my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. 46 past the hour. right now people across ukraine are preparing for rolling blackouts as officials warn ukrainians that they have limit their electricity use in the future. president zelenskyy says that three additional energy facilities have been destroyed in new strikes. and they will take time to repair. previously 30% of ukraine s power stations were destroyed in a week. joining us now from kyiv, nbc news correspondent cal perry and william taylor, at the u.s. institute of peace and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. so cal, you visited a ukrainian elementary school as they conducted drills in case there was a potential nuclear strike. tell us about that.
provinces, with western powers call sham elections. for russia annexing swath of land from crimea. russian soldiers armed with machine guns went door to tour, distributing ballots, and watching as residents fill them out. this, as citizens continue to to mobilize during the thousand troops to fight ukraine. putin has arrested some 1300 demonstrators since wednesday. this, as thousands of russian men flee their country to escape putin s force draft. joining me now, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, william taylor. is now vice president for europe and russia at the u.s. institute of peace. ambassador taylor, before we get to the news out of ukraine, if you have any thoughts on that breaking news we brought you from korea? well, listen, we have to just monitor what north korea needs do all the time. and you are right, we ve demonstrated that were good allies. we are really enforcing the
he s vice president of russia and europe at the u.s. institute of peace. welcome all of you. jay, to you first. we ve seeing these emotional images from russia. families are parting, they re drafting men, boarding buses, heading to face a war and potentially fight in a war with these draft papers they ve received. what s been the reaction there other than the heartbreak you re witnessing? in ukraine, alex, the reaction has been clearly it s evidenced that the russian people don t support this mobilization or the war. they also say here in kyiv that it s a sign of desperation and speaks to evidence that the counteroffensive is working and it s something they say that will bolster their efforts on the front line as that continues. it speaks to russian troop losses as well. but there s been a unique strategy from kyiv. they also have used this opportunity to really reach out not only to those soldiers, but
and a fellow at the u.s. institute of peace and woodrow wilson center. wow! the war is a failure? would you agree with that? well, it s not a failure yet, because the russians still hold a great deal of ukrainian territory in the east and in the south. but the ukrainians are making a bold effort to retake territory, just launching a new initiative, pushing the russians back. the fact is, vladimir putin estimated this was going to be a fast forward, they d take kyiv, and absorb ukraine once again. and it hasn t happened. and ukrainians are standing firm. so, it s not a failure yet, but pressure is failing. vladimir putin would also love to see the united states and the uk s alliance and our unified support of ukraine, to really disintegrate, now that the queen has passed, do you think that ll happen? no, this is a very firm
wonderful people, are going to be killed in the process. ivan watson in odesa for us. thank you very much. joining us now, william taylor, currently vice president for russia and europe over at the u.s. institute of peace. ambassador, thank you so much for joining us. is this russian strike that occurred over the weekend on odesa, this major port, a day after signing this so-called deal, yet another reminder that russia simply can t be trusted? it absolutely is, wolf. if we needed reminding, here they are again. they lied about whether they were going to invade ukraine. you recall this, you reported this. on this attack, they first lied and said it was not us. it was not us, and then they said, actually, it was us, and we hit the port. so this is a reminder that they continue to violate agreements. they continue to violate