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There is still much to learn about Ukrainian history - with historian Andrii Portnov
Andrii Portnov is a Ukrainian historian and essayist, the Chair Professor of Entangled History of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina in Fran…
3 years, 1 month ago
What’s happening on the Eastern front? Bakhmut, Lyman, Slovyansk, and more | Ep. 219
What is happening on the frontline? Are Russian claims of taking over Bakhmut true? What does the situation on the Eastern front look like? Are there…
3 years, 1 month ago
Finland joins NATO: has Russia’s strategy failed? - Around Ukraine # 10
Finland has officially joined NATO, which is further proof that the results of Russia’s foreign policy are contrary to its strategic goals. Russia ha…
3 years, 1 month ago
Writers under attack: the cases of Ukraine, Nicaragua, Myanmar, and Egypt - with PEN International
PEN International, a worldwide association of writers, presented its 2022 CASE LIST, which documents 115 cases of writers facing harassment, arrest, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Putin plays a nuclear card again - Around Ukraine #9
Putin is threatening to deploy Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus. This could amount to a violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. China an…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ukraine’s fight against corruption: is it effective? - With Allan Pagh Kristensen
Fighting corruption is an essential element of Ukraine’s EU integration. To understand the EU perspective on this process, we spoke to Allan Pagh Kri…
3 years, 2 months ago
How Russia uses the grain exports problem to manipulate the global public - Propaganda diary #8
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its occupation of large parts of Ukraine’s Black Sea littoral zone caused serious problems for the exports of Ukrain…
3 years, 2 months ago
Are we facing a new China-Russia axis? - Around Ukraine #8
China’s leader Xi Jinping paid a visit to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and stress the strength of the China-Russia axis. The visit took place days a…
3 years, 2 months ago
Askold Melnyczuk - on Ukrainian literature, diaspora, and culture during the war
Askold Melnyczuk is a prominent American writer of Ukrainian descent, and author of books What Is Told; Ambassador of the Dead; House of Widows; The …
3 years, 2 months ago
Gillian Tett - on anthropology, imperialism, and the West’s (mis)perceptions of Ukraine
Gillian Tett is a British journalist and author. She is chair of the editorial board and US editor-at-large of the Financial Times. She is the author…
3 years, 2 months ago