May 05 Watch Russia’s former foreign minister discusses Putin’s motivations in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin has evoked Ukraine’s Soviet past as a way of justifying the annexation of Crimea, and to appeal to many Ukrainians. Putin has argued that post-Cold War expansion of NATO has provoked Moscow. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret… Continue watching
May 05 Clashes in Ukraine leave 4 dead, 30 wounded By Joshua Barajas The Associated Press and other news outlets reported heavy gunfire and explosions around the eastern city of Slovyansk, where Kiev's army mounted its first major offensive Friday against armed pro-Russian insurgents. Continue reading
May 01 Russia now an adversary, NATO official says By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- NATO's second-ranking official says Moscow's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and its destabilizing actions in eastern Ukraine have compelled the U.S.-led alliance to start treating Russia as more of an enemy than a partner. Continue reading
Apr 28 U.S. imposes new sanctions on Putin associates By Julie Pace, Associated Press The new penalties were a response to what the West says is Russia's failure to live up to commitments it agreed to under an international accord aimed at ending the dispute. The White House says Russia's involvement in the recent… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch What can history teach us about the unrest in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 25 Russian jets violate Ukraine airspace raising international tensions By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. defense officials said Friday that Russian fighter jets flew into Ukrainian airspace a handful of times over the last 24 hours, in what one called a continued provocation of the heightened tensions in the region. Continue reading
Apr 15 Little will for American involvement in Ukraine By Domenico Montanaro There is little American political will for strong U.S. intervention in Ukraine, a new poll finds. While a majority, 55 percent, say the situation in Ukraine is key to U.S. national interests, 50 percent of Americans don’t think the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 15 Ukrainian military recaptures eastern airport By Ariel Min In Ukraine's first military action against pro-Russian uprisings in the east, army troops have regained control over a small airport near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch Examining the campaign of pro-Russian fervor in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Ukrainian government warns new protests in Eastern Ukraine signal Russian attempt to destabilize its neighbor By PBS News Hour Echoing recent events in Crimea, protesters in three Russian-speaking Ukrainian cities stormed government buildings and called for a referendum to join Russia. Ukraine’s prime minister says Moscow is responsible for the new unrest, while Secretary of State John Kerry warned… Continue watching