Two years from the outbreak of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimea, Ukraine is still facing many challenges for its future development. What is the state of the media in Ukraine? How are Russian media, propaganda and disinformation campaigns influencing development in Ukraine, the building of institution and political and public debate? And how could Western communities and civil societies help to overcome these challenges?
Among the confirmed speakers are:
• Roman Shutov, Program Director at Detector Media and Telekritika ([ Ссылка ])
• Natalia Shuga, Head of the NGO Kharkiv Crisis Infocenter ([ Ссылка ])
• Ivan Syniepalov, Head of Gramadske TV of Azov ([ Ссылка ])
The debate was hosted by Ondřej Soukup, journalist and former Moscow correspondent for the Czech daily Hospodářské Noviny.
The event in English was organized by the Prague Security Studies Institute in cooperation with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
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