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Is eastern Ukraine in for a bloodbath?

Hello again, I'm Armin Aalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Pro-Russian militants, driven out of one eastern Ukrainian city, have bombed three bridges leading

into another where they plan a counteroffensive. They're demanding help against the Ukrainian

army from Russia's President Putin, but the world is asking, why hasn't he answered? Whatever

he does, the city of one million people may be in for protracted urban warfare.

We'll hear what's at stake for Putin, Ukraine's new president, and assorted interests on both sides.

Can the West help to avert a humanitarian crisis?

Today's talking point. Why does the U.S. import its own fish? First, here's the news.

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A revitalized Ukrainian army is on the march against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukrainian cities.

Russian President Putin has not responded to calls for help from rebels he was encouraging just a few

weeks ago. Why not? Is protracted urban warfare inevitable? Is there any prospect for peace?

Today's talking point, 91% of the seafood eaten in the U.S. is imported, including a lot of what was originally caught in American waters.

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