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Apr 26, 2022 • 6min
NATO defense officials meet in Germany to decide next steps for Ukraine
The U.S. wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can't wage a war like this again. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 26, 2022 • 5min
Deep scars remain after Russian troops pulled out of Trostyanets
A small Ukrainian town near the Russian border was the first to be liberated after a four-week Russian occupation. Its challenges provide a window into the tough road ahead for similar communities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 25, 2022 • 5min
U.S. defense secretary 'wants to see Russia weakened' as Ukraine's railways are hit
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see the Russian military weakened on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck railway infrastructure in central and western Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 25, 2022 • 4min
Kharkiv's bomb squad neutralizes cluster bombs in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces are struggling to neutralize cluster munitions, which are bombs that scatter over a wide area and are internationally banned.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 25, 2022 • 8min
A Ukrainian jazz club provides joy in Odesa despite the invasion
In Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine, one jazz club has continued to host performances despite the Russian invasion, providing a haven for joy and creativity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 22, 2022 • 4min
Displaced Ukrainians in Bulgaria are finding ways to mark Orthodox Easter
This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian invasion right now, but those seeking refuge in Bulgaria are marking the holiday.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 22, 2022 • 6min
Many Ukrainians aren't optimistic about peace with Russia
As a Russian general reveals Kremlin plans to take Ukraine's Donbas region to the east as well as all of the country's south, we look at the situation out a village near the frontlines of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 22, 2022 • 5min
Russia's shifting military strategy
Steve Inskeep speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a Russian history professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about Vladimir Putin's shift in war and the focus on southern and eastern front in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 22, 2022 • 3min
A cruise ship in Tallinn, Estonia is housing Ukrainian refugees
More than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded. Tens of thousands are in Estonia, where people remember what it was like to be occupied by the former Soviet Union.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 21, 2022 • 6min
The latest on the probe into atrocities committed by Russian forces around Kyiv
Russian forces pulling out of the area surrounding Kyiv left behind evidence of atrocities committed against civilians. The effort is now to try to build a war crimes case against the perpetrators.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
