Ukraine's strongest statements have indicated that it wants to take back everything Russia has occupied. With all the Western weapons they've been receiving, Ukrainian officials are becoming more confident about launching an operation into Southern Ukraine. And we're seeing the first steps of this, for example, the attack on the Crimean airbase in Crimea.
Russia is paying teachers big bucks to teach a pro-Kremlin curriculum in Ukraine. It’s part of a campaign to formally annex occupied Ukraine into the Russian Federation.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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