Peace & Power Ukraine

What do the latest drone strikes, battlefield developments, and political shifts reveal about the future of Ukraine? On this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx welcomes back Liliane Bivings , editor at The Kyiv Independent , for a wide-ranging discussion on the latest developments in Russia's war against Ukraine. Broadcast from Kyiv, Bivings shares firsthand perspective on Ukraine...

Why does Ukraine's fight for freedom matter to the United States? On this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx welcomes Igor Khrestin , Policy Expert and Strategic Advisor at the George W. Bush Institute , for a discussion on Ukraine's strategic importance, the growing cooperation between authoritarian regimes, and why supporting Ukraine remains firmly in America's national security...

Has Ukraine evolved from a security recipient into a security provider? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx welcomes back Dalibor Rohac , Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) , for a wide-ranging discussion on Ukraine’s growing strategic importance, the future of European security, Russian military failures, and the lessons the West must learn from Ukrai...

What happens when an American journalist spends four years reporting from the front lines of Europe’s largest war since World War II? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by JP Lindsley , editor of Under Fire News and one of the only American journalists to report daily from Ukraine throughout the full-scale war. Speaking shortly after leaving Ukraine for the first...

Is Vladimir Putin actually winning the war in Ukraine—or does the reality look very different from the headlines? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx welcomes back Steven Moore , founder of the Ukraine Freedom Project and a leading advocate for Ukraine’s fight for freedom, for a wide-ranging discussion from Kyiv on the state of the war, Russia’s mounting challenges, and the...

What are the biggest threats facing democracy today—and what role should the United States play in confronting them? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Leon Panetta , former Director of the CIA, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former White House Chief of Staff, and longtime member of Congress, for a wide-ranging discussion on Ukraine, China, NATO, Iran, and...

How do you make people truly understand the scale of Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Julian Hayda , Associate Director of Public Engagement at Razom for Ukraine , and Katya Pavlevych , Advisor on Children’s Issues at Razom for Ukraine and policy advisor with the American Coalition for Ukraine , for a powerful discus...

What happens to faith communities when war deliberately targets churches, pastors, and places of worship? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Ivan Kunderenko , pastor, educator, and member of the American Ukrainian Christian Alliance, for a powerful discussion on religious freedom, spiritual resilience, and the deliberate targeting of churches during Russia’s w...

What does modern warfare actually look like on the front lines in Ukraine? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by former Congressman, Air Force intelligence officer, and filmmaker Denver Riggleman to discuss his new documentary Drone Hunters of Kherson — a firsthand look at the brutal reality of drone warfare in southern Ukraine. Riggleman shares what he witnessed...

Who is really winning the war in Ukraine — and how has the battlefield changed in ways few predicted? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Oleksii Reznikov , former Minister of Defense of Ukraine (2021–2023), for a strategic deep dive into the current state of the war and what comes next. Reznikov offers a firsthand assessment of a conflict that has fundamentall...

As global crises collide — from Ukraine to Iran — how resilient is the transatlantic alliance, and what does it mean for the future of the war? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx speaks with Gerlinde Groitl , political scientist and founder of the ISS Institute, for a wide-ranging discussion on NATO tensions, European policy divisions, and the broader geopolitical conseque...

As global tensions rise — from Ukraine to the Middle East — how is Russia really holding up, and what does the future of the war look like? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Charlie Hancock , Opinion Editor at The Moscow Times , for a wide-ranging conversation on NATO tensions, Russian strategy, and the evolving realities of the war in Ukraine. Hancock brings...

Ukraine’s war is shaping more than just the battlefield — it is reshaping how nations think about resilience, recovery, and the human cost of conflict. In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx speaks with Andrew Moroz , founder of the Renewal Initiative, about his firsthand experience delivering humanitarian aid in Ukraine and what the war is teaching the world — from the frontl...

Russia’s war against Ukraine is not just being fought on the battlefield — it is being waged in classrooms, history books, and the minds of the next generation. In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx speaks with Tatiana Vorozhko , contributing editor at The Reckoning Project and veteran journalist, for a deep and wide-ranging discussion on war crimes documentation, Russian ind...

In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx speaks with Dr. Dan Twining , President of the International Republican Institute (IRI) , for a wide-ranging discussion on global geopolitics, democratic resilience, and the interconnected threats posed by authoritarian regimes. The conversation begins with Twining’s perspective from the Munich Security Conference, where rising tensions a...

This episode of Peace and Power Ukraine examines how the escalating conflict with Iran is reshaping global dynamics — and what it means for Ukraine, Russia, and U.S. national security. Host Gary Marx is joined by Ambassador John Herbst , Senior Director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the war in Ukra...

Gary Marx welcomes Steve Yates, Senior Research Fellow for China and National Security at the Heritage Foundation, former White House Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs, ex-President of Radio Free Asia, and host of the China Desk Podcast on Federal Newswire.  Amid Iran conflict fallout, they discuss Ukraine’s global military relevance: Ukrainian know-how now aiding Middle East allies a...

What role do faith, family, and democratic values play in Ukraine’s fight against authoritarian aggression? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Velentyna Pavsyukova and Yana Matviichuk , co-founders of the Research Institute of Saint Sophia , to discuss how Ukraine’s war with Russia is shaping the country’s identity, values, and future. Pavsyukova explains that...

Where does Ukraine support really stand on Capitol Hill right now? In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine, Daniel Vaynshteyn — Associate Director of Government Relations at FDD Action and former Capitol Hill legislative director — breaks down the real state of U.S. support for Ukraine. From bipartisan sanctions efforts to partisan gridlock over tariff authority, Vaynshteyn gives a behind-the-s...

Season 2 begins with a wide-ranging conversation on Ukraine’s resilience, Russia’s Soviet-era legacy, and what the West must do next. Host Gary Marx is joined by Eric Patterson —President & CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation —to reflect on a powerful moment in Kyiv in late 2024, when a Ukrainian military band played in a train station as civilians stopped to sing along, a reminder...

In this episode of Peace & Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx sits down with combat medic and defense-tech strategist Viktoria Honcharuk to discuss the evolving realities of the war in Ukraine — from frontline medical evacuations to the rise of drone warfare and the future of NATO strategy. Viktoria shares her journey from Wall Street banking to serving on the front lines, offering a rare perspective...

In this episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx speaks with policy expert Mykola Murskyj about the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian strategic goals, and the realities behind current peace negotiations. Drawing from recent travel inside Ukraine, Murskyj discusses civilian resilience, energy infrastructure attacks, economic pressures driving the conflict, and debates around military aid,...

In this powerful episode of Peace and Power Ukraine , host Gary Marx welcomes back Diyana Gabyak—entrepreneur, spiritual leader, and key organizer of Ukrainian Week 2026 in Washington, DC. Together, they reflect on the brutal realities facing Ukrainians this winter, from energy shortages to missile attacks, and discuss the spiritual, moral, and geopolitical dimensions of the ongoing war. Diyana sh...

In this episode of Peace and Power: Ukraine , host Gary Marx is joined by Natalia Shapoval , President of the KSE Institute and visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for a deep, policy-focused discussion on Ukraine’s economic survival amid war. The conversation explores the fallout from the World Economic Forum in Davos, including President Zelensky’s warnings to Euro...

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov joins Peace and Power Ukraine for a wide-ranging, firsthand discussion on the war with Russia, Western military aid, sanctions, and the realities of negotiating with an autocratic regime. Drawing on his experience leading Ukraine’s defense during the opening phase of the full-scale invasion, Reznikov explains how Ukraine secured advanced weapons s...