The humanitarian, economic, and political impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Damaged radar arrays and other equipment is seen at Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia has launched a barrage of air and missile strikes on Ukraine early Thursday and Ukrainian officials said that Russian troops have rolled into the country from the north, east and south.

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Ukrainian Americans in the Houston area are watching the Russian invasion closely. Many of the estimated 5,000 Ukrainians here have relatives back home, in danger.

We know a lot of this can be confusing and difficult to comprehend, but even if we think we don’t have a direct connection to Ukraine, the invasion will still affect us.

Today, we look at the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict from a humanitarian, economic, and political perspective. Also, News 88.7 reporter Andrew Schneider brings us his exclusive conversation with a former US Army captain recently located in the Donbas region in south-eastern Ukraine.

Richard J. Stoll, Ph.D.

Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science, Rice University
Faculty scholar at the Baker Institute
Senior fellow and a member of the advisory council of the Institute for Sustainable Peace.

Vitalii Tarasiuk

Consul General of Ukraine in Houston

Mark Kilbane

Former U.S. Army Captain

Andrew Schneider, Houston Public Media

News 88.7 politics and government reporter

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