Podcasts

Are Russian claims of taking over Bakhmut true? What does the situation on the Eastern front look like? Are there still people living in destroyed frontline villages?

Finland has officially joined NATO, which is further proof that the results of Russia’s foreign policy are contrary to its strategic goals.

The discussion focuses on cases in Ukraine under Russian attack, Egypt, Myanmar, and Nicaragua.

Putin is threatening to deploy Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Fighting corruption is an essential element of Ukraine’s EU integration.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its occupation of large parts of Ukraine’s Black Sea littoral zone caused serious problems for the exports of Ukrainian food worldwide.

China’s leader Xi Jinping paid a visit to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin and stress the strength of the China-Russia axis.

Gillian Tett is a British journalist and author. She is chair of the editorial board and US editor-at-large of the Financial Times.

Askold Melnyczuk is a prominent American writer of Ukrainian descent.

We discuss joint Ukrainian-Slovak research studying the key narratives of Russian propaganda in both countries.