Europe

Foreign policy experts are calling for a limited no-fly zone

7:23am March 09, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Evelyn Farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, who is among those calling for a limited no-fly zone.

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Morning news brief

5:02am March 09, 2022

The U.S. rejects Poland's offer to provide warplanes for Ukraine's military. The first of Ukraine's fallen soldiers are coming home. The jury finds Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty.

People board an evacuation bus as civilians continue to flee Russian attacks in Irpin, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 8)

10:37pm March 08, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

How sanctions are pinning down the Russian economy

10:12pm March 08, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The Russian economy is cratering under the weight of Western sanctions. Russian policymakers are struggling with how to respond — and what to wear.

CIA Director William Burns told the House Intelligence Committee that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is "angry and frustrated" by the slow pace of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Burns said he expects Putin to "double down," which could lead t

Stalled and frustrated, Putin will likely 'double down' in the coming weeks, CIA says

9:37pm March 08, 2022

by Greg Myre

CIA Director William Burns says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has fallen far short of Vladimir Putin's expectations. Burns now predicts weeks of "ugly" fighting for control of Ukraine's cities.

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Britain's Prince Andrew speaks during a TV interview in April 2021. Lawyers for Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 17, formally asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss her lawsuit.

Sex abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew has been formally dismissed by a judge

9:19pm March 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Lawyers revealed three weeks ago that they had tentatively agreed to a settlement in which the prince would donate to Virginia Giuffre's charity and declare he didn't intend to malign her character.

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A rescue team evacuates premature American twins from Kyiv in a daring mission

7:51pm March 08, 2022

The twin boys, Lenny and Moishe, were born just as Russia invaded Ukraine. A specialist team of U.S. Army veterans hatched a desperate plan to bring them into Poland and, hopefully, to safety.

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Priests omitted a Moscow bishop's name during services at the Church of St. George in Lviv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Theologians say the move marks a significant shift in the Orthodox Christian world.

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch

7:14pm March 08, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

At church, Ukrainians pray for an end to war. But a rift is forming: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Moscow's invasion. Some in Ukraine want to break away from his leadership.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy spoke to Parliament to ask for global assistance

6:37pm March 08, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave an impassioned speech to the British Parliament as efforts to evacuate civilians were imperiled amid reports of continued fighting.

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McDonald's says it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

McDonald's, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Starbucks join a corporate exodus from Russia

4:31pm March 08, 2022

The big American companies are the latest to suspend their operations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.