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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
Feb 23, 2023 • 10min
What has a year of war with Ukraine been like inside Russia?
One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us it is a place of lost freedoms, historical grievances, pride and despair.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 22, 2023 • 13min
How the citizens of Kherson resisted Russian occupation.
Kherson was the first large city in Ukraine to fall to Russian forces. The historically Russian-speaking city fought back under occupation as ordinary citizens spied on their occupiers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 21, 2023 • 8min
The man behind the Wagner mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Yevgeny Prigozhin founded the Wagner Group, a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes has a portrait of Prigozhin from his home town Saint Petersburg.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 20, 2023 • 11min
Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv. And NATO's disagreements over the war's future.
President Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine's capital. And NATO countries have been remarkably united throughout the past year. But there are big divisions, including on how the conflict should end.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 18, 2023 • 51min
War in Ukraine: One Year Later
With the war in Ukraine entering its second year with no end in sight, we're taking a long look at this grim milestone. NPR's Leila Fadel takes stock of the war, the people affected by it, and looks at what could happen next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Feb 17, 2023 • 8min
Why were predictions about the war in Ukraine so wrong?
From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
