Explaining Ukraine

How has the war changed Ukrainian society since 2014? What human stories from this period can inspire us? How do Ukrainians perceive the threat of a new Russian invasion? Our new episode of our “Explaining Ukraine” podcast features Iryna Matviyishyn, UkraineWorld journalist and author of the storytelling series “Stories from Ukraine”. The podcast is hosted by UkraineWorld’s chief editor Volodymyr Yermolenko. The podcast is brought to you by Internews Ukraine.

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What is it like to live under a constant threat of Russian invasion? What are the possible scenarios in the coming weeks? What do Ukrainians think of the possible threat? Is the situation consolidating Ukrainian society or fragmenting it? Why have so many foreign leaders and diplomats travelled to Ukraine? What do Ukrainians think of the Minsk agreements? – Tune into our regular “Explaining Ukraine” podcast by UkraineWorld.org. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

What are the results of the recent rounds of diplomatic talks around Ukraine/Russia? Is the West taking the right approach, and what can it do? What about Ukraine's? We discuss these issues with experts from Chatham House: James Nixey, Director of the Chatham House Russia-Eurasia Programme, and Orysia Lutsevych, research fellow and manager at the Ukraine Forum of the same programme. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld

What are Ukraine and Russia’s military options in the current situation? Is full-scale invasion a plausible scenario, or should we expect a limited intervention and occupation of parts of Ukrainian territory? We discuss these issues with Hans-Petter Midttun, an independent analyst, a retired officer in the Royal Norwegian Navy, and a former Norwegian Defence Attaché in Ukraine. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld

In our new episode of the “Explaining Ukraine” podcast, we analyze how Russia is using disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda to support its actions against Ukraine and the West. Our guest is Olga Tokariuk, an independent Ukrainian journalist, disinformation researcher, and a non-resident fellow at CEPA, the Centre for European Policy Analysis.

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In the new episode of the “Explaining Ukraine” podcast, we continue our analysis of the geopolitical and security situation around Ukraine, the Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border, the threat of a large-scale war, and the results of Russian talks with the US, NATO and OSCE. In this episode, we also focus on the role of the EU and its member states, particularly Germany, in this situation. UkraineWorld’s guest is Wilfried Jilge, a historian of Eastern and Central Europe at the Centre for International Peace Operations in Berlin, associate fellow at DGAP, the German Council on Foreign Relations.

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In this episode of “Explaining Ukraine”, we will take a look at the major trends and events in and around Ukraine in 2021, including: Russia’s military escalations on Ukraine’s borders; President Zelensky’s confrontations with opponents and oligarchs; positive and negative trends in reforms; how Ukrainian citizens see these developments, and more. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld

Russia is amassing its troops on the Ukrainian border, and the risks of a new large-scale military escalation are high. Is it all a bluff, or is the threat real? Is there a consensus in the United States about it? What are the possible solutions on the table? Is the Zelensky Administration prepared for a military invasion? UkraineWorld’s chief editor Volodymyr Yermolenko discusses these issues with Peter Dickinson, chief editor of the UkraineAlert blog at the Atlantic Council. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld

This episode is about Crimea. Not only about Crimea’s seizure and occupation by Russia in 2014, but about its longer history: the history of Stalin’s brutal deportation of Crimean Tatars in 1944, the history of Russian colonialism, of erasing memory and the displacement of people, the history of Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar relations, and the history of cultural solidarity and intercultural memory. UkraineWorld’s chief editor Volodymyr Yermolenko talks with Rory Finnin, Director of the Ukrainian Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld

We continue discussing the Russian military buildup on the Ukrainian border, as well as the possible threat of a full–scale Russian military attack. UkraineWorld’s chief editor Volodymyr Yermolenko talks with well-known Ukrainian foreign policy expert Oleksandr Sushko, the executive director of the International Renaissance Foundation. In this episode, we also try to reflect what Russia's motivations are, and if it is going to press for a new European security order, or a “new Yalta”. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld