Ukraine Without Hype

Ukraine Without Hype
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Ukraine Without Hype

Ukraine-based journalists Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway discuss the biggest stories from Ukraine, and the region - all in English.

  1. JUL 5

    109: What is the problem with Hungary?

    Hungary has become both a thorn in the side of Ukraine and a key part of an international conservative project. In this episode, we delve into the history of this arrangement and the political theory behind Orbanism and its enmity with the Open Society. 00:01:05 - Hungarian History 101 00:09:07 - George Soros and the Open Society 00:25:17 - The political rise of Viktor Orban 00:39:28 - What is an "Illiberal Democracy" 00:56:07 - Hungary as an internationalist conservative project 01:17:36 - Hungary's hostile relationship with Ukraine 01:21:00 - The future of Hungarian democracy Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 26m

  2. JUN 22

    108: Operation Spiderweb Shows Reforms in Security Services

    In this episode... 03:22 - Updates from summer in Kyiv 08:06 - Developments in Russia's summer offensive 16:40 - Latest attacks on Kyiv show increased use of drones 24:05 - Prisoner exchanges show new Russian crimes 28:40 - Reforms to allow multiple citizenships in Ukraine 34:25 - Mixed signals before next NATO summit 37:10 - Operation Spiderweb destroys much of Russia's bomber fleet and rehabilitates the Security Services of Ukraine 47:47 - War with Iran creates new instabilities that may affect Ukraine Videos New Voice of Ukraine: https://youtu.be/fRT1yGdgtlkNo God But Theirs: https://youtu.be/zb7Tc58zLjU Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 11m

  3. MAY 31

    107: 80 Years Since World War 2

    Eighty years after the end of World War II, we can reflect on how we continue to make the same mistakes. And how the ways we choose to remember it are always reflections of how we see ourselves in the present, for good or bad. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    45 min

  4. MAY 21

    106: Diplomatic Theater in Turkey and Russia Repelled from Romania

    In this episode... 02:29 - The Russian Spring Offensive is showing its new priorities 10:05 - Zelensky goes to Turkey for Russia to put on a production of diplomatic theater 24:16 - Pope Leo XIV showing himself to be a friend of Ukraine 30:06 - US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns in protest over Trump policy 34:03 - Orban government in Hungary grows increasingly hostile as their designs on the Zakarapatia region become public 45:25 - Romanian presidential elections come in with a victory for the pro-Ukraine candidate over the pro-Russia one 54:30 - Eurovision song contest 2025 Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 3m

  5. APR 30

    105: The Competing "Peace Plans"

    In this episode... 02:55 - Getting ready for the Spring offensives 10:00 - A string of devastating Russian missile strikes, especially in Sumy and Kyiv 15:46 - Along with a prisoner exchange, Russia also returns the tortured remains of the Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna 18:51 - Chinese volunteers fighting for Russia, but so was the son of a high-ranking CIA official 28:14 - America, Europe, and Russia present their peace plan proposals 41:23 - We don't need to get so excited every time an American conservative says something nice about Ukraine 56:43 - Remembering the mixed legacy of Pope Francis Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 8m

  6. APR 5

    104: There Was No Ceasefire

    In this episode... 00:03:35 - Combat Update: Ukrainian withdrawal in Kusk, current Russian offensive over 00:14:05 - Weeks-long Russian missile and drone barrage hits close to home 00:21:15 - Every ceasefire talk you have been hearing about has been complete bunk 00:37:58 - Russia plans expulsion of Ukrainians from occupied territory 00:43:07 - Trump ends RFE/RL, we talk about its background and impact 00:56:17 - Trump cancels programs investigating Russian war crimes, including finding kidnapped children 01:04:00 - Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute loses grant to fund translations of Ukrainian literature 01:06:00 - Protests against autocracy and corruption in Serbia, Georgia, Turkey, and Hungary. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 20m

  7. MAR 8

    103: Trump Backstabs Ukraine

    In this episode... 01:10 - The infamous meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vance 12:37 - Europe forced to set its own path without America 21:54 - Officials try to patch the US-Ukraine relationship, but Trump will not have it 25:25 - The US ends military aid to Ukraine 32:02 - And also intelligence sharing 41:37 - The US is dropping every defense it has against Russia: military, intelligence, and law enforcement 44:43 - Trump deporting Ukrainian refugees 47:20 - Trump planning to replace the Ukrainian government Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 1m

  8. FEB 22

    102: The First Month of Trump and Ukraine

    Within only a month, the second Trump administration has embarked on an aggressive campaign to remake the shape of both the American political system, and the global one. Both for the worse. This episode is a soft launch of a new project on American news: Radio Free America. 00:02:12 - Ending foreign aid 00:09:43 - Dismantling the federal government 00:38:10 - Turning allies into enemies 00:52:18 - Extorting Ukraine 01:13:08 - The Global Realignment 01:15:26 - What to do now Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

    1h 26m
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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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  • Creator
    Ukraine Without Hype
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    109
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Ukraine Without Hype
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