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Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russia

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World

Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russia

Three decades ago, the newly independent country of Ukraine was briefly the third-largest nuclear power in the world. A lot has changed since then.

Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russia

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Thursday

Europe

Revisiting Donbas, a frontline in Ukraine-Russia crisis

NPR reported from Donbas just a few weeks ago. We hear the voices of people we met there, after the news that Russia has increased shelling in the area.

Revisiting Donbas, a frontline in Ukraine-Russia crisis

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The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he wishes vaccines for kids under 5 were available, but that more data is needed first. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Health

The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know

This past weekend, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wasn't a leading scientific voice on the pandemic — he was another worried parent whose young daughter had just tested positive for COVID.

The surgeon general's young daughter got COVID. This is what he wants you to know

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Wednesday

How to crack the code to happiness in the second half of life

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Books

How to crack the code to happiness in the second half of life

Aging can be hardest for strivers, says social scientist Arthur Brooks, because they sometimes mourn that their biggest successes are in their rearview mirror.

How to crack the code to happiness in the second half of life

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Tuesday

People line up to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose during a mass vaccination campaign in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in August 2021.

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Goats and Soda

Why this USAID official is optimistic the U.S. can get the world vaccinated

Jeremy Konyndyk, executive director of USAID's COVID task force, shares his perspective on the U.S.' efforts to donate and distribute vaccines to low-income nations.

Why this USAID official is optimistic the U.S. can get the world vaccinated

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Wednesday

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

A woman walks towards the only crossing right now between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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The Picture Show

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

NPR travelled towards the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from both Ukraine and Russia, cut off from the world.

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

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Tuesday

Why Americans should care about the Russia-Ukraine standoff

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World

Why Americans should care about the Russia-Ukraine standoff

The standoff between Ukraine and Russia is about global security and an attempt to "rewrite rules on which the world is based," says Ukraine's foreign minister.

Why Americans should care about the Russia-Ukraine standoff

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Monday

World

The world worries of a Russian incursion. In Donbas, Ukrainians already live with war

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from Donbas region of Ukraine as its residents live under the threat of a Russian incursion and cope with eight years of tensions and fighting along the border.

The world worries of a Russian incursion. In Donbas, Ukrainians already live with war

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World

A bridge separates 2 realities at the frontier of Russian-occupied Ukraine

Russia is threatening to invade Ukraine. But in the eastern region of Donbas, war has been underway since Russia-backed separatists moved in and declared breakaway republics in 2014.

A bridge separates 2 realities at the frontier of Russian-occupied Ukraine

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World

Ukrainian foreign minister says global democratic order at stake in Russia standoff

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, about the global stakes of Ukraine's standoff with Russia and his call for U.S. support.

Ukrainian foreign minister says global democratic order at stake in Russia standoff

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Friday

Russia has just two options in front of it, says the top U.S. official in Ukraine

Kristina Kvien is the U.S. charge d'affaires in Kyiv, the top American official on the ground in the Ukrainian capital. She estimates that there are more than 100,000 Russian troops at the border to Ukraine, and that number is growing. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Europe

Russia has just two options in front of it, says the top U.S. official in Ukraine

It Russia takes the path of aggression, it will face "extremely severe consequences immediately," says the U.S. charge d'affaires Kristina Kvien.

Russia has just two options in front of it, says the top U.S. official in Ukraine

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Music Interviews

Eric Gales reclaims his place as a blues guitar icon

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Eric Gales — who was once a guitar prodigy — about reclaiming a career that was stalled by drug addiction and prison time.

Eric Gales reclaims his place as a blues guitar icon

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Politics

A congressional delegation visits Kyiv to pledge solidarity with Ukraine

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressmen Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Congressman Mark Green, R-Tenn., about their trip to Ukraine as the country faces the threat of a Russian invasion.

A congressional delegation visits Kyiv to pledge solidarity with Ukraine

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Europe

She helped fight for Ukraine's democracy. She hopes it survives

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Hanna Hopko, an original leader of Ukraine's EuroMaidan protests in 2014 about whether Ukrainians can stand up to the threat of Russian aggression.

She helped fight for Ukraine's democracy. She hopes it survives

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