Europe

The U.S. will ship more liquefied natural gas to Europe starting next winter

8:48am March 28, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jeffrey Colgan, director of Brown University's Climate Solutions Lab, about how the United States plans to help Europe diminish its reliance on Russian natural gas.

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Politics & Government

News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Jan. 6 committee, Oscar roundup

6:34am March 28, 2022

Russian forces continue to bombard Ukraine. The Jan. 6 House panel recommends two Trump White House officials be held in contempt of Congress. And a recap of the Academy Awards ceremony.

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School kitchen manager reaches out to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey for help

5:50am March 28, 2022

Tina Clark was stuck cooking by herself after one chef called out sick and another had COVID. She called into a radio program during an interview with Ramsey and asked for help. He dispatched a chef.

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NATO exercises near Russia: Is it a show of force or a provocation?

5:04am March 28, 2022

Tensions between Russia and NATO countries may be higher than at any time since the cold war. Why would the U.S. and its allies stage war games right on Russia's doorstep in northern Norway.

Ukraine latest: Concerns that Russia plans to split apart the country

5:08pm March 27, 2022

by Nathan Rott

Ukrainian officials say their military and regular citizens are pushing back against Russian forces in parts of the country, while in others Russian shelling and bombings continue.

Volunteer hackers form 'IT Army' to help Ukraine fight Russia

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Dina Temple-Raston, host of the Click Here podcast, about an international effort involving hackers to fight Russia's invasion of Ukraine online.

National

Western enablers help Russian oligarchs hide their wealth

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Spencer Woodman of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

Economy

What a Russian financial crisis could mean for the rest of the world

5:08pm March 27, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with economist Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about the wide-ranging effects of Russia's faltering economy.

Leaders of NATO member nations pose for a family photo at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on March 24.

NATO, explained: Why the alliance was formed — and what it's doing for Ukraine

11:35am March 27, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Russia's attack on Ukraine has put a focus on the North Atlantic alliance. Here's what you need to know about NATO.

World News

Russian intellectual Aleksandr Dugin is also commonly known as 'Putin's brain'

8:58am March 27, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Washington Post columnist David von Drehle about the Russian intellectual known as "Putin's Brain," whose ideology has influenced the invasion of Ukraine.