countries from the politicians of these countries about the settlement of the war situation with russia with ukraine, well, we are now talking about the information that is from bilt, we can also mention donald trump, who uses an interesting twist on the settlement of the war, well, that is, the wording is interesting in itself , i know president putin very well, i know president zelenskyi very well, and i think it is necessary. to settle the war, and we must do it and do it with strength and wisdom, trump said in a brief address to the 20 of the annual meeting of the eu, he is a presidential candidate, let me remind you, from the republican party, and he promises to take care of the settlement of the war. last monday, we talked about scholz, orbán will not finish his peace-making voyage or whatever it is called, i am silent about the fact that there is jinping and beijing in general. offer, see and so on. what is this

flurry of plans, settlements, wishes to bring this war to some punctuation mark as soon as possible? what could this be related to? well i think there are several components here obviously what we are hearing from the united of the united states of america, this is part of the election campaign, and you and i see that, unfortunately, our war with the russian federation, in fact , it is ... a war of the russian federation against the civilized world, and ukraine is simply an outpost in this war, and it is now also the subject of many internal electoral processes taking place in different countries. in fact, this is what we saw in the elections, local, let me emphasize, local elections in several regions of the same germany, in thuringia and in saxony, and where the local, or rather, where the right is. radical and left-radical parties

they just used their attitude to support ukraine as the main pre-election argument in general, and here we see similar things happening today and within the framework of discussions regarding the platforms of this or that presidential candidate in the united states of america. obviously, we need to continue working with both democrats and republicans, looking for like-minded people, looking for arguments, looking for. ways to communicate our position so that we don't have many question marks after the elections in the united states of america are over, so this one thing is that these election stories, they also produce such - well, such statements that you and i are trying to decipher, but while we are trying to decipher the statements, analyze there, let's say the debate between the presidential candidates in the united states of america, i think.. . that there are much more urgent things that

we should do today and try to promote our agenda, both with our actions internally and with our partners, which concerns all other countries, and that is actually the brazilian plan. and indeed the chinese plan that we hear, there remembers the south african proposals, and orbán, who is unchanged in quotation marks of the goal of peace, who sees, sees himself... as a negotiator, he is actually only trying to get a certain price for himself in the context of those elections in the united states of america and in the context of trying to develop their influence among the right-wing radical forces in the european union, all these things, i think, are a reflection of the fact that today the world is getting bigger and bigger. wants to somehow go to,

as it seems to him, normality is for, and many, many people in the world want to move to this so -called normality at the expense of the interests of ukraine, not understanding and not realizing that if russia is not defeated in this war, then the risks of military conflicts, war , they will then relate not only. of ukraine and not only our state, not only our society, but also central and eastern europe, many other regions in the world, and russia, together with its partners, this axis of the za, will continue to undermine the entire international, remnants of the international order that we have today, so i think that this is such an effort at the expense of ukraine at a time when america is extremely focused on its own internal affairs. issues and in the elections, in the election

process, here now, at the expense of interests, some option, the interests of ukraine, some option of what someone thinks should be decided. problem, in fact, there will be no solution to the problem without russia being defeated in this war. mrs. ivan, in the same context, we have already talked about it in our program, and we would like to talk to you about it as well to talk about the possibility of using long-range missiles on the territory of russia, this is a top topic or one of the top topics that we are discussing, that are being discussed in the international communities, we are now... in fact, such a situation of uncertainty, when on the one hand, there is allegedly information from western media, that after all, this permission already exists, or at least it will, on the other hand, we see official statements that we are not given this permission yet, at the same time

, there are a huge number of politicians, in particular from those who were former high officials, in particular, five ministers of defense. of great britain and the ex-prime minister called on the current prime minister of great britain starmer to still allow the use of storm shadow missiles on the territory of the russian federation. in this context, in your opinion, will we really receive this permission in the near future, or is there at least some kind of consensus. which will allow us, relatively speaking, to respond, will also allow us to fight, because what we have now, well, it's such a rather shaky situation for our country, that's up to you the question, from the point of view of interstate relations,

from the point of view of the politicians of other states now, but look, here again there are several components, one of them concerns... of course obtaining this permission, and here all, it seems to me, all the politicians of ukraine , who work with foreigners, are maximally included in this process, and both government officials, parliamentarians, and our public organizations, many are working on this as well as on advocacy of this decision, i am convinced that it will be adopted in one way or another , only always these decisions, as well as the decision to train our pilots to... work with f-16 fighters or, for example, to give us tanks, or to give us the same long-range missiles, when we were just starting to get itakams and stormshades, it all took much longer than we wanted would

for the effectiveness of the conduct of military operations on our part from our defensive military operations. that's one thing. i think we'll be able to with... have that opposition to giving us that permission, but at the same time i wouldn't expect that, you know, the united states of america and great britain are making a decision, for example, and they announce and say, moscow, dear moscow, starting tomorrow from zero hours we will allow ukraine to hit such and such a number of kilometers, hundreds of kilometers. for your military purposes, so please let's move all your logistic chains or airfields and such. i would like the partners to keep this strategic uncertainty, at least for the russian federation, and then, when they decide on this decision, they still provide

it without announcing it - for the kremlin, and then it will give us much more efficiency, as when they appeared in our country. you remember, the first time they were used, it was extremely effective because it was an element of surprise, a surprise for the troops of the russian federation as well, and i would like this decision to happen in this way, even when it happens, wherever it is - the fact will be a surprise for the russian federation, mrs. ivan, and taking advantage of the opportunity, towards the end of our... conversation , i would like to talk exclusively about parliamentary affairs, apparently ukrainians are expecting some changes in the rules of taxation in our country, at least today there is news that the tax committee of the verkhovna rada has approved

the decision and prepared for the second time another version of the government draft law on raising taxes, and there will be changes to the 2024 budget, information reasons... the funds remain and are quite significant, but more about the coverage, i would like you to notice now how difficult it is for ukraine, as of now and as of next year , to reconcile the debit with the credit, and what measures must be taken in order to succeed, i don't know, run over hot coals, definitely yes, is the increase in taxation now for ukrainians, is it optimal? at least in the format that is proposed, please, but you know, unfortunately, these are again the solutions

that are proposed, they are evidence of the lack of this strategic approach and analysis and painstaking painstaking work on those opportunities, and where can you take funds, for example, we on the part of the european solidarity faction very, very carefully analyzed the changes to the budget of the 24th year and... well, in literally small parts from various expenses, we proposed how it is possible redistribute to the defense forces, for example, an additional 18 billion hryvnias, but none of these proposals were taken into account at the same budget committee, obviously we will try to defend these proposals of ours in the hall in order to have other ways, such as how to cover the deficits we have. obviously, we see that the government will go out there for internal borrowing, expects

to receive external additional financing, but when you hear that the government made a mistake in its calculations by 500 billion hryvnias, because they decided and are now accusing the partners of the fact that, as they say, the partners calculated that their forecast was that the war would end by the end of the summer, and that is why they did not ee... they contributed money to the country's budget to pay for the country's defense until the end of the year for four months, well, this speaks of the full professional suitability of these government officials, as before the prime minister, you know, they rearranged the chairs there, and there reappointed ministers from one position to another, in fact, it was necessary to drive this prime minister around the neck for a long time. together with with these ill-conceived decisions regarding tax increases,

again, for some reason we do not see that, for example, the government would finally try to put a complete order in the taxation and control of what is happening in the gambling business that they allowed, yes, and they are now happy that they got a raise by some number of millions, got a raise. income from taxes from the gambling business for this year compared to last year, but these figures are not comparable to the volumes that are currently circulating in this area, and this again says that now, instead of looking for a real resource, the burden of further financing the war is transferred directly to the citizens of ukraine, moreover... next year, in the budget proposal for the 25th year, which

is proposed, all social standards, minimum wages, pensions and so on are completely frozen, and this means that with the increase in the taxation tax, a large number of those white businesses that continue to support our economy today will be forced and again partially go into the shadows , and this will not solve the issue of financing the armed forces, the defense forces of ukraine, but on the contrary, it will create additional problems for the next budget of ukraine, so you know, all these slogans and the obvious readiness to accept under a visor the proposals made by the government and the impossibility to work it out seriously and thoroughly together with colleagues and to be in dialogue in order to get out. on some solutions that will be acceptable for the country, well, this is what we see today, we will work tomorrow in

the hall, on this week, next, then, when these issues will be discussed in order to try to at least partially adjust the policy of colleagues, if we manage to reach them. thank you, mrs. ivanna, thank you for including and for your work, we will keep a close eye on the parliament, despite the fact that it is difficult... in martial law, but less so, ivanna klympoch tsintsadze, people's deputy of ukraine, chairman of the committee of the supreme council on ukraine's integration into the european union, well, continuing the topic, but first of all reminding you that today... we ask you, is a pro-russian revenge similar to the georgian one possible in ukraine? if you think it's possible, please call 0800-211-381, if you don't think it's possible under any circumstances, 0800 211 382. all your calls will be free, it 's really important for us to know what you think about this

account . well, we will continue about what, to be more precise, from what. the lives and well-being of our citizens depend on it, because everything that concerns the army, of course, taxes, excise duties, the budget, is what concerns our lives, so we are joining the live broadcast of konstantin zhivago, entrepreneur, philanthropist, mr. konstantin, good evening, we are glad to welcome you to the espresso tv channel. good evening, here is the first thing... i wanted to talk to you about, it is probably the raising of these or the introduction of new excise taxes on fuel, in fact new excise taxes were introduced retroactively from september 1, we saw that these rates also went up on gasoline, for both diesel fuel and gas, we see that already at gas stations prices are slowly starting to rise, and here is

a question for you, after the president signed: this law, after it was actually announced, by the way, the increase of these excise taxes from the first of january, this is not a one-time increase for us, well, there are many, many stages. in your opinion, how will this affect the state of the economy, and is it generally correct to take such actions now on the part of the ukrainian authorities of the ukrainian government. thank you, i want to tell you that... my understanding, as an economist by profession, by education, any increase in excise taxes on fuel, on energy carriers, in any cases of a peaceful state, when there is no war, it definitely has a very negative effect on the economy all the time, a very negative effect on the cost of manufactured products, and everything is paid for

by our compatriots who buy products, be it... bread, milk, butter, etc. the products they buy for their consumption anywhere, and of course the industry suffers from this, if it produces products either for domestic consumption, for other businesses, or for export, because the cost price increases, there is no refund of excise duty, and that is , the higher the cost products, the less it is competitive, but we must understand now that we live in... in ukraine, which is at war with the aggressor russian federation, for almost the third year, it will soon be in february next year, as it happens, it is dramatic and in general catastrophic for both the economy and business, and in this situation we understand that we as a state must have the resources to finance our armed forces of ukraine in order to fight, defend

our independence and actually defend the future of our people and on our territory which is recognized in international borders, which were recognized and are recognized by all, except the russian federation. in this situation, when we need resources to conduct military operations and protect ourselves from russian aggression, of course we need to increase taxes, various taxes, which the verkhovna rada is talking about today and adopting laws, and we understand that it is better to pay more today and to the economy , and business, but remain independent. people, an independent state, rather than allegedly not paying anything, not having resources for the military struggle and, god forbid, lose both the territories and our own population, therefore, in this situation , it is necessary to take a balanced approach to increasing taxes, they must be increased, in this situation regarding excise taxes on fuel and energy carriers, we are increasing them in no way

more than in other european countries in general, that is , today we are only... many european countries that are not members of the european union, and this is in a situation where they are not at war, but when we are at war, then of course, if we do not have other resources, if we do not produce chips, like taiwan, or we do not produce iphones , like apple, we have to collect taxes where we can collect them, but we definitely have to do it with... the head, so as not to kill the business, not to kill the manufacturers, so that they still remain competitive, because they provide workers places and taxes for our state. mr. konstantin, i will allow. ask yourself you, we actually understand that tax increases should balance the situation with holes in the budget, should provide the ukrainian army with everything they need and should

generally guarantee us that we will be able to continue fighting against a powerful aggressor. at the same time, the words of ms. pena pritzker, until recently she was the united states special representative for our recovery in particular, who noted that before she naturally resigned from that position, she noted, what let's think, where and how ukraine can actually collect money before raising taxes for business and the population, they say, we have where, there is where, we just need to maybe, well, take a closer look at some possibilities, in your opinion , as of now, how balanced is the approach? is not balanced, i want to say that, of course, ms. pritzker is right, and she is overseas, and probably sees less than these insiders who are in ukraine, who are ukrainians,

who understand how these things happen relationships in the economy, what are the chains of any industry in our country, and it is certainly not balanced, i agree with you and i agree with ms. pritker, i agree with the international monetary fund, which says please withdraw, withdraw from the shadows... your businesses, today you have a much larger percentage of the shadow economy, which does not pay any taxes at all, which does not contribute anything in any way, that is, does not contribute, does not make any contributions to the state budget and the armed forces of ukraine in order to to fight for our unfettered independence and support all these expenditures on the armed forces of ukraine. of course, this is the task of the government, this is the task of special services in our country in order to identify where we... pay taxes, where it does not fall into the real statistics of the gross domestic product, we need to legalize as much as possible of the illegal business that exists, and no one

today will be able to convince neither you, nor me, nor the tv viewers that there is no illegal business or shadow business in our country, he exists, it has been talked about for many years, not even decades, but the situation for ukraine is critical, if 10 years ago, 20 years ago we did not fight on a full scale. today we are fighting, we understand that the resources we need are in ukraine, if they exist, then they must be gathered, and in this situation, believe me, there would be a desire if the government and special services that identify all this together with the tax office, it is very easy for them to identify the days where all these cash flows, where all this shadow economy is now in the gross domestic product of ukraine, there must be a desire, and thanks to this desire... it is necessary to collect these so -called low-hanging fruits, that is, they are very easy to collect, they must be collected, and our western partners are right, and

pritkir, and the international monetary fund, what before raising taxes for white business, for business that today is statistical, that is transparent today, that is properly managed today, and submits all audits, both international and ukrainian, then please put things in order there where... is today tuna economy, today there is a lot of it, liquor products, tobacco products, including the same excise taxes on fuel, not the fuel that we import, which is white, but the fuel that we produce there today, it is unclear how, it is unclear where, at some, excuse me, semi-oil refineries, which are not oil refineries, but are just some parodies of the fact that there is fuel, in this situation, of course, the government must not only from white business. collect everything, making it not competitive, but make it so that all those segments of the business necessarily contributed, even those that

are in the shadows today. mr. kostyantyn, another important topic is the state budget. september is the month when traditionally the government of ukraine submits the first version of the draft state budget, when we learn the vision that the government has, which ... the relevant ministries have, and of course, then we will learn what the vision of the people's deputies of ukraine is. if we talk about the current draft of the state budget for the next year 2025, we can see that in fact, expenditures are set at the level of 3.6 billion trillion hryvnias, in particular defense expenditures, of course, which will increase to 2.2 hryvnias, and the budget deficit will actually be there... 20% of gdp, i.e. 1.5 trillion hryvnias. we see that, in principle, the deputies have questions about this project, we see that yes... there are

both positives and negatives, we understand that most likely the vision that exists now will still be revised , because it needs to be voted on in the first reading, in the second reading, so the question is for you, how to former people's deputy of ukraine, how much is this project, how much, actually, these things that we are seeing now, in relation to the budget project? effective in terms of strengthening the economy, in relation to the movement of our country in various spheres in the coming year. andrei, this is an important document, the budget, as always, is always important, at the third end of the third year of the war, it is too important, too important, and therefore, of course, i would like to, i looked at the draft budget, which is still raw today, it will be worked out in the office as well ministers, and in the committees of the verkhovna rada,

of course, i am all the time. i said and i say that there is a lack of competences, so that the school of economics in truskavets is very good for our deputies, but truskavets is not harvard university, and it is not impossible to get an education in two weeks in order to understand all the details and interconnections of the economy and industries in our country, that's why i'm actually, like the previous years, and the previous years of this entire convocation of this verkhovna rada, i'm definitely not satisfied, first of all, i'm incompetent. head of the cabinet of ministers, and the second is that this incompetence of the cabinet of ministers is never challenged, i.e. does not ask questions, does not do it to others in the appropriate and correct way, by the parliament, because for that there is such a democratic institution and such a democratic structure, when the parliament is elected, it appoints the government, the government returns to the parliament to adopt the budgets, and that is, it is the responsibility of the forces that won the elections to

reflect 100%. or showed that they are defending the opinion of the very voters who brought them to power, in this situation regarding budget, what i would like to tell you, yes, it is raw, yes, of course, very incompetent, in basic things it is competent, because today we had 1.7 trillion hryvnias of defense expenditures in the 23rd year, 500 are not enough billion, now we will look for them and adopt these laws, and that is , the situation will develop when we already receive 2.2 hryvnias of defense expenditures in the 23rd year, the same figure is set for the 24th, well, it does not have to be seven p and in the forehead in order to redistribute what was in the 23rd year to the 24th, but you have to watch restov, because the devil is all the time, you know, in the little things, and that is, you have to look at the little things, because when we collect a lot of little things, it all grows into a single, monolithic, big product called the state budget

of ukraine for... 24- and for the 25th year. and in this situation, i want to tell you, i really hope that it will be, when it is accepted in both the first and second reading, it will be more competent, after the second reading and voting, in general, it will be very competent, and in this situation, definitely, and we the advice of the international currency is also needed fund, and we simply need the advice of experts who understand economics in our country, ukrainians, because they won't be able to. you know it yourself, we will never be taught by someone from the ocean or from europe, they can give us advice, they can help us, but we have to do our work ourselves. mr. konstantin, thank you for your thoughts, for your analysis, konstantin zhivago, entrepreneur, philanthropist, was on the air, but we are moving on, and we are moving on, and we remind you that today we ask our viewers, is it possible in ukraine for a pro-russian revenge similar to the georgian one, because

the local ivanishvili talked about something like that, and according to the interim results, 43% of those who called us believe that it is possible. we will continue with a new week very soon, now bbc. shooting near donald trump's golf club. republicans talk about assassination attempts, the media publish a photo of the suspect and claim his connections with... the country, but what is known and will the incident affect trump's pre-election ratings? let's find out in today's edition of the bbc. i am olga polomaryuk before the scandal over the shooting in pennsylvania, where donald trump was hit by a bullet in the ear, had subsided, the fbi was informed of a new alleged attempt. donald trump was just playing golf at his club in the state of florida. on the field, he was accompanied by security, as usual. it was the security guards who spotted a suspicious man in the bushes near the golf club, to be exact.

the barrel of a rifle sticking out of it.