Russia - Ukraine War Decoded

Sergiy Tomilenko, the president of the largest journalistic association – the Union of Journalists of Ukraine - joined Viktor Kovalenko to talk about press freedom, relations between media and the government of President Zelensky, issues with press accreditations for foreign journalists, and war-time media solidarity. // You can support this podcast by donating to Viktor's PayPal. // Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

UKR: Голова Національної спілки журналістів України Сергій Томіленко розмовляє з автором подкасту Віктором Коваленком про те, як війна Росії проти України позначилася на медійниках та ЗМІ, що відбувається із безпекою журналістів, як визволити деяких медійників з полону, та як підходити до вирішення етичних непорозумінь із тими, хто ще зовсім недавно просував кремлівські наративи. ENG: This is the Ukrainian-language original podcast episode with Sergiy Tomilenko, president of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine. The English version is under #27b. Music by Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

Vladislav Davidzon, a writer, translator, and critic joins Viktor Kovalenko to discuss the cultural and political transformations in Ukraine during the ongoing Russian war. We discussed the first days of the Russian invasion, his magazine the Odessa Review and his book From Odessa With Love, how he burned his Russian passport in front of the Russian Embassy in France, why some Russians aren't granted an asylum in the US, political legacy and Jewish roots of President Zelensky, the new documentary Superpower by Sean Penn, and what is wrong with the Oscar. Mr. Davidzon is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center. Since 2012, he also serves as the European culture correspondent for the Tablet Magazine. In 2015, Davidzon founded the Odessa Review and served as its chief editor until July 2018. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, World Policy Journal, the New York Observer, and the American Interest. Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

Peter Dickinson, the Kyiv-based British publisher of the English-language news magazine and website Business Ukraine joins this episode. We talked about what's important to understand as we approach the one-year mark of Russia's Ukraine invasion. Peter described daily life in the war-torn country and how Ukrainians got used to the war. He answered why Russian President Vladimir Putin is prolonging his defeat. He refuted speculations that the Ukrainian military servicemen might not be able to quickly learn the sophisticated weapon systems they receive from the western partners. In addition, he made comments on the anti-corruption wave and why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is serious about fighting corruption. Also, we debated how to preserve Ukrainian democracy after the war. Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

In this episode, my guest was Brian Mefford, a US expat from Kyiv who lives and works there for almost 23 years. We talked about Brian's life and business during the Russian war against Ukraine, his relief project Help Ukraine 22 Operation Palyanytsya for those affected by the war, and what the Americans should understand about the modern Ukrainians. Mr. Mefford is a co-owner and managing director of the communications firm Wooden Horse Strategies LLC as well as a senior non-resident fellow of the American political think tank the Atlantic Council. In 2009, Mr. Mefford advised a Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko in his communications. Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

Adrian Karatnycky, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center (USA) talks about the Russian war, genocidal Putin's elites, a speech of President Zelensky in US Congress, and bi-partisan support of Ukraine. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com

Brian Bonner, a former chief editor of The Kyiv Post newspaper in Ukraine talks about life in the war-torn country. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com

David Stulik, a senior analyst in European Values Center for Security Policy think tank (Czech Republic) talks with Viktor Kovalenko about what do Europeans think on the Russian war against Ukraine and how they help Ukrainian refugees. For 12 years, David Stulík worked as the Press and Information Officer at the EU Delegation in Kyiv, Ukraine. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

Dr. Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (USA) and professor at Georgetown University (Washington D.C.) discusses with a journalist Viktor Kovalenko his ideas on how to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table in the middle of the war. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

Dr. Steven Seegel, a Slavic and Eurasian Studies professor at the University of Texas at Austin (USA), talks with a journalist Viktor Kovalenko about his February 24th Archive, a social media project exploring the Russian war and about what the US academia does and could do to support Ukraine. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

Dr. J Andres Gannon, a Stanton nuclear security fellow from the Council on Foreign Relations (New York city, USA) talks about the Russian nuclear threats, a game of brinkmanship, and occupation of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

Ian Kelly, a former US Ambassador to OSCE and Georgia, and currently an Ambassador in Residence at Northwestern University (Illinois) talks about unexpected Russian war against Ukraine, why the West didn't help Kyiv in 2014, Ukraine's NATO aspirations, a disputed Nagorny Karabakh region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and perspectives of Ukraine's support after US midterm elections. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

Mart Kuldkepp, an Estonian historian and Scandinavianist from University College London (UK) talks about Sweden, Finland, and Estonia in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine and legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev in the Baltic countries. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. / Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ukraine-decoded/support

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Petro Burkovskyy, an executive director of the Ilko Kucheriv's Democratic Initiatives foundation (Kyiv, Ukraine) talks about Ukrainian resistance, recent sociological surveys, and informational war. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Dr. Cüneyt Gürer, a professor from George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies talks about interests and behavior of Turkey during the Russia-Ukraine war. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

A prominent German historian, Dr. Jan Claas Behrends talks about Germany and its relations with Russia and Ukraine. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Olexander Scherba, a career Ukrainian diplomat explanes policy mistakes of the West regarding Ukraine. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Dr. Alexander Lanoszka, an assistant professor of International Relations at the University of Waterloo (Canada) talks about the military alliances around Ukraine and Russia. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Dr. Alexander Lanoszka from Canada explains defensive alliances around Russia and Ukraine. / Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ukraine-decoded/support

Brian Porter-Szűcs, a history professor at the University of Michigan (US) talks about Poland and how this neighbor helps Ukraine during the war with Russia. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Eugene Bondarenko, a lecturer in the Ukrainian language at the University of Michigan (US) talks about Ukrainian cultural resistance in times of the war against Russia. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

A British energy expert Dr. Lawrence Haar from the University of Brighton (UK) talks about the western sanctions on Russian oil and gas. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Jaroslava Barbieri, a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham (UK) talks about what Russia does on the occupied territories in Ukraine. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Dr. Natalya Chernyshova, a senior lecturer in history at the University of Winchester (UK) talks about the role of Belarus in the Russian war against Ukraine. -- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

The wartime story of the Ukrainian Snake Island in the Black Sea beginning from its capture in February 2022 till the Russians left it in June 2022. -- Support this podcast by donating to Viktor Kovalenko's PayPal. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Dr. Alexander Motyl, a Pol. Sci. professor and a historian from Rutgers University (New Jersey, USA) talks about tectonic geopolitical shifts caused by the Russian war against Ukraine. --- Support this podcast by donating to PayPal.me/MrKovalenko. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Adrian Bonenberger, a US Army veteran and an author talks about the Russian war against Ukraine and what do Americans think about it. -- Support this podcast by donating to Viktor Kovalenko's PayPal. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

A Ukrainian military expert, a retired Colonel of the Ukrainian Security Service Mykhailo Prytula describes what modern weapons Ukraine needs. -- Support this podcast by donating to Viktor Kovalenko's PayPal. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

Chuck Pfarrer, a former US Navy SEAL and bestselling author discusses the recent developments in the war in Ukraine. He is on Twitter as @ChuckPfarrer. -- Support this podcast by donating to Viktor Kovalenko's PayPal. (Sound from Zapsplat.com) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support

A Ukrainian-American journalist and Ukraine's Army veteran officer Viktor Kovalenko is launching his new podcast to talk about the Russian war against Ukraine. -- Suport this podcast by donating toViktor's PayPal. -- Sound from Zapsplat.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viktor-kovalenko-podcast/support