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Inflation is the talk of the town in Nairobi, Kenya, just like it is in the United States. From gas

The U.S. is supplying billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine. Yet getting armament to the battlef

Russia is warning foreign journalists that they could lose the right to stay unless the situation of

Across the U.S., volunteers are stepping up to resettle Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion. In Mai

There's intense fighting in the east of Ukraine, new information on a Ukrainian city under Russian o

The Wagner Group, known as "Putin's shadow army," has come to the world's attention because of the U

Ukraine's National Opera was built to celebrate Russian opera at the height of the imperial era. But

Many civilians have fled the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Even as the fighting intensifies, some Ukr

Ukrainian officials have put up a display of destroyed Russian vehicles in front of the country's Fo

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with defense policy expert Andrew Exum about whether the U.S. and its all

If you wanted to forget the Ukraine war by watching a little tennis, forget it. The war is affecting

A 10th-century prince is a founding figure to Ukrainians, who call him Volodymyr, and to Russians, w

Poland and the United States have had a see-saw relationship over the years. But the war in Ukraine

President Biden pledged new advanced weapons to Ukraine as the 100-day mark since Russia's invasion

President Biden says in a guest essay in The New York Times that he's decided to provide Ukraine wit

Belarusians who see their country's fate as linked to Ukraine's victory are joining an anti-Kremlin

Russian military ambitions have narrowed, but it's still pressing a major offensive in eastern Ukrai

In Ukraine, one of the country's richest men has set up his own battalion to fight against the Russi

Many Ukrainians who have fled their country brought their animals along with them. Two Irish Setters

NPR spoke to five Ukrainian civilians who were detained, deported and subject to what human rights a