Yaroslav Hrytsak

Historian: Zelenskyy is 'exhausted' in 5th year of war, prone to mistakes

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears exhausted in the fifth year of Russia's full-scale invasion and may be prone to making mistakes as a result, Yaroslav Hrytsak, a historian and professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, said in an interview with Radio NV on July 20.

22 July, 12:02 PM

Ukraine could join the EU in 2027 – historian Hrytsak

Historian and Ukrainian Catholic University professor Yaroslav Hrytsak said Ukraine could join the European Union as early as 2027, speaking in an interview with Radio NV on March 1.

1 March, 01:03 PM

Trump finally made Europe fear Russia, Ukrainian historian says

Europe’s growing fear of Russia is a welcome, if belated, development, historian and Ukrainian Catholic University professor Yaroslav Hrytsak told NV Radio on Sept. 17.

18 September 2025, 02:21 AM

Trump’s policies will harm the very people supporting it, historian says

While globalization has harmed a vast group of people, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven policies will inflict even greater damage on those same communities, potentially deepening their economic woes, Ukrainian historian and professor at Ukrainian Catholic University Yaroslav Hrytsak said in an interview with Radio NV on April 11.

12 April 2025, 03:01 PM

Historian likens Trump to Nero and Caligula

Yaroslav Hrytsak, a historian and professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, compared U.S. President Donald Trump to Roman emperors Nero and Caligula during an interview with NV Radio on March 4.

5 March 2025, 12:48 AM

Putin’s war on Ukraine compared to Arab-Israeli conflict, historian explains

Historian and professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Yaroslav Hrytsak, said in an interview with Radio NV that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is more appropriately compared to the Arab-Israeli conflict, explaining his reasoning.

3 January 2025, 01:30 AM

The Doomsday Clock is ticking louder — opinion

How could the fate of the whole world once again depend on the aggression of a single country? How was it possible to sleep through the Russian threat, and now delay aid to Ukraine?

27 May 2024, 11:28 PM

What helped me believe in victory again — opinion

We want nothing more than peace, and the path to it for most of us is through victory. But not every kind of peace and not every kind of victory is mutually agreed upon.

6 May 2024, 11:52 PM

Can the West wake up to avert WWIII — opinion

Current events echo the lead-up to WWII.

15 April 2024, 11:46 PM

Yaroslav Hrytsak