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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...

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Obama 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...

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Which 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...

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Crimea 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....

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At 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.

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Ukraine 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.

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In 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.

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Cleaning 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...

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Ukraine'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...

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In 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...

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Ukrainian 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....

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In 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...

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God 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...

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Molotov 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...

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The 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...

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Between Friends, Family And Country, Ukrainian Police Lie Low

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Defiant 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...

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Ukrainian 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...

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Ukraine'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.

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Tank 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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