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Zelenskyy to face Congress, women’s March Madness begins: 5 Things podcast


On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Zelenskyy to address Congress

Ukraine’s president will make his latest plea to the US for more help amid Russia’s invasion. Plus, reporter Elisabeth Buchwald stops by to talk about the Fed’s inflation plans, women’s March Madness tips off, reporter Mike Snider talks about new research on alcohol shrinking the brain and Uber adds a surcharge amid rising gas prices.

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Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. There may be some differences between the audio and the text.

Taylor Wilson:

Buenos dias. I’m Taylor Wilson, and this is 5 Things you need to know Wednesday, the 16th of March 2022. Today, Zelenskyy’s latest plea, plus the Fed’s plan to fight inflation, and more.

Here are some of the top headlines:

  1. Two journalists working for Fox News were killed this week outside of Kyiv. They are video journalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Sasha Kuvshynova. They were killed in a vehicle hit by fire on Monday.
  2. The employee of Russian state television, who interrupted a live news broadcast by protesting the war in Ukraine has been fined, but could also face a prison sentence. Marina Ovsyannikova said she was interrogated for 14 hours without legal support.
  3. And a North Korean missile exploded just after liftoff earlier today in an apparent failure. It’s the 10th launch of its kind this year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address US Congress today. He’s hoping to make a direct appeal to US lawmakers for more help as Russia continues its invasion of his country. Previewing his speech from him, Zelenskyy thanked President Joe Biden and others for $13.6 billion in new support, but he also appealed for more weapons, harsher sanctions on Russia, and his familiar plea to close the skies above Ukraine. That last point has not been something Western leaders have been prepared to do out of fears of growing the conflict beyond Ukraine and possibly sparking nuclear tensions with Russia. Zelenskyy was visited yesterday by the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia. They traveled by train to Kyiv to show support for Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki.

Taylor Wilson translating for Mateusz Morawiecki:

“This invasion has to stop. The blood on the street, your mothers, your children, your wives are safe, but those who are killed by Putin, they can never be forgotten and they are not forgotten.”


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