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Zelenskyy Sacks Defense Minister, Putin Meets Erdogan, Americans Celebrate Labor Day

2023/9/4
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报道员:乌克兰总统泽连斯基解雇了国防部长,此举发生在军事承包商腐败丑闻之后,以及在旷日持久的夏季反攻接近尾声之际。反攻迄今未能取得重大胜利。 Brian Mann:泽连斯基表示需要变革,国防部需要新的方法和与军队及社会互动的方式。乌克兰发生了两起重大的腐败丑闻,涉及军事承包商哄抬物价和逃避兵役行贿。乌梅洛夫将接替雷兹尼科夫担任国防部长,他是一位克里米亚鞑靼人,参与过国际谈判和和平谈判。泽连斯基一直在向乌克兰人民保证,他们的牺牲最终会得到回报。乌克兰正在缓慢地取得进展,但代价高昂,秋季的降雨将使战事变得更加艰难。 Peter Kenyon:俄土领导人会晤,全球粮食供应面临风险。土耳其在俄乌粮食协议中扮演着重要角色,因为它在地域上具有战略地位,并且与莫斯科保持着良好的关系。俄罗斯对粮食协议的执行情况表示不满,认为其未能充分促进俄罗斯的农业和出口。如果粮食协议破裂,非洲、中东和亚洲等地区将面临粮食短缺的风险,这可能会引发进一步的制裁或俄乌冲突的升级。 Andrea Hsu:劳动节,工会运动蓬勃发展。公众对工会的支持率已达到半个多世纪以来的最高水平,但工会仍然面临着巨大的障碍。尽管工会组织活动有所增加,但成功率参差不齐,许多工会未能达成集体谈判协议。星巴克等公司采取了各种措施来阻止工会化,尽管这些措施是非法的。公众对工会的看法在过去几年里发生了转变,越来越多人认为工会正在变得更有力量。现在是工会提出高要求的最佳时机,因为许多公司都获得了创纪录的利润。强劲的就业市场为非工会工人提供了杠杆作用,但它无法与集体谈判的力量相提并论。工会工人通常比非工会工人获得更高的工资和更好的福利,并且在行业变革中拥有更大的发言权。

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has replaced his defense minister amid corruption scandals and a slow-moving counteroffensive against Russia. The new appointee, Rustem Umerov, brings a different approach and experience in negotiations. Concerns remain about the pace of the war and the impact on Ukraine.
  • Zelenskyy sacks defense minister Oleksii Reznikov
  • Corruption scandals involving military contractors
  • Slow progress of the summer counteroffensive
  • Rustem Umerov appointed as new defense minister
  • Umerov's experience in negotiations and Crimean Tatar background

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is replacing his defense minister. Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart to revive the suspended grain deal. And Americans have the day off to celebrate Labor Day. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun?* Subscribe*)* to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rafael Nam, Mark Katkov and Peter Granitz. It was produced by Shelby Hawkins, Chad Campbell, Taylor Haney and Ziad Buchh. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange . And our technical director is Neisha Heinis.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)