578. Valeriia Voshchevska - Starving Putin's War Economy of Income with Strategic Communications Activism

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In this episode of Fog of War, co-hosts Jonathan Fink and Yaroslava Bukhta sit down with Valeriia Voshchevska, a Ukrainian human rights activist and digital strategist working with UNITED24.Media and several other impactful projects. Valeriia, formerly the Global Head of Digital Engagement at Amnesty International, brings her expertise in communications and activism to the conversation. Valeriia shares her work on the intersection of communications, activism, and environmental movements. She talks about her recent project with the Ukraine Solidarity Project, which highlighted how Russian warfare is being funded through a shadow fleet of oil tankers passing near the EU. Valeriia also discusses the digital campaign that successfully pushed Unilever to sell its business in Russia. In this episode, we explore: 🔹 Why communications strategists need to look beyond just the audience and focus on the bigger picture. 🔹 The interconnectedness of the war in Ukraine, global environmental concerns, and activism. 🔹 Ukraine’s external communication strategy and the importance of crafting a message that resonates with a global audience. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that connects the dots between activism, war, and strategic communication. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell to stay updated on new episodes! ---------- 🎧 Follow us on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2xj9aEHBbqc3VfH7mayJWB ApplePodcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fog-of-war/id1782306981 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fog_of_war_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fogofwarpodcast/ ---------- View Yaroslava’s profile Yaroslava Bukhta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaroslava-bukhta/ https://www.anthro.ox.ac.uk/people/yaroslava-bukhta https://www.ukrainer.net/authors/yaroslava-bukhta-2/ https://x.com/yaroslavabukhta https://www.facebook.com/yaroslava.bukhta/ ----------