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Dec 30, 2022 • 4min
Russia is finishing the year with continued strikes on Ukraine's electrical grid
Lights flickered or went out in some Ukrainian cities Thursday. More than 300 days into the war, airstrikes and power outages have become part of life. Where do things stand as the year winds down?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 28, 2022 • 6min
A flood of Russians arrive in Uzbekistan to avoid being drafted and sent to Ukraine
While there are many people in Uzbekistan welcoming Russians fleeing conscription to the war in Ukraine, others are irritated by their presence.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 27, 2022 • 5min
Officials in Ukraine and Russia are talking about negotiations. Why now?
NPR's A Martinez speaks to Daniel Fried, former U.S. ambassador to Poland, about the possibility of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in the new year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 26, 2022 • 4min
Putin reiterates claims he's willing to negotiate but attacks on Ukraine continue
Russian President Putin has started referring to the invasion of Ukraine as a war — after insisting it was an operation. It's been more than 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 22, 2022 • 5min
Zelenskyy told Congress continued aid is an investment in global security. Is it?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amanda Sloat, senior director for Europe on the National Security Council, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Washington and U.S. assistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 21, 2022 • 4min
Despite sanctions on Russia since it invaded Ukraine, the war continues
The international community has slapped an unprecedented number of sanctions on Russia since it invaded Ukraine. What impact have they had?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 19, 2022 • 4min
Ukraine warns Russia is preparing for a major ground offensive this winter
NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about a possible major Russian ground offensive in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 16, 2022 • 7min
A century and counting: Ukraine's ongoing fight to free itself from Russia
This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 12, 2022 • 6min
A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to avoid the fight
A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to serve his country in a different way: alternative service as a conscientious objector.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Dec 9, 2022 • 4min
Ukrainian doctors train for live-saving surgery in the U.S.
Ukrainian doctors are getting a crash course in lung transplants here in the U.S. Patients usually leave Ukraine for the surgery, but the war has increased the need for care back home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
