Talk Eastern Europe

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam and Agnieszka catch up over the most recent developments, mainly the political situation currently unfolding in Poland around the new law on Russian influence as well as the massive opposition-organised march which took place last weekend. They also discuss the news co...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga start by discussing the latest mass drone and missile attacks on Kyiv. Afterwards, Aga reluctantly summarises the controversy around Poland's newly approved special commission which could be used by the government to target opposition figures ahead of parliamentary elections this fall...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Agnieszka discuss some of the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, including the likely full capture of Bakhmut by Russian forces, the curious case of the Free Russian Legion incursion into the Belgorod region, the results of the G7 summit as well as a recent pro-EU rally in Mo...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga talk catch up on the latest news in the region, including the many speculations about the health of Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka. They also briefly note some Ukrainian advances in Bakhmut ahead of its expected counter offensive as well as the never-ending story of Bulgari...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga discuss an eventful week involving a drone attack on the Kremlin, Wagner Group's chief threatening the withdrawal of his troops from Bakhmut and the European Commission reaching an agreement with Ukraine's EU neighbours to lift bans on the transport of Ukrainian grain. Aga then sits d...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga discuss the publication of the latest, rebranded issue of New Eastern Europe, followed by news updates on Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine, a phone call between Presidents Zelenskyy and Xi, and Poland enforcing the recovery of its properties from Russia in Warsaw. Aga then sits dow...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode, Adam and Aga recap some of the developments in the region including a new Azerbaijani check point installed at the Lachin corridor in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Hungary. During the main interview of the episode, Adam interviews Victoria Leukavets , a researc...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj This episode opens with Adam and Agnieszka discussing the latest news, including the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza, the US intelligence leaks as well as the Polish government’s decision to ban Ukrainian grain import. Later, Adam sits down with Megan Buskey, an American writer and researcher, to discuss her bo...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga discuss the main developments of the past weeks, including Alexander Lukashenka's State of the Nation Address, Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow, the much-awaited equipment deliveries to Ukraine and the arrest of The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Moscow. We then move on...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode, Adam and Aga start by discussing the ongoing battle for Bakhmut, first pledges of jet fighters for Ukraine and the, at the time of recording, upcoming visit of Xi Jinping to Moscow. The discussion then moves to the situation in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, where the ongoing blockade of the Lachin...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj With this episode, we close a mini-series on memory politics in Central and Western Europe. This time we look at the Spanish case of the Valle de Cuelgamuros. The Francisco Franco-time monumental historical site and mass grave of the victims of the 1930s civil war is an ongoing issue for Spanish society and polit...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam and Agnieszka start out with a discussion on the state of Russian influence in the region with a focus on Georgia and Moldova. Later, Agnieszka provides a brief rundown of the recent Estonian elections. For the main interview, Adam is joined by Grigol Julukhidze - the...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode Adam and Aga start by discussing the latest updates from Bakhmut and the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. We then tackle Russia's most infamous private military company and its powerful and ambitious chief Yegveny Prigozhin. Helping us understand th...

Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode we look at the current situation in the small but important country of Moldova. Since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, which began last year, Moldova has often been thought of a country at greater risk of destabilization and conflict. Recent intelligence indicates Russia is seeking ways to...

>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this special episode of Talk Eastern Europe, Adam and Agnieszka sit down with Maria Avdeeva, a Kharkiv-based expert who has since February 24th 2022 been reporting on the ground regarding the situation in her hometown and throughout Ukraine. Maria provides some personal reflections and stories from...

>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode we focus on Czechia and its recent presidential election, which saw a clash of two very different visions of the country's future. We discuss the role of President in Czechia, the legacy of the outgoing President, Miloš Zeman, the profile and policy ideas of the newly elected Petr Pavel...

>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this week's episode Aga sits down with not one but two guests to discuss the Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU, the future of the Eastern Partnership, and the role civil society has played and can play in the relations between the EU and the EaP, as well as within the EaP itself. This epis...

>>> Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe for even more content: http://bit.ly/3nMGeYj In this episode, Adam and Agnieszka start by discussing latest updates in the region, including the election of Petr Pavel as the new Czech president, an interesting piece on how Poland is repairing Ukraine’s military equipment, and the announcement that Germany will allow for the export of Leopard mai...

*** Become a patron of Talk Eastern Europe and get additional content: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope *** Talk Eastern Europe is back with its first episode of 2023! The episode opens with Adam and Agnieszka catching up with the news (and not only!) from the last weeks and a quick reaction to the Ramstein meeting on January 20th. The rest of the episode is dedicated to looking at the co...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In the last episode of 2022, the three co-hosts reunite to wrap up the year. It was a year dominated by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Besides the war, it was a year full of important developments in many countries of the region. In the main part of the episode, Mac...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope This week, Talk Eastern Europe heads back to the Western Balkans. Maciek and Adam discuss the most recent EU-Western Balkan Summit which was held in Tirana, Albania on December 6th. Later, Adam is joined by Leon Hartwell, a senior advisor for the Central and South Eastern Europe...

It has been now over nine months since the Russian unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and Talk Eastern Europe is continuing its special coverage with additional content and conversations on the situation with the war. Since October, the Russian strategy has shifted, by putting more pressure on the Ukrainian civilian population by targeting critical infrastructure such as electricity, water and heating...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, Aga sits down with Francis Farrell - an Aussie who ended up working as a frontline reporter for The Kyiv Independent. They discuss plenty of war-related topics, including the liberation of Kherson, life in the occupied and frontline areas, and the current strugg...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode Adam and Aga start with a brief conversation on recent developments regarding the Russian war against, including the incident which took place at Przewodów in Poland, just across the border with Ukraine. Later, Adam sits downs with Anais Marin - the UN Special ra...

*** Please support us to keep bringing you in-depth coverage. Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneurope In this episode, we focus our attention on Russia's semi-exclave of Kaliningrad, located by the Baltic Sea and surrounded by NATO allies. Our guest for this week is Miłosz J. Cordes, a former career diplomat, currently a post-doc researcher at Lund University, a fellow researche...