Russia-Ukraine war escalates before NATO summit

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis,

Charles Maynes

Published July 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM EDT

Russia pounds Kyiv ahead of NATO summit, as Ukraine war returns to center stage amid high-stakes diplomacy.

Joanna Kakissis

Joanna Kakissis is a foreign correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she reports poignant stories of a conflict that has upended millions of lives, affected global energy and food supplies and pitted NATO against Russia.

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