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What happens to Kyiv's People's Friendship Arch, now that Russia has invaded?

4:29pm April 06, 2022

The People's Friendship Arch was gifted to Ukraine by the Russian government and opened in Kyiv in 1982. Ukrainians weigh in on the future of the enormous monument, in the midst of war with Russia.

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The view of a Kyiv suburb where Russian forces were accused of attacking civilians

4:29pm April 06, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

We look at the fallout from Russian attacks in Borodyanka, a suburb of the Ukrainian capitol of Kyiv. Ukrainian officials accuse Russian forces of indiscriminately attacking civilians there.

New sanctions target several of Russia's elite, including family members of Putin

4:29pm April 06, 2022

by Jackie Northam

The U.S. and Europe are imposing new sanctions against Russia after allegations of atrocities in Ukraine. Among the targets are financial institutions and some of Russia's elite.

Many at a maternity hospital in Kyiv made their way from cities facing attacks

4:29pm April 06, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

More than 15,000 babies have been born in Ukraine since the start of the war. At a maternity hospital in Kyiv, new parents tell of the long road it took to get them to safety.

A man walks his bike through a parking lot littered with broken glass in Bucha, Ukraine.

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In Bucha, death, devastation and a graveyard of mines

3:13pm April 06, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Images of dead civilians in the streets of Bucha shocked the world and intensified concerns of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Officials want more military aid, and bigger consequences for Russia.

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Nations set new sanctions against Russia after civilian atrocities in Ukraine

12:03pm April 06, 2022

by Asma Khalid

The U.S., the European Union and other partners are announcing new sanctions against Russia in response to the civilian deaths revealed in Ukraine this week.

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Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials a

New U.S. sanctions target Russia's largest banks and Putin's children

11:37am April 06, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

People who fled the war in Ukraine and members of the Ukrainian diaspora pray in an Orthodox church in Krakow on Sunday.

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Krakow, Poland's second-largest city, strains to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

11:21am April 06, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

More than 150,000 displaced Ukrainians now live in Krakow, increasing the population by 20% in just a few weeks. Now the city is helping them find long-term housing, jobs and spots in schools.

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Gruesome images emerge from a neighborhood once besieged by Russian forces

7:44am April 06, 2022

The Biden administration is planning to announce new sanctions on Russia in response to the horrific scenes of alleged war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.

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While the U.S. helps Ukraine, it plans to tighten pressure on the Kremlin

7:31am April 06, 2022

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Brussels for NATO meetings. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to State Department spokesman Ned Price about objectives that could include tougher sanctions on Russia.

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