In this episode of Policy Implications, Olha Zadorozhna talkswith Tatyana Deryugina, an economist specialising in environmental and energy issues, and Ilona Sologoub, a policy expert and head of VoxUkraine. They discuss the recent major blackout in Berlin, Ilona’s first-hand experience of living through long blackouts in Ukraine, and what these crisesreveal about Europe’s energy security. The conversation explores how Ukraine has learned to cope with and adapt to systematic attacks on its energy system, and what practical lessons European countries can draw from Ukraine’s experience to make their own grids and societies more resilient.
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