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Jun 3, 2022 • 3min
One Ukrainian man finds solace tending to his pigeons while war draws nearer
Many civilians have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Even as the fighting intensifies, some Ukrainians who remain are still trying to go about their normal lives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 3, 2022 • 3min
Ukraine has Russian war wreckage on display as a reminder
Ukrainian officials have put up a display of destroyed Russian vehicles in front of the country's Foreign Ministry, intending to show the residents Kyiv and the world that Russia can be defeated.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 3, 2022 • 5min
Has military support for Ukraine from the U.S. and NATO peaked?
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its allies will continue to endure the economic cost of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Jun 2, 2022 • 4min
Tensions around the war in Ukraine are impacting the sports world
If you wanted to forget the Ukraine war by watching a little tennis, forget it. The war is affecting everything, including professional sports.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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
