Modi's Moscow visit points to enduring friendship with Putin's Russia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Moscow for a two-day visit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia strikes a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine
A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said.
Ukraine's Kharkiv has withstood Russia's relentless strikes. Locals fear what's next
While some have fled Ukraine's second-largest city, others remain, even performing a classical music festival in defiance of the war.
Putin signs numerous deals with Vietnam in a bid to shore up Russia's ties in Asia
Russia's president signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart and offered to supply fossil fuels to Vietnam, as Moscow is seeking to offset its international isolation.
Opinion: Putin and Kim forge closer ties, resuscitating a defunct Stalinist alliance
As Russia's leader visits North Korea, Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko offers insights into the fascinating history of twists and turns in relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Oil gluts, Russian bucks, and Starbucks
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Related episodes:
How to get Russia to pay Ukraine
An oil boom, a property slump and dental deflation
ICYMI, preorder our new Indicator t-shirt at the NPR shop. For more ways to support our show, sign up for Planet Money+ where you'll get sponsor-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to even more Indicator merch.
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A newspaper near Ukraine's border with Russia watches for freed POWs
Only four staffers work at the weekly Perehoma, which means "victory." Its motto: "Don't let ordinary people be erased from history."
Blinken tells Ukraine U.S. aid will make a difference against Russia's offensive
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and said some new U.S. aid already arrived and more will reach the battlefield in the coming weeks.
Ukraine's prime minister says, if passed, $60B U.S. aid package will be critical
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discusses on NPR's All Things Considered how further U.S. aid would make a difference on the front lines, and the state of the war in general.
A mayor in Ukraine aids his town's few remaining people, as Russia closes in
Russian attacks have driven out most of Chasiv Yar's residents. NPR accompanies the mayor on a routine visit to check on those who remain.