Ukraine War Brief

Jan 03 2024 89
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On February 24, 2022, the russian federation launched a ground, air, sea, and cyber invasion of Ukraine, sparking the largest war in Europe since World War II. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's courage against russian President/dictator Vladimir Putin continues to dominate news headlines, as Ukraine wages its final battle for independence from russia, and from autocracy.

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The Press Lounge with Serhii Plokhy: Why the West Has Failed Ukraine (And What Can Be Done About It) || Sister Podcast for the Brief

Jan 03 2024 37 mins  
Summary In this episode of The Press Lounge, Ukraine War Brief's sister podcast, Yulia and friend of the podcast Mariia Shuvalova, literary critic and lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in the city of New York spoke with Serhii Plokhy, Ph.D., Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Ins

F-16 Deliveries, Su-34 Fighters Shot Down, and a Bounty of Bavovna || December 26th, 2023

Dec 28 2023 43 mins  
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EU Accession, Russia’s Economic Woes, Trump Blocks Ukraine Aid, and Why the War Isn't A Stalemate with Michael Kofman || December 16th, 2023

Dec 18 2023 67 mins  
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EXCLUSIVE: Major Sabotage, Storm Attacks Crimea, US Aid, Our Investigation into the FSB and Serhii Plokhy & Rory Finnin || December 1st, 2023

Dec 02 2023 76 mins  
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Nov 26 2023 59 mins  
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Nov 17 2023 66 mins  
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Choking Off Crimea, Allies Demand LGBTQ Rights, and Joining the EU (Finally) || November 12th, 2023

Nov 17 2023 73 mins  
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Nov 07 2023 48 mins  
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Nov 03 2023 36 mins  
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Nov 01 2023 48 mins  
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