Ukraine Without Hype31 Mar 2023

Episode 44: Putin the Fugitive

In this News Digest...

00:50 - War Updates: The focus of the war is on Bakhmut and Avdiivka, two cities that have been largely destroyed and are threatened by attempted Russian encirclements. Russia knocks a US surveillance drone out of international skies, while Slovakia supplies Ukraine with fighter jets. Putin threatens to move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus.

15:00 - International Relations: While Putin accepts his role as an inferior partner at a summit with China, Japanese PM Kishida makes a visit to Kyiv. Journalists release evidence of a years-long Russian plot to dominate Moldova in the midst of that plot seemingly unfolding ( https://kyivindependent.com/leaked-document-exposes-kremlins-10-year-plan-to-undermine-moldova/ ). Azerbaijan begins a new round of hostilities with Karabakh and Armenia.

And the title story - the International Criminal Court puts out a warrant for Vladimir Putin and "Children’s rights commissioner" Maria Lvova-Belova for the mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

28:40 - Domestic News: Standoff as Russian Orthodox priests refuse to vacate Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. A gay marriage bill is introduced to the Verkhovna Rada. New picks for Ministerial positions in the government seem promising.

37:05 - Entertainment: At the Oscars, "Navalny" documentary beats Ukrainian documentary "House Made of Splinters." I have thoughts.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(135)

133: Reflections on a Protest Movement

We spoke with community member Roma, a daily participant in the protest movement against the sacking of former Defence Minister Fedorov. He explains the protesters' day-to-day activities, how the move...

23 Aug 1h 18min

132: The War of Economic Resilience

Both Russia and Ukraine have taken direct damage to their economic infrastructure. Ukraine has been dismantling the Russian Wildberries e-commerce company while continuing the bombing of oil and gas r...

15 Aug 1h 32min

131: Protests Succeed in Replacing Commander-in-Chief

Following the sacking of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov due to his conflicts with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian civil society began daily protests across many cities. The crisis b...

21 Jul 1h 53min

130: Ukraine and Poland Conflict over History

Ukrainian-Polish relations are in crisis following a high-level falling out over the question of historical memory of World War II and the extreme ethnic violence of the time. This began as a question...

8 Jul 2h 23min

129: The Rocky Road to Brussels

In this episode: Russia attacks Kyiv's most important cathedralAttacks on Moscow and occupied Crimea drive fuel shortagesBelarus backs downScandal from the "Skelya" assault regimentMilitary reforms me...

29 Jun 1h 42min

128: The Theatrics of "Retaliation"

In this episode: Russian attack damages or destroys multiple Kyiv cultural institutionsRussia claims it will "retaliate" for a strike on a Luhansk college. They claim foreigners must leave Kyiv for sa...

27 Mai 1h 4min

127: "Yellow Ribbon" Partisan Movement under Investigation

In this episode:A critical investigation into a Ukrainian partisan movementCatching up with post-election HungaryUkraine's outreach to the Arab world during the Iran warScandal over Israel importing g...

17 Mai 1h 35min

126: Remembering Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv

In this episode:The 40th Anniversary of the Chornobyl DisasterA mass shooting in KyivThe occupied town of Oleshky is being starved by RussiaThe death of Kyiv Patriarch Filaret and the story of his lif...

29 Apr 1h 41min