if you want to talk about the kremlin sellers, write to us at this e-mail address or just on facebook, together we will send all the traitors on the trail of the russian ship. see you in a week on espresso. you are watching the program of the ukrainian voice of america chas teem, i'm natalya leonova, congratulations. the us congress is back to work after the thanksgiving weekend. on the agenda, among other things, is president joe biden's request for additional funding, particularly for israel and ukraine. speaker of the chamber us representative mike johnson, republican , said in a press conference on monday that he is confident and optimistic.

regarding the adoption of the law on additional funding for ukraine and israel by the new year , in order to pass additional funding for these countries, the speaker noted, lawmakers from both parties must agree to allocate funds for the protection of american borders, as demanded by republicans. our correspondent oleksiy kovalenko follows the events at the congress, we have the opportunity to include him our conversation congratulations oleksiy. congratulations! oleksia, currently in the us house of representatives, is among the republicans. who owns the majority, there are discussions about the future aid package for ukraine, can we expect the house of representatives to accept aid for ukraine before the christmas holidays, as some legislators have stated before, yes natal, actually discussions about funding for ukraine, israel, the indo-pacific region and funding on additional measures for the security of the southern border of the usa, has been going on for a long time time and before thanksgiving, and it is now expected that as soon as thanksgiving returns, lawmakers

will return to these issues and actively debate them. we know, and we've heard it from many pundits and lawmakers, that there is now strong bipartisan support from both republicans and democrats on the issue of funding aid to ukraine, except perhaps the radical conservative republican lawmakers. in general, there is already bipartisan support. the main question is what exactly it will look like vote, what exactly will this package look like, will it look like a package for a vote for ukraine, funding for ukraine, israel , the into-hrican region and the border, as proposed by the democrats, will it be a vote for separately, for funding for israel and a separate vote for funding for ukraine , and for funding for the border , as many republicans have been calling for, as mike johnson, the speaker of the house of representatives, has talked about, and i had the opportunity to speak with the democratic congressman last week as well

mike quigley, who said that there would be a few weeks after the thanksgiving break and before christmas, that there would be active discussions, and that he hoped to get a vote on all of these before christmas. packages together, for all these 105 billion dollars, as proposed by the administration of the president of the united states, he emphasized that there is a short period of time and it is necessary to make time during this time, and we also heard the opposite opinion from the chairman of the intelligence committee of the republican congressman mike turner, who said that it's not a long time until christmas, and the house probably won't have time to vote on these issues and agree on all of this and vote on a funding package before

christmas. and he emphasized, he blamed the democrats for this. he said that even though this funding package included $4 billion in additional security measures for the southern border of the united states and measures to combat the fentanyl epidemic, it does not include the policies that republicans would like to see in this package. however, we know that right after thanksgiving , the legislators will still return to these issues, and we heard literally yesterday, the day before returning to work in the house of representatives, from the speaker of the house of representatives, mike johnson. he spoke, when he spoke about priorities, the first priority he called israel, but the second priority he called ukraine, and he said the united states cannot allow russian president vladimir putin to march europe, i suggest ukraine - another

priority, of course, we cannot allow vladimir putin to march through europe, and we understand. the need for aid to ukraine, what we're saying, if there's going to be additional aid to ukraine, and most members of congress believe that's important, we should also work to change our own border policy, and so there's a lot of thoughtful discussion about that. i think most of our colleagues in the senate agree that these two things should go together, because we have an obligation to do so. to the american people, that is what he demands of us. alexei in parallel, the issue of providing aid to ukraine will be considered in the senate. majority leader democratic senator shaq schumer announced that he would bring this issue up for consideration on december 4. what are the positions of senators from both parties regarding support for ukraine and what will happen next according to

the procedure? yes, in fact, at the same time, this question for additional funding is being considered in the senate, and we know, and we heard statements from the leader of the majority, the democratic majority. in the senate, what chakka shumara, the fact that he will put this issue to a vote next week, after the fourth of december, it is also expected that a special briefing will be held every day, dedicated to the topic of financing for ukraine, which will be attended by all lawmakers in the senate, both from the democratic and from the republican party. chakshumer also yesterday, speaking in the senate, noted that it is extremely necessary to vote on these issues and it is necessary to vote for funding for ukraine. because putin's victory cannot be allowed, nor can it be allowed, because it will happen an example for other autocracies how they can behave, and i suggest you listen to chuck schumar right now. i am asking my

republican colleagues to work with us on the issue of aid to ukraine, for the most part, democrats and republicans agree that we should help ukraine, including my friend. the leader of the republicans. so, i hope that we can agree on an aid package in the near future. the worst thing we can do now is to make the issue of aid to ukraine dependent, which is bipartisan support from other issues that divide our parties that have little chance of becoming law. allow me to repeat what president zelensky said. if we don't get help, we will lose the war. this is what is at stake with ukrainian aid. this is an opportunity to win. or defeat for the ukrainian people and ultimately our western way of life? chakshomer also said yesterday that this issue is so urgent that there is no way for lawmakers to choose which bills to vote on, which are in the national interest of the united states. to support or not to support.

today, he received an answer to this from the leader of the republican minority in the senate, mitch mcconnell, who said that , after all, before choosing other national interests and priorities, democrats need to think about their own national security and , accordingly, about the southern border, so i suggest you listen conor's sword right now. the democratic leader cited border security measures as the biggest delay in passing a package of additional national security funding. well, he is right about one thing: one the biggest obstacle on the way to allocation. necessary resources for aid to israel, ukraine and taiwan, the refusal of democrats to deal with the crisis on the southern border. national security begins at home, and the sooner our colleagues recognize that, the sooner the senate can move forward with the urgent tasks before us. thank you

oleksiy for your work, oleksiy kovalenko was in direct contact with us from the chapter office. we are clear. confirm our support for ukraine, which continues to face a russian aggressive war, - stated secretary of state blinken in brussels, where the meeting of foreign ministers of nato countries is taking place. he added that what nato members do is more important than ever. we will strongly reaffirm our support for ukraine as it continues to face russia's war of aggression. we will look forward to next year's summit in washington to celebrate. the 75th anniversary of nato, but not just to celebrate this anniversary, but to continue moving the alliance forward, including with the fulfillment of the commitments that its members take on ourselves, regarding our collective defense. the situation in ukraine against the background of new russian

attacks on kyiv and other cities and heavy battles at the front, among the main topics of the meeting of ministers. this was emphasized in their opening statements by both state secretary blinkon and the general secret about the progress of the summit in brussels , we will talk with our european correspondent bohdan tsyupin, who joins the studio live from london. my greetings, bohdan. good evening. bohdan, the allies emphasize the increased intensity of fighting in ukraine in recent weeks, together with as concerns of war fatigue reverberate, we are approaching the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. what messages did kyiv hear today from the participants of the meetings in brussels regarding the continuation of aid and its continuity? natalya, i think that, first of all, it should be emphasized that politicians and officials do not talk about war fatigue , in general, politicians and statesmen do not like to point out any shortcomings or their

fatigue, but the mass media do this , probably partly because to attract readers, probably also selection reflect the realities, for example, today i came across a headline in the british weekly economist, in which it is written that ukraine, this is a quote, ukraine has a new enemy in the... west of the war, but again, this is the mass media, and the officials and, in particular, the representatives and leaders of nato today stated that the support for assistance to ukraine is important and that it will continue, and the reason why it is needed, the secretary general of nato considered it necessary to prove again today. we are obliged to provide ukraine with the necessary weapons, because if putin

wins, it will be a tragedy for ukrainians, but it will also be dangerous for us , because then for all authoritarian leaders, not only moscow, but also beijing, it would mean that when they violate international law, when they invade another country, when they use force, they can get what they want, so that goes to the whole idea of ​​a rules-based international. an order where territorial borders are respected, and therefore nato allies have provided an unprecedented level of military support, this has really affected the situation on the battlefield, because the ukrainians were able to free about 50% of the territory that was occupied at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. this is the clear and unequivocal position of jens stoldeng, who is leaving the post of general secretary in october next year. the council is currently actively discussing. these are candidacies of candidates for his position, in particular government officials of the netherlands, estonia and latvia. is

this question raised at the meeting in brussels and what might be the consequences for ukraine of the change of the general secretary? until october next year, there is still a lot, and in fact, the next secretary general is to be confirmed at the nato summit in washington next july, there is still time, but we are seeing signs. the fact that consultations, diplomatic negotiations, if you can say so, are already taking place, and one of the dense contenders is the current prime minister of the netherlands, mark rutte, who also previously expressed his desire to work in this position, the prime minister said of estonia, ms. kallas, and recently, the minister for latvia, who participated today, announced his intentions at the ministerial meeting in brussels, he explained

how he sees the main tasks of a senior official of the alliance. i think it's important to ask what the next secretary general should have, what are the requirements for the position, and i think there are several, so first and foremost nato needs someone who has a proven ability to achieve. we will have 32 countries. keeping 32 countries united on any topic is a tall order and we need a consensus builder who can work with any and all allies to move everyone forward in the same direction. secondly, i i think it is important that the next secretary general would come from such a country and also personally have proven work experience regarding the level of spending on military needs. thank you. bohdan, for your analysis, our european correspondent, bohdan tsyupin, was in direct contact with us from london.

the 90th anniversary of the holodomor, genocide was commemorated in colorado. this sad date was remembered in the realities of the new struggle for the survival of the ukrainian nation. the evening of remembrance was held in denver's baben park, which was opened in colorado as a symbol of honoring the memory of the victims genocide and nazism. svitlana prystynska will tell you more. marina dobrova, co-founder of the organization ukrainians of colorado, shares a story from her family that survived the holodomor. my grandfather was a young man when his father, who did not want to belong to a collective farm, was dispossessed and sent to a camp. in tyumen for five

years. the memory of the victims of the holodomor in denver was honored in a park that was created... in honor of the victims of the woman's ravine. the park was created in 1971, and it was founded by two communities, the ukrainian and jewish communities of danbury. today, during the full-scale war in ukraine, it has been 20, almost 21 months. we call on the whole world to pay attention to the genocide that is taking place both in ukraine and elsewhere, in israel and in ukraine. baben yar memorial is located around a centralized path in the form of a star of david with three different architectural objects, an amphitheater, a grove and a ravine. the grove of memory consists of 100 trees, which symbolize the thousands of people killed in babin yar. this is again a park in memory of the victims, among the ukrainian jewish population in

kyiv. this is a reminder, and necessarily in the united states, directly in the state of colorado. what tragedy took place, what were its consequences, it remained, even already in our dna, after the tragedy of the famine, my grandmother always first of all asked me whether i had eaten, whether i wanted to eat, even if i answered no, eat, eat, eat, eat, taras konoval was born in the usa, but every year he remembers these events together with his family, his mother is from kharkiv region, his father is from poltava region. and many relatives, their mothers, aunts, family, nine people, all from died of hunger, father, grandfather hid grain in a well, climbed at night, and dug a hole , and hid it, because soviet soldiers came and dug into them in the garden, looking for whether they

were hiding grain somewhere, all my relatives survived those times in the village, we always chatted, especially my grandfather told me, and i was small, but thanks to my great-grandfather, they survived, he hid something in his cellar and fed the children. colorado volunteers consider it their mission to do everything so that the suffering of those who survived the holodomor and genocide are not forgotten. svitlana prystynska, olena andryushchenko. denver, colorado. the ukrainian teenager, orphan oleksii, was resettled in poland at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, his boarding school in melitopol was bombed in the first days of the war, the city is still occupied by the russians. when the boy was about to turn 18, he saw in front of him the only exit to adult life, to go to war,

although he was very afraid, he remembered the explosions outside the window of the bus when their boarding school was being taken away. from the war zone. when it was necessary to make a choice, a family from the usa called oleksiy and offered to adopt him. visiting iryna matviychuk and oleksii osyka visited oleksiy's new family. 18-year-old oleksiy joined his new family in the usa only a few weeks ago, but immediately became friends with his foster brother and sister. this is the fourth. in his life, his parents gave him up after birth, when oleksiy was less than a year old, he was adopted by a family from the zaporozhye region, they took me when i was about a year and a month and four years old, they have many more children, that is, we already have it was at the time when i was already 12 years old, we had 13 children, and they

there were two more relatives, according to the boy, when he was 12, oleksiy was recommended to write a refusal. from my family, because of bad behavior, i had bad company, i ran away from home, it happened like this, and i didn’t take their words that you would finish playing, i didn’t care, i played, ran, that is, with friends at night, they told me, you have a month and you are going to a boarding school, so he ended up in a boarding school in the city of goliaipole, near melitopol, he lived in a boarding school for several years, fell in love there for the first time and assures that he has improved his behavior. when it started full-scale invasion of ukraine, on february 24 , about 300 children, including oleksiy and his girlfriend, were taken by bus from their boarding school. it was scary, because we were driving and maybe 200-300 meters away from us , these were falling and it was very painful for us, if it hit, well, it was a slipper, the children

were crying little, they did not understand, it was their first time, they were panicking . all the children were safely brought to poland, where they were placed in a local shelter. oleksiy officially became an immigrant when he was almost 17. then he had no idea what. that through he will live in america for a year and he will be accepted here, already an adult, as his own, jessica and gaypatrika, and how do jessica and gap treat you? good, very good, like relatives, well , that is, i am their own son and they accepted me as their own. what is your relationship with the children? also, when i arrived, they immediately had lunch brother, brother and everything. this family from wyoming had been trying to adopt another child from ukraine, a teenage girl, for several years . nastya we tried to bring nastya, but we couldn't. first there was covid, then there were age restrictions due to pandemic, then the war began. after

the major invasion, ukraine suspended all foreign adoptions. so, to visit nastya, gape and jessica in 2022 , volunteers are going to poland, near ukrainian refugee children. we managed to volunteer at the shelter where i was evacuated last year... it was important for us to show her that we are a real family and we care about her. kik and patrick knew that nastya could not be adopted yet, so they hoped to spend more time with her, but nastya made them an offer that no one could have predicted. she asked us adopt oleksii into the family. nastya turned out to be a girl whom alexei had been dating for almost 18 years at that time, she specifically asked us if we can't bring her here, because the adoption is suspended, then can we help him? i could not

refuse her. we had to think about it well, we doubted, of course we wanted to help him, but if it suited our family, we just trusted god and went for it. in the end, he became a wonderful part of our family. it happened that my girlfriend writes to me as she pleases. says that you taken away, i am writing like this, of course, because like, there is a war, i am afraid that they will take me away and so on , she says, well, everything is fine, four hours later, jessica and jap write to me and say, do you want us to be your guardians took you away, i am writing like this, they started making documents, since oleksiy was almost an adult at that time, they started drawing up documents for him to leave the usa under the refugees from ukraine program, you for you. she explained that she loves very much, very much. very afraid of losing me and wants to be taken away . did you agree with this right away? no i said what, why are you doing things like that, for

my sake, she really loves him, they said, they will do everything possible at once, if they take me to take nastya. we managed to contact nastya herself, she confirmed this story, but did not agree to an interview, before leaving for the usa, oleksiy called his family, where he lived for the first 12 years. to receive the blessing of the then adoptive parents. they just said. they only asked if believers, i answered yes, is it good? i answered yes. then they said: "well, then go for god's sake, we're glad for you that everything worked out for you." after four months , oleksii was already in the usa, from the first day he calls jessica and gabe mom and dad. i told him that before he came here , see this as an opportunity for yourself in america. we don't care if you're an orphan, where you come from, the only thing that matters to us is who you are as a person, so you have the opportunity to build a new life if you want to, the choice of you, we are ready to help you

with everything we can, with school, language learning, although he is 18 years old in the usa, his ukrainian the diploma was recognized as nine years of the required 12 years of american schooling, so the kick-patrick family is now trying to get him into high school, he doesn't like the idea of... going to school and going to school again, he wants to go to work, but he needs this education, it must be done, this is the system here in america. how does it look, oleksiy won't have to be convinced for a long time? i have plans to learn english, to finish school, that is, to go to school, finish it, enter college, get a good profession to work and be a person above, i want to start a new life, the guy tells what he wants to become. around town as his new foster father, gape. because of the language barrier, they only communicate through a phone app. but gape is already explaining the specifics of a programmer's work to his eldest son.

and involves in daily household duties. of course, he has his own personal struggles that he is going through. all children who found themselves in a similar situation because of the war, they received a trauma that haunts them and they have to go through it. he does not like when he is not understood, sometimes because of ignorance language, he feels uncomfortable and withdraws into himself. when he can tell us about it. we'll be here when he needs us. oleksiy says that he is younger. several times a day he approaches and unexpectedly hugs him, and his sister, who is more shy, likes to bring him goodies into the room. from the very beginning , he treats our children like brothers and sisters. if we go for a bike ride somewhere, he always makes sure they keep up, helps them if needed. he always makes sure that they are not left out.

the entire kikpatrick family continues to communicate every day... if there was even a chance to bring her, she would be here already, but legally we cannot do it now, so we have to wait until ukraine allows foreign adoption, we will do everything according to the law, because this is our lifestyle, i want very much, i pray, will write a letter, it will be to biden, zelsky, so that they do something so that the children can be taken here. jessica is assured that they will follow ukrainian traditions in the family and want to know more about them. if my children were to end up in another country, i would want them to remember their american heritage. so it will be very important for us to observe holidays and traditions. we are already going to cook borscht, although we have never done this before, and also donuts. my favorite quote from the bible is genesis 50, verse

20. you thought about me. evil and god used it for good to keep many others alive. this means that we tried to bring nastya home for so long, but instead, she found a home for herself from this situation oleksii, and more and more children find their home. the kik patricks are convinced that every child is important and deserves a family. they say they are happy that oleksiy appeared in their family, but they will spare no effort to bring nastya from ukraine. from the town of gillette in the state of wyoming aspen, to the voice of america. download the voice of america mobile app. the application allows you to bypass blocking automatically thanks to the built-in vpn service. read news, watch informative programs and videos, as well as listen to ukrainian service podcasts voice of america we will forgive on this. you

watched the program of the ukrainian service of the state of america chas time. also join our daily briefings from monday to friday at 18:00 kyiv time on youtube and facebook. there you will be able to ask our hosts yuliya yarmolenko and ostap yarysh your questions live. thank you for trusting the voice of america ukrainian service. i am natalya leonova. have a good night and a peaceful morning. we are looking for ten-year-old artem kholodny, who disappeared in kharkiv region back in september 2022. help find the boy his mother asked. imagine, the woman

has not seen for more than a year. and did not hear from her son, i appeal to everyone who can see or know any information about my child, my son, cold artem andreyovych, if anyone has seen or heard any information, can provide it, i am asking you to do so, because the heart of a mother breaks up and, the fact is that artem kholodny's parents are divorced and live separately, so it happened that when the war began. the boy was with his father in the city of kupyansk, kharkiv region. on the third day of full-scale invasion, the city was completely occupied, and later the communication was cut off there. for almost six months, mrs. elena did not have any news about her son and only in september 2022 she received a short message from him in viber. it was september.