World Dec 08 European leaders rally around Ukraine after U.S. shifts strategy to the Western Hemisphere The U.S. has been pursuing a solution to the war in Ukraine and recently highlighted those efforts as part of its new national security strategy. Heather Conley, former deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs during the George W.
World Dec 04 Ukraine ambassador to U.S. on peace negotiations and corruption scandal Ukrainian officials met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff to continue negotiations over an American plan to end the war. Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week, where the Russian president said he endorsed…
World Dec 02 Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from follow-on strike on suspected drug boat The first attack in the Trump administration’s campaign in the Caribbean has become the most contentious. A U.S. official tells PBS News the military struck an alleged drug boat four times on September 2. President Trump and Pete Hegseth defended…
World Dec 02 Witkoff and Kushner meet with Putin for latest talks to end Russia's war with Ukraine U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. They were there for the latest round of negotiations on a plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Nov 28 Top Zelenskyy aide resigns in midst of Ukraine corruption scandal A political earthquake in Ukraine has taken place as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff Andrii Yermak, the country’s second-most-powerful person, was forced to resign amid a corruption scandal. This comes as Ukraine is enmeshed in negotiations with the Trump…
World Nov 26 War rages in Ukraine as push for peace complicated by leaked call from U.S. negotiator U.S. officials said they are making progress toward a document designed to end the nearly four-year, grinding war in Ukraine. But the push for peace is complicated by a leaked call from the chief White House negotiator. Nick Schifrin reports.
Arts Nov 25 '2000 Meters to Andriivka' follows Ukrainians forced into combat in Russia's invasion The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is just a few months short of the four-year mark. PBS's Frontline, working with the Associated Press, will air "2000 Meters to Andriivka," a relentless portrait of life and death on the frontlines. Nick…
World Nov 21 Zelenskyy faces pressure from Trump to accept his Ukraine peace plan President Trump said he’d like to see Ukraine accept his peace plan by Thursday of next week. But the plan asks Ukraine to make concessions it's previously rejected, and President Zelenskyy said his country has to decide whether to lose…
World Nov 20 White House pushes new 28-point peace plan with concessions Ukraine previously rejected PBS News obtained the 28-point plan drafted by the Trump administration to try to end the war in Ukraine. The document is at the center of a pivotal diplomatic visit to Kyiv by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. It references Ukrainian…
World Nov 19 Trump and MBS unveil U.S.-Saudi ventures on rare earth minerals and nuclear energy President Trump and Mohammed bin Salman concluded the Saudi crown prince’s visit to the United States by speaking to more than 400 business leaders. Beyond a defense agreement and talk of the kingdom’s human rights record, the visit focused on…