is controlled by the chinese government and can be used to access users' information and influence their political views. i don't want the chinese communist party to get data about our citizens, i don't want there to be a propaganda algorithm among americans. this year, however, trump changed his stance on banning tiktok. we are going to rescue. they want to destroy. so all tiktok people, vote for trump. trump also criticized nato, claiming that the countries. members do not pay their fair share of joint defense contributions, his partner vice presidential candidate jaydy vance further criticized the united states for helping ukraine. let's not confuse the courage of the ukrainian military with the fact that they have the most corrupt leadership and government in europe, and possibly the most corrupt leadership in the world. this is in direct contrast to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, who sees aid to ukraine as vital to... it is no longer

guaranteed that america will meet aggression with overwhelming force, or even that it will support our allies 100%. analysts say trump's calls for higher tariffs, if elected, could spark the biggest conflict in the republican party. this is shown by the transformation of the republican party since 2016, as republicans have historically always... trump has promised to impose at least a 60% tariff on china and a 10% tariff on imports from other countries if he is re-elected. oleksiy kovalenko, catherine gibson, voice of america, washington. for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion, several judges from the russian dance union.

took part in judging a ballroom dance competition in new jersey, it caused a wave of protest among the dance community as well as the local community and politicians. iryna solomko will tell you more. yaroslav boley is a professional dancer from ukraine. he has been living in the usa for the 11th year. in 2021, together with his wife , he became the champion of the united states among professionals, after which he opened his own dance studio in los angeles. in america, says yaroslav, dancing is very popular. compared to europe, it is the market where adults start dancing. already at the age there, let's say 30 plus, and they have the funds and time for it. the competition calendar here is so very busy, if i'm not mistaken there are about 140 competitions throughout the year. among

them is the empire open dance festival ballroom dance competition in new jersey. this year , the organizers invited judges from russia to the competition. in the community of dancers, says beley, there are many natives of the countries of the former soviet union, including russians, many of whom openly condemn russia's war in ukraine. through the invitation of judges from russia bouley himself refused to participate in the competition. from the point of view of their professional characteristics, i have no, no one has any questions for them. this is a profession. channels, they danced for many years, they have results, that is, if we do not say that there is a war, these people are respected as professionals, but this very position, if during the war, it is, to put it mildly, incomprehensible, between the judges serhii ryupin and ruslan idaev, both members of the russian dance union, and ryupin is also its vice-president. in 2014, this organization opened a branch in the occupied crimea and began holding competitions there, after which ryupin and the president of the union

were added to the list of the site by the peacekeeper. the organization also conducts master classes for children of the so-called dnr, and in april 2024 organized a festival in mariupol. the union also organizes the dance competition kremlin cup pride of russia. its general partner is gazprombank. that is why beley and almost one and a half hundred other representatives of the dance community turned to the organizers of the empire open dance festival with a letter in which they explained why in their opinion these judges cannot judge. competition, so we would be very, very happy not to even bring it into the public space and just solve this issue directly with the organizer, i am personally very upset that a situation is developing where, for example, ukrainians will be judged by russians living in russia , working in russia, volodymyr barabash and yulia rudenko are a couple of professional dancers. he is from ukraine, she

is from moldova. this time they gave up the competition, in which they participated almost every year. they say they don't mind being judged by judges of russian origin, but not those living in war-torn russia. against ukraine. many tansurists moved here from russia, ukraine, moldova, and belarus. that is, in principle, we are the main part of the dancers from there. therefore , russian judges with russian roots, they, they are always present. there are a lot of judges and dancers. but they live in america and... pay taxes, that is, it's a little different, and the organizers of the competition present it that way, and it's like a bridge so that it us united everyone, and we think that this is not the best time to unite,

because the money that they earned, they go back to russia and to that economy, and we could not imagine , how would we support this this this competition. after the publication of the letter , yaroslav boley claims. a campaign started against him in social networks. voice of america contacted one of the organizers of the competition, serhiy kolmykov. he promised to comment on the situation, but later stopped answering calls. at the same time the page the organizers of the dance competition posted an official position on instagram. it is stated there. the accusations against these judges have not been proven, ballroom dancing is outside of politics. the accusations they make against these people are conjecture, innuendo and completely unproven. they lack factual evidence, they only target russian ethnicity. to accede to their demands would be to plunge the famous and joyful ballroom dancing community we all love into

the murky waters of political controversy. it will strengthen and fuel the forces of hatred and retributions that fuel trauma, chaos, and war. we firmly believe that dance, as a universal language, should overcome cultural differences and promote mutual understanding between people from all walks of life. mykhailo novakhov, local politician and member of the new york state assembly. he also opposed participation in the competition of judges from russia. i am convinced that their arrival is a manifestation of the so -called soft power, which the kremlin uses to promote russia's interests in the world. he tells: once he managed to stop a similar action when they had in new york russian ballet artists will perform. after his appeal to the organization. this is the promotion of kremlin culture, the promotion of the propaganda of the kremlin and putin through culture, this has always been well used. let's not forget the soviet union and this continues

to be used perfectly in russia, so this is a very cunning strategy. as a sign of protest against the participation of judges from russia in the competition, the ukrainian community organized a street. a signal that we don't let it pass our ears, pass our eyes, that we see everything that happens, i'm now preparing a letter to the visa office services of the usa to find out what visas these judges received in general, because if they do not have work visas, then this is an abuse that is prosecuted criminally. the dance community promises yaroslav biley, will monitor the development of events, or prevent further attempts by russians to use dance to promote their interests in the united states. from new york irena solomko, pavlo terikhov, voice of america. this is a story from new york, and we are moving

on, telling other stories. more than two years ago, the biletskyi family was forced to to flee the russian occupation to the united states. valeria and roman saved their six children, however. the eldest son, who defended azoval, was captured. now little is known about his fate, but his parents are doing everything possible to return him to ukraine. last year, the voice of america first visited the biletskyi family in washington state. today, while waiting for news about their eldest son, the biletskis are trying to focus on their own business, a ukrainian art shop. khrystyna shevchenko will tell their story. to the town of orting, valeria and roman and... with they moved with their six minor children in april 2022, they had to leave their home in the village of lymanets in the kherson region urgently, the family could not remain in the occupation, the eldest son was in the armed forces, the father had previously fought in the ato, so their lives were threatened not only by shelling,

but also by revenge russian military. there is a high probability that it was so, or we would still... run away, but in much worse and more difficult circumstances. the family fled to kirovohrad oblast with tepa, and moved to the united states in april 2022. at this time, the eldest son of the family. biletskih, then still 22-year-old roman ended up in azovstal. at first, the parents received news about the death of their son, later reports began to arrive that the boy was in captivity. now the family is certain, roman zhiviy. unknown people sent us a video on viber. and on viber, there is also a photo, a small note under him, that's where we know for sure that it is him, and he is alive, and that's it. for us there was a resurrection, we resurrected. valeria is also brought back to life by art. last year, the woman started

painting. this picture is the dnipro. recently , my cousin sent me a photo and me i liked it very much, it is this view, and this is washington. this one, this one, this one, others. valeria says that before moving to the state of washington, she had never painted landscapes. the children were younger, but... the family had a large farm in the country, they had never painted, now the women of biletsky have created a whole gallery from the paintings, in the shop, which was opened not recently, they sell not only paintings, but also craft soap, homemade honey from the family apiary and objects of traditional applied art, these are such notebooks, ugh, all author's, all drawings, mine, this is a petri dish, yes, this is a petri dish, so petri dish a wallet, it’s kitchen decor,

it’s notebooks, it’s just that valeria was engaged in petrykiv painting back in ukraine, here in america she conducts master classes, and for a symbolic sum she paints the faces of those who want to in the petrykiv style, it’s like the code is written in you, you like it , you want to share it. valeriya says that this traditional ornament for ukraine is very... the locals like it, it's leather, the americans like it, they really like our petri dish, and so do the mexicans, because we have similar flowers, similar some, well, some types of flowers, yes, ornaments, the woman says that it is a great honor for her to introduce americans to ukrainian culture, but the main thing is the therapeutic effect of creativity. it's like therapy, it helps, your hands are always busy, i can

turn on my favorite music, i'm left alone and i can create, roman supports his wife, advises that valeria's dreams are coming true, because it brings a good income to the family, the husband jokes, and work allows you to focus on everyday life, distract yourself from disturbing thoughts and less to live by news, we have moved into a plane. well, not just, i want to be more than just a news watcher, an observer, no, i want exactly what i can be useful for, and this is what works, it keeps me busy, it keeps me busy, which distracts me from such sad thoughts, but not for long, the night comes when you can't sleep and you always think, how is he there and what is he doing? now the family is doing everything in their power to return their son from captivity. once valeriya even flew to ukraine

on the eve of the exchange. however, her roman was not among those released at that time. i'm always waiting it's for me, i'm happy for others, i'm happy with all my heart for those sons, well, when he 's gone, i feel worse and worse and worse because of it. it just extinguishes some. in the fire of life, so while she imagines their meeting and continues to work, i know that i will just be happy to tell him that i love him, that we did everything we could, that we never for a moment doubted him, ourselves , that we always knew that everything would be fine, that you would come back and that you are very dear to us. in the future, the bilecki family wants to gradually expand the activity of the gallery, they plan

to hold various events here and create the first ukrainian cultural center in the region. seattle, khrystyna shevchenko, victoria voskevich, dmytro savchuk, bohdan shevchenko for voice of america. and our last story for today is about the only monk in ukraine, who became a powerlifter of the international class . in the last three months alone, he managed to collect eight on his own. to an ancient greek-catholic monastery near lviv. a bell cast at his expense hangs here, but pavel is not interested in the belfry, the cloister, so in monasteries call a place inaccessible to ordinary visitors. brothers live here, that is, monks. powerful walls, erected many centuries ago, hide a small gym, which the brothers built themselves. we have

five to seven men who come here to practice. my brother made me such a barbell with such a frame for squatting, the horizontal bar behind me was also self- made, people brought something, there someone dismantled that wall in przemyślyan, that massage room and said, i want to give you that swedish wall there. mykola dudka, or the monk studite, father macarius is a special student for the coach. i come to him every week, for how many years now, i go not only for training, i am the first... for everything i go to this atmosphere. in nine years, pavlo made him a real champion, nine records of ukraine, the title of master of sports of international class. our father lifts a 230-kilogram barbell while lying down. i perform not only in the classic bench press, and now recently

only in ekiring, then this rubber, this suit helps the athlete to survive a bigger weight, yes, this rubber is so hard, so strong, and it sometimes happens that it is not me who owns it, but it is me, you hold 230 kg in your hands and still think that this belt will not take you there , where he wants, i also have to fight with him, so in training we had such moments that we managed to survive 260, well, there is always that in training there may be 230, what if you lift, in the gym there will be only 210, 215, 220, then there are all such athletes, there will always be a difference of 5, 10, 15 kg. that at home is easier, the further we move on high weights, the more difficult if you start from scratch, and it was 60 kg, and he weighed 100, 107.5 kg in competitions, at the moment he has his own weight of 75 kg, and in these competitions, which will now be

the independence cup, i think we will reach 230 kg. now their goal is to repeat at competitions what they manage to do in training in the monastery gym. sometimes it happens to me there, let's say, it's a bit difficult, because there is no protein, especially a big dog, two months before easter, well, we don't eat meat at all, because i rarely have fish there, sometimes it happens that this is how i feel that i walk around the monastery so little, as if half-starved, so especially when i plan training for the evening, i work out, there is nothing to eat, it’s so little for me, but i use sports nutrition, well, that’s it... all the guys, creatine, protein and that’s it , nothing, nothing extraordinary. at the last competitions at the championship of ukraine, i passed doping control, so i am a clean athlete and nothing bothers me on my conscience. i know that as god gave me strength, i use it and show it to people. in february, after another victory at one of the tournaments, makaria's father

decided to announce a collection for several cars for aerial reconnaissance, and in a day collected 100 uah. in april, he once again won the title at the championship of ukraine, lifting 193 kg, and on the wave of interest in the champion, he opened a collection of half a million. and i sincerely say that i collected 500,000 in two days. hundreds of people congratulate me, write comments, i just ask people, do not congratulate me with comments, but donate to the armed forces of ukraine. the collection fee is 100 hryvnias. from there, the collection went quickly. last week, father closed the eighth million. funds go to drones, food. medicines and even prostheses. this is possible thanks to the authority of the monk, sports achievements and activity in social networks. brother makariy addresses subscribers even several times a day. dear friends, glory be to jesus christ. i am not at sea, together we are approaching victory. on his birthday. numerous donats go to my collection from her

generous hands. i am in the lavra with mrs. olya. i sincerely thank everyone. for such, i would say a huge donation, glory to jesus christ, glory to ukraine, the last month, more than one and a half, i work in such a private mode that i i contact each person individually, such gatherings are already now, i tell the volunteers that such gatherings will be found, that you throw out a call and you think that you will collect a million in two or three days, it is already almost unreal, i send a voice message, or if i have a phone , i call, says such a father makary, my details are such and such, and i would say that 95% of people respond positively, cooperation also helps. tatiana from a nearby town collected 200,000 for her father by playing charity lotteries through instagram on her own. made sushi rolls and benta cakes. bento cakes are small cakes of 1 kg. they combined the pleasant with the useful. i was joined by many sponsors who offered various prizes. these were certificates

for grocery stores, these were certificates for clothing stores. lviv, the end of the week. tatyana and father makariy are invited to a private event. the charitable foundation, with which monk cooperates, gives 350 fpv drones to the military from various brigades. mine are about here. there are about 105, i.e. about 15 million hryvnias, which i have collected in the last, probably 22 days there, when i see daily posts about the fact that a donation of 50,000 has arrived today, 40,000 the next day, in fact, tears come to my eyes, because when you are there, you are very needed, you really need to feel that you are doing it for someone , and someone behind you is standing behind you and helping you... in that struggle, when i bring those drones and say that these are drones from father macarius, guys, well, they are just amazed at how one person can

generate and such amount of funds for to support our unit there, to support other brigades. after a short ceremony drones quickly distributed in cars and minibuses. at the front, these birds cost $400 each, already with ammunition, and hit enemy equipment from a distance of up to 15 km. someone will say, they bring death, to such a question, one military man answered: the more drones there are on the front line, the less you, as priests, and we, as marians, will meet our boys on shields when we enter cities and villages, then for me there was a bigger argument that this is not death, this is the protection of our, our boys. omaliano shchudlyak, yurii dankevich, for the voice of america, from lviv. and that's it , we'll say goodbye, see also our daily briefings from monday to friday. on youtube and facebook. thank you for trusting us, good night and good morning. see you soon. see you soon.

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, is already next to me ready to talk about the weather for this weekend, as well as distinguished guests of the studio , mustafa dzhemilov, the leader of the crimean tatar people is in touch with us, mr. mustafa, i wish you a good day, the events of the day in two hours , vasyl's big broadcast, winter, a project for smart and caring in the evening for espresso. every week , maria gurska meets with the head of the committee on foreign affairs of the polish sejm, the representative of the government of poland for the restoration of ukraine, pawel koval. as always, we talk about the most important thing happened this week in poland, ukraine, europe. what is being said about ukraine in the eu, how should we perceive the statements of european politicians and what will our accession to the eu look like in the project about politics about the world with maria gurska? sundays at 15:30 with a repeat at 22:00 in cooperation with seestre. see this week in the collaborators program. which of yanukovych's generals

kidnaps people? in occupied zaporizhzhia, i was then in charge of the department for the protection of national statehood, and as a former actress became a russian pseudo-mermaid, i am sure that together with her brother russian our people will be able to establish a peaceful life, watch the collaborators program with olena kononenko on the espresso channel on tuesday, august 13 at 5:45 p.m. congratulations, it's a new week on the espresso tv channel. thank you for being with us, my name is khrystyna yatskiv. this is our joint project with andrii smoly, who will definitely join the project already in the second part of the program. well, in the first part i will have an opportunity for you to talk with the most authoritative guests. of course, about the hottest topics that are relevant now and will be relevant in the near future, because

ukrainian offensive. troops in the kursk region of the russian federation continues and expands. president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine oleksandr syrskyi directly confirmed the offensive operation of the armed forces in the kursk region of the russian federation for the first time. at the moment, ukrainian troops are under the control of about thousands of square meters of russian territory. as reported in telegram, the president during the meeting of the stake head. the commander reported on the defensive actions of the armed forces of ukraine at the front and operation in the kursk region. we continue the offensive operation on the territory of kurshchyna. currently, we control about a thousand square kilometers of the territory of the russian federation. groupings of troops carry out their assigned tasks, because they actually march along the entire front. the situation is under our control, syrskyi reports. the president thanks the military for their steadfastness and decisive actions, and also instructs the minister

of internal affairs. other government officials, here i want to emphasize, the security service of ukraine to prepare a humanitarian plan for the territory carrying out the operation, that is, the defense forces of ukraine aim to control these territories as long as it is included in our plan, which means that it will be necessary to ensure humanitarian stability and everything necessary for... especially the local population that remains in these territories, because ukraine actually operates within the limits of all conventions signed and generally accepted by the civilized world. well, i am glad to include in the conversation dmytro snigirov, a military expert, co-chairman of the public initiative right of action. dmitry, i congratulate you, glory to ukraine. congratulations, thank you for the invitation. do you already have a goal in mind for you? and

basically this is how the final goal of the operation in kursk oblast is looming, let's talk about the fact that it was looming right from the first days of the ukrainian offensive, we can already talk about it, the only clarification of the combat zone in the territory of kursk oblast is the areas of historically ethnic lands of ukraine , which were part of the ukrainian state, namely... the ukrainian people's republic until 1918, according to the internationally recognized obres-lithuanian peace treaty, by the way, it was ratified and signed by soviet russia, so we can talk about the fact that the prerequisites are being created, and i was afraid to rush ahead, but if there is a free expression of the will of the rebel kurians and the announcement of the kursk people's republic, it will not surprise me at all, the more the strength at the moment

defense of ukraine. control approximately 1,000 km of liberated territories. it is worth mentioning that the very nature of the military operation testifies to the increase of the subjectivity of ukraine, both in terms of military, political and informational, military terms. let's remember that two weeks before the beginning of the military operation in the territory of the kursk region, the head of the main intelligence department of the ministry of defense, bodanav, announced that russian... border. instead, in your broadcast, i am talking about the fact that it is possible that we are talking about the sumy direction. accordingly, the main intelligence department of the ministry of defense, having information about the transfer of personnel of the armed forces of the russian federation and prevented the formation of heavy armored vehicles on the territory.