Ukraine
Ukraine: France seizes Russian ship over sanctions
France has intercepted and impounded a Russian-flagged cargo ship suspected of breaching sanctions imposed because of the invasion of Ukraine.
Professor Al Gillespie on the situation in Ukraine
The world is rightly horrified by the situation in Ukraine, but there's also the ongoing claim that the West has been partly to blame in this conflict. Waikato University's International Law Professor… Audio
Ukraine cross with Mike Eckel in Kyiv
Russian president Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has drawn comparisons to Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussain. Radio Free Europe's Mike Eckel joins the show from an undisclosed location in Kyiv for… Audio
Ukrainian forces resist Russian advance on capital Kyiv
Ukrainian forces are putting up "very determined resistance" to Russia's invasion, according to US defence officials, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy striking a defiant tone on the streets of the…
'We won't lay down our arms,' vows Ukraine president
Protesters gather around the world to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin and his attack on Ukraine as fighting continued to escalate.
Covid-19: Protesters show up as patients at hospitals, police spat on
Hospitals across the country are receiving anti-Covid-19 mandate protesters returning from Parliament, as some protesters have reportedly been spitting on police in Wellington today.
Ukrainian in New Zealand distraught over Russian invasion
Olha Viazenko and her husband moved from Kiev to New Zealand four years ago. Her mother lives alone in Kiev and Olha has lost contact with her and is also worried for the plight of other family… Audio
Moscow correspondent Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty is an expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union and spent 30 years at CNN. She's in Moscow and talks about how the invasion of Ukraine is being explained inside Russia. Audio
Bomb blasts ring out across Kyiv as Russian forces invade
Bomb blasts have rung out across the Ukranian capital Kyev this morning, where residents have been sheltering in basements or underground train stations. It was a sleepless night for many, under the… Audio
NZ sanctions against Russia - Robert Ayson's analysis
US president Joe Biden's name checked New Zealand as one of the countries sanctioning Russia.
Some have pulled out the big financial guns; freezing the offshore assets of Russian banks, cutting… Video, Audio
Why attacks on Ukraine will put NZ fuel prices up
The crisis in Ukraine has sent oil prices skyward, topping US$105 a barrel.
But the government is reassuring New Zealanders the supply here is in good shape, because it comes from the Middle East.
… Audio
Future of Europe at stake - Ukraine acting ambassador to NZ
The future of Europe is at stake - and lessons of the past need to be recalled.
That's the view of Ukraine's acting ambassador for New Zealand, who has called on international communities to rally… Audio
Russia's invasion of Ukraine met with despair, anger in NZ
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been met with despair and anger in New Zealand.
Our reporter Tom Kitchin and cameraman Sam Rillstone have the story.
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Hundreds dead, wounded in Ukraine as Russia invades
Hundreds of people are dead or wounded as Russia continues its march into Ukraine.
The Western world has returned fire - but its weapons of choice are words and more sanctions, including freezing the… Video, Audio
Helen Clark on Ukraine invasion: a threat to world peace
The threat to global peace sparked by the invasion of Ukraine bears chilling similarities to Germany's actions early in WWII, former NZ prime minister Helen Clark says. Audio
Sanctions a response to Russia's 'act of war' - Acting Foreign Minister
David Parker says New Zealand stands ready to do its bit to counter Russia's "unprovoked and illegal" attack on Ukraine. Audio
Russian-American cyber security and geopolitical analyst
Kathryn speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, a US-Russian cybersecurity specialist and geo-political analyst based in Washington DC. He says the West must tailor its sanctions to forestall economic… Audio
Ukraine under full-scale Russian attack, West responds
Ukraine is under full-scale Russian attack - with troops reportedly advancing from the north, east and south. The Russian Defence Ministry claims to have "neutralised" all Ukraine's airbases and air… Audio
What should New Zealand's response be to Russia's invasion?
Geoffrey Miller is an international analyst at the Democracy Project at Victoria University in Wellington. Audio
Vitalii Rybak I'm ready to take up arms
Vitalii Rybak is a journalist currently working in Ukraine but says if necessary he will take up arms to defend Ukraine against Russia. Audio
