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The book, 'Battleground Ukraine,' and Ukraine's history and future

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Randy Stone and Adrian Karatnycky on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, March 6, 2025
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On the heels of President Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelensky, we discuss the latest with Russia’s war.

Adrian Karatnycky is the author of "Battleground Ukraine." The book explores the history of the country – from its independence to the current war.

Karatnycky will be a guest of the University of Rochester Thursday night, but first, he and UR professor Randy Stone join us on "Connections."

Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson" and is also the office administrator for radio, news and technology and operations. She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.