Trailer Transcript

Kyiv Independent - Trailer

[ Theme music throughout which rises and falls under voices ]

Nastya: What does it mean to be Ukrainian in 2022?

Jakub: It means you’re the citizen of a country whose enemies claim has no right to exist.

Nastya: It means you live in a battleground, where the whole world is watching you fight.

Jakub: It means the consequences of victory or defeat are not just about your own self determination. 

Nastya: Because the power lines that run through Ukraine are feeding out to the rest of the world.

Jakub: My name is Jakub Parusinski

Nastya: And I’m Anastasiia Lapatina

Jakub: We’re from The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s English-language media outlet, founded when we walked out of the Kyiv Post to keep Ukrainian journalistic integrity alive.

Nastya: We’ve been used to covering the turbulent ups and downs of politics in our country. But then, overnight our lives changed. 

[ Newsreader archive: “Today Russia has invaded Ukraine” ]

[ Overlapping clips of newscasters in different languages ]

Jakub: On 24th February 2022, Russia began a full scale invasion of our country, Ukraine. The shock waves were felt across the world. 

[ Singing in Ukrainian ]

[ Protest chant: “Stand with Ukraine!” ]

[ Protest chant: “Russia Go Home!” ]

[ Protest chant: “Putin: War criminal!” ]

Nastya: We’ve been mapping the war and its consequences since the start of the invasion. And we want to bring you the bigger picture.

[ Newsreaders overlapping across each other ] 

[ Newsreader “Europe is already bracing for what could be a long cold Winter” ]

[ Newsreader: “What effect will the crisis in Ukraine have on already sky high energy prices?” ]

[ Newsreader: “At the first sign of war, oil prices begin to rise” ]

[ Newsreader: “Russia’s war in Ukraine has created fears of a global food crisis” ]

[ Newsreader: “Earlier today Australia’s sanctions against Russia were signed off on” ]

[ Newsreader: “Refugee numbers could run into the millions as people flee their homes” ]

Jakub: From Message Heard and The Kyiv Independent, this is Power Lines: From Ukraine to the world. 

Nastya: Across 12 episodes we’ll be following the undercurrents of the war from Kyiv to Beijing, and Moscow to DC. 

Jakub: We’ll be talking to journalists on the ground and experts from around the world to explore the impact and influence of the war on geopolitics, global power structures and, of course, the Ukrainian people.

Nastya: Beginning in Kyiv, and following the roads out wherever they may lead.

Jakub: Subscribe and listen to Power Lines wherever you get your podcasts, with new episodes out every fortnight from 22nd September.

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