Are 'Color Revolutions' A New Front In U.S.-Russia Tensions?
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: U.S. relations with Russia are at their lowest point since the Cold War thanks to the crisis in Ukraine. Russian defense officials are talking about a new doctrine of...
View ArticleCiting Unpaid Debts, Russia Cuts Off Gas Supplies To Ukraine
Russia says it has cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine after Kiev missed a deadline to pay part of its huge outstanding energy debt. The Russians say that in the future the state-run company Gazprom...
View ArticleFrom Ukraine's President, A Promise Of Truce — With Conditions
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: From NPR News this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: And I'm Robert Siegel. Ukraine's new president says he will order a unilateral...
View ArticleUkrainian Rebels Reject Cease-Fire, As Russian Troops Line Border
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine appealed, today, for military help from Russia. They say they're losing their battles with Ukrainian government troops. Heavy...
View ArticleUkraine's Latest Turn Toward EU Has Moscow Glowering
Ukraine's president has signed a historic trade and economic pact with the European Union, a move his predecessor rejected. The conflict that the first rejection sparked still simmers, with violence...
View ArticleIn Long-Roiled Ukraine, War Mentality Turns Outward
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The Ukrainian military ramped up air and artillery strikes against pro-Russian separatists today. The offensive in Ukraine's eastern provinces resumed after President...
View ArticleDarkened By A Bloody History, Baltics Hope To Be Bolstered By NATO
Russia's recent involvement in Ukrainian political turmoil touched a raw nerve in the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. All three are now members of the EU and NATO, but they have...
View ArticleThe Challenges Of Investigating The Malaysia Airlines Disaster
The crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight in eastern Ukraine holds many important clues about what happened to the plane. But that site is under the control of pro-Russian separatists who are...
View ArticleInternational Observers Work To Keep Tabs On Site Of Malaysia Jet Crash
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Secretary of State John Kerry spent a lot of time on TV yesterday, laying out what he says is extraordinary circumstantial evidence that rebels in Eastern Ukraine shot...
View ArticleNear Crash Site, Stories Of The Jet Cleave Closely To Russian Version
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: U.S. intelligence officials outlined today what they know so far about the downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight in Ukraine. A U.S. spy satellite detected the launch...
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Fighting In Ukraine A Hurdle As Investigators Try To Access MH17 Site
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Fighting In Ukraine Continues; Russia Dismisses Threat Of Sanctions
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Fierce fighting continued overnight in Eastern Ukraine on the Russian border. A new U.N. report says, the...
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To Understand Putin's Policy, Dissect The Kremlin's Inner Circles
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Yesterday, the U.S. and the European Union announced new economic sanctions against Russia because of its...
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Ukrainian Strife Takes A Turn Toward Peace, In A Confusing Way
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View ArticleRussia Reports Troop Deaths In Ukraine, But Calls Them 'Volunteers'
Ukraine and the West, including the United States, insist that the Russian army has been fighting in eastern Ukraine, a charge that Russia just as vehemently denies.But reports from Russia now...
View ArticleEstonia 'Spy' Dispute Could Be Russia Making Anti-NATO Mischief
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View ArticleTo Foil Russia's Food Ban, Imported Ingredients Go Incognito
It's been six weeks since Moscow slapped a ban on foods imported from the United States, the European Union and other countries that sanctioned Russia for its involvement in Ukraine. The implications...
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Russia Moves To Protect Its 'Information Sovereignty'
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Donetsk Rebels Hold Controversial Government Elections
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View ArticleFor Russian Kids, A Disability Often Means Life In An Orphanage
Dasha Daunis is a lively 15-year-old who loves animals. She talks with her mother, Anastasia, about a recent trip to the circus, where they saw her favorite, bears.Dasha was born with Down syndrome,...
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