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    Coronavirus Updates
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news briefing with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Kyiv, last month. A spokeswoman for Zelenskiy says that he has been hospitalized for COVID-19.
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    Ukraine's President Hospitalized With COVID-19

    Nov 12, 2020
    Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who announced Monday he'd tested positive for the coronavirus, has been taken to a Kyiv hospital. A spokeswoman says his symptoms are "nothing serious."
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    Europe
    A gunman seized this bus and took 13 hostages in the city center of Lutsk, some 250 miles west of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
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    Ukraine Hostage Standoff Ends After President Agrees To Promote Joaquin Phoenix Film

    Jul 22, 2020
    A standoff ends with the gunman releasing all 13 hostages unharmed after Volodymyr Zelenskiy posts a video to social media saying, "Everyone should watch the 2005 film Earthlings."
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Nurses and newborns in Hotel Venice, a facility owned by BioTexCom clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Dozens of babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus restrictions prevent  foreign parents from collecting them.
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    Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions

    May 15, 2020
    The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Ukrainian border guards wear protective face masks at a checkpoint with the territories controlled by Russia-backed separatists in the Donetsk region.
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    Opinion: The Coronavirus Crisis Presents An Opportunity To End War In Ukraine

    Apr 06, 2020
    "Especially during a pandemic, it is insanity for Russian-led forces and Ukrainians to be killing each other," write former U.S. envoys to Ukraine William B. Taylor, Steven Pifer and John E. Herbst.
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    Politics
    White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, pictured in September 2019.
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    Mick Mulvaney Out, Mark Meadows In As White House Chief Of Staff

    Mar 06, 2020
    Mulvaney was Trump's third chief of staff - a job he held in an acting capacity in a White House known for its high turnover. Next up: Mark Meadows.
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    Global Health
    Local residents protest the plans to quarantine evacuees from coronavirus-hit China at a local hospital, in the settlement of Novi Sanzhary, Ukraine, on Thursday.
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    Coronavirus Found In China Prisons, As Cases Spike In South Korea

    Feb 21, 2020
    More than 200 new infections have been identified in a prison in eastern Shandong province. Meanwhile, in South Korea, dozens from the same religious sect have contracted the virus.
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    World
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrive for a joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 31.
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    'No Longer A Friend': Ukrainians Are Losing Faith In The U.S.

    Feb 04, 2020
    "America used to be a beacon of freedom, liberty and anti-corruption efforts. Now a lot of Ukrainians feel like ... we are by ourselves," says a Ukrainian political commentator.
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    National
    Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2019.
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    Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, Key Figure In Impeachment Trial, Retires

    Jan 31, 2020
    The career diplomat, who served as ambassador to Ukraine, became a key figure in the impeachment of President Trump, was forced out of her post in May.
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    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media in the briefing room at the State Department on November 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
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    Aftermath Of An Interview

    Jan 28, 2020
    Examining the ethics underpinning an interview with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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    National Security
    Mike Pompeo is accusing veteran NPR journalist Mary Louise Kelly of lying to him. NPR's senior leadership says it stands by Kelly's reporting on the secretary of state.
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    After Contentious Interview, Pompeo Publicly Accuses NPR Journalist Of Lying To Him

    Jan 25, 2020
    The secretary of state issued an angry salvo on Saturday against Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered. NPR stands by her reporting.
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    World
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was not receptive to being asked about his support of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
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    Pompeo Won't Say Whether He Owes Yovanovitch An Apology. 'I've Done What's Right'

    Jan 24, 2020
    As the State Department faces ongoing questions over Marie Yovanovitch's treatment as U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells NPR, "I've defended every single person on this team."
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    Politics
    Lev Parnas (left) says text messages last year between him and congressional candidate Robert Hyde about surveilling former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch were taken out of context. But Ukrainian police are investigating the allegations.
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    Ukraine Is Investigating Whether U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch Was Surveilled

    Jan 16, 2020
    Ukraine's Internal Affairs Ministry says it's asking the FBI to help determine whether international laws were broken, or "whether it is just a bravado and a fake information" from a U.S. politician.
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    Politics
    A handwritten note by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lists his tasks, starting with getting Ukraine's new president to announce an investigation into "the Biden case."
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    New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine

    Jan 15, 2020
    "They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde wrote on WhatsApp in March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."
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    Middle East
    A child's shoe sits amid the rubble of the Ukrainian jetliner, which carried 176 people to their deaths when it plunged from the sky outside Tehran on Wednesday.
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    U.S., Iran Trade Accusations And Denials Amid Tangled Jetliner Probe

    Jan 10, 2020
    U.S. and Iranian officials on Friday offered dueling assertions of what caused the crash. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed it on an Iranian missile, while Iran said that was clearly not the case.
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    Middle East
    A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737-800 on the  runway at Munich airport in 2016. The plane is similar to the one that crashed in Iran shortly after takeoff on Wednesday.
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    Ukrainian Jetliner Crashes Near Tehran Airport, Killing All 176 Aboard

    Jan 07, 2020
    The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 crashed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday. Officials said the likely cause was mechanical problems.
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    Opinion
    Ukrainian and U.S. flags fly in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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    Opinion: Ukraine Used Diplomacy; Russia Used Disinformation. The Difference Is Key

    Jan 02, 2020
    As we head into the 2020 elections, we must do a better job of distinguishing between diplomacy and destructive disinformation, writes former diplomat Brett Bruen.
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    World
    Soldiers storm a building during a drill held as part of the Exercise Rapid Trident 2019, an annual multinational training exercise near Yavoriv, Ukraine.
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    How U.S. Military Aid Has Helped Ukraine Since 2014

    Dec 18, 2019
    "U.S. military aid represents a physical manifestation of American support, which is essential," retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells NPR. The U.S. has given $1.5 billion in such aid in the past 5 years.
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    Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, smiles during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.
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    Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

    Dec 13, 2019
    A look back at the career of a central figure in the Ukraine affair: Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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    Europe
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting on Ukraine with German Chancellor at the Elysee Palace on Monday in Paris.
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    With Paris Peace Talks, Putin And Zelenskiy Meet For First Time

    Dec 09, 2019
    More than 13,000 people have been killed in the Russian insurgency since it began five years ago. The Ukrainian president entered the talks in a tricky position, wanting peace but lacking leverage.
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    World
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a military unit in Ukraine's Donetsk region on Friday.
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    The Stakes For Ukraine Are High In Monday's Summit Between Putin And Zelenskiy

    Dec 06, 2019
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will have his first meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Paris, in an effort to end a five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has cost 13,000 lives.
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    Politics
    Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the U.S. Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.
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    The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

    Nov 27, 2019
    Nearly $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. Exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear. The date may prove the freeze violated a 1974 act.
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    Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says "many countries" are working to undermine American democracy. He adds: "To protect our elections, America should leave no stone unturned."
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    Mike Pompeo Says Ukraine, 2016 Election Interference Should Be Investigated

    Nov 26, 2019
    "Many countries" are working to undermine American democracy, the secretary of state said. U.S. intelligence services have overwhelmingly determined Russia is to blame for U.S. election interference.
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    Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Capitol Hill on Oct. 17. Sondland will give much-anticipated public testimony Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. His story has changed since he first testified last month.
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    Gordon Sondland Returns To Impeachment Inquiry As A Key Witness With An Updated Story

    Nov 19, 2019
    The U.S. ambassador to the EU will give much-anticipated public testimony Wednesday in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. His story has changed since he first testified last month.
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    Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch arrives on Capitol Hill on Oct. 11 to appear before lawmakers in closed-door questioning related to the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
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    Yovanovitch, Ex-Ambassador To Ukraine, Will Testify In Trump Impeachment Hearing

    Nov 14, 2019
    The diplomat will be the sole witness Friday, the second day of public testimony in the impeachment inquiry. State Department colleagues say she was removed after a slander campaign by Rudy Giuliani.
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    Politics
    Top State Department official George Kent (left) and acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor are sworn in to testify during the first public Trump impeachment hearing on Wednesday.
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    7 Moments That Stood Out From The 1st Day Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

    Nov 14, 2019
    Acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and top State Department official George Kent testified in an open hearing Wednesday, the first of many to come in the impeachment inquiry.

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