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NPR's A Martinez talks to Nina Khrushcheva, a professor of international affairs at the New School in New York, about Russia's decision to invade Ukraine.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, who has met with Putin throughout his presidency, about what moves he might make next.

Shelling can be heard across parts of Ukraine as Russia has begun its military action. In Odesa, Ukrainian's are packing up and leaving to seek shelter elsewhere.

Russia continued its assault on Ukraine from multiple directions, including bombings areas of Ukraine's capital city Kyiv.

Ukraine's government says it's facing a full-scale attack from multiple directions. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Daniel Fried, a former assistant secretary of state for Europe, about the invasion.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to retired Adm. Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is unfolding.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Amb. Emily Haber, Germany's ambassador to the United States, on developments in Ukraine.

Russians who live near the border with Ukraine have mixed opinions on President Vladimir Putin's actions to reclaim the former Soviet republic.

Vladimir Putin is using his military to try and force Ukraine into Russia's orbit. But Ukrainians have been increasingly looking west, not east. The current offensive will only accelerate that shift.

As the world watches Russia's movements on the border with Ukraine, it can be hard to know when an invasion has officially begun. So, how should we define it?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mariana Budjeryn about the Budapest Memorandum, an agreement guaranteeing security for Ukraine if it gave up nuclear weapons left over after the Soviet Union fell.

The Russian invasion stirs international condemnation, roils global markets and a promise by Ukraine's president to defend the country.

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered a charged address at the Security Council, demanding the Russian representative phone Moscow to call off the war.

The invasion of Ukraine occurred despite weeks of diplomatic efforts, including calls between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin and European leaders' visits to Putin in Moscow.

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.

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.

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

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

In the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, shelling has intensified over the past 24 hours, and one government soldier was killed as Russian-backed separatists continue fighting.

As Vice President Harris noted Sunday, Ukraine is "virtually surrounded by Russian troops." Those troops are poised to invade Ukraine.