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May 26, 2023 • 4min
What are reasonable goals for Ukraine's counteroffensive?
NPR's Greg Myre looks at what realistic goals might be for Ukraine's military campaign to push back on Russian gains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 25, 2023 • 7min
Two views of the Ukrainian counteroffensive: from Eastern Ukraine and the Pentagon
NPR's Joanna Kakissis in Eastern Ukraine and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman talk about the goals for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and increasing U.S. support for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 24, 2023 • 5min
Going from a city at war to a boarding school in rural New York
This graduation season marks the end of a surprising chapter in the life of one student, displaced by war, who went from Ukraine's second largest city to a junior boarding school in Northern New York.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 23, 2023 • 7min
Why has there been a months-long, bloody fight for Bahkmut?
Both sides have endured great losses in the fight for a minor Ukrainian City. NPR's Scott Simon talks to a professor of strategic studies to find out why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 22, 2023 • 4min
A wave of diplomacy for Ukraine's president
President Zelenskyy has recently visited European capitals as well as meetings with Arab leaders and the G7 nations. NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks about the Ukrainian president's diplomatic push.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 19, 2023 • 4min
Ukraine's president addresses a meeting with some countries that support Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Arab League summit, a group which contains countries that have very close ties to Russia. NPR's Aya Batrawy tells us what Saudi Arabia's invitation to Zelenskyy means.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 18, 2023 • 3min
A high-profile case of corruption in Ukraine
The head of Ukraine's supreme court has been arrested for corruption. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us it is part of an on-going crackdown.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 17, 2023 • 3min
Have the Ukrainians begun their spring military push?
Ukrainian forces claim they've made advances in the battle for Bakhmut, a city in the east that Russia has been trying to capture for more than 10 months. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us this may be a sign that the long-awaited counteroffensive has begun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 16, 2023 • 5min
Should Ukraine try to take back Crimea?
Russia took Crimea from Ukraine illegally nine years ago and many Ukrainians want it back. But the peninsula is seen as a red line for Russia. Eleanor Beardsley takes a look at the high-stakes decision of whether Ukraine should make retaking the territory one of its goals.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 15, 2023 • 5min
What will the Ukrainian counteroffensive look like?
To understand the upcoming, or possibly started, Ukrainian counteroffensive to push back Russian gains, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic & International Studies.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
