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Georgians fear they could be next as they track the war in Ukraine

4:51pm March 22, 2022

Georgia shares a border with Russia and was attacked by Russia in 2008. As Georgians follow the war in Ukraine, many feel nervous that their country could be next.

A radio station in Missouri continues broadcasting Kremlin-funded Radio Sputnik

4:51pm March 22, 2022

by Kavahn Mansouri

A Missouri radio station is airing Russian state-funded broadcasts. In a rare move, the National Association of Broadcasters called for stations to cease airing state-sponsored programming.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks as he arrives for a visit of the Joint Operations Command of the German armed forces in Schwielowsee near Berlin, March 4.

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With war on its doorstep, Germany plans a major military buildup

4:50pm March 22, 2022

by Rob Schmitz

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's plan to boost defense spending could remake Germany's beleaguered military into the strongest armed forces in Europe — an idea that has met resistance in the past.

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The stakes of the war in Ukraine for Georgia, still marked by 2008 Russian invasion

4:21pm March 22, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kelly Degnan, the U.S. ambassador to Georgia, about the stakes for the country as war devastates Ukraine.

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Ukrainians trying to get to the U.S. are having trouble getting visas

4:21pm March 22, 2022

by Joel Rose

More than 3 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since the Russian invasion began. The U.S. has pledged to help — but Ukrainian-Americans are finding it difficult to bring their relatives over.

Lahunovych's daughter and son-in-law tell her little about the war itself, as they know how hard it is on her.

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2 Ukrainian mothers struggle to stay in touch with their children in front-line cities

3:05pm March 22, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

Two women in Ukraine are trying to stay in touch with a son and a daughter who are living in cities on the front lines of Russian attack. But too much contact, they worry, could heighten their fears.

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Cars wait in a long line to leave Mariupol, on March 17. The city, on Ukraine's southeastern coast, has been heavily damaged by Russian bombardment.

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When Russia shelled their building in Mariupol, 13 neighbors banded together to flee

2:04pm March 22, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Before the war, Mariupol residents Tetiana Myhalyova and metalworker Victor Perederiy had never met. But after sheltering for weeks without heat or water, they decided to escape together.

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Sergey Karjakin competes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2017. Karjakin has repeatedly shared Russian propaganda and endorsed the war in recent weeks.

A Russian chess champion has been suspended over his pro-war comments

1:15pm March 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The International Chess Federation says Sergey Karjakin damaged the reputation of the organization and chess itself by supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine on social media.

Vasiliy Lomachenko exits the arena after winning the WBA, WBO, WBC Lightweight World Title contest in 2019 in London.

A top Ukrainian boxer is choosing his country over an upcoming title fight

12:32pm March 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Before Russia attacked Ukraine, Vasiliy Lomachenko had agreed to face off against lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. in June. Now he plans to stay and defend his country.

Tents with the characters that read "Disaster rescue" are erected at the entrance to Lv village which leads to the site of the crash site of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that went down Monday in southwestern China's Guangxi province.

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China's search for survivors from crashed jetliner turns up nothing so far

10:36am March 22, 2022

The flight, with 132 passengers and crew aboard was en route from Kunming to Guangzhou when it crashed in a forested area of southern China on Monday.