Joanna Kakissis

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Ukraine has $52 billion EU aid package veoted by Hungary

Friday, December 15, 2023

At a summit this week, EU leaders voted to begin membership negotiations with Ukraine. But Hungary's leader Viktor Organ vetoed a $52 billion aid package.

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EU summit begins with future funding for Ukraine in doubt

Thursday, December 14, 2023

A two-day European Union summit begins with future aid for Ukraine in doubt.

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Ukraine approaches another winter of war with U.S funding stuck in Congress

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little gain on the battlefield. Some EU members and some members of Congress are questioning whether aid to Ukraine should continue.

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Despite being freed from Russian occupation, Kherson is attacked regularly

Friday, November 10, 2023

A year after Ukrainian soldiers freed it from occupation, the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has learned to live with deadly and near-constant attacks from Russian forces.

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The rift appears to widen between Ukraine's president and his top generals

Monday, November 06, 2023

Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv's most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate.

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For some Kharkiv schoolkids, class moved to safety underground in a subway station

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In Ukraine's second-largest city, near the Russian border, grade-schoolers attend classes in a subway station that doubles as a bomb shelter.

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Some Ukrainians fear that war in the Middle East would distract from their plight

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Ukrainians worry that a regional war in the Middle East will distract their country's allies, embolden Russia and prolong Russia's war on Ukraine.

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A bitter truth of the war in Ukraine is that Russia's invading troops have allies

Friday, October 20, 2023

After a powerful Russian missile kills a fifth of a Ukrainian village's population, survivors grapple with revelations that pro-Russian neighbors may have helped coordinate the attack.

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How much progress has Ukraine's government made against corruption?

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

As Ukraine tries to expel Russian forces from its territory, it's fighting a second war — on corruption — as it seeks to join the European Union and NATO and keep U.S. funds flowing.

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Ukrainian troops have made limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

As winter approaches, Ukraine's military takes stock of the limited gains of its counteroffensive. As the war goes on, support for Ukraine seems to waver — especially among Republicans in Congress.

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EU foreign ministers meet in Kyiv as bipartisan U.S. support for Ukraine wavers

Monday, October 02, 2023

As bipartisan support in the U.S. wanes, Ukraine hosts foreign ministers from the European Union, which continues to view Russia's war on Ukraine as an existential threat.

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In Ukraine's Odesa, a Soviet-era writer remains a powerful figure

Saturday, September 16, 2023

A century ago, author Isaac Babel immortalized the Jewish community in one of Ukraine's principal cities. He's still remembered fondly today.

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Meet the Ukrainian soldiers removing the explosives Russia buried under the frontline

Thursday, September 14, 2023

In Ukraine, possibly the world's most mined country, a team of sappers races to clear explosives left by Russians along the southeastern frontline to help Ukrainian troops take back occupied land.

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A Ukrainian rescue worker's memories are on pause as he evacuates people

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

After a classmate was killed in his hometown of Bakhmut — the longest and bloodiest battle in Russia's war on Ukraine — a rescue worker volunteered to evacuate people from the front lines.

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NATO-trained Ukrainian troops contribute to offensive to push out Russian forces

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Ukrainian soldiers trained by the U.S. in Germany speak to NPR about using Western tactics — and weapons — in the latest counteroffensive to push out Russian forces.

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Remembering the Ukrainian musical duo the Similar Girls, killed by a Russian missile

Monday, August 14, 2023

A Russian missile has killed a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

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Young musical duo in Ukraine knew the risks of missiles but performed anyway

Monday, August 14, 2023

A Russian missile silences a promising young musical duo as Ukraine pleads for more air defense weapons from its western allies.

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Nations meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss how the war in Ukraine might end

Monday, August 07, 2023

Saudi Arabia hosted talks with dozens of nations over the weekend as Ukrainian leaders push for a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.

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Ukraine struggles to export its grain — as Russia repeatedly strikes its ports

Thursday, August 03, 2023

Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports have intensified since Moscow suspended participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets.

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The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

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