January 12, 1994.

On the video: a report on the arrival of US President Bill Clinton in Boryspil; the Boeing plane of the American delegation; President Leonid Kravchuk; introduction of officials from Ukraine to Bill Clinton; military band; guard of honor.

Reference: On January 12, 1994, US President Bill Clinton made a short visit to Ukraine for a consultative meeting with Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk before signing the Trilateral Statement of the Presidents of Ukraine, the United States, and russia in moscow regarding mutually beneficial and comprehensive relations of economic cooperation and reduction of nuclear forces in exchange for security guarantees.

President Bill Clinton in Boryspil

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2003. The issue of the program "Nagolos" is dedicated to the discussion of holding referendums, in which political scientist and presenter Mykhailo Pogrebinsky; President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk; Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Myroslav Popovych; Doctor of Philosophy Yevhen Holovakha; Archpriest Oleksandr Kubelius (speaks in russian). During the discussion, the figures raised the following issues:

— whether it is worth involving citizens in approving political reform;
— how valid is the referendum decision;
— what is an acceptable number of people's deputies in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine — 450 or 300;
— what is the parliamentary majority in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
— how much do the people trust the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and what is the reason for such a level;
— whether it is worth conducting sociological surveys instead of a referendum;
— redistribution of powers between the government and parliament, etc.

How accurate are referendums?

June 30, 1999. First National Channel. A report from the Central Election Commission in Kyiv, where Leonid Kuchma and Petro Symonenko receive their certificates as candidates for President of Ukraine. After receiving the documents, the candidates shake hands and speak with members of the press.

Commentators: Ukrainian presidential candidate Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Symonenko.

Reporter: Olga Skotnikova.

Leonid Kuchma and Petro Symonenko: Candidates for President of Ukraine

August 26, 2014. First national. The plot is devoted to the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and preparations for extraordinary parliamentary elections. The material deals with changes in election legislation, the organization of voting, the holding of elections under the occupation of Crimea, and the costs of the election campaign.

In the video: Petro Poroshenko in the Verkhovna Rada, law enforcement officers and protesters near the parliament, meetings of deputies and voting results on the scoreboard, voters at the polling station.

Commenting: Chairman of the Public Lustration Committee of Ukraine Yehor Sobolev, Chairman of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Oleksandr Chernenko, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mykhailo Okhendovskyi.

Authors of the plot: Yana Tanchak, Vadym Timofeev, Victoria Plastun.

Dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada: the way to extraordinary elections, 2014

Meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR on November 14, 1990. On video: report by deputy Anatoly Chepurny on the results of the work of the Agrarian Commission and the proposal to hold a nationwide referendum on land reform (speaks in Russian); Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR Leonid Kravchuk; Prosecutor of the Ukrainian SSR Mykhailo Potebenko answers questions from people's deputies of the Ukrainian SSR about bringing to criminal responsibility public figure Yaroslav Demydas and people's deputy Stepan Khmara; people's deputies read telegrams and express their views on the "Khmara case"; speech by people's deputy Stepan Khmara.

Reference: "The Khmara Affair" is a provocation that was staged against Stepan Khmara by police colonel Vadym Grigoriev, who started a conflict with the MP and then accused him of causing bodily harm. Other employees were nearby and secretly filmed the events.

Session of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR: 1990

1996, National Television Company of Ukraine. Program "Leaders' Discussion". Host - Borys Hryvachevsky. Studio guests — Chairman of the Democratic Party of Ukraine Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, Minister of Justice of Ukraine — Serhiy Holovaty.

On the video: discussion about the political situation in Ukraine and the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine; program screensavers; archive footage: rally near St. Sophia Cathedral; Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident; Patriarch Mstislav; missing audio fragment.

"Leadership Discussion": Yavorivskyi and Holovatyi

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.

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