Ukraine Decoded Viktor Kovalenko

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




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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Adrian Karatnycky, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center (USA) joins this podcast episode.

As the Russian war approaches the year mark, we discussed the major positive outcomes for Ukraine due to its heroic resistance. Mr. Karatnycky explained why the Russian elites are so hateful and genocidal in pursuing their occupation goals. He expressed his opinion about the unexpected December visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States and his impressive speech before US Congress, as well as perspectives of securing bipartisan support of Ukraine in America after the Republican Party won majority in the House. Also Mr. Karatnycky expressed doubts that we should expect the dismemberment of Russian Federation as a result of its possible defeat in Ukraine.

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