Ukraine Talks, ep. 2. Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space: A threat or a bluff?

The second episode of Ukraine Talks delves into the motives and risks behind Russia’s plan to launch nuclear weapons into orbit, the strategic and political consequences of the Ukrainian troops’ retreat from the frontline town of Avdiivka, Navalny's death and US military aid to Ukraine. The post Ukraine Talks, ep. 2. Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space: A threat or a bluff? appeared first on Euromaidan Press.

Feb 18, 2024 - 23:36

Ukraine Talks, ep. 2. Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space: A threat or a bluff?

In the second episode of Ukraine Talks, a weekly podcast by Euromaidan Press, two Kyiv-based Ukrainian journalists, Ivan Verstyuk and Serge Havrylets, discussed what the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka in the Donetsk Oblast (eastern Ukraine) could mean for the future of the Russo-Ukrainian war, how the death of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader and Vladimir Putin critic, will change Russia, whether Ukraine will finally receive military aid from the United States, and why Russia plans to launch nuclear weapons into space.

Ivan Verstyuk is a journalist and analyst in Kyiv, Ukraine. Formerly an editor at the Kyiv Post and New Voice of Ukraine, he has 20 years of experience in media. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, Ivan has been commenting on war developments for BBC and several Ukrainian publications. He authored a book about Ukraine and its fight – “Changes Outside My Windows” (in Ukrainian), published by Yakaboo in 2022.

Serge Havrylets is a Kyiv-based journalist with Euromaidan Press and a screenwriter. His pitch-winning script for the Ukrainian film “Brass Band” was set to become a movie in 2022, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine put the film on hold. Serge covers political life in Ukraine and abroad and the Russo-Ukrainian war.

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