i already have a lot of questions, because frankly speaking, i was expecting a certain different picture of the situation today, but again, you know, it's some kind of feeling there or expectations, and there are no prerequisites for blackouts, and what's more, even if there is a critical impact due to attacks on the power system, and blackouts. may be, but they will be temporary, you say, you expected a different picture, a worse one? well, you know, i honestly, well, if today we have, well, take last year, then for today they have been attacking the power system every day for two months. and, i, uh, well, to hope that, uh, they, uh, that the terrorist changed the terrorist plans, well, i don't believe that.

on the other hand, of course, it's the level of air defense, it's incomparable to last year, and you can see that for yourself, and actually, i think that's one of the key factors why they're holding back from such a massive, well, holding back for now, we'll see, and accordingly , the effectiveness of any massive strike will depend on the level of air defense, so... that's why the situation is completely real another, well, if we compare last year , well, let's see, this week we know that the zaporizhia nuclear power plant has already experienced the eighth blackout, what are the consequences, what is the situation now, and to what extent do such blackouts threaten something even worse in the future? well, any blackout of a nuclear power plant is a huge threat, it's a huge threat, because... in the event of a blackout

, the diesel generators that provide electricity are activated, but you understand, today this plant is controlled by the russians, currently they are not conduct no robots to support the operation of the equipment, and thank god, the ukrainians took care of... the normal operation of the diesel generators in terms of the quality of the repairs and everything that we did, but you know, the eighth blackout is there or what is next, that is, we are waiting on the ninth, 10th, 15th , that is, we are waiting for the day when the diesel generators will not work, or as a result of hostilities, some russian missile or drone will fall on the diesel generator and... and it

will not work, so, well, well, a very difficult situation, very difficult, and unfortunately, this illusion of control from the side of the russians, ah, she is very dangerous. the energy support fund of ukraine, according to which principle it is filled by donor countries, how much money is there and how much is needed in general. well, today there are already more than 330 million euros in that fund. and we expect additional funds, and i think that we will get more than 400 million, and the principle of formation is , well, again, we have constant communications with partners, with my colleagues, ministers, and the states donate funds to this fund. well, different states are different, but in principle, a very large number of states accepts participation in subsidies to this fund, further

, that is, this fund, it is operated, we asked the energy community to act as the operator of this fund, all purchases are made through the usa, the tetratec company, and accordingly, we collect the needs of our energy industry and transfer it to this fund for that they purchase the equipment, they carry out the procedures and ... supply us with this equipment, this is basically a very effective mechanism, because , first of all, it is easier for them to do it there, because they have access to the markets of all countries the world and from the point of view of transparency, it does not raise any questions before the fund, it is very important, regarding the ukrainian energy industry after the war, what will the main efforts be aimed at? and we have huge progress in nuclear

energy and we will build blocks, we have plans to build two, a third, and a fourth on khmelnytskyi. on the 5th-6th, and these are real projects with real equipment that we will already be purchasing, so it is important, after all, nuclear energy is basic energy, and now, if you look at kopi, a declaration was adopted at kopi on 28 , well, this is the cop, it's about green, the green transition, the cop is about clean energy, and the declaration was adopted at the cop. which called for a threefold increase in nuclear energy in the world by the year 50, and the rationale for this is that without the development of this very development, a threefold increase in nuclear energy, the green transition will not take place, so you know,

there is a lot in the world, well, i have always been a supporter of nuclear of energy, and i was there in my time, when there were discussions, even in the european parliament , i wrote a letter there to support... nuclear energy and then the vote, by the way, 50 votes, that is, they were exactly on the side of nuclear energy, and the difference was 50 votes, and it is very important that the world also took it as a trend, this is really a renaissance of nuclear energy will take place, because without it there will be no green transition, but what is important, we said about zelenka, about excuse me, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, about... really, we cannot allow any incident to happen there, because it will affect the development of atomic energy in the world. in addition, of course, we will build, decentralize this generation, this is not just generation, it will be decentralization, and of course, it's definitely the sun, it's

wind, it's hydrogen, we have huge, huge gliders. energy development, and the key thing is what we are doing it for, and we are doing it in order to implement the president's task that ukraine will be an energy hub for europe, and we have all the possibilities for this. thank you, mr. herman, for taking the time to comment, thank you for your work. thank you. chevrons approaching victory. this year's winter promises to be difficult again. the enemy is aiming at

objects of critical infrastructure. so we have to prepare for the most difficult scenarios. keep warm, insulate houses, it will be difficult, but ukraine has a fighting spirit. don't borrow, think about an additional safe source of heat, everyone should be responsible this winter, invite relatives, acquaintances from the regions that have been destroyed, together, it's warmer and more fun. the best way to warm up is to engage in light sports, because our energy is enough to overcome any cold. stock up on flashlights and power banks, charge them and stock up food, water and warm clothes. warm up deliciously. great tea or a hot dish gives warmth from the inside, and calories are not superfluous in winter. make friends with your neighbors, it is easier to beat the enemy in a group, and even more so to winter. and most importantly, support the armed forces. thanks to them, we have the opportunity to meet this winter. and as long as we are united,

we are not afraid of enemies or cold weather. we hold each other. let's beat the winter together. warm country. step by step, they move from one danger to another. step by step, they release from the invisible death our land. fields and forests, houses in which evil visited. without sappers , life will not return here. without the courage and dedication of these people, we will not return home. for your work and our safety. we thank the sappers of the state emergency service of ukraine. military aid to ukraine contributes

to the growth of the american economy. this was stated by us secretary of state anthony blinken. according to him, active support in... the country even helped to create more jobs in the states. if you look at the investments we made in the defense of ukraine, it will become clear that 90% of the aid. in the field of security that we provided was actually spent here in the united states. this underscores the importance of kyiv's support for america's global politics and national security. anthony blinken, secretary of state of the united states of america. the draft law on financing aid to ukraine must be approved. british foreign minister david cameron addressed the us congress with such a call. he noted that non-fulfillment of this requirement can give courage to vladimir putin, because without with your military support, it will be difficult for ukraine to resist russian aggression.

the money received by ukraine so far has not been spent in vain, as it has destroyed up to half of russia's military assets. if these funds fail, there are only two people who will be smiling. one of them is vladimir putin in russia, the other is xi jinping in beijing. i don't know about you, but i don't want to give either of those two a christmas present. david cameron. minister of foreign affairs of great britain. andrii dobryanskyi, director of communications at the ukrainian congress committee america, with us in direct communication. andrei, we congratulate you. greetings, good morning. good morning, you obviously still have evening. let's talk about what is happening around the support package for ukraine. how well do these words work, particularly as we heard them from david cameron, for... american politicians? i think the

way i thought before and the way i'm hearing from our friends in the congress, the senate or the house of representatives, the majority of the votes want this package to pass, it's just that some politicians have given them an opportunity to include another matter altogether in these negotiations, it brought the whole procedure to a standstill. which began as early as august, in august, the president first made such a request to congress, and we had debates in september, further in october, and then really, when november came, people realized that probably congress would be closed altogether , we survived, and we extended our budget, here at the very end of the year... when people in washington want to leave already, they want to leave by the 15th to be home for the christmas

holidays, and some politicians were meeting, and they , they see an opportunity to change the bill to the way they want it to be on the american border issue, i don't think we'll get to the end of the month this package and maybe it should be in january, but i can say that this is all from ' happened this month in the united states, whether in washington or in other states, various deputies, various ministers who came all over america, visited our leaders, i think a little more now we have a chance to win the bill before the end of the year . well, at the same time, here are these appeals and internal, because john kirby, for example, spoke about it the day before and joe biden from... in the end there were even a few appeals as well, but also external what we said was referring to mr. cameron from great

britain, like them and whether they influence the understanding of the situation, the decision-making , they are all influential, and i think that is why ukraine, i think now is the moment to personally visit the congress with all the deputies that i mentioned, or the ministers that, mr. yarmak , who is now in washington, whether he has already returned, i do not remember. yes and even but in that they will understand, not only on the one hand, as i said, that there are some congressmen and senators who see an opportunity for them to change the law for matters that are completely internal, but also on the other hand, you can do the same to say that all those international voices, be it cameroon or ukraine, i think, are very influential. for personal, individual members of our congressmen, and

also, why today's urgent meetings, sorry, it's still saturday, but since thursday, when this vote in the senate was from thursday, urgent meetings have been put on throughout america, in large venues, in large cities, centers such as new york, los angeles, seattle, dulles. but also in the center of america and specifically in such states where the majority of republicans are waiting for the law to be changed to their american opinion. border, they also saw, personally saw in their states, that it is ukrainians or americans of ukrainian origin who are getting ready to vote, we want this help, not only from outside foreign votes, but also internal voices here. if there were ukrainians, which ones

have been living in the states that have citizenship for a long time, went to some rallies. pickets, would that help? i think specifically in states like this where i'm saying some congressmen are still waiting that they don't want to vote on this bill until there's a change, but i would also say that some of the votes, even in states close to here, just two days ago, or on thursday, i think, it is quite certain that there is one congress on thursday evening as well. here in new york and in the state of new york had a conversation and it was a democrat and for some reason he got lost and said that his his those who they are voting for him in his precinct , now they are tired of ukraine, probably we don’t need to think about it, and now after 24 hours of bulovych in

his precinct, we can’t release our energy, our campaign here... americans now now, because like ukraine it will show us, all those deputies, it is not easy to move now in america, but here, what they have arrived and they see, they do not want to wait until january, as i thought before, probably we will have to wait, for ukraine we cannot all i 've seen is this cool pack that reminds me people, it's winter now, everyone needs to be prepared, and not only the ukrainian community here feels it. but also supporters of ukraine, americans, ordinary americans who would like to see this victory, and on various televisions, the news, there is a discussion that ordinary people now support this bill, why can't we pass it here in america? well, by the way, with regard to public support, sociological polls literally appeared the day before,

50%, plausibly, american. interviewees, in particular, they express their support ukraine, is it a lot or a little, and of course, every statistic is interesting in terms of dynamics, that is, if we compare, but how do you see it, is it really a decreasing trend, or is it a positive signal? i think, when i read those statistics, i am very curious about who is publishing them, and i have already understood until today that some are looking for a raise. finally, that america would leave ukraine, and they include in their questions whether you, or you complain that the money went somewhere outside the border, and as state secretary blinkin himself said, and on our web page, the ukrainian committee , on the first page this graph, issued

by the american department of defense, will show that about 90% of that money remained here in america, remained in jobs for the americans, built various factories, repaired so that some cities, small villages had the possibility of arming ukraine, it is very important, it is important for the economy of america, and that is why i read those statistics , it seems to me that some people are telling the public that the money must have left america. but really, as the secretary said, no, it is american money, now only things, most of them are things that go outside the ocean. let's expand the topic a little, in continuation, in fact, the european union fears that trump's coming to power may collapse nato, the new york times writes about it. several european officials said their

governments assumed a second donald trump presidency would result in the u.s. effectively withdrawing from the alliance. there is also a possibility that the politician will refuse to help ukraine in the war against russia, according to the publication. in in connection with this, representatives of the esteemno countries are meeting with trump's associates to learn about his intentions. well, actually, trump's attitude towards nato has been known since his first term, he already said then that something needs to be decided about it, whether to leave or not to leave nato, whether there are such attitudes among americans and whether americans are generally afraid of it , that... the united states will cease to be a member of the north atlantic alliance? i think that somewhere in the world there are generations from the same age and even younger. understands, no, does not have understanding that this is a world without nato, and this is not the easiest thing for our politicians to explain, and

to scare people, i think when we hear from some politicians that they want americans to complain that we would leave nato, unfortunately, many, i'm not just saying young people , but, but people in... in the 1950s never felt that it was an open war here in america, but outside of what happened across the ocean here in america, whether it's in the far east or the middle east or wherever, and that's why it's not an easy thing explain, it will unite the radicals on the left and the right who both don't want the money out of america, but think that everything... could stay here in america, and to me the most influential, we can watch, and yes , as i say when i speak to the americans, that's what our friends in

the uk said when they had the brexit debate, you can look at their economy, it's not nato, it's others, but it's important how they campaigned about it was said that, unfortunately, most of the money. were leaving great britain for the european union, and what kind of money could be made return, then we would all be rich, i also think that the people here, and specifically those that the radicals want from the duma, are consistent with the opinion with trump, that probably, even if we were not in nato, we would somehow have a lot more money to build up america, they don't actually understand how this lack of nato is, what it would mean for the whole world, for ordinary americans, for the whole global economy, it would

be terrible, then for us, actually, here, when we we say and say, we need to show examples when people really thought that it would be easier not to unite with the alliances, but saw then later that it was better when they had followers. but here is this understanding or there is a specific perception in such a way that these global threats are really not taken into account, as far as it is characteristic in general for different layers of society, is it a topic of the agenda there, if you will, or is it just some kind of well, i don't know, there is a group of marginals, if you will, who have such a specific approach and among them is an influential person, donald trump? it's still very marginal, i have to tell you that outside of... europe here here in america , they do not have a high rating for any foreign affairs, the numbers are simply not there, people take care of domestic affairs, and in the same way

, i would say that ukraine would have the same opinion, if the enemy was not confident in it, then here in in america, the main topics are prices, inflation, savings, and america is also the most important of all. the americans would not like to see that they themselves did not have to fight somewhere, and this is very important, it is important for them to emphasize that supporting nato, supporting ukraine now now actually means that the americans will not have to go to ukraine or poland or to our baltic countries there to protect them, and the more we support ukraine, the easier it is for... here for us here, for our economy, and likewise, the more the enemy disappears in ukraine, so even less of it exists to attack other

people outside the world. but here in the states there was already the fourth round of debates, so to speak, and there was much less, according to the analysts' conclusions , they talked about ukraine, about the situation in ukraine, but he continues there to... insist that all aid to ukraine should be stopped, to give the land to putin, to take putin at his word that he will stop rapprochement with china there, how popular are such opinions, because there is another pole, nicky haley, for example, advocates further support for ukraine for practical, moral reasons? yes, she, she alone remembered something and clearly told about... i know that ukrainians, republicans here in america have already met with her, and some, well, support her as a

possibility. to become a candidate, and on the other hand, such candidates as viveake, when, who became quite popular in the summer, now his figures are 4%, 3%, and this is in general, i am not even talking about the first in the states where he gets less than 1% in the first preliminary uvayev primary, well, this is not a serious politician, and that is what we hear , that... at every debate, he does not behave seriously, and despite the fact that we see who is serious, who is not serious, who has numbers, who does not have numbers, then we can tell, and what is popular here in america, and like nikki haley, who was very clear about why there is a need to go to war against the enemy, be it russia, be it china, be it

iran, all those things... now and now america must stand against them, then we understand that this language got it in iowa by about 17%, in new hampshire even higher, and the third primaries will be in the state itself, where she was governor, i think will show that we still have to wait on the trump thing, and even though he hasn't won in...any previous primary, i'd like to see, really, what the numbers are going to come out by september , until march, when there will be the first primaries, and then we will show, then america will understand whether there is popularity for such topics that vyvek, that trump will talk about their rallies, but besides that, i really praise those like hailey, like governor christie, who went to

ukraine. there only a few months ago, it is we who should hear more, and now until now they get the opportunity to be on the stage of debate. eh, the factor of support for ukraine , is it converted into electoral preferences, or vice versa, maybe some - some non-perception, well, because it can work both ways, but let's look at it this way, let's remember, for example, the speech of joe biden, which he made in prime time , it was there for over a month. ago and he was talking about ukraine and the need to support ukraine, is this reflected electorally, or is it reflected in people's preferences? uh, it depends on who you talk to, uh, it's still very influential for older people who vote and vote more than young people, uh, for this center of life, almost 30 and 50, they, they're so

often... don't look at the news on television, and more online, then they have to interrupt the program or watch some sport, and then all of a sudden the president makes a speech, they probably don't like it, but for younger viewers, then what does the speech say so official, we know that numbers are not influential, how it will have an impact on the future. the main thing is what is happening now to us, what is happening, what will happen in the congress, and the more, the more influence we can have on the congressmen, and i think that most of the congressmen and senators of the democratic party all watched, and some even watched this speech together , and the republicans looked the same way, because we know how they reacted, they reacted quickly to his speech, some supported it, some said

even that... it is necessary to transfer even more to ukraine, but those who vote and are ready to vote against this draft law, they are still directly only thinking about the american case, regarding the american border with mexico, and nevertheless there must be negotiations, thank god that the main ones votes in negotiations in the senate, we know that from two sides, these are supporters of ukraine, both men. the connetic senator, who often visits ukraine, or the senator, as well, who visited ukraine, thank god when they have discussions about this bill that both sides, they understand that it is necessary to support ukraine, but only this is an internal matter regarding the border, it must be resolved among themselves. thank you, and for taking the time to explain, andriy dobryanskyi, we will remind you, the director of communications.