

Explaining Ukraine
UkraineWorld
A podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a multimedia project about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine. Explaining Ukraine, its politics, society and its culture. Support us: patreon.com/ukraineworld
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Feb 10, 2023 • 32min
Russian propagandists threaten Europe - Propaganda Diary #2
In this episode of our Propaganda Diary, we look at how Russian propagandists have responded to the catastrophic earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, as well as how they continue to threaten missile strikes on European capitals, and how they try to dismiss the idea of a tribunal against Putin and his regime. Volodymyr Yermolenko, UkraineWorld’s chief editor, speaks to UkraineWorld analysts Alona Hryshko and Anastasia Herasymchuk. Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a website in English about Ukraine, brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Feb 9, 2023 • 40min
EU-Ukraine summit; Zelensky’s visit to London and Paris; more arms supplies - Around Ukraine #2
In this episode of our series Around Ukraine, we talk about the EU-Ukraine summit held in Kyiv and strong EU support for Ukraine’s victory and recovery. Also, President Volodymyr Zelensky visits London and Paris, and Ukraine shows solidarity with the Turkish and Syrian peoples after their horrible earthquake. Volodymyr Yermolenko, UkraineWorld’s chief editor, speaks to UkraineWorld’s analyst Maksym Panchenko. Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a website in English about Ukraine, brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Feb 6, 2023 • 32min
Incredible stories of the Ukrainian resistance | Ep. 186
This war is full of incredible stories of Ukrainians who resisted the Russian invasion. We went to northeastern Ukraine, right along the Russian border, and talked to people there who lived through very difficult moments one year ago. In this episode, we will tell you their stories. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor of UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist, in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld . Support our volunteer trips: PayPal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Feb 6, 2023 • 33min
Living near the Russian border: what does this mean? | Ep. 185
Northeastern Ukraine, one of the most vulnerable areas of the country, is very close to the border with Russia. How did this region get through the Russian invasion one year ago, and how is it living now? We went to the borderlands of Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine, just a few dozen kilometers from the Russian border, to learn more. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor of UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist, head of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld . Support our volunteer trips: PayPal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Feb 2, 2023 • 46min
Dana Pavlychko - on Ukraine’s economic recovery and support for small businesses | Ep. 184
Why is helping Ukraine’s small and medium enterprises a vital component of the country’s recovery from the war? What are the challenges Ukraine is and will be facing from the war’s large-scale destruction? Explaining Ukraine speaks to Dana Pavlychko, owner of Osnovy Publishing, and CEO of United for Ukraine, a foundation that provides emergency relief to people affected by the war. Volodymyr Yermolenko, UkraineWorld’s chief editor, also speaks to Dana about Dmytro Pavlychko, her grandfather and prominent Ukrainian poet, politician, and civic activist, who passed away a few days ago.
Donate to United for Ukraine: https://ufu.global/
Emergency relief by UFU: https://www.unitedforukraine.org/uk

Feb 2, 2023 • 24min
How Russian propaganda reacted to tank supplies to Ukraine - Propaganda Diary #1
In our new series, “Propaganda Diary," we analyze both new and recurring topics of Russian propaganda justifying the current invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, we look at how Russian propagandists responded to the news that Ukraine’s allies decided to supply the country with modern tanks. Volodymyr Yermolenko, UkraineWorld’s chief editor, speaks to UkraineWorld analysts Alona Hryshko and Anastasia Herasymchuk. Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a website in English about Ukraine, brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Feb 1, 2023 • 33min
Tanks supplies, Iran explosions, Czech election - Around Ukraine #1
In our new series, “Around Ukraine," we analyze the international context of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine, to understand how it can influence Ukraine’s resistance and resilience. In this episode, we talk about the decision by Ukraine’s allies to supply the country with modern tanks and the prospects of further arms supplies. Also, we talk about the end of the Zeman era in the Czech Republic, and increasing Iranian engagement into an axis of authoritarianism. Volodymyr Yermolenko, UkraineWorld’s chief editor, speaks to UkraineWorld’s analyst Maksym Panchenko. Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a website in English about Ukraine, brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips to the frontline areas: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Jan 30, 2023 • 52min
What can Ukraine tell other postcolonial nations? - With Anna Pidgorna | Ep. 181
Anna Pidgorna, a Ukrainian-Canadian singer and composer, discusses the potential for Ukraine to inspire a new eco-culture based on its folklore. The podcast explores immigrant experiences, cultural perceptions, symbolism of gardens, Ukrainian folk music, and the country's approach to sustainable rebuilding post-war.

Jan 30, 2023 • 53min
The deep roots of Russia's genocidal war | Ep. 180
Can we call the current conflict a genocidal war? Why is Russia willing to eliminate Ukraine and Ukrainian identity? Why does it consider Ukraine an “artificial nation?” What are the deeper roots of Russia’s genocidal intentions? This is a new episode of the Explaining Ukraine podcast from UkraineWorld. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor of UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist, in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. Support our humanitarian trips: Paypal - ukraine.resisting@gmail.com

Jan 27, 2023 • 47min
Oleksandra Matviychuk on Nobel Prize and tribunal for Putin | Thinking in Dark Times # 7
Oleksandra Matviychuk is a Ukrainian human rights defender, and the head of the Centre for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian NGO which was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Volodymyr Yermolenko, the chief editor of UkraineWorld, speaks to Oleksandra Matviychuk about her Nobel lecture, the need to bring back focus on human rights worldwide, and the need to ensure justice for the victims of war.
The goal of the series Thinking in Dark Times is to make Ukraine and its current war a focal point of our common reflection about the world’s present, past, and future. We try to see light through and despite the current darkness.
UkraineWorld.org is a website in English about Ukraine run by Ukrainians. It is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld