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Questions about how prepared NATO is to potential escalation with Russia?Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2024-01-31 17:24:31

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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 the the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s readiness for a potential Russian attack against one of its member states.

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 3 of Season 2, “Alarming campaign against free press in Ukraine” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms.

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Alarming campaign against free press in Ukraine | This Week in Ukraine S2 E3

"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 3 is dedicated to the recent attacks against journalists in Ukraine and the country's press freedom over the years. Host Masha Lavrova is joined by the Kyiv Independent's chief editor Olga Rudenko. Ukraine struggles to ramp up mobilization as Russia's war enters 3rd year -- https://kyivindependent.com/move-to-expand-mobilization-brings-ukrainian-society-face-to-face-with-immense-pressure-of-war/ Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – https://thisweekinukraine.podbean.com/ 00:00 Intro 01:32 Is there press freedom in Ukraine? 03:03 Recent attacks against journalists 15:35 Zelensky’s reaction 16:25 Government’s track record with journalists 19:22 Ukraine’s troubled history with press freedom 23:26 Effects of the war on journalism 30:38 Has the Kyiv Independent been affected? 33:31 Community question 34:53 Outro 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 Olga Rudenko: X – https://twitter.com/olya_rudenko The episode was filmed by Olena Zashko and Liza Pyrozhkova. It was edited by Alex Kisly.