Neil Crompton, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine, visited Suspilne’s central office in Kyiv on 5 February. The diplomat gave an interview to Suspilne Novyny, learned more about the team’s work, and met with Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine Svitlana Ostapa and Head of the Managing Board Mykola Chernotytskyi.
“It was great to have an opportunity to discuss the UK’s continued support for Ukraine during my first interview as UK Ambassador, and to tour Suspilne’s state of the art facilities” said Neil Crompton, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine.
I'm just back from @suspilne_news after my first interview as Ambassador to Ukraine.
— British Ambassador to Ukraine 🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@UKAmbUkraine) February 5, 2026
It was great to have the opportunity to discuss the UK's continued support for Ukraine, and to tour their state of the art facilities. pic.twitter.com/l2K4UOPkgM
“Quote,” said Svitlana Ostapa, Head of the Supervisory Board of Suspilne Ukraine.
“We are grateful to the United Kingdom for its consistent support of independent media in Ukraine and for its openness to joint initiatives,” said Mykola Chernotytskyi, Head of the Managing Board of Suspilne Ukraine.
The interview with the UK Ambassador to Ukraine was conducted by Suspilne Novyny journalist Roksolana Lisovska. Watch the full conversation soon on Suspilne Novyny platforms.
During the meeting with Suspilne’s leadership and the Head of the Supervisory Board, the parties discussed the challenges facing the media company, international support for independent media, and prospects for cooperation with British partners.
Suspilne Ukraine is an independent media company with a strong presence across all platforms: the TV channels Pershyi, Suspilne Kultura, Suspilne Sport, and a national network of local channels; the radio stations Ukrainske Radio, Radio Promin, Radio Kultura, Radiotochka. Find only verified news on suspilne.media, as well as on our national and local digital platforms. We broadcast in minority languages, represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest, develop the children’s platform Brobaks, and train media professionals through the Public Media Academy. Our Suspilne Mediateka platform offers unique video and audio archives dating from the 1920s to today. Defending freedom in Ukraine.
Photo by Anastasiia Mantach
