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May 13, 2022 • 3min
A Ukrainian singer finds his voice on the streets of Warsaw, Poland
Roman Panchenko moved to Poland from Chernihiv a few years ago and was afraid of singing in the streets. But now, after the war started, he sings Ukrainian songs in a Warsaw plaza to help his country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 13, 2022 • 4min
The latest from Kharkiv, where Ukrainian forces are trying to repel Russian troops
Ukrainian forces are trying to push back Russian forces from Kharkiv, a city Russia has shelled since the beginning of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 13, 2022 • 5min
With Finland poised to join NATO, how will Russia respond?
NRP's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, about how Russia may react to a new NATO nation on its border.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 12, 2022 • 4min
Russia may become the only non-NATO nation in the Arctic, sparking fears of conflict
For decades, Russia and other nations collaborated on scientific and environmental issues in the Arctic. Now, there's concern that Finland and Sweden joining NATO could spark a military buildup there.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 12, 2022 • 4min
Business owners in a suburb of Kyiv are trying to reopen as war moves east
As the war in Ukraine shifts east, many people are returning to the capital Kyiv. Residents in the heavily-shelled suburb of Bucha continue to clean up and businesses are starting to reopen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 12, 2022 • 5min
As the EU tries to ban Russian oil imports, it has 1 major obstacle: Hungary
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to András Simonyi of the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center, about Hungary being an obstacle to Europe's aim of banning Russian energy imports.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 12, 2022 • 4min
Finish government leaders say their country must join NATO without delay
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is on the brink of joining NATO. Finns have their own memories of Russian aggression.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 11, 2022 • 6min
House approves $40 billion in aid for Ukraine as fighting continues
The new air package is making its way through Congress as Ukraine launches a counter-offensive against the Russian invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 11, 2022 • 6min
Germany sends more heavy arms to Ukraine as it fears that Russia could cut off energy
The country is breaking a long tradition of refusing to export arms to war zones.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 11, 2022 • 4min
How one city in southern Ukraine became a humanitarian hub
It's been too dangerous for many Ukrainians to leave their house — let alone make an escape. But some have found ways to cross the frontlines, navigating dangerous check points, to safer areas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
