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An economic iron curtain is falling on Russia as companies like McDonald's cut ties

5:00am March 12, 2022

by David Gura

Global companies are exiting Russia after the country's invasion of Ukraine. For some observers, it marks the return of Russia to a time when it was closed off from the global economy.

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A picture taken in Moscow in March 2018 shows the Russian language version of Facebook's "about" page, featuring the face of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Russia plans to limit Instagram and could label Meta an extremist group

7:56pm March 11, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Russia's top prosecutor called for Facebook and Instagram's parent company to be labeled an extremist group after Meta said it would permit some calls for violence against "Russian invaders."

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov (left) shakes hands with Russian negotiators prior to talks between their countries' delegations amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Belarus' Brest region on March 3.

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Why Belarus is so involved in Russia's invasion of Ukraine

5:01am March 11, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Although Belarus is not directly involved in combat in Ukraine, it does play a key role in Russia's war. Here's what to know.

In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (center) chairs a tripartite meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba(right) in

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 10)

5:17pm March 10, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

The invasion of Ukraine has seen a surge of videos flooding TikTok, many of the most popular ones containing false or misleading material.

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TikTok sees a surge of misleading videos that claim to show the invasion of Ukraine

4:37pm March 10, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

A flurry of conflict-themed videos has inundated TikTok, sending countless videos depicting military action unrelated to the war in Ukraine to millions of viewers.

Middlebury College in Vermont suspended a study abroad program in Russia at the end of February citing safety concerns, urging the 12 students to return home. Among them was Zavier Ridgley, who was studying in Moscow when he was told to book a flight home

U.S. colleges are cutting their partnerships and financial ties with Russia

2:44pm March 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Colleges are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting investments as part of a global wave of condemnation over the invasion of Ukraine.

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A Polish hotel recovering from its own tragic past has become a refuge for Ukrainians

1:33pm March 10, 2022

The Hotel Ilan in Poland has a renowned and troubled history for the country's Jewish community. Now, it has found a new purpose helping Ukrainians fleeing the war Russia has wrought on their country.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks to media as the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers meet for talks in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday.

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High-level talks between Russia and Ukraine end with no breakthrough

6:06am March 10, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The meeting in Turkey is the highest-level talks between the two countries since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Ukrainian emergency employees and volunteers carry an injured pregnant woman from a maternity hospital that was severely damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 9)

8:48pm March 09, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

A serviceman waves from a military truck painted with the letter "Z" in Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region, a territory controlled by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine, on Feb. 27.

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The letter Z is becoming a symbol of Russia's war in Ukraine. But what does it mean?

6:08pm March 09, 2022

by Jeff Dean

It has become a symbol of the Russian invasion, painted on military vehicles, printed on T-shirts and widely distributed through social media in support of Moscow's war.