Eleanor Beardsley appears in the following:
French voters will decide whether to give Macron a 3rd term this weekend
Friday, April 08, 2022
French voters go to the polls this weekend to decide whether to give president Emmanuel Macron a third term. He's in the lead, but far right leader Marine Le Pen is right behind and closing the gap.
Ukrainian mayor describes being held hostage by Russian soldiers
Thursday, April 07, 2022
The Mayor of a Ukrainian town who was briefly taken hostage by Russian forces has emerged in France. He talks about what it was like being held by Russian soldiers and why he thinks he was released.
The French are divided over the country's airtime equality law for candidates
Tuesday, April 05, 2022
In France, 12 presidential candidates are set to face off Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. And thanks to French election law, they all get equal time on the airwaves.
Ukraine mayor says Russian soldiers who kidnapped him knew nothing about his country
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was held by Russian forces for five days. They told him they wanted to free his town from Nazis. "I told them in my 30 years in this town I've never seen a single Nazi."
International Energy Agency looked at how to wean nations off Russia's fossil fuels
Thursday, March 24, 2022
The International Energy Agency ended a meeting Thursday that focused on how to settle energy markets made more volatile by Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions and businesses pulling out.
How the war in Ukraine is benefiting the French president's reelection campaign
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The reelection of French President Emmanuel Macron next month seems virtually assured due to the war in Ukraine, but many say the lack of debate means democracy is being cheated.
The French government has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions
Monday, March 14, 2022
Starting Monday people will be able to take their masks off indoors, and they won't have to show a vaccine pass to enter public places. Many people are relieved, but not everyone.
Putin claimed Russian-speakers were being killed in Ukraine. Was that true?
Friday, March 11, 2022
The Russian leader said his forces invaded Ukraine because a genocide was underway against Russian-speakers. People in Ukraine say that claim is a hoax.
A Ukrainian family flees Kyiv to safer ground
Sunday, March 06, 2022
A Ukrainian family makes its way from Kyiv to the Polish border and safety.
African students say they're facing discrimination as they try to leave Ukraine
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Africans and South Asians studying and working in Ukraine have had added difficulty leaving the country because of discriminatory treatment by local authorities.
Fighting breaks out after Russian troops enter Ukraine's second-largest city
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, is under attack by Russian forces.
Ukrainian troops battle Russian troops to keep hold of Kyiv
Saturday, February 26, 2022
The Ukrainian president releases another defiant video as Russian troops battle to take over Kyiv.
The latest from Ukraine as Russian forces move toward Kyiv
Thursday, February 24, 2022
From central Ukraine, we cover the progress of Russia's invasion and its effect on Ukrainians.
The view from eastern Ukraine
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Russian Parliament handed President Vladimir Putin the power to deploy forces outside the country's borders. We talk to residents on the ground in eastern Ukraine.
Conservative Valerie Pecresse is struggling in her bid to unseat Macron
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Valerie Pecresse, the conservative nominee for president of France, is struggling in her bid to unseat President Emmanuel Macron.
Former French President Francois Hollande on Ukraine
Monday, February 14, 2022
Former French president Francois Hollande speaks about the situation in Ukraine. He helped negotiate a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine in 2015.
People in France are blocking traffic in big cities to protest COVID-19 mandates
Saturday, February 12, 2022
An anti-vaccine convoy that started three weeks ago in Canada has struck a nerve in Europe, where organizers are planning similar protests against COVID-19 regulations.
French President Macron is helping facilitate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
French President Emanuel Macron has taken center stage in the ongoing Ukraine crisis, insisting on the centrality of Europe to diplomacy.
The diplomatic scramble to stave off a Russian invasion of Ukraine continues
Tuesday, February 08, 2022
French President Macron is engaged in an intense round of shuttle diplomacy aimed at warding off a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, holding separate meeting with the leaders of both countries.
What Germany, France and Britain are doing to deter a Russian invasion of Ukraine
Monday, February 07, 2022
NPR correspondents in Berlin, Paris and London talk about escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine.