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May 3, 2022 • 6min
A closer look at some of Russia's military failures in the war on Ukraine
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds, a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses, about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 3, 2022 • 7min
In the war on Ukraine, rape has been used as a weapon
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to British lawmaker Arminka Helić about how rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons in Russia's war on Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 2, 2022 • 4min
The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East
The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 2, 2022 • 5min
Civilians and soldiers remain trapped in a Mariupol steel plant
More civilians are being evacuated Monday from a steel facility in Mariupol, Ukraine. But thousands of soldiers remain, many of whom are injured and have been holed up for weeks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 2, 2022 • 4min
What it's like living in Ukraine's warzone
Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl. But there is still heavy fighting in the South, with many civilians living in the crossfire. For them, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
May 2, 2022 • 5min
Will U.S. military aid to Ukraine arrive in time to make a difference?
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Barry Pavel of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, about the mechanics of military aid to Ukraine and the prospect of a long conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 29, 2022 • 4min
U.S. supports efforts to prosecute Russians for alleged war crimes, including at ICC
The U.S. is eager for the International Criminal Court to prosecute allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it's not a member of the court itself.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 29, 2022 • 7min
With an increase in funds to Ukraine, the U.S. aims to help it hold off Russia
The White House sent a $33 billion request to Congress for Ukraine. NPR's A Martinez spoke with deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer about the largest single funding proposal for the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 29, 2022 • 7min
A family in Kharkiv refuses to flee even as Russian forces shell their city
Millions have fled the war in Ukraine and left the country, but some refuse to leave. For one family in Kharkiv, their fight to simply staying alive has become their biggest act of resistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 28, 2022 • 4min
South Korea's immediate neighbors are impacting the military help its giving Ukraine
South Korea is the world's sixth-largest arms exporter and Ukraine has turned to it for help in its war against Russia. But so far, Seoul has only agreed to provide non-lethal aid.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
