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Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring you facts and context from the ground so you can cut through the noise of disinformation. NPR's State of the World, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with ot...

A recent increase in cyber attacks coming from Russia

3 mins; July 14, 2023

The head of NATO on possible Ukrainian membership in the alliance

5 mins; July 13, 2023

President Biden and NATO pledge support for Ukraine now and into the future

3 mins; July 12, 2023

Trying to understand the aborted revolt in Russia

4 mins; July 11, 2023

In a reversal, Turkey's president says he'll support Sweden joining NATO

5 mins; July 10, 2023

Remembering a Gifted Ukrainian Writer

5 mins; July 07, 2023

Ukraine and Russia Trade Accusations of Sabotage

6 mins; July 06, 2023

A Rare Visit to Ukraine's Air Defense Systems

5 mins; July 06, 2023

How history in Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine informs the current conflict

4 mins; July 03, 2023

An analysis of the counteroffensive's progress

5 mins; June 29, 2023

The key person in ending the uprising in Russia

4 mins; June 28, 2023

The chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on the events in Russia

4 mins; June 27, 2023

A direct challenge to Putin's authority

6 mins; June 26, 2023

What American military support for Ukraine looks like on the ground

11 mins; June 23, 2023

One of Ukraine's most effective weapons in the war can be purchased on the internet

4 mins; June 20, 2023

Are Russians laundering money at a holy site in Greece?

6 mins; June 19, 2023

The Ukrainian counteroffensive comes into focus

7 mins; June 16, 2023

NATO makes military readiness a priority

4 mins; June 15, 2023

Will NATO offer Ukraine membership?

3 mins; June 14, 2023

Ukrainian anarchists compelled to support the government in a time of war

0 secs; June 13, 2023

An early assessment of the Ukrainian counteroffensive

4 mins; June 12, 2023

How the war in Ukraine plays a part in Egypt's food crisis

5 mins; June 09, 2023

Memories of Bakhmut before it was a killing field

0 secs; June 08, 2023

The scene in a city flooded following the destruction of a dam

3 mins; June 07, 2023

Who destroyed a dam that causes flooding and raises nuclear risk?

9 mins; June 06, 2023

Workers describe arrests and torture inside Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant

7 mins; June 05, 2023

Are International Sanctions Finally Affecting Russia's Resilient Economy?

4 mins; June 02, 2023

How is the war in Ukraine affecting Russia's regional influence?

4 mins; June 01, 2023

The Ukrainian fighters preparing to retake key land from Russia

7 mins; May 31, 2023

Drones attack the Russian capital

3 mins; May 30, 2023

How Ukraine has kept its economy from collapsing

4 mins; May 29, 2023

What are reasonable goals for Ukraine's counteroffensive?

4 mins; May 26, 2023

Two views of the Ukrainian counteroffensive: from Eastern Ukraine and the Pentagon

7 mins; May 25, 2023

Going from a city at war to a boarding school in rural New York

5 mins; May 24, 2023

Why has there been a months-long, bloody fight for Bahkmut?

7 mins; May 23, 2023

A wave of diplomacy for Ukraine's president

4 mins; May 22, 2023

Ukraine's president addresses a meeting with some countries that support Russia

3 mins; May 19, 2023

A high-profile case of corruption in Ukraine

2 mins; May 18, 2023

Have the Ukrainians begun their spring military push?

2 mins; May 17, 2023

Should Ukraine try to take back Crimea?

5 mins; May 16, 2023

What will the Ukrainian counteroffensive look like?

5 mins; May 15, 2023

Is the Ukrainian counteroffensive on hold?

4 mins; May 12, 2023

Ukraine co-hosts the Eurovision Song Contest from afar

7 mins; May 11, 2023

War in Ukraine hangs over holiday celebrations in Russia

3 mins; May 09, 2023

An American volunteer fighter is laid to rest in Ukraine

3 mins; May 08, 2023

College students in Ukraine and the U.S. compare their daily lives

6 mins; May 05, 2023

A top Ukrainian official on the coming counter-offensive and Russia's future

4 mins; May 04, 2023

An alleged attack on the Kremlin

3 mins; May 03, 2023

Russian strikes cause civilian deaths far from the front lines

3 mins; April 28, 2023

The leaders of China and Ukraine discuss how to possibly end the war

4 mins; April 26, 2023

Mourning the Ukrainian war dead and pinning hopes on a spring counteroffensive

4 mins; April 25, 2023

A town close to the fighting in Bakhmut is nervously waiting to see if they're next

4 mins; April 24, 2023

Businesses Find A Russian Exit Is Complex. And A Ukrainian Athlete in the US.

9 mins; April 21, 2023

The U.S. Wants More Transparency In Its Aid To Ukraine

2 mins; April 20, 2023

Ukrainian Mothers Journey To Find Their Children in Russia

5 mins; April 19, 2023

Six-Year-Old Best Friends, Separated by War in Ukraine

14 mins; April 18, 2023

Parenting the Youngest of Children During War

16 mins; April 17, 2023

Russia gets serious about its conscription efforts

3 mins; April 13, 2023

Living, and trying to rebuild, amongst the destruction in Kharkiv

4 mins; April 12, 2023

The scramble in the U.S. to speed up the production of military weapons

4 mins; April 11, 2023

How will leaked classified documents impact the war in Ukraine?

3 mins; April 10, 2023

The medics who risk their lives in Bakhmut to save others

5 mins; April 06, 2023

Are Ukraine's Aging Helicopters Up To Their Task?

4 mins; April 05, 2023

Finland Joins NATO, But Is It A Good Idea?

5 mins; April 04, 2023

How The U.S. Is Pressuring Companies And Countries That Help Russia Evade Sanctions

4 mins; April 03, 2023

Retired Foreign Military Volunteers Train Ukrainians For The Battlefield

9 mins; March 31, 2023

A Street Artist Finds Inspiration Amid The Destruction In Kharkiv

4 mins; March 30, 2023

How Kyiv's Elderly Weather The War

11 mins; March 29, 2023

Civilians Escaping The Fighting In Bakhmut

5 mins; March 28, 2023

A Former Russian Lawmaker Now Fights Russian Propaganda From Kyiv

5 mins; March 27, 2023

A Money Lifeline For Ukraine's Government

6 mins; March 26, 2023

A Different Existential Threat To Ukraine: Population Decline

4 mins; March 22, 2023

Can China Serve As A Broker For Peace In The War In Ukraine?

6 mins; March 21, 2023

A Republican Congressman Who Questions Continuing U.S. Support For Ukraine

5 mins; March 20, 2023

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

4 mins; March 17, 2023

Giving Ukraine's soldiers some badly needed rest

5 mins; March 16, 2023

Russia downs a U.S. drone and rescuing civilians while the bombs fall

11 mins; March 15, 2023

Are toxic substances from the war contaminating Ukraine's farmland?

6 mins; March 14, 2023

Ukraine mourns a famous war hero

3 mins; March 13, 2023

Is Russia trying to destabilize Ukraine's neighbor, Moldova?

3 mins; March 10, 2023

Russia launches a large and deadly missile attack on Ukraine

4 mins; March 09, 2023

The US effort to seize wealth from Russian oligarchs

4 mins; March 08, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers speak bluntly about the challenges they face

12 mins; March 07, 2023

Why Russian and Ukrainian forces are focused on the town of Bakhmut

3 mins; March 06, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers prepare for another possible invasion from the north.

4 mins; March 03, 2023

A brief but noteworthy diplomatic meeting between the US and Russia.

4 mins; March 02, 2023

The war in Ukraine has caused the biggest upheaval in oil in almost 50 years.

4 mins; March 01, 2023

What has been the war's impact on global food prices?

3 mins; February 28, 2023

Are the sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine working?

4 mins; February 27, 2023

What does the rest of the world think about the war in Ukraine?

15 mins; February 25, 2023

How Ukraine's President surprised everyone and rose to the occasion.

11 mins; February 24, 2023

What has a year of war with Ukraine been like inside Russia?

9 mins; February 23, 2023

How the citizens of Kherson resisted Russian occupation.

12 mins; February 22, 2023

The man behind the Wagner mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

7 mins; February 21, 2023

Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv. And NATO's disagreements over the war's future.

10 mins; February 20, 2023

War in Ukraine: One Year Later

50 mins; February 18, 2023

Why were predictions about the war in Ukraine so wrong?

7 mins; February 17, 2023

What the fighting in Eastern Ukraine will look like. And Russian exiles in Armenia.

10 mins; February 16, 2023

Russia has thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime.

6 mins; February 15, 2023

Secretary of State Blinken on what it would take to end the war in Ukraine.

3 mins; February 14, 2023

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