Ukraine Invasion — Explained

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order." These stories help make sense of it all.

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Hungary's Orbán in Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy in first visit since the war began
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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his first visit to the neighboring country since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022 as Budapest has repeatedly broken ranks with the rest of the …
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Ukraine's Kharkiv has withstood Russia's relentless strikes. Locals fear what's next
NPR - Joanna Kakissis , Polina Lytvynova , Laurel Chor
KHARKIV, Ukraine — In Ukraine’s second-largest city, May was the toughest month on record since Russia’s full-scale invasion more than two years ago. Russian forces struck the city every day, sometimes several times a day. For the last month in Ukraine, Kharkiv has faced near-daily strikes from …
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Russia wages a scorched-earth war in Ukraine with retrofitted bombs and new airstrips
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — The first shock wave shattered aisles stacked almost to the ceiling with home improvement products. The next Russian bomb streaked down like a comet seconds later, unleashing flames that left the megastore an ashen shell. A third bomb failed to detonate when it landed behind the …
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G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets
NPR - Deepa Shivaram
Western leaders have agreed to loan Ukraine up to $50 billion to fight Russia and rebuild after the lengthy war, money that will be repaid over time from the interest accumulating on frozen Russian financial assets, a senior U.S. official told reporters. Billions from Russia's frozen assets will go …
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The war in Ukraine will likely intensify this summer. Here's what to know
NPR - Jeongyoon Han
You might look at Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine — now over two years old — and think it grinds on with little or no headway being made by either side. A $60 billion U.S. military aid package is gradually making its way to Ukraine, and the White House has made incremental shifts on Ukraine's …
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G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
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BARI, Italy — A Group of Seven summit is opening Thursday with agreement on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right. Diplomats confirmed that an …

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