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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.

White House says a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days

The White House is warning that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen within days, though U.S. officials don't believe a final decision has been made, or know the scope of a potential invasion.

The U.S. is telling its citizens to leave Ukraine now, citing "increased threats of Russian military action." Because of the tensions, regular Ukrainians are taking lessons on using weapons and survival training — like this man who was instructed on shooting Thursday by a member of the Georgian National Legion paramilitary volunteer unit.

Biden tells U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine, saying military wouldn't rescue them

"That's a world war — when Americans and Russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in."

Women chant slogans protesting violence against women and demanding the release of all detainees before the U.N. rights office in Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 2, 2022.

Sudan's military rulers step up crackdown and arrests of activists

Hundreds of activists and protest leaders have been targeted since a military coup last October removed a transitional government from power. The detentions have intensified in recent weeks.

America's lead negotiator says U.S. diplomacy strategy is working with Russia

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on the tense standoff between Russia and the U.S. and its allies over the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine.

To avert Russian invasion of Ukraine, France and Germany try to revive Minsk accords

France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia signed a peace accord several years ago that was never fully implemented. It may prove to be the off-ramp which will end the Ukraine crisis.

Tugboats get into position on the Russian pipe-laying vessel "Fortuna" in the port of Wismar, Germany, in January 2021. The special vessel is being used for construction work on the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

How Europe's reliance on Russia's gas plays into the war in Ukraine

As much as 40% of Europe's natural gas supply comes from Russia, a reliance that puts U.S. allies like Germany in a jam when it comes to sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia sends warships to the Black Sea as diplomatic talks over Ukraine ramp up

The warships passed through the Turkish straits into the Black Sea on Tuesday on their way to waters near Ukraine. Russia insists the movement is part of a planned naval exercise.

French President Macron is helping facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

French President Emanuel Macron has taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, insisting on the centrality of Europe to diplomacy.

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