Europe

After weeks of pressure, Germany agrees to send its Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

7:34am January 25, 2023

A spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed to NPR that Germany will send a company of 14 tanks to Ukraine. Scholz announced the decision during a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

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Several Ukrainian officials have been dismissed in a large government shakeup

5:11am January 25, 2023

Deputy ministers from various ministries in Ukraine are being forced out of power amid corruption investigations. Do the firings mark a shift toward transparency?

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Ukraine's government dismissed several officials, possibly to address corruption

6:48pm January 24, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukraine's government dismissed several deputy ministers and regional administrators Tuesday -– a move seen as a response to allegations of corruption and misuse of power.

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Robert Jenrick, Britain's minister of state for immigration, arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing street in London on Tuesday.

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The U.K. government says more than 200 child asylum-seekers are missing

5:34pm January 24, 2023

by The Associated Press

A U.K. official said more than 200 children and teenagers under 18 were missing from government-approved accommodation. A newspaper reported dozens were abducted outside a hotel and bundled into cars.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pays his respects to victims of a deadly helicopter crash during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 21.

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President Zelenskyy shakes up Ukraine's Cabinet amid corruption allegations

4:20pm January 24, 2023

by Julian Hayda

A string of resignations, dismissals and reassignments shook Ukraine's government, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders of the government confirmed the shake-up.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that it has moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight. From left,, Siegfried Hecker, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday.

The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever

10:56am January 24, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The group's experts called out Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other threats.

Germany is under increased pressure to send its Leopard tanks to Ukraine

7:22am January 24, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stefan Liebich, a former member of Germany's Parliament, about his country's reluctance to send tanks to Ukraine, and to allow other countries to do the same.

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A man plays violin on the sidelines of a religious service held by local residents in front of an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Sunday. The building was destroyed by a Russian missile strike on Jan. 14.

Latest on Ukraine: Waiting for Germany's Leopard tanks (Jan. 23)

3:49pm January 23, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine are receiving new weaponry that could shape the war

5:05am January 23, 2023

There's a growing expectation that Ukraine and Russia are headed for an escalation on the battlefield in the near future. This comes as both sides are receiving new supplies of weaponry.

Ukraine reels from a devastating week

5:17pm January 22, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

In the past few days, Ukraine saw an attack on an apartment building and a helicopter crash that killed a government official.