Help Ukraine by Cleaning Up Western Corruption: The Maksym Eristavi Interview

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🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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In this interview conducted a few weeks before Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, Eastern European journalist and writer Maksym Eristavi explains the social and political crises that led the world to this point. Andrea and Maksym discuss corruption in Ukraine, how the Kremlin has weaponized that corruption, and how corruption in Ukraine is an enduring legacy of Russian genocidal colonialism, and how the West can help Ukraine by cleaning up its own corruption. They also discuss Ukraine's efforts to build a free and just civil society despite corruption, in particular ongoing initiatives to preserve LGBTQ rights. This interview provides vital historical context on the ongoing regional conflict.

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0:00.0	I'm Sarah Kanzir, the author of the bestsellers, the view from fly over country and hiding in plain sight, and of the upcoming book, They Knew, How a Culture of Conspiracy keeps America complacent,
0:23.0	available for pre-order now.
0:25.3	I'm Andrea Chalupa, a journalist and filmmaker, and the writer and producer of the journalistic
0:31.6	thriller, Mr. Jones, about Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine, a film the Kremlin doesn't want you to see, so be sure to see it.
0:41.3	And this is Gaslit Nation, a podcast covering corruption in the United States and rising autocracy around the world.
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1:42.7	Today, we have a remarkable and inspiring expert with us today,
1:47.8	Maxim Aristavi. He is an Eastern European journalist and writer. His work explores the
1:53.3	intersection of identity politics, disinformation, and Russian colonialism. A self-described
1:59.5	bridge builder, he amplifies and explains stories from
2:02.6	global frontline battles for equal human and civil rights. He is a transatlantic
2:08.0	leadership fellow with the center of European policy analysis, a DC-based foreign policy think
2:14.0	tank, co-founder of the free press for Eastern Europe that manages the largest hub
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