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Mar 8, 2023 • 5min
The US effort to seize wealth from Russian oligarchs
For over a year, a Justice Department task force has been charged with targeting Kremlin-aligned Russian oligarchs and seizing their riches — including everything from luxury yachts to opulent homes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 7, 2023 • 13min
Ukrainian soldiers speak bluntly about the challenges they face
After a year of war, Russia and Ukraine have lost many of their best troops. The problem for Ukraine is that Russia's far larger population means it likely could access far more troops to send to the front. NPR's Frank Langfitt talks to two front-line Ukrainian soldiers about the future of the conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 6, 2023 • 4min
Why Russian and Ukrainian forces are focused on the town of Bakhmut
Both sides in the war have suffered horrific losses fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Joanna Kakissis talks about why this battle is important in the overall war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 3, 2023 • 5min
Ukrainian soldiers prepare for another possible invasion from the north.
Along the quiet but unpredictable border with Belarus, Ukrainian soldiers dig in for a protracted war and train to help besieged forces in the east.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 2, 2023 • 5min
A brief but noteworthy diplomatic meeting between the US and Russia.
The US Secretary of State met with his Russian counterpart for the first time in more than a year. The war in Ukraine has led to a collapse relations between the two. A war that shows no signs of ending, with no diplomatic end game in sight.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 1, 2023 • 4min
The war in Ukraine has caused the biggest upheaval in oil in almost 50 years.
Russia's war in Ukraine has had a profound and permanent shift in the world's oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's comparable to the 1970s Arab oil embargo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 28, 2023 • 4min
What has been the war's impact on global food prices?
Russia's war on Ukraine affected grain shipments and raised concerns about a global food crisis. A year later, the worst fears about food prices and worldwide hunger failed to materialize. Nurith Aizenman talks about what went right and what the future of global food prices may be.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 27, 2023 • 4min
Are the sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine working?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about whether the more than 11,000 sanctions on Russia are weakening their ability to finance the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 25, 2023 • 16min
What does the rest of the world think about the war in Ukraine?
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, four NPR correspondents based around the world talk about what the impact has been in their regions. We hear the viewponts from West Africa, South America, China and India.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 24, 2023 • 11min
How Ukraine's President surprised everyone and rose to the occasion.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confounded expectations of his leadership qualities, in a transformation with few parallels in modern history.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
