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Mar 8, 2022 • 5min
Putin has threatened nuclear action. Here's what Russia is actually capable of
NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, what we know about Russia's nuclear stockpile and capabilities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 8, 2022 • 4min
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy spoke to Parliament to ask for global assistance
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech to the British Parliament as efforts to evacuate civilians were imperiled amid reports of continued fighting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 8, 2022 • 5min
President Biden announces ban on Russian oil imports to the U.S.
In an address to the country, President Biden announced that the White House would be banning any Russian oil from being imported into the United States. NPR's Rachel Martin discusses the latest move and what it means for the world with NPR correspondents Scott Horsley and Scott DetrowLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 8, 2022 • 5min
Diplomats are trying to find an off ramp to Putin's war in Ukraine
Can anyone talk Russian President Putin out of his war in Ukraine? French President Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Bennett are trying. The U.S. says it gave Putin off ramps before the invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 8, 2022 • 6min
Establishing humanitarian corridors out of Ukraine is a top priority
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jaime Nadal about the humanitarian effects of Russia's war on Ukraine. Nadal is the representative to Ukraine at the United Nations Population Fund.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 7, 2022 • 4min
Europe's largest nuclear power plant is still occupied by Russian troops
The Ukrainian nuclear power plant that Russia attacked and took over remains occupied by Russian troops. There are fears the Russians could set its sights on Ukraine's remaining nuclear power plants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 7, 2022 • 8min
We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says
As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, NATO forces are building in border countries in an effort to contain the conflict and prevent a wider war, according to the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 7, 2022 • 6min
Russia's military is now encircling several Ukrainian cities
Russia's military is now encircling several Ukrainian cities, but the capital Kiev is still firmly in Ukrainian hands. What mistakes did Russia make, and what are its next likely moves? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Admiral James Foggo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 7, 2022 • 7min
Russian forces are advancing on another power plant, Ukraine's president says
NPR's Leila Fadel talks Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian and a nuclear expert at Harvard's Belfer Center, about the dangers of Russia seizing control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 4, 2022 • 2min
Russia is forcing media organizations to scrub their websites and go off the air
Media consumers in Russia are losing ways to learn about what's happening in Ukraine. Russia has shut down most independent media and passed a new law criminalizing reporting on the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
