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Mar 24, 2022 • 7min
Editor-in-chief of Russia's last remaining independent TV station on media's role now
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia's last remaining independent TV station that recently went off air. He and his family fled to Tbilisi, Georgia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 24, 2022 • 4min
War in Ukraine shows little sign of slowing
One in four Ukrainians have been displaced in the month since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of them children. In recent days, there hasn't been a lot of movement on either side of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 24, 2022 • 7min
Life in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv — one month into the war
As Russia's war on Ukraine grinds on, so too does life for Ukrainians who still live in Kyiv. We examine how people in the capital city are adapting to life under war a month into Russia's invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 24, 2022 • 8min
The state of the war: a month after Russia tried to claim an easy victory
It's been one month since Russia invaded Ukraine. With refugees fleeing, we examine how Ukraine has changed — plus the efforts of the Ukrainian military and civilian resistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 23, 2022 • 8min
Georgia president on balancing act of supporting Ukraine without antagonizing Russia
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, who the Georgian government is threatening to sue over her support for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 23, 2022 • 4min
NATO and G7 leaders to meet in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine
Leaders of NATO and the G7 will hold an emergency summit in Brussels to talk about the war in Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials are hoping for more than speeches — they want weapons and sanctions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 23, 2022 • 4min
The war in Ukraine has driven hospitals and personnel to the breaking point
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dmytro Shymkiv of Ukraine's biggest pharmaceutical company, about medical supply shortages and distribution issues since Russia invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 23, 2022 • 5min
Biden will be in Brussels for NATO's meeting on the war in Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Biden's diplomatic strategy at the upcoming NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 22, 2022 • 7min
Donated clothes help in Ukraine. But here's one thing aid experts like better
Donations are pouring in — but they don't always address the needs of the many displaced and homeless Ukrainians who've lost practically everything they own.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 22, 2022 • 3min
Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated
Most countries at the UN are raising alarms about Russia's invasion, but since Russia is a permanent Security Council member, it's hard to hold it to account in the world body.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
