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This week, I spoke with two Ukainians who support Palestine and why they feel it is important for their countrymen and women to understand colonialism in other parts of the world. Rita Adel, a humanitarian analyst, and Vladyslav Starodubtsev, a socialist leader and historian, and I talked about Ukrainian socialism, what progressives in the west don’t get about Ukraine and NATO and why Ukrainians aren’t privileged because they are “white.”
Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guests: Rita Adel and Vladyslav Starodubtsev 
Producer: Mike Hull

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About the guests
Vladyslav Starodubtsev is a left-wing Ukrainian activist and historian. He is head of the Kyiv branch of Ukrainian democratic socialist organization Sotsialnyi Rukh and specializes in the history of Central Eastern Europe. 

Rita Adel, a humanitarian analyst. Rita is both of Ukrainian and Palestinian origin, having lived in Ukraine and Jordan. Currently based in Amman.

Warning: This week’s episode will focus on sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers. Reader, listener and viewer discretion is advised
This week, I talk about Ukrainian civilians who survived sexual assault from Russian troops during the war. Ukraine is investigating  nearly 300 cases of sexual assault, but that number is likely much higher. Today, I am talking with Nadiia Volchenska, co-founder of the Sylni foundation, which was founded soon after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 202s to support survivors of sexual assault. 
Translating for Nadiia is Vira Stadnyk - communications manager at the Sylni Foundation. 

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Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guest: Nadiia Volchenska
Producer: Mike Hull

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Read about this subject 
Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine (The Guardian)
Ukrainian survivors of sexual violence, torture say country will have to share burden of their trauma (CBC)
Exclusive: Ukraine accuses Russian snipers of abusing child, gang raping mother (Reuters) 

This week’s episode is about the ongoing protests in Georgia in response to the country’s ruling political party, Georgia Dream, moving forward with its “foreign agent.”
Officially titled “On the Transparency of Foreign Influence," the bill, if passed into law, would require organizations in the country receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as “foreign agents” or face large fines. Protesters say it is similar to laws spearheaded in Russia by Vladimir Putin.
Here this week to talk about the protests and why the bill is driving so many people to the streets around Georgia is Katie Shoshiashvili, Senior Corruption Researcher at Transparency International Georgia, who focuses on democracy reporting and research on democratization in the EU's Eastern Partnership region. 
Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guest: Katie Shoshiashvili
Producer: Mike Hull
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Links to read about this subject:
Georgia presses on with Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill despite huge protests (CNN)
2024 Is a Year of Opportunity for Georgia (National Interest)
Georgians Call for Ex-Leader's Release on Revolution Anniversary (VOA)
Georgians dream of EU membership as their leaders move closer to Putin (The Guardian)

#ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #blackdiplomats #ukrainianhistory #history #harvard 
Terrell J. Starr spoke with Havard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhii about Putin’s obsession with fake Ukrainian history, Ukrainian resistance against Russian colonialism, Stepan Bandara, fighting Kremlin disinformation and more.
Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guest: Serhii Plokhii
Producer: Mike Hull

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Time stamps
00:00: Welcome
03:15: Mental Health Check-In
10:40: Teaching Ukrainian History At Harvard 
15:32: Putin's Fake Ukrainian History
20:08: Similarities between Putin and Trump
26:00: Ukrainian Resistance Against USSR
31:40: Stepan Bandera 
43:40: Russification Of Ukraine
49:20: How 2014/2022 Invasions Changed Ukraine

#crimea #crimeantatars #ukraine #russia #ukrainianhistory #history
Terrell spoke with Tamila Tasheva, the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea about liberating Crimea, human rights violations on the peninsula, Crimean history and what people get wrong about what’s happening there. 
Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guest: Tamila Tasheva
Producer: Mike Hull

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Time Stamps
00:00:Welcome
00:51: Mental Health
02:28: Who are Crimean Tatars?
05:15: How Ukraine Monitors Crimea During Occupation 
14:14: Human Rights Violations Against Crimean Tatars
19:40: Disinformation Over Crimea
28:38: What Happens To Transferred Russians In Liberated Crimea 
31:25: Why Khrushchev Transferred Crimea To Ukraine
35:28: Crimean Liberation Will Happen
41:50: Message To House Speaker Mike Johnson

#ukraine #russia #putin #zelensky #warinukraine #blackdiplomats
Terrell J. Starr spoke with Ukrainian security expert Maria Avdeeva about Russia’s ongoing missile attacks against civilian targets, Germany’s reluctance to send Taurus missiles, why Russia doesn’t want peace, her own work documenting war crimes and so much more.
Host: Terrell Jermaine Starr
Guest:. Maria Adveeva
Producer: Mike Hull

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Time stamps
00:00: Welcome
01:30: Mental Health Check-In
07:30: Why Russia Targets Civilians
10:35: Russia Doesn't Want Peace
23:14: Attacks On Ukrainian Energy System 
27:20: Why Ukraine Won't Stop Fighting 
32:40: Ukrainian Military Surprised The World
46:10 Why Germany Won't Provide Taurus Missiles 
58:20: Russian Opposition
01:04:34: Documenting War Crimes