About this episode

Adrian Karatnycky discusses Ukraine's recent history and the ongoing war with Russia, offering insights from his upcoming book.

Adrian Karatnycky has had an extensive career in research, diplomacy, and international advocacy and is a well-known journalist, author and analyst on Ukraine affairs. In this interview he offers an overview of his 2024 book, "Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia". Mr. Karatnycky looks at Ukraine's ongoing successful attacks on Russian infrastructure during the war and offers his assessment of the state of Russia's economy. He considers what it will take for Ukraine to win the war with Russia and secure a lasting peace. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/adrian-karatnycky/ https://spectator.org/putins-stalemate-trumps-moment/

People in this episode

Host: Michael Buryk

Guest: Adrian Karatnycky

Topics covered

• Ukraine's history
• Russia-Ukraine war
• international advocacy
• diplomacy
• economic assessment
• peace negotiations

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Russia
• war
• diplomacy
• economy
• Adrian Karatnycky
• Battleground Ukraine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlantic Council, Spectator

Books & works: Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia

Places: Ukraine, Russia

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