The Ukrainian city Lviv has become a de facto safe haven if Russia attacks
Foreign embassies, expats and Ukrainians fearing a Russian invasion are heading west to Lviv, a jazz-loving city near NATO and EU countries that feels...
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After talks with Ukraine's president, Germany's chancellor meets with Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to try to persuade the Russian leader to pull back...
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to keep competing at Beijing Olympics
The International Olympic Committee says it will abide by a decision that 15-year-old Kamila Valieva be allowed to skate in Beijing but if she wins "n...
The Russian-Ukrainian Orthodox Church schism continues to anger Moscow
The Orthodox Church has a long history in Ukraine, one that is tied to the country's national identity. Some parishes identify solely with Ukraine, wh...
When it comes to Ukraine, the U.K. is following a course similar to the U.S.
As Russian forces continue to build up along the Ukrainian border, the United Kingdom says it is considering sending more of its own soldiers to the r...
America used airstrikes to wage war with minimal risk to its troops
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Azmat Khan, an investigative reporter for The New York Times Magazine, about U.S. airstrikes and drone usage in Afghan...
Ex-Ukrainian defense official doesn't expect Russia to fully invade Ukraine
The former defense minister predicts Russia will wage hybrid warfare, block Ukrainian naval movements in the Black and Azov seas and establish a perma...
Soldiers in Burkina Faso say a military junta now controls the country
In the latest setback for democracy in Africa, a military coup has removed the democratically elected president of Burkina Faso. There have been recen...
How Aafia Saddiqui's case relates to the hostage taking incident in Texas
When a gunman took hostages at a Texas synagogue, he invoked Aafia Saddiqui's name. NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Kugelman of the Wilson Center ab...
Blinken is on a mission to defuse the crisis between Ukraine and Russia
With Russian troops massed on Ukraine's border and Washington warning Moscow may stage a false flag operation as a pretext to invade, Secretary of Sta...