Spotlight on Ukraine: Interview with Vitalii Rybak

With continued Russian military build-up around Ukraine’s borders, Vitalii Rybak talks about Russian disinformation and how Ukraine can tackle it.

Interview Video Updated 2 March 2022 9 minute watch

Spotlight on Ukraine: Interview with Vitalii Rybak

— With continued Russian military build-up around Ukraine’s borders, Vitalii Rybak talks about Russian disinformation and how Ukraine can tackle it.

Vitalii, who is chief analyst at Internews Ukraine, outlines his analysis based on the following questions:

  • How does Russia use disinformation to undermine Ukraine’s resilience?
  • How effective is this effort?
  • What could be done to strengthen the resilience of Ukrainian society against aggressive information?

The video was produced by Public Interest Journalism Lab.

In Ukraine, complex and fluid internal dynamics are in motion as a result of the ongoing struggle between the system of old rules and vested interests on the one hand, and a strong demand and pressure from society and a new generation of policymakers for new rules on the other.

The Ukraine Forum brings together a dynamic group of stakeholders, including politicians, practitioners, civil society leaders, academics and journalists to examine the political situation in Ukraine.