Recording: Building a media company during war. The Kyiv Independent at the Frontline Club
Dear Kyiv Independent community members,
Earlier this month, we joined the Frontline Club in London, for an in-person panel discussion and Q&A about building the Kyiv Independent amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The panel consisted of the Kyiv Independent leadership team, CEO Daryna Shevchenko, editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko, and CFO Jakub Parusinski, and was moderated by British journalist Ed Vulliamy.
We want to thank all of our members who were able to attend – it was so great to meet you in person! We’re looking forward to holding more in-person events in the future and to meeting more of our community members. Thank you for standing with us.
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I understand that the Ukraine Independent is not particularly financially focused. But, an potentially important story may be coming to fruition. Over the past 12 months the Russian Ruble has been falling relative to the Dollar. In general this means that both foreign and domestic investors are leaving the Russia. This is in spite of all of the currency controls that Russia has implemented to defend the Ruble since they invaded Ukraine. Over the past week or so, the Ruble's rate of fall has increased significantly. This implies that Russia's currency defenses are failing. This does not necessarily mean the economy is failing, but it does mean they will likely have to take some unpleasant measures to prop up the Ruble or else let it fall into dangerous territory. When a country is defending its currency, it tends to have less interest in spending money unnecessarily attacking its neighbors or destabilizing the region.
Hello David – thank you for your comment. I will pass this idea along to our editorial team. Best, Brooke
Brilliantly done, Daryna, Olga and Jakub.
Your work is very valuable and necessary. Whether it is war crimes, graft, or other inhumane activity, those who want a better world must keep joining hands to offer witness. Thank you!
Excellent! Thank you for reviewing these several important points. The world needs to know more, and to recognize dangerous rz false narratives for what they are. Bothsiding/bothsidism has no place in journalism. Christiane Amanpour "truthful, not neutral". "Some wars to have to be won, full stop". Thank you, The Kyiv Independent - superb journalism. Всім дякую!