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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, speaks to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during their meeting at The Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Scholz visited Ukraine as part of a flurry of Western diplomacy aimed at heading off a feare

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German chancellor warns of far-reaching sanctions if Russia moves on Ukraine

9:58pm February 14, 2022

Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.

President Biden speaks with President Vladimir Putin over the phone Saturday about the escalating crisis near the Ukraine border. Biden told Putin the U.S. and its allies would "respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs" if Russia invaded, the

Biden warns Putin of a decisive response if Russia invades Ukraine

2:09pm February 12, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The two leaders spoke by phone for roughly an hour after the State Department ordered most of its embassy staff in Kyiv to leave. U.S. officials are concerned a Russian invasion is imminent.

People crossing into Ukraine from Crimea board a minibus to continue on their way.

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On the Crimean borderland, Ukrainians define their identity

7:00am February 12, 2022

In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.

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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 (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.

A woman lights a candle in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, in 2006 as part of a remembrance of the estimated 3 million to 5 million Ukrainians who died in a famine in 1932-33. The Ukrainians starved to death when Soviet dictator Josef Stalin forced farmers from

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From Stalin to Putin, Ukraine is still trying to break free from Moscow

12:19pm January 31, 2022

by Greg Myre

Josef Stalin caused a famine when he tried to remake Ukraine's farms. Vladimir Putin is threatening to invade Ukraine — again. For a century, Ukraine has been trying to escape Moscow's grip.

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Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units, train close to Kyiv on Saturday. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about Russian invasion.

Is Ukraine ready for a Russian attack? It depends what kind

8:32pm January 29, 2022

As experts and officials in Ukraine's capital consider a range of possible actions by Russia — including invasion, cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns — they say Ukraine lacks critical defenses.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday.

Explaining NATO and Ukraine: How a 30-year-old debate still drives Putin today

11:50am January 29, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Here is how the history of NATO, Russia and Ukraine got so complicated.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters on Friday in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges calm as world leaders work to avert Russian invasion

6:19pm January 28, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

With more than 100,000 Russian troops on his borders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that the reaction of world leaders had created a "panic" in his country.