World Jan 26 U.S., NATO allies reject major Russian demands, offer different compromise The United States and NATO on Wednesday rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine never be allowed to become a member of NATO, and that the expansion of NATO since 1997 be rolled back. Russian officials said they would study the written…
World Jan 25 Ukraine believes Russian invasion not imminent, but Western allies remain concerned Ukraine’s leaders on Monday tried to reassure the country, despite more than 100,000 Russian troops deployed near the nation's northern and eastern borders, and despite new announcements of Russian training exercises. The West considers an invasion as possibly imminent, and…
World Jan 25 Ukraine urges calm over invasion fears but asks U.S. to sanction Russia, send more weapons Ukraine’s leaders on Monday tried to reassure the country, despite more than 100,000 Russian troops deployed near the nation's northern and eastern borders. Nick Schifrin speaks to Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, about the country's tensions with…
World Jan 24 U.S. puts troops on high alert as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate It's the most acute crisis between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War, and both sides escalated their military deployments Monday. The United States is putting troops on higher alert, NATO says it will reinforce its…
World Jan 21 Russia potentially weeks away from being able to invade Ukraine The United States on Friday agreed to submit written responses next week to Russia's demands over how to end the crisis over Ukraine. The announcement came during a high level diplomatic meeting in Geneva, as Russia maintains overwhelming force along…
World Jan 20 Why NATO countries can’t agree on how to respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict President Joe Biden on Thursday cleaned up comments he made a day earlier, to say any Russian incursion into Ukraine would lead to a severe and unified response by the United States and its allies. In Berlin, Secretary of State…
World Jan 19 As tensions rise at Ukraine border, U.S. leaders disagree on sanctioning Russia Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine Wednesday to meet with the country's president and high command, as more than 100,000 Russian troops remain deployed on Ukraine's borders. Nick Schifrin begins the report, and Judy Woodruff has a conversation…
World Jan 18 Inflation in Turkey is at a near two-decade high. Is it part of Erdogan’s plan? For Turkey, 2021 was marked by a free-falling currency, the lira, and record-high inflation. The government’s monetary policy has sent the country into economic turmoil, and as Nick Schifrin reports, soaring prices have hurt Turks from all walks of life.
World Jan 17 The latest on the state of Tonga after volcanic eruption, tsunami swept islands Australia and New Zealand sent out surveillance flights to Tonga Monday, in the wake of an enormous undersea volcano eruption on Saturday. Communication with the South Pacific island chain remains largely cut off, but there is word of significant damage.
World Jan 14 Novak Djokovic battles with Australia after violating COVID rules The best men's tennis player in the world is caught up in a quarantine quandary in Australia, as the first of this year's Grand Slam tennis tournaments is poised to begin. Novak Djokovic is not vaccinated: he's a skeptic. Australian…