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A new interview on Ukraїner Q! “It takes longer to build a consensus, but once it is built, it is much harder to break it,” says Mykola Beleskov about the importance of international coalitions in the current war. He is a senior analyst at the Center for Initiatives “Return Alive”, as well as an author of articles for Ukrainian and foreign media. The topic of the conversation with him is military tradition and the current struggle, among the questions: Why is the March of the New Ukrainian Army important? Why is the world less West-centric than it seems to us? In what ways are the military challenges of Ukraine and Russia symmetrical? “So far” is a series of interviews about the relationship between the past and the present. The host is journalist Yulia Tymoshenko, the guests are authoritative people in certain topics or industries. The project is implemented within the framework of the Information Resilience Program of Ukrainian Civil Society with the support of IREX in Ukraine. -------------------- 👉 Read the text interview with Mykola Beleskov on our website: https://www.ukrainer.net/mykola-bieli... 🔔 Subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications so you don't miss new interviews 👀 More Ukraїner videos — on the main channel: / @ukrainernet 👉 Support our work with a direct donation, or a regular subscription to MonoBase: https://base.monobank.ua/994LJJE7LgRydz 📗 When purchasing our merch and books, 30% of the cost goes to supporting our work: https://store.ukrainer.net/ 🎧 Listen on other platforms: Apple Podcast — https://bit.ly/4fkgRYd Spotify — https://bit.ly/4gh1QHg Follow host Yulia Tymoshenko on Instagram: / yulia_tymosha _________ 🕐 Timecodes: 00:00:00 — Mykola Beleskov, Senior Analyst, Return Alive Foundation 00:01:01 — The influence of Ukrainian military tradition on the present 00:10:20 — How Ukrainian subjectivity evolved 00:13:56 — Military history as a source of knowledge 00:18:06 — Military education reform 00:24:29— The relevance of drawing parallels with historical events 00:38:50 — The influence of the past on international relations 00:48:42 — How to build relations with the countries of the “Global South” 00:58:43 — How Russia is changing its own strategy in war 01:05:31 — The participation of the DPRK, South Korea, and Japan in the war 01:17:00 — Which is more effective in war conditions — democracy or autocracy 01:27:14 — How to find a balance between mobilization and influence on the economy? 01:40:40 — Why is it important to turn the tide of the war 01:45:17 — What example can Ukraine take from Israel’s experience 01:52:35 — About Zelensky’s victory plan 02:03:09 — Why are the Russians advancing so quickly right now? 02:07:21 — The meaning of the phrase “Either NATO or nuclear weapons” 02:12:26 — About negotiations with Russia 02:19:40 — How to perceive possible alternatives to ending the war 02:23:48 — The main survival strategy for Ukraine 02:25:33 — What will the Ukraine of the future be like?