No, Russian cosmonauts were not making a pro-Ukraine statement with their spacesuits Mark Vande Hei, a NASA astronaut who returned to earth on March 30, said the yellow and blue colors were from the university the Russian cosmonauts attended. Deepa Shivaram
Politics Zelenskyy urges U.N. Security Council to boot Russia or dissolve for the world's sake The Ukrainian president described the horrific scenes he saw in Bucha, calling it just one example of the destruction Russia has wrought. He urged the Security Council to hold Russia accountable. Rachel Treisman
Politics How Russia rescued the ruble The Russian ruble lost nearly half its value when Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then it has been the top performing currency in the world. Paddy Hirsch
Politics Trevor Reed's family says he's back in a Russian prison hospital but not getting care Reed's family says he has tuberculosis symptoms and lost 7 pounds in five days during a hunger strike. They are calling for the Biden administration to help bring the Marine veteran home. Rachel Treisman
World Ukraine top of agenda as China, EU prepare to meet at summit The European Union is seeking China's assurances that it won't assist Russia in circumventing economic sanctions for invading Ukraine and cooperation on ending the war at today's virtual meeting. The Associated Press
World Ukrainians navigate a perilous route to safety out of besieged Mariupol "It is either die or leave. We had no other way," says one woman who arrived in Zaporizhzhia after three attempts at escape. Officials say nearly 100,000 people are still trapped in the besieged city. Becky Sullivan
World Maternity patients among 20,000 civilians forcibly deported to Russia, Mariupol says More than 70 hospital patients and staff members from the besieged Ukrainian city have been sent to Russia against their will, officials say, a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. Bill Chappell
Politics The parents of an American detained in Russia are protesting outside the White House Trevor Reed started his second hunger strike in Russian prison after being sent to solitary confinement instead of getting treatment for tuberculosis. His parents want to meet with President Biden. Rachel Treisman
Business Poland says its ban on all Russian oil and gas imports is the most radical in Europe "While others in Europe looked at Russia as a business partner," the Polish prime minister said, "we saw that Russia uses gas and oil as a way to blackmail." Joanna Kakissis
Politics Russia vows to reduce northern Ukraine attacks in tentative peace talks progress Russia said on Tuesday that it would significantly scale back its military activity around Kyiv and Chernihiv. Ukraine delivered a proposal for accepting a neutral and nonnuclear status. NPR Staff
