Mar 18 Putin marks 5th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin led thousands to chant "Russia!" on a visit Monday to Crimea marking the fifth anniversary of the Black Sea penisula's annexation from Ukraine. NATO allies said in a statement Monday that "we strongly condemn this act, which… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump cancels Putin meeting at upcoming G-20 Thursday in our news wrap, President Trump tweeted his decision to cancel a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G-20 summit, citing Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships. Also, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, called for NATO… Continue watching
Nov 27 Trump says Putin meeting may be called off over ‘aggression’ against Ukraine By Associated Press In an interview with The Washington Post Tuesday, Trump says he will be receiving a "full report" from his national security team. "That will be very determinative," Trump said. Continue reading
Nov 27 Kremlin warns of possible conflict flare-up in eastern Ukraine after seizing ships By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Kate De Pury, Niko Price, Associated Press On Sunday near Crimea, Russian border guards rammed into and opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels traveling from the Black Sea toward a Ukrainian port. The Russians seized the ships and their crews. Continue reading
Nov 26 Ukraine demands Russia release vessels as tensions build By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Ukraine's president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and vessels seized in a standoff around Crimea that sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and drew international concern. Continue reading
Oct 18 Manhunt in Crimea for possible accomplice in school attack By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Russian authorities in Crimea were searching Thursday for a possible accomplice of the student whose shooting-and-bomb attack on his vocational school killed 20 people and wounded more than 50 others, a top official said. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Trump asks Cabinet to cut federal budget In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump asked every member of his cabinet to cut five percent from his or her budget for next year after a report shows the U.S. deficit at $779 billion. Also, a senior official at… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 10:33 A report from the front line where Ukrainians and Russians still battle By PBS NewsHour As a four-year conflict between Ukraine’s government and Russian-backed separatists continues, Ukraine has emerged as one of the biggest sources of contention between Russia and the U.S. A few weeks ago, the Trump administration provided the former Soviet nation with… Continue watching
Dec 23 AP report: U.S. officials say lethal weapons headed to Ukraine By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Ukraine will soon have more lethal American-made weapons to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Tillerson says U.S. can ‘define a different relationship’ with Russia By PBS NewsHour ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate Wednesday for the start of his confirmation hearing. Senators quickly focused on Russia, questioning if Tillerson had too cozy a relationship with the Kremlin; he… Continue watching