In this episode of Ukraine Insights, we speak with Peter Pomerantsev about Russia’s information strategy in the war against Ukraine, the export of chaos as a geopolitical tool, and why the battle for truth today is no longer about facts alone, but about identity, emotion, and narrative.

The conversation moves beyond theory into practice: what actually works against disinformation? Can democratic societies defend themselves without sacrificing openness? And what does resilience look like in a permanently contested information space?

Produced by KI Insights, the analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent.

This episode was recorded in February 2026.

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