World Aug 18 What to know about Crimea, the peninsula Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014 By Associated Press
Nation Jul 22 Watch 2:12 News Wrap: Earth sees hottest July ever recorded in human history In our news wrap Saturday, scientists say the first two weeks of July were the planet’s hottest on human record as intense heat waves grip places around the globe, Ukraine says its drones hit an ammunition depot in Crimea after…
World Jul 20 Odesa, other Ukrainian port cities bombarded by Russia for 3rd consecutive night Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night, keeping Odesa in its crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black… By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Oct 08 Watch 4:18 News Wrap: Crimea bridge explosion deals blow to Russian military operations In our news wrap Saturday, an explosion destroyed parts of the only bridge linking Crimea to Russia, funerals are underway for the 36 victims of a mass shooting in Thailand, Indonesia's president said FIFA will not sanction his country for…
World Nov 04 Watch 8:08 How Ukraine’s involvement in U.S. politics could affect its long war Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula was the largest European land grab since World War II. No shots were fired there, but in eastern Ukraine, a brutal war ensued, dragging on for nearly six years so far and killing… By Simon Ostrovsky
Apr 24 Watch Two years into new regime, grim realities persist in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Ukraine has faced many challenges in the two years since violent protests drove the country’s president from office. The Russian occupation of the Crimean Peninsula in particular sparked a military conflict between pro-Russian secessionists and Ukraine’s government. Correspondent Kira Kay… Continue watching
Sep 18 Obama, Ukraine president to meet at White House By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic speaks to a rare… Continue reading