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Jul 12, 2023 • 3min
President Biden and NATO pledge support for Ukraine now and into the future
At the NATO summit in Lithuania, Ukraine didn't get a pathway to join the alliance as it had hoped. But it did get long term promises of suport from the US and other countries. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley was at the summit and tells us what happened.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 11, 2023 • 5min
Trying to understand the aborted revolt in Russia
The Kremlin has revealed President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries just days after they staged an uprising against military leadership. And one of Russia's top generals has resurfaced. NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow explains what we know.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 10, 2023 • 5min
In a reversal, Turkey's president says he'll support Sweden joining NATO
Turkey's president Erdogan said he would not stand in the way of Sweden joining the NATO alliance, ending months of speculation. Mary Louise Kelly talks about all the dynamics at play with Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of the Brookings Institution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 7, 2023 • 6min
Remembering a Gifted Ukrainian Writer
A young award-winning novelist who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture has met a tragic end.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 6, 2023 • 7min
Ukraine and Russia Trade Accusations of Sabotage
Ukraine and Russia each say the other is planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They've been trading accusations over the past year, but now they say an attack is imminent.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 6, 2023 • 6min
A Rare Visit to Ukraine's Air Defense Systems
When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jul 3, 2023 • 5min
How history in Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine informs the current conflict
The Zaporizhzhia region is currently an active frontline in the Urainian counteroffensive against Russia. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us that 500 years ago, the area was in the same position.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 29, 2023 • 6min
An analysis of the counteroffensive's progress
Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, gives us his views on how the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia is progressing.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 28, 2023 • 4min
The key person in ending the uprising in Russia
NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes explains what we know about the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and his apparently crucial role in ending the crisis in Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 27, 2023 • 5min
The chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on the events in Russia
We hear from US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner on the dramatic uprising and then reversal of a mercenary force in Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
