Ukraine's Defence of Freedom

Aspen UK

The Russian-Ukrainian war has been waging since February 24, with no clear end in sight. The Russian military’s reliance on heavy firepower has caused massive physical destruction, and the cost to Ukraine’s people, infrastructure, and economy has been catastrophic. Having failed to capture Kyiv, Russia has revised its aims – shifting focus in this second phase of the war to the eastern Donbas region. As this next phase intensifies, Ukraine will be even more dependent on Western military aid.

In this special episode, Aspen UK’s CEO Penny Richards joins Andriy Zagorodniuk, the Chairman of the Board of the Center for Defence Strategies, former Minister of Defence of Ukraine; Lesya Vasylenko, Ukrainian MP, Co-Chair of Ukrainian British parliamentary friendship group; Dasha Zarivna, communications advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine; and Anton Drobovych, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, who is currently taking part in the battles for Kyiv in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They discuss the current situation on the ground in Ukraine, share their personal experiences over the first 100 days of the war and explain what Ukraine needs from its allies as it continues to resist Russian aggression.

This episode was recorded as a live broadcast on June 6 2022.

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