Kyiv Post journalists Elina Kent and Alexander Query welcome you with "From Ukraine, with love", a weekly digest going through the news of this week. This episode covers the news and events from April 17 - April 24th ..read more

It’s one of independent Ukraine’s dominant paradigms: being pulled between more powerful forces. For a quarter-century, Kyiv swung between Russia and the West. In 2019, U. S. President Donald Trump tried to use it as a political bludgeon against his Democratic competitor, former Vice President Joseph Biden. Now, Ukraine finds itself at the center of a battle for Motor Sich, a strategic aircraft engine manufacturer. A Chinese company wants to buy it. The United States opposes that sale. Hosted by Elina Kent. Joined this week by Igor Kossov ..read more

It has been 8 months since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Ukraine on March 3rd. Since then we have sat through a nationwide quarantine, initially for three weeks, that was prolonged several times, several adaptive measures, and changing policies. This podcast covers the most recent coronavirus numbers, measures taken and Health Minister Stepanov’s approach. Joined by Bermet Talant and Matt Kupfer. Hosted by Elina Kent ..read more

Early voting for the November 3rd US presidential elections has opened and there are already reports that people are waiting up to 5-11 hours to vote. Seeing as Ukraine also goes to the polls this weekend for the local elections, we’d like to know: Would you wait hours in line to vote? We are joined by the director of the NGO Global Office Ksana Nechyporenko to discuss their media initiative Vlipy Za Sebe. Hosted by Elina Kent ..read more

This week's topic covers the National Bank of Ukraine. Former governor Yakiv Smolii resigned in June due to “systemic political pressure.” Since then, two deputy governors have quit and one was not given a renewal when his term ended. Several other officials resigned as well, the latest being the financial monitoring director. This raised questions: Had they also left due to pressure? Or did Smolii’s successor Kyrylo Shevchenko ask them to leave in order to bring his own team into the central bank? We are joined by staff writer Igor Kossov ..read more

Belarusian dissident Vitaliy Shyshov, Head of the Belarusian House in Ukraine, who was found hanged in a Kyiv park on August 3. Shyshov provided assistance to Belarusian refugees fleeing from persecution. Police have launched a criminal investigation saying that they are looking into a potential murder framed as suicide. This week we are joined by staff writer Oleksiy Sorokin. Full transcript available on kyivpost.com ..read more

This week we are discussing what’s been on everyone’s minds, the recently announced deal between the US and Germany giving a greenlight to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Joined by staff writer Max Hunder ..read more

Kyiv Post journalists Elina Kent and Alexander Query welcome you with "From Ukraine, With Love", a weekly digest going through the news of this week. This episode covers the news and events from August 28th - Sept 04 ..read more

June, the month of Pride, has come to an end. Kyiv Post producer Elina Kent gives a snapshot of what it is like to be a part of the queer community in Ukraine with Ukraine Pride founder Sofia Lapina and LGTBQ activist Yura Dvizhon. Full transcript available at kyivpost.com ..read more

In this episode of Kyiv Culture, the Kyiv Post examines Kyiv's rising electronic music scene that has already given it some reputation in the world of techno. However spaces for raves, creatives, and partygoers have been increasingly policed, and not because of any illegal activities. Kyiv Post producer Elina Kent is joined by Lifestyle editor Toma Istomina and Copwatch Ukraine activist Nazariy Sovsun. Full transcript available at kyivpost.com ..read more