Ukraine Without Hype

Three major crises beset Ukraine. The approaching end of the Battle of Pokrovsk is prompting greater demands for military reform. A corruption scandal in the energy sector rocks Bankova. The Trump administration smells weakness and presents an ultimatum.3:02 - As the Battle of Pokrovks reaches its terminus and the Battle of Huliapole comes closer, military commentators make increasing demands for reform.16:52 - Major corruption scandal in the nuclear power industry29:47 - Who has been named in the scandal so far?38:47 - What has been the reaction from the government and civil society thus far?48:03 - These crises must be resolved.50:24 - The United States is reportedly making its ultimatums to Ukraine to surrender.57:05 - Other recent news.TwitterAnthony: @BartawayUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

We take a deep dive into the baffling attempt at a peace process that Trump made in the middle of October, which was dead by the end of October. What was the context, how did it play out, and what factors in the administration led it to play out the way it did?01:41 - Trump wants his Nobel Peace Prize04:40 - Summary of the Trump "peace process" so far17:18 - How did the October "peace process" occur?27:22 - The US implements sanctions on Russian fossil fuels - an optimistic and pessimistic analysis34:58 - Examining "WhiteHouseology"44:09 - The EU makes its own peace planTwitterAnthony: @BartawayUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...03:47 - Full coverage of the ongoing situation on the Front18:15 - Russian war crimes, including attacking the UN and killing journalists27:07 - Russia flying drones around EU cities30:45 - Hungary flies a drone into Ukraine, Orban repeats the Russian view on Ukrainian sovereignty.34:28 - Russia attacks Ukrainian power grid, likely to have a winter of outages37:33 - Odesa gangster mayor Gennadiy Trukhov stripped of citizenship for being a Russian citizen, with controversy45:11 - Election News - Elections in Moldova and Czechia have an opposite outlook for Ukraine, Georgia local elections show more protests, Estonian ones have a change in citizenship laws, and Reform UK has Russian corruption scandalLinkshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6aAfaxyKBlC5GcHIdgCPIk?si=4hAc2HDzRneNlLDZGBJ9OQhttps://youtu.be/JiOtGB5WAdwTwitterAnthony: @BartawayUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

Radio Free America is the sister podcast to Ukraine Without Hype. Here is the latest episode, and we invite you to subscribe to its own feed.Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at:⁠‘FBI director Kash Patel clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files’ - Washington Post⁠⁠Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say⁠⁠‘Trump details third US strike on suspected drug traffickers’ - Politico⁠Please support us at ⁠⁠patreon.com/ukrainewithouthype⁠James's Links⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SKozakMedia⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spaghettikozak⁠Bluesky@vagrantjourno.bsky.social@bartaway.bsky.social@ukrainewithouthype.bsky.social

In our new mini-series, The Polycrisis, we will delve into the interconnected crises engulfing the world, from the collapse of the "international community" to disinformation to environmental issues.In episode 1, we examine the rise in the number of wars worldwide.Note: I accidentally refer to the Rapid Support Force in Sudan as the Rapid Response Force.CreditsAll maps are from liveuamap.com except for Myanmar, which is from Thomas van LingeTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode...02:08 - Counterattacks tighten around Russians assaulting Dobropilia07:25 - Russia sends attack drones after Poland10:52 - Russia's Zapad 2025 exercises do not amount to much, but remind us how their predecessor in 2021 set up the invasion of Ukraine16:10 - Dmitriy Kozak, the sole pragmatist in Putin's inner circle, resigns22:33 - Recent diplomatic wins by Ukraine26:43 - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization builds ties between Russia, China, and India, but still does not produce new global governance35:31 - A Ukrainian refugee in America was murdered and had her death appropriatedLinkshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6aAfaxyKBlC5GcHIdgCPIk?si=4hAc2HDzRneNlLDZGBJ9OQhttps://youtu.be/JiOtGB5WAdwTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...3:21 - Former Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy assassinated 7:48 - Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills relative of UWH co-host 10:21 - Battlefield Update: Pokrovsk stabilizes while Kupiansk is under critical threat 13:29 - Former mayor of Kherson released from Russian captivity 17:32 - The aftermath of the Alaska meeting and other American shenanigans27:46 - New long-range missiles added to the Ukrainian toolkit29:59 - Water Crisis in occupied Donbas35:45 - Hungary launches new grievance campaign after Ukraine targets Russia's Druzhba pipeline43:20 - There seems to be a gradual crackdown on some illegal constructions in KyivTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...01:28 - Donald Trump hosts Vladimir Putin in Alaska15:17 - Azerbaijan and Armenia reach a yet-to-be-adopted peace agreement34:54 - The Ukrainian government backs down from the law that stripped anti-corruption agencies of autonomy following protests45:05 - Battlefield updates: Russian breakthrough in Pokrovsk sector defeated55:55 - The death of anarchist soldier David Chichkan and the final burial of journalist Victoria RoshchynaLinkshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWzxAXb0QAhttps://www.instagram.com/radicalaidforceTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...02:25 - Battlefield Updates - Battle of Pokrovsk entering critical phase11:12 - Assassination in Ukraine tied to American neo-Nazis18:42 - New report on the Olenivka massacre20:56 - Crimean Tatar arrested in France on behalf of Russia24:50 - The US might be returning to aid for Ukraine, though with a lot of caveats36:38 - Beginning of recognition of same-sex marriage in Ukraine40:32 - Most of the Ukrainian cabinet has been changed or shuffled around, including the Prime Minister51:14 - Protests against a law that would remove the independence of anti-corruption agenciesLinkhttps://english.nv.ua/podcasts-video/first-night-of-protest-against-anti-corruption-bill-50531794.htmlTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

Hungary has become both a thorn in the side of Ukraine and a key part of an international conservative project. In this episode, we delve into the history of this arrangement and the political theory behind Orbanism and its enmity with the Open Society.00:01:05 - Hungarian History 10100:09:07 - George Soros and the Open Society00:25:17 - The political rise of Viktor Orban00:39:28 - What is an "Illiberal Democracy"00:56:07 - Hungary as an internationalist conservative project01:17:36 - Hungary's hostile relationship with Ukraine01:21:00 - The future of Hungarian democracyTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...03:22 - Updates from summer in Kyiv08:06 - Developments in Russia's summer offensive16:40 - Latest attacks on Kyiv show increased use of drones24:05 - Prisoner exchanges show new Russian crimes28:40 - Reforms to allow multiple citizenships in Ukraine34:25 - Mixed signals before next NATO summit37:10 - Operation Spiderweb destroys much of Russia's bomber fleet and rehabilitates the Security Services of Ukraine47:47 - War with Iran creates new instabilities that may affect UkraineVideosNew Voice of Ukraine: https://youtu.be/fRT1yGdgtlkNo God But Theirs: https://youtu.be/zb7Tc58zLjUTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

Eighty years after the end of World War II, we can reflect on how we continue to make the same mistakes. And how the ways we choose to remember it are always reflections of how we see ourselves in the present, for good or bad.TwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...02:29 - The Russian Spring Offensive is showing its new priorities10:05 - Zelensky goes to Turkey for Russia to put on a production of diplomatic theater24:16 - Pope Leo XIV showing himself to be a friend of Ukraine30:06 - US Ambassador to Ukraine resigns in protest over Trump policy34:03 - Orban government in Hungary grows increasingly hostile as their designs on the Zakarapatia region become public45:25 - Romanian presidential elections come in with a victory for the pro-Ukraine candidate over the pro-Russia one54:30 - Eurovision song contest 2025TwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...02:55 - Getting ready for the Spring offensives10:00 - A string of devastating Russian missile strikes, especially in Sumy and Kyiv15:46 - Along with a prisoner exchange, Russia also returns the tortured remains of the Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna18:51 - Chinese volunteers fighting for Russia, but so was the son of a high-ranking CIA official28:14 - America, Europe, and Russia present their peace plan proposals41:23 - We don't need to get so excited every time an American conservative says something nice about Ukraine56:43 - Remembering the mixed legacy of Pope FrancisTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...00:03:35 - Combat Update: Ukrainian withdrawal in Kusk, current Russian offensive over00:14:05 - Weeks-long Russian missile and drone barrage hits close to home00:21:15 - Every ceasefire talk you have been hearing about has been complete bunk00:37:58 - Russia plans expulsion of Ukrainians from occupied territory00:43:07 - Trump ends RFE/RL, we talk about its background and impact00:56:17 - Trump cancels programs investigating Russian war crimes, including finding kidnapped children01:04:00 - Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute loses grant to fund translations of Ukrainian literature01:06:00 - Protests against autocracy and corruption in Serbia, Georgia, Turkey, and Hungary.TwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...01:10 - The infamous meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vance12:37 - Europe forced to set its own path without America21:54 - Officials try to patch the US-Ukraine relationship, but Trump will not have it25:25 - The US ends military aid to Ukraine32:02 - And also intelligence sharing41:37 - The US is dropping every defense it has against Russia: military, intelligence, and law enforcement44:43 - Trump deporting Ukrainian refugees47:20 - Trump planning to replace the Ukrainian governmentTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

Within only a month, the second Trump administration has embarked on an aggressive campaign to remake the shape of both the American political system, and the global one. Both for the worse. This episode is a soft launch of a new project on American news: Radio Free America.00:02:12 - Ending foreign aid00:09:43 - Dismantling the federal government00:38:10 - Turning allies into enemies00:52:18 - Extorting Ukraine01:13:08 - The Global Realignment01:15:26 - What to do nowTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode, we avoid the elephant in the room to discuss everything else...00:00:20 - Announcements00:03:02 - Combat Updates for the last month+00:13:48 - Russia missile strikes, including on downtown Odesa and an old workplace of mine00:19:05 - Assassinations and attempts00:21:39 - Mobilization scandals, how to fix them, and how Russia is taking advantage00:30:09 - Russia shoots down Azerbaijani airliner00:34:42 - The political shockwaves of Ukraine ending Russian pipeline transit00:43:47 - Other Updates on Georgia, Serbia, and Syria00:50:39 - Ukraine recognizes the Circassian Genocide01:03:30 - Oleksandr Usyk defends his titles and Ukraine chooses is Eurovision candidateTwitterAnthony: @BartawayRomeo: @VagrantJournoUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Mediahttp://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHypehttp://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthypehttp://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHypeResources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthypeMusicHey Sokoli (Traditional)

Our 100th Episode. A big milestone for us. We are grateful to all of our listeners who followed us on our journey here. Our anniversary episode is doubling up as the New Year Episode, welcoming 2025 as we look back on 2024. 00:01:11 - Checking in on the hosts 00:04:11 - The State of the Podcast 00:15:14 - 2024 Year in Review 00:45:45 - The big themes of 2024 01:02:16 - Predictions for 2025 Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

History has been used and misused in many ways as part of the Russo-Ukraine War. Russia has justified its aggression through bizarre appeals to medieval Princes. Ukrainian units name themselves for Scythians and Cossacks. We run through an overview of Ukrainian history and pre-history. 00:02:40 - The Proto-Indo-Europeans through the Greeks 00:17:24 - Turks and Slavs 00:23:58 - Kyivan Rus 00:38:57 - Ukraine after the Mongols 00:44:22 - The rise of the Cossacks 00:56:49 - From Khmelnytsky to Mazepa 01:08:39 - Poland and Ukraine fall together 01:15:08 - The Long 19th Century 01:25:53 - Between World Wars 01:38:16 - The post-Stalin Soviet Union 01:44:19 - Ukrainian Independence Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype https://bsky.app/profile/ukrainewithouthype.bsky.social http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype Music Shchedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)