Vladimir Putin — Global Impact Show

S4 E12: The War in Ukraine - A Discussion with Author and Scholar Olesya Khromeychuk

As the war in Ukraine entered its second month, co-hosts Michael Bociurkiw and Melissa Ricci spoke with the London-based scholar and author, Olesya Khromeychuk, about the impact of the war on the country, the role of women, rehabilitation and re-construction - as well as the book she wrote about the loss of her brother: A Loss: The Story of a Dead Soldier Told by His Sister

Michael BociurkiwApril 20, 2022podcast, global impact, melissa ricci, michael bociurkiw, olesya khromeychuk, Ukraine, Ukraine war, war in Ukraine, Russia, genocide, lviv, kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine Russia warComment

S4 E3: In Conversation With Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Dmytro Kuleba is among the youngest foreign ministers to walk the corridors of power on the world stage. Co-hosts Melissa Ricci & Michael Bociurkiw engage Ukraine’s foreign minister on a variety of topics.

PodcastMichael BociurkiwOctober 3, 2021Ukraine, Canada, USA, United Nations, UNGA, Dmytro Kuleba, Global Impact, podcast, vodcast, France, NATO, EU, European Union, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Donetsk, Donbas, Crimea, diplomacy, politics, Kyiv, food, perogies, michael bociurkiw, melissa ricciComment

S2 E4: First-Ever Virtual UN General Assembly - What Was Lost?

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the global body was forced, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to hold its annual high-level gathering of leaders online. How did it go? What was lost? And what are the issues. Also our regular update on the pandemic as the US marks the grim milestone of 200,000 deaths.

Michael BociurkiwSeptember 23, 2020UN, UN OCHA, United Nations, UNGA, UNGA75, covid19, Covid, covid-19, coronavirus, Russia, Donald Trump, China, France, Macron, Vladimir Putin, Venezuela, Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Jacinda Arden, New Zealand, Kofi Annan, Ghana, Africa, WHO, world health organization, UNICEF, PAHO, Michael Bociurkiw, Global Impact

Episode 18: In Conversation with Mark MacKinnon, Foreign Correspondent

From Hong Kong to China to Jordan to Ukraine and Russia. We discuss various geopolitical hotspots with the Globe and Mail's senior international correspondent, Mark MacKinnon. Also - how strongmen are manipulating Civid-19. President Putin's tightening grasp on power in Russia, the shoot-down of MH17 and the state of journalism.

Michael BociurkiwJuly 10, 2020Mark MacKinnon, Globe and Mail, Canada, Jordan, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, china, covid19, canada, Crimea, Covid, covid-19, coronavirus, Myanmar, Ang San Suu Kyi, beijingComment

Episode 16: An Exclusive Conversation With Ambassador William Taylor

One of the first witnesses called to testify publicly in the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry was the respected career diplomat William Taylor. We managed to catch up with him this week in Washington, DC to cover a wide range of topics, including: the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, President Zelensky’s next steps, the new charges against Petro Poroshenko, the state of the world as the US disengages, the brain drain from the US State Department and much more.