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Sep 26, 2022 • 4min
What meaningful action could the United Nations take to help Ukraine?
As the U.N. General Assembly comes to a close, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Yale law professor Oona Hathaway how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 23, 2022 • 4min
Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine begin illegal referendums
Referendums began in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine today. The voting is illegal under both Ukrainian and international law. But that hasn't stopped Moscow from going through with it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 22, 2022 • 5min
What Putin's partial mobilization announcement means for Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Col. Mark Cancian about what Putin's partial mobilization of the Russian military and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory tell us about the next phase of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 21, 2022 • 6min
Putin says Russia will mobilize up to 300,000 additional troops to fight in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia will mobilize up to 300,000 additional troops to fight in Ukraine. Moscow appears poised to annex the Ukrainian territory it currently controls.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 21, 2022 • 5min
Some Ukrainian towns are now liberated, but Russian forces left them in shambles
One Ukrainian woman planted flowers after Russia took over her town — to show she wasn't going anywhere. Now the Russian forces are gone and she and the town are trying to pick up the pieces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 21, 2022 • 4min
President Biden discussed the war in Ukraine, China and climate change at UNGA
The war in Ukraine is dominating this year's general assembly. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address the world body about newly discovered graves in formerly Russian occupied territory.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 13, 2022 • 4min
After 6 months of occupation, a small Ukrainian town has been liberated
The Ukrainian town of Balaklia was the first to be liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive. The work to understand what happened there during six months of occupation is just beginning.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 13, 2022 • 7min
Ukrainian delegation rallies Washington for support
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 13, 2022 • 8min
Zelenskyy's former spokesperson writes about working with the Ukrainian president
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sep 12, 2022 • 4min
How Ukraine broke the stalemate with Russia
In a counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces have claimed swaths in the east of the country, dealing a heavy blow to Russian forces as the war marks 200 days.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
