Russia-Ukraine war

Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday.

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China's Xi heralds 'unbreakable' friendship with Belarus, an ally of Russia

10:04am March 01, 2023

by John Ruwitch

The two leaders met in Beijing and discussed the war in Ukraine, a week after China released a position paper, calling for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

As G-20 ministers gather in Delhi, Ukraine may dominate — despite India's own agenda

11:12am February 28, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

India wants to steer talks away from Russia, with which it's maintained ties despite the Ukraine invasion. Russia's top diplomat walked out of a previous G-20 summit over criticism of the war.

Ukrainian journalist-turned-soldier Viktor Dudar's mother (center) grieves at his grave as he's laid to rest in Lviv, Ukraine, last March. Last week the world marked the first anniversary of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Latest in Ukraine: As Russia's war starts its second year, eyes are on China (Feb. 27)

7:42pm February 27, 2023

by NPR Staff

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at a school in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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Janet Yellen visits Ukraine and pledges even more U.S. economic aid

2:15pm February 27, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a surprise visit to Ukraine and announced $1.25 billion in economic aid as the country's war with Russia goes into its second year.

The Ukrainian flag flutters between buildings destroyed in bombardment in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka. It was one year ago last week that Russia invaded.

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When will it be over? And 9 more questions about Russia, Ukraine and a year of war

2:07pm February 27, 2023

by NPR Staff

How is Russia framing its invasion? What happened to the Ukrainians who fled? And when, how and why will the war end? NPR reporters answer your questions on everything Ukraine.

Tetiana Horobstova, 70, and her husband, Volodymyr, on the balcony of their home, where their daughter was talking on the phone when Russian soldiers came to arrest her in Kherson, Ukraine.

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Kherson's underground resistance: How ordinary people fought Russia from the shadows

10:00am February 25, 2023

Residents of the Russian-speaking city became partisans who fought for the independence of Ukraine. The nine-month occupation is over, but Russia continues to shell the city.

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Wang Yi, China's director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 18, 2023. One year into Russia's war against Ukraine, China is offering a 12-point proposal to end the fighting.

China calls for a cease-fire and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine

11:24pm February 24, 2023

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Beijing has repeatedly said it would broker any cease-fire talks, a proposal Ukrainians are wary of because of China's close ties with Moscow.

Katerina Beliakova, 21, shows a photo she says she received from her father of her parents' home in the besieged coastal city of Mariupol in March.

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Photographing a year of war and resilience in Ukraine

5:00am February 24, 2023

by Claire Harbage

NPR photographer Claire Harbage shares her experiences of documenting life in Ukraine for the past year, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a patriotic concert at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Wednesday.

Putinology: the art of analyzing the man in the Kremlin

3:17pm February 23, 2023

by Greg Myre

They used to be called Kremlinologists — American experts on the Soviet Union. Now there's a new generation of Putinologists who seek to interpret Russia by analyzing its authoritarian leader.

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Plastic babies are used to demonstrate parenting techniques at a class for new parents in Kyiv.

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Ukraine's birth rate was already dangerously low. Then war broke out

3:11pm February 22, 2023

The Russian invasion has cemented the decision for many couples to opt out of having babies, in a country that struggled with incredibly low fertility rates long before the war.