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…
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Ukrainian civilians desperately try to flee the hellscape of Mariupol amid Russian attacks
The first evacuations from a steel plant in Mariupol, site of the last stand by Ukrainian troops, continued Monday a day after 100 civilians were freed. But more than 100,000 Ukrainians remain in the city, which has now been besieged…
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Pelosi pledges U.S. support in Ukraine visit as evacuations begin in war-torn Mariupol
About 100 residents in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol on Sunday were freed and promised safe passage after being trapped for months in the basement of a steel plan with little access to clean air, food or water. This comes…
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Deep inside Mariupol’s last stronghold, Ukrainians send messages of patriotism and resolve
Russia is slowly consolidating its forces around Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians remain trapped in a steel factory in the beleaguered city of Mariupol. And as correspondent Ali Rogin reports, their loved ones are sending urgent pleas…
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Preserving Ukraine’s cultural treasures with digital tools
In Ukraine, as everywhere, much of contemporary life, including history and culture, is documented in the digital space. With so much at risk, new efforts are taking on a new kind of digital “cultural preservation.” Jeffrey Brown reports for our…
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Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power
With so much of Ukraine’s vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from…
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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…
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Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the…
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