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    <title>NPR: Ukraine invasion</title>
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    <description>Ukraine invasion</description>
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      <title>As protections expire, Ukrainians who escaped war face an uncertain future</title>
      <description>A U.S. immigration program allowed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to escape war. As Trump decides whether or not to renew it, recipients fear being deported.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5318049/as-protections-expire-ukrainians-war-uncertain-future-uniting-for-ukraine</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F49%2F2a%2F2daf44ea4fb39cb8fa091ce02552%2Fukrainianimmigrants-tevans003.JPG' alt='People wait in line to attend a Lenten fish fry at the Ukrainian American Community Center in Minneapolis. All tips from the event are used to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support recently arrived Ukrainian refugees.'/><p>A U.S. immigration program allowed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to escape war. As Trump decides whether or not to renew it, recipients fear being deported.</p><p>(Image credit: Tim Evans)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5318049' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Sergio Martínez-Beltrán</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ukrainians in front line regions reel from losses, but say hope dies last for them</title>
      <description>Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front line regions of their country grapple with their losses and contemplate an uncertain future.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:34:08 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2950x1967+0+0/resize/2950x1967!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2F1d%2F7f4c7ab04dc29a2b291858b7eda3%2F20250211-dsc6902-edit.jpg' alt='Stanislava Lisovska, 40, (center left) stands at her husband Andrii Ruban's casket (who was killed at 41 years old) with soldiers from his unit, as they bury him in Odesa in February. Ruban a new father when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but like many in those early days, he volunteered to join the army and had been fighting ever since.'/><p>Into their fourth year of war, Ukrainians living in or near front line regions of their country grapple with their losses and contemplate an uncertain future.</p><p>(Image credit: Claire Harbage)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5326140' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Claire Harbage</dc:creator>
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      <title>Kremlin says it will halt strikes on Ukraine energy sector after Trump and Putin talk</title>
      <description>President Trump has said he wants to broker an end to Russia&apos;s war in Ukraine. This was his second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:46:10 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331887/trump-putin-ukraine-call</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4500x3000+0+0/resize/4500x3000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2F91%2F85535d5f4659bfea3e9957a419f6%2Fgettyimages-1152460534.jpg' alt='President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. The two men spoke Tuesday on matters including a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.'/><p>President Trump has said he wants to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine. This was his second call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue.</p><p>(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5331887' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Franco Ordoñez</dc:creator>
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      <title>President Trump pauses Ukraine military aid</title>
      <description>The news comes just days after a disastrous meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:37 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5316899/trump-pauses-ukraine-military-aid</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4266x2870+0+0/resize/4266x2870!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F2b%2F7ec47f4d4f1f85af2fa2971c0069%2Fgettyimages-2202532978.jpg' alt='President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their Oval Office last Friday.  Zelenskyy left the contentious meeting without a deal.'/><p>The news comes just days after a disastrous meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.</p><p>(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5316899' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>NPR Washington Desk</dc:creator>
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      <title>Can there be peace in Ukraine, or is Putin just playing for time?</title>
      <description>As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:35:25 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/02/21/nx-s1-5302560/ukraine-russia-ceasefire-trump-putin</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3200+0+0/resize/6000x3200!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2Fcc%2F454e663449e9923c4d38308aeb4b%2Fgettyimages-2199662013.jpg' alt='From left, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad al-Aiban, the Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Not invited: anyone from Ukraine.'/><p>As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.</p><p>(Image credit: Evelyn Hockstein)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5302560' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Scott Neuman</dc:creator>
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      <title>Russian attack kills at least 3 people in Kyiv</title>
      <description>Russia attacked Ukraine&apos;s capital with a barrage of drones and missiles Saturday, leaving at least three people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:04:15 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/g-s1-43478/russian-attack-kills-people-in-kyiv</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7875x5250+0+0/resize/7875x5250!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffb%2F10%2Fe33367694224b10e499ba3a48afd%2Fap25018211558547.jpg' alt='First responders work the scene following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday.'/><p>Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with a barrage of drones and missiles Saturday, leaving at least three people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes.</p><p>(Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-43478' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Ukrainian soldiers and shopkeepers hold on as Russia&apos;s siege of Pokrovsk tightens</title>
      <description>Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5674x3783+0+0/resize/5674x3783!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Fb5%2Fa4e51fe443ab87d3ce2d00476097%2F605a4313.jpg' alt='A man walks down a war-ravaged street in Pokrovsk, an industrial city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, on Dec. 19, 2024. Behind him is the hotel Druzhba, which was destroyed by a Russian missile last summer. Pokrovsk was once home to 60,000 people. Now it's largely abandoned, with Russian troops active within a mile of the outskirts.'/><p>Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.</p><p>(Image credit: Anton Shtuka for NPR)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5243882' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Brian Mann</dc:creator>
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      <title>Sun, sea and sirens: A summer in Odesa</title>
      <description>This summer, despite the ongoing conflict, photographer Simona Supino captured an Odesa, Ukraine&apos;s coastal jewel, determined to hold onto its vibrancy and sense of normalcy.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2b%2Fd4%2Fec43124f4dae9bcdd8fd72d8a29f%2Fs-supino-be3a3689.jpg' alt='Life goes on at Odesa's beaches this summer, where the waves wash away worries, if only for a moment.'/><p>This summer, despite the ongoing conflict, photographer Simona Supino captured an Odesa, Ukraine's coastal jewel, determined to hold onto its vibrancy and sense of normalcy.</p><p>(Image credit: Simona Supino)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-27341' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Simona Supino</dc:creator>
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      <title>Russia fires a barrage of drones and missiles at Kyiv as children return to school</title>
      <description>Russia launched a barrage of drones, cruise and ballistic missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine&apos;s air force said early Monday, sending residents into bomb shelters.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 02:16:27 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>With his choice of Vance as VP, Trump doubles down on his version of isolationism</title>
      <description>Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:02:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Franco Ordoñez</dc:creator>
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