Ukraine crisis

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

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

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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.

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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.