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Ukraine-based journalists Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway discuss the biggest stories from Ukraine, and the region - all in English.
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77 - Ukraine and US Congress w/ former Democratic Whip David Bonior
In this episode, we sit down with retired Congressman David Bonior, former Representative for the northern suburbs of Detroit and Democratic Party Whip from 1991-2002. David worked to shift US policy in favor of independent Ukraine in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has advocated for the country ever since. We talk about the political fight in Congress, the Ukrainian-American diaspora, and his current mission in the country.
But first, some updates about Chasiv Yar, missile strikes, mobilization reform, and protests in Georgia.
Links
https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional) -
76 - Russian Foreign Military Recruitment
In this episode...
0:53 - Combat Update: Kharkiv hit heavily by Russian bombs, Chasiv Yar shaping to be the next big battle
9:05 - Mobilization age lowered to 25
14:05 - Russian citizens in the Ukrainian military
22:00 - Russian military recruitment around the world, the hows and whys
51:22 - Russian Orthodox Church declaration of Holy War...and anti-urbanism
Links
https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional) -
75 - Heavy Russian Missile Campaign & ISIS Attack Outside Moscow
In this episode...
00:55 - Announcement: New documentary from the Kyiv Independent
01:50 - Reflections on the Kyiv Security Forum
06:57 - Combat Update: Raids into Russian territory lasting a very long time
12:30 - Russia launches a heavy nightly missile campaign against energy infrastructure and civilian homes. I go to the scene of a destroyed Art Academy
29:31 - Ukrainians made to vote in Russian "elections"
31:13 - ISIS attack on Moscow suburb
49:40 - 20 Days in Mariupol is the first Ukrainian film to win an Oscar
Links
https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional) -
74 - From the Streets of Maidan to the Trenches of Bakhmut w/ Ukrainian Soldier Ivan Zharkov
In this episode...
We interview Ivan Zharkov, a participant in the Revolution of Dignity who enlisted to defend Ukraine in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. He talks about his experiences in the Battles of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Bakhmut, especially as the leader of a medical unit.
Links
https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional) -
73 - A European News Roundup: Vive la France
In this episode...
01:00 - Another Russian ship destroyed; Russia advances in the outskirts of Avdiivka
03:24 - Czech-led artillery shell supply getting ready for shipment to Ukraine
06:27 - German Chancellor Scholz says dumb things
10:41 - French President Macron gets a whole lot more assertive, threatens French involvement in war
19:00 - Sweden joins NATO
22:38 - Polish "farmer" protest worsens
27:27 - Russia nearly kills the Prime Minster of Greece
31:17 - Russia threatens Moldova over Transnistria with strong parallels between Moldova and Ukraine
Links
https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional) -
72 - The Fall of the Hero-City of Avdiivka
In this episode...
01:09 - The fall of the hero-city of Avdiivka. The city is no more.
12:04 - Remembering 10 years of Revolution and War, and 2 Years of the full-scale invasion
14:30 - The Polish farmer blockade of the border reaches grotesque new heights
22:25 - The complicated legacy of Alexei Navalny, who was killed in Russian prison
36:41 - Tucker Carlson, crass Russian propagandist, amazed by shopping carts
Links
https://english.nv.ua/opinion/tucker-carlson-interview-with-vladimir-putin-compared-to-holodomor-denier-walter-duranty-50391631.html
Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype
Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)
Customer Reviews
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All I can say to the people of Ukraine after listening to this episode is that I am ashamed to be American today.
Excellent interview with journalist Olga Tokariuk on the Maidan
Journalist and scholar Olga Tokariuk gives a great first hand account of the developments in the Maidan protests, the brutal repression from the Yanukovych regime that led to the eventual revolution against him, and the Russian invasion that followed. I’ve heard many good episodes from this podcast, often dealing with very current events in Ukraine. A good one to keep in your favorites list and check in on frequently.
I wish that more people who listen to Jacobin would also listen to Ukraine Without Hype
Great podcast on Ukraine and the Ukrainian Left.