Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians

The economist Timothy Ash is an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at Chatham House in the UK and a senior sovereign strategist at RBC Bluebay Asset Management in London. He is a seasoned expert on political and economic affairs in Russia and Ukraine. Mr. Ash talks about the major challenges Ukraine faces in the current peace negotiations brokered by the U.S. between them and Russia. He believes the Trump Administration offers little hope to end the Russia-Ukraine war. He suggests the EU should announce a specific date for Ukraine's entry into the EU to provide a focus for the ongoing process and provide guarantees for Ukraine's existence as an independent state. https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/timothy-ash https://www.kyivpost.com/post/68604

Ukrainian American Mark Temnycky is a geopolitics senior contributor to Forbes magazine. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. Mr. Temnycky is an award-winning freelance journalist who has covered American, European, and Eurasian national security, foreign policy, energy security, politics, sports, and economics for almost a decade. In this interview, he reviews the recent changes in Ukraine's key government staff and also delves into his December 2025 interview with Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska on the current state of education in the country. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marktemnycky/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/mark-temnycky/

Journalist Ostap Yarysh came to the U.S. in 2019 to take a job with the Voice of America (VOA) Ukrainian language service. He worked there until early 2025 when the Trump administration shut down this and many other VOA language services. He now works as a media advisor to the non-profit organization Razom for Ukraine. Mr. Yarysh also wrote a book for the audience in Ukraine, “This is America: Non-Hollywood Stories”, published in 2021 by Choven publishing house in Lviv, Ukraine. Ostap Yarysh talks about his experiences as a journalist and also reviews how he perceives support for Ukraine by the U.S. Congress, the Trump administration and Americans overall. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ostap-yarysh-a6030065/ https://www.facebook.com/RazomForUkraine/photos/explaining-america-to-ukrainians-and-ukraine-to-americans-thats-how-ostap-yarysh/1310517547787345/

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Michael Bohnert is an engineer and a defense researcher with RAND, a U.S. non-profit global policy think tank. Mr. Bohnert reviews what it will take for Ukraine to maintain its defenses against Russia in the current war. He also considers what the vulnerabilities are for both countries. And, he examines Ukraine's drone strikes against Russia's energy infrastructure and their potential impact on the country's economy. https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2025/10/ukraines-drone-inflicted-oil-sanctions-will-impact.html https://www.rand.org/about/people/b/bohnert_michael.html

Anastasiia Vlasenko had to flee Kherson, Ukraine, after the Russian invasion in 2022. She has taken a very difficult and negative experience and transformed it into very positive energy. Ms. Vlasenko is the vice president with Brave Generation, a New-York-based non-profit actively working to empower young Ukrainians with education, mentorship, and mental health support for post-war reconstruction. She is currently living in Prague pursing international and diplomatic studies. She is also a Young European Ambassador. The aim of the program is to raise awareness about the EU's cooperation with its neighbors in the East. Ms. Vlasenko describes her experience in Kherson during the war and talks about why she decided to join Brave Generation to help young Ukrainians create a new, positive future for themselves once the war is over. https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiia-vlasenko-69a4a9237/?originalSubdomain=cz https://eige.europa.eu/newsroom/events/gender-equality-forum-2024/youth-participants/anastasiia-vlasenko

Ukrainian Canadian Andy Semotiuk is a community activist, writer, immigration attorney and observer of Ukraine affairs. He has been very active in the Ukrainian diaspora in North America since his college student days in the 1970's. At the current time, Mr. Semotiuk serves as an immigration attorney both in the U.S. and Canada. In this interview, he talks about his career and offers insights on both the Canadian and U.S. Ukrainian diaspora. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andysemotiuk/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/ https://pacelawfirm.com/people/andy-semotiuk/

Anders Aslund is a Swedish economist, former Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and a preeminent specialist on East European economies. He has been closely involved with Ukraine and its economy since the 1980's. In this interview, Mr. Aslund talks about the Russian economy and the effect on it of Western sanctions during its war with Ukraine. He reviews Ukraine's attacks on Russia's oil industry and energy infrastructure and talks about the outlook for 2026. https://www.eurasia.org/our-team/anders-aslund/

Ukrainian American Christina Pitio is a clinical psychology Master's Degree student at Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York City. Her graduate thesis is entitled: "The Mental and Emotional Effects of the Ukraine War on the Ukrainian-American Diaspora". In this study, Ms. Pitio hopes to document the emotional and psychologyical impact of the Russian invasion against Ukraine on the Ukrainian American community. You can indicate your interest in participating in this study by filling out this questionnaire. https://tccolumbia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0VOHTByymokjfBs And, you can view Christina Pitio's recent presentation about the study for the Ukrainian History and Education Center here. https://youtu.be/Ja6L_jXRrGw?si=-8wCIvLFublGuEop

Deborah Fairlamb has been actively involved in investment and business development in Ukraine for more than 10 years. Together with her business partner Justin Zeefe, she established Green Flag Ventures in 2023. Green Flag Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on technology products and services in Ukraine and, in particular, on the defense tech sector. Ms. Fairlamb reviews the current state of Ukraine's defense technology and offers her insights about why Ukraine has been so innovative in this field. https://www.greenflag.vc/

Former U.S. ambassador to Estonia George Kent recently completed a 4,427 mile cross-country cycling fundraiser to support Ukrainian army units on the front lines of the Russian invasion and raise awareness about Ukraine. This three-month trip began in Portland, Oregon and ended in Washington, D.C. He made this trip together with his wife Velida Kitaina, who is a Crimean Tatar and a Ukrainian American, and son George. As he cycled across the country, the former ambassador talked with many everyday Americans about the tragic situation in Ukraine and generally received a very positive response. He did this trip with the support of NAFO (the North Atlantic Fella Organization), an internet meme and social media movement dedicated to countering Russian propaganda and disinformation about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group also raises funds for the Army of Ukraine. Mr. Kent discusses the trip and its success at raising $100,000 for Ukraine. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4035792-george-kent-former-us-ambassador.html https://themercury.com/features/retired-ambassador-cycles-across-america-for-ukraine-war-efforts/article_c198da29-ed15-4e5e-ab5e-5e9ba2ca006e.html