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An Update on the War in Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier waves the Ukrainian national flag while standing on top of an armored personnel carrier (APC) on April 8, 2022 in Hostomel, Ukraine. Alexey Furman / Getty Images
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The U.S is expected to send $150 million in munitions to Ukraine. This comes on the heels of a Pentagon policy shift, giving Ukraine the thumbs-up to strike on Russian soil in self-defense.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had a pivotal meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un last week, which ended in a new alliance.
And at a peace summit in Switzerland last week, several world powers failed to back Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace plan.
We talk the latest on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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