Over the past five months the U.S. and its allies sent immeasurable amount of weapons to Ukraine. This includes artillery, anti-aircraft weapons, anti-tank weapons, armored vehicles, reconnaissance and attack drones, helicopters, small arms, ammunition and body armor. But it's time to measure the immeasurable: at least two Pentagon officials landed in Ukraine to do just that. We discussed what prompted this decision and why now.     

Brussels Summit 2022: unified response from European leaders to Russia and the actions that followed: what can be behind it all?     

Varvara Parkhomenko has been working on and within armed conflict zones in Caucasus and Ukraine for 16 years tracking human rights violations, reporting for media outlets, searching for missing people and providing humanitarian relief.

Western allies of Ukraine predict a slow, bleeding warfare. Yet we may see signs of a complete opposite on the battleground. The deciding factor? Vladimir Putin's declining health. A haste and chaos in the highest echelons of Russia's government and military that preceded and overlapped the invasion of Ukraine point to just that. 

We're approaching 100th day of war in Ukraine. In this episode we talk about the significance of the signed into law "Ukrainian Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022," its meaning and history, some remarks at Davos meeting and an old Harley that paved Alex' path to freedom more than three decades ago.  

Ramstein defense talks, why the meeting is pivotal and what's behind mysterious fires, explosions and infrastructure collapse in Russia 

The world from the eyes of ordinary Ukrainian citizens caught up in war and one intrinsic and very particular difference between Ukrainians and Russians that has been defining the past, the present and the future of these two countries. 

Chloe Arnold reported from Russia while it was possible. She watched the country go from new and struggling democracy to dictatorship. She is currently running grassroots efforts helping Ukrainian refugees at Tomaszow-Lubelski in Poland. She shared some of their stories with us. If you'd like to support Chloe's team at the border, feel free to donate right here.   

Who are the leaders of European countries and how different they are from the ones of the past?   

Alexander Chaihorsky and Regina Revazova introduce themselves and this podcast, chat about the upcoming episodes and the idea behind this series.