What is it like being part of Ukraine's parliament during the Ukraine-Russia War?

Episode Outline

The rapid and unexpected counteroffensive by Ukraine’s forces has redefined the shape of the war, with mass graves being found around Izyum, and Putin scrambling to mobilize 100,000s of troops which saw Russians fleeing in response. Not to mention the renewed threat of nuclear war. Lesia Vasylenko joined Pyotr to address these and questions including:

• As the war has evolved, how have the Ukrainian parliament's responsibilities changed?
• To what extent have the US, UK, or other intel played a decisive role in helping Ukraine with its defense such as by striking the Moskva?
• Was the Kherson front a feint for the Kharkiv counteroffensive? How much has it helped reinvigorate Ukrainian morale?
• What role has civil society and social media played in directing the military responses?
• How should post-war reconstruction efforts be undertaken? How will Russia be ensured to pay reparations while Putin remains in power?

Guest Profile 

Pyotr was joined by Lesia Vasylenko, Ukraine MP of the Voice/Holos Party in the 9th Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada. Lesia is also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Unions Bureau of Women’s Parliamentarians, and founder of the Legal Hundred, a human rights NGO. During the discussion, Lesia based in Kyiv, mentions that air raid sirens are going on around her, illustrating the very real threat she faces daily, alongside so many Ukrainians from the Russian forces.

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