Europe

Aid group assists refugees with basic needs at Polish-Ukraine border

6:03pm March 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Chris Skopec, the executive vice president of Project Hope, to discuss the immediate needs of the refugees flooding into Poland from Ukraine.

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Ukraine latest: a dire need for humanitarian aid

5:22pm March 20, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

As Russia continues to relentlessly bomb Ukrainian cities, the task of delivering aid to civilians there is becoming more challenging.

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Despite risks, Slovenian PM went to Kyiv to show Ukraine it's not alone

5:22pm March 20, 2022

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his visit to Kyiv during the Russian invasion.

Lessons from Russia's role in Syria war

5:22pm March 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace about the role Russia's military played in Syria and what she thinks the legacy of that conflict is today.

Encore: Schools across Europe work to house Ukraine's young dancers

5:22pm March 20, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

A major ballet competition set to happen in Kyiv was canceled when Russia attacked. Young Ukrainian dancers are being helped out of the country and placed in schools worldwide for safe haven.

A neighbor stands amid the destruction caused by a bomb in Kyiv's Satoya neighborhood.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 20)

4:56pm March 20, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Demonstrators gather at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Sunday to attend a televised video address by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Zelenskyy compares Russia's invasion to Holocaust in a plea to Israel for support

4:34pm March 20, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with Israeli lawmakers about his impatience with Israel as it mediates negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

A local resident collects the belongings out of his apartment in Kyiv on Sunday in a five-story residential building that partially collapsed after a shelling by Russian troops.

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More than 900 civilians have died in Ukraine. The true number is likely much higher

4:18pm March 20, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Many of the casualties occurred in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in Ukraine's east, which are partially controlled by separatist rebels backed by Russia.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his country's ban on aluminum ore exports to Russia is a "commitment to holding the Putin regime to account" over the war in Ukraine.

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Australia bans the export of aluminum ores to Russia

4:13pm March 20, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

Australian officials said the restrictions, which include a ban on bauxite, is designed to curtail Russia's ability to produce aluminum — a vital ingredient in arms and munition manufacturing.

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Russian citizens continue to protest war with Ukraine despite threat of punishment

1:55pm March 20, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

Elissa Nadworny speaks with Leonid Drabkin of the Russian human rights media project OVD-Info, about how Russian citizens are continuing to protest the war despite the threat of punishment.