The Update with Brandon Julien

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Russia's millitary says it will "fundamentally" cut back operations near Kyiv and Chernihiv, as talks brought a possible deal to end a grinding war into view. Russia's deputy defense minister said today that the move was meant to increase trust in the talks after several rounds of failed negotiations to halt...

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the first face-to-face talks in two weeks between Russia and Ukraine began in Turkey. The talks sare raising flickering hopes there could be progress toward ending a war that has ground into a bloody campaign if attrition. Meanwhile, a second front line in Russia's war runs through the farmland of Western Ukraine far from the fighting. It's an uphill battle for farmers...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. We'll tell you about how Russia’s leading independent newspaper has suspended operations under pressure from the authorities. Also, Danish brewery group Carlsberg is pulling out of Russia, citing Moscow’s ongoing war against Ukraine. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call for humanitarian help has...

On #TheUpdate this Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that the country could declare neutrality and offer security guarantees to Russia to secure "peace without delay" in talks expected to resume tomorrow. Zelenskyy says that only a face-to-face meeting with Putin could end the war. Meanwhile, in a welding shop in the western city of Lviv, workers are adding steel plates and bars...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. We'll tell you about how Ukrainian students overseas are offering about relatives and their future. And also, without Russia, science is going solo on the world's woes and dreans. 🇺🇦🇷🇺👨🏽‍🔬🗺️

We have the latest details (at the time of recording Saturday) on the Russian war in Ukraine. We'll tell you about how the northern Ukranian city of Chernihiv is fearing becoming the next Mariupol. Also, a Ukranian fashion brand in the Russian-occupied Kyiv suburb of Bucha is picking up and fleeing. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🏃🏽‍♂️👗

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say that the death toll from a strike in the besieged port city of Mariupol is in the hundreds- the deadliest baingle attack since Russia's war started a month ago. The public outcry for war crimes prosecutions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and top Kremlin officials grows louder...

On #TheUpdate this Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his people to keep up their resistance to Russia's invading forces, saying "every minute determines our fate, our future, whether we will live." During his nightly video address to his people, Zelenskyy said that "With every day of our defense, we're getting closer to the peace that we need so much. We are getting closer...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Ukraine's cities are under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders are meeting in Brussels. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the alliance to provide “effective and unrestricted” support to his country, including planes, tanks, rockets and other military equipment. Western leaders pledged sanction...

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, Ukraine's cities are standing under relentless Russian fire as NATO leaders are huddling in Brussels and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged then to provide "effective and unrestricted" support to his country. Russian forces have brought death and destruction to a large swath of Ukraine over the past four weeks, but they appear to have stalled in many places in the fac...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. One month into the invasion, fire rained down on a shopping mall and high-rise buildings in Kyiv, as the outnumbered Ukranian military eaged intense battles to defend the capital and other key cities from falling under Russian control. NATO estimated that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed sinc...

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, one month has passed since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, and there have been no major breakthroughs on the battlefield or at the negotiating table. The capital of Kyiv shook with intensified shelling that sparked fires in high-rise buildings, injuring four people. Russian bombs destroyed a critical bridge that had connected Ukraine's encircled city of Chernihiv t...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. The fight for Ukraine's cities continued to thunder across the suburbs. The Ukrainian millitary says that after a firce battle, Ukranian troops regained control of the suburb of Makariv, allowing them to retake a key highway to the west and block Russian troops. But Russian forces took partial control of thre...

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the battle for Ukraine's cities is thundering through the suburbs, with the Ukranian military blocking Russian forces from a key highway and the invaders increasing air raids that have caused uncounted deaths and destruction. The U.N said that more than 3.5 million people have filed Ukraine since the invasion. The Russian military days it will continue using state-of-th...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. The battle for the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol continues to rage on as the war, now in it's 26th day, shows no signs of abating. Ukraine rejected a Russian offer to evacuate its troops from the besieged city, and the Russian bombardment continues. One 77-year-old who filed to Poland from Mariupo...

On #TheUpdate this Monday, the battle for the strategic port city of Mariupol is continuing to rage on. Ukraine has rejected a Russian offer to evacuate its troops from the besieged city and the Russian bombardment continues. The U.N says that more than 3.38 million people have filed Ukraine. Meanwhile, European Union countries are accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine, but the 27-na...

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Russian troops have stepped up their bombardment of the besieged port city of Mariupol, with Ukranian officials saying that a strike flattened an art school used as a shelter by hundreds of civilians. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier today accused Russia of war crimes over its siege, describing...

From New York, the greatest city in the world, it's The Update with Brandon Julien!

We have the latest developments (at the time of recording) on the Russian war in Ukraine. Fighting is raging again on multiple fronts in Ukraine, with intense combat in the besieged port city of Mariupol- site of some of the war's greatest suffering. Ukranian officials say their forces there are battling the Russians over the Azovstal steel plant, one of the biggest in Europe. The war is now in it...