00:00 - Intro 00:24 - How did you make a decision about hosting Ukrainian civil society here, in the comittee? What was your opinion about helping Ukrainians from the start of the war? 02:58 - Do you see Ukraine as a member of the #EU ? How is the EECS responding to this topic? 03:57 - Do you feel any intensifications of support of Ukrainian civil society? 04:38 - How do European Institutions help Ukrainian people in Brussels? What is the main idea of this help? 06:27 - What is the future of the...
May 02, 2023•23 min
0:12 - Vlad discusses his initiative to seize assets from Russian oligarchs to fund Ukraine's reconstruction. 3:32 - The European Union's criminalization of sanction circumvention is discussed. 4:12 - Vlad delves into the challenges of his initiative, including finding legal grounds to seize Russian assets. 5:49 - The conversation turns to what could be the legal trigger for seizing Russian assets. 6:51 - The need for legal and political consensus to seize Russian assets is emphasized. 8:19 - Vl...
May 02, 2023•43 min
00:00 - Introduction of the guest Georges Dallemagne, Belgian politician, doctor and writer. 00:34 - Discussion of Georges’ connection with Ukraine and his role in leading the inter-parliamentary group on Ukraine and Belgium. 02:20 - Georges talks about his experience working with Doctors Without Borders and how it taught him to take authoritarian regimes seriously. He believes that people should grow up and learn from history. 03:42 - Georges recalls his trip to Ukraine in March 2022 and that h...
May 02, 2023•48 min
01:06 - 02:45 : Petras discusses Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. He suggest that Russia's involvement in various acts of terrorism around the world should be acknowledged and condemned by the international community. 03:20 - 04:04 : The importance of a fair process is emphasized. 04:04 - 05:28 : Petras calls for closer attention to Ukraine and for more contact with Ukrainian authorities. 05:28 - 08:11 : Petras suggests that higher restrictions and sanctions should be imposed on Russia, b...
Apr 09, 2023•18 min
00:00 - We begin our discussion by acknowledging that democracy cannot be taken for granted and why it is essential to protect it. 03:00 - We will explore how civil society plays a vital role in defending democracy and the ways in which it can help safeguard our democratic institutions. 04:24 - We will examine the path of Dubravka Šuica, a prominent figure in Croatia and EU who has experienced war and how her experiences have shaped her perspective on democracy and civil society. 05:21 - We will...
Apr 09, 2023•28 min
Dubravka Šuica: You know that I was not born in a democracy, so I experienced the war in Croatia, and 32 years later I can compare what happened in Croatia at that time when we had that atrocious war, and it’s similar to the war that is unfortunately ravaging in Ukraine so I can understand the situation and I feel sympathy and empathy for the Ukrainian people and especially for Ukrainian women and children, because at the time of war I was a refugee myself and I was also hiding in shelters, the ...
Apr 03, 2023•2 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In today's episode, we will talk about the role of the EU during the Euromaidan Revolution, about the attribution of the war only to Putin or to Russians in general, and about designating Russia as a terrorist state.
Apr 02, 2023•17 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Welcome to Unlock Ukraine, a podcast where we explore the cultural, historical and political aspects of Europe. In each issue, we send you on a journey through various facts, stories, insiders, points of view of our guests. With us today, Marta Barandiy is the founder and head of the organization Promote Ukraine. Today's release: 00:00 Who is Marta Barandiy 02:50 Station Europe by EP 04:50 PU activities 08:09 Impact of PU 09:22 PU awards 11:14 What is unlock Ukraine podcast for 13:34 PU collabor...
Mar 26, 2023•20 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Roman Sushenko - Why is Ukraine resisting so well to the full-scale Russian invasion, despite the several different strategy scenarios?
Aug 22, 2022•5 min•Season 3Ep. 4
According to Yehor Brailian, a Ukraine NATO membership could be considered to fight against russian imperialism, because the Kremlin organized a full-scale invasion against Ukraine.
Aug 09, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 4
(According to Georges d’Allemagne) First of all, creating a political community is not an option furing these times and would consume too mich time and energy, when the EU needs to act fast regarding Ukraine. In addition, not granting canfidate status would have despaired Ukrainians and most likely have a negative impact kn the income of the war with Russia.
Jul 26, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Promote Ukraine's Advocacy Group operates at different levels: international organizations, states, corporations and individuals. Click "Play" for more details! Here is the link to the 7 reasons why Ukraine needs candidate status: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-WQW4ueaTDo_xpiP9Dr2o4-871nNl7Se26NbqT54SkQ
Jul 11, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 2
The reasons why the European Union made the right decision by granting Ukraine Candidacy status are numerous. Ukrainian people, throughout history, have times and times again shown their will to fight for Europe integration and for the values of the Union such as freedom and democracy. And this is true today more than ever, as they are fighting against Russia for these same values. Not granting Ukraine candidate status would also have been a mistake even strictly from the EU point of view. Ukrai...
Jul 04, 2022•8 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Tensions are rising in Ukraine as the intelligence of various countries report that Russia is considering a scenario of a rapid, large-scale offensive operation against Ukraine in several directions. Russia continues to put pressure on Ukraine and the West. The build-up of troops on the border with Ukraine has been hitting the headlines of the world media since last month. Read in the special BUR edition “Curb the attack!” what awaits Ukraine, if a full-scale war is possible, how to drive the Kr...
Dec 16, 2021•11 min
01:20 - Vicious Circle Must Be Broken When Volodymyr Zelensky ran for the president of Ukraine, the commitment to resolve the conflict in Donbas and stop the war was one of his main campaign promises. A large part of Ukrainian society, not only Zelensky himself deemed that the war in eastern Ukraine continued not only because of the Kremlin’s interest, but because Kyiv was interested in that also: to use the conflict for justifying political and economic failures and, needless to say, to thrive ...
Jun 14, 2021•23 min
01:02 - Registration for Vaccination of Citizens Living in Temporarily Occupied Territories Begins in Ukraine The Ukrainian authorities have launched a process of vaccination against COVID-19 for those citizens of Ukraine who live in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and in Crimea and who belong to priority groups (people aged 65 and over). At the same time, citizens who have registered and received an ID should not undergo self-isolation or observation upon...
Jun 07, 2021•23 min
01:06 – ‘This Fragment Puts Pressure on My Head. It’s Unbearable Pain’ Vladyslav, 27, was injured in January 2015 when he went to a store in his hometown of Horlivka. Fighting was ongoing in the town, and a shell dropped a hundred metres from him. Since then, Vladyslav has been living with two fragments in his body. However, he cannot count on the status of a person with a disability caused by war because of imperfect legislation. We analysed why this happened, and whether the situation can be c...
Jun 01, 2021•28 min
01:08 - EU Proposes Avoiding Overflight of Belarus, Adopting New Sanctions Belarusian opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, former editor of the main Belarusian opposition NEXTA Telegram channel and incumbent editor of the Belarus of the Brain Telegram channel, was detained in Minsk. 05:03 - How Is Ukraine Perceived in Japan, Turkey, and the United States? The Ukrainian Institute presented the results of the research within the framework of a comprehensive project to study the perception of U...
May 25, 2021•23 min
00:46 - Treason Charges Brought Against MPs Medvedchuk and Kozak Ukrainian MPs Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak were served with the notices of charges based on the case files of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). 04:51 - EU Plans to Impose New Sanctions On Alexander Lukashenka’s Regime The European Union is preparing a new package of sanctions against the regime of Alexander Lukashenka, which is planned to be approved in the near future, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Secur...
May 17, 2021•19 min
00:51 - President of Ukraine, G7 and EU Ambassadors Commemorate Victims of World War II President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a working visit to the Luhansk region together with the ambassadors of the G7 and the European Union. 03:40 - What Does Germany Owe Russia and Ukraine? In early February, German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier defended Berlin’s decision to pursue completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in part by arguing that fuel sales were one of the last bridges betwe...
May 10, 2021•26 min
00:40 – Ukraine offers EU member states action plan to deter Russian Federation Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in an online meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council at the invitation of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member States. 03:30 – Politico: No one in Brussels knows how the EU should respond to Russian aggression The EU is not yet goi...
Apr 26, 2021•25 min
01:00 - Magic Call The direct interference of U.S. President averted the military-political crisis that the Kremlin was trying to create 07:06 - Clusters of Reconciliation or Formula of Surrender? Ukraine Concerned about Possible ‘Remix’ of Minsk Agreements Civil society representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions prepared a statement warning about a dangerous scenario for Ukraine 10:58 - Ukraine’s Ambassador to Austria: Kremlin’s Propaganda Outlets Speak About Collective Guilt of Ukraini...
Apr 19, 2021•30 min
00:39 - President Zelensky Arrives in Donbas to Boost Soldiers’ Morale President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has left for Donbas to visit the advanced positions on the line of contact. 02:02 - President Zelensky Considers NATO Membership the Only Way to End War in Donbas A possibility of obtaining a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) is currently the most pressing issue for Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said during a conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. ...
Apr 12, 2021•17 min
03:31 - France Does Not Support Germany’s Stance on Nord Stream 2 France and Germany have different stances on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but discussions are ongoing between the countries to find a common vision for the project, Minister of State for European Affairs of France Clément Beaune said. 05:38 - West 2021 Exercises and Other Maneuvers. Why Russia Pulls Troops to Its Western Borders Lately there has been a lot of talk about the active movement of large number of troops and equipmen...
Apr 06, 2021•19 min
00:54 – Under the “Roof” of Russian Diplomacy: From a Spy Consul to a Bicycle Thief In 2018, the Consul General of Russia in Strasbourg was expelled from France for espionage. Recently, this story has gained wide resonance in the French, as well as Ukrainian and even Russian media and social networks. A technical employee of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Strasbourg was caught red-handed because of a police operation while selling a bicycle. 10:01 – Rally in Support of Serhiy...
Mar 29, 2021•26 min
1:42 – Biden’s Factor The U.S. President holds off on calling Kyiv, but he is already actively present in Ukrainian politics. 5:35 – Iran Releases Official Report on Ukraine International Airlines Plane Crash Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation released the final report on the circumstances of crash of Ukraine International Airlines passenger plane (Flight PS752) in January 2020. 8:02 – Ukraine Plans to Allow Dual Citizenship with EU and Friendly Countries The Ukrainian authorities plan to allow ...
Mar 21, 2021•16 min
0:39 – Verkhovna Rada plans to set up temporary commission of inquiry into ‘Wagner Group fighters’ and ‘Medvedchuk-Surkov Tapes’ The Servant of the People party initiated the creation of a temporary commission of inquiry (TCI) in the Verkhovna Rada to investigate the possible involvement of senior Ukrainian officials in the leak of information about the “Wagner Group fighters” and their extradition from Belarus to Russia. In addition, the lawmakers will consider the issue of so-called “Surkov-Me...
Mar 14, 2021•19 min
We are back with a brand new podcast episode of “Ukraine: Up to date”. This time, we have a special episode in a new format for you, where we take an in-depth look into two topics: 00:40- Five moments of 2020 We are starting today’s episode off with a recap of 2020. Of course, the fight against COVID-19 is an issue but we are also talking about the constitutional crisis, the local elections, the state budget for 2021, and education. 15:34- Vaccination and its safety: Who is responsible? Today, w...
Mar 07, 2021•26 min
1:36- SBU’s Counterintelligence Detains FSB Agents Collecting Classified Military Information Counterintellegence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) exposed two Ukrainian citizens who had been recruited by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation ( FSB ) and were collecting classified information on combat readiness and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.Crimea and 3:10- Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council Imposes Sanctions on Father of Putin’s Godc...
Feb 22, 2021•19 min
After another eventful week, here are the week's hot topics about things happening in and around Ukraine: 00:39- Commissioner Borrell’s Insightful Trip 6:06- Latvia Bans Rossiya RTR TV Channel Due to Hate Speech Against Ukraine 7:43- Ukraine Formally Bans Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 10:32- Merkel’s Successor Supports Ukraine’s European Integration Aspirations 12:50- EU Believes Widespread Corruption Hampers Reforms in Ukraine 15:10- UN Security Council Accuses Russia of Reluctance to End War in Ea...
Feb 14, 2021•22 min
