First National, Kyiv, 2002. The report covers the arrival of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (1997–2006) on his first official visit to Ukraine.

In the video: Boryspil Airport; Kofi Annan; the flags of Ukraine and the UN; Anatoliy Zlenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2000–2003); the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve; St. Sophia Cathedral; St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral; the Great Lavra Bell Tower; Kofi Annan being presented with a symbolic key to the city by Kyiv City State Administration Head (1996–2006) Oleksandr Omelchenko; commentary by journalist Olga Yarkho.

Commentary by: diplomat and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Valery Kuchinsky, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN (2001–2006).

Note: Kofi Annan is a diplomat from Ghana, former UN Secretary-General, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Kofi Annan in Ukraine

On August 31, 2015, at an extraordinary session of the 8th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, prior to adopting a decision, members of parliament expressed various views on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (regarding the decentralization of power).

In the video: Members of the “Oleg Lyashko Radical Party” blocking the presidium of the Verkhovna Rada; chants of “Shame!” during speeches by supporters of the bill; speeches by Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman; the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, People’s Deputy Stepan Kubiv; Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Andriy Parubiy; People’s Deputies Yuriy-Bogdan Shukhevych, Yuriy Boyko, Yulia Tymoshenko, Viktor Bondar, Leonid Derkach, Maksym Burbak, and Yuriy Lutsenko; there are some comments in russian and quotations from lenin's work.

Reference: the draft law on amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (regarding the decentralization of power) is a draft law of Ukraine on the decentralization of power linked to the 2015 administrative-territorial reform, which provided for:
— defining a community as a unit of local self-government;
— the introduction of the position of prefect at the local self-government level;
— a special procedure for the functioning of local self-government bodies in certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Decentralization: Consideration of a Bill

2003, First National, Crimea. The news segment covers the visit of Ahmet Sezer, President of the Republic of Turkey, to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, specifically to Bakhchysarai, the ancient capital of the Khanate.

In the video: the arrival of President Ahmet Sezer; an honor guard of sailors; the Khan’s Palace in Bakhchisaray; the Crimean Tatar flag; a kyrymli dance performed in traditional costumes; among those present is Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk (2002–2003).

Commentary by: Turkish President Ahmet Sezer; Mustafa Dzhemilev, Chairman of the Council of Representatives of the Crimean People under the President of Ukraine (1999–2015).

This story was prepared by Volodymyr Melnyk and Halyna Hromyk.

Turkish President Sezer in Crimea

First National, Kyiv, 2009. The report focuses on the likely candidates for the position of head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs during President Viktor Yushchenko’s term in office.

On the video: the building of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; archival footage of a UN summit attended by Boris Tarasyuk; a meeting between Arseniy Yatsenyuk and party leaders Petro Symonenko, Oleksandr Yefremov, and Volodymyr Lytvyn; a summary of the likely candidates for the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine — Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Oleg Shamshur, and Volodymyr Khandogiy; among the reporters present is journalist and TV host Olena Frolak.

Commentary by Ukraine’s foreign ministers: Hennadiy Udovenko (1994–1998); Anatoliy Zlenko (1990–1994; 2000–2003); Borys Tarasyuk (1998–2000; 2005–2007); Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Volodymyr Khandogiy (March–October 2009); public figure, economist, and Ph.D. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn; politician and public figure Oleg Rybachuk.

Olga Skotnikova, Natalia Malyshko, and Vadim Timofeev worked on the story.

Who will head the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

2003, First National, Kyiv. The report covers Volodymyr Lytvyn's visit to the National Museum of Ukrainian Literature and his comments on expanding the use of the Ukrainian language and increasing support for the publishing industry.

In the video: an exhibition at the National Museum of Literature; a copy of Ivan Fedorov’s first Ukrainian primer; early printed books; books; photographs of Ivan Franko; a statue of Taras Shevchenko; engravings; a statue of Hryhorii Skovoroda.

Comments: Orest Subtelny, Ph.D., Ukrainian-Canadian historian; Volodymyr Lytvyn, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2002–2006).

The authors of the story are Maria Angelova, Nadiya Baziv, and Vadym Timofeev.

Volodymyr Lytvyn at the National Museum of Ukrainian Literature

First National, 2004. The story recounts the visit to Ukraine by American politician, former Secretary of State, and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger.

In the video: Henry Kissinger’s meetings with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma (1994–2005); Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych (2002–2005); Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn (2002–2006); a press conference with journalists; and an excerpt from the American politician’s speech on the 2004 presidential election in Ukraine.

This story was prepared by Yuriy Spasokukotsky, Andriy Marchenko, and Ruslan Bohdan.

Reference: Henry Kissinger is an American politician, diplomat, political scientist, former U. S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, and a foreign policy strategist of the 1970s.

Henry Kissinger in Ukraine

February 25, 2000, Lviv.

The plot is dedicated to the working meeting of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in Lviv.

In the video: views of Lviv, city center; airport, arrival of the Hungarian delegation; journalists take comments from the Hungarian Prime Minister; working meeting, negotiations at the residence; discussion of trade and economic agreements and cooperation.

Comments: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban; Press Secretary of the President of Ukraine Oleksandr Martynenko.

Journalist — Olga Skotnikova.

Viktor Orban's Visit to Lviv

October 12, 2003, Ghadames, Libya.

On the video: views of the city of Ghadames; work of the film crew; airport, arrival of the Ukrainian delegation headed by the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma; national ensemble performs folk music, official meeting ceremony; camel riders, demonstration dance with sabers; city tour; Leonid Kuchma inspects the museum exposition; women demonstrate traditional crafts and sew textile products; master weaves products from dry reeds; inspection of catacombs and historical buildings; President of Ukraine gets acquainted with Libyan folk dances and cultural traditions.

Leonid Kuchma's visit to Libya

April 22, 2003, Kyiv.

On video: ceremony of official visit to Ukraine of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze; presidents of Ukraine and Georgia, guard of honor welcomes Georgian delegation, military band plays; press conference of presidents after tete-a-tete meeting; President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma talks about economic and cultural cooperation between Ukraine and Georgia; overview of government officials and deputies present; Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych speaks.

Eduard Shevardnadze: Official Visit to Ukraine

Video from the personal archive of Yaroslav Svatko.

April 18, 1997, Kyiv, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

On the video: journalist Yaroslav Svatko interviews the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ivan Plyushch; conversation about the deputy group "Constitutional Center"; interview with a scientist, a member of the Presidium of the Main Leadership of the KUN Taras Protsevyat and a political figure, the head of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Peoples (ABN) Yaroslava Stetsko.

Comments: Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Ivan Plyushch; Ukrainian figure, a member of the Presidium of the Main Leadership of the KUN Taras Protsevyat; Ukrainian political figure, co-organizer of the Red Cross of the UPA, the women's network and the youth of the OUN, the second head of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Peoples (ABN) Yaroslava Stetsko.

Reference: "Constitutional Center" is a deputy group in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the 2nd convocation, created in the mid-1990s to coordinate the work of people's deputies during the preparation and adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine. It included representatives of national-democratic and center-right political forces who advocated the strengthening of Ukrainian statehood, the constitutional consolidation of the principles of democracy, democracy and sovereignty of Ukraine.

"Constitutional Center": Interviews with Deputies

June 9, 2001, Kyiv.

On video: XI session of the People's Movement of Ukraine; overview of the people's deputies and public and political figures present, in particular, Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, writer Ivan Drach, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret, people's deputies Gennady Udovenko, Viktor Pynzenyk and Petro Poroshenko; speeches of the participants of the session; comments by Viktor Yushchenko and Petro Poroshenko; discussion of the creation of the election bloc "Our Ukraine"; the sidelines of the event, journalists and deputies; Viktor Yushchenko signing autographs.

XI session of the People's Movement of Ukraine

The plot from September 14, 2004 is dedicated to the working visit of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

On the video: airport, welcoming ceremony, handshake; synchronous of journalist Maksym Drabok from Astana, comments on the CIS summit, economic cooperation and Ukrainian-Kazakh relations; Leonid Kuchma's meeting with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, press conference.

Journalist — Maksym Drabok.

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