Feb. 25, 2022 | The Ukrainian government calls on citizens to defend Kyiv as Russian troops close in on the capital. Canada announces sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle. Plus, Poland prepares to receive a wave of refugees.

UPDATE Feb. 28, 2022: While the exchange between Ukrainian border guards and Russian forces detailed in this report at 9:23 is not under dispute, there is now a report that the Ukrainian guards may be alive,  contradicting the earlier claim by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine said in a statement the fate of the guards is unclear after Russian media reported that they were taken as prisoners.

00:00 The National for Feb. 25, 2022
01:04 Attack on Ukraine
02:05 Russia forces close in on Kyiv
05:04 Putin calls on Ukrainians to surrender
07:44 How Russia got to Kyiv so quickly
09:51 Ukrainians flee to neighbouring Poland
11:52 NATO Response Force activated
14:41 Anti-war protests around the world
15:18 Canada imposes sanction on Putin
17:38 Stores pull Russian products
17:58 Break on long-distance calls to Ukraine
19:25 Ukrainians face tough decisions
26:10 Russian NHL star condemns war
26:42 Major sports events pull out of Russia
27:04 Sanctioning Putin and Russia’s oligarchs
34:28 Ketanji Brown Jackson nominated to court
35:00 U.S. CDC eases indoor mask mandate
35:18 Convoy organizer Pat King denied bail
36:13 Russia forces close in on Kyiv
36:32 Countering Russian military might
39:09 On the frontline of Russian propaganda
42:02 Cellist pays tribute to Ukraine

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