominated these debates and which of these candidates was able to attract the most attention internal politics was in the center, the issues that most concern americans most concern the republican party voters, they talked about the economy, the national debt , they talked about the issue of abortion, they talked about the issue of homelessness , crime in the united states, as well as the security of the southern border. and from my impressions. also , probably the brightest on the stage was iveco-maxwell and about whom you and i have already talked. this is a young candidate. he is. he does not have of political experience, he is an entrepreneur. and many say that it is possible that it is not expected, even for many, he was yesterday one of the most active and most energetic candidates on the stage, and here is brondesantis

, the governor of florida, who is currently in the second place in the race according to polls, after donald trump, according to the opinion of the observers, the change he showed himself perhaps sluggishly or not as brightly as we would like to see from him, and such opinions differ, but it was very interesting to watch these debates and to watch the candidates on stage, too. for literally 30 seconds, the current leader of the republican party race, donald trump, was not at the debate. despite this, was he able to grab part of the air time? is it true that yulia donald trump did not appear at the debate? he said that his voters already know what he is, so he did not see the point where to build with other candidates, however, during the debate, he published an interview with tucker carlson - this is a conservative presenter , i published this interview on a private platform. thus, some people suggest that donald trump tried to draw attention to himself and avoid a direct discussion and direct confrontation with other candidates today we also know that donald trump has other concerns, he appeared in the state of georgia regarding

another criminal case, he appeared before law enforcement agencies in prison a-a and he should be released today on $200,000 bail. as the american media write, that is why donald trump is yulia, despite the political campaign , there are still many other matters with which he is currently dealing. thank you very much ostap and we will definitely follow all the vicissitudes of the presidential campaign here in the united states, my colleague ostap yarosh was in touch with miloki. ukrainians in different parts of the world celebrate independence day, marches, concerts are held in hundreds of cities, a dozen countries , in particular, ukrainian communities participate in the worldwide action chain of unity and in new york on this day the independence march was held, according to the organizers, its purpose is to remind the world about the indomitable spirit of freedom, unity and stability, about everything that makes the ukrainian nation what it is in the course of the constant struggle for the right to be a participant in the march

gathered in washington park, where they unfurled a huge ukrainian flag, after that they walked through the streets of new york, they sang the ukrainian national anthem and called on the americans to help ukraine stop the aggression of russia today and in the next few days, actions until independence day will be held in other cities of the usa, in particular in the capital, washington the independence day of ukraine is celebrated today and in poland, in the capital of warsaw , a festive concert is currently taking place before it, my colleague lesya bakalets painted local ukrainians about with what thoughts do they celebrate this independence day? and do you know which day of the year is even more important than a birthday ? i don't know why it's possible. i just wake up every day thinking about how it is there and fall asleep the same way. it's a holiday. it's my birthday. it's my first year. i am not celebrating here at home and of course it is very, very difficult, but we are gathering here today and today there will be a rally

in order to show the world that so that they do not forget about us, that we are here, that ukraine, unfortunately, is still fighting and defending its independence and only by joining forces, we can reduce the price that our ukrainians are currently paying , and in the american state of colorado , on the eve of independence day , a charity festival was held, the purpose of which was to raise funds to help ukraine. thousands of guests came this year to the festival for the independence day of ukraine in colorado, it

was organized for the first time in 2014 after the annexation of crimea and events in donbas, this is the 9th year we are holding a big festival where thousands of people come, not only ukrainians and americans, but who want to get to know our culture , our language, and our food. the number of volunteers is increasing. this makes it possible to help ukraine and organize new projects in america , first of all, this is a charity event, and every penny earned during the festival will go to the needs of ukraine, ukrainians, to the needs of the armed forces of ukraine, to the needs thermobaric and today we are collecting warm things for children ukraine the main thing is to get together to feel that ukrainians are together at the festival you could listen to ukrainian performers buy souvenirs and

taste ukrainian dishes today we are preparing traditional ukrainian porridge of transcarpathian cuisine called banosh corn porridge crackers cheese and onions americans not only ukrainians are simply delighted, it is prepared quickly and is very useful. today we are here collecting funds for our boys who protect protect ukraine, and we represent our native school. recently, my parents came from ukraine and brought us for sale beautiful motanka dolls that were made by children . are there parents now at the front and we are trying to sell them to help the children ? photo projects of life before and after were presented at the festival. community of wives of fallen heroes, we are together parental house presented by the artist olenka brown about who we are, where our roots come from, this is the second information front against hybrid war

, a powerful weapon of diplomatic artefact, this is a project that demonstrates ancient clothing, ancient clothing of the end of the 19th, the beginning of the 20th century, together with the architecture of everyday life , here you could buy the works of ukrainian and american artists, i created a series of faces of ukrainians because we only hear about money and weapons, but we have no sympathy for the people of ukraine i wanted them to be seen and i want to donate all the money to the ukrainians on the main stage of the festival for guests, in addition to ukrainians , bulgarian, polish and lithuanian performers performed, we are working, organizing a lot events together, ukrainians also come to events. today, for the first time at the ukrainian festival, the lithuanian dance group colorado ruta performed and we are very happy that

we can support the ukrainian festival and support ukraine. to displaced persons and orphanages svitlana pristyńska volodymyr petruniv lakewood colorado glory to heroes glory to ukraine states among the countries with the largest number of ukrainians the diaspora includes famous ukrainians among emigrants, olympic medalists, hollywood actors and popular singers, how they present the ukrainian flag and how they talk about ukraine from thousands of kilometers away, ivan podborska was known to know it's more than revenge, it's justice ukrainian actress maryna mazepa has already starred in several american films and series recently moved to a new apartment in los angeles and

hung the ukrainian flag in not the most prominent city the first flag looks like this it should be near my uh near my door if you come in you can see it like this hello ukraine marina does not forget to talk about ukrainian symbols and on the set i would know we were filming gianna wake er show of the series budapest this was then it was when the war started and of course everyone is very supportive and saw or what i took place well, in general, all of ukraine and marina says that as soon as the company talks about ukraine, the conversation immediately becomes serious , she cannot hold back her emotions, and the actress herself just really, really misses ukraine at home, and

i just remember flag day when we are there the fuck was small when i was 10-12 years old there. i remember the little pink dress i used to put on my mother, well, the kind of happiness from the smile of the salute , wow. thanks to the ukrainian flag hanging on the house in the mountains, we found the right route to the lake and we go in. i go into the yard from far away so as not to scare people too much and i shout glory to ukraine and the guy says oh, how did you find me

i think oh, this is interesting accordingly glory to ukraine ukrainian flags bring ukrainians together all over the world, let it be so and so on. on the red carpets and big stages for charitable purposes, the actress stasya rovinska regularly conducts charity auctions in the united states, and the ukrainian flag is the most desired lot there , with the signatures of our military people who help ukraine. what was the most expensive nudity? the flag today costs $70,000, and it was bought by an american business of ukrainian origin . ukrainian symbols don't happen often, says stasya, so as soon as they see something with national motives immediately buys do you already know that i have some ukrainian amulets, something else? well, i want more, more, because now at home there are more ukrainian attributes than there were in ukraine. 100% absolutely in ukraine

. here i would like to somehow ask him the same feelings in children and actresses, the elder evan even took a blue and yellow shirt with him to the american camp , always to his children, you understand that you represent ukraine so you must be worthy ukrainians i see even now tears sadness appears in my eyes, well, we miss you very much, and i want to go back to the children, and every time they are mommy, well, when we go home, shall i try to explain something , well, let's stay here, it's better for you here, and already here, friends, are you already going to school you don't need to sit somewhere in the basement and they say nothing. well, we sat in the basement, it's okay. well, there and who is the only one in our region for an american

singer of dreams, a blessing, the ukrainian flag is also a special dream, i lived in ukraine for almost 30 years, to wear the ukrainian flag or on my clothes or on a car and this is just a great honor and a great pride i can show everyone around and that i am ukrainian and that i stand with ukraine what is more of a dream in america engaged in charity sales of clothes with ukrainian symbols and teaching my husband ukrainian work i want to eat switched to ukrainian first wars and the bronze medalist of the olympic games

in boxing taras shelestyuk i don't want to be perceived as a citizen when i'm out on the street of the beginning of a full-scale war , this moment became even more symbolic . they shout something when you walk with the flag. and remember family traditions in all of their history and for each of them the ukrainian flag is a part of the home even thousands of kilometers away ivan na podborska voice of america

washington voice of america team welcomes everyone happy independence day. see you tomorrow. good luck, dad. we are looking for 13-year-old sofiyka nikiforova. the girl lived in mariupol and disappeared on the first day of the full-scale war. for more than one and a half years , nothing is known about the fate of this child, so i really hope for your help. in the photo and remember this face, if someone suddenly sees sofia nikiforova or you know the girl's whereabouts, do not hesitate and call us on the hotline of the magnolia children's search service at the short number 116,000 calls from any ukrainian mobile operator are free or write to the chatbot of the child search service in telegram

. i also want to remind you that we are continuing the search for 16-year-old serhiy samoilov from mariupol . his mother said that on the very first day of a full-scale war in the city it was very restless and with every hour the situation worsened rapidly due to the bombing , the family hid in the basement, but the shelling was far from the only problem of the residents of mariupol , there was no internet access, we did not even have water to drink technical water from krynychki technical pot only here is the police. well, the whole family was eaten. he doesn’t drink. he couldn’t eat. they honestly tell us that everything was very good. the shops were all looted. no transport, nothing. well, we just wanted to sit cleanly, despite all the horrors . at that time, 15-year-old serhiy samoilov had no internet, that is why the boy wanted to leave mariupol at night, he was fascinated by