Eleanor Beardsley

1 week ago | kpbs.org | Eleanor Beardsley |Kateryna Malofieieva

KYIV, Ukraine — Ivan Sarancha was 7 when Ukrainian literature and history classes disappeared from his school. That was in 2014 after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and began to foment separatist unrest in his eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. Sarancha says he was too young to realize what was going on back then. But his eyes were fully opened with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later. By then Sarancha was 15.

1 week ago | npr.org | Eleanor Beardsley |Greg Dixon

What Will Happen to Russian-Occupied Territories in Ukraine? Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1248664735/1269248806" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> At the heart of a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is what, if any, Ukrainian territory Russia will be allowed to keep. Moscow asserts that four Ukrainian provinces are more culturally Russian than Ukrainian.

2 weeks ago | kpbs.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Updated April 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM ETPARIS — Nine years ago TV reality star Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. Thieves broke into her luxury rented apartment in the middle of the night, tied her up and made away with $10 million in jewelry. That included a $4 million engagement ring from rapper Kanye West (who now goes by Ye). The alleged thieves were caught and their trial began this week.

3 weeks ago | hppr.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. will walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.

3 weeks ago | wshu.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. will walk away from efforts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine if progress isn't made within days.