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The UK jumps the gun on mutual defense agreements with Sweden & Finland, potentially complicating relations in already tense Eastern Europe May 11, 2022

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One almost instant reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the rush of countries looking to either join NATO or strengthen their ties to the military alliance. Finland and Sweden, two Scandinavian countries that have long preferred to keep an independent stance on their strategic partnerships, reversed course in a hurry after Russia launched its war.

Both countries are now on pace to join NATO by the end of this year. But the United Kingdom is jumping the gun a bit, which could complicate already tense relationships across Eastern Europe.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reached agreements with Sweden and Finland to defend them if they are attacked by Russia ... and vice versa, the Scandinavian pair promised to come to the military aid of the U-K.

Meanwhile intense fighting continues in Eastern and Southern Ukraine, with the war increasingly looking like a drawn-out stalemate.

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Slog, stalemate, prolonged conflict: whatever you call it, the battle in Eastern Ukraine is set to drag on -- Checking in on one of the millions of internally displaced Ukrainians May 10, 2022

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Digging in for the long haul -- that's how the U.S. Director of National Intelligence characterized Vladimir Putin's strategy as his invasion of Ukraine enters its 3rd month. DNI Avril Haines, in testimony before a Senate committee, described Russia's effort in Eastern Ukraine as a slow moving slog ... it's the U.S. intelligence assessment that Putin is hoping the attention of NATO and the West on Ukraine starts to wane over time.

So what's the latest from the Donbas region, where the majority of recent fighting is happening ... is Mariupol still not totally under Russian control ... and is the war in Ukraine turning into a stalemate? We'll ask.

We'll then check in with one of the millions of Ukrainian families that was forced to pick up and move to avoid Russian troops, refugees within their own country.

But we start with an update on the fighting and what the American intelligence community believes are Vladimir Putin's goals to create a "land bridge" stretching from Russian-controlled Crimea all the way to the Ukrainian city of Odessa.

That may very well be what Putin wants, but can his beat up military actually achieve that?

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Victory Day in Moscow didn't reveal much of Putin's next plans in Ukraine -- Meet the team of U.S. Army veterans on the frontlines in Ukraine....making a documentary May 09, 2022

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It was Victory Day in Moscow, usually cause for swelling Russian patriotism and a display of military might with parading soldiers, thanks and fighter jets marching through Red Square. While there were the requisite soldiers and tanks, it was a subdued Victory Day event for Vladimir Putin and Russia's elite ... Putin didn't call for mass mobilization of hundreds of thousands more Russian soldiers, nor did he declare any kind of victory in his war in Ukraine.

Instead Putin presented a list of the usual manufactured reasons for his invasion of Ukraine ... and his usual grievances against NATO and the West. We will take a closer look at what Victory Day means for the ongoing war in Ukraine.

And we go live to Kyiv to talk with a group of filmmakers ... who are both U.S. Army veterans ... embedded on the front lines with Ukrainian forces.

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May 9th is fast approaching, how will Russia dress up its failures in Ukraine for its fabled "Victory Day?" -- The view from Kyiv, a city not quite a war but not yet at peace May 06, 2022

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May 9th is a date that has long been circled on the calendar for all observers of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. That is the day that Russia marks its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II; a day usually filled with patriotic bravado about Russia's military strength and power.

With May 9th coming up on Monday, there are growing fears that Russia and Vladimir Putin ... desperate for any kind of at least symbolic victory to prove their invasion of Ukraine is going as planned ... will significantly ramp up attacks and provocations over the next couple of days. So we'll head to Ukraine for the latest from the battlefield.

And we'll then talk with one woman who stayed in Kyiv during the early days of the war and remains there now ... about a city that's not quite at war, but not at peace either.

Fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has picked up in the Eastern and Southern parts of the country, with Ukraine's army on the counterattack in several areas of the Donbas region. Meanwhile most of the bombed out, largely destroyed port city of Mariupol remains in Russian control.

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With Mariupol still not completely in Russian hands, Ukraine's military goes on the counterattack -- U.S. intelligence is playing a much bigger role in this war than realized May 05, 2022

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The battle for the southern Ukrainian port town of Mariupol may be coming to its final stages as the last defenders hold off Russian forces. At the same time, heavy fighting reported all along the eastern front.

And there are even reports that the Ukrainian military is on the counterattack, pushing back Russian forces in several areas in the Donbas region.

One of the biggest bombshells to drop involving this war didn't actually land in Ukraine--it landed on the pages of the New York Times, where several of their sources within the U.S. Defense Department confirmed that they've been providing the Ukrainian military with locations and intel on the positions of Russian generals on the battlefield.

And that the Ukrainians have been using the intel to pinpoint and kill several of those generals.

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Russians continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure, aiming latest missile strikes at railroad links in Lviv--with an eye toward slowing Western weapons shipments May 04, 2022

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Even while most of the fighting remains in Eastern Ukraine, Russia continues to remind Kyiv that it can strike in any part of the country, at any time. More missile strikes over the last 24 hours were aimed at Lviv in Western Ukraine, as the Russians were reportedly aiming for railroad links. That's key because those rail lines are being used to send western weapons toward the front lines in the Donbas region.

At the same time, the European Union says it's planning a ban on all its member nations importing oil from Russia as efforts continue to hit Moscow with tough economic sanctions.

And that's key because even with a lot of talk about weaning itself off of Russian oil and gas, there are still plenty of European countries dependent on Russia for its energy supplies.

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Nancy Pelosi's visit to Kyiv, as 2nd in line to the U.S. presidency, marks a big shift in support for Ukraine's war effort -- How Ukrainian towns untouched by Russian bombs still have been changed forever May 02, 2022

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Over the weekend Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi became the highest ranking American official to visit Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv during Russia's invasion. But behind the handshakes and good wishes between Pelosi and Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky were urgent requests from the Ukrainians to keep the flow of western weapons and money going.

Will Congress deliver that big package of aid for the Ukrainians and are we doing enough to help their war effort? We'll take a closer look.

We'll also speak with a woman from the center of the Ukraine in a town that's been transformed during the course of the war, flooded with tens of thousands of refugees fleeing eastern Ukraine.

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Russians remind Ukraine with missile strike in the heart of Kyiv that while their focus is in in the Donbas, they can still strike anywhere Apr 29, 2022

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While the focus has been on Eastern Ukraine and the "new phase" of the Russian invasion to capture territory in that region, there was a stark reminder today that Russia retains the ability to strike anywhere in Ukraine.

Two big explosions rocked central Kyiv just after the U-N Secretary-General met with Ukraine's president. One person of several killed was a Radio Free Europe journalist.

There was another person of note killed in Ukraine recently: the first American, who traveled there to fight the Russians, was killed in action. He was a 22-year-old Marine Corps veteran.......who leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old baby.

Meanwhile the Russians continue their efforts to push forward and seize more land in the Donbas region.

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$33 billion U.S. aid package to Ukraine shows America's in it for the long haul -- The story of a Ukrainian woman who escaped Russian troops while 9-months pregnant Apr 28, 2022

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In a sign of how long Russia's war in Ukraine could last ... and a symbol of long haul American support for Ukraine ... President Biden today asked Congress to fund a substantial military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, to the tune of 33-billion-dollars. And even at that high price tag, the Ukrainians will likely want and need more from us----will we continue to deliver?

And you will hear from a new mother in Ukraine, her name is Olesya and she gave birth to a baby girl under less-than-ideal circumstances. We'll get her story of having to flee the war while 9-months-pregnant.

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Russia weaponizes its energy imports, shuts off gas exports to Poland, Bulgaria -- Does today's prisoner swap between the U.S. & Russia open any new diplomatic channels? -- A member of Ukraine's parliament says her country can win Apr 27, 2022

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Russia has wielded one of the biggest weapons it has in its arsenal in its war against Ukraine........and it's broader confrontation against the West. Today the Russians cut off natural gas imports to two NATO countries, Poland and Bulgaria, over their refusal to pay for the gas in Russian rubles.......rather than dollars. Will the move divide NATO; and is this just the start of Russia weaponizing its natural gas exports?

It was described as a scene out of a movie: an American Marine Corps veteran, held in Russia for 3 years on what were reportedly trumped up charges, was given his freedom today in a dramatic prisoner exchange. Does this hint of diplomacy mean we're closer to a peace deal in Ukraine?

Ukraine is two months into its war with Russia. At the end of today's podcast we'll talk again with a member of Ukraine's parliament who says Russia can be defeated but more help is needed.

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