A weekly English language roundup of what’s been happening in Ukraine, with a focus on the main story. The transcribers of new episodes (2022): Caitilín O’Hare, Leah Wagner, Elijah Sapa
Evgeny Afineevsky: «If we forget about the war in Ukraine, we’ll have the end of the world tomorrow»
A world-famous film director, whose accolades include an Academy Award nomination and Emmy nominations for his documentary, «Winter on Fire», Evgeny Afineevsky says he keeps coming to Ukraine because what is happening in this country impacts on the fate of the world.
1/12/2024 • 33 minutes, 21 seconds
Roman Washchuk: «Abnormal normalization of business conditions in Ukraine»
Also, what makes people in Ukraine’s government system super risk-averse; the supposed case of a million-hryvnya fine for a missing letter in a company’s address; why Mr Washchuk thinks that the lowering of the level of support for Ukraine was, in some aspects, inevitable; and who is the world champion in using the word «corruption».
1/10/2024 • 32 minutes, 13 seconds
«The incredible national unity»: Michael Druckman on Ukrainians’ views and moods
Our interviewee today is Michael Druckman the program director for Ukraine of the International Republican Institute. And we will talk about how we Ukrainians changed our views while fighting the Russian onslaught.
12/25/2023 • 17 minutes, 55 seconds
«Mission: to enable people, deprived of their fundamental rights, to help them regain that in long term» — UNHCR in Ukraine
Today we will speak with the UNHCR representative in Ukraine Karolina Lindholm Billing about the 30 years that this organization has been working in our country, but mostly of 2022-23.
12/23/2023 • 39 minutes, 48 seconds
No going out of business for ICMP, in Ukraine or elsewhere
Our today’s interviewee is Ms Kathryne Bomberger is the Director General of the International Commission on Missing Persons. And we’ll be talking about the tasks this commission performs in the world, and is going to do in Ukraine in particular.
12/5/2023 • 22 minutes, 57 seconds
Russian invasion of Ukraine: manifestation of collapse of Soviet Union?
Today’s interlocutor is Dr. Can Kasapoğlu. He’s a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of the research program at the Turkish think tank EDAM Turkey/
11/21/2023 • 43 minutes, 22 seconds
Talking about collaboration we need to focus on the great harm caused, not just the people who were in a vulnerable position — human rights defender Rachel Denber
Rachel Denber, who is a deputy director for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch, and Julia Gorbunova, who is a senior researcher for Ukraine for Human Rights Watch, tell about the bullet points of their reports in Ukraine.
11/17/2023 • 37 minutes, 25 seconds
«Ukrainians' courage may appear suicidal to foreigners» — Commander Harulf of the Norman Brigade
Today’s interlocutor is Harulf, who is a Canadian, a soldier, and the commander of the Norman Brigade.
11/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 45 seconds
Indictment Against Putin Will Be Amended, Top International Lawyer Says
Today’s interlocutor is Mark Stephen Ellis, an expert in international criminal law, executive director of the International Bar Association.
10/23/2023 • 31 minutes, 25 seconds
«A Country of Missing People»: The Book of Numbers and Fates
Kevin Sullivan, the author of the book «A Country of Missing People» and a member of the International Commission on Missing Persons team in The Hague, speaks about Ukraine and the consequences of war.
10/22/2023 • 30 minutes, 48 seconds
Ukrainian soldier Maksym Sviezhentsev: «You have to accept that you can die, and this acceptance makes you stronger»
Dr. Marta Dyczok is having a conversation with Dr. Maksym Sviezhentsevher. He holds a PhD in History from Western University, which is where she teaches. He tells stories about joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2022, fighting near Bakhmut and even finding time for scholarly work.
9/24/2023 • 35 minutes, 22 seconds
Transitional justice: to help victims and to rebuild society or just to punish murderers? Anna Myriam Roccatello
Our today’s interviewee is Anna Myriam Roccatello, Deputy Executive Director and director of programs of the International Centre for Transitional Justice. And we’ll be talking mostly about transitional justice and Ukraine, or Ukraine and transitional justice.
9/11/2023 • 41 minutes, 13 seconds
U.S.-Ukraine Veterans Bridge: «We’re going to hold the line here for democracy and freedom»
The conversation with three members of the U.S.-Ukraine Veterans Bridge was recorded on the eve of Ukraine’s Independence Day 2023. It is an important discussion about the violence of war, veterans issues and transgender people in the army.
9/8/2023 • 46 minutes, 2 seconds
Dr Marta Dyczok: «This horrible war has had one positive side effect»
Today’s interlocutor is Dr. Marta Dyczok. She works at Western University in Ontario, Canada. She is a prolific author and she has several books to her credit.
8/29/2023 • 41 minutes, 56 seconds
Eurointegration, confidence in local government and other surprises of public opinion survey in Ukraine
This is Ukraine Calling and our guest today is Michael Druckman — Director of IRI Ukraine (International Republican Institute).
8/5/2023 • 11 minutes, 28 seconds
We're stronger together: Volunteer Yulia Troyan on psychological connection to the military
The military volunteer and the specialist in technical assistance Yulia Troyan said about Open Media Ukraine, where she works, and about the help of the army.
6/2/2023 • 31 minutes, 55 seconds
«Education, mental health, safety, heritage» — Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi about how UNESCO helps Ukraine
This is Ukraine Calling, the English-language podcast from Hromadske Radio in Kyiv. Andriy Kulykov today`s interviewee is Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi — the Head of UNESCO Desk in Ukraine since October 2022.
5/23/2023 • 34 minutes, 7 seconds
Anastasia Stanko: «My only one decision as a journalist was I should go to the front line»
This is Ukraine Calling, the English-language podcast from Hromadske Radio in Kyiv. And today`s guest is frontline reporter, journalist Anastasia Stanko.
5/13/2023 • 30 minutes, 32 seconds
2022 helped Ukrainians to overcome the inferiority complex — Volodymyr Yermolenko
Volodymyr Yermolenko talked about his book about Ukraine, which is addressed to an international audience, the war, Russian fascism and what a fantastic country we live in.
5/5/2023 • 34 minutes, 1 second
«Everybody in this country and beyond its borders are involved in this war» — Canadian lawyer and soldier in Ukraine's territorial defense Daniel Bilak
Daniel Bilak talked about his service, thoughts on a full-scale Russian invasion, Canada's role in supporting Ukraine and joining NATO.
4/23/2023 • 36 minutes, 30 seconds
«Everything I see now is inspiration» — Melinda Simmons
Dame Melinda Simmons recalls the day Russia started the full scale war against Ukraine, talks on Ukraine refugees in the UK, and explains how Russian nuclear threats are met in Great Britain.
2/4/2023 • 17 minutes, 36 seconds
Mozart, the Art of War
This is Ukraine Calling, the English language podcast by Hromadske Radio in Kyiv, and our today`s guest is Andrew Milburn — the founder of an organization called the Mozart Group
12/17/2022 • 39 minutes, 36 seconds
«We don’t have any way of forcing states to do anything, that is the reality of it» — spokesperson for the ICRC
This is Ukraine Calling and our guest today is Achille Després. We talked with him about the ICRC's work in Ukraine.
12/1/2022 • 29 minutes, 21 seconds
Even during the all-out war, reforms in Ukraine are continuing — Michael Druckman
This is Ukraine Calling and our guest today is Michael Druckman — Director of IRI Ukraine (International Republican Institute),
9/29/2022 • 49 minutes, 24 seconds
Unprecedented Time for Ukraine's Profile in Canada and Globally: Roman Washchuk
Ukraine Calling — September 3, 2022. This is a podcast of Hromadske Radio in Kyiv.
9/3/2022 • 48 minutes, 36 seconds
No «Ukraine fatigue» for Andreas Umland after eight years of war
This is the second issue of the Ukraine Calling relaunched. Our guest today is Andreas Umland — Analyst of the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies
8/13/2022 • 49 minutes, 14 seconds
Blue and yellow means resilience. Dora Chomiak on how Razom supports Ukraine
Dora Chomiak uses word "resilience" to characterize Ukraine. She says it is because "resilience" means the ability to bend and not brake to her:
"It means the stability to laugh and cry at the same time, to sort of scream and laugh at the same time. To love deeply, and in many, many different ways. So that resilience is that creativity, it’s that innovations, it’s that deeply rooted knowledge of self. And the self is different, and the self is the same. Each person is different, but the sense of here, and that resilience is that word I use a lot when I talk about Ukraine today".
8/7/2022 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
Ukraine 2019 Rada election. Olga Onuch on results and implications
Ukraine parliamentary elections results are in special issue of Ukraine Calling: Marta Dyczok speaks to British political scientist Prof. Olga Onuch
7/25/2019 • 40 minutes, 14 seconds
Kyiv's diplomacy after the elections: Ukrainians do not want peace at any cost
Ukraine presidential elections explained by Brian Whitmore and Volodymyr Dybovyk
4/19/2019 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Ukraine is fascinating because it is a social science laboratory, — Melinda Haring
Bohdan Nahaylo talks to Melinda Haring, editor of Atlantic Council’s Ukraine Alert Blog and Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute in Washington DC, about how Capitol Hill views the Ukrainian presidential elections and Ukraine generally
4/10/2019 • 22 minutes, 8 seconds
Ukrainians don’t like to entrench power, they don’t like five years of the same person, — Brian Bonner
Chief Editor of the Kyiv Post and a long-term Ukraine watcher Brian Bonner analyses chances for Volodymyr Zelensky and Petro Poroshenko to win in the presidential elections
4/6/2019 • 30 minutes, 40 seconds
Bad weather can change everything in Ukraine elections, — Olga Onuch
On Sunday the 31st of March 2019, Ukrainians are going to the polls to elect a new president. 39 candidates are on the ballot, including a man who plays an ordinary person who gets elected president on television, and now he's running for president in real life. Marta Dyczok discusses the campaign with political scientist Professor Olga Onuch
3/29/2019 • 38 minutes, 26 seconds
Ukrainian elections are four times more expensive than in the US, in proportion to GDP, — Taras Shevchenko
Media expert Taras Shevchenko speaks to Marta Dyczok about Media and elections. “You need to have both components. Media and a pretty strong candidate. If the candidate is not interesting then even huge coverage in media will not help”