Russia-Ukraine Crisis Mariupol Retreat Does Not Diminish Ukraine's Wins Against Russia Don’t say that Ukraine “gave up” Mariupol, says Chris Miller, professor at Tufts University. This was a retreat of the last bastion of soldiers in the city which Ukraine held out far longer than analysts thought would be possible. “I don’t think we should read this as heralding a major change in the character of the conflict,” Miller tells NBCLX...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Ukraine's Retreat From Mariupol, Explained Ukraine surrendered a steel plant in the city of Mariupol and evacuated troops, giving full control of the battleground city to Russian forces. But experts including Joel Rubin, a former deputy assistant secretary of state, worry Russia will “parade around” freed Ukrainian soldiers and not live up to humanitarian agreements. He explains more on LX News.
NATO Finland Leaders in Favor of Joining NATO Finland’s leaders said they are in favor of rapidly applying for NATO membership, paving the way for a historic expansion of the alliance.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis No, This TIME Magazine Cover of Putin Wasn't Real An artist edited Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler onto a Time magazine cover, and many people falsely assumed the image was real – then shared it widely around social media. Reporter Maya Broadwater from Mediawise, a digital media literacy and factchecking group, explains.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Biden's $33B Ukraine Aid Request Signals a Long Conflict Ahead President Biden said his request for an additional $33 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine reflects the importance of the mission. What else does it tell us about what’s ahead? NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker talked to Arik Burakovsky of Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy to put the request in perspective.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Russia Has Freed 1 American Prisoner. Could Brittney Griner Be Next? Trevor Reed is now back on American soil after he was freed in a prisoner swap with Russia. We asked Joel Rubin, a former deputy assistant secretary of state, about how diplomats work behind-the-scenes on these prisoner swaps. There still isn’t much news on Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, two Americans still imprisoned in Russia.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis How the War in Ukraine Ends Depends on Whether Russia Wants to Fight or Save Face As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dragged on, the endgame has become less clear. NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker spoke to Philip Wasielewski of the Foreign Policy Research Institute about the war’s possible outcomes, which hinge on a key question: Does Russia want to fight — or find a way out?
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Russia-Ukraine War Won't End Any Time Soon: Former State Dept. Official Russia’s war with Ukraine continues to drag on as Ukraine receives U.S. aid and Russia hurts from sanctions. Though some say there’s pressure for Putin to end the war before May 9, a significant victory day in Russian history, it looks like there’s no end in sight to the war, says Joel Rubin, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of...
misinformation How the News Media Separates Fact From Disinformation in Ukraine Social media has given journalists and the public access to a huge amount of information from the war in Ukraine, but separating fact from disinformation has never been harder. Members of the NBC Social Newsgathering team joined NBCLX storyteller Clark Fouraker to walk him through how they vet social media videos to get at the truth.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Thousands of Animals Left Behind in Ukraine Need Help The Russian invasion displaced more than 10 million Ukrainians — and many Ukrainians brought pets or even livestock with them when leaving home. But thousands of animals were left behind, in shelters that have had difficulty getting supplies amid the fighting. That’s why New Yorker Courtney Chandel recently flew to Ukraine and volunteered at an animal shelter. She joined LX...
