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As Russian forces continue to target Ukrainian nuclear power plants — with Europe’s largest plant, Zaporizhzhia and Chernobyl already under their control — the alarm has been raised. In a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, U.S. intelligence officials said the world is facing an increased nuclear threat...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the alert level of their nuclear forces and warned of extreme consequences for any country that attempts to interfere with the invasion into Ukraine. Russia has the world's largest nuclear stockpile and the announcement has many fearing the start of a third world war...
Just a few short days ago the possibility of a full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia remained unthinkable to many, but then it happened, leaving us to come to terms with a suddenly-changed world. On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we consider the far reaching impacts of the first major war to break out between European nations in decades...
We're bringing you updates on the war in Ukraine as the Russian army has reached the capital of Kyiv and the city has become a battlezone with Ukrainian defenses trying to hold off the attack For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Jennifer Hodges spoke with Don Jensen, Director of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow Don Jensen joins us this morning for more...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regional bullying and authoritarian grip on power have long triggered international concern, but the invasion of Ukraine has ratcheted fears and speculation to new heights around the questions of what Mr. Putin actually wants and how much he is willing to risk to achieve it. To a remarkable extent, U.S. and European leaders say the Russian president bears personal responsibility for the chaos and carnage befalling Ukraine — a pro-Western former Soviet republic under threat of being violently swallowed by Russia. “Putin is the aggressor,” President Biden said Thursday. “Putin chose this war.”
Top U.S. officials painted a grim picture of what a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine would look like, as Ukraine declared a state of emergency starting at midnight Thursday. Pentagon officials said Russia was set to invade. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports...
Don Jensen with the United States Institute of Peace reacts to the day’s developments in Ukraine...