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Donald Trump takes a more severe stance toward Ukraine than ever before. He waived sanctions on Russia, allowed imports of Russian diesel, and, most troubling, choked off intelligence sharing and restricted the use of Starlink satellite internet. But first we cover the deteriorating situation in Kyiv regarding missile and drone strikes. Also: - Journalist arrested in Vienna while investigating former Prosecutor General - Russian attacks on Black Sea shipping - EU sanctions - Russia seizes European assets - South Korean diplomatic conflict Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

How did the party of Reagan come to be so favorable to Russia? The easy answer comes down to just Trump, but it is rooted in a much older tradition that was counting down the years until the end of Cold War consensus to assert itself. It is a story of anti-liberalism, anti-modernity, and, often, antisemitism. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

We spoke with community member Roma, a daily participant in the protest movement against the sacking of former Defence Minister Fedorov. He explains the protesters' day-to-day activities, how the movement evolved as issues were resolved, how it organised as a grassroots movement, and what may happen next. Meanwhile: Russia strikes more malls, big-box stores, and logistics warehousesA biologist turned escort turned assassin eliminates a traitor to UkraineNew anti-corruption investigationsAmerica cancels an experimental drone unit Link Crimea: The War Before the War Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Both Russia and Ukraine have taken direct damage to their economic infrastructure. Ukraine has been dismantling the Russian Wildberries e-commerce company while continuing the bombing of oil and gas refining and export. Meanwhile, Russia has bombed Ukrainian warehouses and big-box stores and intensified its attack on Odesa harbour. How will this affect either society? Meanwhile: Anthony was bombedDouble-tap attacksPutin visits occupied Japanese islandsDrone attack in GermanyProtests continue after the sacking of former Defence Minister Fedorov while Bankova refuses to communicatePolitical developments in PolandDiplomatic errors with Kosovo Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Following the sacking of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov due to his conflicts with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian civil society began daily protests across many cities. The crisis brought to the fore many grievances around corruption, the treatment of soldiers, and the old vs. new ways of doing things. Meanwhile: Munition depot hit in Kyiv suburbBlack Sea naval war heats upUkrainian oligarch assassinated in MonacoSenator Lindsay Graham passesResistance to new EU sanctionsUpdates on Ukraine-Poland history conflict Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Ukrainian-Polish relations are in crisis following a high-level falling out over the question of historical memory of World War II and the extreme ethnic violence of the time. This began as a question of President Zelensky being stripped of Polish honors. But, it has uncovered a slate of grievances, frustrations, and power dynamics that will have to be addressed. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities ⁠https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode: Russia attacks Kyiv's most important cathedralAttacks on Moscow and occupied Crimea drive fuel shortagesBelarus backs downScandal from the "Skelya" assault regimentMilitary reforms meet mixed reactionsUS House passes an aid billAfter striking a deal with Hungary, Ukraine opens the first cluster of reforms to join the EULinks Holy site carnage: images from Kyiv monastery damaged by Russian drones The “Skelya” assault regiment has combat merits and is well-equipped. And, according to eyewitnesses, they torture and beat people to death there. Babelʼs investigation Long-awaited military reform falls short as troops express continued frustration Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode: Russian attack damages or destroys multiple Kyiv cultural institutionsRussia claims it will "retaliate" for a strike on a Luhansk college. They claim foreigners must leave Kyiv for safety. The claim falls flat but shows a turn in Russian rhetoric.Ukraine demonstrates new advantages in the drone warContrasting Kyiv protestsControversial move in historical memoryUpdates from Transnistria and BelarusEurovisionTwitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode: A critical investigation into a Ukrainian partisan movementCatching up with post-election HungaryUkraine's outreach to the Arab world during the Iran warScandal over Israel importing grain from occupied territoriesMoldova takes big steps to break free from Russian influenceArmenia holds summit with European leadersElectoral news from Latvia, Bulgaria, and RomaniaLinks Investigation: A secret program, 'suicidal' missions, and death, torture in occupied UkraineExposed: How Ukrainian Wheat Stolen by Russia Is Smuggled to Israel Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode: The 40th Anniversary of the Chornobyl DisasterA mass shooting in KyivThe occupied town of Oleshky is being starved by RussiaThe death of Kyiv Patriarch Filaret and the story of his life and contributions, as well as the death of Georgian Patriarch IliaPoland arrests a Russian archaeologist wanted for work in occupied Crimea, then exchanges him for an activist in BelarusTwitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

The 16-year rule of Viktor Orban of Hungary has come to an end with the election of Peter Magyar. We look into how the election unfolded, but then focus on the effects that this will have on the right-wing landscape he built. What can we learn from how it was built and how it was beaten? Kyiv Independent Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0nx6JkWR1g Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

The 2026 Winter Olympics were marred by a series of scandals involving Ukraine, which brought to the fore the idea of an absolute separation of sport and politics. That separation never existed. We look at the modern history of sport and the USSR and Russia's place in it, including the crimes and organisational captures. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media ⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠ ⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠ ⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠ Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠ Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Our Patreon subscribers asked us questions about Ukraine, and we answered them. We talk about interesting historical what-ifs, language issues, the role of the "Manosphere, and more in this broad-ranging episode made with your input. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

In this episode: 00:06:28 - Russia losing access to Starlink contributes to a Ukrainian offensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. 00:25:40 - The aftershocks of the autumn's corruption scandal lead to a shakeup in the Ukrainian government 00:56:18 - Multiple Russian sanction evasion schemes were uncovered by investigative journalists 01:15:25 - Kazakhstan hands a Ukrainian from Crimea over to Russian prisons 01:19:35 - Hungary manufactures conflict with Ukraine ahead of April elections 01:23:03 - The renewed Iran War and Ukraine Links https://kyivindependent.com/investigation-we-tried-to-buy-american-chips-as-a-russian-defense-manufacturer-heres-why-its-possible/ https://hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti/ https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/29/russia-uses-shadow-mail-postal-system-to-bypass-eu-sanctions-report-reveals https://khpg.org/en/1608815485 Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

2025 was a year of cyclical news stories in Ukraine, often built on the fluctuating whims of one man in Washington, DC. In this episode, we look at the main lessons we can take away from 2025 and the chaos we live in. We will review key battles, changes in how the war is being fought, the "return of politics" in Kyiv, the shifting state of Russia, and a Europe facing questions of realignment. Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine Other Social Media http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype Resources and Charities https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype