
Ep №44 - Does Ukraine Have Soft Power?
Does Ukraine have soft power? If yes, how strong is it? How can Ukraine increase its attractiveness to the world? UkraineWorld talks to Steven Thomson, Insight Director of Brand Finance, and co-author...
26 Huhti 202127min

Ep. №43 - Russia’s military escalation against Ukraine: what’s happening and what can we expect?
During March and April, Russia accumulated at least 90 thousand troops on Ukraine’s border, masking it as a “military exercise”. Ukraine and its international partners, however, saw it as a threat of ...
23 Huhti 202146min

Ep. №42 - Ukraine in March 2021: Crimea & Donbas; Pandemics; Anti-Zelensky Protests
We have released our March 2021 episode of “Explaining Ukraine,” our monthly podcast in which we talk about major events and trends in Ukraine. We focus on the anniversary of the occupation of Crimea,...
30 Maalis 202138min

Ep. №41 - How Ukraine’s Democracy Is Different from(and Similar to)Others
What is unique about Ukraine’s democracy? How is it different from that of other countries in Central and Eastern Europe and from the democracies of Western Europe? Can we compare Ukraine’s pluralisti...
9 Maalis 202135min

Ep. №40 - Putin’s Allies under Sanctions; Vaccination; Review of EU Deal - Ukraine in Feb 2021
In this month’s episode of our Explaining Ukraine podcast, we look at major events in Ukraine in February 2021. We examine why Medvedchuk and his allies were put under sanctions by the government; wh...
3 Maalis 202137min

Ep. 39 - Ukraine In Early 2021: Covid Vaccine, EU, Ban On Kremlin-linked TV Channels
UkraineWorld is starting a regular monthly podcast taking snapshots of key developments in the country over the previous month. Here we look at early 2021: January and a bit of February. UkraineWorld ...
9 Helmi 202123min

Ep. 38 - Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh: What’s Happening in Eastern Europe?
What’s happening in the Eastern Partnership countries - Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus - and with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict? What will be the consequences of Maia Sandu’s victory in Moldova’s presid...
20 Marras 202028min

Ep.37 - Zelensky Loses Local Elections In Ukraine. Why?
President Zelensky's party "Servant of the People" failed to curb the power of local mayors in Ukrainian local elections on October 25th. Why did this happen, what is new in Ukrainian politics, and wh...
29 Loka 202029min



















