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Jason Blevins

Creative Video Director

Jason Blevins is the Creative Video Director at the Kyiv Independent. He is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and his work has appeared on The New Yorker, Voice of America, National Geographic, Netflix. Originally from the United States.

Articles

Putin holds advantage ahead of Trump meeting, expert says

by Kollen Post, Jason Blevins
The Kyiv Independent’s Kollen Post sits down with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and political scientist, to discuss the upcoming high-level talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Aug. 15 in Alaska, as well as both sides’ strategies for the meeting.

US aid swings and mysterious deaths in Russia | Ukraine This Week

In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur breaks down a recent string of mysterious deaths and arrests among Russia’s elite, as well as and explains the implications Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have for a future conflict between China and Taiwan. Also in this episode: The U.S. resumes some military aid to Ukraine after an abrupt halt by the Defense Department last week.