After 300 Years Of Marriage, Scotland Contemplates U.K. Divorce
Scotland has been part of the United Kingdom for more than 300 years. This fall, that could change. In mid-September, a referendum on independence will determine whether Scotland breaks off from...
View ArticleObama Heads To The Hague For Nuclear Summit
President Obama goes to The Hague for a nuclear security summit Monday. Although the crisis in Ukraine is overshadowing the event, there is a packed agenda independent of the tensions with Russia. This...
View ArticleWhich Artwork Is A Metaphor For The Current Global Condition?
President Obama is doing serious work in Europe this week, meeting with the G-7, NATO and the EU to discuss Russia's actions in Ukraine. He's also joining leaders from more than 50 countries in The...
View ArticleCrimea Casts Long Shadow In Amsterdam, Where G7 Leaders Meet
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: To the Netherlands now, where more than 50 world leaders are attending a major nuclear summit. That group includes President Obama who landed in Amsterdam this morning....
View ArticleAt Nuclear Summit, Ukraine Questions Dominate The Day
President Obama is holding a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders in The Hague. Although the event is focused on nuclear disarmament, international attention is dominated by events in Ukraine.
View ArticleUkraine Crisis, NSA Eavesdropping Dominate Summit Discussions
President Obama is in Brussels for meetings with NATO and the European Union. Events on the sideline of Tuesday's nuclear summit at The Hague have eclipsed the nuclear agenda itself.
View ArticleIn Brussels, Obama Seeks Broader Support For Ukraine
President Obama is visiting the European Union and NATO headquarters in Brussels for talks that will likely be dominated by Russia and Afghanistan.
View ArticleCleaning Around Barricades, Kiev Protesters Still Camping In Square
Transcript KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, hundreds of people are still camped out in Independence Square known as the Maidan. They say they'll stay, at least through next...
View ArticleUkraine's Winter Of Discontent Gives Way To Spring Of Austerity
After a long winter of protests, Ukrainian activists overthrew their president in February. Now, Ukrainians are staring at the bill they have to pay.The International Monetary Fund is demanding that...
View ArticleIn Eastern Ukraine, Normality Rules Except At Ground Zero
In the eastern city of Donetsk, protesters hung a huge banner declaring a government office building to be the "People's Republic of Donetsk."These pro-Moscow activists want to pull away from Europe...
View ArticleUkrainian Protesters Seize Weapons, Raising The Stakes
The drive to Luhansk takes you past fields of corn and sunflowers that are just beginning to sprout. You pass the town of Yennakieva, where the ousted Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, was born....
View ArticleIn Ukraine's Rust Belt, A Mix Of Nostalgia And Nationalism
To say that the town of Perewalsk in eastern Ukraine has fallen on hard times would be an enormous understatement. The small industrial town near the Russian border is a collection of concrete...
View ArticleGod Save The Queen — And Donetsk, Too?
The eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been the center of a standoff since Sunday, with demonstrators pleading for the city to join Russia, while government leaders insist it will remain part of...
View ArticleMolotov Cocktails And Razor Wire: Inside An Occupied Building In Ukraine
In Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk, activists who want to align the country more with Russia seized a regional administration building in the center of town last weekend. NPR correspondent Ari...
View ArticleThe Ukrainian Prime Minister's Visit, As Seen From Behind Barricades
Ukraine's interim prime minister visited Donetsk Friday in an effort to reduce tensions in the east of the country. Pro-Moscow militants among the area's largely Russian-speaking population have seized...
View ArticleBetween Friends, Family And Country, Ukrainian Police Lie Low
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View ArticleDefiant Of Deadline, Pro-Moscow Occupiers Persist
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish. In eastern Ukraine, people are bracing for possible war. The government gave a deadline of this morning...
View ArticleUkrainian Jews Celebrate Passover In Uncertain Times
At Passover celebrations around the world tonight, the youngest child will sing a song in Hebrew. "Why," the youngster will ask, "is this night different from all other nights?"Adults in Ukraine can...
View ArticleUkraine's Army Launches Campaign Against Eastern Militants
Ukraine's army began a "special operation" in the east of the country Tuesday, moving against pro-Russian militants who are occupying government offices across the region.
View ArticleTank Movement Increases Tensions In Eastern Ukraine
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Tensions remain very high this morning in Eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia demonstrators stormed the city hall in the city of Donetsk. And there are now reports this...
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