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Jun 15, 2023 • 5min
NATO makes military readiness a priority
The war in Ukraine has prompted NATO to go into high gear, accepting new members and stepping up their military training. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley attended NATO military exercises in Romania.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 14, 2023 • 4min
Will NATO offer Ukraine membership?
Ahead of their summit in July, some NATO countries are suggesting the alliance offer Ukraine a path to membership. NPR's Michele Kelemen tells us more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 13, 2023 • 0sec
Ukrainian anarchists compelled to support the government in a time of war
War can cause strange alliances. NPR's Julian Hayda brings us the story of Ukrainian anarchists supporting their government.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 12, 2023 • 4min
An early assessment of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the military offensive against Russian forces has begun. NPR's Greg Myre in Kyiv gives us the latest on what we know.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 9, 2023 • 5min
How the war in Ukraine plays a part in Egypt's food crisis
The disruption of grain from Russia and Ukraine have hurt the food supply in many countries. NPR's Aya Batrawy shows us how it is a factor in Egypt's crisis of food insecurity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 8, 2023 • 0sec
Memories of Bakhmut before it was a killing field
NPR's Joanna Kakissis introduces us to an aid worker who evacuates people from the front lines. He remembers his hometown of Bakhmut from before it was the site of the longest and bloodiest battle of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 7, 2023 • 4min
The scene in a city flooded following the destruction of a dam
We hear from a resident of Kherson, a city downstream of the recently destroyed Kakhovka dam. In addition to near constant shelling by Russian forces, the city is now dealing with flood waters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 6, 2023 • 10min
Who destroyed a dam that causes flooding and raises nuclear risk?
We hear from NPR reporters in Kyiv and Moscow for the latest on what we know about the dam's destruction, and from our science correspondent on what this may mean for Europe's largest nuclear power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 5, 2023 • 7min
Workers describe arrests and torture inside Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant
Joanna Kakissis brings us the stories of workers who fled the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in central Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 2, 2023 • 4min
Are International Sanctions Finally Affecting Russia's Resilient Economy?
Russia has so far avoided economic fall-out from international trade sanctions. But that could be changing, as Russia's economy is bearing the consequences of declining oil prices, the expense of waging war on Ukraine, and a brain-drain of skilled workers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
