Solutions From Ukraine

Rubryka was an information partner of the Lviv Media Forum (LMF) 2024. The Lviv Media Forum is the largest annual forum in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, bringing together many journalists and media experts. This episode is a follow-up of the partnership with LMF, and today, we talk to Anders Åslund, a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. In this episode, we touch upon the following topics: Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 in Berlin Western strategy towards Ukraine in the context of Russia-Ukraine war Upcoming NATO summit in Washington  You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

In the new podcast episode, Rubryka invites three prominent speakers to talk about the green recovery in Ukraine as the tool for post-war economy growth Discussion points: Principles of the green recovery that Ukraine will stand on. What is the green building refurbishment? What should it include in terms of energy and what technologies should it focus on? What can be done in the short term during the war? Featured speakers: Roman Nitsovych, Research Director at DiXi Group Anna Ackermann, member of the Board at EcoDia Pavlo Kravets, National Representative of FSC in Ukraine

In the new podcast episode, Rubryka invites three prominent speakers to talk about the role of the foreign media in Ukraine coverage.  Discussion points: Telling the story of Ukraine in international media outlets in 2022 vs 2024 How can media discourse change the narratives of the war outcome? How Ukrainian media can cooperate with international colleagues What difficulties did they encounter working for a foreign media outlet in Ukraine? Featured speakers:  Christopher Miller, Financial Times Ukraine correspondent  Yulia Drozd, ABC News producer Shawn Carrié, freelance journalist   The One · Cap Kendricks Chillhop Essentials Spring 2018 ℗ Chillhop Music

Marking more than two years since the full-scale war began, Rubryka assesses the significant shifts, including Sweden's recent NATO accession and the formation of additional NATO battle groups in Eastern Europe In this enlightening episode, we delve into the intricacies of European security architecture, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the broader implications for global stability.  Speakers:  Kaimo Kuusk, former Estonian ambassador to Ukraine; Estonian ambassador to Lithuania  Maryna Smahina, Senior Editor at Rubryka and a PhD candidate at the University of Helsinki; Imants Lieģis, former Latvian ambassador to France and defense minister.  They share their expert insights on Estonia and Latvia's support for Ukraine, the challenges facing NATO, and the perspectives of civil societies in response to the conflict. Soulful – L'Indécis ℗ Chillhop Music

Ukraine’s resistance in the war with Russia depends highly on its air defense capabilities. Rubryka presents a new episode about the air defense that saves Ukrainian lives. In this episode, we discuss:  Key aspects of how Ukrainian air defense systems work what is the current perspective on the relationship between air defense and ground operations role of Ukrainian NGOs in strengthening the air defense  Featured Speaker: Mykola Bielieskov is an expert at the National Institute of Strategic Studies and a senior analyst at the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive.  

Rubryka continues the new season of its “Solutions from Ukraine” podcast with the first of several online conversations with civil society, government, and media representatives on hotly debated topics in Ukraine. In this episode about Ukrainian culture, we discuss:  Defying the odds: explore how Ukraine has preserved its rich cultural heritage despite centuries of external influences and recent challenges. Innovative strategies: uncover Ukraine's modern approaches to rethinking and promoting its unique domestic and global culture. Lessons learned: gain insights from Ukraine's effective practices in cultural promotion and envision future pathways for broader global recognition. Speakers: Yuliia Fediv, cultural and media manager Natalia Tuyagina, Pavlo Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company dancer   You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Frequent calls for more aid to Ukraine are often accompanied by accusations of corruption in the war-stricken country’s government No one is more concerned about this than Ukrainians, who want not just to win the war but live in a prosperous and democratic society.      Rubryka launches its new season of its “Solutions from Ukraine” podcast with the first of several online conversations with civil society, government, and media representatives on hotly debated topics in Ukraine.   In this episode, we discuss:  What do polls say about Ukrainian society’s attitude toward corruption?  How does the DREAM project help Ukrainian civil society track the country's recovery and promote transparency?  How are the anticorruption bodies that are responsible for monitoring Ukraine’s reconstruction doing?    We are joined by:    Martyna Bohuslavets, executive director, Institute of Legislative Ideas Petro Burkovskiy, executive director, Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation Viktor Nestulya, Head of DREAM Project Office, Open Contracting Partnership   Intro/outro: Weegie – Bubbly ℗ 2020 Lofi Fruits / Strange Fruits   You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

The fight for Ukrainian identity is still ongoing – not only within Ukraine but outside its borders. While some say war is a man’s game, scores of women have joined Ukraine’s armed forces to defend the nation – and others have found themselves in safer conditions and are also working hard to promote justice, expose Russian disinformation narratives, and expand the movement while helping others find a new passion in life.  Learn how Ukrainian women transformed their lives in the Czech Republic https://rubryka.com/en/article/golos-ukrayiny-v-chehiyi/ How Ukrainian woman abroad helps young people land their first job https://rubryka.com/en/article/znajty-pershu-robotu/ Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Since the start of the full-scale war, Russians have launched six thousand missiles and more than three thousand drones. The absolute majority targeted civilians, disrupting thousands of Ukrainian lives. But Ukraine has a chance to start reconstruction during the war – paradoxically or not, Ukraine has already started the recovery process. In this episode, we describe solutions that Ukraine's people implement and also announce the Recovery Window media network creation.   Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

After a year of full-scale war, Ukraine has almost two million veterans – and many more will likely become veterans as the war’ goes on. Many who served their country bravely say it is time for the state to protect their rights. Ukrainian society is still learning to respect and honor the country’s defenders, and the state is working to build a veteran protection and socialization system. In a new episode, Rubryka discovers unique solutions to help veterans continue their lives after returning from the frontline and rejoining civilian life.   Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief.   The story mentioned in the episode https://rubryka.com/en/article/veteran-hub-u-vinnytsi/    You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Ensuring proper reconstruction is one of the many complicated tasks that Ukraine will face and is already facing now, but in what ways should Kyiv manage it? Ukraine’s public officials keep talking about reconstruction. Today we talk about how this can be done through several specific cases.  Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

The number of female officers in the Ukrainian army has increased dramatically since the country mobilized to defend itself from Russia’s invasion in early 2022. Rubryka’s journalist has recently tested the women's uniform. But how does this reflect women’s situation in Ukraine in general? How does the war affect them?  In the latest episode of Rubryka’s podcast, you can hear about the solutions Ukrainian women work toward during war and beyond. On July 27, Ukrainian award-winning fencer Olha Kharlan became one of the symbols of Ukraine’s invincibility when she refused to shake the hand of a Russian athlete who had competed under a neutral flag. While the entire world watches and posts about Barbie, Ukrainian Barby defends Ukraine and its honor inside and abroad the country. Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief   You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Ukrainian businesses have continued to build closer trade connections with Europe, while also pushing for tougher sanctions to isolate Russia economically. But the past year of a full-scale war has hit Ukraine’s economy hard – causing the worst recession since its independence. In this episode, we look at narratives and actions in the European market to support Ukraine, and keep the pressure on Russia.   Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, and Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can support solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by contributing to Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

At the beginning of June, Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam. With the short and long-term consequences of the resulting floods still being tallied, Russia now threatens to unleash an even greater catastrophe at the nuclear power plant it has been occupying since invading Ukraine. We look at the global scale of these threats and what has shocked Ukrainians about the world's response to this tragedy.   Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Because of the war, Russia started in Ukraine, more than ten thousand people have gone through amputation and lost their limbs. Ukraine’s partners are ready to help rehabilitate Ukrainian servicemembers and civilians, but the procedure is complicated.  However, there are cases of people helping Ukrainians to find solutions to overcome the challenge and go on to live fulfilling lives. Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Rubryka’s editor, Anastasia Rudenko, Rubryka’s editor in chief You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Russia is doing everything it can to hold back Ukraine’s counteroffensive, launching even more intense missiles and drone attacks than Ukrainians have seen in the past months.  Winter is over now, and while Ukrainians are trying to enjoy the springtime air while they can, we decided to take a look at what normal life in Ukraine looks like in Kyiv and other cities closer to the frontline. Hosts: Vladyslav Faraponov, Shawn Carrié, Rubryka’s editors You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Russia's efforts to wipe out Ukrainian's sense of identity and connection to their history predates the invasion of 2022 – the erasure of public documents and archives dates back to Soviet times. Today, however, Ukrainians are becoming more motivated to rediscover their roots and dive into history to find the stories of their ancestors. In this episode, Rubryka looks at how Ukrainians around the world are using genealogy to trace the story of Ukraine and change their perspective on how they are. Story mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/article/doslidyty-rodovid/  Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka 

Ukraine doesn’t think that Russia’s war on Ukraine is no game – and Ukraine’s government has asked the world to exclude Russia from international sports competitions. It’s so serious that Ukraine has insisted that its athletes will not compete in tournaments to which athletes from Russia and Belarus are admitted. Why is Ukraine calling for a boycott of sports events? Is this an effective response to the war? Find out in our podcast why it is important for Kyiv, how Ukrainian athletes reacted, and what they have done to stop Russia from using sports to draw attention away from its war. Story mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/article/boycott-russian-sport/    Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov, analyst at Internews-Ukraine. You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka

Ukrainian authorities estimate as much as 30% of Ukraine’s territory may be at risk of landmines. More than a year into russia’s full-scale war, Ukraine is working to demine its territories, which Ukraine’s armed forces have bravely liberated. Landmines not only impact Ukraine’s agriculture and environment today, but pose hidden risks for years to come. Today we talk about solutions to these issues in stories.   Stories mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/article/cow-farm-muzychy/  https://rubryka.com/en/article/ukrainian-farmers/    Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov, analyst at Internews-Ukraine.   You can contribute to solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka   

It's more than a year into russia’s war on Ukraine and eight months that the Black Sea Grain Deal has been in effect. The breadbasket of the region, Ukraine wants to keep its ports open to trading but must negotiate to operate in its own waters, under threat from the russian navy. In the new episode, Rubryka discusses the significance of this trade route: was it a success or failure for Ukraine and the world?  Why does Ukraine want to keep it open, while russia insists on causing problems? Editor’s note: at the time of recording the extension of the Grain Deal had not yet been confirmed. Eventually, it was confirmed that the current scheme would remain in place for another 120 days.   Stories mentioned in the episode: https://rubryka.com/en/blog/black-sea-corridor/    Hosts: Anastasia Rudenko, editor-in-chief of Rubryka, and Vladyslav Faraponov, analyst at Internews-Ukraine.   You can become a sustainer of solutions-focused journalism in Ukraine by supporting Rubryka on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rubryka