A man walks across a playground past a kindergarten building destroyed by a Russian missile strike on Nov. 7 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Andriy Zhyhaylo/Oboz.ua/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainians say they don’t put much stock in the latest round of peace talks with Russia underway in Abu Dhabi. But they do sense optimism after a seismic political shift in the U.S. midterm elections. In Russia, meanwhile, the country’s best-known independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta , is shutting down after more than 30 years amid state pressure and wartime censorship laws. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org .
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