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As the Russian army destroys Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, I wanted to tell the story of one of the most fascinating towns in Ukraine as this chapter of it comes to a close. It is most famous as the home of Anarchist revolutionary Nestor Makhno. Its people will work to keep its memory alive from exile. Links https://aftersilence.co/ 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 Trump Administration has released its official National Security Strategy, and it is a bombshell. There is increased aggression in the Western Hemisphere, promotion of the far-right in Europe, and economic competition in Asia. 00:07:33 - Preambles and Introductions 00:21:16 - What does America want? 00:31:02 - Principles and values 00:42:44 - The Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine 00:53:31 - Asia 00:59:25 - Boosting the far-right in Europe 01:13:19 - The Middle East and Africa 01:18:46 - Conclusions Zaluzhniy Article https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf 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 Music Shedryk (Leopolis Trio)

The DimWit Pact, pushed by the United States, has evolved over the past weeks but remains a significant threat to Ukraine. At home, Andriy Yermak's resignation raises questions about political reform. 00:01:34 - Battlefield Updates - Ukrainian Counter-offensive in Kupyansk 00:17:13 - The American-packed "peace plan" demands more from Ukraine and less from Russia 00:43:29 - Head of Presidential Administration Andriy Yermak resigns in a corruption scandal 00:54:39 - Article by former Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy raises difficult questions over preparedness for war and how to have peace 1:09:23.301 - Europe is struggling over seizing Russian assets Zaluzhniy Article https://www.liga.net/en/politics/opinion/politics-and-war-reality-vs-expectations 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 Music Shedryk (Leopolis Trio)

Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠CNN: US marshal and undocumented immigrant – a popular TikTok streamer – injured in shooting during ICE stop in Los Angeles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYT: ‘A hornet’s nest’: Mamdani’s gifted education plan divides New Yorkers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Washington Post: Trump says he has authorised covert CIA action in Venezuela⁠Please support us at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠ Hunter's Links http://www.tiktok.com/@roterotemedia http://linktr.ee/roterotemedia Bluesky @vagrantjourno.bsky.social @bartaway.bsky.social @ukrainewithouthype.bsky.social

Three major crises beset Ukraine. The approaching end of the Battle of Pokrovsk is prompting greater demands for military reform. A corruption scandal in the energy sector rocks Bankova. The Trump administration smells weakness and presents an ultimatum. 3:02 - As the Battle of Pokrovks reaches its terminus and the Battle of Huliapole comes closer, military commentators make increasing demands for reform. 16:52 - Major corruption scandal in the nuclear power industry 29:47 - Who has been named in the scandal so far? 38:47 - What has been the reaction from the government and civil society thus far? 48:03 - These crises must be resolved. 50:24 - The United States is reportedly making its ultimatums to Ukraine to surrender. 57:05 - Other recent news. 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

We take a deep dive into the baffling attempt at a peace process that Trump made in the middle of October, which was dead by the end of October. What was the context, how did it play out, and what factors in the administration led it to play out the way it did? 01:41 - Trump wants his Nobel Peace Prize 04:40 - Summary of the Trump "peace process" so far 17:18 - How did the October "peace process" occur? 27:22 - The US implements sanctions on Russian fossil fuels - an optimistic and pessimistic analysis 34:58 - Examining "WhiteHouseology" 44:09 - The EU makes its own peace plan 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode... 03:47 - Full coverage of the ongoing situation on the Front 18:15 - Russian war crimes, including attacking the UN and killing journalists 27:07 - Russia flying drones around EU cities 30:45 - Hungary flies a drone into Ukraine, Orban repeats the Russian view on Ukrainian sovereignty. 34:28 - Russia attacks Ukrainian power grid, likely to have a winter of outages 37:33 - Odesa gangster mayor Gennadiy Trukhov stripped of citizenship for being a Russian citizen, with controversy 45:11 - Election News - Elections in Moldova and Czechia have an opposite outlook for Ukraine, Georgia local elections show more protests, Estonian ones have a change in citizenship laws, and Reform UK has Russian corruption scandal Links https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aAfaxyKBlC5GcHIdgCPIk?si=4hAc2HDzRneNlLDZGBJ9OQ https://youtu.be/JiOtGB5WAdw 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Radio Free America is the sister podcast to Ukraine Without Hype. Here is the latest episode, and we invite you to subscribe to its own feed. Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at: ⁠‘FBI director Kash Patel clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files’ - Washington Post⁠⁠Trump Crime Strategy May Work for Now, but Not for Long, Experts Say⁠⁠‘Trump details third US strike on suspected drug traffickers’ - Politico⁠Please support us at ⁠⁠patreon.com/ukrainewithouthype⁠ James's Links ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SKozakMedia⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/spaghettikozak⁠ Bluesky @vagrantjourno.bsky.social @bartaway.bsky.social @ukrainewithouthype.bsky.social

In our new mini-series, The Polycrisis, we will delve into the interconnected crises engulfing the world, from the collapse of the "international community" to disinformation to environmental issues. In episode 1, we examine the rise in the number of wars worldwide.Note: I accidentally refer to the Rapid Support Force in Sudan as the Rapid Response Force. Credits All maps are from liveuamap.com except for Myanmar, which is from Thomas van Linge Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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... 02:08 - Counterattacks tighten around Russians assaulting Dobropilia 07:25 - Russia sends attack drones after Poland 10:52 - Russia's Zapad 2025 exercises do not amount to much, but remind us how their predecessor in 2021 set up the invasion of Ukraine 16:10 - Dmitriy Kozak, the sole pragmatist in Putin's inner circle, resigns 22:33 - Recent diplomatic wins by Ukraine 26:43 - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization builds ties between Russia, China, and India, but still does not produce new global governance 35:31 - A Ukrainian refugee in America was murdered and had her death appropriated Links https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aAfaxyKBlC5GcHIdgCPIk?si=4hAc2HDzRneNlLDZGBJ9OQ https://youtu.be/JiOtGB5WAdw Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode... 3:21 - Former Parliament Chairman Andriy Parubiy assassinated 7:48 - Russian missile strike on Kyiv kills relative of UWH co-host 10:21 - Battlefield Update: Pokrovsk stabilizes while Kupiansk is under critical threat 13:29 - Former mayor of Kherson released from Russian captivity 17:32 - The aftermath of the Alaska meeting and other American shenanigans 27:46 - New long-range missiles added to the Ukrainian toolkit 29:59 - Water Crisis in occupied Donbas 35:45 - Hungary launches new grievance campaign after Ukraine targets Russia's Druzhba pipeline 43:20 - There seems to be a gradual crackdown on some illegal constructions in Kyiv Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode... 01:28 - Donald Trump hosts Vladimir Putin in Alaska 15:17 - Azerbaijan and Armenia reach a yet-to-be-adopted peace agreement 34:54 - The Ukrainian government backs down from the law that stripped anti-corruption agencies of autonomy following protests 45:05 - Battlefield updates: Russian breakthrough in Pokrovsk sector defeated 55:55 - The death of anarchist soldier David Chichkan and the final burial of journalist Victoria Roshchyna Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrWzxAXb0QA https://www.instagram.com/radicalaidforce Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode... 02:25 - Battlefield Updates - Battle of Pokrovsk entering critical phase 11:12 - Assassination in Ukraine tied to American neo-Nazis 18:42 - New report on the Olenivka massacre 20:56 - Crimean Tatar arrested in France on behalf of Russia 24:50 - The US might be returning to aid for Ukraine, though with a lot of caveats 36:38 - Beginning of recognition of same-sex marriage in Ukraine 40:32 - Most of the Ukrainian cabinet has been changed or shuffled around, including the Prime Minister 51:14 - Protests against a law that would remove the independence of anti-corruption agencies Link https://english.nv.ua/podcasts-video/first-night-of-protest-against-anti-corruption-bill-50531794.html Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Hungary has become both a thorn in the side of Ukraine and a key part of an international conservative project. In this episode, we delve into the history of this arrangement and the political theory behind Orbanism and its enmity with the Open Society. 00:01:05 - Hungarian History 101 00:09:07 - George Soros and the Open Society 00:25:17 - The political rise of Viktor Orban 00:39:28 - What is an "Illiberal Democracy" 00:56:07 - Hungary as an internationalist conservative project 01:17:36 - Hungary's hostile relationship with Ukraine 01:21:00 - The future of Hungarian democracy Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode... 03:22 - Updates from summer in Kyiv 08:06 - Developments in Russia's summer offensive 16:40 - Latest attacks on Kyiv show increased use of drones 24:05 - Prisoner exchanges show new Russian crimes 28:40 - Reforms to allow multiple citizenships in Ukraine 34:25 - Mixed signals before next NATO summit 37:10 - Operation Spiderweb destroys much of Russia's bomber fleet and rehabilitates the Security Services of Ukraine 47:47 - War with Iran creates new instabilities that may affect Ukraine Videos New Voice of Ukraine: https://youtu.be/fRT1yGdgtlkNo God But Theirs: https://youtu.be/zb7Tc58zLjU Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno 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 Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)