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Back to SearchHow is the war in Ukraine affecting Russia's regional influence?
For the past three decades, Russia has tried to mediate a border conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But NPR's Charles Maynes found that the wa…
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The Ukrainian fighters preparing to retake key land from Russia
NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks with the Ukrainian fighters who have been quietly laying the groundwork to take back the land next to an important waterw…
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Drones attack the Russian capital
Russia claims Ukraine attacked Moscow with eight drones. We hear from NPR Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes.
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How Ukraine has kept its economy from collapsing
International assistance is allowing Ukraine to stabilize its economy, avoiding collapse. NPR's Julian Hayda takes us to a market in Kyiv to see how…
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What are reasonable goals for Ukraine's counteroffensive?
NPR's Greg Myre looks at what realistic goals might be for Ukraine's military campaign to push back on Russian gains.
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Two views of the Ukrainian counteroffensive: from Eastern Ukraine and the Pentagon
NPR's Joanna Kakissis in Eastern Ukraine and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman talk about the goals for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and increasin…
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Going from a city at war to a boarding school in rural New York
This graduation season marks the end of a surprising chapter in the life of one student, displaced by war, who went from Ukraine's second largest cit…
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Why has there been a months-long, bloody fight for Bahkmut?
Both sides have endured great losses in the fight for a minor Ukrainian City. NPR's Scott Simon talks to a professor of strategic studies to find ou…
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A wave of diplomacy for Ukraine's president
President Zelenskyy has recently visited European capitals as well as meetings with Arab leaders and the G7 nations. NPR's Joanna Kakissis talks abo…
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Ukraine's president addresses a meeting with some countries that support Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Arab League summit, a group which contains countries that have very close ties to Russia. NPR'…
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