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Mar 29, 2023 • 12min
How Kyiv's Elderly Weather The War
While nearly half of the residents of Kyiv fled the city when Russia invaded Ukraine, many elderly could or would not leave. We hear about several of these elderly Ukrainians from when the fighting began, and then revisit them after a year of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 28, 2023 • 5min
Civilians Escaping The Fighting In Bakhmut
There are still some 10,000 civilians in the Ukrainian frontline city of Bakhmut. Many have left and some live in a shelter in a nearby town where they share stories of survival and loss.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 27, 2023 • 5min
A Former Russian Lawmaker Now Fights Russian Propaganda From Kyiv
The only member of Russia's parliament to vote against the annexation of Crimea now lives in Ukraine and runs an online news channel, intended to subvert the Kremlin's propaganda machine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 26, 2023 • 6min
A Money Lifeline For Ukraine's Government
A $15.6 billion International Monetary Fund loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. Scheherazade Rehman, professor of international finance at George Washington University, talks about the agreement's significance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 22, 2023 • 5min
A Different Existential Threat To Ukraine: Population Decline
The Russian invasion has cemented the decision for many couples to opt out of having babies, in a country that struggled with incredibly low fertility rates long before the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 21, 2023 • 6min
Can China Serve As A Broker For Peace In The War In Ukraine?
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping wrapped up two days of discussions in Moscow with China potentially seeking to serve as peacemaker to end the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 20, 2023 • 6min
A Republican Congressman Who Questions Continuing U.S. Support For Ukraine
There is a sharp debate among Republicans over continuing aid for Ukraine. We hear from Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on why he is skeptical of ongoing U.S. financial support of Ukraine in their fight against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 17, 2023 • 4min
The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
The Russian President is charged with the the war crime of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 16, 2023 • 5min
Giving Ukraine's soldiers some badly needed rest
As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, traumatized soldiers can recharge at a Western-style healing center in northeastern Ukraine before returning to the frontline.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 15, 2023 • 11min
Russia downs a U.S. drone and rescuing civilians while the bombs fall
A Russian fighter jet clipped a U.S. drone, forcing it to crash in the Black Sea. It is one of the most serious incidents involving U.S. and Russian militaries in and around Ukraine.And a young volunteer from Poland braves artillery barrages to evacuate residents from Bakhmut, the epicenter of recent fighting in Eastern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
