Mar 29 Watch 9:26 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on war in Ukraine and the Russian threat The tiny nation of Estonia shares a 180-mile border with Russia. During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied the country and then annexed it until Estonia regained its independence. Now, it is a NATO and European Union member on… Continue watching
Mar 29 Poland blocks coal imports in an effort to reduce Russian energy dependency By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Tuesday’s move is part of a larger strategy to reduce energy dependence on Russia which gained new urgency after the invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 29 Inside a Ukrainian town that warded off Russian troops By Andrea Rosa, Felipe Dana, Associated Press The Associated Press on Monday saw a civilian landscape that has seen some of the worst of war upon arriving in Trostyanets. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 4:21 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hits an impasse amid fierce fighting and looming peace talks By Jack Hewson Nearly 5,000 people have been killed and 160,000 remain trapped inside the city of Mariupol without heat, water or electricity. Ukraine said the city is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, but no evacuation corridors were agreed on Monday,… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 4:31 Analyzing Russia’s views on Ukraine, NATO and the use of nuclear weapons The carnage in Ukraine continues as Russia appears to be changing tactics. Andrew Weiss, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 8:23 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s comments about Putin’s power By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin's hold on power, Biden's budget proposal, and how… Continue watching
Mar 27 Caught between politics and heritage, Ukrainians in Bosnia grapple with the Russian invasion at home By Anna Miller, Liza Schmidt, Ben Weiss, Asim Bešlija Thirty years after the start of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s brutal civil war, the country’s citizens are watching a new war erupt in Ukraine. For a small community of ethnic Ukrainians in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the recent invasion… Continue reading
Mar 27 Zelensky: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of cowardice as his country fights to stave off Russia’s invading troops, making an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to sustain a defense as the war ground into a battle of… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:24 Biden stops in Poland as Ukrainian civilians endure Russia’s onslaught By Jane Ferguson, Ali Rogin President Biden is in Poland meeting with a key NATO ally that shares borders with both Ukraine and Russia ahead of what the White House calls a "major address" in the Polish capital. Meantime in Ukraine, the horrific toll of… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 6:41 How Poland has become ‘the frontline of the NATO alliance’ By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Biden's visit to Poland Friday spotlights that country's importance to the military and humanitarian effort in Ukraine. Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine no nation has become more important to western efforts to repel Russia. Stephen Mull,… Continue watching