bridget brink.am ambassador, i welcome you and thank you for joining me today. nice to be with you. so, you came to ukraine at the end of may. in 2022, how is the situation in our country at that time different from the current one? the current situation is radically different from when i came to ukraine in may 2022, the streets were practically empty and there were roadblocks everywhere. when i was driving a car then, i saw a lot of destruction, now, despite two years of russia's brutal war against ukraine, i am watching an incredible progress. of very harsh but incredible winters, ukrainians tons of grain and other goods, and during two years managed to save energy and electricity for the whole country. achievements, and despite russia's military efforts, we see that the economy not only survived, it is growing, we are talking about 5% in 2023 and projected growth in 2024. obviously, this is a difficult moment and a difficult situation for ukraine, but we commit to be with you in the future. so fa

bridget brink.'s see greetings, my name is yuriy fizar, this is. i will talk about the urgent waiting from washington, i mean ukrainian-american relations, what is the aid that is currently stuck in the house of representatives and much more, so today the ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine, mrs. bridget brink. madam ambassador, i welcome you and thank you for joining me today. nice to be with you. so, you came to ukraine at the end. 2022, how the situation in our country at that time differs from current? the current situation is radically different. when i... went to ukraine in may 2022, the streets were practically empty and there were roadblocks everywhere. when i was driving then, i saw a lot of destruction. now, despite two years of russia's brutal war against ukraine, i see incredible progress. 50% of the occupied territory was recaptured by the brave defenders of ukraine. ukraine was able to export food through the black sea ports, sending more than a thousand ships, that i

bridget brink. madam ambassador, i welcome you and thank you for joining me today.ice to be with you. so, you arrived in ukraine at the end of may 2022 . how was the situation in our country different from the current one? the current situation is radically different. when i came to ukraine in may 2022, the streets were practically empty and there were roadblocks everywhere. when i was driving then, i saw a lot of destruction. now, despite two years of brutal war russia against ukraine, i am watching incredible progress. 50% of the occupied territory was recaptured by the brave defenders of ukraine. ukraine was able to export food through the black sea ports, sending more than a thousand ships, that is, more than 33 million metric tons of grain and other cargo, and during two very harsh, but incredible winters, ukrainians were able to conserve energy and... these are really great achievements, and despite the military russia's efforts, we see that the economy not only survived, it is growing, it is about 5% in 2023 and projected growth in 2024. obviously, this is a

bridget brink is terrific. has an excellent team and is very courageously trying to fight for what we need which is $60 billion in u.s. aid. congress is coming back this week. the senate has already acted. kudoesses for mitch mcconnell and susan collins and others for producing a huge victory in the senate. but in the house, eight months delay is way too much. what is happening there is sadly, zelenskyy and his people are as he said cutting the line. they are trying to fight the russians across a long border with russia but without ammo and without what is called long range fires, missiles to hit back at the installations that are hitting them and without really good antijamming equipment with the drones they have and great numbers. they have to make decisions that we can't be there. we can only be here. one of the things we saw which was amazing is there own yare space industry. they are building low cost drones for $350 a copy. they are building long range drones for about $5,000 a copy. they are making their

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during that time , we can see that the us ambassador, who is here, bridget brink, understands very wellt is most needed in... this minute, she repeatedly called for an increase in the number of air defense equipment and assistance to ukraine, and at the same time confirmed that this aid, which somehow managed to be found due to force majeure, the agreement is still signed for 138 million dollars, it is to strengthen, at this point, right at the hot stage of shelling from precisely our air defense forces, and every time you hear, probably, this... this story with republicans, trumpists, you cannot understand how it is that those who gave us the most help suddenly have such a story, full of some kind of paralysis or idiocy , so if you can, or you're subscribed, you have netflix, it's an online movie streaming network, if you don't, then ask someone who has a subscription to netflix, there's a very good documentary... investigative film, it's called anti-social networks, and there, ranging from innocent and an internet attempt to create the same internet community that existed in japan in

pritzker, the us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink here in lviv did not come to lviv alone, but with an extraordinary plenipotentiary. in particular, as already mentioned, mrs. pena pritzker is in lviv for the first time. they met with the mayor of lviv andrii sadov, visited the it sector, got acquainted with the activities and development of the it sector in lviv, and according to ms. pritzker, american investors and the united states of america in general are very interested in the development and in general how the it sector works and to attract their private funds specifically to ukrainian it technologies, in particular, today at the press briefing, pena pritzker interfered with... , which she called six key elements for attracting private investment to ukraine, it was about security, reforms, new forms of support, infrastructure development, compensation for damages caused by russia and integration of refugees and veterans. first of all, first of all, the sectors and where they belong to attract private funds, this is agriculture, technology, defense, minerals, metallurgy. e, en

progress, our. of the state in anti-corruption and judicial reforms, us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink will talk about this in an exclusive interview with yuri fizar. watch it already today on the big air, some one. starts at espresso at 18:10. and in poltava, in one of the churches of the orthodox church of ukraine, volunteers collect aid for the military, in particular, weave camouflage nets. our correspondent anna morozova saw that the greatest need now is for additional workers to be sent to the front. former clothes are... sheets, this is agricultural fiber, knitwear, mrs. olena, on the first day of the full-scale invasion , she left for poltava from kharkiv, reading the news and observing the consequences of the russian attacks, the woman could not sit idly by and joined the weaving of camouflage nets in one of the churches of the orthodox church of ukraine. i am an architect, restorer by education, i lost my job because our company. on who where now the volunteers agreed on their unique weaving technique, a little different from others, we developed our scheme and cuts with such

us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink will talk about this in an exclusive interview with yuriy fizar. watch it today in the great ater, which starts on espresso at 18:10. even more support from the minister of foreign affairs'. nato allies to increase spending on defense and weapons production to help ukraine against the backdrop of the russian invasion, reuters reports. in particular, the british minister will ask the allies to approve the leadership of great britain initiatives and purchases of nato-standard missiles and ammunition for the ukrainian armed forces. and let's focus on the nato summit. at ukraine's accession to the alliance, us secretary of state anthony blinken said. according to him, the allies plan to think through a clear road map that will allow ukraine to become a member of the organization. in more detail, this issue will be discussed at the summit for the 75th anniversary of the alliance, which will take place in the summer in washington. the death toll from the earthquake near taiwan has increased to seven, and more. 700 people were injured, search and rescue

ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine bridget brink reported on the x network that thed states in april provided ukraine. the army's atakam long-range tactical missiles, this month the united states provided long-range atakam missiles to ukraine, as ordered by president joseph biden. this is another signal that our commitment to the defense of ukraine is unwavering, said the ambassador. mr. valeriu, the atakams weapon is quite powerful, quite strong, and scholz is obvious when he keeps talking about... that germany is not ready to provide tauris, every time i looked at the united states of america, whether this help with these missiles will be convincing for the germans now, because after biden signed the law, scholz once again said that we, we are not ready yet, when germany will be ready to do what the united states of america is doing. it is obvious that we need these missiles and taurus, and this is about defense, it is not about any additional strikes on moscow, no, our partners know this, they know it in washington, they know it in berlin, the position on taurus i

us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink will tell in an exclusive interview with yuri fizar. watch today on the big air, which starts on espresso at 18:10. despite daily russian shelling , about fifty residents remain in the village of maksimilianivka in donetsk region, twelve of them people live at a distance of several hundred meters from the line of combat clashes. but even here law enforcement officers from the white group. the angels are trying to deliver humanitarian aid, the ministry of internal affairs said. on the way back, policemen pick up people who are ready to evacuate, this time a husband and wife who needed urgent medical help were taken out of the village to a safe place. a few days after the humanitarian flight, the white angels returned to the village to collect the body of one of the dead locals who had not left before. russian a shell killed her right on the threshold of the house. three people were injured by a rocket attack in mykolaivka, donetsk region. the occupiers dropped four guided missiles on the city late in the evening. bombs wounded a 47-year-

bridget brink, the us ambassador to ukraine, will talk about this. watch it today in the great ater, which starts on espresso at 18:10. the us continues to look for ways to provide emergency support to ukraine. this was stated by white's adviser. john kirby, according to him, the american government's hands are tied, because the congress has not yet voted on the law on additional funding necessary for further aid, so the white house is currently considering alternative options. we have already taken some urgent measures, for example, the pentagon was able to allocate 300 million dollars to support ukrainian forces in an emergency aid package. we will actively seek and consider opportunities for further actions. however, ukraine needed help yesterday. now ukrainian commanders are forced to make difficult decisions about which positions to defend in donetsk region and how to save ammunition. dmytro koleba will take part in the meeting of the ukraine-nato council. about this reported in the ministry of foreign affairs. the ukrainian government official

bridget brink, the us ambassador to ukraine, will tell the fizorom. look, already today in the great ater, which starts on espresso at 18:10. dmytro koleba will take part in the meeting of the ukraine-nato council. about this reported in the ministry of foreign affairs. the ukrainian government official will hold meetings with international partners. they plan to discuss military aid to ukraine. in particular, strengthening anti-aircraft defense and increasing weapons production capacity. the meeting will also discuss the confiscation of russian assets in favor of ukraine. i will remind you that the meeting will be held today and tomorrow at meanwhile, in poltava, in one of the churches of the orthodox church of ukraine, volunteers are collecting aid for the military, in particular weaving camouflage nets. the greatest need now is these are additional working hands sent to the front, our correspondent anna morozova saw. former clothes, this is prosteradla, this is... well, agricultural fiber, knitwear, mrs. olena, on the first day of the full-scale in

inexorably, an interview by yuri fizer, he spoke with the united states ambassador to ukraine, bridget bridget brinkmething quite interesting there, which is optimistic that congress will definitely support aid to ukraine, only a question of when and when... an interview, and then an advertisement, and then mykola veresen will talk to oleksandr duleba about the situation in slovakia after the elections that took place yesterday. congratulations, my name is yuriy fizar, this is an espresso exclusive. today i will talk with my interlocutor about urgent ukrainian-american relations, what. wait from washington, i mean until…

us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink. watch today on the big air, which starts on espresso at 18:10. they helped enemy propaganda. the security service of ukraine kidnapped several russian agitators. a local hacker was arrested in vinnytsia region, who was creating fake video messages of the heads of the armed forces. there were provocative calls for the violent seizure of state institutions and mass riots. in the kyiv region, the perpetrator turned out to be an ex-deputy fastiv city council. in his video blog , he voiced kremlin narratives about russian aggression in ukraine. security forces detained two more people involved in prykarpattia and donetsk region. all were informed of the suspicions. the face of evil. a 37-year-old and a 21-year-old russian military man will be tried for abusing a resident of the zaporizhia region. during the occupation. tokmak community in 2022 , they broke into the house of a 26-year-old woman. they tied her up and beat her. at that time, her young children were sleeping in the next room.

ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine bridget brink reported on the x network that theates provided long-range military tactical missiles to ukraine in april atakams system, the united states this month provided long -range attack missiles to ukraine at the behest of president joseph biden. this is another signal that the dedication to the defense of ukraine is unshakable, the ambassador said. mr. valeriu, atakams weapons are quite powerful. violent and scholz obviously, when he constantly talks about the fact that germany is not ready to provide tauris, every time he looked at the united states of america, whether this help with these missiles is convincing, now it will be for the germans, because after biden signed the law, scholz is the next said that we are not yet ready when germany will be ready to do what it is doing. the united states of america is doing, it is obvious that we need both these missiles and taurs, it is about defense, it is not about any additional strikes on moscow? no, our partners know it, they know it in washington, they also know it in berlin

shelling peaceful areas of the kharkiv region in order to sow panic, yes says us ambassador to kyiv bridget brinkthe american journalist, writer and historian notes that the russians are trying to do the same to kharkiv as they did to grozny, aleppo and mariupol. the british edition of the economist, citing interlocutors in kyiv, suggests that the kremlin wants to make the city uninhabitable, and writes that kharkiv is one of several possible directions of the future offensive. at the same time , the ukrainian military is taking all measures to respond to the possible attack of the aggressor on kharkiv. assures the commander-in-chief of the armed forces oleksandr syrskyi. the president of ukraine , volodymyr zelenskyi, said that one of the priority tasks of the country now is to find more means of air defense to protect this region. now the patriots have a place precisely in ukraine, so that later they do not have to be used at least on the entire eastern flank of nato, - the president noted. meanwhile, us lawmakers are back to work after a two-week break. it is expected that the aid of ukraine.

generating stations and 13 units of equipment for emergency services , us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink informed about it. the aid will go to dnipro, vinnytsia, ivano-frankivsk, lviv, cherkasy and chernivtsi. the partnership between russia and north korea continues to develop. north korea will continue to transfer weapons to the putin regime. about this. said deputy spokesperson for the us department of defense sabrina singh. according to her , the supply of weapons continues to grow, the official did not specify other details. five people became victims of the hurricane winds that swept through the south of poland. according to local publications, the police under the supervision of the prosecutor's office are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy. two women and a six-year-old child died in a park in rabka zdrój. on them a tree fell it is also known about the death of a young woman and a nine-year-old boy in the city of zakopane. the local authorities warned about it. safe wind, the speed of which reaches at least 100 km/h. more than 200 photos of dead azov residents, boys and

bridget brink, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the united states of america in ukraine they are in lviv, mrs. pritzli is in lviv for the first time, and there was such a message, yes to say that we believe, it is worth believing, the money should go to restoration, there were no such statements, well, there were no unexpected ones, please tell me how important these visits are, and if now talk about ms. pritzker, well, ms. brink , she is always in ukraine, and we hear from her periodically, ms. priskir comes, she also comes there for a while, she works in the usa for a while, how far is this work going in general, how far these words are to be believed and will be recovery, how to perceive them? on the shoulder, or the understanding that there will be certain actions that will then allow restoring ukraine under the control of the ukrainian government? i think ms. pritzker's role, she's a big one, actually, although maybe not as visible because she travels a lot, she was recently in several countries of central europe, and it happens in the countries of western europe, i

bridget brink, the ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine, i asked her the same question we were talking, she said: "we have a plan a", i say, is there a plan b? no, we're not talking about plan b, because we have plan a, but that plan a has been stalled in the house of representatives and is unknown. when it is unlocked and when it is unleashed, we are anxious there, but we will finish with yuri now, then we will move to the shelter and we advise you to do the same, yuri, please, so i will finish quickly, the only option for ending the war in ukraine is peacefully negotiations, deputy permanent representative of china to the un, dai bin, stated this at a meeting of the security council of the united nations. according to him, china adheres to the opinion that there is war in conflicts. there can be no winners and that they only lead to the escalation of the situation, instead, says the chinese representative, official beijing will continue to maintain contact with all parties and play a constructive role in promoting the political settlement of the situation in ukraine.

bridget brink, the extraordinary and honorable ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine,they are in lviv, mrs. prytsky is in lviv for the first time. there was such a message, so to say that we believe, it is worth believing, the money should go to restoration, there were no such statements, well , there were no unexpected ones, tell me, please, how important these visits are, and if he is now talking about mrs. pritzker, well, mrs. brink, she is always in ukraine, and we hear her from time to time, mrs. pritzker comes for a period, she will also come there for a while, she works in the usa for a while, how far is this work in general and how are these words to be believed? and there will be a restoration, how should they be perceived, such a pat on the shoulder, or an understanding that there will be certain actions that will then allow the restoration of ukraine under the control of the ukrainian government? i think ms. pritzker's role, she's really big, although maybe not so visible, because she travels a lot, she's been to several countries in central europe recently,

us ambassador to ukraine bridget brink will talk about this in an exclusive interview with yuri fizer. watch today on the big air, which starts on espresso at 18:10. one person died, two others were injured. they gave because of an enemy attack in sumy oblast. in the morning, the occupiers fired missiles at the krasnopil community. a 45-year-old man became a victim of the russians. a father and his three-year-old daughter were also injured. the regional police was informed. enemy shells destroyed a cultural center and a shop were damaged on the territory of the community. five cars were on fire. silence does not exist, despite the constant shelling of the temporal abyss. in donetsk region, there are still 875 residents, serhii chaus, the head of the city's military administration, told radio svoboda. the townspeople who refuse to leave their homes are mostly pensioners, they do not leave, despite the mortal danger and the lack of electricity, water and gas. yesterday, just to make it clear, they arranged an online bridge, a telebridge, if that's how it is used to be called e with one

ambassador, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine bridget brinkith oleksandr morchivka, sports news from yevhen pastukhov. weather from natalka didenko, will the cold return to ukraine for a long time? well, now i will tell you in detail about the most important news. russians injured a man in kharkiv oblast. during the day, the occupiers shelled the village of kupyanska nodular with artillery, the regional police reported. the victim was hospitalized. well, three people suffered as a result of a rocket attack on mykolaivka. in donetsk region. the occupiers dropped on the city late in the evening. four guided aerial bombs wounded a 47-year-old woman and two men. all the injured in the hospital were notified to the regional police. also, during the night , the enemy attacked the city of selidove with rockets, more than fifty destructions were recorded there. at least 12 high-rise buildings and administrative buildings were damaged, fortunately people survived. well, barbarians, barbarians, whatever you want, live.

bridget brink, the ambassador of the united states of america to ukraine, i asked her the same question talked, she said we have a plan a, i say, is there a plan b? no, we are not talking about plan b because we have a plan ah, but this plan has stalled in the house of representatives and it is not known when it will be unblocked and when it will be released. we are worried there, but we will finish with yuri right now, then we will move to the shelter and we advise you to do the same, yuri, please, i will continue, so i will finish quickly, the only option for ending the war in ukraine is peace negotiations, the deputy permanent representative said of china at the un, dai bin at a meeting of the security council of the united nations. according to him , china adheres to the opinion that there can be no winners in conflicts and wars and that they only lead to escalation. situation, instead, says the chinese representative, official beijing will continue to maintain contact with all parties and play a constructive role in promoting the political settlement of the situation in ukraine. we

once again shows how much he disregards human lives, there is a statement from the us ambassador bridget brinkthis is important, everything is in fact, i believe that this air defense will come and close not only kyiv, conditionally there, but also others cities, especially those cities that are front-line, industrial, logistics centers, let's be frank, rescue centers for many military personnel and so on, but rescue and search operations, to what extent it was possible to carry them out effectively, is there enough in the cities today to carry out such operations , because you know, when there is a lack of some kind of equipment, it’s banal, well , we have to talk about it, because then maybe kyiv will react, they can provide something additional, or the partners seem to provide something additional, some such system, which, let’s say faster... will collect the rubble, relatively speaking, in order to give the person who is still alive under this rubble, well , a chance for life, to save, a chance for life, yes, well, i will tell you that, in principle, we have such a bitter experience with h