oleksiy kovalenko, dmytro savchuk, voice of america, washington.ext story is about daniel hryhorchuk, an american of ukrainian origin. his book about the revolution of dignity was banned in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine. the russian occupiers recognized her as an extremist and ordered her to be removed from the library. iryna shynkarenko and iryna matviychuk spoke with the author and learned how he reacts to the banning of his book. daniel hryhorchuk, professor emeritus of medicine at the university of illinois, who spent his whole life dealing with issues of epidemics and toxicology, discovered his talent for writing after retirement. over the past 10 years, he has written three novels, the second of which is myth and madness, describing the romantic story of ukrainian teenagers during the revolution of dignity. when hryhorchuk found out that his book was banned by the russians, he was filled with pride. i was certainly not surprised, because our book, because the book tells about the history of the maidan, and russia is trying t

my colleague oleksiy kovalenko is following the development of this case. hello, oleksiy. congratulations. please tell me about the details of this case. what is the point, why are they accusing the russian military and. is this charge important? yes, actually, maria, you brought up a very important point that this is a historic case in a sense, it is the first time that american jurisdiction has been used to open a case like this to investigate crimes of russian servicemen that were committed on the territory of ukraine, and american legislation is used for this, this is the statute of the united states of america on war crimes, which was adopted in congress almost 30 years ago, and it is this statute that allows the investigation of crimes committed on the territory of not of the united states against american citizens. as for the substance of the case itself, we know from today's speech by us attorney general merrick garland, as well as the details of this case in a nine-page document published in federal court in the state of virginia , charging four russian servicemen

oleksiy kovalenko learned the details.ory of the far-right freedom party in early parliamentary elections in the netherlands shook the whole of europe and put under. the question of whether the position of the netherlands regarding ukraine will change. according to the kiel institute of the world economy, the netherlands ranked eighth in terms of volume military, as well as humanitarian and financial aid. after the european one. union, usa, germany, great britain, norway, japan, canada and poland. the netherlands also led the training mission of ukrainian f-16 pilots, becoming the first country to announce the provision of these fighters to ukraine. in addition, the netherlands provides ukraine with stinger missiles, anti-aircraft missile systems, armored vehicles and tanks. i am grateful to the netherlands, grateful to you, mark, your government, your team, and all the people of the netherlands for your continued attention. to ukraine, extremely strong support for ukraine, our people, and on this, on this difficult path.

oleksiy kovalenko, dmytro savchuk, voice of america.h aggressive behavior of russia and belarus in the neighboring countries of eastern europe, in ukraine, forced the neighboring countries of eastern europe, such as estonia, to significantly strengthen the security of their borders. the head of voice of america in eastern europe, myroslava gongadze, visited estonia's border with russia and will tell how the country is preparing for a possible invasion. a few years ago, the border between estonia and russia was not clear. identification, but when russia invaded ukraine and occupied crimea in 2014 year, estonia decided to build a complex border infrastructure, with surveillance cameras and other high-tech equipment. pavo mixon, head of the pisa border patrol, says the region's landscape of hills, forests, lakes and marshes makes it difficult for border guards to work. today we can reach everyone. previously, there was no such possibility, even the border guards did not know where the border was. behind this fence is russia. the situation

welcome to the broadcast of the program of the ukrainian voice of america chas time and i and host oleksiy kovalenko. the biden administration on december 27 announced the last set of american military aid to ukraine in 2023. expecting that the us congress will soon approve the allocation of funds for the further supply of weapons to the ukrainian army. secretary of state anthony blinken said the $250 million package includes ammunition for air defense systems, additional ammunition for hymards mobile missile systems, 155 mm and 105 mm ammunition, and armor-piercing ammunition. blinkin also called on congress to quickly consider further aid ukraine. to advance us national security interests, thereby helping ukraine defend itself and secure its future. meanwhile, the first group of ukrainian pilots completed basic training in britain. before flying the f-16, after which the pilots will learn to fly further f-16 fighters in denmark. ukraine is expected to receive these aircraft from western partners after the completion of the training missions. the netherlands announced that it was preparing to hand

i am oleksiy kovalenko of the ukrainian voice of america chas time service. the leaders of the european union named a historic achievement of the decision to open the way to negotiations with ukraine and moldova on joining the eu. and they expressed the hope that in a few weeks they will also approve a multi-year program of financial support for ukraine in the conditions of the russian war. the president of the european commission, ursula funderlein , also stated that the european commission will work on options for a financial program for ukraine, with the help of 26 countries. eu members in case the hungarian veto is preserved. how was the voting and what to expect next? let's talk about it with ours london correspondent bohdan tsyupin. bohdan, congratulations. hungarian prime minister viktor orbán did not support either the start of negotiations on ukraine's accession to the eu or funding for ukraine. in the first case , it was still possible to vote, but not in the case of financing. how did it happen? well, actually, in brussels, as the old ukrainian say

me and the presenter oleksiy kovalenko. the house of representatives voted for excluding republican george santos from its ranks. he faces two dozen federal charges. they concern theft of personal data and misuse of donor contributions. santas denies the allegations but has previously admitted to lying about his biography. to learn more about what sandas is accused of and how his removal could affect the republican majority in the house of representatives, let's talk with our congressional correspondent kateryna lisinova. congratulations katya. congratulations oleksya. katerina, can... first tell more about santos himself and his biography, what he actually does, and his short presence at the congress will be remembered. it will be remembered for its vivid points, in particular, santos was elected to the house of representatives last year during the mid-term elections , and american media investigations began to appear almost immediately , refuting false information about his biography. in particular, he claimed to be a jew

congratulations, the program of the ukrainian voice of america chas time is on the air, i and the host oleksiy kovalenko. the white house emphasized the importance of supporting ukraine for the national interests of the united states and all us allies in europe. if the us does not support ukraine, it will be a gift to russian president putin. john kirby, a representative of the us national security council, made a corresponding statement on board the presidential plane on friday. he also noted that the us expects that russia will continue to use winter as a weapon against ukrainians and attack civilian ukrainian infrastructure. the day before , a sky security was held in washington forum, is one of the most important security platforms for us and foreign government officials for national security experts. our colleague tetyana voroshko worked there, and she will share his conclusions with us. tatyana, congratulations, congratulations. tatyana, as the minister of foreign affairs of the great. britain's david cameron, he was one of the keynote speakers at the aspin forum in washington. what was the main p

congratulations, the program of the ukrainian voice of america chas time is on the air, and i am its host oleksiy kovalenkothe administration of the us president fully supports ukraine, however, the future further assistance to kyiv depends on the congress. this was stated by the spokesman of the us state department, matthew miller, in response to a request from journalists to comment on volodymyr zelenskyi's words regarding confidence in american support. miller noted that if congress does not pass a bill that provides. help for ukraine there is no other magical source of funding. we are ready to support additional financing for ukraine. we have one package left within the presidential powers that we can provide to ukraine this year, and then we will exhaust our capacity to provide additional security assistance. so i think that's a question for the us congress. we made it clear that we wanted something extra. we 've used those funding streams, we've almost exhausted them, and in the next few weeks we're going to completely exhaust them, and that's why we need congress to act. meanwhile , congressional wr