This weekend, more than 20 former Soviet nations competed at Intervision 2025. Putin revived the song contest after Russia was banned from Eurovision in response to its war in Ukraine.
Poland said Wednesday that it and its NATO allies had shot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what it called an "act of aggression" as Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine.
There's still no end in sight to Russia-Ukraine war, according to NPR correspondents in both countries. Peace efforts appear to be going nowhere and the fighting remains intense.