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Questions about press freedom during the war? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2024-01-23 22:25:39

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2026-09

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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is freedom of the press in Ukraine during the war.

Recently, there have been campaigns against Ukrainian investigative journalists: Last week, one journalist was the subject of a threatening home visit, while another investigative team was the target of covert surveillance. These two incidents are the latest in a series of campaigns aimed at discrediting Ukrainian independent media.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 2 of Season 2, “Does Russia really want to negotiate peace?” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms.

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Does Russia really want to negotiate peace? | This Week in Ukraine — S2 E2

"This Week in Ukraine” is Kyiv Independent’s video podcast hosted by Masha Lavrova. Every week, Masha sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Season 2 Episode 2 is dedicated to Ukraine’s Peace Formula and the possibility of successful peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in 2024. Host Masha Lavrova is joined by the Kyiv Independent's deputy chief editor, Oleksiy Sorokin. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:50 Ukraine’s Peace Formula 03:45 How was the peace plan received by Ukraine's allies? 04:42 Latest national security advisers' meeting at Davos, Switzerland 06:59 The importance of Ukraine’s Peace Formula meetings 08:16 China's role in peace negotiations 09:17 Why Zelensky doesn't want a ceasefire 10:47 Russia's war against Ukraine since 2014 and the failed Minsk agreements 13:16 Russia's misleading narratives 17:15 Does Putin want a ceasefire? 21:00 Western allies' positions 22:44 Russia's ceasefire as a war tactic 23:54 Why there is no chance for a peace agreement with Russia now 26:11 Alternate scenario for a pause in the war 27:30 What does the West want from Ukraine? 29:36 Ukraine's security agreements 30:50 Is there a chance for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia? 33:19 Outro Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – The Kyiv Independent: X – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Tiktok – https://www.tiktok.com/@the_kyiv_independent Oleksiy Sorokin: X – https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa The episode was filmed by Olena Zashko and Liza Pyrozhkova. It was edited by Alex Kisly. #peace #peacetalk #ukrainepeace #ukraine #davos #davos2024 #peacetalks #ukrainerussiawar #ukrainerussiapeacetalks #peaceformulaukraine