Main content

The Information War in Ukraine

Russia limits free media, while western journalists try to make sense of war on the ground.

Alongside fighting in Ukraine, an "information war" is playing out. While Western media on the ground are describing a brutal war, Russian media offers a very different narrative. Journalists are not even allowed to describe the situation in Ukraine as a "war". So how will the latest crackdown on independent Russian media affect what people in the country see? And what does that mean for the future of this conflict?

Guests: Ivan Kolpakov, Editor-in-Chief at Meduza; Olga Malchevska, Journalist at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Ukrainian service; Professor Samuel Greene, Director of the Russia Institute at King’s College, London; Luke Harding, Senior International Correspondent at The Guardian; Roland Oliphant, Senior Foreign Correspondent at The Telegraph; Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor at Channel 4 News.

Producer: Hannah Sander

Studio Engineer: Tim Heffer

Presenter: Ros Atkins

Available now

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 2 Mar 2022 21:30

Broadcasts

  • Wed 2 Mar 2022 16:30
  • Wed 2 Mar 2022 21:30

Podcast