With the return of Donald Trump in the White House – and his insistence that Kyiv and Moscow strike a peace deal “in 24 hours – huge uncertainty now hangs over the future of Ukraine’s democracy and freedom. In this podcast, Luke Cooper and Zoe Williams discuss the huge challenges and hardships Ukraine has experienced in the war, drawing on insights from Luke’s recent visit to Ukraine. They are joined by Ukrainian academic Yuliya Bidenko from Karazin University in Kharkiv.
For more on some of the topics discussed in the podcast, check out these articles:
On the Home Front: Ukraine’s War Economy and the Spirit of Defiance
Will oil decide the fate of the Russia-Ukraine War?
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23rd January 2025