Russia’s attack on Ukraine has upended the lives of people throughout the region, driving a wedge between neighbors, friends and families.

As the war reached the six-month mark, Ukrainians commemorated their national holiday in fear, defiance, and sorrow over the absence of those who have departed. In neighboring Russia, repression has intensified -- can resistance survive? What about in Belarus, Putin’s trusted ally – some would say vassal? On To the Point we’re asking: Is Putin destroying Ukraine, Belarus and Russia?

0:00 Introduction
2:20 Building a better version of Ukraine?
5:10 Russia, Ukraine, Belarus -related but different
12:00 Life in the tragic triangle between war and normality
14:50 Russians joining the Ukrainian army?
15:30 How stable and free is Ukraine today?
16:20 Ukrainians are always suspicious of the people in power
17:26 How firm is Putin’s grip on Russia?
18:34 The Russian power machine is still in control
20:48 Has the opposition in Belarus been snuffed out?
22:00 If Ukraine wins the war it would transform Belarus
23:30 Is nationalism poisoning all three countries?
25:05 How to define victory for Ukraine?

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