[applause] olena zelenska. [applause] she has become the visible face of a society shattered by war, doing all that she can to help the ukrainian people stand their ground against russia's unprovoked aggression which continues to rain death and destruction on civilians. there's the kidnapping of ukrainian children from their families. and a determination to stamp out ukraine's independence, freedom and identity. we also come together today to renew our individual and collective commitment to support ukraine. as president zelenskyy said, human morality must win this war. everyone in the world who values freedom, who values human life, who believes that people must win, our success depends not only on us ukrainians, he said, but on the people to the extent they exist through the entire moral space of this world. we want to preserve that moral space because much is at stake. much is at stake for democracy, for human rights, and for the values we all cherish. a very special welcome to all the members of the diploma

and so today we are proud to present olena zelenska with the hillary clinton award for advancing women in peace and security. [applause] the mrs. zelenska has agreed it take some questions. so i will begin with a few and then we'll turn to our students. you just described the difficulties that the ukrainian people are enduring, the death and destruction, the missiles that fly, not knowing where they will hit. how are they holding up? we are in awe of their resilience and unity. but how are they holding up? first lady zelenska: on the one hand, it's a difficult question. on the other, it's a very simple question. i'll start with a simple answer. it's a matter of survival, we want to live. and that's why you're going to fight and you're going to hold on as long as possible in order to get a chance at life much what helps us to hold on is -- we're actually studying this, we're studying our resilience. and there's a number of things that helps us to keep it together. gratefulness, because we can feel -- we feel grateful to the whole world for not leaving us to our own devices. we get suppo

. >>> a conversation with the first lady of ukraine olena zelenska.orrors of war and the hard work of healing. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ welcome to "face the nation." it's setting up to be another consequential week in washington with just a few days to go before a possible government shutdown unless congress strikes an 11th hour deal to fund it. we'll get to that in a moment, but we begin with new york democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez on the expanding autoworkers strike. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> this strike now in 20 states. i know you are headed to m missouri to strike outside a gm facility. the president goes to michigan tuesday. he only announced that after donald trump said he was going to uaw strike. do you think injecting this high-level of presidential politics complicates getting a settlement? >> well, i think right now, we are in such a crisis in our economy, a crisis of inequality, that it is going to take a level of political and popular support, unlike that we've seen in a strike situatio

olena zelenska was also at georgetown university, where last year ukrainian students started a ukrainianlub, she celebrated the opening of the 40th ukrainian bookshelf in american libraries, this project aimed at the transfer of ukrainian publications to the world's leading libraries, by transferring books abroad, ukrainians literally save them from physical destruction by the russians, olena zelenska emphasizes. well, returning to ukraine , volodymyr zelenskyi thanked the already beloved polish people, who, from the first days of the great russian aggression, opened their homes and hearts to ukrainians any challenges on our common path and with the poles are nothing compared to these strong relations , emphasized the president of ukraine, such people volunteers like you and your voice and it is very important that information is a weapon and all russian narratives are broken by a rock when there is such a rock of friends i am grateful that ukraine has such polish friends, we are very grateful and i think that all poles should understand and already a lot of them understands that it is p

memoranda on medical partnership, the participation of those who can help with equipment, says olena zelenskae russia has already damaged almost one and a half thousand ukrainian hospitals, but from now on, both our children's and adult hospitals received partners from all over the world. and the rescue of this family was monitored and acted upon ukraine on september 8 , a russian rocket hit a pensioner's house in sumy , the house was blown to pieces and collapsed. barely pull the rescuers out from under the rubble of her own house, soon, well, later , her husband vasyl, 70 years old, is released, both are taken away by an ambulance, meanwhile , they find another victim in the yard under the rubble look, rudyk is almost unresponsive, they quickly inserted her catheter and connected solutions that reduce swelling in the brain , of course, an antibiotic for pain relief, because the animals had hematomas and a wound on the head, in half an hour , the furry one gets up and even tries to eat on his own. meanwhile , there was an elegant house near the ruins until recently we notice a grandfather wi

volodymyr zelensky was holding meetings at the ukrainian embassy, ​​the first lady of ukraine olena zelenskamunicated with students of georgia state university, she donated to the library of the university , 260 books about ukraine with a call to develop the program of ukrainian studies in the usa in turn. of anxiety throughout the country, everyone saw a photo of how even our first-graders. schoolchildren who went to school for the first time this year sat the entire first day of their studies in the warehouses of their schools for the past two years, russian bombings in 81 universities were damaged in ukraine, it is true that only their buildings can be rebuilt, the worst thing is that people die during the last event, the visit of the ukrainian delegation to the usa , the president and the first lady thanked the americans for their support and presented awards to a number of american volunteers and other figures who help ukraine. the ceremony in the national archives was attended by tetyana vorozhko and dmytro melnyk president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi and first lady of ukraine olena

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ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyi, has already arrived at the event together with with first lady olena zelenskas release is pre-planned, a speech at the general assembly at the sustainable development goals summit and the un security council , a message appeared on zelenskyi's social networks that he visited ukrainian military personnel undergoing treatment in america, and the ukrainian president also has several bilateral meetings planned in washington, he is to hold talks with us president joe biden , the leaders of the houses and party of the congress , the military leadership there , and a meeting with the president of poland is also to be held today voice of america correspondent iryna solomko is the anchor of the events in the usa, and she is ready to tell us the details of what is known, as of now, new york is starting to perform during the so-called high week . the president of brazil will be the first to speak. after him, the american president is expected to speak joe biden , in addition to the topic of war, of course, which will be very important within the framework of this event, i

nk you >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and first lady olena zelenska thanked americans for their support amid russia's invasion of their nation. they also awarded doctors, activists and leaders for their efforts in assisting ukraine. their remarks came during an address from the national archives. ge on c-span. [cheers and applause] start. president zelenskyy: please. >> thank you. never made entrances before but never before our country has such reasons to be grateful. there are different times in ukn people. ukranians did not stop fighting cter realm, men and women equally. and now i'm not afraid that ukranian freedom will tall. because it can be confidences in america. york, my team and i immediately went to the staten island hospital where our guys, our heroes, we have visited the wounded are recovering. soldiers, sailors, sergeants, ordinary guys. some of them are learning to walk again. they get use but the ones who would not agree to the occupation. there are some the brief spirit and i am our soldiers, each ofhem. [applause] president zelenskyy: thank you very much.

with ukraine making advances in its south—eastern region of zaporizhzhia, first lady olena zelenska willdnesday — dedicated to mental health. dozens of countries are expected to participate, although the exact number and names of the guests are being kept secret for security reasons. olena zelenska has been speaking to yalda hakim — about the impact of the war on mental health in ukraine and within her own family. we do not have confidence in our future. we have a huge four hope for victory but we do not know whence comes. this long waste and constant stress has its toll. everybody finds their own way here. for me such stimuli at work include in our interview because when you have the reason to wake up and go to work it does not give you a chance to stop and think. i am very much supported by inspiring stories of ukrainians every day because in every tragedy there is a story of saving and terrorism and it has me a lot. i am holding on due to that. so are most of my colleagues and friends. how do ou deal of my colleagues and friends. how do you deal with — of my colleagues and friends. ho

. >> first lady olena zelenska, thank you for taking the time.ent to ask you about the summit you are hosting. if you could tell me a little bit more about it. ms. zelenska: thank you very much. we started this in 2021, and luckily this works. we could see it basically from the first days and weeks, with russia's full scale invasion of ukraine and 2022. as first lady of ukraine, i saw it starting to help straightaway. it became faster when the first ladies or gentlemen get involved, so in a couple of days, it will take place, which will be the topic of mental health. it is an important scene for discussions in many countries, therefore this year we gather the record number of ladies and gentlemen, as well as a record number of experts. >> you got this national campaign for mental health called "how are you" but i guess how often do people ask you how you are? ms. zelenska: it is difficult question. i could respond honestly, which will be a long answer, and a time for this interview will not be enough. all i can respond is the way we respond here

was presented with the participation of the president of the wife of the president of ukraine , olena zelenskalitary aggression against ukraine in 2022, the subway underwent an e-e and recognized the movement of the artists of ilyuoripin ivan aivazovsky arkhipa kuindzhi, who were born in ukraine as ukrainian, not russian, and accordingly signed their work in their expositions , the first lady of ukraine called the appearance of audio accompaniment in ukrainian an act of solidarity a position that is very valuable for ukraine. i thank you very much for this exhibition. it is dedicated to a very important topic. it is about what makes us who we are. the destruction of cultural monuments leads to the destruction of national identity. and it is unique to every nation and cannot be restored in the morning. to work you smile at your neighbor, the neighbor will thank the barista for his coffee with a nice tip and she will buy them a warm scarf and part of the money for that scarf will go to a bronik or a fairy tale for another of your neighbors every day of ours every step every an act can protect th

summit of the first ladies and gentlemen, which was inaugurated by the first lady of ukraine, olena zelenska, and there he mentioned another direction of assistance from the united states - this is help to restore the mental health of ukrainians who suffered from russian aggression, and this message also emphasizes the long-term e-e support of the united states of america, and so mr. blinking is not leaving kyiv yet, despite the fact that at night today, russia made another attempt with both ballistic and cruise missiles at kyiv and the kyiv region in kyiv, all the missiles were shot down, but in the kyiv region there was a hit at a commercial object, that is, the danger is very real. despite this, mr. blinking had lunch today at the kyiv mcdonald's and felt free in kyiv and so he really is still staying and you are leaving for the night staying for the second day tomorrow for tomorrow he has scheduled meetings with representatives of the cultural sphere in particular and this sign this symbol that he is in no hurry to leave kyiv that this visit is not for two, two or three hours, the fact t

this i will remind the audience that olena zelenska and volodymyr zelensky hosted joe biden in kyiv at their residence in the mariinsky palace natalya iryna over this minute, do you know what the presidents will talk about and what are the expectations from this meeting? the main expectation from this meeting is a new package of military aid from the white house. last week, the white house announced that this week they will announce the allocation of a significant package of military aid for ukraine and literally an hour before the meeting between by both presidents we heard an official comment that today , at the end of the meeting between volodymyr zelenskyi and joe biden , a new military aid package for ukraine will be officially announced by jake sullivan and it is already known he announced what exactly will be included in this aid package. and we know that it is about the second batch of cluster weapons. about missiles for the haimas missile defense system. anti-tank weapons . and i suggest listening to jake sullivan. the meeting is taking place at an important moment . as ukrain

heavy toll on the mental health of children, a topic close to the heart of ukraine's first lady olena zelenska, who sat down with me today for an exclusive interview. is mental health something you discuss often with your husband, president zelenskyy? "i would honestly like to discuss it with him more," she says. "he belongs to that category of people who try to deal with things on their own until the end." zelenska voicing concern that the west's attitude to this war is shifting. >> we see that sometimes people become reluctant. people talk about ukraine fatigue. this is the topic of our existence. we can't stop fighting for ourselves, so, my message is, please don't stop to help us fighting. >> reporter: do you feel like the world is turning away? >> i'm afraid of it, but i hope it will not happen. >> reporter: rachel, on that potential meeting between kim jong-un and putin, the state department says u.s.-imposed sanctions mean russia is going rogue by advancing arms deals with north korea. rachel? >> rachel: britt live in ukraine tonight. all right, britt, thank you. >>> back here at home n

president zelenskyy and first lady olena zelenska arriving at the white house today. president biden promising more air defense weapons, ammunition, and anti-armor systems. but zelenskyy fully aware that some republicans on the hill are questioning continued support for ukraine. here's our senior national correspondent terry moran tonight. >> reporter: at a critical moment in the war, president biden and first lady jill biden welcoming the president and first lady of ukraine to the white house, publicly reaffirming their partnership. >> no nation can be truly secure in a world, if, in fact, we don't stand up and defend the freedom of the ukraine. from the face of this russian brutality and aggression. >> reporter: biden promising more military aid, significant air defense weapons, artillery ammunition, and more anti-armor systems. the price tag? hundreds of millions of dollars. the ukrainian leader expressed his deep gratitude, but he's also keenly aware that it's what happens up pennsylvania avenue, at the capitol, that could decide his country's fate. >> i started m

olena zelenska will host the summit of first ladies and gentlemen on wednesday — dedicated to mentalries are expected to participate, although the exact number and names of the guests are kept secret for security reasons. she spoke to the bbc�*s yalda hakim. we can be sure about tomorrow, we don't have confidence in our future in a month or two. we have a huge help for victory but we don't know when it comes. and this long wait, constant stress, it has its toll. so everyone finds their own way here to deal with it. for me, such stimulate our work, including our interview, because when you have the reason to wake up and go to work, it doesn't leave you a chance to stop and think, why this is happening to us. and i'm very much supported by inspiring stories of ukrainians every day, because in every tragedy there is a story of saving, help, heroism and it inspires me a lot. i'm holding on due to that, and so are, i think, most of my colleagues and friends.— and friends. how do you deal with other — and friends. how do you deal with other strains _ and friends. how do you deal with other

nk you >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and first lady olena zelenska thanked americans for their support amid russia's invasion of their nation. they also awarded doctors, activists and leaders for their efforts in assisting ukraine. their remarks came during an address from the national archives.