sample locals say that with the arrival of the invaders , balabin met them and received them in his house at a sumptuous table. for such a warm reception, the traitor was appointed chief of the police of the kyrylivka village. but not for long. in the summer of 2023, he was removed from his post. realizing that a court and a cage await him in ukraine, the seller tried to leave the occupied territories. one problem is the right to leave for a former police officer. they did not give, they say, yuriy balabin made three attempts to leave the occupation through the crimea to russia, and he was returned to the checkpoint three times because he is on the no-entry lists. yuriy, i want to inform you that we in ukraine are waiting for you very much, you can even not take your things, they give you pajamas and a shield in prison. it was the program collaborators and i, olena kononenko. if you have information about the kremlin sellers, write to us at this e-mail address or simply. on facebook, together

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on the air from washington, the program of the ukrainian service of the voice of america chas time, i am maria prus, congratulations, the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky has arrived at the white house. in these minutes meets with us president joe biden. voice of america has also now reported that the american government may announce a new package of military aid to ukraine in the amount of 200 million dollars. the pentagon may include munitions for hymers, anti-tank missiles and javelin systems. we will ask yulia yarmolenko, who currently works in the white house, for the latest details about the meeting between biden and zelensky. yulia, hello, please tell us about the atmosphere of the meeting, it is currently underway, however, do you know what

certain results or what topics do the leaders talk about? hi maria, first of all, president joe biden has just announced that he has signed a new $200 million aid package for ukraine that you haven't talked about yet . the actual weapons in question are taken from the united states stockpile. this meeting that is happening today is happening right now. it comes at an extremely important and busy time, we know that there is not much time left for congressmen before the christmas holidays to to approve the request for additional funding for ukraine, and this is the purpose of president zelenskyi's visit, to convince why this should be done as soon as possible, president zelenskyi is definitely on the side of president biden, he just before the meeting said that if congress does not approve this aid package, it's going to be the biggest christmas present for putin and that... can't be allowed, we know that

president biden is also personally involved in conversations with lawmakers, with leaders, in the house of representatives and in the senate, to to convince of the need to continue supporting. ukraine, we also heard from president zelensky about what he said about certain successes of ukrainians who are on the front lines, and we expect maria from this, from this meeting of the two presidents, that they will discuss what is the state of the field on the battlefield now. what is the state of the ukrainian troops, what is the progress of the ukrainian troops and what must be provided to the ukrainians as soon as possible. we also expect that president zelensky will share exactly how his meeting went capitol hill. did he feel that he managed to at least sway some votes in favor of ukraine. we hear repeatedly from the white house, they say that there is absolutely no time left, that if congress does not approve additional funding for ukraine by the end of this year, then in january the white house will not have

the resources to provide aid and replenish its own stockpiles of the united states. therefore, maria, there are a lot of bets and today we expect that literally in half an hour it should start. press conference, in an hour has the press conference of the two presidents will begin, at which we expect to hear, firstly, whether, according to his impressions , volodymyr zelenskyi managed to get any assurances that aid to ukraine will be approved sooner or later, and secondly, we also want to make sure that president zelenskyi, president biden has the leverage to persuade lawmakers to do the right thing? yes, yulia, well, actually , please tell me whether the white house really still has certain levers in... influencing or even putting pressure on legislators and whether there is a certain plan b, a backup option, if this aid is still not approved by the end of this year in certain terms. this is a very important question, maria, and we have asked it many times to legislators and representatives of the biden administration, but is there any plan b, and they said that they

want to stick to plan a in order for congress to approve the request for additional funding for ukraine. in terms of leverage, first of all, we know that president biden has an extremely long, extremely... extensive experience on the capital hill, he was a senator himself, and he knows how to communicate and how to negotiate, we personally heard from him that the democrats are ready to make concessions, are ready to negotiate in order to satisfy certain demands of the republicans, but they say that at this point, what the republicans are proposing is ultra-radical, and they want to find some common denominator or a point in the middle where they can agree, now many... experts also tell us, maria, that in fact this is all an internal political struggle, in which ukraine is not involved, but aid to ukraine looks like this, now remains hostage to these internal political debates. will this visit still be able to push lawmakers to

support ukraine? i think we will hear a little more at the press conference, which the voice of america will stream live with ukrainian translation, but we will also see in the next few days, when actually... on the capital hill, these extremely important issues will be resolved. thank you yuli, indeed, be sure to watch the live broadcast of the press conference on the website of the voice of america and on our pages in social networks. thank you yuli for this analysis and for your work in the white house. it was yulia yarmolenko, who monitors the meeting between presidents biden and zelensky. and among the positive announcements of zelenskyi's visit is the imf's decision to grant ukraine the next loan. kyiv will receive up to 900 million dollars by the end of the year, this is an important signal against the background of uncertainty regarding further assistance to ukraine from the largest international donors, the eu and the usa. in response to a question from voice of america journalist oksana bedratenko at the fund assured that donors will not give funds. a

$15.6 billion program that we put together, which is part of a much larger package. built in such a way as to give ukraine the maximum resources available under the terms of access to the funds of the fund. our review is based on financial assurances from donors, and we expect all donors to honor their pledges. and on tuesday morning, president zelensky met with the leaders of the republicans and democrats in congress. to personally convince them of the need to continue financing aid to ukraine. the leader of the democratic majority in chuck schumer told the senate that zelensky made it clear exactly what kind of help he needs and how it can contribute to the victory of ukraine. and the speaker of the house of representatives , republican mike johnson, said that the united states

supports ukraine in its defense against russian aggression, but, he said, he wants to hear from kyiv a clear strategy for victory and to see meticulous supervision. with american help. my colleague kateryna lisunova, who knows all the details of zelensky's visit to capitol hill, joins our broadcast. hello katya, tell me, please, who are you with today? did you manage to meet president zelenskyi in person? in the morning, zelenskyi gave a speech to all 100 senators. leaders of both democrats and republicans in the senate solemnly brought zelensky to this meeting. after that , zelensky went to a meeting with the speaker of the house of representatives, republican mike johnson. he noted that zelensky was invited to this meeting by the leader of the democrats in the house of representatives, hakim jeffreys. it is interesting and worth noting that at the time when zelensky was leading negotiations with legislators in congress. a rally, a protest in support of ukraine took place on the street opposite the congress itself.

activists, ukrainian and american representatives of various organizations, marched in front of congress, precisely at the time zelensky was there, to call on lawmakers to overcome all differences and finally agree on aid to ukraine. i suggest listening to their motivation right now. it's very, very important that congress know that the american people are like and ... very much want congress to compromise on aid of ukraine and provided them with the weapons they so desperately need. the fact that we can't commit more aid right now, the fact that it hasn't moved forward in the senate, is a huge concern for the ongoing ukrainian struggle and our support. i consider it very important to draw attention to this, especially now, when zelensky is speaking before our senators. katya, the negotiations took place behind closed doors, but tell me, are there any

known results? actually, zelensky did not comment on the results of the negotiations with journalists, at least in congress. instead, the leaders of the democrats and republicans commented on their meetings with the ukrainian president. therefore, the leader of the democrats in the senate , chuck schumer, said that he is calling on the congress not to go on a break, not to go on vacation, so to speak , before christmas, but to continue working until aid to ukraine is agreed upon. and only then go on a break, in turn, the leader of the republicans, mitch mcconnell, once again emphasized that any help to ukraine depends on the fact that the republicans and democrats agree on changing the immigration legislation. i suggest you listen. this morning, the senate welcomed the inspired and determined president of ukraine, zelenskyi. for almost two years, ukrainians have exceeded the expectations of the world. we know that our border is the same as the border of ukraine, israel, and taiwan. must be inviolable, which is why in recent months we have supported the need to take

additional action on all four of these threats, my support for ukraine and israel is unquestionable, i also support the preparation of the us military to defend against chinese aggression, i am determined to bring the crisis on our southern border under control, i will work to resolve these issues as long as necessary. address of the president... if the aid is not approved, putin will win. we are still trying to find a compromise with the republicans, but they should do the same. i called speaker johnson last night and urged him to extend the house session to give the additional aid a chance to be approved. i told him that the ward had to go on because in the last... 24 hours, i was worried statements by republicans, who have previously called for action on the border as soon as possible,

but now say there is no urgency to get everything done before christmas. do the republicans not realize how happy putin is now, because we are in a dead end. russian tv shows stories about how great it is for russia that congress can't pass funding for ukraine. in turn, speaker of the house of representatives mike johnson, after meeting with zelensky, not only... emphasized that the issue should be tied to ukraine border of the united states of america, but also mentioned that the republicans demand to strengthen checks on the aid that goes to ukraine, and also emphasized again that the republicans demand from the white house a clear plan, a strategy for victory in ukraine, i suggest you listen. we had a great meeting with president zelenskyi, i repeated to him that we stand with him and against him. brutal invasion by putin, but the biden administration is demanding billions of additional dollars without adequate

oversight, without a clear strategy for victory and no answer to the american people. i have made it clear from day one that our first priority in any national security spending package will be our own national security. the border situation is an absolute disaster, and it's all because of white house policy. katya, please tell me whether it is possible to hope that this personal communication of zelenskyi with the legislators will still help to unblock the bill on financing aid to ukraine, after all. actually, this is the main purpose of this visit. in general, the democrats and republicans with whom voa spoke directly, as well as those who had statements for other media. they emphasize that now the main differences in aid to ukraine, as you rightly noted, lie in the issues of the border and migration legislation of the united states of america, and these are internal issues. therefore, almost no one

from the ukrainian side, from various officials to volodymyr zelenskyi himself, is unlikely to be able to influence this very issue and simply. push, push legislators to move forward in this matter, for the sake of helping ukraine. as a matter of fact, both republicans and democrats, both in the senate and the house of representatives, say that, as of now , there is no progress in negotiations on border issues, and in fact the situation is currently stuck, and everything depends on these negotiations. because now aid to ukraine, israel, taiwan and other needs that the white house previously requested also depends on the border issue. at the same time, in... in the congress, as of now, at least since yesterday and today, everything is louder there are calls to stay working longer than the schedule that currently exists in the congress, i would like to note that now the legislators actually have a few days left to agree on all issues and agree on aid to ukraine, in fact , on thursday, the congress is supposed to go on a break

before christmas, but legislators are getting louder and louder, and actually the leader of the democrats in the senate, chuck schumer, as you heard ... just a few minutes ago, is calling for work to continue and not to go on recess until all the necessary issues are agreed upon, and that in first of all, it concerns aid to ukraine, as the speaker himself, excuse me, the leader of the democrats in the senate, chuck schumer, emphasizes. thank you katya for such an expert analysis, it was voa's congressional correspondent, kateryna lisonova. another meeting of the security council was held in new york the day before. the un is dedicated in particular to the west's military aid to ukraine. the meeting was convened by russia and an american activist with pro-russian views was invited to speak. she said that western defense support for kyiv would only - i quote - inflame the conflict. in return american representative john kelly called it the height of russia's hypocrisy to say that legal

support for ukraine's right to self-defense continues the war. at the same time, the british diplomat fergus eckersley called the actions. evidence of attempts to weaken ukraine's political support in the west is running out. russia failed to deceive the international community, as evidenced by more than 140 countries that have repeatedly and overwhelmingly condemned russia's aggression and its humanitarian consequences. more than 140 member states have repeatedly called on russia to stop the offensive and immediately, definitely withdraw all troops completely. sovereign territory of ukraine. we expect russia to provide any excuse, no matter how absurd, to cover up its failures on the battlefield. russia tried to cast doubt on dozens of countries that have provided aid to ukraine, as well as ukraine's right to self-defense. russia can end this war today, it can end its war crimes and atrocities against

the people of ukraine. and to other topics. in poland , the government is currently headed by prime minister donald tusk. speaking before the parliament, he promised that poland will be a leader in the european union, protect its own interests and also strengthen international support for ukraine. it is tusk who will represent warsaw at the eu summit in brussels, where they will discuss, in particular , the possible decision to start negotiations on ukraine's accession to the european union. we will talk more about the new polish government with our european correspondent bohdan tsyupin. hello, bohdan. please remind me about tusk's long political career, and why he so resolutely promises to help ukraine? yes, it's worth mentioning because donald tust is a veteran of modern polish politics. from the end of the 90s, he was in the legislative body,

in the polish parliament from 2007 to 2000. on the 14th, he was already the prime minister, and now, by the way, some european jokers call the appointment of tusk his second coming to poland. another important moment in his career is his work as the president of the european council, where he organized all important summits of the european union from 2014 to 2019, and with all this experience, with this, one might say, european perspective, today in he emphasized in the program speech to the parliament. that ukraine, as the main issue of foreign policy, will be the leading one for his government. we must speak loudly,

decisively and with one voice about ukraine. listen, this is another issue that should unite us, because today we see how president zelensky is again trying to explain to the world what it is really about, that the war, that russia's attack on ukraine is an attack on all of us. "i count on the cooperation of all political forces here, we will loudly and resolutely demand the full mobilization of the free world, the western the world to help ukraine in this war. bohdan, tusk headed the coalition government, please tell me how stable this coalition is, because now the largest party in the diet, law and justice, which includes, in particular, the president of poland andrzej duda, they actively criticize tusk and his policies." yes, tuska criticized, the law and justice party has a very strong position in the parliament, it is the largest party, but the coalition that created tusk's government

still has more votes, although not a constitutional majority, which may be a problem for some draft laws or decisions that, for example, may be promised by president andrzej duda, a representative, again, now of the opposition party, law and justice. tusk is criticized. for example, i heard on the broadcast today how yaroslav kaczynski, the leader of the law and justice party, called tusk a german agent. he is also criticized for his actual work experience in the european union, calling him a brussels bureaucrat, but tusk today emphasized the importance of poland as a key european state. i don't think i need to to convince someone how important is the endurance of our alliances, how important is the strong position of poland, which is respected in the world and

in europe, poland united in the face of this threat, how important it is to repeat this our common national dogma that poland is and will be the key , will be a strong sovereign link of the north atlantic alliance, that poland will be a self-confident, loyal, stable ally'. states are confident in their convictions, confident in their strength and importance, that poland will regain its place the leader of the european union. bohdan, can we expect the new tusk government to take certain steps to help ukraine join the eu, or to unblock the situation at the border? poland already very concretely and very powerfully helps ukraine, even with the previous government, it is one of the leading ones. donors of military aid help ukrainian refugees, of whom there are many in poland, the largest part of international

military aid, in particular american aid to ukraine, passes through poland, so poland is already doing a lot, which is expected from the tusk government, this perhaps a little more predictability, for example, at the border, already these days it is reported that the blockade. at least one of the checkpoints has been removed, that is, there is hope that the new government will solve the problems, although, for example, there is a party in the government that says it wants to keep the embargo on the import of ukrainian grain to poland, that is, the new government does not mean that all problems with ukraine, between poland and ukraine will be removed, but today here... in warsaw he emphasized that he believes that it is possible to do both, and to help, as he told our brothers ukraine, and, as he emphasized, to protect

the interests of the poles, that is, the national interests of poland, he said that he will defend firmly and persistently, if necessary. thank you, bohdan, this was our european correspondent, bohdan tsyupin. as of december 12, there are almost 5 million internally displaced persons in ukraine, more than 3.5 of them became displaced after the start of the full-scale invasion of russia, - said deputy prime minister iryna verashchuk. odesa region alone received more than 200,000 officially registered immigrants. our next a story about three women from luhansk region and kherson region who found refuge. anna kostyuchenko and pavel sukhodolsky saw how they were forced to rebuild their lives. 35-year-old yuliya trubnikova

goes for a walk to the sea with her children almost every morning, she was evacuated from lysychansk in the luhansk region to odesa on march 28 last year. from the age of 18 to 21, yulia served in the armed forces as a cook, so she felt a special danger from the russians. yulia's husband, currently commissioned, was also a military man at that time. mykola, the youngest son, was born already in evacuation he is a little afraid to walk on his own, but he cannot stand on his own. yulia currently lives on the territory. volunteers helped to settle in the former sanatorium together with other immigrants. i had two children at that time, i didn't even know about the third , i didn't know anything about him at all, i knew about him in the seventh month, because i had so many sais, the family's own house in lysychansk was occupied by occupiers, says the woman. my physical building is standing, the orcs live there,

and... the mother building, it is there, but i took everything there, the fence is half gone, the building it is half destroyed, well, the garden was destroyed, the boiler, the toilet, everything was taken away, everything was taken away, i would like to return home, 55-year-old migrant from kherson oblast olha shatsilo, a school teacher, also dreams of returning home. a boarding school, you know, when you still call her and you know that your house is completely destroyed, somewhere there is some hope that you will be able to return there, because your whole life is there, but you understand that it is 30 km from the crimea, and you understand that no one will give it up so easily, and that your home will be, well, on the battlefield itself, so to speak, and it is possible

there will be nothing left, that's how we live. both of olga's sons are fighting in the armed forces of ukraine. together with her husband, the woman went to finland in october 2022, but they returned to ukraine within a year. we had a little granddaughter, we also have a daughter-in-law who is also in the military, and we could not stay there for one reason only, that the children are at war and... well , god forbid, what will happen, we simply could not be there, housing the children are filming them, the woman says, while the husband sits with his granddaughter, olga, together with other volunteers weaves camouflage nets at the headquarters of the odessa humanitarian organization, the dream of free people. on occasion, a woman calls her fellow villagers in her native occupied village. people are waiting, and people, despite everything, believe in the victory of ukraine,

they are not given any humanitarian aid. there is no help for work, people are surviving, they planted a garden, everything was flooded and everything was destroyed, but despite everything, when you call them and hear that everything is fine and that they are waiting, and they believe that they will be released and they don't even think about what to eat, how to live, well, that probably gives us strength here to fight, to go do something, because we can here... help something. among others, the displaced persons in odesa are taken care of by the french humanitarian organization acted. in cooperation with the us agency for international development usaid, they help to prepare the places of residence of the displaced people for the winter period. home renovation, both cosmetic and medium level. we provide many things for insulation, cooperate with local authorities, provide food tiles and solid

fuel. 42-year-old anastasia, a resident of kherson, together with her eight-year-old daughter, shares a room in one of these shelters with kateryna, a migrant from the mykolaiv region. after the evacuation , anastasia rented an apartment in odessa, but the money ran out. the woman has been living in the shelter for two months and is interning at a local transport company. the woman plans to stay in odesa, because her kherson apartment was heavily damaged by shelling. at the moment , i am doing an internship at... at work, i hope that i can start earning something, so that there are funds to rent housing, because the prices in odessa have risen a lot, these are not the prices that were, it is very good that there are such centers that can provide some kind of shelter, support, yes for some period of time, but still you have to rely on yourself, forcibly resettled persons receive...