Russian forces continue to bear down on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with heavy fighting reported in the suburbs. Several cities have been hit across Ukraine and there is a growing humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations, close to three million people have fled the country. Both sides continued to talk Monday but failed to reach a breakthrough. Talks are expected to resume Tuesday. Ukraine’s President Volodmyr Zelenskyy urged his people to continue fighting.
To discuss:
- Inna Sovsun is a member of the Ukrainian Parliament.
- Ulrich Brueckner is a European studies professor at Stanford University in Berlin.
- Vladimir Golstein is chair of the Department of Slavic Studies at Brown University and a commentator on Russian foreign policy.
- Dmitry Babich is a Russian journalist and political analyst.
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After crossing into Moldova from Ukraine, a Ukrainian refugee stared at her country’s side of the border as she waited for relatives to cross and join her.
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Protesters have blocked a border crossing between Poland and Belarus for several days, in an attempt to stop cargo trucks they say are loaded with supplies for the Russian army.https://t.co/D0x2evr9Xd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 14, 2022