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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

A Ukraine-born journalist on his country's 'battle for survival'

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

News, On Point, Npr, Talk Show, Daily

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week marks the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For Wall Street Journal correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov, that means two years of stories of resilience and determination. He tells those stories in his new book "Our Enemies Will Vanish."

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On Point is WBUR’s award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti leads provocative conversations that help make sense of the world.

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This is on point. I'm Deborah Becker in for Magnichoc-Robardi.

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It was two years ago this week that marked the start of Russia's war with Ukraine. That's

0:44.4

when the world began to see more of Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky. He

0:48.6

appeared outside the presidential headquarters in Ukraine shortly after Russia first attacked in February of

0:55.1

2022 in a 30-second selfie video posted on social media.

0:59.9

Zelensky had a clear message.

1:02.0

Nashi Viskoy did. Zelensky had a clear message.

1:04.0

He's saying our soldiers are here, the citizens are here, we're all here, we will defend

1:11.0

our independence, that's how it will go, glory to Ukraine. A few days later in

1:18.8

his State of the Union address President Biden pledged US support to Ukraine.

1:24.0

Six days ago, Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world,

1:32.0

thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways.

1:37.1

But he badly miscalculated.

1:39.4

He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over.

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