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Visitors enjoy the ice rink in Red Square at the Moscow GUM State Department store with the Spasskaya Tower to the left and the Kremlin Wall in Moscow on Monday.

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion

More than half of respondents in recent polls in Russia say the U.S. is responsible for the current standoff over Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, speaks to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during their meeting at The Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Scholz visited Ukraine as part of a flurry of Western diplomacy aimed at heading off a feared Russian invasion that some warn could be just days away.

German chancellor warns of far-reaching sanctions if Russia moves on Ukraine

Olaf Scholz did not elaborate on specifics during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday but he did pledge a new round of financial assistance to Kyiv.

Former French President Francois Hollande on Ukraine

Former French president Francois Hollande speaks about the situation in Ukraine. He helped negotiate a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine in 2015.

Rep. Michael McCaul on the latest in Ukraine

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the situation in Ukraine.

A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday.

Biden speaks with Ukraine's leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

Biden's calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend come as U.S. officials warn that Russia has amassed enough troops and equipment to invade Ukraine any day.

Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Biden tells Putin the U.S. will swiftly and severely respond to a Ukraine invasion

President Biden spoke to his Russian counterpart today amid increasing tensions over Ukraine.

Demonstrators wave Ukraine national flags as they gather in central Kyiv on Oct. 6, 2019, to protest broader autonomy for separatist territories, part of a plan to end a war with Russian-backed fighters. Protesters chanted "No to surrender!", with some holding placards critical of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the crowd, which police said had swelled to around 10,000 people.

Russia's at war with Ukraine. Here's how we got here

Since breaking from the Soviet Union, Ukraine has wavered between the influences of Moscow and the West, surviving scandal and conflict with its democracy intact. Now it faces an existential threat.

President Biden speaks with President Vladimir Putin over the phone Saturday about the escalating crisis near the Ukraine border. Biden told Putin the U.S. and its allies would "respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs" if Russia invaded, the White House said.

Biden warns Putin of a decisive response if Russia invades Ukraine

The two leaders spoke by phone for roughly an hour after the State Department ordered most of its embassy staff in Kyiv to leave. U.S. officials are concerned a Russian invasion is imminent.

Ex-intelligence officer Fiona Hill says Putin is making 'hostage standoff demands'

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fiona Hill, former intelligence officer on Russia and Eurasian affairs and former National Security Council member, on the tensions between Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine.

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