Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Ukraine President Volodymr Zelenskyy says Russia is holding civilians in Mariupul hostage. U.S. says Russia is guilty of war crimes in Ukraine. Russia says it’s nuclear arsenal should deter the West from intervening in the Ukraine war. … Continued


0:08 – The Biden Administration is preparing a diplomatic spin through Europe this week, getting ready for a NATO summit this Thursday. Meanwhile, the Polish government is proposing a NATO peacekeeping mission inside of Ukraine. Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, John Feffer (@johnfeffer), joins us to discuss developments with NATO and updates with the … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Shaun Burnie (@ShaunBurnie), senior nuclear specialist with Greenpeace East Asia. He joins us from Scotland to discuss the power outages at Chernobyl. 0:26 – Jehlen Herdman, KPFA reporter, brings us a story about Ukrainian refugee Tatiana Poladko, who fled with her family to Warsaw, Poland. See the full story here. … Continued


0:08 – More than two weeks into the war in Ukraine, John Feffer (@johnfeffer), Director of Foreign Policy in Focus, speaks to us about the latest developments in Russia’s aggressions and NATO’s hesitation with engaging a “no-fly zone”. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, … Continued


  0:08 – Tanya Kozyreva (@TanyaKozyreva), investigative correspondent, most recently with Buzzfeed News, joins us from Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine where Ukrainian forces have stopped the Russian advance from the East for the recent days. 0:21 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses access to information about the … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – John Feffer (@johnfeffer), director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses most recent updates from the war in Ukraine: Nuclear threats, the Biden Administration’s response, Putin’s NATO fears and the potential outcomes of talks between Ukraine and Russia today. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC … Continued