News Roundup for February 25, 2022
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🗓️ 25 February 2022
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Summary
The House Intelligence Committee is working on legislation to provide support for pro-Ukraine independence fighters.
Vladimir Putin is rewriting history in an attempt to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His government has recognized two "independent states" in the Donbass region of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden announced new sanctions on Russia in response to its military action against Ukraine. He met with leaders from the G7 on Thursday.
We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:03.8 | The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:09.0 | For the latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:14.4 | This is the 1A podcast. I'm Amna Navaz in for Jen White. Let's jump into the news roundup. |
| 0:28.2 | Explosions ripped through Southern Kiev this morning as Russian troops entered Ukraine's capital city. |
| 0:34.4 | A Kremlin spokesperson says they're ready to talk to Ukraine's leadership. |
| 0:38.6 | But the terms include quote a complete demilitarization of the country and Russia will likely demand a full surrender. |
| 0:45.9 | In an address on Thursday, President Biden vowed to impose even harsher sanctions on Russia, |
| 0:51.6 | but said US troops wouldn't be going to Ukraine. |
| 0:54.5 | Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences. |
| 1:03.7 | Today I'm authorizing additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia. |
| 1:12.0 | President Biden is set to attend an emergency summit with NATO members later today. |
| 1:16.9 | What will happen? And how much can they do when Ukraine isn't a NATO nation? |
| 1:22.0 | We will get to that. Plus, President Biden has just announced on Twitter that he plans to nominate |
| 1:27.9 | Judge Katanji Brown-Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court. We'll get to more on that and talk about |
| 1:33.7 | how Judge Jackson could change the court. Lots to unpack today. So let's jump into it. Anita Kumar |
| 1:40.0 | is with us. She is senior editor of standards and ethics at Politico. Anita, welcome. Great to be back. |
| 1:45.9 | Mary Harris is the host and managing editor of Slate's Daily News podcast. What next? Mary always a |
| 1:52.0 | pleasure. So nice to be here, Anna. And Kimberly Martin is a political science professor at Barnard |
| 1:57.7 | College and a faculty member at Columbia University's Haram and Institute for Russian and East |
| 2:02.9 | Central European Studies. Kimberly, thanks for being here. You're for having me, Anna. |
| 2:07.5 | So, Mary, let's begin with you. Russian troops are already in Kiev. And Ukraine's president says he |
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