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Jun 2, 2022 • 6min
Volodymyr vs. Vladimir: How rival statues explain the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A 10th-century prince is a founding figure to Ukrainians, who call him Volodymyr, and to Russians, who call him Vladimir. This isn't just some minor historical tiff.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 1, 2022 • 4min
The wartime U.S.-Poland alliance provides opportunities to work on other issues
Poland and the United States have had a see-saw relationship over the years. But the war in Ukraine has drawn them closer and turned Poland into an indispensable ally.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 1, 2022 • 4min
Nearly 100-days since Russia invaded, Biden pledges new advanced weapons to Ukraine
President Biden pledged new advanced weapons to Ukraine as the 100-day mark since Russia's invasion nears. Biden reiterated that the U.S. will "stay the course" as the conflict drags on.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 1, 2022 • 3min
The U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems to Ukraine
President Biden says in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 31, 2022 • 5min
These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime
Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 31, 2022 • 7min
Russia presses a major offensive in eastern Ukraine as other areas regain normalcy
Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, places from which Russian troops retreated are rapidly regaining a sense of normalcy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 31, 2022 • 4min
A look inside the "billionaire's battalion" fighting the Russians in Ukraine
In Ukraine, one of the country's richest men has set up his own battalion to fight against the Russian invasion. He funds, trains and leads the infantry unit on the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 30, 2022 • 5min
How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs
Many Ukrainians who have fled their country brought their animals along with them. Two Irish Setters played an instrumental role in their owners' making it to safety in France.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 30, 2022 • 6min
A missing Ukrainian woman's family wants to know if she was forcibly taken to Russia
NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 27, 2022 • 4min
After months of harsh sanctions, Moscow seeks to stabilize the country's economy
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the state of the Russian economy after three months of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
