Russia

The group behind a new basketball court in St. Louis is dealing with an FBI raid and accusations of boosting Russian propaganda.

St. Louisan Gene Litvin traveled to Poland this month to help Ukrainians fleeing the war. Litvin himself left Ukraine in the 1990s as a Jewish refugee.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens is a former first lady of Missouri and a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She shares her perspective on China's response to the war in Ukraine, China’s strategic partnership with Russia and the lessons both China and Taiwan are taking from the conflict.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, so do broadcasts of what critics decry as Kremlin-funded propaganda on KCXL, a radio station in Liberty, Missouri. Pressure is mounting for KXCL to end broadcasts that have kept the station in business.

Russia is a big exporter of fertilizer and its raw ingredients, and without them on the market, Midwestern farmers are reeling.

Lara Zwarun’s 2015 research on how Ukrainians use social media to counter Russian disinformation has new resonance today.

Workers in a small Missouri alterations shop watch from afar as a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Ukraine, even though their home countries are on opposing sides of the conflict.

Ukrainians across the St. Louis region are decrying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, holding protests, rallies and prayer vigils daily.

The next round of sanctions from the White House targets banks and export controls, which would cut Russia off from critical technology such as semiconductors.

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