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EU ConfidentialA divorce and a birthday: Five years of Brexit, 10 years of POLITICOWith POLITICO turning 10 and Brexit hitting 5 earlier this year, this episode of EU Confidential takes stock of two milestones that shaped Brussels — in very different ways.Host Sarah Wheaton kicks things off with Zoya Sheftalovich, editor of Global Playbook, reflecting on POLITICO Europe’s early days and its first big scoop: Jean-Claude Juncker’s kidney stones. Then we head to Maastricht for highlights from a debate organized by Studio Europa Maastricht, where Sarah moderated a conversation on Brexit’s legacy with Joris Luyendijk, Fleur Launspach, Oliver Garner and Ferenc Laczó. Finally, Sarah checks in with f...2025-04-2544 min

The BriefingThe dangers of Putin and Kim Jong Un's explosive bromanceRussian President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years has resulted in thesigning of a partnership agreement for mutual aid if either nation is attacked. Apparently encompassing a whole range of areas, including medical education and scientific pursuits, particular emphasis has been placed on military cooperation with speculation that Russia is in dire need of munitions to continue their war against Ukraine. In this episode, we’re joined by Politco’s Zoya Sheftalovich, to find out more about theagreement and just how much Russia are in need of North...2024-06-2020 min

The BriefingBehind Putin's rigged, but significant, Russian electionVladimir Putin has been re-elected as Russia’s president for the fifth time over the weekend. Before the polls even opened all serious challengers had been wiped out, with Putin’s only real opposition, Alexei Navalny dying in mysterious circumstances weeks before. In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt sits down with Politico’s Zoya Sheftalovich to find out why Russia holds elections when the outcome has already been decided, and how Putin came to power in the first place. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-03-1812 min

The BriefingHow two years of war in Ukraine has changed the worldIt’s been two years since the start of the war in Ukraine, and both Russia and Ukraine appear to be at a stalemate. Russia has been making tiny territorial gains on the ground at an enormous cost both in troops and equipment; while Ukraine is on the backfoot after failing to achieve the objectives of their 2023 counteroffensive, while also sustaining huge casualties. In this episode of The Briefing Sacha Barbour Gatt sits down with Ukraine-born Politico journalist Zoya Sheftalovich to find out what’s happening on the ground; what the war has taught us about NATO, the...2024-02-2523 min

Lowy InstituteEVENT: Russia-Ukraine war: Where to next?Russia’s war in Ukraine is now well into its second year. Ukraine’s much-foreshadowed counter-offensive is developing more slowly than expected. Meanwhile, Russia’s leadership was rocked by the recent failed mutiny by the private Wagner paramilitary group.The Lowy Institute hosted Mick Ryan and Zoya Sheftalovich earlier in 2023 for an update on the Ukraine war. In July 2023, with Ukraine on the offensive and Russia’s internal political instability, we again hosted these two compelling experts to discuss how the war in Europe is evolving. The conversation was hosted by Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove and included qu...2023-07-201h 02

Lowy Institute EventsEVENT: Russia-Ukraine war: Where to next?Russia’s war in Ukraine is now well into its second year. Ukraine’s much-foreshadowed counter-offensive is developing more slowly than expected. Meanwhile, Russia’s leadership was rocked by the recent failed mutiny by the private Wagner paramilitary group.The Lowy Institute hosted Mick Ryan and Zoya Sheftalovich earlier in 2023 for an update on the Ukraine war. In July 2023, with Ukraine on the offensive and Russia’s internal political instability, we again hosted these two compelling experts to discuss how the war in Europe is evolving. The conversation was hosted by Executive Director Dr Michael Fullilove and included qu...2023-07-201h 02

Lowy InstituteEVENT: The Russia–Ukraine war: where to now?Entering the second year of the Russia–Ukraine conflict the Lowy Institute hosted a a conversation with two compelling speakers about what 2023 will bring. Retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan has become a globally recognised commentator on the military campaign in Ukraine, while Ukrainian-born journalist Zoya Sheftalovich (POLITICO) has recently returned from Europe, where she covered President Zelenskyy’s visits to London and Brussels. The conversation was chaired by Sam Roggeveen, Director of the International Security Program. Major General (Ret’d) Mick Ryan is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute. He spent 35 years in the Austral...2023-03-091h 00

Lowy Institute EventsEVENT: The Russia–Ukraine war: where to now?Entering the second year of the Russia–Ukraine conflict the Lowy Institute hosted a a conversation with two compelling speakers about what 2023 will bring. Retired Australian Army Major General Mick Ryan has become a globally recognised commentator on the military campaign in Ukraine, while Ukrainian-born journalist Zoya Sheftalovich (POLITICO) has recently returned from Europe, where she covered President Zelenskyy’s visits to London and Brussels. The conversation was chaired by Sam Roggeveen, Director of the International Security Program. Major General (Ret’d) Mick Ryan is a Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute. He spent 35 years in the Austral...2023-03-091h 00 $If You\'re Listening$ If You're ListeningRUSSIA | S07 E5 - Has Putin finally pushed the Russian people too far?Protest is not allowed inside Russia.There was little resistance from the Russian people to the invasion of Ukraine, and those who didn’t like it simply left. But Vladimir Putin has made a decree that has caused discord across Russia. Has he finally pushed his people too far?Guests:Zoya Sheftalovich - Contributing editor for POLITICODr Christina Ezrahi - Historian; author of Swans of the Kremlin and Dancing for StalinDenis Volkov - Director - Levada Centre, MoscowDr Yevgenia Albats - Chief Editor of The New TimesDr Mykhailo Minakov - Philosopher; Editor in...2022-12-0630 min $If You\'re Listening$ If You're ListeningRUSSIA | S07 E3 - Why it’s hard to fight when you don’t know whyWhat does war look like on the ground, for the soldiers who go off to fight? What’s it like to be sent into the muddy confusion of a battlefield, asked to lay down your life for your country?In this episode: two soldiers. A Ukrainian in his 50s and a Russian in his 20s. One of them is still on the battlefield. The other fought for a week, and is now serving a 15 year prison sentence.These two stories explain a lot about how Russia messed this up, and how Ukraine was far stronger th...2022-11-2233 min $If You\'re Listening$ If You're ListeningRUSSIA S07 E2 | Zelensky's big call: run away or stay to fightVladimir Putin's plan for a three day takeover of Ukraine relied on a quick strike to take out Volodymyr Zelenskyy - to kill him, to capture him, or to make him flee. Putin assumed that Zelenskyy was weak, but on the very first day of the invasion, two events showed that Putin was wrong, and led to the transformation of a man into a symbol of defiance against Russian tyranny.Guests:Simon Shuster - Reporter for Time Magazine; author of an upcoming biography of Volodymyr ZelenskyyZoya Sheftalovich - contributing editor for POLITICOPhilip Short - F...2022-11-1534 min

Fourth EstateTwo Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine WarFourth Estate continues its Russia-Ukraine coverage this week by discussing how we got here and where to from here in the conflict and in the 'information war'?We hear two separate perspectives- one Ukrainian and one Russian. Monica Attard spoke with Zoya Sheftalovich, a contributing editor for POLITICO and Leonid Ragozin a freelance journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2022-03-1049 min

Lowy InstituteEvent: The war in UkraineFrom the brutal invasion to the imposition of crippling economic sanctions – where are we now? What are Putin’s goals? How is Europe responding? What should we read into China’s reaction, and what are the implications for the Indo-Pacific? Natasha Kassam, Director of the Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program at the Lowy Institute, hosted this conversation on International Women’s Day with Dr Olga Oleinikova, Zoya Sheftalovich and Dr Maria Repnikova. Dr Olga Oleinikova is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication at the University of Technology Sydney. Zoya Sheftalovich is a contributing editor a...2022-03-091h 05

EU ConfidentialRussia's war on Ukraine: European reaction and analysisThis episode focuses entirely on Russia's war on Ukraine. We have reporting from inside Ukraine, news of the European response and analysis of the global repercussions.POLITICO's Andrew Gray hears from colleagues David M. Herszenhorn in Ukraine, Matthew Karnitschnig in Berlin and Lili Bayer in Brussels in a conversation broadcast live on Twitter hours after Vladimir Putin launched his massive military attack.POLITICO editor Zoya Sheftalovich joins the podcast to share stories she's hearing from friends and family in Ukraine. Zoya also describes what it was like to handle the news that Putin had declared wa...2022-02-2438 min

EU ConfidentialGerman election explained — French fury at Australian sub snubWe explore the defining moments of the German election campaign and debate the security-and-submarine deal between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom that enraged France.POLITICO's Andrew Gray, Matthew Karnitschnig and Emily Schultheis are in Berlin for the big one, Sunday's German general election, which will bring down the curtain on the Angela Merkel era. They're joined by our in-house polling expert Cornelius Hirsch to the tell story of a surprising campaign that's gone down to the wire: The center-left Social Democrats, with their chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, have a narrow lead over the conservative...2021-09-2349 min

EU ConfidentialSpecial Edition: Stephen Brown — An audio appreciationThis special edition of the EU Confidential podcast reflects on the life and career of Stephen Brown, the POLITICO Europe editor in chief who died of a heart attack last month at the age of 57.Brown pursued an outstanding career as a foreign correspondent that took him from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle. He then took a leap of faith to enjoy an extraordinary second act as he flourished like never before, helping to change the face of European journalism.But Brown was never self-important or pompous, and his self-deprecation and...2021-04-0431 min

Fourth EstateIs It Terrorism?, Ukraine Journalist Assassinated, Turkey Shuts Down MediaThis week on Fourth Estate the panel discuss how to cover breaking terror attacks properly, the assassination of a Ukrainian investigative journalist and attempts to shut down media during the Turkey Coup. With Wendy Bacon (New Matilda), Chris Merritt (The Australian) and Zoya Sheftalovich (Politico). Hosted by Marilyn Hetreles. Fourth Estate is produced by 2SER 107.3 radio in Sydney and is broadcast across the Community Radio Network in Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2016-08-0329 min

TWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1291: When In Rome, No More Roam! Apple launches its music services, Jaunts fit into Google VR, the creator of Vine launches a messaging party like it's 1999, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Joe Panettieri Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Zoya Sheftalovich, and Eric Johnson Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: blueapron.com/TWIT 2015-06-3036 min

TWiT Throwback (Video)Tech News Today 1291: When In Rome, No More Roam! Apple launches its music services, Jaunts fit into Google VR, the creator of Vine launches a messaging party like it's 1999, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Joe Panettieri Guests: Nathan Olivarez-Giles, Zoya Sheftalovich, and Eric Johnson Producer: Jason C. Cleanthes Technical Director: Jason C. Cleanthes Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: blueapron.com/TWIT 2015-06-3036 min

TWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1275: Wireless Watts Over WiFi! Tim Cook says lack of diversity in tech is 'our fault', a PhD student figured out a way to charge low-power devices using WiFi, Google launches a website that tracks accidents with its self-driving cars, the Dallas Cowboys uses VR technology, and more. Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Zoya Sheftalovich Guests: David Gilbert and Luke Villapaz Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. ...2015-06-0826 min

TWiT Throwback (Video)Tech News Today 1275: Wireless Watts Over WiFi! Tim Cook says lack of diversity in tech is 'our fault', a PhD student figured out a way to charge low-power devices using WiFi, Google launches a website that tracks accidents with its self-driving cars, the Dallas Cowboys uses VR technology, and more. Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Zoya Sheftalovich Guests: David Gilbert and Luke Villapaz Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. ...2015-06-0826 min

TWiT Throwback (Audio)Tech News Today 1274: China Hacks the US Government. Again! Google plans to kill Flash in Chrome, a search engine company from the 90s returns to launch two wearables, Google Europe Chief addresses EU woes, PayPal backs down from its spamming plans, and more... Host: Mike Elgan Co-Host: Christina Warren Guests: Sean Gallagher, Zoya Sheftalovich, Blair Hanley Frank, and Scott Stein Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today. Check out the full show notes for today's episode. Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: ziprecruiter.com/tnt ...2015-06-0533 min

Now Hear This Stories'Secrets' ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH Now Hear This Storytelling SlamHow would you go keeping secrets, as a child, in the (now former) USSR? Zoya Sheftalovich has first hand experience. Recorded at the Arthouse Hotel on September25 2013. Sound engineer Josh Craig and Martin Peralta for Radio National. Photo by Ross Waldron. If you're interested in being part of Now Hear This, find out where the next slam near you is at on www.facebook.com/nowhearthisstorytellingslam 2013-10-3006 min