Europe

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.

World News

Russia may turn to destroying eastern cities instead of capturing Kyiv

8:55am March 27, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

And the city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has become a place where the wounded arrive from the front lines and displaced people come as they flee cities subjected to Russian attacks.

World News

Some Ukrainians fled with their pets. Others are stepping in to care for the rest

8:32am March 27, 2022

by Tim Mak

Wherever you find fleeing civilians in Ukraine, you also find beloved dogs, cats and rabbits in tow. But some pets are being left behind, and people are stepping in to care for them.

World News

What it's like for people in Kharkiv, one of Ukraine's worst hit cities

8:05am March 27, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

In Kharkiv, Ukraine, people are trying to help each other amid attacks from Russia's military. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to resident Oleksandr Honcharov.

Under Putin's media crackdown, Russian journalists flee to Turkey

6:09pm March 26, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Two Russian journalists talk about how they had to flee suddenly to Turkey amid the crackdown on press freedoms at home.

Queue Listen Now

Russia puts the strength of NATO alliance to the test

5:14pm March 26, 2022

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with Richard Haass of the Council of Foreign Relations about how the conflict in Ukraine challenges the systems created after World War II to preserve world peace.

The latest from Ukraine: New strikes on Lviv

5:14pm March 26, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

In Ukraine, Russian missile strikes hit cities across the country, including the western city of Lviv near the border with Poland.

Politics & Government

On Poland visit, Biden says Putin 'cannot remain in power'

5:14pm March 26, 2022

by Tamara Keith

In a speech in Poland, President Biden directed tough language at Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month.