What are the prospects for peace talks — and why are many Ukrainians skeptical about them? Does Ukraine have technological parity with Russia on the battlefield? And how has Ukrainian civil society become one of the country’s greatest assets during the war?

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Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, editor-in-chief of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.

Guest: Volodymyr Havrylov, retired major general of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, former deputy defense minister, and former Ukrainian defense attaché to the United States.

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CONTENTS:

00:00 - Intro.

01:26 - On peace negotiations.

08:31 - Who is winning the technological war?

15:30 - Key challenges of Ukrainian military technological progress

18:59 - Why we need integration of European and Ukrainian military production

24:19 - What’s next in war tech?

30:05 - Is Ukraine digitizing its defense?

33:38 - Can reliance on Chinese components become a risk?

38:44 - What to expect from Russia in the coming years?

47:53 - Where should we look for hope?

51:00 - Outro.

51:35 - Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld