Ukraine Watch Podcast

Guest Host Marko Supronyuk speaks with United States Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery, Penny Pritzker.

Alexander Khara is a Foreign policy and security expert. He is a former official with Ukrainian National Security and defense counsel and currently a fellow at the Center for defense strategies.

I talk to journalist and author Christopher Miller about his brand new book, "The War Came to Us," his time in Ukraine, and the importance of writing the truth.

Eight years ago, Irina was an American homemaker, born in Ukraine, raising her family and living her life. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 she saw a need and took action. She formed a nonprofit called Revived Soldiers Ukraine to help Ukrainian veterans and their families deal with injuries and loss. Since then she has raised a lot of money, organized volunteers from all walks of life, and helped a great deal of wounded heroes in their recovery from finding doctors to do complicated operations to getting soldiers fitted with prosthetic limbs. There is still a lot of work to do and she is looking for volunteers to help raise money as well as people with language skills to help as translators. Find out more about this great organization at rsukraine.org

Now regarded a Christmas classic, Carol of the Bells had its North American debut in 1922 at Carnegie Hall. One Hundred years later, a new generation of musicians is bringing this Ukrainian folk melody back to New York City for another live showcase. On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with President of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Anatoli Murha, to discuss the significance of this performance and what it means for Ukrainians throughout the world.

Doctor Andreas Umland is an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. He is also an Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and an expert in Eastern European Politics. On this episode of the podcast, Dan Terleckyj asks Dr. Umland about his thoughts on Russia's illegal war in Ukraine and whether the Kremlin is using far right extremist ideology in its propaganda and messaging.

A discussion about why it's important to continue creating art in a time of war, with Sergey Melnitchenko, Founder of the MYPH School of Conceptual and Art Photography in Ukraine.

Discussing continued Western support for Ukraine with Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian Member of Parliament from the southern city of Odesa.