Europe

Diplomats are trying to find an off ramp to Putin's war in Ukraine

8:25am March 08, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

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.

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Establishing humanitarian corridors out of Ukraine is a top priority

7:22am March 08, 2022

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.

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Prices for gasoline surge to about $4.17 per gallon, a national record

7:01am March 08, 2022

As the U.S. and western allies weigh restrictions on energy purchases from Russia, the U.S. is dealing with a record high price for a gallon of gas. That's due to an increase in crude oil costs.

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Ukrainians are on alert for Russian saboteurs trying to infiltrate their towns

5:08am March 08, 2022

by Leila Fadel

Ukraine's government is releasing video confessions from Russians who have been detained so far. Civilian-run checkpoints have been set up to keep an eye out for suspicious people.

Russia's seizure of nuclear power plants raises international concerns

5:08am March 08, 2022

Russian forces have seized two of Ukraine's four nuclear power plants and are advancing on a third, about 75 miles north of the city of Mykolaiv — raising concerns about nuclear safety.

A resident looks out of the destroyed front of a room in a multi-storey building that was badly damaged as a result of Russian missile explosion after it was shot down over the city by Ukrainian air defence on March 6, in Kramatorsk on March 7.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 7)

10:40pm March 07, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

A woman makes a phone call in front of police officers blocking access to Red Square in central Moscow on March 2, 2022

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Russia is restricting social media. Here's what we know

7:43pm March 07, 2022

Russians face a confusing patchwork of online restrictions as the Kremlin cracks down on the free flow of information on social media.

WNBA players Brittney Griner (right) of the Phoenix Mercury and Courtney Vandersloot of the Chicago Sky compete during the WNBA Finals in Chicago in October 2021.

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

6:27pm March 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Many WNBA players head overseas to play during the off-season, where they can be paid much more than they earn in the U.S. Griner, who was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs, is one of them.

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Europe's largest nuclear power plant is still occupied by Russian troops

5:29pm March 07, 2022

by Tim Mak

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.

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The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Kristina Kvien, left Ukraine last month when the invasion began and is now just over the border in Poland.

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We're trying everything to avoid WWIII, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine says

5:13pm March 07, 2022

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.

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