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News Articles: eastern europe

Cars and trucks line up for hours at Latvia's Terehova border crossing into Russia on Aug. 3.

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  • World

At Latvia's border with Russia, the line grows long, and tempers short

European sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have caused major traffic backups along the Latvian border. And truckers can feel the mounting tension between Russia and NATO members like Latvia.

September 04, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
A cook prepares borsch at a March 2021 event in Kyiv to promote Ukraine's bid for UNESCO to recognize the dish as part of the country's historical heritage.

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  • Europe

UNESCO declares borsch cooking an endangered Ukrainian heritage

Ukraine's culture minister declared victory in "the borsch war" as Russia also lays claim to the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine's borsch culture with "extreme urgency."

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A cook prepares borsch at a March 2021 event in Kyiv to promote Ukraine's bid for UNESCO to recognize the dish as part of the country's historical heritage.

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  • Europe

UNESCO declares borsch cooking an endangered Ukrainian heritage

Ukraine's culture minister declared victory in "the borsch war" as Russia also lays claim to the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine's borsch culture with "extreme urgency."

July 01, 2022
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Friday.

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  • World

Explaining NATO and Ukraine: How a 30-year-old debate still drives Putin today

Here is how the history of NATO, Russia and Ukraine got so complicated.

January 29, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
U.S. soldiers take part in a joint military combat exercise with Estonian soldiers in 2017 near Tapa, Estonia. The U.S. is readying 8,500 troops to possibly deploy to Eastern Europe.

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  • National Security

The U.S. is placing 8,500 troops on alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe

The Pentagon said no final decision has been made, but Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wanted U.S. forces to be ready "just in case" of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

January 25, 2022
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By:
  • James Doubek
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures while speaking to his supporters upon his arrival at Zhuliany International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

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  • World

Ukraine ex-president returns to Kiev for treason trial

Poroshenko was greeted by several thousand cheering supporters. Some carried banners reading "We need democracy," and "Stop repressions."

January 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko has drawn attention from European leaders and Russia's President Vladimir Putin after his government arrested a journalist flying over the country on a commercial plane.

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  • World

What Russia Stands To Gain By Backing Belarus

After some European countries blocked access to Belarusian airlines after officials arrested an opposition journalist on a commercial flight, NPR asks an expert about Putin's support for Belarus.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 2 more
Anti-government protesters hold a sign with a picture depicting Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya as a card that trumps an ace on Aug. 23 in Minsk.

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  • World

Women Lead The Way Against Belarus' Patriarch, Says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya

Speaking to NPR from Lithuania, the challenger to longtime President Alexander Lukashenko says "women understood that they are leaders" in the struggle.

September 04, 2020
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By:
  • Lucian Kim
People protest at the Independence Square in Minsk on Thursday.

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  • World

'Tightening The Screws': Belarus' Lukashenko Shows No Sign Of Bending To Protests

The Belarusian president appears to regain the upper hand after mass demonstrations against his reelection in a vote that's been criticized by the U.S. and the European Union.

August 28, 2020
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By:
  • Lucian Kim

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