In Ukraine, the Men Who Must Stay and Fight
This episode contains strong language.As the Russian assault has intensified, the government in Ukraine has enacted martial law, requiring men to stay in the country and either join the fight or face ...
1 Mar 202242min
The Battle for Kyiv
This episode contains strong language.Over the weekend, the battle for Ukraine arrived at the capital, Kyiv, as Russian forces attempted to advance.Would the Russian military quickly overrun the city?...
28 Feb 202227min
The Sunday Read: 'The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon'
Ronen Bergman and Mark Mazzetti investigate Pegasus, an Israeli spying tool that was acquired for use by the F.B.I., and which the United States government is now trying to ban.Pegasus is used globall...
27 Feb 202256min
Ukrainians’ Choice: Fight or Flee?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest in Europe since World War II.With the full-scale assault entering its second day on Friday, Ukrainians are coming to terms with the reality that the unthink...
25 Feb 202242min
The Russian Invasion Begins
After months of escalating tensions, President Vladimir V. Putin took to state television on Thursday to declare the start of a “special military operation” in Ukraine.In the prelude to the invasion a...
24 Feb 202220min
‘A Knife to the Throat’: Putin’s Logic for Invading Ukraine
At 10 p.m. in Moscow on Monday night, Russian state television interrupted its regular programming to air an address from President Vladimir V. Putin about the Ukraine crisis.We look back on what Mr. ...
23 Feb 202230min
Russian Troops Advance
This episode contains strong language.On Monday night, as tensions deepened between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin sent troops into two regions in eastern Ukraine where separatist for...
22 Feb 202225min
‘Somebody’s Got to Save Us, While We’re Saving Everybody Else’
As hospitals in the United States battled another coronavirus wave in the past few months, another crisis was steadily growing more acute: a shortage of nurses.We speak to some of the “forgotten warri...
18 Feb 202231min
