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A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday.

Biden speaks with Ukraine's leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

3:14pm February 13, 2022

Biden's calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend come as U.S. officials warn that Russia has amassed enough troops and equipment to invade Ukraine any day.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan told U.S. staffers in Ukraine to get out now

8:13am February 12, 2022

A senior U.S. military official gave additional details in a background briefing Friday on the intelligence that led the U.S. to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine in the coming days.

Ex-intelligence officer Fiona Hill says Putin is making 'hostage standoff demands'

4:25pm February 11, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fiona Hill, former intelligence officer on Russia and Eurasian affairs and former National Security Council member, on the tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine.

Truckers are planning a potential protest outside the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Feb 13., the day of the Super Bowl, according to a memo from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Truckers may try to disrupt Super Bowl and the State of the Union, DHS memo says

6:03pm February 10, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

A Department of Homeland Security memo says truckers protesting vaccine requirements are planning a potential disruption at the Super Bowl in Los Angeles and the State of the Union in Washington, D.C.

A man carries a Confederate flag during the protests in Ottawa in January. Along with Canadian flags, signs and flags with extremist views have been seen at the demonstrations.

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The Ottawa trucker protest is rooted in extremism, a national security expert says

1:16pm February 10, 2022

by Nell Clark

Groups with conspiratorial beliefs and anti-government views have been trying for years to organize a convoy. Vaccine mandates helped give their plan enough momentum in Ottawa, one expert says.

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front march on Constitution Avenue near the National Archives in Washington, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.

1 in 5 Patriot Front applicants say they have ties to the military

7:43pm February 09, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The group, which is a rebrand of a group that attended the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., has created an image of Americana bolstered by racism, antisemitism and neo-fascism.

The receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline stands near Lubmin, Germany, on Feb. 2. Nord Stream 2, owned by Russian energy company Gazprom, is to transport Russian natural gas from Russia to Germany, but President Biden has said the pipeline w

Explaining why natural gas plays such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis

2:50pm February 09, 2022

As much as 40% of Europe's natural gas supply comes from Russia, a reliance that puts U.S. allies like Germany in a jam when it comes to finding a sanctions solution to the crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron give a joint press conference after meeting in Moscow on Monday.

Russia sends warships to the Black Sea as diplomatic talks over Ukraine ramp up

12:45pm February 09, 2022

by Nell Clark

The warships passed through the Turkish straits into the Black Sea on Tuesday on their way to waters near Ukraine. Russia insists the movement is part of a planned naval exercise.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) hosts French President Emmanuel Macron at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Putin and other Russian leaders have sought to portray Ukraine and NATO as the aggressor in the current crisis over Ukraine. The U.S. has go

As Russia threatens Ukraine, the U.S. 'pre-bunks' Russian propaganda

4:21pm February 08, 2022

by Greg Myre

As Russian troops threaten to Ukraine, the U.S. is publicizing what it says are Russian attempts to sow disinformation. The goal is to undermine Russian claims that might be used to provoke a war.

A church is seen in the Russian village of Shebekino outside Belgorod, a few miles from the Ukrainian border, on Jan. 27, 2022.

U.S. says Russia has amassed about 75% of the troops it would need to invade Ukraine

3:54pm February 06, 2022

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

Officials warn that an attack could result in the deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, while millions of Ukrainian refugees would be left to flee, likely to nearby Poland.