Krynytsya (The Well), your wellspring for Ukraine and Ukrainians

Michael Buryk

Podcast by Michael Buryk

  1. Adrian Karatnycky reviews Ukraine's recent history and the struggle with Russia

    May 18

    Adrian Karatnycky reviews Ukraine's recent history and the struggle with Russia

    Adrian Karatnycky has had an extensive career in research, diplomacy, and international advocacy and is a well-known journalist, author and analyst on Ukraine affairs. In this interview he offers an overview of his 2024 book, "Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia". Mr. Karatnycky looks at Ukraine's ongoing successful attacks on Russian infrastructure during the war and offers his assessment of the state of Russia's economy. He considers what it will take for Ukraine to win the war with Russia and secure a lasting peace. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/adrian-karatnycky/ https://spectator.org/putins-stalemate-trumps-moment/

    19 min
  2. Journalist Daria Synhaievska looks at Ukraine's challenges and its future

    May 8

    Journalist Daria Synhaievska looks at Ukraine's challenges and its future

    Daria Synhaievska is an analyst and journalist with the multimedia project UkraineWorld. For a period of time, she cohosted the podcast, "Explaining Ukraine". In her December 2025 analysis, "The Grid, the State, and the War: Ukraine’s Double Fight Against Missiles and Corruption", Ms. Synhaievska outlines the many challenges faced by Kyiv in rebuilding the grid, confronting deep corruption and fighting for electricity and the integrity of the state. She has a detailed proflile on the Wow Woman online platform established by the Ukrainian Olga Smaidenko in 2015. In this interview Ms. Synhaievska offers her thoughts on how Ukraine is transforming itself for future generations. https://ukraineworld.org/en/articles/analysis/fight-against-missiles-and-corruption https://www.wowwoman.com/inside-ukraine-daria-synhaievska-analyst-journalist-scholar-kyiv

    17 min
  3. Yuriy Vysoven describes Ukraine's use of aerostats in Russian invasion

    May 7

    Yuriy Vysoven describes Ukraine's use of aerostats in Russian invasion

    Yuriy Vysoven is the founder of the Ukrainian startup company Aerobavovna. The company produces aerostats (aerial baloons) that are used for military reconnaissance, surveillance and electronic warfare during the Russian invasion. Mr. Vysoven reviews the history of aerostats in war and points out the advantage of using this type of technology for defense. https://www.aerobavovna.com/ https://techukraine.org/2025/05/19/sky-high-advantage-aerobavovna-launches-beefed-up-aerostat-for-advanced-sigint-and-ew-payloads/

    13 min
  4. Peter Dickinson reviews impact of Hungarian elections on Ukraine and other topics

    May 2

    Peter Dickinson reviews impact of Hungarian elections on Ukraine and other topics

    Peter Dickinson has been based in Ukraine for more than 25 years as a journalist, editor, and commentator. He is currently the Editor for the Atlantic Council's UkraineAlert blog and Chief Editor of Business Ukraine magazine. Mr. Dickinson looks at the recent Hungarian general election and how the win by Tisza party member Peter Magyar might change the countyr's foreign policy towards Ukraine. He also comments on Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and his recent diplomatic efforts to secure new Middle East allies. www.linkedin.com/in/peter-dickinson-37193830/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukrainian-long-range-drones-are-turning-russias-size-into-a-weakness/

    20 min
  5. Political strategist Kateryna Odarchenko looks at politics in Ukraine and possible elections

    Apr 16

    Political strategist Kateryna Odarchenko looks at politics in Ukraine and possible elections

    Kateryna Odarchenko is a political consultant and strategist for Ukraine as well as for several other countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union. She is the founder and CEO of the SIC Group Ukraine and president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development. Ms. Odarchenko offers her perspectives on politics and democracy in Ukraine. She also discusses whether it is possible to hold elections during the current war. And she speculates on what role Ukrainian military veterans might play in the country after the war ends. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/kateryna-odarchenko https://sic-group.com.ua/ https://cepa.org/article/can-war-veterans-build-a-better-ukraine/

    18 min
  6. NGO founder and political activist Steven Moore talks about his efforts to aid Ukraine

    Apr 16

    NGO founder and political activist Steven Moore talks about his efforts to aid Ukraine

    Steven Moore is a former chief of staff in the U.S. House of Representatives and founder of the NGO the Ukraine Freedom Project (UFP). He founded it in 2022 to help Ukraine with aid during the Russian invasion. He has been actively involved in efforts to convince U.S. conservatives, especially in the House of Representatives, to support military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Mr. Moore also helped produce a documentary, "A Faith Under Siege". The document film crew collected the stories of some forty Ukrainian evangelical Christians who had been oppressed, tortured and murdered by the Russians. He describes his activities in Ukraine and Washington, D.C. and plans for the future. https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/about https://www.faithundersiege.com/ https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/barrett-moore-catholic-church-in-ukraine https://www.ukrainer.net/en/ukraine-through-the-eyes-of-steven-moore/

    17 min
  7. Olena Malytska and Alexander Romanishyn discuss the Ukrainian ISE Group

    Apr 6

    Olena Malytska and Alexander Romanishyn discuss the Ukrainian ISE Group

    Olena Malytska is the CEO of ISE Group, a nonprofit organization operating as a think tank and corporate accelerator, with offices in Kyiv, Warsaw, and Washington, D.C. Alexander Romanishyn serves as a board member of the organization. In partnership with the Ukrainian American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ISE released a landmark study in the fall 2025 titled "Economic Impact of Ukrainian-American Businesses in the U.S". The study found that Ukrainian American companies generate nearly $60 billion in annual revenue - roughly equivalent to the size of North Dakota’s economy - and support approximately 300,000 jobs across the United States. In this conversation, Ms. Malytska and Mr. Romanishyn discuss ISE Group’s mission and key accomplishments. They also highlight the key findings of this groundbreaking study on the Ukrainian American community: https://ise-group.org/impact-study To contribute your story to the second edition of the study, please submit it here: https://ise-group.org/yourstory

    17 min
  8. Former Ambassador Steven Pifer reflects on the Russian invasion agains Ukraine

    Mar 26

    Former Ambassador Steven Pifer reflects on the Russian invasion agains Ukraine

    Steven Pifer was the United States ambassador to Ukraine from 1998-2000. Currently he is an affiliate with Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation and a nonresident fellow with the Brookings Institution. Ambassador Pifer does not think the U.S. diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine is working. He believes Russian President Putin is unwilling to make any concessions to end the war and is completely focused on winning on the battlefield. He states that now is the wrong time for the U.S. to lift sanctions on Russian oil. Mr. Pifer agrees with Ukraine President Zelenskyy's strategy of offering help to the Gulf States,. the U.S. and Israel through his advisors on drone warfare during the Iran war. Ambassador Pifer says the Trump administration should pressure President Putin to make concessions instead of leaning on President Zelenskyy. https://www.brookings.edu/people/steven-pifer/ https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71657 https://cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/people/steven-pifer

    21 min
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