This Week in Ukraine

Episode #34 is dedicated to why Hungary's pro-Russian government is blocking Ukraine's European integration.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Oleksiy Sorokin.

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Episode #33 is dedicated to Ukraine's recent successes in its decade-long journey towards European Union  

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Anastasiia Malenko.

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Episode #32 is dedicated to Ukraine's surprising successes in the Black Sea. 

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell. 

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Episode #31 is dedicated to the disappointing outcome of the trial against riot police officers who murdered unarmed protestors during Ukraine's EuroMaidan revolution in 2014.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Oleg Sukhov. 

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Episode #30 is dedicated to recent front-line updates, including Ukraine's first use of ATACMS and Russia's offensive on Avdiivka.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell. 

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Episode #29 is dedicated to the risk of declining support for Ukraine around the world.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent deputy chief editor Oleksii Sorokin.

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Episode #28 is dedicated to Elon Musk and his stained reputation in Ukraine. 

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent TikTok producer Masha Lavrova. 

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Episode #27 is dedicated to the recent Ukrainian attacks in Russia-occupied Crimea.

Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Igor Kossov.

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Episode #26 is dedicated to the question of when Ukraine’s counteroffensive might end and what comes next for Ukraine when it does. 

Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's reporter Francis Farrell.

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Episode #25 is dedicated to Ukraine's notorious oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, his unprecedented arrest, and the changing political climate for Ukrainian oligarchs.

Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's business editor Liliane Bivings.

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