Polina Litvinova
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132 appearances
24 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2025
last heard 27 Aug
Polina Litvinova’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The energy situation in the country remains difficult as the weather is extremely cold.
In Ukraine's capital, some apartment buildings are without heat, while hundreds of people are facing power outages for up to 24 hours.
Polina Litvinova, NPR News, Kyiv.
President Zelenskyy says Ukraine and the US haven't reached a consensus on the issue of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
Russia lost tens of thousands soldiers trying to take the region but didn't manage to fully occupy it.
And now Ukraine is being asked to withdraw its troops from the region as part of a peace deal.
Ukrainian soldier Maksim Mandrykovsky says retreating will only help Russia to advance in future.
We have a serious defense line there that has been fortified for many years, he says.
Many Ukrainians agree the recent survey shows over 70% are ready to freeze the war along the current front line, but not to give up lands that Russia does not control.
Polina Litvinova, NPR News, Kyiv.
Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustam Umerov announced that he has had consultations with Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on the resumption of the POW's exchanges between Ukraine and Russia.
In his post on social media, Umerov wrote, this would help to activate the agreements the two countries made during the direct talks in Istanbul.
Ukraine hopes to return home more than 1,000 people before Christmas.
The last prisoner exchange was in October.
So far, such swaps are the only progress Ukraine and Russia have achieved since their direct negotiations renewed in spring.
Polina Litvinova, NPR News, Kyiv.
President Zelensky wrote on X that the main topic of his conversation with President Trump was how to push the situation toward real peace.
Protection of Ukrainian skies in Zelensky's opinion is one of the key priorities, as are security guarantees.
This summit of the Coalition of the Wheeling followed the meeting of European leaders, Ukraine's President and President Trump in the White House in mid August.
Then Zelensky agreed to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for direct talks.
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