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NPR's A Martínez speaks with Peter Zwack, a retired brigadier general and former defense attaché who
Spooked over reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukrainian border, a Polish woman started an
Russia has begun military operations that are expected to lead to a massive offensive. Ukraine has h
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anastasia, a woman who lives and works in Moscow, about what life in R
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired General Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukrai
The messages from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are getting more desperate. A local commander Serhi
Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials re
Ukrainian refugees arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border are enjoying expedited admission to the U.S. B
Alex Finley, a former CIA officer who's tracking super-yachts used by oligarchs, explains what sanct
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still living close to the front lines as Russia readies anot
Missiles struck cities all across Ukraine overnight, including in the western city of Lviv, where at
Russia has long planned on expanding its oil drilling in the Arctic. But that relies on help from co
Why doesn't the U.S. recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? NPR's Michel Ma
How a pollster in Russia is gauging public opinion about the war in Ukraine. And the Passover story
President Vladimir Putin said in a speech that the "blitzkrieg" of sanctions has failed. He said san
Ukraine says a Russian warship in the Black Sea has been "seriously damaged" by a Ukrainian missile
The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration
Relations between Russia and Europe seem to be changed for good. That's having ripple effects along
Events over the past week have brought Russia tantalizingly close to its first default on foreign de