in the region, in particular in romania, in poland, in latvia, in lithuania, uh, with these, with the increasing number of incidents and with the entry of drones into the territory, into the territory of nato countries, and in fact, literally three days ago, the romanian parliament considered this issue, and i asked this question to one of the senior nato officials, and he said that each country from the eastern region of ... cream will decide independently what to do with those russian drones that fall into their territory, but it is clear that nato is very careful in its reaction, and what to do further, this whole visit of antony blinken to the region, namely to london, to ukraine and to poland, was about the issue of ukraine itself, and in fact the secretary of state said that they were trying to hear new demands or about...

proposals or requests from the ukrainian side, but they also tried to hear their nato colleagues, and in particular, as we know, the british foreign minister, and it is clear that polish colleagues, therefore the issue of ukraine, the issue of security, and speaking specifically about poland, as well as the issue of energy, energy projects and cooperation in investing. would be the defense sector, because in fact poland positions itself as one of those countries that can help and can provide opportunities for american companies to develop the defense sector here, and it is in zhezów that the state secretary, from where the state secretary left for ukraine and came here to poland, there are a lot of american companies that are already investing in the future. current production of different,

different defense, different defense direction. more than 70% of those found in russian weapons components were manufactured by american companies. democratic senator richard blumenthal stated this during the senate hearings on september 10, referring to the documents handed over to him by the ukrainian authorities. the hearing under the name of the technologies of us companies that feed the russian war machine was devoted to the american. technologies that the russians use in their weapons. the vice presidents of major american technology companies reported on them. our congress correspondent was present at the events kateryna lisunova, we will discuss the details with her. hello, katya. congratulations natalie. katya, what did you hear at the hearings, how american manufacturers explain the presence of their own technologies in russian weapons and what role they play in the russian war against ukraine? katya according to american manufacturers, russians.

for example, they use dual-purpose microchips in their weapons, that is, they were originally made for televisions or microwaves and then inserted into weapons. such microchips are not subject to sanctions. in addition, according to american manufacturers, those microchips that were found in russian weapons were manufactured even before 2022, that is, before the start of sanctions as such. arguments of american microchip manufacturers. i suggest listening just now. the fight against the illegal distribution of microchips remains a challenge for our entire industry, and there are several reasons for this: semiconductors are everywhere, more than one trillion microchips are sold worldwide each year, they last for decades and can be stored for many years, microchips are often resold several times, criminals can take basic microchips from common household appliances and use them for... the same

low-cost chip that powers a battery and an electric toothbrush can be used in drones or unmanned aerial vehicles. and criminals know how to conduct these complex operations and how to evade export controls. however, democratic senator richard blumenthal emphasizes that the results of the investigation indicate otherwise. russians do not use the old ones, but the new ones chips and these are not primitive chips for a toothbrush, but special chips that were pink. made specifically for modern weapons. in addition, according to the senators, american microchips were found not only in russian weapons, but also in the weapons of the dprk and iran. i suggest listening to senator blumenthal's arguments right now. a year ago, we launched an investigation to understand how american technology continues to find its way into russian weapons. we found a sharp increase in semiconductor shipments to certain third countries. such as kazakhstan.

there is no explanation why the sales in this country have increased, except one explanation: they are helping russia bypass... our export controls, our investigation shows that the excuses companies offer to explain the presence of their products in russia sound very unconvincing, e.g. , these weapons cannot operate on chips ripped from microwaves or washing machines, they require specialized components from specific manufacturers, nor can these chips be stockpiles accumulated by russia before war we tracked. weapons, and the investigation showed a large number of components were manufactured after the full-scale invasion. that's what the legislators say, which, according to their information, is the main route for these technologies to reach russia. according to the senators, russia buys

american technology through third countries, and the senators call china the main source of supply of american microchips, because one way or another, most american companies cooperate with... and do business in china, i suggest you listen. i don't know what lies the biggest problem. it is clear that we have big problems. one is that we do not control our own supply chains. in particular, i talked about this with a representative of the intel company. intel is investing billions of dollars in china. they don't build their technology in the united states, they build it in china. and of course, china is now an ally. russia, our own companies that receive money from the united states government, then invest in foreign countries like china, which are our competitors, in the best case, or by our hostile adversaries, and the latter transfer these technologies and weapons to other adversaries, such as russia. it's

just ridiculous. the very idea that washington is paying for this is simply unbelievable. american technology enters russia because the russians do. want and because of the failure on many levels to do more to stop it. it's a very complicated situation, but at the end of the day, i think the companies that sell these technologies have more responsibility. we can keep making rules and laws, but they will keep looking for ways around them. i believe the only way to stop this is to literally stop trading with china. but we 've heard from these companies here that they're so dependent on chinese business that they don't want to do it, and i'm just tired of looking for ways to work with china, i don't see how we can continue to work with china, they say the us has put sanctions

against a number of chinese companies and banks involved in supplying russia with elements it uses to make weapons, despite sanctions and all checks. the russian military market is still flooded with american microchips, what other tools could be involved to prevent components that could be used in its war machine from entering the russian market. what are legislators and manufacturers saying? public attention to this problem, increased sanctions, double auditing, that is, checking who american companies sell these microchips to and where they are then resold, as well as severing any relations, trade relations with china. these are the main points the senators named when they were congratulated on how to stop this process of american technology reaching russia. we've already tried government control, only these companies know how to make things better. the government is moving very slowly. i

fear we will lose tens of thousands more lives before we find a government solution. meanwhile, they will again find a way around this decision. people who cheat and lie, who... don't care about human life, like putin, that's exactly what they do: they will continue to find ways to circumvent sanctions. that is why i am contacting these companies directly. we will call them all by name, everyone who takes part in this. 35 countries participate in supplying their technologies to russia and influencing the situation on the battlefield. we need to strengthen export controls and improve enforcement of these controls. we should just stop giving money to companies like intel. i would start with this. katia, senator, democrat richard blumenthal, together with republican linzigram, presented a bill on september 11 called together with ukraine. among other things, it provides for

a bilateral security agreement between the us and ukraine for 10 years. tell us more about this document. this is a bipartisan and bicameral bill that has already been supported by various lawmakers. from both parties, as you rightly pointed out, the bill provides for the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement between the usa and ukraine for 10 years, this bill also restores the work of the le program . but here it is worth noting that this bill is still only at the stage of presentation and from the moment to its consideration and voting it may take quite a long time, but we, after all, at the voice of america, will monitor it and inform our viewers first. necessarily. thank you katya for your work. kateryna lisunova was with us in direct communication from the capitol. we talked about the senate hearings, where i will discuss... russia's use of american technology in its war against ukraine, ways to prevent

it, and a new bill that among the other provides for a bilateral security agreement between ukraine and the usa for 10 years. before the full-scale invasion of ukraine, russia was the world's second largest exporter of natural gas after the united states. arf exports more than 2/3 of its gas by pipeline, the rest in the form of liquefied gas. however, because of the resolution against ukraine. full-scale war, the kremlin is having trouble finding buyers for its lpg. see further in the story of maria prus. under sanctions, the arctic lng-2 liquefied gas enterprise in murmansk sent cargo to asia for the first time. as written bloomberg publication, the ship was built in 2003 . previously, it was also subject to us sanctions due to its connection with the alleged spy fleet of the russian federation, and last week palau canceled its shipping. certificate for this arctic lng-2, the construction of which cost 25 billion dollars, it was not possible to send

a single cargo. we were aware of three cargoes that were loaded from the arctic lng-2 in siberia, and all of them were not moving anywhere. two of them had to unload on this huge floating storage, which the russian company novatek moored more than a year ago near murmansk and never used it. it's also under sanctions and they were unloading it back into the warehouse because they couldn't find a buyer. experts say that unless enough buyers can be found for the gas, storage will quickly fill up. last year, president putin voiced optimistic expectations. by 2030, the production of liquefied gas in the arctic zone of russia should triple to 64 million tons per year. now these plans do not look likely. for a full-scale invasion of... ukraine, the us and allies imposed sanctions against of the russian gas industry. above all,

the most important restrictions concern ships that can transport liquefied gas. there is a whole fleet of cargo ships in the ports of asia, which are designed for transportation in the arctic seas. these are icebreaker ships, but novatek can't buy them because of these sanctions. however, the other day the company managed to do the first. gas management, but on a traditional ship without icebreaking capabilities, which, as observers write, is extremely unusual, because it is potentially dangerous for it to cross the arctic a trade route that freezes over completely in winter. according to experts, this illustrates what russia can do to export energy, despite western restrictions. it's a game of gut-and-mouse. we see new ships owned by unknown middle eastern companies. and when they enter the waters of the russian federation, it can be clearly said that they are being used for

liquefied gas projects, and only then can sanctions be imposed. the final destination of the everest energy ship is unknown. the vessel can deliver gas to the fuel storage at kamchatka or to an import terminal in asia. in general, although the sanctions regime did not force the kremlin to abandon the aggressive war against ukraine. observers say that russian endurance. economy is deteriorating, of course, the economy is currently growing in russia due to the fact that there are incredible infusions of money into the war, but if you look, for example, at the level of inflation, it is now higher in russia than in ukraine, for example, according to the latest data in inflation in russia more than 9%, we have a little more than five, this despite the fact that the war is mainly on territory of ukraine. if radical steps are taken, a recession... in russia may come in a year, - says gorodnichenko, and adds that for this it is necessary to turn off russia's oil

tap. the most important place where russia is vulnerable is petrodollars, it is necessary to stop this flow of oil, and even gas, compressed gas, from russia to india, to china, to other countries, this is the most important task. currently, the usa and the eu follow a strategy of gradually suppressing russia. economy, closing loopholes in the sanctions regime, ideally, he says grodnichenko, it is necessary to introduce a full embargo on russian oil and liquefied gas, this will give the fastest results. bypassing sanctions is a costly process for russia. however , economists acknowledge that much more needs to be done internationally to cut off the russian war machine's access to dual -use goods and limit the kremlin's profits from energy exports. maria prus, oksana bedrytenko, henry ridgewell, voice of america. you

are watching the time, let's move on to the topic of the american elections. presidential candidate. united states kamela harris comes from one of the most politically liberal states in america, california. her work as a local prosecutor, later state attorney general, and then us senator from california is a cornerstone of harris' presidential campaign. her opponent, donald trump , says harris' performance in california shows she is too liberal for the rest of america. yuriy melnyk will tell what californians say about it. at the convention of the democratic party, californian delegates voted for their countryman. california, we proudly gave away our 482 votes for the next president, kamela harris. harris says that her california experience shows how she solves common problems. as a young prosecutor in

oakland, california, i defended women and children against predators. mocked them. as california's attorney general, i fought the big banks. i returned $20 billion to middle-class families who were facing foreclosure because they couldn't pay their mortgages. her republican opponent, donald trump , says harris' experience in california proves that she will destroy america. her radical liberal agenda destroyed san francisco. when she was the attorney general of the state, it is with'. ravaged california, crushed our middle class, destroyed our border, set the world on fire, and now she wants to be promoted to job killer in chief . california has some of the most liberal laws in the country regarding labor rights, the environment, and the protection of the lgbt community. attacks on harris are tied to california dirty politics,

says voter david meraz. she has a track record list not only as a prosecutor, not only as a general prosecutor. of the state, but also a senator, they're trying to attack her, they're trying to knock her down by hitting her in the knee, what they don't want to do is talk about her performance. garis' work on gun control in california is why voter kyle kelly is supporting trump. most of what i knew about her was what she was doing on gun control in california and what she was doing to push all these new rules and laws and obviously. i against everything she did. voter lily smalgaiser says garis's commitment to personal liberties makes her the best candidate. i believe that reproductive rights are extremely important. also, i belong to the lgbt community and i think things will get better if she becomes president. but

california congresswoman kathy wilmont says garis failed. immigration issues in both california and washington. she was supposed to be in charge of protecting our border from the very beginning of the biden presidency, and i still don't know has she been there in 2024, california remains a heavily democratic state . the democratic party is expected to win the presidential vote there, as well as a vacant seat in the us senate. however, the state's greater influence may lie in how. california for voters in other states. yuriy melnyk, jinia dulot, voice of america, los angeles. antibodies have kicked off their culture vs. war tour of the united states.

the goal is to keep the attention of americans on ukraine, as well as to collect at least a quarter of a million dollars to buy a boat. for the main directorate of intelligence of the ministry of defense of ukraine. only in philadelphia and new york, the musicians collected about 60 thousand dollars. funds are mainly collected at auctions. the most valuable lot is a russian reconnaissance uav orlan, which the musicians are going to sell in chicago. iryna solomko and pavlo terekhov talked with the musicians. this is part of one of the first k-52 alligator helicopters shot down over gostomil. march 22, we received literally two pieces of this, this blade, this front, the drum of the band of antibodies. knows everything about the lots that are put up at auctions, he personally collected them in military units that help them with antibodies, as part of the culture against war tour, the musicians brought almost 700 kg of various trophy

artifacts to the united states. we went through a complicated bureaucratic procedure, cleared customs, cleared customs, and all of this is now officially in the united states, as an art project, as art installations, and all of this is available at auctions. among the most intact ships is a russian drone. now a whole eagle will be almost impossible to find, this is precisely the case when the experience of our planes and the inexperience of the enemy, who was flying above at a very low altitude, coincided and now there was a whole undamaged orland, not only that, but it was also decorated with famous ukrainian weapons. 3 slow, 2m long, that's a pretty big drone, i'm looking at selling it in the $30k to $50k range. musicians set themselves. with the goal of raising a minimum of $250,000 for the needs of the armed forces as part of the culture against war tour forces of ukraine. another goal is educational. meanwhile, the tour includes not only music and

auctions, but also a screening of a film about antibodies, as well as an opportunity to ask questions of the band members. we give interviews, hold auctions, play songs, talk to people, answer member questions, and in general, we try to use our publicity resource and our own as much as possible. opportunities to do something useful for ukraine. the film about antibodies was shot when group members taras topolya, dmytro zhout and serhiy busyk were paramedics were on the front line and rescued the wounded. this is a series of documentaries about ukrainian artists who went to the front as volunteers during the large-scale invasion. before that, the band also visited great britain with the same program. at the events, says taras topolya, the majority of the audience was non-ukrainian and very actively interested in the situation in ukraine. normal adequate. people who are used to living in certain moral and value frameworks, having their own certain ethical, ethical framework inside and

understanding of good and evil, it is difficult for them to accept the logic in general, the barbaric, inhuman logic of those who came to simply destroy you, why, because they can, that's all, and i remember that this was one of the important dialogues. during a trip to great britain, the musicians met the ukrainian artist anna mansurov. who in her paintings depicts women who suffered from the war. she gave some of her works to the band for sale at auctions. britain, she was also forced to flee from the war. while already on the territory of britain, i met many women, refugees, some of whom him contact. this is actually one of the paintings, a series of paintings drawn precisely from refugees from victimized women who were forced to flee with all their traumas, experiences, ah,... in fact, women are depicted in the background, you see cities, houses destroyed by war. people abroad, says taras, will continue to ask him about what kind of victory he sees

and how long he thinks the war will last. ukrainian society is coming to understand that the war is for a long time, says the leader of the antibody group. every stage of our struggle corresponds to a certain information policy, which was carried out at the state level and in principle, with which i agree by 80%. i agreed when the large-scale invasion began, and then, if at that moment they began to tell people that listen, well, it's there for years, it's for five years, i think that the pattern of behavior of millions of ukrainians would have been completely different, on it would be a pity that it would not be in favor of the ukrainian state, but this is the approach at the beginning, that we are running a sprint, in principle, it enabled many to return to ukraine, and now here we are'. we are running this long marathon and finally it seems to me that everyone has already understood it. the group has scheduled events in boston, chicago, minneapolis and washington. in the meantime , taras topolya plans to travel with this

culture-against-war educational tour to the countries of latin america, or to counter russian propaganda in this region. from new york iryna solomko, pavlo terehop, voice of america. that's it, we'll say goodbye, you watched the program of the ukrainian voice of america, chas time, also join our daily briefings from monday to fridays at 18:00 kyiv time, on youtube and facebook. thank you for trusting the ukrainian voice of america service. i'm nataliya leonova, all is well.

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