Ukraine

In meetings with Russia, the U.S. has not invited Ukraine or European countries, throwing the trajectory of the war into question.

Tetiana Hranchak fled Ukraine the day Russia invaded in 2022. She says allowing Ukraine to join NATO would be a possible barrier and slow escalation.

Dr. Tetiana Hranchak is an assistant teaching professor at the Moynihan Institute at SU's Maxwell School through the Scholars at Risk Network.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh issued the Holodomor Proclamation in remembrance and recognition of the millions of victims who suffered during the famine-genocide of 1932-33.

On this episode of Pop Life Kendall Phillips chats with Punk Rock icon Eugene Hutz. Eugene is the front man for the Punk Rock band Gogol Bordello. The band's latest album- Solidaritine, has a theme of supporting the Ukrainian People in the Russian-Ukraine War and was supported by a tour that included performing for Ukrainian soldiers.Kendall and Eugene discuss the balance betweenPunk Rock and Politics, efforts to support Ukraine with his music, and how technology has changed music discovery .Have a questions or an idea for a future episode? Connect with on Twitter and Instagram to let your voice be heard.Want more Pop Life? Subscribe in Apple Podcasts or Stitcher for automatic delivery of new episodes.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday announced a new sister city partnership with the Ukrainian city of Irpin.

Thanks to advances in social media and smartphones, a lot of audiences are getting information about the war in Ukraine from the people who live there, through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. Jeff talks to two women who use social media to document the effects of war: TikTok sensation Valeria Shashenok, and Anastasia Magerramova, press officer for the Ohmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv.You can follow Valeria on TikTok @valerisssh and follow Ohmatdyt hospital on Instagram @ohmatdyt

The Syracuse chapter of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America has been supporting the fight in Ukraine one year after Russia invaded the country.

The images offer a different perspective of Ukraine than the war-torn photos that have been making headlines since Russia launched its attack nearly a year ago.

Basil Seggos, the Department of Environmental Conservation’s commissioner, says he was “pulled” to volunteer after watching the war unfold.