Kyiv Post producer Elina Kent and staff writer Oleg Sukhov sit down to discuss the Kyiv Post's front page cover story of the week - Vladimir Putin: Killer On The Loose.

"As Vladimir Putin moves tens of thousands of Russian troops and military hardware to Ukraine's eastern border, it's a good time to look at the Kremlin dictator's blood-soaked past, dating back to his KGB years in Dresden, Eastern Germany. He's responsible easily for tens of thousands of deaths in Ukraine, Syria & Russia, particularly during the Second Chechen War. Many people think he bombed his own citizens in their homes in 1999, killing more than 300 people, to gin up public support for the Chechen war. And, of course, at least 20 of his fiercest critics have been murdered, died under suspicious circumstances or were poisoned. Yet the West and much of the rest of the world treat him as if he's a normal leader."

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This week Kyiv Post Editor in Chief Brian Bonner and multimedia journalist Elina Kent sit down and talk about vaccines and what people can expect in the next few months. 

Even though Ukraine started vaccinating its population against COVID-19 over a month ago, only 2 Ukrainians have been vaccinated with the required 2 doses of the vaccine. So there’s very much been a slow roll out in Ukraine. 

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The third wave of infection has hit western Ukraine with the British variant of the virus spreading quickly.

This has led a sharp increase in cases, with record breaking daily death rates for several consecutive days this past week.

We are joined by staff writer Anna Myroniuk who travelled to western Ukraine to a hospital on the frontline of this third wave and Deputy Chief Editor Olga Rudenko to discuss Kyiv’s third lockdown that is currently in place through April 9.

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Last week marked the 7 year anniversary of the set-up referendum Russia held within newly invaded and occupied Crimea. Since then, those who speak out against the Russian regime or show support for Ukraine are immediately silenced and jailed. 

The Kyiv Post recently released the documentary “Crimean Solidarity: The fight for freedom in Russian-occupied Crimea,” where we followed the families of political prisoners since January 2020 and documented their lives in occupied Crimea.

After a screening of the Crimean Solidarity film, Lutfiye Zudiyeva, a human rights defender with Crimean Solidarity and main character of the documentary, Emine Dzhaparova, the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine, and Nariman Dzhelyalov, the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Crimean Tatar People spoke at an online event hosted by the US-Ukraine Foundation included in the podcast. 

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It’s been a month and a half since Joe Biden took office as the 46th president of the United States. This week we are discussing two aspects of Ukraine-U.S. relations: The Nord Stream 2 pipeline with staff writer Alexander Query, and proposed plans from the Atlantic Council and Kyiv Security Forum for Biden-Zelensky cooperation with Kyiv Post editor-in-chief Brian Bonner.

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It’s never a dull week in politics here in Ukraine. This week we are discussing the arrest and sentencing of activist Sergiy Sternenko that has sparked protests in the streets.

We are joined by Oleg Sukhov who has been closely following the story.

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This week we are covering the internal fighting in the Health Ministry and corruption allegations that have stalled Ukraine’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign - and led to a conflict between the government and the country’s main anti-corruption agency. We are joined by Veronika Melkozerova and Oleg Sukhov who have been reporting on the separate aspects of this big story.

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Former member of Parliament and Kyiv Post column writer Sergeii Leschenko discusses his front cover op ed piece. "How Poroshenko Saved Medvedchuk - And Kremlin Propaganda"

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This week Zelensky banned 3 pro-Russian propaganda TV channels in Ukraine that are tied to the Kremlin. Putin's close friend, Medvechuk denies all claims.

Producer Elina Kent and staff writer Oleksiy Sorokin discuss what happened and what it means. Full transcript of the podcast on the website.

Kyiv Post producer Elina Kent sits down with staff writer Anna Myroniuk to answers the most vital questions about Ukraine's nationwide vaccination.

Full transcript of podcast is available on kyivpost.com