Dec 13 Watch 7:51 How drone warfare has transformed the battle between Ukraine and Russia By Nick Schifrin, Eric O'Connor, Nikol Goldman With Congress deadlocked on whether to approve tens of billions of dollars in additional aid for Ukraine, that nation's domestic arms industry is becoming increasingly important. Perhaps the most vital weapons system it's producing is an army of drones. Nick… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 12:10 Zelenskyy makes his case to Congress for more U.S. aid in Ukraine’s fight against Russia By Lisa Desjardins, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Nick Schifrin, Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan, Kyle Midura Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington urging Congress to unfreeze badly needed military aid. The debate over U.S. aid comes as a declassified intelligence assessment details staggering losses for Russia. It shows nearly 90 percent of its pre-war force… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:10 Russia’s ethnic minorities disproportionately die in the war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow In the nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, 300,000 Russian soldiers have died or been wounded, many of them conscripts. For soldiers from Siberia and Russia’s Far East, home to many of Russia’s ethnic minorities, the price has been… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 7:03 Ukrainian weapons production chief on why U.S. support is critical in fight against Russia By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev The U.S. signed an agreement with Ukraine this week to accelerate the co-production of Ukrainian weapons. But there’s a long way to go before Ukraine has enough domestic armaments to fight the Russian military on its own. It comes as… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 8:43 National security adviser discusses Ukraine aid as funding remains stalled in Congress By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn Tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, and money for U.S. border security, remain stalled on Capitol Hill. The Biden administration sent Congress a warning that Ukraine funding is set to run out by the… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 6:49 The global implications of the U.S. debate over Ukraine military assistance By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Nick Schifrin, Ian Couzens, Kyle Midura, Sonia Kopelev As Congress continues the debate over Ukraine funding, Amna Nawaz discussed the global implications of the aid with Lisa Desjardins and Nick Schifrin. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 6:42 How Russian oil is reaching the U.S. market through a loophole in the embargo By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda After Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. and European allies banned the import of Russian oil and natural gas. But a new report reveals that fuel made in part from Russian crude is still ending up in American gas tanks. Nick… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 1:57 News Wrap: Aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis after repeated Afghan quakes In our news wrap Sunday, another powerful earthquake rocked Afghanistan’s western region where thousands died in last week’s quakes, six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, Poland held what’s considered to be its most significant national election since… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 6:03 U.S. intends to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia, says defense secretary By Nick Schifrin, Andrew Corkery While U.S. aid to Ukraine has gotten caught up in Capitol Hill politics, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he intends to support Ukraine as best he can. Austin talked about that when he sat down with foreign affairs and defense… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:04 Zelenskyy visits NATO headquarters in Brussels as leaders discuss Ukraine support By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an unannounced trip to Brussels Wednesday, his first time visiting NATO headquarters. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted him and 50 other leaders for a meeting on continuing to arm Ukraine as the U.S. government… Continue watching