Ukraine's 'Too Big to Fail' Strategy 🎧Watch the full discussion: 🔸YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx29... 🔸Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/3raZ... 🔸Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... #UkraineInsights #UkrainePodcast #UkraineWar
Jakub Parusinski
@jakubparusinski.bsky.social
Head of @ki-insights.bsky.social at @kyivindependent.com and Director at @thefixmedia.bsky.social. Focus on Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Media Tech and Business
Ukraine's recovery is no longer just about reconstruction. After #URC, the bigger questions are political and financial: who pays, what role does defence play, and how long can Europe sustain support? Alex Fynn and @jakubparusinski.bsky.social unpack it in the new #UkraineInsights episode 👇
Who Will Pay to Rebuild Ukraine? Recovery, War & Political Tensions
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Fittingly on the day Ukraine drones rain down on Moscow, the latest episode of @ki-insights.bsky.social dives into what NATO should learn from Ukraine's way of waging war. Hugely thankful to @anderspucknielsen.dk and Mykolaj Suchý for such a thoughtful and informative discussion.
Kyiv defiant tonight amid threats of a massive attack. Everyone rushing off to apartments, bars, shelters... with friends and wine, to meet what comes on their terms
Ukraine's Rada is in a deadlock, threatening international funding, EU accession and socio-political stability. Can Zelensky manage the deepening crisis (amid waves of corruption cases)? Anatoliy and I break it down at the @ki-insights.bsky.social pod YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRqz...
Ukraine’s Political Crisis: Corruption, Parliament Chaos & Zelensky’s Power Struggle
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Ukraine is facing one of its most complicated internal political moments since the start of the full-scale war. In the latest #UkraineInsights episode, @jakubparusinski.bsky.social & Anatolii Oktysiuk unpack the growing political tensions inside Ukraine. 👇
Ukraine’s Political Crisis: Corruption, Parliament Chaos & Zelensky’s Power Struggle
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“Nobody is holding territory with drones” - they can disrupt and deny territory, but not control it. Mykolaj Suchý spoke to Preston Stewart for @ki-insights.bsky.social about how traditional firepower is being pushed off the battlefield — and how Ukraine is reshaping how wars are fought
Whether its uprooting Russian influence or normalization with Ukraine – change won’t be immediate. Check out @ki-insights.bsky.social latest podcast on the fallout from Magyar’s victory with Botond Feledy #Hungary #Orban #Magyar
Orbán Defeated: Power Shift in Hungary and What Comes Next
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Russia's 4+ years of full scale war against Ukraine are going so well Ukraine has expanded its sphere of influence from Hungary to the GCC
“One of the greatest lies we tell ourselves is that everybody wants the truth.” — Peter Pomerantsev In the latest Ukraine Insights episode, @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social reflects on why propaganda works even when people know it’s false. ▶️ Watch the full episode ↓ youtu.be/SIawlg2fSKI
How to Win an Information War: Peter Pomerantsev on Propaganda and Disinformation
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Exceptional overview of the dynamics of disinformation in our increasingly fact-free world by @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social at @ki-insights.bsky.social Check it out and take a break from worrying about Iran (and worry about something else) 🙃 open.spotify.com/episode/3W0V...
Peter Pomerantsev on How to Win an Information War
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📅 Upcoming events: "Ukraine’s next elections: Preparations, Politics, and Pitfalls." KI Insights monthly briefing, where Senior Political Analyst, Anatoliy Oktysiuk& @jakubparusinski.bsky.social will discuss Ukraine’s push for elections 🔒Subscribers only. 🔗Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi... 11/🧵
“Let’s reinforce our presence to give Russia a clear signal that we will not allow aggression” President Petr Pavel I spoke with President Pavel about realistic ceasefire scenarios, sustained pressure on Russia, and Ukraine’s place in the EU and ultimately NATO. Links below:
In our latest episode, KI Insights Director @jakubparusinski.bsky.social & Senior Political Analyst Anatoliy Oktysiuk unpack what went wrong over four years of war, & whether the newest leadership reshuffle signals a move from reactive crisis management to long-term strategy.
The case of Vladyslav #Heraskevych underscores the deep politicization of sport Hockey legend Dominik Hašek spoke to @ki-insights.bsky.social about the IOC’s double standards toward 🇺🇦 athletes and how sport is being used to normalize 🇷🇺aggression youtu.be/5tcQVVQwTLA?...
Dominik Hašek on the IOC, Russia, and the 2026 Winter Olympics
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🌍If territorial red lines shift in #Greenland, they shift everywhere From Crimea to #Donbas, precedents matter. In our latest episode, KI Insights director @jakubparusinski.bsky.social & Anatoliy Oktysiuk explore how erosion of international norms carries consequences far beyond any single crisis👇
Coercive mobilization fuels social tensions and anti-UA propaganda, making it a target for RU intelligence Ops But in a rare piece of good news, it seems mobilization linked violence/ terrorism actually declined in 2025 See the @ki-insights.bsky.social report: kyivindependent.com/what-the-dat...
In which I float that the media sector consolidating and producing a few Murdoch-like figures is the lesser evil compared to a gradual erosion of the 4th estate and @marcelakunova.bsky.social brings me back to reality with sane and thoughtful arguments 😅
The Fix Media@thefixmedia.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn a special episode of the FixEd podcast, we’re looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026. The Fix’s @jakubparusinski.bsky.social and @journalismnews.bsky.social's MD @marcelakunova.bsky.social traded their takes on the good and the bad in media this past year – and their aspirations for 2026.
In a special episode of the FixEd podcast, we’re looking back at 2025 and ahead to 2026. The Fix’s @jakubparusinski.bsky.social and @journalismnews.bsky.social's MD @marcelakunova.bsky.social traded their takes on the good and the bad in media this past year – and their aspirations for 2026.
FixEd podcast: What a year!
2025 was a year of innovation – but also attacks on press freedom and further media fragmentation. Jakub Parusinski and Marcela Kunova trade their takes on 2025 and aspirations for 2026.
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Another big week ahead for Ukraine-watchers. Here's 7 things to look forward to (head over to @ki-insights.bsky.social or sign-up to The Week Ahead to stay up to date mailchi.mp/kyivindepend...) 🧵
What Are Ukraine’s 2026 Scenarios? Let’s discuss at the KI Insights in-person briefing in Kyiv! 🔗Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #UkraineAnalysis
What trajectory will Ukraine follow next? Join us on 5 Dec for an exclusive briefing, where KI Insights Director @jakubparusinski.bsky.social & Anatoliy Oktysiuk will help you make sense of rapidly shifting political landscape. Subscribers only 🔗Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
KI Insights briefing and Christmas reception registration
KI Insights, a strategic intelligence unit powered by the Kyiv Independent, organizes monthly briefings on major political and economic issues. In December, we will discuss the scenarios for Ukraine i...
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In the world of doomscrolling, you have less than ten seconds to capture your audience's attention, journalist, trainer, and expert Aleksandar Manasiev warned in the second episode of the FixEd podcast. 📍 Get more insights in the full interview 👉 thefix.media/2025/09/04/f...
🎙 New Episode: Geneva talks & the NABU crisis — Has Zelensky bought time? Our experts break down how diplomacy and the domestic scandal are colliding. 🧵 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0lVT...
Geneva talks & NABU crisis: Has Zelensky bought time?
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🎧 Listen to the full episode with @jakubparusinski.bsky.social & A.Oktysiuk: open.spotify.com/episode/0lVT... Ukraine Insights — in-depth analysis and conversations with those who know Ukraine best.
Big news from Ukraine this morning - hugely destabilizing both internally and for the peace process #ukraine #nabu #yermak
KI Insights@ki-insights.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis morning #Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies - NABU+SAPO - carried out a search of the Office of the President’s head Andriy Yermak. This is yet another escalation in the country’s disastrous domestic political crisis (not to be confused with the parallel Peace-Talks crisis)
As a result, the Energy Minister and the Justice Minister resigned, sanctions were imposed on key figures in the case, and Energoatom’s vice president Jakob Hartmut was suspended. But public discontent won’t be so easily contained. 4/🧵
The raids followed months of mounting tensions between Ukraine’s leadership and the country’s top anti-corruption bodies that peaked in July with the so-called Cardboard Maidan protests. 3/🧵