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Feb. 24, 2022: War in Europe
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8 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
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Description
Just before 6 a.m. Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin
announced in a televised speech that his forces were entering Ukraine.
Within moments, distant explosions were heard by reporters stationed in
Kyiv and cities throughout the country.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, called it “an unprovoked and
unjustified attack by Russian military forces.”
A U.S. official said “full-scale” sanctions against Russia would be
announced today. POLITICO national security reporter Alex Ward shares
what he expects to hear.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
announced in a televised speech that his forces were entering Ukraine.
Within moments, distant explosions were heard by reporters stationed in
Kyiv and cities throughout the country.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, called it “an unprovoked and
unjustified attack by Russian military forces.”
A U.S. official said “full-scale” sanctions against Russia would be
announced today. POLITICO national security reporter Alex Ward shares
what he expects to hear.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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