Ukrainian journalists share their stories of war
Hear Igor Burdyga and Kateryna Semchuk explain what it's like working in a homeland under threat. Plus British author Oliver Bullough and chair Daniel Trilling.
Join us on 22 February at 5pm UK time/6pm CET.
Igor Burdyga: Correspondent for Deutsche Welle Ukrainian service. He has reported widely on the 2014 EuroMaidan revolution, Russia's annexation of Crimea, the military conflict in eastern Ukraine and the 2022 Russian invasion
Kateryna Semchuk: Ukraine correspondent at oDR, openDemocracy's post-Soviet space project, where she covers the human and socio-economic impacts of Russia's February 2022 invasion
Oliver Bullough: Journalist and author of ‘Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals’ and ‘Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How to Take It Back'
Chair, Daniel Trilling: Journalist and author based in London. His writing was shortlisted for the 2022 Orwell Prize
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