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Four years in and Ukraine is still giving Russia a run for its money. Four months in and Iran shows no sign of bowing to U.S. demands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do Russia\u2019s fight with Ukraine and the U.S. war with Iran tell us about the limits of military might?<\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR’s Ukraine Correspondent Joanna Kakissis about the overnight attack in Kyiv, which comes on the heels of Ukraine’s drone assaults in Moscow. NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre joins them to talk about what the conflicts in Ukraine
\nand Iran say about military might and whether major powers can regain dominance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email the show at\u00a0sourcesandmethods@npr.org<\/p>\n

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Four years in and Ukraine is still giving Russia a run for its money. Four months in and Iran shows no sign of bowing to U.S. demands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do Russia\u2019s fight with Ukraine and the U.S. war with Iran tell us about the limits of military might?<\/p>\n

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR’s Ukraine Correspondent Joanna Kakissis about the overnight attack in Kyiv, which comes on the heels of Ukraine’s drone assaults in Moscow. NPR National Security Correspondent Greg Myre joins them to talk about what the conflicts in Ukraine
\nand Iran say about military might and whether major powers can regain dominance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email the show at\u00a0sourcesandmethods@npr.org<\/a><\/p>\n

NPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. 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