The On Deadline Podcast

As Russia's war grinds on in Eastern Ukraine, we're learning a bit more about the fates of two Americans who were volunteers fighting for the Ukrainian army when they were captured by Russians.

A Kremlin spokeperson has acknowledged that the two Americans ... both military vets ... were in Russian custody. He called them "soldiers of fortune" and said the Geneva conventions and the wartime protections they provide fighters do not apply in their case, since Russia considers them mercenaries.

The two Americans were fighting with a small group of foreign soldiers and went missing in action when their platoon came under heavy fire in a village near Kharkiv, which is about 25 miles from the Russian border.

On Russian state television there have already been suggestions that the two men should be tried and executed for war crimes.

Can and would the U-S try to help free them?

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With a few remaining months of calm weather in Ukraine, there are talks of offensives on both sides of Russia's war. The Ukrainians are aiming to retake much of the southern, coastal areas seized by the Russians during their initial invasion. The Kremlin is talking about pushing forward with its campaign in the East, looking to control the entire Donbas region.

But armies on both sides are more than a little exhausted, in terms of available fighters and weapons. And for the Ukrainians, that's where Western aid is absolutely critical.

The Ukrainians are upping their requests for Western weapons, whether its more long-range precision missiles or fighter jets. They're reemphasizing that this is a fight for Ukraine's very survival ... as Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders make it clear their goal is still the destruction of Ukraine as a sovereign, independent country.

Peter Mansoor is a retired U-S Army Colonel and former executive officer to General David Petraeus in Iraq. He's currently a professor of military history at THE Ohio State University.

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Hundreds of scientists and doctors sign an anti-lockdown petition. They say there's a better way to handle the coronavirus pandemic.

Schools in the early 1900s had outdoor classes to try to protect kids from TB. Did it work? What can we learn from public health measures for kids more than 100 years ago?

We check in with two small business owners to find out how they're getting by in these rough economic times.

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President Trump returns to the White House. He says he feels "really good" and tells people not to be afraid of the virus.

Dexamethasone can help reduce inflammation in the body during a viral illness but it comes with some wild side effects.

Do regular people have access to the same treatments President Trump received?

Was the White House announcement and introduction of Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett a super-spreader event?

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The worse case scenario is here for the White House with President Trump and the First Lady testing positive for the coronavirus. Dr. Peter Chin-Hong from UCSF explains many COVID-19 patients are most infectious in days leading up to being symptomatic.

What kind of treatment will the President receive for "mild symptoms? Dr. Rahul Khare of Chicago's Innovative Care breaks down the possible road to recovery from COVID-19.

Being a 74-year-old obese male puts President Trump at greater risk.

If the coronavirus can reach the White House, is there any place that's immune to the virus?

Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former aide to First Lady Melania Trump, shares her insight on what may happen inside the White House during the chaos.

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