Explaining Ukraine

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio Gulliver Cragg, the correspondent for France 24 in Kyiv. They discuss the most important changes in Ukraine's society, culture and political life since Euromaidan took place in 2013-2014 and also note what Ukrainians failed to change in a positive way.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio Sergiy Fursa, Debt Securities Sales Specialist at Dragon Capital. They discuss perspectives of Ukraine's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, look into the case of Kolomoyskyi and PrivatBank and touch upon the issue why default is not the way Ukraine should opt for.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio Peter Dickinson, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council and publisher of Business Ukraine and Lviv Today magazines. They discuss the state of the business environment in Ukraine and recent economic developments, and also could not miss the elephant in the room — the second round of Ukraine's presidential elections which will take place on 21 April.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio professor Olexiy Haran, professor at the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" and research director at Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation. They focus one topic only — the upcoming elections.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (UkraineWorld, InternewsUkraine) welcomes to the studio Denys Hurak, senior fellow at The Potomac Foundation. They discuss the significance of arms trade as one of the geopolitical methods of Russian influence.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (UkraineWorld, InternewsUkraine) welcomes to the studio Andreas Umland (senior expert at Institute of Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, lecturer at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy). They discuss differences in political cultures between Ukraine and Russia, Eurasian theory in Russia, as well as the future of Nord Stream 2.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (UkraineWorld, InternewsUkraine) welcomes to the studio Danylo Lubkivsky (former advisor to prime minister, former deputy foreign minister and current independent expert on foreign issues). The two discuss security challenges Ukraine is facing and will face in 2019, speak about the channels Putin and his regime may use to re-establish political control upon Ukraine and why parliamentary elections are more important than presidential ones.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio professor Kateryna Kruk, Ukrainian political scientist and communications expert, fellow at StopFake and the European Values Think Tank. They discuss Ukraine' experience of facing a Russian disinformation campaign, list main narratives of the Kremlin on the international arena, and share some ideas on how to strengthen resilience to propaganda

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio professor Olexiy Haran, professor at the National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" and research director at Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation. They outline key tendencies in Ukraine's politics, discuss the latest pre-election poll results, and look into the candidates who run for President.

Host Volodymyr Yermolenko (Ukraine World, Internews Ukraine)welcomes to the studio David Stulik, Press and Information Officer at the EU Delegation to Ukraine. They discuss the latest trends in EU-Ukraine relations, explore the impact of Euromaidan, and indicate major successes and failures of Ukraine's European integration.