Alex Khomenko is the organizer of Taiwan Stands with Ukraine 台灣烏克蘭陣線. We talk about conducting citizen diplomacy at a time of war, Taiwan’s humanitarian aid to Ukraine and public donations that amounted to the sending of power generators and ambulances, Taiwan and Ukraine relations, and the internal politics the Ukrainian government may be facing at home.

Ukraine has no representatives based in Taiwan. When the war broke out on February 24, 2022, there were around 250 Ukrainians living in Taiwan. Many have had to do the difficult job of citizen diplomacy at a time of war.

They have formed groups to rally support from the Taiwanese public, the Taiwanese government, and foreign offices based in Taiwan. They have held fundraiser events, cultural days, demonstrations near the Moscow office, exhibitions at the National Human Rights Museum, and the two-year anniversary march.

They are the best example of citizen diplomacy, but at the worst of times.

Ukrainian Food day in Taipei (More info)
1-7pm on Sunday, March 10
Location: Bar FEST 台北市汀州路三段149號 - (Google Map)

For our previous interviews on Ukraine -
Olek Shyn on Game Changers with Emily Y. Wu - Watch Video
Dmytro Burtsev on Five Star Nation (Mandarin) - Listen

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