State Of The World

Ckunsa, an indigenous language in Chile, was declared dead 70 years ago. But groups in northern Chile are successfully reviving the language and teaching it to a new generation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

While Israel's government has strongly rejected the idea that the International Criminal Court could prosecute Israeli's accused of war crimes in Gaza, many in Israel say the military doesn't do an adequate job holding it's own soldiers accountable. Our correspondent looks into how the Israeli military polices itself. For more coverage of all sides of[...]

China, the country that once feared overpopulation, is now experiencing a falling birthrate. The government is encouraging its citizens to have children. We visit a "marriage market" where hopeful young people are looking for a match.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Unexploded bombs and other ordinance are hidden throughout Gaza posing a threat to civilians now and they will continue to potentially kill long after the war is over. We hear about a victim of one of these munitions and of the challenges of removing such threats as civilians are fleeing fighting.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

Russia launched a surprise new offensive in northeast Ukraine, near the second largest city of Kharkiv. Russian troops are continuing to advance, we get the latest from our Ukraine correspondent. And in another development in that war, Russia's President Putin replaced the country's defense minister. We get context on both events from a retired U.S.[...]

Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge for the U.S., which once trained and supported Prabowo, then subsequently banned him from entering the U.S. for twenty years. And a TV song contest[...]

Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking the USSR's victory over Germany in World War II, Russia's president again drew parallels between that fight against fascism and the war in Ukraine. We[...]

Scams that target people via direct message and texts in an effort to steal money have become pervasive. But the scammer on the other end of the communication might be a victim too, in a human-trafficking scheme. We hear the story of one such victim.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mexico's general election will be held at the beginning of June and it will mark the end of a campaign season of record violence. Some thirty candidates have been assassinated in the past month. Our reporter goes to one of Mexico's most violent towns to talk to candidates who are brave enough to run for[...]

Increasingly, Israelis and Palestinians are experiencing the war in Gaza in completely different ways. Critics charge Israeli media outlets with failing to cover the extent of civilian suffering in Gaza. And Palestinian news media is accused of downplaying the level of violence committed in the October 7th attacks on Israel. We hear from news consumers[...]

As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky festival in Colombia celebrates the donkey.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

After months of delay in Congress, Ukraine is finally receiving the U.S. military aid it says is crucial in winning its fight against Russia. But after two years of war, what it means to win is increasingly complicated. We hear about the state of the conflict from our correspondent in Kyiv and our Pentagon correspondent.Learn[...]

European countries that border Russia are concerned that they'll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they're members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Israel has been public with it's plan to conduct an assault on the city of Rafah, in southern Gaza, absent a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Such a military operation could be catastrophic for more than a million Palestinian civilians there, many having fled there from fighting elsewhere in Gaza. We hear the voices of people[...]

We take a look at China's economy as it has emerged from the pandemic experiencing slower growth than in years past. We hear that economic ties between the U.S. and China have loosened and that high unemployment among young people has meant far less optimism about the future.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Germany might be known for precision technology, but the government and many businesses still rely on that darling of the 90's— the fax machine! However, those chirpy, screeching tones may give way to modern technology by this summer. At issue is bureaucracy that some say is hurting the German economy. Sign up for State of[...]

Newly approved military aid package goes to Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. We'll hear about what its impact on the battlefield will be. And in London, royal horses get loose during rush hour. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

As Israel's war against Hamas continues, children in Gaza are suffering. According to the United Nations, more than 25,000 children have been killed or injured since October. That's one child every ten minutes. We hear about one of those children, a twelve year-old boy injured in Gaza. For more coverage of all sides of this[...]

Two stories of how our reliance on GPS becomes problematic in regions experiencing war. In Ukraine, the power grid's use of GPS becomes a liability. And in the Middle East today, GPS "spoofing" causes a variety of issues from plane navigation to internet dating.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. Congress is poised to finally approve a package of aid to Ukraine worth over $60 billion, with the House having approved the funds on Saturday. The Ukrainian prime minister was in Washington to urge for the aid to be passed and explains why Americans should continue to assist in his country's war effort.Learn[...]

Israel and Iran have been trading attacks on each other for a week including, for the first time, attacks on each other's territory. Will Israel's latest retaliation be the end of this wave of hostilities, or will Iranian response bring the long-standing enemies closer to all-out war? We hear from NPR's national security correspondent and[...]

H-Pop is the Indian popular music and poetry of Hindu nationalism. But critics worry that the music is spreading hate and encourages violence against Muslims.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ultra-Orthodox Israelis have long been exempt from compulsory military service. But the October 7th attack by Hamas and Israel's subsequent military response have brought forward calls for change. The government's decision on whether to end the exemption has major political consequences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More than 8 million people have been displaced in Sudan, according to the United Nations. A powerful paramilitary group has been fighting the Sudanese army for over a year. We hear from a Sudanese poet, who is trying to draw attention to the overlooked conflict in her country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Following the attack of more than 300 weaponized drones and missiles launched by Iran at Israel, the Israeli prime minster is getting pressure from the U.S. for Israel to be measured in its response, while some domestic politicians are demanding a strong reaction. Our correspondent in Tel Aviv gives us the latest. And Jordan was[...]

It has been three decades since the East African country of Rwanda experienced a genocide that changed the country and shocked the world. We look at the state of their society today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ownership of the Spratly Islands are in dispute. This has been the case for decades, but tensions have been raised recently as China has tried to expand its claims in the remote area. We get a rare glimpse of one of the islands that has a Filipino community living on it.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

While the ideological gender gap among young people is widening across the developed world, it is particularly alarming in South Korea. Experts are concerned about what it means for the country's future. Our reporter in Seoul examines the phenomenon. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR[...]

Understandably, a movie about the man who steered the development of atomic bombs is seen differently in a country where some 200,000 people were killed by those bombs. "Oppenheimer" opened in Japan 8 months after premiering in the U.S. Our reporter talks to movie goers in Nagasaki, Japan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Aviva Siegel was among the more than 200 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th. She was held 51 days before being released. Her husband, Keith, who is a U.S. citizen, is still being held in Gaza. We hear about Aviva Siegel's time in captivity and her advocacy for the release of Keith and[...]

Chinese-funded marijuana farms are popping up across the United States. Many of them exploit workers from China. We go to New Mexico, which has seen the rise of such farms and explore the reasons why this is happening.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NATO, the alliance formed to protect Europe from the Soviet Union is marking 75 years. It the focus is still on Russia. And a controversy in France over a singer selected to perform at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, raises questions about French identity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israel's military laid siege to Gaza's largest medical complex for two weeks because, they said, Hamas fighters had regrouped inside. Following the Israeli withdrawal from the hospital, Palestinians were able to get a glimpse of the results of the raid. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor[...]

Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is increasing and has caused over a million people to flee their homes. It is threatening to become a regional war. Many of the displaced end up next door in Rwanda and we hear about the conflict from some Congolese in a refugee camp.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

Sderot, Israel, near the border with Gaza, was the biggest city attack by Hamas on October 7th. At the beginning of the war, Israel evacuated nearly everyone. Our correspondent visits Sderot and finds that people are returning. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

"Blossoms Shanghai" is A 30-part TV series directed by acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai, set in the 1990's that has become a huge hit in China. Our China correspondent tells us the nostalgia unleashed by the show tells us a lot about how people in China are feeling these days.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

We hear the story of an Israeli man taken captive by Hamas on October 7th. He was freed by Israeli special forces 129 days later and talks about his ordeal. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Haiti is the middle of a crisis and is without a government as gangs in Port-au-Prince prevent one. But some parts of Haiti have lived without a functioning government for so long they cannot remember what it's like to have one. Our reporter in Haiti takes us to one such village.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

We hear from a U.N. spokesperson about the conditions for civilians he saw in Gaza. We also speak to an Israeli government minister about the level of humanitarian aid entering Gaza and about why a delegation to the U.S. was cancelled over a vote at the U.N. For more coverage of all sides of this[...]

Islamic insurgents and other heavily armed groups have increasingly turned to kidnapping to get money. They abduct individuals, families and even large groups and then demand to be paid to let them go. We hear the story of one family, whose life has been turned upside down by a kidnapping.Learn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

We go to a town in Eastern Ukraine that is close to the front lines and under constant fire. Russians are advancing in Eastern Ukraine as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear what life is like for three families in northern Gaza where finding food and water is a struggle and hundreds of thousands of people are facing starvation. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Cuba, protests over the weekend revealed frustrations over shortages of food and electricity as the country confronts a serious economic crisis. And the World Happiness Report tells of interesting differences in happiness between generations. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists around the world.[...]

We go to two places where China has been exerting control. In Hong Kong, the government finally passed national security laws that are seen by critics as eroding civil liberties. In the Philippines, China's attempts to expand its territorial waters are being met with increasingly fiery rhetoric from senior officials.Learn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin was reelected with a reported 87% of the vote. The US government said the election was neither free nor fair. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us about why the Kremlin wanted to be sure of a high turnout and lopsided result. And the legacy in the Middle East of a young[...]

The island of Ireland is divided into the Northern part, which is part of the UK and the independent Republic of Ireland to the south. But a political party is poised to take power in both places and it has pledged to make the border disappear.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Gang violence has brought fear, chaos and uncertainty to Haiti. Amidst food shortages and looting, the capital, Port-au-Prince, is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis since the devastating earthquake in 2010. Our reporter on the border with the Dominican Republic talks to Haitians.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israel says more than 1,200 Israelis were killed during the Hamas led assault on October 7th. Israel also says there were numerous instances of sexual violence perpetrated that day. This is a charge Hamas denies. To understand the difficulties in investigating the allegation, we hear about the experience of a first responder on October 7th.[...]

Even in the face of food shortages a bakery in Gaza is making cakes for people living in tents. NPR's producer in Gaza takes us to the bakery and introduces the baker.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago, the U.S. and western allies froze $300 billion dollars worth of Russian assets. Now the U.S. wants to send that money to Ukraine, but many European countries don't agree with that plan. And we take a trip to the wild, remote High Atlas[...]

In this longer episode we go deep on what it's like to cover both sides of the war between Israel and Hamas. Our friends at the Embedded podcast talk to NPR's Daniel Estrin about some of the people he's reported on and how he approaches covering this difficult and divisive story.Learn more about sponsor message[...]

It has been five months since the October 7th Hamas attack that was the single deadliest day for Israelis in history, prompting the deadly Israeli assault on Gaza. Our reporter in Israel brings us five ways Israelis have been changed through five months of war. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go[...]

Our reporters from around the world give perspectives on what the U.S presidential election means for the countries they cover. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

During the COVID-19 pandemic, European cities experienced a dramatic drop in tourism. Now that visitors have returned in force, locals have mixed feelings. Many cities rely on tourism money, but throngs of people and the demand for short-term rentals can change the very places people are clamoring to visit. We hear about how Seville, Spain[...]

There are an estimated six million Palestinian refugees. Most of them are descendants of families forced to leave their homeland in 1948, during the war surrounding the establishment of Israel. They're scattered around the world and in some of the countries where they've settled, they've been stateless for generations. We go to a Palestinian community[...]

Butter Chicken is a much-loved Indian dish, both within the country and around the world. But who can claim they invented it? That question is the subject of a lawsuit. Our reporter tries to get to the bottom of butter chicken's origin and finds out that it is a journey through India's history. You can[...]

The former Soviet republic of Georgia is seeking membership in the European Union. But that effort may be complicated by treatment of the western-leaning former president who is in jail and in poor health. His supporters say he was poisoned.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A young Instagram influencer in Gaza built a big following posting feel-good videos during years of hardship. He tried to keep the positivity in his feed after the war between Israel and Hamas started, but was then confronted with tragedy in his life.For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more[...]

Abnormally low rain fall and aging infrastructure cause a severe water shortage in Mexico City. Tens of thousands rally for Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paolo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

During its eight years in power, the far-right Law and Justice Party dismantled democratic institutions in Poland. Now the new government is working to restore those institutions and they're starting with the judiciary.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is marking a grim second anniversary. We hear from Ukrainians who are determined to remain in their homes, and what some Russians say about their country as it enters a third year of waging war on Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is running out of arms. As Russian troops advance and the war grinds on, foreign aid to buy more weapons is stalled. So Ukraine is making its own. NPR's Joanna Kakissis visits the Ukrainians ramping up the manufacture of mortars, howitzers and high-tech defense weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Alexei Navalny is the latest in a string of critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin to die. So what is the future of Russian opposition? We hear about the challenges Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya, will face in taking a leadership role in the opposition. And an interview with Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, who tried to[...]

Israel has stepped up security in the occupied West Bank. And with the military focused on Gaza, they're using newly formed security forces made up of Jewish settlers to provide that security. Israeli activists and Palestinians warn that members of those forces want to drive Palestinians off their land. We go to the West Bank[...]

We hear two stories of how Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza is being felt in places very far away. In India, thousands of workers are hoping to head to Israel because of a shortage caused by security concerns. And in the UK, people are worried that global supply chains disrupted because of the war,[...]

Alexei Navalny, frequent critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin, has died in prison according to Russian authorities. Our Moscow correspondent looks at the legacy of a man who fought to free his country from corruption and authoritarianism.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We'll hear from an U.N. administrator in Gaza about what conditions are like for civilians and what funding cuts, a result of Israel's accusations of UN employees' working with Hamas, will mean for humanitarian aid in Gaza. And an unlikely connection between a graffiti artist in Dublin and a grieving mother in Gaza. For more[...]

When Ukrainian soldiers get a day or two off from the frontlines, loved ones will often take the train to nearby cities to see them. Our reporter shows us what love looks like in a time of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

While opioid deaths in the U.S. have soared, Portugal has been able to cut overdose deaths by 80%. We travel there and find that the different outcomes are the result of a different approach. And while you might be able to picture what Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Carnival looks like in the Samabadrome, on the[...]

The war in Gaza is creating tensions across the Middle East. Nowhere more so than Iraq, where Iran-backed militias are attacking US bases and forcing a dangerous confrontation. We hear about it from our correspondent in Baghdad.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Some Palestinians in Gaza express rising anger at Hamas, four months after the militant group attacked Israel, prompting a punishing bombardment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

If all goes as planned, the work by the late composer John Cage will take over 600 years to perform. A specially rigged organ in Germany has been performing the piece since 2001, and it recently struck a new chord in the first time in two years.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from three Palestinians about their hopes and fears of a rebuilt Gaza after the fighting ends. We get perspectives from an architect, a humanitarian and a musician. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear about a kindergarten in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has finally resumed, holding classes underground in a metro station to keep students safe from Russian attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites are now in ruins. Our correspondent visited some of of these places before the war and brings us to them, then and now. To see photos of some of the places referenced in this story and for more coverage of all[...]

For Gazans in crisis, a West Bank emergency call center is one of the few remaining sources of help. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Tensions and talk of war are escalating between North and South Korea. Our correspondent in Seoul explains why the temperature has increased and he takes us to an island near the maritime border between North and South Korea that has seen clashes in the past.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The small Gulf nation of Qatar recently announced a framework for a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the fighting in Gaza. We sit down with the Prime Minister of Qatar to hear how soon a deal could be reached and what impact the recent killing of U.S. servicemembers has had on the negotiations.[...]

Russia launches hundreds of missiles at Ukraine every month. We hear the story of one such attack, that destroyed a well-known hotel and changed the life of one young woman. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.orgLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

A source of anguish for both Israeli and Palestinian families in nearly four months of the Gaza war, is the large number of hostages and prisoners taken by each side. Thousands of family members in the dark about the fate of their loved ones. So they're trying to reach them through Israeli and Palestinian radio.[...]

After the rise of K-pop and K-drama, Korean haute cuisine is also going global. We hear that it's the result of an evolution of the food, creative chefs and a touch of crafty support from the government.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There is a small but growing anti-war movement in Israel and it includes mothers of those serving in the Israeli military. We hear why they're protesting. And an American chemist's book about tea provokes a strong reaction in Britain.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear of the saga of the mango pineapple, an exclusive new pineapple cultivar from Taiwan that was allegedly stolen by China. It shows the economic ties between two places that are also adversaries and the incident is prompting questions about how far Beijing will go to coerce Taiwan — and who really owns the[...]

We look at the economic impacts caused by the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. In Israel, the call-up of military reserves has led to a severe labor shortage. In the West Bank, curtailed economic activity with Israel has taken a toll. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates.Learn[...]

We talk to a Russia expert who is keeping tabs on what is going on in the roughly 18% of Ukraine that Russia now controls. He says that an "administrative occupation" seeks to incorporate the people that live in those areas into Russian politics and culture. And that with U.S. and Western aid for Ukraine[...]

In Northern India, Prime Minister Modi consecrates a temple to the Hindu god Ram. The event is meant to draw support ahead of spring elections, but it also highlights the growing rift between Hindu nationalists and Muslim communities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Grain export is a vital part of the Ukrainian economy and Russian attacks and threats on ports have come close to shutting it down. We go to one Ukrainian port, barely used before the war, which has now become crucial.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

It has been over one hundred days since the war between Israel and Hamas began with an attack on Israel October 7th, killing over 1,200 with more than two hundred Israelis taken hostage. Israel responded with a ground, air and sea offensive on Gaza that has killed thousands and displaced many more. Israel has vowed[...]

Taiwan held a close and closely watched election for president that has implications for the self-ruled island's relationship with China, which claims Taiwan as it's own. And Guatemala swore in a new president, the anti-corruption campaigner Bernardo Arevalo. But opponents tried to prevent the transfer of power up to the last minute. Sign up for[...]

In Pakistan, a dolphin species that's lived in the Indus River for millions of years was facing near-extinction. Now, thanks to the help of nearby fisher-people, the dolphin is making a fragile recovery.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The series of strikes in Yemen were against the Houthis, an Iran-backed military group, that had been attacking military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea, in what they said was retaliation for Israel's war in Gaza. We hear from our national security correspondent and a international trade expert on the strikes and their economic[...]

Taiwan elects a president this weekend and while the government in China believes Taiwan should be under its control, we hear that people in China hold a variety of views about the island next door. And the story of a Palestinian artist in Gaza who continues to make art amid destruction and displacement. Sign up[...]

Poland has been one of Ukraine's strongest allies in its fight against Russia. But the two countries are now in a border dispute over trucking. Polish truckers are blocking thousands of Ukrainian trucks waiting to return home. We go to the border and talk to truckers on both sides of the dispute.Learn more about sponsor[...]

Taiwan has an important election coming up and we hear that relations with China is one of the main things on the minds of many voters. And though China is much bigger and more powerful than Taiwan, the island does wield influence in China when it comes to pop culture.Learn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

Hundreds of Nepalese have travelled to Russia to join the army. They've been lured by the promise of employment and Russian citizenship. Some say they were told they wouldn't be doing risky jobs, but once they arrive they say they were sent to the front line to fight in Ukraine. Reporter Shalu Yadav went to[...]

Ghana began encouraging people of African descent from around the world to move to the country in 2019, calling it the "Year of Return". They even created settlements for the people who took them up on the offer, giving out free land. But our correspondent talks to locals who say their farm land was stolen[...]

Israel's Prime Minister has vowed to fight until the "definitive victory over Hamas". But what is actually achievable? Our correspondent in Tel Aviv examines what it will take for Israel to declare mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war. And Uber is trying to win over cab drivers in London, who have resisted the[...]

Inside China, the state is cracking down queer and feminist groups... so some are staging their own events in New York City. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And you can donate to your local NPR member station by going to stations.npr.orgLearn[...]

Greece says Britain should return sculptures taken from the Acropolis and a Turkish archeological dig uncovers Roman churches, temples, and canals. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And you can donate to your local NPR member station by going to stations.npr.orgLearn more[...]

Two stories about Africa's art and music. We hear from a rapper who raises awareness of the war in Sudan. And attend an influential art festival in Lagos.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Ukrainian village with divided loyalties reels from both the loss of life following a missile attack and the loss of trust in their community.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Eyder Peralta brings exclusive reporting from Nicaragua, which has become one of the most authoritarian countries in the Western Hemisphere, and bars foreign journalists. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And you can donate to your local NPR member station by[...]

Hollywood left Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. However, improbably, Barbie was a huge hit in the country. Our correspondent in Moscow examines the phenomenon.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Surviving climate threats demands adaptation. In Bangladesh, an engineer and a housewife improvised their own early warning system for historic floods. And villagers in Pakistan are revisiting an old tradition of growing their own glaciers. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And[...]

We visit Guedelon Castle in Burgundy, France. A 26 year-old building project, dedicated to training workers in medieval construction techniques and teaching visitors about history.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

German economists and politicians have warned German companies to not rely so heavily on Chinese businesses, advocating "de-risking". We go to Germany's industrial heartland where business leaders have found that advice hard to follow.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is been at war for nearly 22 months, with airports closed and many sea ports blockaded. Yet NPR's Nathan Rott has found sushi in the country is widely available. And, he says, that says something about the supply chain and the resilience of the Ukrainian economy. Support the NPR Network by joining State of[...]

U.S. officals have been increasingly public in their appeals to Israel to limit casualties in Gaza, but so far nothing has changed. So what does this say about the relationship between the U.S. and Israel now? We hear from a retired diplomat with long experience in the region.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Even as Ukraine continues to battle Russia, funding from the West is in doubt. We hear from some Ukrainians who are nervous about the funding. And the former Soviet state of Georgia has been partially occupied by Russia since 2008. We hear about Georgia's delicate balance between Russia and the West. Support the NPR Network[...]

China is at an inflection point. The country that enjoyed decades of growth, confident that the future was bright, has experienced a shift in the vibes. Our correspondent in Beijing illustrates what this looks like by bringing us stories from 4 people living in China today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A government program in Russia offers pardons to prisoners convicted of serious crime who agree to fight in Ukraine, if they survive. The policy has serious consequences for victims of crimes and their families. We hear more from our correspondent in Moscow. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the[...]

Though Israel's goal in Gaza is to eliminate Hamas as a military threat, there appears to be rising popularity for Hamas among Palestinians in the West Bank. We travel there and hear that many Palestinians don't believe Hamas committed atrocities in the October 7th attack. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free[...]

Nearly two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine is building its tech industry as a part of its war effort and as a means of rebuilding its economy. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.orgLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There is a fierce battle between Israeli forces and Hamas in the city of Khan Younis in Gaza. The battle is coming close to the city's main hospital. We hear dispatches from Khan Younis. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And you[...]

A vote in the Polish parliament ended the rule of a right-wing political party— an historic power shift in the country, which is a key US ally and NATO member. A movie studio plans to use artificial intelligence to recreate the voice and image of iconic late French cabaret singer Edith Piaf. Super-fans in her[...]

The British government is pushing forward with a controversial plan to deport undocumented migrants, no matter where they've come from, to the central African country of Rwanda.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israeli forces have traded artillery and rocket fire with Hezbollah, a militia backed by Iran that operates in Lebanon. We hear the voices of people living on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And you can[...]

Russia has made it a practice of attacking electrical infrastructure in Ukraine over the winter with missiles and drones. We hear about Ukraine's preparations for these attacks and how they'll be put to the test. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. And[...]

Once again at COP28, the annual global climate summit, experts are warning of the dire consequences of the world ignoring a warming planet. But this year that message is being delivered in the United Arab Emirates, a country that is dependent on oil and gas. Our correspondent based in Dubai is at the conference and[...]

Venezuela held a vote on whether to annex some of neighboring Guyana. But the turnout may point to problems for the autocratic ruler of Venezuela.And, a rehabilitation camp in Ukraine for children, who have witnessed death, survived bombings and lost family.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

After a week-long pause, Hamas again fired rockets into Israel and Israel resumed airstrikes in Gaza. A report on why the fighting resumed. And were Gaza's hospitals able to resupply and catch up on treating patients during the cease-fire?For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

Our reporter in Moscow tells us of a manifesto, claiming to be from families of Russian troops, calling for demobilization and other signs of faltering support for Russia's war in Ukraine.And amid an improving economy, Venezuela is trying to ramp up oil production. But with neglected oil infrastructure, that has meant more oil spills.Sign up[...]

We hear about two experiences of life in Gaza. One from a 22 year-old Israeli reserve soldier sent into the Gaza Strip with his unit. And a mother of two who lives in Gaza trying to shield her children from the horrors of war and stay alive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from the family of four-year-old Abigail Edan, who was held hostage by Hamas and is the first American freed. And even though Israel urged civilians in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the territory for safety, Israeli bombardment in the south continued.Mark Giving Tuesday by signing up for State of the[...]

The secretive leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahiya Sinwar, is thought to be the mastermind of the October 7 attack on Israel and he has led the Hamas negotiations on hostages. Our Jerusalem correspondent has met the Hamas leader at press conferences over the years and has this look at who he is and what[...]

Illegal gold mining is profitable in Brazil, bringing in more than $2 billion a year. And the government has made it easier to get away with. But the practice damages the rainforest and poisons indigenous communities. We go to a town at the center of the illegal mine business.You can support NPR's journalism this Giving[...]

Hamas and Israel have reached a deal to release some Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a pause in fighting. We get the details from our reporter in Tel Aviv.And in Russia, a crack down on journalists following the invasion of Ukraine has caused some to continue their work outside the country.You can[...]

One fifth of Israeli citizens also identify as Palestinian or Arab. Israel's war with Gaza has meant a tension between the actions of their country and their identity. At the same time, many are facing increased discrimination.And we meet a mother whose premature babies were finally evacuated from Gaza.You can support NPR's journalism this Giving[...]

We hear about a time when an airport opened in Gaza, a U.S. president visited and it seemed like Palestinian statehood was close to being a reality.And, a multi-ethnic, multi-religious band in Israel is working to bridge some of the divides in the country.Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support[...]

There's only one place goods or people are allowed to enter or leave Gaza. Our reporter is in Rafah, Egypt and sees the trickle of aid going into Gaza.Also, in an interview with NPR, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vague on who will govern Gaza when the fighting stops.And comedians and writers on both[...]

Biden met with President Xi Jinping of China for the first time in a year. And though expectations were low, our China correspondent tells us some important agreements emerged from the meeting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Israeli military says Hamas militants operate in the hospital. International rights groups say hospitals are protected under international law.And the president-elect of Guatemala, who won on an anti-corruption platform, believes the country's ruling elite are trying to prevent him from taking office.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We go to southern Lebanon to hear from people who have endured decades of conflict and face new fighting as the war between Israel and Hamas increase regional tensions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The southern city of Kherson has been free from Russian occupation for a year. But while its liberation energized Ukrainian forces, Russian troops remain just a mile away.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Berlin's iconic nightclubs are a cultural institution. But they face dwindling revenue due to decreased tourism and strained relationships with their gentrifying neighborhoods.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Sudan has been going on for over six months. Thousands have died and more than six million have been displaced. He hear about conditions inside Sudan from the voices of those living through the violence.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from two people who negotiated previous peace proposals between Israelis and Palestinians. They believe there is a peaceful solution to the current conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear about whether other groups, or countries, in the Middle East could expand the conflict beyond Israel and Gaza. And an account from a surgeon caring for patients in Gaza, under bombardment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's president and top military commander disagree over the message to send about the lack of progress in the effort to retake territory from Russia. And the effort to recreate the original acoustics of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as it is being rebuilt. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and[...]

The Israeli military isn't saying much about it's ground offensive in Gaza but satellite images and social media offer some clues about its strategy. And the dramatic scene at the border between Gaza and Egypt where only a small number of people are being allowed to escape the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

Tech CEOs and politicians from around the world gathered to discuss the potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence and how to work together to prevent some of the worst outcomes from happening.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Israel undergoes a ground assault of Gaza, Hamas will be able waiting to attack from a network of tunnels. We hear about the challenges that will present.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war vary across Europe, determined by each country's unique history and perspectives. We hear from NPR correspondents from three European capitals.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israel has expanded its war with Hamas, stepping up attacks from the air and sending troops into Gaza. For 34 hours communication was cut off in Gaza, we hear our producer in there describe what the scene was like. And a group of workers from Gaza who were trapped in Israel when the fighting started,[...]

We hear from our reporter on the ground in Acapulco, Mexico, where a devastating hurricane grew in intensity so rapidly residents were unable to prepare. And an interview with the foreign minister of Iran about his country's support for Hamas and their involvement in the group's conflict with Israel.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

China is increasing military pressure on Taiwan without declaring an outright invasion. We hear about what the pressure looks like and what China's goals are from our correspondent based in Taiwan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

It has been weeks since Israel said it would invade Gaza to eradicate Hamas, following the attacks on Israel launched by that group October 7th. The U.S. may be among those trying to delay the invasion. We hear from NPR reporters about what the concerns could be. And a conversation with someone trying to get[...]

World news doesn't have to feel worlds away. Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. Hear new episodes every weekday and sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists. Visit plus.npr.org. State of the World was previously State of Ukraine.[...]

We hear from Israeli veterans of the last Gaza invasion nine years ago, about their reflections from that conflict and their fears for this new one.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Though Gaza has been the focus of Israel's response to attacks by militants, the West Bank is also seeing an increase in violence. Residents there react to recent events. We also hear from members of a community that was hit hard by the Hamas attacks. They've been relocated to a hotel and are trying to[...]

Egypt finds itself in a tricky situation with the crisis in neighboring Gaza. They want to make sure aid gets into suffering residents of Gaza but they don't want to accept refugees for fear of being drawn into the conflict. We hear analysis of how Egypt's leadership is responding and the voices of protesters in[...]

As the Israeli military gets ready for an invasion of Gaza, local media and some soldiers say they're short on supplies. And grassroots organizations are taking it upon themselves to fill the gap.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear analysis from two important presidential visits. President Biden offers condolences and support on a visit to Israel. And President Putin displayed Russia's bonds with China in a meeting with the Chinese leader.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A blast at a crowded hospital in Gaza could become a turning point in the war. And people who lost their family and homes in Hamas' attack on Israel try to reckon with the aftermath.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The situation for civilians in Gaza continues the to deteriorate as food, medicine and water run short. Israel continues airstrikes and prepares for a ground assault. Hamas continues to fire rockets in Israel. And in Poland, a surprising election result with a record-breaking turnout.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israel has ordered effectively half the population of Gaza to flee their homes ahead of an expected military assault. Many Israelis have decided to leave the country. And we hear from a hospital in Gaza.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Israel to show U.S. support in the wake of deadly attacks by Hamas militants. We talk to our correspondent travelling with him. And we hear from an American who is among the millions trapped in Gaza amid the Israeli blockade and airstrikes.Learn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

The power is out in Gaza, as Israel's blockade prevents fuel, food, and water from entering. Civilians there fear nowhere is safe from Israeli airstrikes. And in Israel they are still reeling from Hamas' brutal cross-border attack and many are searching for missing loved ones who may have been kidnapped. We hear from our correspondents[...]

Some in Congress point to Ukrainian corruption as a reason to cut off U.S. aid. But Ukrainians say that image of them is outdated and they're working hard to fight corruption. And, because we know you value world news, we widen our focus to bring you an on-the-ground report from the war between Israel and[...]

Satellite imagery shows that millions of acres of productive farmland have gone unplanted. We hear what researchers have learned and what the effects may be.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There are more than 10,000 Russian Orthodox parishes in Ukraine with ties to the church's leader in Moscow. Many see them as disloyal now that Russia has invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

With future U.S. aid to Ukraine in doubt, the Defense Department is warning members of Congress that current military funding for Ukraine is nearly exhausted. NPR's Pentagon correspondent tells us what that could mean.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Future funding for Ukraine from allies, including from the United States, is being challenged. Our correspondent in Kyiv tells us how the Ukrainian government is reacting and gives us an update on where progress on the battlefield stands.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aid to Ukraine was stripped out of a bill to avert a government shutdown at the last-minute. We hear from a U.S. senator about what message this might send to Ukraine and to Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's neighbor, Slovakia, has been supportive in the war against Russia. However the frontrunner in this weekend's election sides with the Kremlin. We hear more from our correspondent in Bratislava.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Cluster munitions are banned in more than 100 countries, but they're being used by Russia and Ukraine in their war. We hear about a report documenting the deaths and injuries caused by these weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine has been increasing attacks on the Russian Navy in occupied Crimea. Ukraine even claims to have killed the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet- though Russia is disputing that. We talk to a retired U.S. Navy admiral about what the attacks on the Russian Navy say about Ukraine's strategy.Learn more about sponsor message choices:[...]

Poland borders Ukraine, a Russian territory and Russian-ally Belarus. Poland has also experienced illegal migrants and a visa fraud scandal. We learn what all this means for Poland and it's closely fought upcoming election.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been making his case at the U.N. and on Capitol Hill for continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia. He's also been making his case in the U.S. media and he sat down for a one-on-one interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

We talk to Penny Pritzker, US special representative for Ukraine economic recovery about how Ukraine can rebuild even as the war is far from over.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear what the United Nations secretary-general, President Biden and Ukraine's president had to say about Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine at this year's UN General Assembly.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainian military's progress in its effort to retake territory controlled by Russia is being slowed by thousands and thousands of landmines. We meet the "sappers" who do the painstaking and extremely dangerous work of removing these explosives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainians are running out of time to make progress on their summer-long effort to retake territory from Russia. Soon rains and winter weather will make fighting difficult. We hear about the future of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine bears the brunt of a spike in cluster munition attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is fighting hard to retake territory Russia currently holds, but so far progress has been limited. We hear about what options the U.S. and other allies have in looking for an end to this war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More and more conservative Americans in rural towns think US aid to Ukraine would be better spent elsewhere and the GOP presidential candidates are taking notice.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The North Korean leader travels to Russia to meet with Putin and western countries believe the discussion will be about a potential arms deal. We hear about what each side stands to gain from the other.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Brian Mann has just finished a rotation filling in as NPR's Ukraine correspondent. He tells us what experience will stick with him from this trip and how the country compares to his last trip, a year ago.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We talk to workers facing a terrible precedent: Ukraine is the first nation with a large-scale nuclear power industry to face a full-scale war. Experts say the risks are daunting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

An inside look at Ukraine's cyber war against Russia from a top Ukrainian intelligence official.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear about the purpose of the visit from NPR's correspondent travelling in Ukraine with Secretary Blinken.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The change comes after some corruption scandals and in the middle of a costly summer counter offensive. We hear from NPR's correspondent in Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from an independent Russian media outlet about some 150 acts of arson against Russian military recruitment centers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainian military claims it has broken through a Russian defensive line in the south. NPR's correspondent in Kyiv explains what it could mean for the Ukrainian counter offensive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. accuses North Korea of selling weapons to Russia. We hear about what this means from the White House National Security Council spokesman.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Brian Mann met the well-known fighter pilot who went by the callsign "Juice" in the early weeks of the war. And he recently attended his funeral in Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian forces have been trying to push back on Russian gains this summer. But NPR found in the eastern front, Russians are on the attack and civilians are fleeing the fighting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Moscow correspondent went to a makeshift memorial for Wagner's dead leader and also talked to a former member of the mercenary group to try to understand what happens to the organization now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The first Republican presidential debate exposed some big differences in what candidates think should be the U.S. role in the war in Ukraine. We hear reporting from both NPR's correspondent in Ukraine and our Pentagon correspondent.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear two conversations about the possible death of the leader of the Wagner private mercenary group, who was both instrumental in Russia's war in Ukraine and the leader of an uprising that embarrassed the Kremlin.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainians are thumbing their noses at Putin by sunbathing and swimming on Black Sea beaches that have reopened despite the dangers of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian soldiers, who were trained by the U.S. in Germany, speak to NPR about using Western tactics – and weapons – in the latest counteroffensive to push out Russian forces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainians are struggling to cope with a mental health crisis as the war in their country drags on. NPR's Greg Myre reports "how are you?" has taken on greater meaning.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from the the man charged with tracking U.S. spending in Afghanistan about what lessons learned there can be applied to the billions of dollars going to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center, about how the use of drones by both sides in the war in Ukraine is changing the way wars are fought.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Charles Maynes tells us about China's Defense Minister's second visit to Moscow this year and what it means for China's support of Russia in its war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Kyiv correspondent Joanna Kakissis profiles a young musical duo who sang through the war until they were killed by a Russian missile.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Military tensions are rising between Ukraine's ally Poland and Russia's ally Belarus. NPR's Rob Schmitz explains why Poland is planning to send ten thousand troops to its border.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

At a women's professional soccer match in Kyiv, NPR's Jenna McLaughlin found players are overcoming the challenges of a growing sport and a country at war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Jenna McLaughlin attended a meeting of Ukrainian experts in cyberdefense where they discussed lessons learned and the challenges they face.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Greg Myre has covered over a dozen wars around the world, but says covering the war in Ukraine is different because of the massive amount of information coming out of the conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Diplomats from about 40 countries met in Saudi Arabia recently to discuss how to end the war in Ukraine. NPR's Ukraine correspondent, Joanna Kakissis, explains that even though Russia wasn't part of the summit, Ukraine is still hoping to move closer to ending the war with these talks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports have intensified since Moscow suspended participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

US Ambassadors at the United Nations say Russia's attack on Ukraine threatens global food security.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Ukraine claims a strategic victory in a long, grueling counteroffensive, its troops say they need more long-range weapons to fight increasingly entrenched Russian troops.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Russia is blockading Ukraine's critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild its navy, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Nobel Laureates from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia are in Washington to make the case for more weapons for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

At the start of Russia's invasion, advancing troops reached the outskirts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. They devastated the suburb of Bucha, killing hundreds. Now, Bucha is coming back to life.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Richard Haass served in the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department. For the last 20 years he was the head of the Council on Foreign Relations. On the occasion of his retirement A Martinez talked to him about the war in Ukraine and other foreign policy issues around the world.Learn more about sponsor[...]

Two Russian media outlets have tried to find the true number of Russian soldiers who have died in Ukraine. Mary Louise Kelly speaks with one of the editors on the project.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has pulled out of a deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain to markets around the world from blockaded ports. In the port city of Odessa, a senior U.S. official pledged support in keeping the grain shipments going. NPR's Joanna Kakissis was there and tells us what it means.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow tells us about two significant developments between Russia and Ukraine. First, Russia announces it is backing out of a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain to world markets. And a key bridge connecting the Russian mainland and Russian-annexed Crimea was attacked, apparently by Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

Though Russian cyberattacks have not been a major factor in the war in Ukraine, Russian cyber-criminals have recently been ramping up attacks on the rest of the world. NPR cyber security correspondent Jenna McLaughlin tells us what the increase might mean.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg talks about Sweden being admitted to the alliance and what it might take for Ukraine to join.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

At the NATO summit in Lithuania, Ukraine didn't get a pathway to join the alliance as it had hoped. But it did get long term promises of suport from the US and other countries. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley was at the summit and tells us what happened.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Kremlin has revealed President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries just days after they staged an uprising against military leadership. And one of Russia's top generals has resurfaced. NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow explains what we know.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Turkey's president Erdogan said he would not stand in the way of Sweden joining the NATO alliance, ending months of speculation. Mary Louise Kelly talks about all the dynamics at play with Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of the Brookings Institution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A young award-winning novelist who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture has met a tragic end.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine and Russia each say the other is planning to sabotage the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. They've been trading accusations over the past year, but now they say an attack is imminent.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in a hayfield outside the city. The protection consists of two soldiers, a Humvee and a Stinger missile.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Zaporizhzhia region is currently an active frontline in the Urainian counteroffensive against Russia. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us that 500 years ago, the area was in the same position.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, gives us his views on how the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia is progressing.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes explains what we know about the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, and his apparently crucial role in ending the crisis in Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner on the dramatic uprising and then reversal of a mercenary force in Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A mercenary leader launched a brief uprising against the Russian military and the authority of Vladimir Putin, taking over a Russian military headquarters and even sending fighters toward Moscow, before later turning them around. NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow and Greg Myre in Kyiv tell us about the aftermath of this event in Russia and[...]

U.S. military support has been crucial to Ukraine throughout the war and is a key component to their current counteroffensive against Russia. NPR's Greg Myre tells us what that support looks like on the ground in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Cheap, widely-available drones have given Ukraine a real advantage on the battlefield. Greg Myre tells us how thousands of drone operators have helped Ukraine and why the military want to train thousands more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Julian Hayda takes us to northern Greece where there is a site, holy to Orthodox Christianity, that many believe Russian oligarchs are using to launder money.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

To understand where the war stands at this moment, we hear from Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman in Washingotn, and NPR's Greg Myre in Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine has prompted NATO to go into high gear, accepting new members and stepping up their military training. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley attended NATO military exercises in Romania.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ahead of their summit in July, some NATO countries are suggesting the alliance offer Ukraine a path to membership. NPR's Michele Kelemen tells us more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

War can cause strange alliances. NPR's Julian Hayda brings us the story of Ukrainian anarchists supporting their government.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced the military offensive against Russian forces has begun. NPR's Greg Myre in Kyiv gives us the latest on what we know.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The disruption of grain from Russia and Ukraine have hurt the food supply in many countries. NPR's Aya Batrawy shows us how it is a factor in Egypt's crisis of food insecurity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Joanna Kakissis introduces us to an aid worker who evacuates people from the front lines. He remembers his hometown of Bakhmut from before it was the site of the longest and bloodiest battle of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from a resident of Kherson, a city downstream of the recently destroyed Kakhovka dam. In addition to near constant shelling by Russian forces, the city is now dealing with flood waters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from NPR reporters in Kyiv and Moscow for the latest on what we know about the dam's destruction, and from our science correspondent on what this may mean for Europe's largest nuclear power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Joanna Kakissis brings us the stories of workers who fled the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in central Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has so far avoided economic fall-out from international trade sanctions. But that could be changing, as Russia's economy is bearing the consequences of declining oil prices, the expense of waging war on Ukraine, and a brain-drain of skilled workers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For the past three decades, Russia has tried to mediate a border conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But NPR's Charles Maynes found that the war in Ukraine is causing ripple effects in parts of the former Soviet Union.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks with the Ukrainian fighters who have been quietly laying the groundwork to take back the land next to an important waterway in southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia claims Ukraine attacked Moscow with eight drones. We hear from NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

International assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy, avoiding collapse. NPR's Julian Hayda takes us to a market in Kyiv to see how these monetary moves are affecting shoppers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Greg Myre looks at what realistic goals might be for Ukraine's military campaign to push back on Russian gains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Joanna Kakissis in Eastern Ukraine and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman talk about the goals for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and increasing U.S. support for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This graduation season marks the end of a surprising chapter in the life of one student, displaced by war, who went from Ukraine's second largest city to a junior boarding school in Northern New York.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Both sides have endured great losses in the fight for a minor Ukrainian City. NPR's Scott Simon talks to a professor of strategic studies to find out why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Zelenskyy has recently visited European capitals as well as meetings with Arab leaders and the G7 nations. NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks about the Ukrainian president's diplomatic push.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Arab League summit, a group which contains countries that have very close ties to Russia. NPR's Aya Batrawy tells us what Saudi Arabia's invitation to Zelenskyy means.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The head of Ukraine's supreme court has been arrested for corruption. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us it is part of an on-going crackdown.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian forces claim they've made advances in the battle for Bakhmut, a city in the east that Russia has been trying to capture for more than 10 months. NPR's Joanna Kakissis tells us this may be a sign that the long-awaited counteroffensive has begun.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia took Crimea from Ukraine illegally nine years ago and many Ukrainians want it back. But the peninsula is seen as a red line for Russia. Eleanor Beardsley takes a look at the high-stakes decision of whether Ukraine should make retaking the territory one of its goals.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

To understand the upcoming, or possibly started, Ukrainian counteroffensive to push back Russian gains, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic & International Studies.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's president says more weapons are needed before a spring counteroffensive begins. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired U.S Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges about whether a delay hurts Ukraine's effort.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Though last year's winner, Ukraine, cannot host the contest because of the war, it will put forward a powerful entry. NPR's Joanna Kakissis introduces to the duo who will showcase the country's evolving cultural identity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine meant a scaled back celebration in Moscow honoring the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. NPR's Moscow Correspondent Charles Maynes explains how the holiday is different this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Julian Hayda attends a funeral for an American who died fighting for Ukraine in Bahkmut.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to two students, one from each country, whose classes connect over Zoom to learn about each other's lives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Ukrainian defense official tells NPR's Joanna Kakissis, that he believes Russia's standing in the world will be very different when the war is over.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

We hear from NPR's Greg Myre about Russian claims that two drones were sent by Ukraine to attack the Kremlin compound in Moscow. Russia says the target of the attack was Russian leader Vladimir Putin.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian missile strikes evaded Ukraine's air defenses killing at least 24 people-- including four children. NPR's Joanna Kakissis takes us to the central Ukrainian city of Uman, which suffered the most casualties.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

China correspondent Emily Feng talks about Chinese leader Xi Jinping's offer, on a call with the Ukrainian President, to facilitate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Joanna Kakissis brings us to an ever-growing cemetery in Kyiv where loved ones of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the battle of Bahkmut, pin their hopes on an imminent Ukrainian counteroffensive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Eleanor Beardsley takes us to an eastern Ukraine town anxiously watching the fighting in nearby Bakhmut, because they know if it falls, they might be next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave. And a promising young Ukrainian tennis player flees the war and works to realize her dreams in the US.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine relies on billions of dollars in aid from the U.S. to keep services running during the war. The way Ukraine spends the money is strictly monitored. The U.S. wants to bolster that transparency.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Since the start of the war, thousands of Ukrainian children were sent or taken to Russia. Human rights organizations allege Russia is trying to indoctrinate those children against their home country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted one kindergarten class in Kharkiv city — spreading families across the world and forcing them to make choices to deal with trauma affecting their children. We hear about two kindergarten best friends, now separated by an ocean and a war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian invasion of Ukraine spread families of one kindergarten class in Kharkiv across the world and forced families to make choices about how to deal with trauma manifesting in the country's youngest.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes tells us about a new Russian law cracking down on draft dodging and its implications for the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In a war-ruined district of Kharkiv, Joanna Kakissis brings us the story of a widower who tries to repair his bombed apartment building as Ukraine struggles to restore neighborhoods destroyed by Russian attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. is low on rockets and artillery shells. Congress is funding a huge arms buying spree, but U.S. factories can't produce munitions fast enough. And price gouging is a concern.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis talks about the U.S. intelligence leaks, some of which detail the state of the war in Ukraine, and what their impact will be as Ukraine is preparing for a counter-offensive sometime this spring.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The battle over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been a deadly slugfest that has reduced it to ruins. We meet a team of Ukrainian medics who have worked hard to support and treat wounded soldiers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's military is asking its Western allies for modern aircraft to fight Russian forces. In the meantime it is making do with Soviet-era equipment. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley takes a look at some of the many vintage helicopters in Ukraine's fleet.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Finland raced to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This addition doubles the alliance's border with Russia. We'll hear some pros and cons of this move.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. is trying to step up enforcement of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine — looking to make countries and their companies fear losing business if they evade sanctions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Retired military personnel from the U.S., Sweden and other countries are volunteering in Ukraine to teach ordinary citizens to be soldiers. They sometimes only get a few days to explain the basics before the new soldiers are sent into battle.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Thousands of residents fled during the heavy shelling of Ukraine's second largest city. But one street artist, known as the Ukrainian Banksy, remained and continued his work.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

While nearly half of the residents of Kyiv fled the city when Russia invaded Ukraine, many elderly could or would not leave. We hear about several of these elderly Ukrainians from when the fighting began, and then revisit them after a year of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There are still some 10,000 civilians in the Ukrainian frontline city of Bakhmut. Many have left and some live in a shelter in a nearby town where they share stories of survival and loss.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The only member of Russia's parliament to vote against the annexation of Crimea now lives in Ukraine and runs an online news channel, intended to subvert the Kremlin's propaganda machine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A $15.6 billion International Monetary Fund loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. Scheherazade Rehman, professor of international finance at George Washington University, talks about the agreement's significance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian invasion has cemented the decision for many couples to opt out of having babies, in a country that struggled with incredibly low fertility rates long before the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping wrapped up two days of discussions in Moscow with China potentially seeking to serve as peacemaker to end the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There is a sharp debate among Republicans over continuing aid for Ukraine. We hear from Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., on why he is skeptical of ongoing U.S. financial support of Ukraine in their fight against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian President is charged with the the war crime of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, traumatized soldiers can recharge at a Western-style healing center in northeastern Ukraine before returning to the frontline.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Russian fighter jet clipped a U.S. drone, forcing it to crash in the Black Sea. It is one of the most serious incidents involving U.S. and Russian militaries in and around Ukraine.And a young volunteer from Poland braves artillery barrages to evacuate residents from Bakhmut, the epicenter of recent fighting in Eastern Ukraine.Learn more[...]

Weapons used in the war are leaving behind contamination in Ukraine that will linger for years. We hear from an expert in how landscapes recover from war about what Ukraine's farmers will face once the war is over.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's best-known soldier began fighting Russians in eastern Ukraine in 2014, at age 18, forgoing dreams of becoming an artist. He died earlier this week on the same frontline.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Researchers warn that Russia is ramping up its efforts to destabilize Moldova through propaganda and false information.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

At least six people died after a barrage of Russian missiles hit targets across Ukraine early Thursday. The attack included an unprecedented number of hypersonic missiles and knocked out power at Europe's largest atomic power station.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For over a year, a Justice Department task force has been charged with targeting Kremlin-aligned Russian oligarchs and seizing their riches — including everything from luxury yachts to opulent homes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

After a year of war, Russia and Ukraine have lost many of their best troops. The problem for Ukraine is that Russia's far larger population means it likely could access far more troops to send to the front. NPR's Frank Langfitt talks to two front-line Ukrainian soldiers about the future of the conflict.Learn more about[...]

Both sides in the war have suffered horrific losses fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Joanna Kakissis talks about why this battle is important in the overall war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Along the quiet but unpredictable border with Belarus, Ukrainian soldiers dig in for a protracted war and train to help besieged forces in the east.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The US Secretary of State met with his Russian counterpart for the first time in more than a year. The war in Ukraine has led to a collapse relations between the two. A war that shows no signs of ending, with no diplomatic end game in sight.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's war in Ukraine has had a profound and permanent shift in the world's oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's comparable to the 1970s Arab oil embargo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's war on Ukraine affected grain shipments and raised concerns about a global food crisis. A year later, the worst fears about food prices and worldwide hunger failed to materialize. Nurith Aizenman talks about what went right and what the future of global food prices may be.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about whether the more than 11,000 sanctions on Russia are weakening their ability to finance the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, four NPR correspondents based around the world talk about what the impact has been in their regions. We hear the viewponts from West Africa, South America, China and India.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confounded expectations of his leadership qualities, in a transformation with few parallels in modern history.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us it is a place of lost freedoms, historical grievances, pride and despair.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Kherson was the first large city in Ukraine to fall to Russian forces. The historically Russian-speaking city fought back under occupation as ordinary citizens spied on their occupiers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Yevgeny Prigozhin founded the Wagner Group, a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes has a portrait of Prigozhin from his home town Saint Petersburg.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine's capital. And NATO countries have been remarkably united throughout the past year. But there are big divisions, including on how the conflict should end.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

With the war in Ukraine entering its second year with no end in sight, we're taking a long look at this grim milestone. NPR's Leila Fadel takes stock of the war, the people affected by it, and looks at what could happen next.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

From a swift Russian victory to fragmentation of the West, most of the big fears and predictions about the war in Ukraine proved wrong. NPR's Frank Langfitt explains why.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia throws new conscripts into battle — beginning an offensive in Ukraine. Ukrainians plan their own offensive soon. Can either side avoid a stalemate?And thousands of Russian exiles opposed to the war in Ukraine have taken up residence in Armenia, a former Soviet republic which offers Russians passport-free admission.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR[...]

War crimes researchers at Yale University say they have documented the illegal deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the war in Ukraine and what is needed for peace.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Satellite data obtained by NPR indicate Russia appears to be draining a huge reservoir in southern Ukraine — imperiling drinking water, agricultural production and Europe's largest nuclear plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the war in Ukraine approaches the end of its first year, NATO allies face a challenge to keep the Ukrainian army supplied with weapons and ammunition — as their own stocks dwindle.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Last year, President Biden elicited long, bipartisan standing ovations for his stirring vows of crippling sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine. This year, the situation is different.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A prosthetics clinic that once served mostly American military veterans is now helping Ukrainian amputees get state-of-the-art artificial limbs.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Examining the Wagner Group, a private military company that Russia has relied on to provide fighters, including prisoners, in UkraineLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Polish Ambassador to the U.S. Marek Magierowski talks about Poland's support of Ukraine, and its call for more military aid in the war against Russia. And a ballet company formed from Ukrainians who fled the war, perform in the U.S.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia and Ukraine are waging a fierce war in the sky but one thing makes this fight distinctive from previous air wars: pilots are extremely rare. And NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Conor Savoy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Ukraine's efforts to root out corruption to ensure allies their money is[...]

In an interview with NPR, Ukraine's defense minister says he's optimistic Western allies will supply his country with advanced fighter jets.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

An elderly couple who survived a Russian air strike in a town on the front lines in Ukraine celebrate the electricity and water they once again have.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine needs more than weapons to defeat Russia. The US is also working frantically to provide infrastructure help to keep the lights on.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute about decisions by the U.S. and Germany to send battle tanks to Ukraine, and their likely impact on the war against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In coordinated announcements, the US and Germany said they will send two types of state-of-the-art tanks to Ukraine. We hear from NPR reporters in Berlin and Washington, DC about why these announcements were made now and what these weapons will mean on the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A number of high-level officials were dismissed from Ukraine's government amid allegations of corruption. And a former member of Germany's Parliament talks about the historical and cultural reasons for Germany's reticence to send tanks to Ukraine or allow other countries to do the same.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian soldiers in the country's northeast describe winter living conditions in their trenches, in advance of a possible springtime Russian offensive.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's allies are announcing their latest weapons packages for the country. But not all of them agree on whether to share western-designed and made heavy battle tanks.And an NPR reporter takes part in a chilly January ritual.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine shook Europe. Just days after Russia's invasion, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a $100 billion boost for Germany's military. Has it helped? Here's a look at the state of Germany's armed forces and the industry that depends on their survivalLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A helicopter crash near Kyiv killed more than a dozen people, including the country's interior minister.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Rescuers have been racing to find survivors at an apartment complex attacked by Russian forces on Saturday. At least 40 people were killed, and more than 25 others are missing and feared dead.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S., France and Germany have recently announced plans to send armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine. The Western-designed weapons are an upgrade, but they're not the tanks that Ukraine wants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thinks the way forward for the war in Ukraine is: more. More weapons and more money to Ukraine's forces trying to kick Russia out of their country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Intense fighting continues in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Russia and a Kremlin-aligned mercenary force have made small advances in nearby villages in recent days.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian officials in Odesa say the local economy has contracted 40% since the war began. The shutdown of the local ports and unreliable electricity have forced businesses to adapt.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba details the so-called ceasefire, the options he believes Vladimir Putin has left, and what counts as a victory for Ukraine from here on.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Putin instructed his defense minister to order a temporary cease-fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to buy time to replenish its stocks along the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The killing of children's author Volodymyr Vakylenko has become a symbol of Russia's war on Ukrainian culture. His last work was a diary of life under Russian occupation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's government issued 15,000 air raid warnings in 2022, and it doesn't look like Russia is planning to let up this year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Lights flickered or went out in some Ukrainian cities Thursday. More than 300 days into the war, airstrikes and power outages have become part of life. Where do things stand as the year winds down?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

While there are many people in Uzbekistan welcoming Russians fleeing conscription to the war in Ukraine, others are irritated by their presence.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Daniel Fried, former U.S. ambassador to Poland, about the possibility of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in the new year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian President Putin has started referring to the invasion of Ukraine as a war — after insisting it was an operation. It's been more than 10 months since Russia invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amanda Sloat, senior director for Europe on the National Security Council, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Washington and U.S. assistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The international community has slapped an unprecedented number of sanctions on Russia since it invaded Ukraine. What impact have they had?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Marine Col. Mark Cancian, senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about a possible major Russian ground offensive in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to serve his country in a different way: alternative service as a conscientious objector.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian doctors are getting a crash course in lung transplants here in the U.S. Patients usually leave Ukraine for the surgery, but the war has increased the need for care back home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There are 50 thousand war crimes under investigation in Ukraine. NPR looked into just one case — the death of a man — and what it might take to find justice.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins NPR to discuss the implications of reported Ukrainian air strikes deep within Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's electrical grid has been under assault from Russian airstrikes for two months. Repair workers are racing to fix damaged power stations, even as the country braces for more attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian airstrikes caused electricity outages in some Ukrainian cities. However, Ukraine says it shot down many missiles, and the damage was substantially less than in previous attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

"Carol of the Bells" is a Christmas staple in the U.S., but it was written by a Ukrainian composer and first came to the U.S. 100 years ago — when Ukrainians were fighting for freedom.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to Luis Moreno Ocampo, former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, about an EU proposal for a special war crimes court in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NATO foreign ministers are now meeting in Romania to discuss how to support Ukrainians as they confront a harsh winter and a constant barrage of Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine marked 90 years since a terrible famine that killed at least 4 million of its people. The event was especially poignant this year as Ukraine deals with its present crisis.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is suffering power outages and damaged heating systems as Russia attacks its energy systems. Many are preparing for winter by cutting down trees, raising concerns about the country's forests.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A small country bordering Russia and partly occupied by it is alarmed by the recent arrival of tens of thousands of Russian men fleeing conscription into the Ukraine war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's infrastructure continues, the Ukrainian government is set to receive more than $4 billion in aid from the U.S. to help keep basic services running.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine says Russia is using the cold as a weapon against Ukrainians, by targeting the country's ability to heat and power homes. Repair crews are struggling to restore power to damaged areas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Dan Langenkamp, former press attaché for the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, about his advocacy for bike safety. His wife was killed in a crash in August.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stephen Flanagan, a senior fellow at the RAND Corporation, about the lessons NATO can learn from this week's missile strike near Poland's border with Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Initial investigations suggest the missile strike in Poland was not a deliberate attack but potentially a stray Ukrainian missile.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the war has changed over the months, Ukrainian soldiers have had to adapt quickly and learn new skills — even if it means figuring out how to fire anti-tank missiles by watching YouTube videos.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian Defense Ministry says it has completed its withdrawal from the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian officials made an announcement that they are withdrawing troops from the key city of Kherson. The city is the capital of a region Russia claims to have annexed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Italy has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February. But with high energy prices, inflation and a new government, there's concern that support might start to dwindle.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR checks in on a woman in Ukraine, six months after her town was liberated from Russian occupation.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the Biden administration to extend an olive branch to Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A new school in Kyiv aims to get more women involved in the war effort by putting them in a driver's seat where few have been before: piloting drones.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine says it shot down many of the missiles sent by Russia on Monday, but the ones that got through have caused a lot of damage.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has threatened to pull out of the Black Sea Grain initiative - a move that threatens to have a profound impact on global food prices.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has given no evidence of Ukraine planning to use a bomb that would spread radiation on its own territory. The U.S. has warned Russia may be setting a pretext for its own future actions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine hasn't only destroyed lives and buildings. It's also ripped apart trust in communities that endured Russian occupation. Neighbors now see each other as collaborators with the enemy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Members of the congressional progressive caucus have withdrawn a letter urging President Biden to adjust his approach to the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The likelihood that Republicans may win the House has triggered concerns in Ukraine. Last month, most House Republicans voted against a funding package that included billions earmarked for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Iran is wading into Russia's war on Ukraine with reported plans to sell surface to surface missiles and drones to Moscow. Will Iran's help change the trajectory of this war?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered martial law in four Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

When the question comes up on how the war in Ukraine ends, the debate tends to be brief. After eight months of fighting, most all the signs are pointing toward prolonged conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to John Kirby, White House national security coordinator for Strategic Communications, about the Russian bombardments, and expedited U.S. shipments of weapons and equipment.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A group of volunteers are spreading joy in Ukraine by organizing cleanup parties. Young Ukrainians blast music and dance as they clean the debris of obliterated homes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia looks increasingly isolated on the world stage. The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on it to reverse the move.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Thousands of civilians have been killed in the war in Ukraine. Nasta Grycenko was among Monday's casualties after Russia hit areas across Ukraine. Her father says she shouldn't be a statistic.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize are recognized, the Nobel Committee said, for years of protecting the fundamental rights of citizens in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia says it is claiming parts of Ukraine, but facts on the ground say otherwise. Ukrainian troops continue a counteroffensive in the country's south and east that is upending the Kremlin's plans.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Dozens of American parents who were in the process of adopting children from Ukraine are stuck in limbo as the war with Russia grinds on with no end in sight.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin is again raising the possibility of such an attack. Experts said the likelihood still remains low, though risks are rising.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the key railway hub is under his country's control. Russian forces had been using the rail lines to resupply their troops farther south in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Russia annexing four Ukrainian territories and how that could escalate the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to PBS NewsHour's Simon Ostrovsky about what the earlier annexation of Crimea might suggest for what happens now for the next areas Russia is trying to annex.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Final results from so-called referendums in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine indicate overwhelming support for joining the Russian Federation. The voting is widely condemned as a sham.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to Thomas de Waal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Russian-organized annexation votes that Ukraine's allies say violate international law.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the U.N. General Assembly comes to a close, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Yale law professor Oona Hathaway how nations can unite in responding to Russia for its war against Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Referendums began in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine today. The voting is illegal under both Ukrainian and international law. But that hasn't stopped Moscow from going through with it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to retired Col. Mark Cancian about what Putin's partial mobilization of the Russian military and attempts to annex Ukrainian territory tell us about the next phase of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia will mobilize up to 300,000 additional troops to fight in Ukraine. Moscow appears poised to annex the Ukrainian territory it currently controls.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

One Ukrainian woman planted flowers after Russia took over her town — to show she wasn't going anywhere. Now the Russian forces are gone and she and the town are trying to pick up the pieces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine is dominating this year's general assembly. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to address the world body about newly discovered graves in formerly Russian occupied territory.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainian town of Balaklia was the first to be liberated as part of Ukraine's recent counteroffensive. The work to understand what happened there during six months of occupation is just beginning.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ukrainian activist Hanna Hopko about her efforts leading a civil society delegation in Washington trying to lobby lawmakers to send more aid and weapons to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with political adviser Iuliia Mendel about her book, The Fight of Our Lives: My Time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy and What it Means for the World.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In a counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces have claimed swaths in the east of the country, dealing a heavy blow to Russian forces as the war marks 200 days.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainians react to the gains made by Ukrainian forces in a military offensive carried out in recent days.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The head of the world's atomic watchdog warned that the reactors at Zaporizhzhia might have to be shut down. That would start a clock ticking at the site.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Thursday to announce more security aid to Ukraine.He was also there to signal support as Ukraine tries to push back Russian forces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday. But the delivery — six truckloads — is just a fraction of what is needed across the entire continent.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Six months into the war in Ukraine, thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced. Four-legged Ukrainians are also suffering, but there are groups working to help the animals.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The United Nations is calling for a demilitarized zone around a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A team of nuclear inspectors from the United Nations has made its way to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Ukraine's most popular summer destination, a 90-year-old grandmother encourages a rebellion against a war-time beach ban, swimming despite the threat of fines – and floating mines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The government has sent evacuation orders to Ukraine's Donbas region but many remain. One sparsely open city has become a hub for Ukrainian military members taking a break from the front line.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Six months into the war in Ukraine, why should the U.S. continue to care and spend billions of dollars on the war when Europe is so ambivalent? And what do U.S. officials see as the end game?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Pentagon is ramping up its support of Ukraine in its war against Russia. The Defense Department is sending another $3 billion to Ukraine. That brings total U.S. aid to more than $13 billion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ukrainian politician Volodymyr Omelyan, who left his job and family, and has been fighting against the Russians on the frontlines for the last six months.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Matilda Bogner, head of the United Nations Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, about whether death tolls in Russia's war on Ukraine have been underestimated.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Aug. 24 marks the day when Ukraine's parliament vowed to separate from the Soviet Union in 1991. The date this year will also mark six months since Russia's invasion began.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Russian invasion has taken a toll on Ukrainian metalworks — the country's second-largest industry — and there's still no deal to ship iron and steel products to customers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A local journalist in small town New York and an aspiring writer in Eastern Ukraine discovered they had a lot more to learn from each other than either expected.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Olena Pareniuk of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine about the threat to the Zaporizhzhia power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The families of Ukrainian soldiers imprisoned by Russian forces have embarked on a desperate search for information after a deadly explosion at the prison where the soldiers are kept.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A growing shortage for neon is driving up its prices by 5000%. Neon production became highly concentrated in post-Soviet states, such as Ukraine and Russia. The world is paying for that concentration.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Concern is growing over damage to a Ukrainian nuclear facility seized by Russians in March, which is reportedly currently under bombardment. Ukraine is seeking an international mission to the plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Concern is growing over damage to a Ukrainian nuclear facility seized by Russians in March, which is reportedly currently under bombardment. Ukraine is seeking an international mission to the plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Amnesty International has criticized Ukraine for setting up military bases in residential areas. Ukrainian officials say It's Russian forces that are putting Ukrainian civilians lives in jeopardy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Terry Virts, retired NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, about Russia's decision to leave the ISS after 2024.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Turkey is part of NATO and keeps close ties with the West, but its president is on the way to Russia with some very specific requests.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska was criticized for not looking ladylike in a recent Vogue photoshoot. Her supporters pushed back, creating an online campaign asking what it means to #SitLikeAGirl.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Could Ukraine's army retake the strategic southern city of Kherson? Officers and soldiers near the front line say the counter-offensive is already underway.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Corinne Fleischer, the World Food Programme's Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe regional director, about what grain shipments from Ukraine means for some areas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Odessa, Ukraine is trying to launch ships filled with grain as part of deals brokered to address a global food shortage. Its ports have been closed since Russia invaded more than five months ago.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

What it would actually take to send out Ukrainian grain. They need to bring in minesweepers, figure out shipping companies to use, assure no more missile attacks, sort out danger pay, and lots more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The WNBA star took the stand in Russian court Wednesday to explain why she had vape cartridges in the first place, how they ended up in her luggage and what happened after they were discovered.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's gas company Gazprom has once again reduced the flow of natural gas to Europe. To counter that move, the EU has agreed to reduce its gas usage by 15%. But that's easier said than done.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia says it will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024. This echoes intentions previously set by Russia and comes amid tensions with the U.S. and the West over the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., about her trip to Ukraine with a bipartisan Congressional delegation and meeting with President Zelenskyy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine and Russia agreed to a UN-brokered deal on grain shipments out of the Black Sea that Turkey will oversee. The food supplies are badly needed around the globe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Ukrainian man is being forced to choose between the two: a wife and three children who have fled the country and aging parents who are trapped behind enemy lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the war in Ukraine nears its sixth month, people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv are finding a new normal. Construction crews are cleaning up bombed buildings and people are returning to work.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia is fighting to conquer the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. To help civilians escape, the Ukrainian railway runs a free evacuation train out of the east. Here's what it's like.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Soldiers from Chechnya, a Muslim territory, are part of the foreign fight against Russia in Ukraine. Russia brutally suppressed them in two wars, and their presence echoes old hatreds in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More than 20 people were killed when Russian missiles hit several buildings in Vinnytsia, a central city that has become a major logistical hub for humanitarian aid and military operations.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The brutal trench warfare-style fighting happening in eastern Ukraine is traumatizing soldiers. There are concerns in Ukraine about the psychological legacy it will leave behind.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia is pounding eastern Ukraine as it tries to consolidate its control of the entire Donbas region. To help get people the out, the Ukrainian rail service has added a special train from the Donbas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who was killed July 11, championed for more robust defense and security policies. With current world events, those ideas are increasingly important in Japan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Canceled concerts, lawsuits, existential turmoil. As Russia has cracked down on anti-war speech, the country's music scene reaches a particularly high pitch.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In a western Ukraine town that's refuge to people from the war in the east, a clown who is a refugee himself tries to keep up children's spirits.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Zelenskyy has consolidated all TV platforms in Ukraine into one state broadcast and restricted political rivals. Political opposition fears such civil liberty constraints could continue.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian troops have taken Luhansk and are headed for Donetsk, pounding cities along the way. When Donetsk falls, which seems likely, Putin will have "liberated the Donbas." But will he be satisfied?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As people in Taiwan watch the war in Ukraine, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with veteran journalist Chris Horton about what they think it could mean for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has won significant ground on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine but a growing number of experts say the growing costs to Moscow's military, economy and stature far outweigh the gains.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Leaders of the G-7 nations met in Germany and focused on the war in Ukraine. They talked about new missile defense systems for Kyiv and a proposal for a price cap for Russian oil.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Russian political scientist Ilya Matveev about the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

European Union leaders will meet Thursday in Brussels where they are expected to approve Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU — a process that is neither quick nor easy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine has been collecting the bodies of dead Russians left behind pushed Russian forces back from Kharkiv weeks ago. Two brothers from an outside village are helping unbury the dead.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

An overlooked corner of Ukraine is quietly playing a critical role in the country's efforts to import and export goods. Russia is trying to cut it off.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hanna Hopko, a pro-democracy activist from Ukraine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and convince lawmakers to send Ukraine more aid. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with her to see if it's working.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Four European leaders are meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in talks intended as a show of European unity. Also, the U.S. ambassador tells NPR she expects "a long, grinding, tough war."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. State Department says it is "aware of unconfirmed reports of two U.S. citizens captured in Ukraine." They are believed to among the thousands of foreigners who have gone to fight in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The leaders of Ukraine are gaming out where the war with Russia goes from here. One of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top advisers at Kyiv's presidential compound weighed in on what Ukraine wants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Inflation is the talk of the town in Nairobi, Kenya, just like it is in the United States. From gas to food to soap, here's how one African country is feeling the impact of the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. is supplying billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine. Yet getting armament to the battlefield is challenging and Ukraine says it needs even more firepower to fight Russian forces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia is warning foreign journalists that they could lose the right to stay unless the situation of Russian journalists in the U.S. improves.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Across the U.S., volunteers are stepping up to resettle Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion. In Maine, one Ukrainian man has taken in 11 people and plans to welcome more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

There's intense fighting in the east of Ukraine, new information on a Ukrainian city under Russian occupation, and a possible cholera outbreak in Mariupol.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the Ukraine war. Marat Gabidullin, who left Wagner after fighting in Syria, has written a book about it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's National Opera was built to celebrate Russian opera at the height of the imperial era. But the venue now represents a history of competing empires, censorship and survival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Many civilians have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Even as the fighting intensifies, some Ukrainians who remain are still trying to go about their normal lives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian officials have put up a display of destroyed Russian vehicles in front of the country's Foreign Ministry, intending to show the residents Kyiv and the world that Russia can be defeated.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its allies will continue to endure the economic cost of supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

If you wanted to forget the Ukraine war by watching a little tennis, forget it. The war is affecting everything, including professional sports.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A 10th-century prince is a founding figure to Ukrainians, who call him Volodymyr, and to Russians, who call him Vladimir. This isn't just some minor historical tiff.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Poland and the United States have had a see-saw relationship over the years. But the war in Ukraine has drawn them closer and turned Poland into an indispensable ally.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Biden pledged new advanced weapons to Ukraine as the 100-day mark since Russia's invasion nears. Biden reiterated that the U.S. will "stay the course" as the conflict drags on.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Biden says in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine with more advanced rockets that will enable it to more precisely strike targets on the battlefield.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin resistance that includes activists, ex-spies and a Belarusian brigade fighting for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, places from which Russian troops retreated are rapidly regaining a sense of normalcy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Ukraine, one of the country's richest men has set up his own battalion to fight against the Russian invasion. He funds, trains and leads the infantry unit on the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Many Ukrainians who have fled their country brought their animals along with them. Two Irish Setters played an instrumental role in their owners' making it to safety in France.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights advocates call enforced disappearance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Russian history professor Sergey Radchenko of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about the state of the Russian economy after three months of war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Even as conditions improve in Ukraine's second largest city, some people just outside Kharkiv continue living in basement bomb shelters.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Microsoft's global ubiquity gives its cybersecurity experts a unique window into the Russian cyberwar against Ukraine. The software giant is involved in both monitoring and combatting attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its fourth month, European countries are scrambling to wean themselves off of Russian gas. The Baltic nation of Lithuania has become the first to do so.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

To combat Russia's larger military, Ukraine has turned to creative tactics, from low-tech to high-tech. You could call them "war hacks." And many seem to be working.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lori Hinnant, investigative correspondent with the Associated Press, about the story of a Ukrainian medic who recorded footage of her time in Mariupol.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Behind some of the success of the Ukrainian military against Russia is a little-known U.S. initiative, one built around state national guards.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. wants to weaken Russia and help Ukraine win, while some in Europe are looking for a diplomatic solution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The court gave a life sentence to a 21-year-old Russian army sergeant for shooting and killing an unarmed Ukrainian man during the first days of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro visits a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine to chronicle the journeys of Ukrainians returning to their homeland.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the mayor of Warsaw, Poland, about how his city is managing the influx of Ukrainian refugees. He says Warsaw's population went up by 15% since the outset of the conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ukrainian economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro spends a day at the Medyka border crossing to see how the flow of refugees has changed over the nearly three months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. is using its presidency of the UN Security Council to focus on food security, as much of the world worries about the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Senate approved about $40 billion in aid to Ukraine in a largely bipartisan vote. The House has already passed the bill, and it now goes to President Biden to sign.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Sweden and Finland officially applied to join NATO, but Turkey's president may oppose their acceptance into the military alliance. There is an international push to resolve Turkey's objections.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More than 6 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. Not all of them are Ukrainian. Some citizens of African countries have found that the doors of Europe are much less open to them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Russian sergeant pleads guilty for killing a Ukrainian civilian in the war's first war crimes case. Such cases usually occur after a war ends. Ukraine wants to prosecute while the evidence is fresh.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Col. Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker, has built a reconnaissance and sabotage team to target Russian forces. His ultimate goal: free his family village from Russian control.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ukrainian refugee Daria Bietschasna about what life is like some two months after she fled Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Ukraine, hundreds of soldiers who'd been barricaded in the Azovstal Steel Works in Mariupol have been evacuated to Russian-held territory. It marks the end of the weeks-long siege.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More than 14 million people have been displaced by the war in Ukraine. At a shelter in Lviv (luh-VEEV), about 4,000 women and children have spent at least one night there since the start of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro reports from Warsaw on how Ukrainian children are being educated in Poland.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia was expected to dominate the skies over Ukraine. But Ukrainians are still shooting down helicopters and planes, making Russian pilots very wary about venturing into Ukrainian airspace.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mikko Hautala, Finnish ambassador to the United States, about his country's bid to join NATO after decades of remaining neutral.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian troops are pushing Russian troops away from the country's second largest city. That is allowing residents to move out of subway stations and try to resume something of a normal life.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Roman Panchenko moved to Poland from Chernihiv a few years ago and was afraid of singing in the streets. But now, after the war started, he sings Ukrainian songs in a Warsaw plaza to help his country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian forces are trying to push back Russian forces from Kharkiv, a city Russia has shelled since the beginning of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NRP's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, about how Russia may react to a new NATO nation on its border.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For decades, Russia and other nations collaborated on scientific and environmental issues in the Arctic. Now, there's concern that Finland and Sweden joining NATO could spark a military buildup there.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the war in Ukraine shifts east, many people are returning to the capital Kyiv. Residents in the heavily-shelled suburb of Bucha continue to clean up and businesses are starting to reopen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to András Simonyi of the Atlantic Council's Global Energy Center, about Hungary being an obstacle to Europe's aim of banning Russian energy imports.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Finland is on the brink of joining NATO. Finns have their own memories of Russian aggression.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The new air package is making its way through Congress as Ukraine launches a counter-offensive against the Russian invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The country is breaking a long tradition of refusing to export arms to war zones.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

It's been too dangerous for many Ukrainians to leave their house — let alone make an escape. But some have found ways to cross the frontlines, navigating dangerous check points, to safer areas.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana about the state of the conflict in Ukraine, and the path to peace.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the Russian and Ukrainian armies battle over the country's east and south, analysts say the war could become what's called a "frozen conflict."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with students representing Ukraine in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Because of the Russian invasion, they say the competition is about more than science.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On the border with Russia, the Estonian town of Narva has strong cultural and linguistic ties to Russia. That makes it a target of Russian propaganda — something Estonians are trying to combat.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

First lady Jill Biden made an unannounced stop in Ukraine on Sunday during a tour of Eastern Europe. She met with Ukraine's first lady, who made her first public appearance since the war began.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia marked the end of World War II today with a parade and a speech from President Putin in Red Square. In Ukraine, Victory Day celebrations were muted, as people hunkered down amidst the on-going Russian invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. embassy is about to return to Kyiv, after evacuating to Poland early in the war. Also, President Biden has nominated a veteran diplomat to fill the post that has been vacant for three years.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The United States continues to send weapons and machinery to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is one of the world's largest grain producers. But the war has made much of the country unsafe to farm. That's raising prices, and fears of food shortages around the world.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes. Some refugees in Poland however are now starting to return home.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

First Lady Jill Biden is departing on a trip to Eastern Europe to visit Ukrainian refugees, as well as U.S. personnel in the region. It's her most high-profile endeavor since her husband took office.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Hanger of the International Committee of the Red Cross about efforts to escort civilians out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Children in Ukraine are among the most vulnerable as Russia's army continues to attack with ground troops and artillery. We hear from young people living near the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the state of the war and where things might go from here.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The European Union says it intends to phase out Russian oil in the next few months. This was part of a package of new sanctions the EU announced Wednesday against Russia for its war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Evacuation efforts continue in Mariupol - even as Russian forces continue to shell the besieged Ukrainian city. Roughly 100 evacuees have now arrived in the city of Zaporizhzhia. NPR's Joanna Kakissis met up with some of them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cancian, a former Marine colonel and expert on military procurement, about Biden's request to Congress for billions of dollars to buy Javelin missiles to aid Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Residents of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine are fleeing a Russian offensive. For the few who have stayed, life can be brutal, since the city is running out of food and fuel.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. plans to use its presidency of the Security Council this month to keep the spotlight on food security, as Russia's war in Ukraine has ripple effects in global food markets.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Jeff Edmonds, a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses, about what Russia's invasion of Ukraine says about its military power at large.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to British lawmaker Arminka Helić about how rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons in Russia's war on Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More civilians are being evacuated Monday from a steel facility in Mariupol, Ukraine. But thousands of soldiers remain, many of whom are injured and have been holed up for weeks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl. But there is still heavy fighting in the South, with many civilians living in the crossfire. For them, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Barry Pavel of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, about the mechanics of military aid to Ukraine and the prospect of a long conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. is eager for the International Criminal Court to prosecute allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it's not a member of the court itself.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The White House sent a $33 billion request to Congress for Ukraine. NPR's A Martinez spoke with deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer about the largest single funding proposal for the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Millions have fled the war in Ukraine and left the country, but some refuse to leave. For one family in Kharkiv, their fight to simply staying alive has become their biggest act of resistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

South Korea is the world's sixth-largest arms exporter and Ukraine has turned to it for help in its war against Russia. But so far, Seoul has only agreed to provide non-lethal aid.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, about the role of women leaders in peace and security and her country's role in the world right now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A Polish farming town on the Ukrainian border has organized weekly shipments of protective equipment to exhausted Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia is cutting off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, and has demanded countries pay for energy in rubles. The move is seen as a warning by Russia to bigger European energy consumers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine have led to widespread accusations of war crimes. Some world leaders, including President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have gone further and called it a genocide. The United Nations is investigating possible human rights violations.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For many Ukrainians, there can be no negotiated peace with Russia. Evidence and accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces have left them unwilling to consider a diplomatic solution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's state-run gas company has cut supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. At the heart of this move: the war in Ukraine, the sanctions imposed by the West, and Russia's attempts to wriggle free of them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

People in the Ukrainian city of Odesa are considering how their deep Russian heritage can fit into Ukraine's national identity. Some want Russian monuments and cultural markers removed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The White House is rushing more weapons to Ukraine to try to ensure "a strategic defeat" for Russia. Aims shifted partly because of Ukrainian battlefield successes with U.S. provided weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, is determined to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for what she says are war crimes. Reviewing the evidence has taken a toll on her.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The United Nations secretary general met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. He came to Moscow as a "messenger of peace."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. wants to weaken Russia to the point where it can't wage a war like this again. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about what options NATO has left.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A small Ukrainian town near the Russian border was the first to be liberated after a four-week Russian occupation. Its challenges provide a window into the tough road ahead for similar communities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see the Russian military weakened on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck railway infrastructure in central and western Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian forces are struggling to neutralize cluster munitions, which are bombs that scatter over a wide area and are internationally banned.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Odesa, a port city in southern Ukraine, one jazz club has continued to host performances despite the Russian invasion, providing a haven for joy and creativity.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian invasion right now, but those seeking refuge in Bulgaria are marking the holiday.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As a Russian general reveals Kremlin plans to take Ukraine's Donbas region to the east as well as all of the country's south, we look at the situation out a village near the frontlines of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Steve Inskeep speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a Russian history professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about Vladimir Putin's shift in war and the focus on southern and eastern front in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

More than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their country since Russia invaded. Tens of thousands are in Estonia, where people remember what it was like to be occupied by the former Soviet Union.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian forces pulling out of the area surrounding Kyiv left behind evidence of atrocities committed against civilians. The effort is now to try to build a war crimes case against the perpetrators.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Odesa's port was a lifeline for Ukraine and a key player in global supply chains. Now, Russia's invasion and a blockade in the Black Sea have the city in a stranglehold.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Peter Zwack, a retired brigadier general and former defense attaché who served in Russia, about the strategic consequences if the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol falls.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Spooked over reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukrainian border, a Polish woman started an all-female carpooling service to drive displaced Ukrainians, many of whom are women and children.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has begun military operations that are expected to lead to a massive offensive. Ukraine has had weeks to prepare.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired General Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukraine will be different from President Putin's initial plan to take Kyiv at the end of February.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The messages from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are getting more desperate. A local commander Serhiy Volynsky said in a video plea posted to Facebook, "This could be the last appeal of our lives. We are probably facing our last days if not hours. The enemy is outnumbering us 10 to 1."Learn more about sponsor[...]

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in Russia looks like since the country invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report fierce clashes across a wide front in the east and south.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian refugees arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are enjoying expedited admission to the U.S. But children who arrive with family other than their parents are still being separated and detained.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Alex Finley, a former CIA officer who's tracking super-yachts used by oligarchs, explains what sanctions against Russia mean for the country's super-rich.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still living close to the front lines as Russia readies another offensive. Here's how people are surviving in the city of Mykoliav.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Missiles struck cities all across Ukraine overnight, including in the western city of Lviv, where at least 7 people were killed. The town had been relatively peaceful for weeks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia has long planned on expanding its oil drilling in the Arctic. But that relies on help from companies that are now pulling back because of the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Why doesn't the U.S. recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Bellinger III, a former legal adviser for the National Security Council.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

How a pollster in Russia is gauging public opinion about the war in Ukraine. And the Passover story is about displacement and the search for a promised land. It has special resonance for Jews who escaped the fighting in Ukraine and are now scattered across the world.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Vladimir Putin said in a speech that the "blitzkrieg" of sanctions has failed. He said sanctions are disruptive — but they present Russia with opportunities to become more self-reliant. So how are ordinary Russians feeling? Russia has just tapped Gen. Aleksandr Dvornikov to leading its forces. He's known for leading Russia's brutal campaign in[...]

Ukraine says a Russian warship in the Black Sea has been "seriously damaged" by a Ukrainian missile attack. Russia's Ministry of Defense says something very different happened onboard. What do we know so far? And More than four and half million Ukrainians are now refugees. A few hundred have made it to the United States.[...]

The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration says it's helping Ukraine investigate. How? And Russia left death and destruction in towns north of Kyiv. What is life like now in one of those towns? Our team travels to Borodyanka.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Relations between Russia and Europe seem to be changed for good. That's having ripple effects along the thousand miles of Russia's border with the EU, including a Norwegian border town that had prided itself on good relations with Russia. And Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes it hard to remember that decades ago, Vladimir Putin was[...]

Events over the past week have brought Russia tantalizingly close to its first default on foreign debt since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago. And why Poland's ambassador to the U.S. thinks there's no diplomatic path to end Russia's assault on Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says what Russia is doing in his country is genocide. A war crimes expert says that might be difficult to prove before the International Criminal Court. And last month, 96-year-old Boris Romanchenko was killed during Russian shelling in Kharkiv. In his youth, he survived four Nazi concentration camps. Now, a major[...]

Some civilians in Ukraine's capital couldn't or wouldn't leave. An old, Soviet-style apartment building reveals who stayed and why. And President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops are readying for a major assault on southeastern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Residents of Chernihiv describe the brutal siege they endured for about a month before Russian forces withdrew. And scientists doing climate change research in the Arctic worry that the rift with Russia will hamper communication with their Russian colleagues.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. wants India to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but so far the world's biggest democracy has not. India has deep ties with Moscow. The war has displaced millions of Ukrainians, and neighboring Romania is adapting to an influx of refugees.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine is bracing for more Russian attacks, especially in the eastern part of the country. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about Russia's newest calculations and how its relationship with NATO is forever changed. Plus, several countries, including the U.S., say they'll help examine potential war crimes in Ukraine. NPR's Julie[...]

In the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens were injured after a missile hit a train station in the city of Kramatorsk. And when Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out. Leila Fadel speaks with the Army and Navy combat veteran who[...]

The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council, while in Washington, Congress approved two bills suspending normal trade relations with Russia and banning its oil. Those votes came after NATO foreign ministers and officials from the G7 met in Brussels and Ukraine asked for more weapons. NPR's Michele Kelemen was[...]

A look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. As Becky Sullivan reports, Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately attacking civilians there. Since 2019, a lawyer named Andrew Mac has served as an adviser to Ukraine's president. He discusses the U.S. response and the assistance[...]

The U.S. says it has indicted Russian media tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev as the White House announces further sanctions, including on Russian leader Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters. Plus, Planet Money breaks down the logistics of getting weapons from the U.S. into Ukraine. It looks a lot like the supply chains we're already familiar with.Learn more[...]

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels for NATO meetings today. State Department spokesman Ned Price talks to Leila Fadel about objectives that could include tougher sanctions on Russia. And in Ivano-Frankivsk, in the western part of Ukraine, a bakery that shuttered for two weeks during the war has resumed business. As Scott Detrow[...]

Ukrainian officials say video and photo evidence shows Russia committed atrocities in the town of Bucha, near Kyiv. But Russia has a different story. NPR's Nathan Rott went to Bucha to for a firsthand look. How can Russia be held accountable? U.S. deputy national security adviser Jon Finer talks about the White House's options.Learn more[...]

Young military medics in Ukraine talk about their experience and life under the Russian siege. Plus, once war began in Ukraine, COVID-19 ceased being the top-level medical concern. A doctor is doing everything he can to help with a whole new overwhelming crisis.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the world sees images of bodies in the streets of a Kyiv suburb, the United Nations considers whether to kick Russia out of the Human Rights Council. Plus, Russia's last independent media sources have closed. So many Russians are turning to virtual private networks, or VPNs, to find out what's really happening next door[...]

In the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dead bodies have been found along with mass graves after Russian forces withdrew from the area. This has drawn new allegations of war crimes committed by Russian forces. Former Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper was a war crimes prosecutor and lays out the investigation process. Plus Russia's invasion of Ukraine has[...]

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland about the intensive conversations the U.S. is having with India over sanctions imposed on Russia. Scott Detrow reports on how a pop radio station in Lviv is broadcasting music and air raid sirens during a time of war.Learn more about sponsor[...]

Both peace talks and fierce fighting continue between Russia and Ukraine. And in Ukraine, volunteers are working to provide any help they can near the frontlines of the southern border. Plus, a CEO based in the United States is working to get her colleagues out of Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Some Russian forces have been repositioned away from Ukraine's capital, but as Elissa Nadworny reports, the strikes have continued. Frank Langfitt reports that Moldova, a former Soviet state not in NATO, worries that Putin could turn his attention its way.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mixed signals surround the negotiations that happened earlier this week in Turkey. Bill Taylor, a former ambassador to Ukraine, discusses the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Germany relies on Russia for around half its natural gas and its companies do extensive business with both Russia and Ukraine. The effects of those ties fraying is being felt on[...]

U.S. defense officials suspect Russian President Vladimir Putin is receiving incomplete information on the status of the war. In the weeks before Russia's invasion, experts said cyberwar could be imminent. It turns out that cyberattacks and information campaigns have played a subtle, nuanced role in the conflict.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Thousands of people continue to risk their lives by fleeing the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. And Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert. This happened as Western officials had already raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Turkey and came away saying some new things, NPR's Nate Rott reports. And NPR's A Martinez talks with Vladmir Ash'urkov, director of The Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, about how the war looks from his point of view and whether economic sanctions alone[...]

The Kremlin indicated in recent days it's focused on "liberating" parts of eastern Ukraine, which is a region where Moscow-backed separatists seized land years ago. Andrew Weiss from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses Russia's potential tactic to partition Ukraine. And as tensions between Russia and NATO countries may be higher than at any[...]

Stymied in Kyiv, Russia seems to be turning its focus to Ukraine's south and east. Meanwhile, Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta says it will cease operations until the conflict is over.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian officials believe Russia may be altering its military strategy. NPR's Elissa Nadworny gives insight on increased attacks in certain areas of the country. And, NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben explains why sanctions may not be effective against Russian oligarchs hiding money abroad.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Images from the war in Ukraine may have profound impacts on combat veterans, triggering survivor's guilt and mental health crises.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

President Biden traveled to NATO's eastern flank as a show of support to allies most unnerved by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Kitchen of the aid group the International Rescue Committee, about the humanitarian lessons for Ukraine from the war in Syria.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, doctors have been treating kids for shrapnel, bullet wounds and mine blast injuries. We visit Ukraine's largest children's hospital to see the war's effects on children.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tikhon Dzyadko, editor-in-chief of TV Rain, Russia's last remaining independent TV station that recently went off air. He and his family fled to Tbilisi, Georgia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

One in four Ukrainians have been displaced in the month since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of them children. In recent days, there hasn't been a lot of movement on either side of the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's war on Ukraine grinds on, so too does life for Ukrainians who still live in Kyiv. We examine how people in the capital city are adapting to life under war a month into Russia's invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

It's been one month since Russia invaded Ukraine. With refugees fleeing, we examine how Ukraine has changed — plus the efforts of the Ukrainian military and civilian resistance.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, who the Georgian government is threatening to sue over her support for Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Leaders of NATO and the G7 will hold an emergency summit in Brussels to talk about the war in Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials are hoping for more than speeches — they want weapons and sanctions.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dmytro Shymkiv of Ukraine's biggest pharmaceutical company, about medical supply shortages and distribution issues since Russia invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about President Biden's diplomatic strategy at the upcoming NATO summit on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Donations are pouring in — but they don't always address the needs of the many displaced and homeless Ukrainians who've lost practically everything they own.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Most countries at the UN are raising alarms about Russia's invasion, but since Russia is a permanent Security Council member, it's hard to hold it to account in the world body.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In the past month, 10 million Ukrainians have fled the country to get as far from Russia's bombardment as possible. We hear the stories of some of that people that have stayed behind.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with retired Gen. Philip Breedlove, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, about how the U.S. and other NATO members will address the war in Ukraine when meeting this week.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Alarmed by the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's invasion, an economist in Slovakia gathered food and clothes from friends — and found himself leading a convoy carrying tons of aid into Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian forces have shown few signs of advancing but are still actively destroying Ukraine. In the southern city of Mariupol, bombs targeted a school which was sheltering about 400 displaced people.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As President Biden heads to Brussels for a NATO summit this week and the Russians continue to bomb Ukrainian cities, pressure is building on the military alliance to do more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain trapped in the Ukrainian city — with dwindling supplies of food and water and no electricity. Mariupol has been bombarded by the Russians for weeks now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with people about the experience of being a refugee, how fleeing their home country has affected their life and what life is like now.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman about diplomatic efforts in the war in Ukraine and U.S. aid to the country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

So far, China has remained noncommittal about whether it opposes Russia's war in Ukraine. President Biden will push China to come out more strongly against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Slate's Fred Kaplan, author of The Bomb: Presidents Generals and the Secret History of Nuclear War, about whether Russia might use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the fighting enters its fourth week in Ukraine, a question looms: could Ukraine actually win? NPR's Juana Summers talks with CEPA's Steven Horrell about the prospects of Russian defeat in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Rescue efforts continue at the Mariupol theater that was bombed and American officials said a U.S. citizen has been killed in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In the midst of the Russian invasion, there are artists in Ukraine who are trying to find hope, redemption — and boost their country's spirits.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The package by the White House includes missiles to take out tanks and bring down Russian aircraft — as well as drones that the U.S. hasn't provided previously.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch about the Russian invasion and the possibility of a no-fly zone over Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Lawmakers are mostly supportive after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's address to a joint session of Congress during which he pressed the U.S. for more sanctions and weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's president addressed a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday morning. He appeared virtually and referenced Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 attacks in his speech.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Rennie, Beijing bureau chief for The Economist, about whether China should rethink its close relationship with Russia during the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, warns of the further devastation of Ukrainian cities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

What's daily life like in one of the recently-occupied parts of Ukraine? We hear from one college student in the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The U.S. and Russia have talked for years about 'hybrid war' – waging a conflict on multiple fronts beyond the battlefield. In unprecedented ways, the U.S. is now employing this against Russia.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainians across the country are contributing to the war effort in different ways, including manning checkpoints far from the front lines.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Talks between Russia and Ukraine continue Tuesday after a round of talks on Monday ended without a breakthrough. At the same time, Russian forces keep pressing in on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Israel's diplomatic and security ties with Russia are facing pressure amid calls to help Ukraine more. It's taking in refugees but there's a controversy over how many non-Jewish Ukrainians to accept.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Space and resources are strained in the western city of Lviv as more than 200,000 Ukrainians have temporarily settled in the city after Russian airstrikes continued this past week.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators concluded another round of talks without reporting a breakthrough as Moscow's forces attacked Kyiv's suburbs and other cities across the country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, talks about what it's like in the besieged parts of Kyiv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

New talks begin Monday to address Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The diplomatic effort comes after Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian military base near the Polish border, where refugees have crossed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As wide-ranging sanctions cripple Russia's economy, many international investors have determined the country is no longer a place where they can invest their money.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

An NPR analysis of security footage and photos following the attack on Europe's largest nuclear power plant shows that many of the plant's critical safety systems were in the field of Russian fire.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Most multinational companies have cut ties with Russia. An era of economic openness that started when McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Moscow in 1990, is coming to a close.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Ned Price, spokesperson for the State Department, who says Russia is accusing U.S. and Ukraine of preparing biological weapons.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Vice President Harris says the world has witnessed Russian "atrocities" in Ukraine and vowed support for the country and its neighbors. But a proposal for Polish fighter jets is off the table.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She is now the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's president has been sharing videos of destroyed hospitals — calling on the West to impose a no-fly zone. U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says the goal is to end the war not to expand it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Gas prices are hitting record highs in the U.S. amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That's got a lot of people on modest incomes worried as inflation is already making it tough to scrape by.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As millions flee Ukraine, one woman's checklist for surviving the train ride into Poland reveals the desperation and struggle that awaits those who leave.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainian military isn't releasing the number of soldiers who have died in the war with Russia. Viktor Dudar, a journalist who joined Ukraine's military, was among the first to be killed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Evelyn Farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, who is among those calling for a limited no-fly zone.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, what we know about Russia's nuclear stockpile and capabilities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech to the British Parliament as efforts to evacuate civilians were imperiled amid reports of continued fighting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In an address to the country, President Biden announced that the White House would be banning any Russian oil from being imported into the United States. NPR's Rachel Martin discusses the latest move and what it means for the world with NPR correspondents Scott Horsley and Scott DetrowLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy[...]

Can anyone talk Russian President Putin out of his war in Ukraine? French President Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Bennett are trying. The U.S. says it gave Putin off ramps before the invasion.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jaime Nadal about the humanitarian effects of Russia's war on Ukraine. Nadal is the representative to Ukraine at the United Nations Population Fund.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The Ukrainian nuclear power plant that Russia attacked and took over remains occupied by Russian troops. There are fears the Russians could set its sights on Ukraine's remaining nuclear power plants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, NATO forces are building in border countries in an effort to contain the conflict and prevent a wider war, according to the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's military is now encircling several Ukrainian cities, but the capital Kiev is still firmly in Ukrainian hands. What mistakes did Russia make, and what are its next likely moves? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Admiral James Foggo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Leila Fadel talks Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian and a nuclear expert at Harvard's Belfer Center, about the dangers of Russia seizing control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Media consumers in Russia are losing ways to learn about what's happening in Ukraine. Russia has shut down most independent media and passed a new law criminalizing reporting on the war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, Russian forces continue to pound the capital city of Kyiv. In the south, they've seized control of Europe's largest nuclear power plant.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Russia historian Sergey Radchenko about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin under estimated the challenges for Russia when it invaded Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant is out — it had been attacked by Russian troops in Ukraine. The U.S. Department of Energy activated its nuclear incident response team as a precaution.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian soldiers continue to push toward Kyiv. In cyberspace, a volunteer Ukrainian cyber army, hacktivists and cybercriminals are battling for impact in an increasingly chaotic information war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As the fighting in Ukraine enters a second week, Russian and Ukrainian forces are still battling over control of strategic cities.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Ukraine's western city of Lviv has, so far, been spared the worst of Russia's invasion. But a diverse resistance is taking shape there and is reinforcing some of the cities now under attack.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The advances are happening most notably in the south of the country, where Russian troops have entered the Black Sea port of Kherson. It's not yet clear if the city has fallen.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The FAA's order prohibiting Russian flights from entering U.S. airspace is now in effect. Russia is expected to respond in kind, forcing airlines to take longer routes around the massive country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Putin's claim that he is fighting a Nazi regime in Ukraine is a falsehood based on historical memory.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Even in the west of Ukraine, far from the Russian invasion, people are on edge and preparing to help in their own way.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As hundreds of thousands of people flee Ukraine, NPR's Leila Fadel takes a train into western Ukraine and talks to some of the passengers headed toward war.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russia's military accelerated its advance on Ukraine with troops positioned to try to surround Kyiv, Kharkiv and other major cities. Russian troops and bombardments have not yet arrived in Lviv.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Angela Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about what could be guiding Putin's decision-making in Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Russian forces appear to be escalating attacks on urban areas of Ukraine as 680,000 people have fled their homes. Sanctions are piling up, and the West is supplying more military hardware to Ukraine.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy