Interviews with: National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Sen. Rob Portman, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, Latvia President Egils Levits

State of the Union

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🗓️ 13 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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First: Putin's forces strike a Ukrainian base just miles from the border with Poland. With millions of Ukrainians fleeing the violence, what is the US prepared to do to stop the killing? We ask National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Today's extended episode also features Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir, who is fighting on the frontlines in Ukraine; exclusive talks with Senators Rob Portman and Amy Klobuchar from the Polish-Ukrainian border; Latvian President Egils Levits; and live reporting from CNN's Clarissa Ward on the latest violence and the death of an American journalist in Ukraine. Also: CNN Global Affairs Analyst Susan Glasser; House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX); Former House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jane Harman (D-CA); and CNN Political Commentator Scott Jennings join Dana to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine. Plus: a special look at life inside Russia from former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Jill Dougherty and Puck News’ Julia Ioffe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	New targets, Putin's forces strike Western Ukraine where refugees are fleeing, as Russian
0:12.2	atrocities grow.
0:13.7	A proof of genocide of Ukrainians is taking place.
0:17.2	What is the U.S. prepared to do to stop the killing?
0:20.2	I'll speak to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan next, and closing in.
0:26.2	Russian troops surround Kiev, raising fears they'll bomb the city into submission.
0:31.6	Can Ukraine's capital withstand an attack?
0:34.5	We need support.
0:36.2	I'll speak to the mayor of Kiev, Vitaly Klishko next, plus punishing Putin.
0:42.4	More than 2 million desperate Ukrainians flee Putin's war.
0:46.4	This is about a crisis.
0:48.4	People are dying.
0:49.4	Is the U.S. doing enough to help Ukraine and can Americans bear the cost of doing more?
0:55.0	The GOP Senator Rob Portman joins me exclusively from the Polish-Ukrainian border, just 19 miles
1:02.8	from the latest bombing.
1:03.9	Hello, I'm Dana Bashin, Washington, where the state of our union is reeling from what
1:16.7	we are seeing in Ukraine, and there is a lot of breaking news this morning.
1:21.0	Russia is pounding Western Ukraine, firing more than 30 missiles at the International Peace
1:26.2	Keeping and Security Center, a military base that includes a training center.
1:31.6	At least 35 people are dead, and 134 are injured, according to the head of the Lviv Regional
1:37.9	Military Administration.
1:39.9	Take a look at this location.
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