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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Ukraine's new law will let it fund the war effort by selling Russian assets

Just last week, a Ukrainian court seized hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of assets owned by a Russian oligarch.

May 24, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
Left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Feb. 22. Right: Zelenskyy on April 4.

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Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body

Health experts told NPR that long-term exposure to trauma and stress — like that of the war in Ukraine — can impact a person's sleep, memory, mood and physical appearance.

April 13, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the United Nations Security Council via video link on Tuesday in New York City.

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Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake

The Ukrainian president described the horrific scenes he saw in Bucha, calling it just one example of the destruction Russia has wrought. He urged the Security Council to hold Russia accountable.

April 05, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv on Thursday night. He said he had stripped two generals of their military rank and that all traitors will ultimately be punished.

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  • Europe

Zelenskyy calls 2 Ukrainian generals traitorous and strips them of their rank

Zelenskyy did not elaborate on what prompted the removal of the intelligence officers, one of whom has ties to the fallen Ukrainian city of Kherson. But he vowed traitors would "all be punished."

April 01, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Since the war began, he has been appealing to world leaders for more support for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.

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Americans have more confidence in Zelenskyy than Biden when it comes to world affairs

Some 72% of Americans have confidence in the Ukrainian president's handling of world affairs, a Pew Research Center survey finds. Meanwhile, just 48% say the same about U.S. President Biden.

March 31, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Cars drive past a mural of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Krakow, Poland. More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion of that country began in February — many have ended up in Poland.

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Reporter describes an astounding amount of military hardware going in to help Ukraine

Time reporter Simon Shuster recently returned from the Ukrainian-Polish border. Watching as U.S. planes brought in loads of weapons, he felt like he was standing on the brink of something massive.

March 24, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
Protesters hold a banner calling out Swiss food giant Nestlé during a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine next to the Swiss House of Parliament in Bern on Saturday. The company faced criticism in recent days for continuing to do busines in Russia.

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Major food company Nestlé will limit its sales in Russia after Zelenskyy's criticism

Nestlé says it will now focus solely on providing essential food, not making a profit. Ukraine's leaders had criticized the company for continuing to do business in Russia weeks after the invasion.

March 23, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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Zelenskyy's plea to Congress recalls Churchill and others who fought for democracy

Other addresses to Congress by foreign leaders have paled compared to Winston Churchill welding with his words the alliance that overcame Adolph Hitler, until Volodymyr Zelenskyy's this week.

March 19, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022.

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Opinion: Zelenskyy's comedy background is ever-present in his approach to nations

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the communication skills Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a comedian and actor, is using to lead his country.

March 19, 2022
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  • Scott Simon
Local residents recover, pack and clean out their homes in a damaged residential building in the Vynogradir district of Kyiv on Tuesday. Authorities said the damage was caused by a Russian bombardment.

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Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 15)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

March 15, 2022
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  • NPR Staff
EU leaders pose for a photograph at the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Thursday ahead of their summit to discuss the fallout of Russia's invasion in Ukraine.

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The EU will welcome Ukraine but won't fast-track its membership application

During a summit in France, European Union leaders issued a statement backing Ukraine's bid for membership but stopped short of an immediate welcome. The application process typically takes years.

March 11, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A building burns after shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror.

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Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns

Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.

March 03, 2022
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  • Terry Gross
A mosaic panel depicts the liberation of Kyiv by Russia's Red Army in 1943 at Kievskaya metro station in Moscow.

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Putin's claim of fighting against Ukraine 'neo-Nazis' distorts history, scholars say

Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement.

March 01, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels last year. Zelenskyy is appealing for Ukraine to join the EU.

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Ukraine wants to join the EU. Here's how that would work

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has applied for Ukraine to join the European Union, after appealing to its leaders for immediate entry. Gaining membership is a complex process.

February 28, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. He proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid heightened tensions between their two countries.

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Ukraine President Zelenskyy proposes to meet with Putin as tensions with Russia grow

As fears grow of a Russian invasion of his country, the Ukrainian president offered to meet with his Russian counterpart. The U.S. warned of swift sanctions against Russia if it moves into Ukraine.

February 19, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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