A surrender hotline for Russian soldiers

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🗓️ 24 March 2023

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As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, Ukrainian military officials have set up a hotline for Russian soldiers to call in and surrender. Is it working to end the war?

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0:00.0	More than a year into an exceptionally bloody war, Ukraine's military is focused on one task,
0:07.9	getting Russian soldiers off the battlefield.
0:11.2	The historical way, of course, is via killing and conquering.
0:15.5	But Ukrainian leaders are finding out there's a surprisingly easy way to do that that doesn't involve military
0:21.6	might.
0:22.6	Alon, a general of preem of question in the front lines, a lot of Russian soldiers want to
0:29.6	surrender.
0:30.6	Hello.
0:31.6	Now, a new Ukrainian hotline, there's that
0:36.6	now, a new Ukrainian hotline makes that easier.
0:41.3	Can it turn the tide of the war?
0:44.3	I'm Gustav Ariano. You're listening to The Times.
0:51.3	Essential News from the LA Times.
0:57.0	It's Friday, March 24, 2003.
1:23.4	Today, how Ukraine surrender hotline works and what it means for its conflict with Russia. Here to talk to me about all this is my L.A. Times colleague, Global Affairs correspondent Laura King.
1:25.0	Laura, welcome to the Times.
1:26.4	Thanks for having me.
1:29.8	So Ukraine Surrender Hotline.
1:32.5	Is it literally just like it sounds?
1:33.3	You call a number.
1:36.0	You say, I surrender, and that's that?
1:40.7	Well, it's a little more complicated than that, but that is the basic concept.
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