Europe

School kitchen manager reaches out to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey for help

5:50am March 28, 2022

Tina Clark was stuck cooking by herself after one chef called out sick and another had COVID. She called into a radio program during an interview with Ramsey and asked for help. He dispatched a chef.

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NATO exercises near Russia: Is it a show of force or a provocation?

5:04am March 28, 2022

Tensions between Russia and NATO countries may be higher than at any time since the cold war. Why would the U.S. and its allies stage war games right on Russia's doorstep in northern Norway.

Ukraine latest: Concerns that Russia plans to split apart the country

5:08pm March 27, 2022

by Nathan Rott

Ukrainian officials say their military and regular citizens are pushing back against Russian forces in parts of the country, while in others Russian shelling and bombings continue.

Volunteer hackers form 'IT Army' to help Ukraine fight Russia

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the Click Here podcast, about an international effort involving hackers to fight Russia's invasion of Ukraine online.

National

Western enablers help Russian oligarchs hide their wealth

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Spencer Woodman of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

Economy

What a Russian financial crisis could mean for the rest of the world

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with economist Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about the wide-ranging effects of Russia's faltering economy.

Leaders of NATO member nations pose for a family photo at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 24.

NATO, explained: Why the alliance was formed — and what it's doing for Ukraine

11:35am March 27, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Russia's attack on Ukraine has put a focus on the North Atlantic alliance. Here's what you need to know about NATO.

World News

Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin is also commonly known as 'Putin's brain'

8:58am March 27, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Washington Post columnist David von Drehle about the Russian intellectual known as "Putin's Brain," whose ideology has influenced the invasion of Ukraine.

World News

Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv

8:55am March 27, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.

World News

Some Ukrainians fled with their pets. Others are stepping in to care for the rest

8:32am March 27, 2022

by Tim Mak

Wherever you find fleeing civilians in Ukraine, you also find beloved dogs, cats and rabbits in tow. But some pets are being left behind, and people are stepping in to care for them.