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Officials in the United States say that Russia could invade Ukraine as early as this week, which raises the question: Should an attack come, how will the Ukrainian people respond?
In Ukraine, there’s a real push and pull between Russia and the West. There are those in the country who consider themselves Western and others who consider themselves Russian — and this has been a defining feature of the nation since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
If Russia invades, will the people rise up or capitulate? We hear about how Ukrainians are viewing the threat.
On today’s episode
Michael Schwirtz, an investigative reporter with The New York Times.
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A trip along the Dnieper River explores what it means to be Ukrainian at a moment of extreme peril, as the country debates Russia’s place in its past, and its future.
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Michael Schwirtz contributed reporting.
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