Europe

Estonia's ambassador to the U.S. weighs in on Russian invasion of Ukraine

1:38am February 25, 2022

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of Estonia's foreign ministry and Estonia's ambassador to the U.S. since 2018, about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., does a television interview before the start of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe's election night rally on Nov. 2, 2021 in McLean, Va.

Sen. Warner says a direct NATO-Russia conflict would be 'uncharted territory'

9:51pm February 24, 2022

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, chairman of the intelligence committee, about the latest on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and how the U.S. plans to respond.

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A woman with her daughter waits for a train as they try to leave Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 24. Big explosions were heard before dawn in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that co

Photos show the calamity as Russia invades Ukraine

7:03pm February 24, 2022

by Marco Storel

Kyiv and Kharkiv are among the many cities that were attacked by rockets.

A Ukrainian mother fears what will come next in Russian-Ukraine conflict

6:49pm February 24, 2022

We hear from a tour guide in Lviv, who says that although that part of western Ukraine is "peaceful" at the moment, she's worried about keeping her family safe.

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Damaged radar, a vehicle and equipment are seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol.

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One witness describes the Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'I woke up and heard bombing'

6:22pm February 24, 2022

When 22-year-old college student Vitaliy Shutov went to bed last night, he didn't think a Russian invasion of Ukraine would actually happen. Then he woke to the sounds of explosions.

Ukrainians react to Russian invasion with disbelief

5:45pm February 24, 2022

We check in with people we've met in Ukraine over the last few weeks to see how they're feeling now that Russia has launched a wide-scale attack on the country.

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Russian Americans react to Russian invasion in Ukraine

5:41pm February 24, 2022

by Charles Lane

Russians and Ukrainians living in the U.S. are watching events unfold with a mix of worry and inevitability. Russians in particular see a divide between young and old.

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Demonstrators rally in New York City's Times Square in support of Ukraine on Thursday.

For Ukrainian-Americans, unity against Putin has solidified their bonds

5:32pm February 24, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Ukrainian-Americans were previously split by generation and religious identity. One Harvard scholar says that the past decade of actions by Russian President Putin has made the community more united.

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Retired U.S. Admiral James Foggo analyzes Russia's attack against Ukraine

5:10pm February 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Navy Admiral James Foggo about Russia's military strategy in Ukraine, and what might come next.

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The latest on Russia's multidirectional assault on Ukraine

5:01pm February 24, 2022

by Tim Mak

The latest on the fighting in Ukraine after Russia launched an invasion of the country.

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