ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode, Anastasiia, Minna, Karen-Anna and Fabian discuss the ceasefire in Oleshky and an episode of civil unrest in Kyiv that had all signs of being a Russian psychological operation.
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Mentioned in the show:
“Ukrainian evacuees reunite with family after years trapped in Russia-occupied city”, from BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx2818elrnzo
“Civil unrest near Kyiv exposes deeper social tensions but 'outside influence' played a role, Budanov says”, from the Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/confrontation-involving-national-guard-soldiers-unfolds-near-kyiv-police-deny-hostage-reports/
“The ambulance has been sold, and the company is no longer operating: Who spread the information about the illegal detention of soldiers in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka?”, from Slidstvo.Info: https://www.slidstvo.info/news/shvydku-prodaly-kompaniia-ne-pratsiuie-khto-poshyryv-informatsiiu-pro-nezakonne-utrymannia-viyskovykh-u-petropavlivskiy-borshchahivtsi/
Credits:
Anastasiia Lapatina is Ukraine Fellow at Lawfare. She writes a weekly newsletter about Ukraine called Yours Ukrainian. She is based in Kyiv.
Karen-Anna Eggen is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. She is based in Oslo.
Fabian Hoffman is a Senior Research Fellow at the Programme for Ukraine and Full-Spectrum Threats at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. He is the author of the Missile Matters newsletter about defence, missile technology, and nuclear strategy. He is based in Oslo.
Minna Ålander is an Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. She’s also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House and a Non-Resident Fellow at CEPA. Minna also writes a newsletter about European security called Northern Flank Notes. She is based in Stockholm.
The podcast is engineered by Anthony Bartaway, who is also the co-host of a podcast called Ukraine Without Hype: / @ukrainewithouthype
