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Journalist says Britain has become a safe deposit box for oligarchs' ill-gotten gains

1:29pm May 05, 2022

by Terry Gross

Butler to the Word author Oliver Bullough says the UK has developed a system of bankers, lawyers, accountants and PR managers who work to help Russian kleptocrats hide their wealth.

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The Russia-Ukraine war is taking a dramatic toll on children

7:24am May 05, 2022

by Brian Mann

Children in Ukraine are among the most at risk as Russia's army continues to attack with ground troops and artillery. We hear from young people living near the front lines.

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News brief: Supreme Court leak, Georgia primaries, kids and the war in Ukraine

6:54am May 05, 2022

Democrats say the leaked Supreme Court draft decision may erode more than abortion access. The leak also ups the attention on midterms. Moscow agrees to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians.

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Attacks persist on Ukrainian steel plant, where some people managed to flee

5:15am May 05, 2022

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Hanger of the International Committee of the Red Cross about efforts to escort civilians out of the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

A gas pump is seen at a Shell gas station in Houston on April 1.

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What Europe's ban of Russian oil could mean for energy markets – and your gas prices

6:24pm May 04, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

The EU ban on Russian oil imports will likely lead to higher crude and gasoline prices, further upending energy markets.

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Mariupol is still in Ukrainian hands

5:23pm May 04, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba about the state of the war and where things might go from here.

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The EU says it plans to ban Russian oil by the end of the year

5:23pm May 04, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

The European Union says it intends to phase out Russian oil in the next few months. This was part of a package of new sanctions the EU announced Wednesday against Russia for its war in Ukraine.

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The PCK oil refinery, which is majority-owned by Russian energy company Rosneft and processes oil coming from Russia via the Druzhba pipeline, in Schwedt, Germany.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (May 4)

4:57pm May 04, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

Evacuees arrive by bus at an evacuation point for people fleeing the Azovstal plant, Mariupol, Melitopol and surrounding towns under Russian control, on May 3 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Scores arrived from Mariupol, including the first group who escaped t

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Evacuees from Mariupol describe how they survived inside the Azovstal steel plant

4:02pm May 04, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

"Like the apocalypse, like a horror film," is how one evacuee describes weeks of sheltering in the vast, Soviet-era steel plant. Her daughter says, "Each day felt like it would be our last one alive."

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks Wednesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

The EU just proposed a ban on oil from Russia, its main energy supplier

2:33pm May 04, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The European Union wants to sharpen its sanctions against Russia. But its leaders acknowledge Europe's economy could suffer.