Over the weekend, Ukraine’s military stunned the world. After months of a kind of stalemate, its military took hundreds of miles of territory back from Russia — its biggest victory since the start of the war.
How did the war reach this critical point, and what does Ukraine’s success mean for the future?
Guest: Eric Schmitt, a correspondent covering nationa ... Show More
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With Republicans trailing in the polls, the party is making hard choices about where to spend its money — abandoning some races while pouring resources into others.Shane Goldmacher, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Lisa Lerer, political correspondents for The New York Times, explain why Pr ... Show More
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Sep 2022
Ukraine: Have we reached a turning point in the war?
Ukraine's military has retaken thousands of square kilometres of territory near the north-eastern city of Kharkiv. The Russians are said to have retreated in haste and disarray, but they retaliated by shelling a large power plant, causing blackouts in Kharkiv, the country's secon ... Show More
29m 33s
Nov 2022
Pushing the Russians back
In its biggest victory yet, Ukraine retook its vital port city, Kherson. The Guardian’s Luke Harding calls Russia’s retreat a turning point in the war — but a long, cold winter awaits.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fac ... Show More
26m 6s
Mar 2022
Ukraine Asks U.S. For Drones, Aircraft & Medical Supplies
Putin’s troops may be losing one battle, but are they winning the war? NATO and the Biden administration point to small victories for Ukraine amidst blunders by Russia. But, Putin continues to pulverize south and east Ukraine. So, are we headed to some sort of stalemate ending wi ... Show More
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