Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Shelton Whitehouse of Rhode Island visited Ukraine's capital. NPR's Polina Litvinova reports from Kiev the lawmakers say the U.S. should give Ukraine more weapons to defend itself from Russia.
Chapter 2: What recent developments occurred in Ukraine according to U.S. senators?
The senators met in Kiev with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They say Russia's President Vladimir Putin has no interest in peace, so the Trump administration should give Ukraine weapons like Tomahawk missiles and not pressure it to hold wartime elections. Senator Blumenthal says the timing of elections is up to Zelensky and Ukrainians.
It should be his call and the people of Ukraine deciding when and whether there are elections. We should not be telling Ukraine
Zelensky has said Ukraine would be ready to hold elections under the condition of a two-month ceasefire. Polina Litvinova, NPR News, Kyiv.
The U.S. has picked up gold and bronze medals in the women's mono bob. Both American medal winners in the single driver's bobsled event are mothers in their 40s. Steve Futterman reports.
They are definitely not your typical Olympic winners. Ilana Myers-Taylor is 41. She has two special needs children. She won the gold. Kaylee Humphries is 40 and the mother of one. She captured the bronze. They both did it with excellent final runs. For Myers-Taylor, her win is historic.
With six career medals now, she builds on her record as the most decorated black athlete in Winter Olympics history.
I don't think I needed it. I wanted it. And that's what allowed me to keep going is because I didn't need it.
And with her win, Myers-Taylor also becomes only the second black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
Former NPR host David Green is suing Google for allegedly using an AI-generated voice that sounds much like his in its Notebook LM platform.
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