Special Edition: Russia's War, NATO's Test & America's Role
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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It's been over three and a half years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But even as headlines shift, the war rages on—with major implications for Europe, NATO, and the U.S. In this episode, we're breaking down where things stand now, how the war is evolving, and why Americans should still care.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, September 20th. It's now been about a month since President Trump and Russian |
| 0:05.0 | President Vladimir Putin met face-to-face. And this week, Trump said Putin has let him down. |
| 0:10.7 | But he also suggested good news could be coming soon about the war in Ukraine. So what's really going on? |
| 0:16.2 | Why has it been so hard to strike a deal? And what role should the U.S. and NATO play more than three and a |
| 0:21.5 | half years into Russia's full-scale invasion? Our guest today is Rachel Rizzo, a senior fellow at the |
| 0:26.8 | Atlantic Council's Europe Center. She specializes in European security, NATO, and the transatlantic |
| 0:31.8 | relationship. She's here to give us an update on the Russia-Ukraine war and the efforts to end it. |
| 0:39.1 | Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different |
| 0:43.5 | expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget to tune in |
| 0:47.5 | every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes when we provide all the day's news in just |
| 0:52.0 | 10 minutes. It's fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:55.5 | I'm Erica Mandy. It's time for today's special edition Saturday. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 1:04.0 | Rachel Roseau, thank you so much for joining us here on The Newsworthy. Thanks so much for having me. |
| 1:08.1 | So first, just big picture. Give us the overview of how you would describe the state of the Russia-Ukraine war right now. |
| 1:14.3 | So it's been a tough go for the last couple of months with Ukraine. |
| 1:20.3 | Russia is showing no signs of slowing down. |
| 1:25.3 | It's drone attacks. |
| 1:26.9 | It's attacks on civilian infrastructure. |
| 1:30.1 | And Ukraine is in a tough spot because as Russia continues this onslaught, the United States and |
| 1:37.6 | NATO countries on a bilateral basis with Ukraine are still providing support, but not enough to really give Ukraine the opportunity |
| 1:46.3 | to gain a decisive military edge over Russia, both on the battlefield and in terms of things |
| 1:53.2 | like air superiority. |
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