On the last day of January 2024, Ukraine heard the judgment on the merits in the first case against Russia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Opinion has been polarised on this, but the international lawyers involved in the case insist that …
John Sweeney: “Being in Kyiv, being in Ukraine feels like what I’ve been in London or in Britain in 1940. What’s happened is that this peaceful democracy has turned out to be far more of a fighter and full of fights. And it’s an honor to tell this…
This is the fourth episode of the documentary narrative podcast ‘Why Do They Steal?’.
In this episode, we uncover the story of historical valuables from the Crimean peninsula, which became stuck in the Netherlands due to the Russian occupation.
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Robert Harvey is 33 years old. After earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology, he began volunteering for Ukraine full-time. For almost two years now – since April 2022 – he has been rallying in support of Ukraine every day. He doesn’t remember the e…
This is the third episode of the narrative documentary podcast ‘Why Do They Steal?,’ delving into the history of the ancient 12th-century mosaics – underestimated masterpieces created by Kyiv masters.
We will recount the tragic fate of St. Michael’s Go…
In recent weeks, representatives of the Ukrainian authorities, including the President, regularly talk about the prospects of confiscating Russian assets and urge allies to make such decisions.
“The elites and leadership of Russia do not care about hu…
In the second episode of the documentary narrative podcast ‘Why Do They Steal?,’ we explore the legacy of the Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa. We delve into the ongoing lack of understanding of the significance of this historical figure. This episode inve…
“Why Do They Steal?” is a documentary narrative podcast uncovering the centuries-long theft of Ukrainian cultural treasures by russia. The appropriation of Scythian gold, the heritage of Ukrainian Cossacks, and ancient mosaics and frescoes from Ukraini…
Serhii Samodielov, alias Red, was deemed unfit for military service due to a serious childhood injury. But that didn’t stop him when the Russians invaded Ukraine. He joined the defenders of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Serhii was killed on 8 May 2023…
The life of the Savchenko family from Bilka, a village in Sumy Oblast northwest of Kharkiv and close to the Belarusian border, was divided into “before” and “after” at about 10:00, on 3 December 2022. That was when 45-year-old Mykola Savchenko disappea…