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Minnesota Now with Nina Moini
Cathy Wurzer, Tim Nelson and Lindsay Guentzel

On the ground in Ukraine: A conversation with former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a damaged city center after a Russian air raid in Chernigiv, Ukraine on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror.
Dmytro Kumaka | AP Photo

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Former Pioneer Press reporter Brian Bonner has lived in Ukraine for 14 years where he led the Kyiv Post, Ukraine’s English-language newspaper, until 2021. One of his main responsibilities? Reporting on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

Bonner joined MPR News reporter Tim Nelson for a conversation on what has been happening in his adopted home country over the last few days and what countries like the United States need to do to stop Russia.

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