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[00:00:24] Good evening, dear viewers, welcome to
[00:00:26] the news.
[00:00:30] Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ronald Johnson,
[00:00:34] presented his priorities before the Senate: stability, energy, and American
[00:00:38] investments are in focus. He unequivocally confirmed that
[00:00:41] a genocide
[00:00:43] was committed in Srebrenica.
[00:00:48] From tonight's news, we also
[00:00:49] highlight:
[00:00:55] The Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina seized a record
[00:00:58] 1.1 tons of drugs with a street value of up to
[00:01:01] 33 million
[00:01:02] euros.
[00:01:06] Water reductions in Sarajevo will continue, no rain is
[00:01:09] further drop, especially in in sight, the Bostarići neighborhood has been without water for six days
[00:01:13] in
[00:01:13] a row.
[00:01:17] A forest fire is raging in Blidinje, the terrain is inaccessible, firefighting
[00:01:21] is only possible from the air. Croatia approved Canadian firefighting planes as
[00:01:24] humanitarian aid to Bosnia
[00:01:25] and Herzegovina.
[00:01:30] In Mostar and Neum today, 32 degrees were measured, tomorrow in
[00:01:34] BiH, partly cloudy, light rain is possible
[00:01:37] in some places.
[00:01:43] causes flash floods, it quickly The hearing of candidates for US ambassadors to Bosnia
[00:01:45] and Herzegovina and Serbia turned
[00:01:48] the necessary staff? into a sharp debate on the business interests of President
[00:01:51] Donald Trump's family in
[00:01:54] such a possibility ridiculous and the Balkans and the possibility that US embassies would be used to promote
[00:01:57] them. There was talk of... genocide in Srebrenica and
[00:02:01] the glorification of war crimes, and among the priorities
[00:02:04] of Trump's candidate for ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina are
[00:02:08] stability, energy, and American
[00:02:10] investments.
[00:02:14] Mr. Johnson, do you agree that what happened in
[00:02:18] Srebrenica was genocide?
[00:02:22] I think I could unequivocally tell you that Srebrenica was
[00:02:25] a genocide, as were the verdicts that were handed down through
[00:02:29] the courts. The themes you mentioned earlier,
[00:02:31] absolutely,
[00:02:34] you agree that it is important to make it clear that this is the position of
[00:02:37] the United States, especially when we hear figures like Milorad
[00:02:41] Dodik as he tries to incite separatism and
[00:02:44] cause further ethnic and religious tensions in Bosnia
[00:02:48] and Herzegovina. Senator, you can be sure that
[00:02:52] when I am in office, I will be very resolute in
[00:02:55] recommending those courses of action, as you mentioned
[00:02:58] earlier, absolutely. Democratic Senator Jeanne
[00:03:02] Shaheen reminded during the hearing of the candidate for US
[00:03:05] ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina of the glorification of convicted war
[00:03:09] criminal Ratko Mladić by Milorad
[00:03:12] Dodik, the advocacy for the independence of Republika Srpska, hate speech.
[00:03:16] Ronald Johnson replied that he would be a strong advocate for what is
[00:03:19] stated in the National Defense Act, if confirmed, and there, let us
[00:03:23] recall, in the context of the Western Balkans, the possibility of
[00:03:26] individual sanctions returning for undermining the Dayton Peace
[00:03:30] Agreement. However, it was
[00:03:32] in Yaroslavl and noticeable from the introductory address that this would happen. The United States
[00:03:35] remains committed to the sovereignty and territorial
[00:03:38] integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the peace
[00:03:41] established by the Dayton Agreement. Local leaders
[00:03:44] need to take responsibility for the problems in the country, which is actually
[00:03:48] in line with Trump's foreign policy agenda, America first, which
[00:03:52] Johnson himself mentioned. 30
[00:03:55] years after Dayton, the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina should increasingly
[00:03:59] be shaped by its own leaders and institutions. If confirmed,
[00:04:02] I will encourage pragmatic, locally driven
[00:04:06] solutions to political and economic challenges and support
[00:04:09] efforts to strengthen cooperation among different communities in Bosnia
[00:04:13] and Herzegovina. Johnson spoke about the upcoming elections, saying he would
[00:04:17] work with all stakeholders to calm tensions, preserve
[00:04:20] stability. He also mentioned Russian and Chinese influence, especially
[00:04:24] emphasizing economic relations, the energy sector, which he called
[00:04:27] key for the United States. They asked about American projects in Bosnia
[00:04:31] and Herzegovina, whether the embassy should help private projects
[00:04:35] of people close to Donald Trump. He replied: "Everyone is welcome,"
[00:04:38] but added: "I don't believe that
[00:04:41] the president would actually ask me to help him with financial matters
[00:04:45] for his family, and if he did, I think I would
[00:04:49] refer back to the State Department headquarters to get
[00:04:52] clarification, sir." By the way, Ronald Johnson's hearing
[00:04:56] began with warnings from leading members of the Senate Foreign Relations
[00:05:00] Committee that peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina must not be taken for
[00:05:03] granted, that Washington must clearly defend the Dayton Agreement,
[00:05:07] the sovereignty and territorial
[00:05:15] In the continuation of the news, don't
[00:05:16] miss:
[00:05:21] What future awaits the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina? The official start
[00:05:24] of the development strategy until 2034
[00:05:28] has been announced.
[00:05:33] In the "Bura" operation in the area of Ilijaš, approximately
[00:05:36] 1.1 tons of synthetic narcotics were seized, which, according
[00:05:40] to the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the largest
[00:05:43] seizure of synthetic drugs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. One person was deprived
[00:05:46] of liberty. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated
[00:05:50] at 5 million euros, while their value after being sold
[00:05:53] in individual doses on the street could amount to between 25 and
[00:05:57] 33 million euros. It is an extremely
[00:06:00] dangerous synthetic cathinone that is a substitute for cocaine
[00:06:04] and ecstasy. In the street market of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:06:07] and the region, such synthetic stimulants are sold at
[00:06:10] a price of 20 to 30 euros per gram. In addition to
[00:06:14] drugs, the Border Police temporarily seized special full-face masks with advanced
[00:06:18] systemic filters and corrugated air supply hoses that
[00:06:22] are used exclusively during chemical synthesis and production of illegal
[00:06:25] substances during cooking, as protection, as well as firearms,
[00:06:29] mobile phones, seals, and business documentation
[00:06:32] of legal entities.
[00:06:35] The fire that has been active for several days
[00:06:38] in the Blidinje Nature Park flared up again and engulfed a part
[00:06:42] of the forest. The spread of the fire is favored by strong winds and
[00:06:46] prolonged drought, and family homes and holiday houses
[00:06:49] are only 100 to 200 meters from
[00:06:52] the fire. Due to the inaccessible terrain, firefighting
[00:06:55] by ground forces is currently not possible, it was announced by the Operational
[00:06:58] Center for Civil Protection of the Herzegovina-Neretva
[00:07:01] Canton. All available firefighting forces from Jablanica and
[00:07:04] neighboring towns and municipalities are engaged in extinguishing the fire.
[00:07:08] The fire continues to spread. Air tractor helicopters
[00:07:12] of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina are assisting
[00:07:16] in extinguishing the fire from the air. The Government of the Republic of Croatia has approved the use
[00:07:19] of two Canadair planes to provide humanitarian aid to Bosnia and
[00:07:23] Herzegovina.
[00:07:26] Two people were injured in a fire that broke out last night in
[00:07:30] a nursing home in Mosorovac, in
[00:07:33] the area of Lukavac. The injured persons are in serious condition with
[00:07:36] burns to their faces and bodies. They were taken to the University
[00:07:39] Clinical Center Tuzla. From the professional firefighting
[00:07:43] unit of Lukavac, it was said that the fire was of low intensity and
[00:07:47] occurred in one room. All competent services are on the ground and
[00:07:50] are investigating the circumstances of the
[00:07:52] fire.
[00:07:55] At the University Clinical Center Tuzla, two patients
[00:07:58] have been hospitalized: a patient with the initials H.O.
[00:08:02] has severe burns associated with inhalation
[00:08:05] burns. The patient is intubated and on mechanical
[00:08:08] ventilation. The second patient with the initials M.O.
[00:08:12] has burns to the face and body, also
[00:08:16] severe burns. Both
[00:08:18] patients are in extremely serious health condition. The teams
[00:08:22] of the University Clinical Center Tuzla responded professionally and quickly
[00:08:25] to the admission, triage, surgical intervention, and all
[00:08:28] other interventions required by the health condition of these
[00:08:31] patients.
[00:08:34] Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing the consequences of a prolonged
[00:08:37] lack of rainfall. The dry period leaves its mark on watercourses,
[00:08:41] groundwater, and springs. The forecasts for the coming days do not
[00:08:45] bring much reason for a change in this picture. Because of all this, water
[00:08:49] reductions are becoming more frequent in Sarajevo, especially in hilly
[00:08:52] settlements.
[00:08:55] Damir Kadrić has been without water for six days and he is not the only one. In
[00:08:59] the higher parts of Širokača, water has not flowed from the taps since
[00:09:03] last week. Residents of Bostarići Street say that they
[00:09:06] have faced reductions before, but this time
[00:09:09] the situation is particularly difficult. We manage by finding the nearest
[00:09:13] faucet, filling canisters, then
[00:09:16] bringing them home and pouring from one container into another.
[00:09:20] We have also developed this system
[00:09:23] of pouring water for each other or pouring water for ourselves from a bottle
[00:09:26] to wash our hands. I feel sorry for the female
[00:09:30] population the most, who have to provide for themselves, their children, husbands,
[00:09:33] and ultimately themselves, hygienic
[00:09:36] conditions and everything. Why don't they cut off water to the government, to
[00:09:40] the presidency, to the municipality, but only to us? They are terrorizing us. The
[00:09:43] problem is actually outdated reservoirs, we are told by the local community
[00:09:47] council. They have been warning about this for some time,
[00:09:50] but without effect. The problem with that water is not even those
[00:09:54] reductions, but the problem is that pump in the reservoir that
[00:09:57] should turn on when there is a certain level in
[00:10:01] the reservoir, in fact it turns on manually, no one
[00:10:04] has ever come to turn it on, the problem is the
[00:10:08] justification of the leadership of the water and sewage company, or rather, it
[00:10:11] should not be an excuse of "force majeure,"
[00:10:14] or drought, for their inaction and their
[00:10:18] ignorance. They still haven't received a tanker, nor have
[00:10:21] the residents of Novogradska Street, King Stjepan Tomašević,
[00:10:25] where there has been no water for almost two months. Interestingly, for Zabrđe,
[00:10:28] there is water, even though the water supply there is regular, which was
[00:10:32] admitted by the water utility. At the same time, in
[00:10:34] Širokača, a few hundred meters below Bostarići Street, water
[00:10:38] is gushing out of the asphalt. To make the absurdity even greater, while
[00:10:41] cubic meters of water flow irrevocably through Sarajevo streets, the main
[00:10:45] Sarajevo spring, Bačevo, has almost dried up. The reason
[00:10:48] is that we do not have several days of moderate
[00:10:52] rainfall. These downpours
[00:10:56] and short-term rainfall do not contribute to the replenishment
[00:10:59] of our groundwater, and rivers
[00:11:02] across Bosnia and Herzegovina are entering September with unusually low
[00:11:06] water levels. Some watercourses are recording almost record low values.
[00:11:10] As for rainfall, at least in the coming days, it is mostly of weak
[00:11:13] to locally moderate intensity in the form of a stronger downpour, from this point
[00:11:17] of view, in principle, as much as we are able to see, it's about 15 days,
[00:11:21] so far there is still no signal for stronger intensity.
[00:11:25] If the period without significant rain continues, the Agency for
[00:11:29] the Sava River Basin warns that water levels could
[00:11:34] smaller watercourses. How much the situation will change
[00:11:38] will depend primarily on rainfall. However, one heavy
[00:11:41] rain does not necessarily mean the end of problems. Dry periods
[00:11:45] are not only this year, meaning we have had dry periods for
[00:11:48] about 15 years now, where we constantly have a deficit
[00:11:51] in the amount of precipitation we receive,
[00:11:55] whether it's snow, whether it's rain, whether it's hail, and
[00:11:59] the rain we do get, it becomes,
[00:12:01] meaning mostly, torrential, a large amount falls
[00:12:05] in a short time and
[00:12:08] runs off, very little penetrates the soil.
[00:12:12] Therefore, experts warn, we must use water more rationally and
[00:12:15] preserve natural resources so that we don't lose
[00:12:25] At a time when citizens need concrete results, the
[00:12:29] Federation announces a shift in planning the future. The development
[00:12:32] strategy until 2034 begins with
[00:12:36] an ambitious but much-needed goal: to transform
[00:12:39] strategic documents from mere wishes into strictly defined projects
[00:12:43] with stable funding. Can experts in
[00:12:46] the next six months lay the foundation for a different
[00:12:49] development?
[00:12:51] How many of the goals from the Federation of BiH development strategy until
[00:12:55] 2027 have actually been achieved
[00:12:58] has not yet been precisely determined. The document envisioned
[00:13:02] accelerating economic development, improving the position
[00:13:05] of youth, energy transition, environmental protection, and a more efficient
[00:13:09] public sector. Experts who participated in its creation
[00:13:12] admit that they are not satisfied with the realization. Unfortunately, what
[00:13:16] we set out in that strategy was not achieved
[00:13:19] as much as we wanted and as much as it could have been,
[00:13:22] so we hope that with this
[00:13:25] strategy we will correct that. That is why one of the first tasks is to determine what has been achieved, what has not, and what are the
[00:13:28] reasons. Experiences from the previous period should be the basis for
[00:13:32] a different approach to the new development plan. It is a key,
[00:13:36] horizontal, multi-sectoral document
[00:13:39] that determines social consensus and development priorities
[00:13:43] in the next planning period.
[00:13:46] Um, the strategy itself,
[00:13:50] is here to bring concrete changes, uh,
[00:13:53] betterment for the lives of citizens. We must within strategic
[00:13:57] documents more concretely define the conceptual projects that will
[00:14:01] be directly available for financing through the public investment
[00:14:04] program, that is, to better connect
[00:14:08] with the financial framework, that is one of the lessons learned, taught
[00:14:11] by what we had in previous strategies, where
[00:14:15] it was defined primarily
[00:14:17] as priorities, as a wish list
[00:14:21] without defined clear deadlines,
[00:14:25] responsibilities, goals, funding,
[00:14:28] um, I think that, um, I said that very clearly, we don't need that, we
[00:14:32] don't need another new document that no one has even opened and now we will
[00:14:35] take it and look at what is in it, and what has not been done, so
[00:14:39] that, uh, I think it is very important that today there are people
[00:14:43] here who have both the competencies, knowledge, and opportunities who will
[00:14:46] initiate uh today's
[00:14:49] activities so that through the formation of an expert group we can come
[00:14:53] up with a draft strategy.
[00:14:55] At the conference, representatives of academia, business, and civil
[00:14:58] society spoke about projects and priorities for the next planning
[00:15:02] period. Among them are investment in science, the development of artificial
[00:15:05] intelligence, digitalization, and green transition. However,
[00:15:08] the experience of the previous strategy also raises the question of whether new priorities
[00:15:12] will actually be implemented. A data center is needed, research
[00:15:16] institutes are needed. Uh, the government should,
[00:15:19] now, for the next year, it should provide at least
[00:15:23] 1.8% of the domestic product for
[00:15:26] research. It will give a tenth of that. See
[00:15:29] how much it listens. So, where are we? We
[00:15:33] are now in the European family, last in terms
[00:15:36] of per capita income. So we are somewhere at
[00:15:39] 45% of the European average. We need to
[00:15:43] make an effort in the area of production,
[00:15:47] that means to increase the production
[00:15:50] of ideas, to increase the knowledge base, to increase innovation, to introduce
[00:15:53] an innovation policy that we don't have at all, in order to improve the standard
[00:15:57] of living. Now the plan is to create a higher quality, clearer
[00:16:00] strategy so that what is planned until 2034
[00:16:04] will be achieved. The goal is in the next six months to
[00:16:08] engage as many interested groups as possible, listen to their demands, and
[00:16:11] concretize projects that should
[00:16:22] 27 doctors from six cantons have left the country.
[00:16:25] Most go to Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and Scandinavian
[00:16:29] countries, and the main reasons are better salaries and working conditions.
[00:16:32] According to data from the Medical Chamber of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, this
[00:16:36] canton loses about 10 doctors annually. However, officials from
[00:16:39] the health sector say that the situation is not
[00:16:43] alarming for now.
[00:16:46] While many healthcare institutions warn of a shortage of medical
[00:16:50] staff, the University Clinical Hospital Mostar, as the largest healthcare institution
[00:16:54] in Herzegovina, employs 300 workers, including about
[00:16:57] 500 doctors. The director of this institution says the problem is not
[00:17:01] their shortage. On the contrary, he claims that the hospital currently has
[00:17:05] a surplus of employees. I have a big problem because I have
[00:17:08] a surplus of doctors. Maybe you're looking at me strangely,
[00:17:12] namely, we have a good circumstance that our faculty is in
[00:17:15] our backyard. We really have enough doctors,
[00:17:18] and the only real problem for me
[00:17:22] is how to not accept everyone who wants to
[00:17:24] join the hospital. As for our
[00:17:28] hospital, for now, we really don't have that problem. And
[00:17:31] speaking of people leaving the hospital, for example, we had
[00:17:35] middle-level staff in the last few years. Many
[00:17:38] of them left, over a hundred of them
[00:17:41] returned to work. However, the situation is not the same
[00:17:44] in all healthcare institutions. In the Cantonal Hospital "Safet Mujić,"
[00:17:48] they say there are a solid number of doctors, but there is a shortage of specialists. One
[00:17:51] of the main problems they cite is the Supreme Court's ruling, according to which a doctor, after
[00:17:55] completing their specialization, can leave the institution that enabled and
[00:17:59] financed their specialization, and go abroad where another country
[00:18:02] obtains an already trained expert without any investment. For
[00:18:06] now, we do not have alarming indicators when
[00:18:09] we talk about our canton, but it is definitely one of the
[00:18:13] potential problems, because, as I said, young
[00:18:15] people are looking for better opportunities for themselves. We are aware that
[00:18:19] the current method of healthcare financing is not sufficient
[00:18:23] for them to have such conditions, primarily
[00:18:26] material and in some part working, so that they can be completely satisfied and
[00:18:30] not need to seek another alternative. An additional problem is
[00:18:33] the large difference in doctors' salaries among cantons, according to data
[00:18:37] from the Federation of Professional Unions of Doctors of Medicine and Dentistry, currently
[00:18:41] doctors in Sarajevo Canton, Tuzla, and Zenica-Doboj are among the best paid,
[00:18:44] while the earnings of their colleagues in other cantons are up to
[00:18:48] 30% lower. Such differences, they warn, do not only
[00:18:52] lead to departures abroad, but to the migration of doctors within
[00:18:55] the Federation, where conditions and earnings are more favorable.
[00:18:59] The reasons are, on the one hand, uh, the conditions
[00:19:02] in which our doctors work, on the other
[00:19:05] hand, the financial capabilities of our healthcare system, the question
[00:19:09] of resources, the question of finances, the question
[00:19:13] of healthcare staff, the question of
[00:19:16] the development of primary healthcare, which is our focus on
[00:19:20] primary healthcare, the question, can we
[00:19:23] meet the modern demographic
[00:19:27] trend and the needs of the population in such
[00:19:29] circumstances? There are many questions that influence
[00:19:33] the final opinion on
[00:19:36] the eventual departure of our doctors. Such a system
[00:19:39] is unsustainable in the long run, says the president of the government. She claims that
[00:19:42] reorganization is needed, as well as finding new sources of funding. Without such
[00:19:46] changes, she says, it will be increasingly difficult to ensure the stable functioning
[00:19:50] of healthcare institutions and retain existing staff. When we add
[00:19:54] the national-political context, which is the reality of this
[00:19:57] canton, we are aware that difficult decisions await us in
[00:20:01] the future, but we will have to reorganize,
[00:20:05] we will have to find new sources of funding, because it is more
[00:20:08] than evident today that with these sources of funding, we cannot
[00:20:12] meet the needs of the healthcare system we have
[00:20:15] built. The shortage of skilled staff remains a problem in a large part
[00:20:19] of the country, which already has one of the lowest numbers of doctors in Europe relative to
[00:20:23] its population. If this trend continues, the question will no longer
[00:20:26] be just how to retain them, but who will treat those for whom
[00:20:38] Problems of employees at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo
[00:20:41] were once again highlighted: overtime work, redistribution
[00:20:45] of duties, lack of staff, diminishing employee rights are just
[00:20:48] some of the problems that healthcare workers mentioned.
[00:20:52] At the same time, they do not receive
[00:20:54] answers from the Clinical Center.
[00:20:57] 25 years of work at the Clinical Center for
[00:21:00] Elvira Isić Karić should have been a source of
[00:21:04] pride. Today, she speaks with difficulty about the institution where she
[00:21:07] spent most of her working life, because, as she claims,
[00:21:11] employees work under pressure, and it is difficult to
[00:21:14] obtain their rights. It's very difficult to talk
[00:21:17] about an institution where I've worked for so long.
[00:21:21] Sometimes I'm even ashamed, I must admit, and I was
[00:21:25] a proud employee for so many years. I'm sorry
[00:21:28] to say that people work under
[00:21:31] fear, I'm sorry to say that
[00:21:35] certain things are imposed for which
[00:21:39] these people cannot fight except to turn to
[00:21:42] the union, to lawyers.
[00:21:44] Unfortunately, the Clinical Center has put employees
[00:21:48] in a position
[00:21:50] where only lawsuits can bring certain solutions. The Union
[00:21:54] of Healthcare Workers of Sarajevo Canton demands from the management
[00:21:57] active involvement in processes related to employee
[00:22:01] rights. The list of problems is long, but among
[00:22:04] other things, they mention attempts to diminish employee
[00:22:07] rights, problems in work organization, and
[00:22:10] non-recognition of professional qualifications. We,
[00:22:14] in this institution, have union members who have been working
[00:22:17] for over 20, 30 years,
[00:22:21] who are not recognized as qualified staff, they have completed
[00:22:24] faculties. We had an agreement that this would be recognized,
[00:22:27] but it is not happening. They focused on opening new
[00:22:31] 8,000 square meters of space at the Clinical Center. I ask
[00:22:35] publicly, where is
[00:22:38] How were those positions filled? Where are
[00:22:41] the nurses, doctors,
[00:22:44] laundry workers, cleaners, everything that is needed for that
[00:22:48] institution? Problems with employee
[00:22:51] working hours and calculation of overtime
[00:22:55] hours, where an employee is told to come to work from
[00:22:58] 12 to 14 hours or to come to work from 3 to
[00:23:02] 16, this is a working time that
[00:23:05] the collective agreement does not recognize,
[00:23:08] nor does the law itself. Overtime
[00:23:11] work at the Clinical Center is
[00:23:14] paid on a lump sum basis,
[00:23:18] not in all clinics,
[00:23:20] depending on the head of the clinic. In
[00:23:24] the meantime, the Clinical Center also made a statement, but regarding
[00:23:28] the political engagement of employees. However,
[00:23:30] they did touch upon the situation in this institution, stating that they
[00:23:34] continuously invest in education and
[00:23:48] While Trump threatens the European Union over Canada's plans to join,
[00:23:52] the Canadian Prime Minister in the European Parliament speaks of
[00:23:55] stronger alliances with the Union, Erasmus, defense, and
[00:23:58] minerals.
[00:24:04] After a short break, Russia launched massive missile attacks on Kyiv,
[00:24:08] Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia. The attacks injured more than 20
[00:24:12] people and damaged residential and energy infrastructure. On
[00:24:15] the other hand, Ukraine responded with drone attacks deep into Russian
[00:24:19] territory, hitting an oil refinery
[00:24:22] a military air base in Rostov-on-Don, where, according to Ukrainian
[00:24:26] officials, six aircraft were damaged. Meanwhile,
[00:24:29] the US House of Representatives adopted a comprehensive bill
[00:24:33] on new sanctions and tariffs against Russia and sent it to
[00:24:36] President Trump for signature, which Ukrainian
[00:24:40] President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed as a key step towards
[00:24:43] stopping
[00:24:44] the war.
[00:24:49] I heard explosions and glass
[00:24:53] was falling all around, that was not didn't know where to go, we already had all the
[00:24:56] windows broken, falling apart in the house,
[00:25:00] it was very, very scary, but you didn't
[00:25:02] hide anywhere, you didn't have time, after
[00:25:06] they already said "all clear",
[00:25:08] then we went out, but we only
[00:25:12] saw this
[00:25:13] misfortune,
[00:25:16] we hear statements already from the
[00:25:19] leadership... of the European Union, about the need to
[00:25:22] prepare for war with our country. This is their most
[00:25:26] popular topic: in the speeches of the current
[00:25:29] European elites and the leadership
[00:25:33] that has settled in Brussels. We
[00:25:37] have repeatedly
[00:25:40] said that we are not going to attack Europe,
[00:25:44] the president recently dwelled on this topic in detail,
[00:25:47] stressed that we have no
[00:25:50] interests in doing this, but if Europe, which
[00:25:54] daily talks about preparing for war against Russia,
[00:25:57] attacks the Russian
[00:25:59] Federation, then that will be already...
[00:26:08] In an address to the European Parliament, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
[00:26:11] called for the creation of a new alliance for the future between Canada and
[00:26:15] the European Union to strengthen collective resilience in conditions
[00:26:18] of geopolitical turmoil and economic pressures.
[00:26:22] Carney proposed deepening cooperation in critical
[00:26:25] minerals, artificial intelligence, energy security, defense and
[00:26:29] education, he emphasized that the goal of the alliance. and the creation of
[00:26:33] a new power
[00:26:34] bloc,
[00:26:37] we do not want to rule over others,
[00:26:41] on the contrary, we want to achieve
[00:26:43] resilience, so that no one can gain control
[00:26:47] over our open markets, endanger
[00:26:50] our sovereignty, threaten territorial integrity,
[00:26:53] undermine our freedoms, democracy or the rule of law
[00:26:57] and these reasons coupled with
[00:27:00] our latent hard power means that
[00:27:04] we can help in creating
[00:27:07] a new, just, stable, prosperous
[00:27:10] world
[00:27:11] order.
[00:27:15] I would say in general, we should not and would not want to be
[00:27:19] scared of something new. Europe has never
[00:27:22] been afraid of forging new
[00:27:25] parts, creating, if I can use this in in your presence
[00:27:29] mark, new frontiers, and if you look at the...
[00:27:47] US President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with new
[00:27:50] high tariffs if Canada became an associate member
[00:27:54] of the union. Trump called
[00:27:57] said that he could consider it a hostile act.
[00:28:01] He warned that the United States could, in response,
[00:28:04] impose high tariffs or suspend trade with Europe in
[00:28:08] certain sectors, accusing Canada of being a bad
[00:28:11] trade
[00:28:12] partner.
[00:28:19] the whole thing with Canada, Canada has been a terrible trade partner
[00:28:23] and uh no, I don't see that, and if they do that, if
[00:28:27] I think it's at all hostile act, I will put very serious
[00:28:31] tariffs or stop trading.
[00:28:47] While the outcome of relations with allies in Europe is awaited,
[00:28:51] US President Donald Trump stated that Iran
[00:28:54] directly approached Washington to reach
[00:28:57] an agreement and that he hopes for an early end to the war, which is entering its
[00:29:00] seventh month. Regarding plans, Trump will discuss
[00:29:04] with leaders of Gulf countries in New York, while tensions
[00:29:07] around the Strait of Hormuz continue. Meanwhile,
[00:29:10] the UN mission announced that it has reasonable suspicions that
[00:29:14] SADD was responsible for attacks on a school and
[00:29:18] sports facility in Iran in February, which constitutes a war crime. The UN
[00:29:21] states that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during
[00:29:25] the brutal suppression of anti-government
[00:29:27] protests.
[00:29:31] In the Gaza Strip. Attacks and violations of the truce continue,
[00:29:34] in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, a fifteen-year-old boy was killed by a drone
[00:29:38] while trying to rescue an injured person. In Gaza City, in
[00:29:42] the collapse of the Al-Saad building, after the attack,
[00:29:45] 21 people died, while in the West Bank, several Palestinians
[00:29:49] were hospitalized after attacks by Israeli forces. At the same time,
[00:29:52] ahead of the UN General Assembly, the United States has
[00:29:56] extended visa sanctions to officials of the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine
[00:29:59] Liberation Organization due to initiating a post' before the International
[00:30:03] Criminal Court and seeking unilateral
[00:30:06] recognition of the state. President Mahmoud Abbas was again
[00:30:10] denied a visa to come to New
[00:30:12] York.
[00:30:18] remove Palestine from
[00:30:21] being center and front in the
[00:30:24] United Nations and in the deliberations, but more
[00:30:27] importantly we need to see the war to
[00:30:30] stop, the illegal occupation to start the
[00:30:34] process of evacuating and peace to take place through the
[00:30:38] which there is global
[00:30:40] consensus.
[00:30:47] At Kino Meeting Point, auditions are being held for extras and minor
[00:30:50] roles in the film and TV series "When I Was Hodja" by
[00:30:53] Ademira Kenović. The audition will continue tomorrow from 10 AM to
[00:30:57] 6 PM, and all interested parties can.