This is Jacobin Radio. I'm Susie Wiseman.

Today we turn to Ukraine speaking to Vermont Senator Tanya Vahofsky, a Ukrainian-American elected official who just returned from a fact-finding trip in Ukraine.

Senator Vukovsky, a progressive Democrat and member of DSA, spent weeks traveling across

Ukraine from Kiev to Liviv to Kriviri and Denepro, meeting with trade unionists,

feminist activists, students and survivors of Russia's

bombardment in terror.

Her visit coincided with Putin's photo op summit, meeting with Donald Trump discussing Ukraine,

without Ukraine at the table.

And she's joining us to share what she witnessed on the ground, the resilience of Ukraine's people, the role of trade unions in the war effort, and the daily terror of Russian bombardment.

We'll also discuss how the U.S. left should respond to Ukraine's struggle for survival and the urgency of international solidarity at a time when global authoritarianism is on the rise.

All this when our program returns in just a moment.

This is Jacobin Radio. I'm Susie Wiseman.

Today we hear from Vermont State Senator Tanya

Vahovsky, just back from spending a few weeks in Ukraine. Her online diary of her trip

is on Facebook, and it's an eye-opener, and we're fortunate to have her with us. Senator Vahovsky

traveled across the country from Kiev to Leviv, Kriviria, and Denepro,

and as I said earlier, meeting with trade unionists, feminist students, and others.

And it came at exactly the time when Putin sat down with Donald Trump in Alaska.

I think I called it the distraction in Alaska, pointedly,

without President Zelensky at the table. So we're going to get her on-the-ground reflections

and analysis of Ukraine at war. And what this struggle against Russia's attempt to wipe out

Ukraine as a sovereign country signals for the world and the central role of labor and grassroots

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