World May 12 Finland pursues NATO membership as Russia vows retaliation Finland announced Thursday it would end its decades-long neutral status and seek to join NATO. A formal declaration will be made Sunday, while Sweden is expected to follow suit next week. Both nations have resisted joining NATO but were spurred…
World May 02 U.S. acting ambassador to Ukraine on the return of diplomats and the state of the war In the western city of Lviv, the U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine Kristina Kvien returned on Monday to the country for the first time since evacuating six weeks ago. Kvien joins Nick Schifrin to discuss new shipments of U.S. arms…
World Apr 29 Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia’s war effort in Ukraine With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator,…
World Apr 28 New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who…
World Apr 26 As the West increases arms shipments to Ukraine, worries grow about the reaction in Russia The war in Ukraine is accelerating in the eastern Donbas region. On Tuesday, as ministers from dozens of nations met in Germany to coordinate their efforts to arm Ukraine, American leaders changed their tone, from one of just helping Ukraine…
World Apr 22 Far right Marine Le Pen challenges French President Macron in election showdown French voters go to the polls Sunday for a second and final vote between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far right challenger Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, who has run a Trump-style campaign targeting immigration has been labeled by Macron…
World Apr 21 Global accusations of genocide rage as bloody scenes rise in Ukraine Russian forces have killed civilians across Ukraine, sparking global outrage, and accusations that Russia is committing war crimes - even genocide. The barbarity is evident in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, that was liberated three weeks ago. Now, a grim…
World Apr 20 What to expect in the next phase of Russia’s war As the U.S. and NATO ramp up billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine, there are risks to consider -- including Russia's military reaction. Chief Correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with former Marine and NATO official John Manza about the…
World Mar 31 Ukrainian civilians resort to desperate attempts to evacuate war zone The city of Zaporizhya lies in the southeast of Ukraine along the Dnieper River. It’s very close to the front lines, and so far remains in Ukrainian hands. In the early days of the war, fighting at its nuclear power…
World Mar 28 Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Ukraine and the West: ‘Don’t push us into the corner’ President Biden on Monday stood by his comments over the weekend that Russia's Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" as Ukraine President Zelensky said he was open to discussing neutrality for his nation in exchange for a ceasefire. Special correspondent…