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Back to SearchThe US effort to seize wealth from Russian oligarchs
For over a year, a Justice Department task force has been charged with targeting Kremlin-aligned Russian oligarchs and seizing their riches — includi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ukrainian soldiers speak bluntly about the challenges they face
After a year of war, Russia and Ukraine have lost many of their best troops. The problem for Ukraine is that Russia's far larger population means it …
3 years, 2 months ago
Why Russian and Ukrainian forces are focused on the town of Bakhmut
Both sides in the war have suffered horrific losses fighting over the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Joanna Kakissis talks about why this battle…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ukrainian soldiers prepare for another possible invasion from the north.
Along the quiet but unpredictable border with Belarus, Ukrainian soldiers dig in for a protracted war and train to help besieged forces in the east.
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3 years, 2 months ago
A brief but noteworthy diplomatic meeting between the US and Russia.
The US Secretary of State met with his Russian counterpart for the first time in more than a year. The war in Ukraine has led to a collapse relations…
3 years, 2 months ago
The war in Ukraine has caused the biggest upheaval in oil in almost 50 years.
Russia's war in Ukraine has had a profound and permanent shift in the world's oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's com…
3 years, 2 months ago
What has been the war's impact on global food prices?
Russia's war on Ukraine affected grain shipments and raised concerns about a global food crisis. A year later, the worst fears about food prices and …
3 years, 3 months ago
Are the sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine working?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rachel Ziemba of the Center for a New American Security about whether the more than 11,000 sanctions on Russia are weakeni…
3 years, 3 months ago
What does the rest of the world think about the war in Ukraine?
As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, four NPR correspondents based around the world talk about what the impact has been in their region…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Ukraine's President surprised everyone and rose to the occasion.
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confounded expectations of his leadership qualities, in a transformation with few parallels in modern his…
3 years, 3 months ago