Nov 19 Watch 5:52 Winter looms in Ukraine as Russian invasion enters 10th month By Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson As the war in Ukraine enters its 10th month and snow falls in the country's capital, Russia continues to target civilian infrastructure and the electrical grid. Reporting from Kyiv, NPR national security correspondent Greg Myre joins Geoff Bennett for more… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:10 Missile strike in Poland likely unintentional and tied to Ukrainian air defense, NATO says The missile that landed in Poland and killed two people sparked emergency meetings of NATO and the world’s leading democracies. But initial findings suggest it was an errant Ukrainian air defense missile and not a Russian missile. Top U.S. officials… Continue watching
Nov 16 WATCH: State Department holds briefing after possible Ukraine missile lands in NATO territory By Associated Press State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel held a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, a day after possible Ukrainian missiles landed in Poland, killing two people. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Secretary Austin, General Milley echo Polish assessment of missile strike By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press At the Pentagon, Austin said the U.S. has confidence in Poland's early assessment, but wants to let the investigation "play out." He also said that Russia bears responsibility for the incident because of its invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 16 Poland, NATO say missile strike that killed 2 wasn’t a Russian attack By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press “Ukraine’s defense was launching their missiles in various directions and it is highly probable that one of these missiles unfortunately fell on Polish territory," said Polish President Andrzej Duda. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden says it’s ‘unlikely’ the missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press But the president pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile. Continue reading
Nov 15 Biden calls ’emergency’ meeting of NATO leaders after reports of Russian missile hitting Poland By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden called an "emergency" meeting of G7 and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a "Russian-made" missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Univ. of Virginia football coach honors three players shot and killed In our news wrap Tuesday, the University of Virginia football coach honored three players who were shot and killed over the weekend, FBI Director Christopher Wrap sounded a warning that the Chinese-owned app TikTok poses serious national security risks and… Continue watching
Nov 15 Poland says Russian-made missile fell on its soil, killing 2 By John Leicester, James Laporta, Associated Press The Polish Foreign Ministry said it had “demanded immediate detailed explanations” from the Russian ambassador. Continue reading
Nov 15 Russian air strikes cause widespread blackouts in Ukraine, cross into NATO-member Poland By John Leicester, Associated Press A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova. Continue reading