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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (right) is seen via a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. Access to his trial has been limited.

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Russian court finds jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty in fraud case

10:16am March 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Navalny, who is already serving a 2.5-year sentence for parole violations, was sentenced to an additional nine years in a high-security prison. He has vowed to keep fighting.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia speaks during the gala award ceremony for the Nobel Peace prize on Dec. 10, 2021, in Oslo.

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A Nobel Prize-winning Russian editor says he will donate his medal for Ukraine relief

9:00am March 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Dmitry Muratov is the editor-in-chief of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He was one of two journalists to win last year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a meeting with Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich (on the left, in the center) in 2010.

How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin

6:30am March 22, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to address Japanese parliament

5:42am March 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The online address extends work by the Ukrainian leader to rally international support against Russia's invasion of his country.

People fleeing the war in Ukraine walk towards a humanitarian train on Friday in Krakow. More than 3.4 million people have left Ukraine since Russia began its invasion almost four weeks ago.

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Refugees from other wars see themselves in fleeing Ukrainians

5:01am March 22, 2022

More than 3.4 million people have fled Ukraine. As that number grows, refugees from other conflicts reflect on their experience of fleeing their home country and what life is like now.

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Rapper Andrew Hean, whose family owned a donut shop in California, is pictured in a silkscreen print on a donut box by artist Phung Huynh.

Pink donut boxes are canvas for artist portraying kids of Cambodian-American refugees

5:00am March 22, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Artist Phung Huynh incorporates pink donut boxes into her portraits of young Cambodian-Americans who grew up in their family donut stores in Southern California.

President Biden speaks at Business Roundtable's CEO quarterly meeting on Monday in Washington, D.C.

Here are the CEOs who were briefed by the White House on the war in Ukraine

10:36pm March 21, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

The group discussed ways to "mitigate price increases on American consumers" caused by the war and the need to address disruptions to energy and agricultural markets, the White House said.

A man stands looking at the burning and destroyed Retroville shopping mall after a Russian attack on the northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Monday. The high-rise building was hit by a powerful blast that also destroyed vehicles and left a large

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 21)

9:18pm March 21, 2022

by NPR Staff

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

U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger warned companies that the Russian government could be preparing to launch cyberattacks.

The U.S. warns companies to stay on guard for possible Russian cyberattacks

6:29pm March 21, 2022

by James Doubek

President Biden said "evolving intelligence" showed Russia is "exploring options for potential cyberattacks." The U.S. has previously warned about Russia's capability to attack U.S. infrastructure.

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A Slovak man wanted to take donations to Ukraine. He ended up leading a convoy of aid

6:27pm March 21, 2022

by Joanna Kakissis

Alarmed by the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's invasion, an economist in Slovakia gathered food and clothes from friends — and found himself leading a convoy carrying tons of aid into Ukraine.

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