Europe

Russia's military is now encircling several Ukrainian cities

7:20am March 07, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to retired Admiral James Foggo, who commanded U.S. Naval forces for Europe and Africa, about what Russian forces have been doing, and what their next moves might be.

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Russian forces are advancing on a 3rd power plant, Ukraine's president says

7:20am March 07, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel talks Mariana Budjeryn, a Ukrainian and a nuclear expert at Harvard's Belfer Center, about the dangers of Russia seizing control of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.

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Russia has reasserted state control over the country's major media companies

5:41am March 07, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a measure criminalizing reporting that contradicts the government's version of events.

Refugees, mostly women with children, rest inside a tent after arriving at the border crossing, in Medyka, Poland on Sunday.

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Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations amid heavy shelling

5:14am March 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

A third round of talks is planned for Monday as some of the evacuation routes would funnel civilians toward Russia or its ally Belarus.

Music & Culture

Artists will perform in a benefit concert for Ukrainian families

5:01am March 07, 2022

Next month's benefit concert, hosted by a Washington-based chamber music group, will raise funds for families affected by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds will be donated to Save the Children.

March 6: People arrive by train to Lviv, Ukraine.

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Photos: More than 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country

6:04pm March 06, 2022

by Nicole Werbeck

This is the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.

Ukraine latest: Another cease-fire attempt fails

5:17pm March 06, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Another effort to allow civilians to flee a besieged city in Ukraine failed Sunday. It was the second day in a row that a plan to allow civilians to flee the city of Mariupol, Ukraine fell apart.

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The effects of sanctions targeting Russian oligarchs

5:17pm March 06, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with congressional policy adviser Paul Massaro about the U.S. using targeted sanctions and asset seizures against Russian oligarchs.

A Ukrainian family flees Kyiv to safer ground

5:17pm March 06, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Ukrainian family makes its way from Kyiv to the Polish border and safety.

Police officers detain a man during a protest in Moscow Thursday against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Thousands have been detained in anti-war protests across Russia

3:38pm March 06, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

As of Sunday, an independent monitoring group reports over 4,500 were detained across 63 cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.