and well understand that this is more of a game than a big bluff. i say this because, as i have already mentioned, russia still believed that it was at war with nato, but this is certainly intended to restrain the west in its support for ukraine and in its desire to achieve the defeat of russia. bohdan, by the way, moscow also revoked the accreditation of six employees of the british embassy who were in russia, is this somehow related to the answer that putin was talking about? e, on the one hand, is obviously related, because the announcement was made today, that is, russian special services, the russian government's official mass media accused british diplomats of espionage, but at the same time in london they note a very important and very interesting detail, which is that a group of british diplomats was actually deprived of diplomatic accreditation.

almost a month ago, and that they were forced to return from moscow to london, having already left russia a few weeks ago, so it is obvious that moscow's statement about the actual expulsion of british diplomats and accusations of espionage is timed to what is happening, and it is obvious that also in moscow with such a step they are trying to show about... those likely things in response that can be taken in case the west takes steps that moscow is afraid of. interesting, bohdan, thank you, bohdan tsyupin was on the phone from london, we talked about the latest news. the united states imposes sanctions against the russian propaganda channel rasha today, also known as. us secretary of state anthony blinken explained that this was done after confirming information that

has direct connections with russian intelligence. under the guise of rt, information obtained through this unit goes to russian intelligence services, russian media, russian mercenary groups, and other state and proxies of the russian government. one of his projects is a large online fundraising program in russia that works in art and through social media channels to provide support and military equipment. consumables , weapons to russian military units in ukraine. earlier , anthony blinken said that in the coming weeks, russia may to use iranian ballistic missiles against ukraine. the transfer of such missiles to moscow became known earlier this week. american congressmen believe that in order to confront iran, it is necessary to strengthen sanctions and strengthen cooperation with partners in the middle east. our correspondent asked lawmakers about how to stop moscow's military partnership with tehran. kateryna lishenova at the congress.

this loose alliance between russia, china and iran is unconscionable and clearly working together to undermine and destabilize the free world. and we need to take these threats seriously and work to counter this partnership. the administration must enforce the sanctions, and they must increase pressure on iran and be prepared to take serious action. unfortunately, this administration is very weak on iran. look, we've sanctioned them very aggressively, i'm not sure that solves the problem, i support the sanctions, don't get me wrong, i'm just not sure there are any more sanctions available to us. i think we need to build alliances and partnerships in the middle east to counter iran's influence. we need to get more people to work together to stop iran's malign influence in the region, and now even around the world. president trump has imposed sanctions against and they were working,

they had no money, they were bankrupt, joe biden came into office and gave iran billions of dollars, and before trump, president obama gave them billions of dollars in cash. meanwhile, iran was arming terrorists everywhere world, and now helps russia. so one thing that joe biden has really done is he's great at building coalitions, unfortunately it's a coalition of russia, china and north korea. he brought them together for the first time in a long time. there are serious concerns about posture. ballistic missiles by iran that russia will be able to use in the next few weeks, so i'm very eager to have a conversation about what we need to do strategically to prevent this brutal attack from russia from continuing, now with the missiles that iran is providing and all the things, which china continues provide behind the scenes. i know that the biden administration has strongly warned iran not to do this, not to interfere.

we continue with other news. during the new exchange of prisoners , 49 civilians and military personnel were returned to ukraine. defenders are among those dismissed. azovstayi, military medic viktor ivchuk and leniya omirova, who was taken hostage by the russian occupation authorities when she came to crimea to take care of her sick father. among those exchanged, there are also 23 women, this is the largest number of women who were exchanged for the last one time. russia announced that as a result of the exchange , the soldiers who were captured in the kurytsia region were returned. fifteen azov citizens, mostly women, who returned home as a result of the exchange on friday, became the first returnees in the representative's long time. azov regiment, which played a key role in the defense of mariupol. the last captured azov people were put on the lists for exchange in may and july last year. we would like to recall the first such large-scale exchange that took place almost two years ago. omalyanoscho spoke with one of the former prisoners for the yuriy act dankevich the night of september 22, 2022.

chernihiv region a convoy of buses arrives from the side of the belarusian border. the defenders of azovstal are returning home from captivity. at the same time, exchanges are taking place in saudi arabia and turkey, 55 russians and viktor medvedchuk for 215 captured ukrainians, including commanders of the azov regiment. the date of the exchange, when i was exchanged from captivity, and this is a russian plane, on which we were taken around russia, across belarus, but when we were taken, we were not told that it would be an exchange, how they did the call-up. after hearing the list, count what is on the list all the commanders of azov, all the people of azov are only on the list, most of the commanders, officers, guys were not aware that it would happen, only they would come up with something different, that we would now be lifted into the sky and shot down by rockets of some kind, when the plane

had already landed in belarus, you will be taken advantage of from the plane, and there they will pick you up from both sides. such gentle hands and so lovingly lead the naves, they say, gently raise your leg there, that ’s all i think, well, all this for sure, probably now there will be an execution, since they are so culturally polite, the last minutes of my life are already there after being pushed, i understand that i was on the bus and my hands got into some kind of trouble. it turns on immediately, this is a bus with soft seats, if this is the case, then it will only be an exchange. among the 108 members of the azov regiment, the departmental chronicle of the sbu shows ruslan pavlovsky only for a moment. he just came from olenivka and after 10 hours in a russian ill-76 plane.

he stands wrapped in a flag and does not hold back tears. i asked for a flag: give me the flag, give me the flag of ukraine, i'm so bored, he's been looking at this rag of theirs for four months. listening to their music, my first desire was to take ours the flag, and there was some volunteer in the flag, i cried when i took it in my hands, by the way, after that exchange, flags were handed to everyone, then i was the only one with the flag, summer of 2024, the center of lviv, ruslan near the banners, that tell the story of those killed in olenivka, then on the night of july 29, 2022... as a result of an explosion in a prison barracks , more than fifty ukrainians died prisoners of war, including the defenders of mariupol, who came out of the bunkers and stood up, ruslan witnessed the tragedy, we were told that it was like yours, you have hymerson beaten, well, we understood, we saw how we were, well, everything

was set up, that is, in the evening , the boys were moved into a barrack in which no one was ever kept, it was... it was a workshop, and on the second day , a day later, it was blown up, their guards dug for themselves a trench, that is, there were no trenches anywhere in the prison, this barrack was 400-500 meters from our barrack, we lay down, there was a retreat, and somewhere behind half an hour, 40 minutes, bm-21 began to work from under our barracks. hail drove up under our barracks and fired a cluster of rockets in the direction of maryanka, then we hear the arrival of one

one arrival, then another arrival a little closer, and then the third such a powerful explosion, i went outside from the barrack and looked at the barrack where the boys were, the roof turned inside out and a pillar of fire. crazy and screams, screams, the boys screamed, they screamed until the morning, everyone did not give, they did not even let the medics go there to give them first aid. april 2022. zalizyak bunker, azovstal hospital. here, the wounded ruslan takes his last selfie and asks to send it to his wife. at that moment, he is sure that he will not survive. for his family, the opposite is true. photo gives hope and information, alive, there was no communication,

there was no communication, i was only at the starling headquarters, well, i did not have access to the headquarters at that time, it was far away, here my deputy came to me, came, i asked hey, you'll be at headquarters, there will be internet, send home a message and a photo. i took this photo, i took a picture of myself, and i was sure at the time that this was my last photo. ruslan spent 86 days in mariupol, like other azov residents who were lucky enough not to die. when our fap broke through the ceiling, a mass of concrete fell into our bunker and covered them the guys who were there, well, it didn't make sense for us to drip there, all i see is the sky, i understand, well, that's all, that's all, there is no bunker. the beginning

of march 2022, the first weeks of the war. ruslan, commander of the special purpose reconnaissance platoon. his group of 10 had just captured four russian t-80 tanks at a brick factory. at that moment, he says, a whole company of russians was there. they took four trophy tanks. fully charged, refueled, then on the way out they hit a typhoon and an infantry fighting vehicle, then they worked on them with the same tanks, i forbade taking phones at all with him, but this is my deputy, he allowed himself to take the phone with him and on the joys, he also filmed the assault campaign, commander. autumn

2024 ruslan practices shooting with luka. this is his new hobby. he quickly began to participate in professional competitions. after everything he experienced, ruslan is undergoing rehabilitation at the anbroken center. on september 2, together with his fellow students, he addressed lviv schoolchildren in a special video during a lesson on perseverance. good day i am ruslan, all my limbs are intact, but i survived torture and captivity and need help, i work with my mental state, each of us can be proud of how we cope with the war in the country, be polite, learn good, glory to ukraine. omaliano shchudlyak, yurii dankevich, for the voice of america, from lviv. since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, russia has destroyed

365 educational institutions in ukraine, more than 35 more have suffered from bombings and shelling, according to the ministry of education of ukraine. the war complicated the process of education of ukrainian children. donors and benefactors help to correct the situation. one of them lives in the us as he helps ukrainian children and why he tattooed the trident on his arm, andriy borys will tell. artur olshansky, owner of an it company in baltimore, usa. he was born in kyiv in a family of ukrainian jews, when he turned seven, his parents brought him to america. my right hand is completely devoted to ukraine. here is the trident. why did i want to get a tattoo? because when i meet people, i want them to know who i am right away. three years ago, he dedicated not only his right hand to ukraine, but also a significant one part of his time and money, founded a fund

to help young ukrainians, hope for the children of ukraine. children are innocent, they appeared in this world in which they have to survive. children are motivated to build a life for themselves. i thought it would be worth supporting these children to change their lives for the better. children learn quite quickly and we want to see the result. we work with children who have fallen into unfavorable circumstances, who are socially vulnerable, in particular, children who may have lost their parents due to war, children who have been displaced due to hostilities. charitable the foundation finances online education for children, english lessons, personal development, provides psychological and humanitarian assistance. the foundation cares for more than 200 children, mostly from the frontline or occupied regions of ukraine. my name is alina, i am 14 years old and i am from the city of bakhmut. my name is nastya, i'm from zaporizhzhia

region, i'm from kharkiv myself, i'm 16 years old, i'm from kherson, i'm yehor from the city. they do not always have the internet, the light goes out, but there is a persistent desire to learn english. we recruited children from nikopol, they actually live there, that's for it 3-4 km from the combat zone, and it is very difficult when, well, they unsubscribe, we have groups there and they, sorry, i was not at class today, because there was shelling, i had to a-a go to safe place they even win olympiads, these children, that is, they are in these conditions, you know, they continue to study, and this motivates us even more to do something, one of the students under the care of the foundation sofia from kherson, she had blood cancer, and in the first days of the war she underwent a course of chemotherapy, then she understood what she wanted in life. i would really like to go

study abroad, when i get rich there, i would immediately. i have already moved to ukraine, and one of my dreams is to build an oncology hospital with access to some non-allergenic animals, because when i was in this hospital, i really missed my pets, i have a cat, a dog, a lizard , even then there was a rat, huh, and i missed them very much, it would be cool to open some kind of hospital where children and animals would lie with them, yehor from nikopol... lost my home at the beginning of the war, life changed enormously, and my house was bombed, dad died during the shelling, sorry, it's a bit

sweet to talk about it, he also dreams of studying abroad, i'm studying online now. studies are going well, i would like to go to school, and not talk behind a screen. the artur olshansky charitable foundation helps ukrainian children with the search for educational programs abroad, teaches them how to write resumes, motivational letters and how to properly use their inclinations. what do you want to be when you grow up? for example, i want to be... great, we will offer you opportunities, we will also set you up with someone who works in in this field, he may be able to recommend you a path, how to get there, what technologies to study, what to focus on. we offer a kind of professional career development, mentoring. by the end of the year, the arthur foundation plans to take up to 300

ukrainian children under its care. you can apply to participate in the project on the website of the charity organization, every month for the education of children without... the businessman spends about 5 thousand dollars, but this money is not enough, so he is now looking for other sponsors in the united states. andriy borys, vyacheslav filyushkin, voice of america. and we finish the story about how in san francisco, a ukrainian woman prepares vegan desserts and donates the money from the sale to help the armed forces of ukraine. the woman dreams of helping liberate the occupied homeland, which she wants to show her children. what desserts are in the greatest demand? khrystyna shevchenko confessed. now we will prepare milk chocolate, but milk chocolate will be without milk, because it is vegan chocolate. conscious rejection of meat and animal products gave a boost to the small business of olena malakhova. seven years ago she came to san francisco from ukraine. loves chocolate since childhood. so

i started looking for healthy and tasty sweets. i am a lot. i tried chocolate here and i didn't like it, i'm vegan, i don't drink milk like that, and that's why i wanted vegan chocolate, plus i have children growing up, i would like them to eat healthy, without stabilizers, without any additives, healthy alive, one might say, chocolate. olena mastered the art of chocolatier at special courses. the first customers were friends, gradually her kitchen turned into a pastry shop. now we will first cut the cocoa paste, cocoa butter, then we will melt it in a water bath, now the assortment includes truffles, milk or... dark chocolate bars and candies, there are also treats with the addition of nuts or fruits, but elena's calling card has become such blue-yellow ones chocolate bars with a trident.

every time i cook, how much is sold out, i always think, it is not enough, for example, olena dyes chocolate with natural dyes, it is blue matcha and yellow turmeric, and cocoa chooses the best of what can be obtained from san francisco. i have peruvian. with guatemala and ecuador, that is, there are different flavors of chocolate, but these are the ones that i like the most, their taste, their smells, the texture, the way they feel, people like them. olena started making patriotic sweets specially for events where funds were collected to support ukraine. war is a very sensitive topic for her. olena comes from...

displaced people, plus many friends in the war, so i wanted somehow, in addition to my constant donations to support the armed forces of ukraine, i wanted to somehow do something else that could also be transformed into help for ukraine. now her hometown is occupied, she says, her childhood photos and personal belongings are still there somewhere. strangers probably live in her parents' house , and she is particularly hurt by accusations that locals were waiting for troublemakers, says olena. people really stood up to defend the city, to defend their native homes, and because of that, many people from my city are also fighting. and a lot of people moved, yes, a lot, almost all of our relatives, all of our friends, they all moved, all temporarily, i hope temporarily,

olana earns a living by sewing for a production company designer clothes, all the profit from chocolate goes to the needs of ukraine, the woman simultaneously supports several volunteers she knows and collects souvenirs and thanks from the military, i have here where... several certificates, this, i support a volunteer from new york ivan, and he supports different brigades, very often, this is exactly the third assault brigade, and we also collected a lot for them, and for helmets, for various things, and behind it there is a flag, people from ukraine buy chocolate to give a gift to friends, americans to support ukraine, says olena. although now measures with fewer people attending the fundraiser than in 2022, the woman isn't going to stop. we will stop after, after

the victory. the main dream is the victory of ukraine. everything, more about being able to simply come to ukraine with children, show them ukraine, travel around it, or. this has not been possible for a long time, well, such dreams. now her hobby has turned into a small business. olena received a license and registered a business to participate in charity events and fairs. it's time to create a site to expand the geography of buyers. from silicon valley, khrystyna shevchenko, bohdan shevchenko, for the voice of america. download the voice of america mobile application. addition. allows you to automatically bypass blocking thanks to the built-in vpn service, read news, watch informative programs and videos, as well as listen to podcasts of the ukrainian

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change in the nature of the conflict. the kremlin will consider giving ukraine permission to launch long-range strikes against russia with western weapons as nato's direct participation in the war. what are the appropriate solutions putin threatens western allies. demilitarized zone and rejection of nato. trump's top ally voiced dubious terms of the deal. the wars that his boss might launch if he wins the us election. will bipartisan american support for ukraine continue? glory to ukraine, this is the verdict program. my name is serhiy rudenko, i greet everyone and wish everyone good health. for the next two hours, we will talk about ukraine, the world, the war, and our victory.

today i will talk about the situation in kurshchyna. the russians launched a counteroffensive this counteroffensive of putin's army will end, i hope we will find out today from our experts, who will analyze the situation that is developing not only in kurshchyna, but also in the world in general, and it is connected with the possibility or impossibility of ukraine to strike with long-range western weapons on the territory of the russian federation. in the first part. general serhiy krivonos and my colleague, journalist roman tsimbalyuk, who worked in moscow for quite a long time and knows russian politics very well, will be guests of our program. in the second part of our program, which will start in an hour, we will have the traditional friday press club, and its guests will be larisa voloshina and kateryna nekrecha, and i hope you will wait and...