May 27 Watch As Ukraine ratchets up offensive on separatists, Russia warns against aggressive military action By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Watch Can Ukraine’s Poroshenko deliver on lofty expectations? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff from Kiev for an update on the latest fighting and chaos in Eastern Ukraine. Warner also discusses the challenges facing the likely future president, Petro Poroshenko, as he lays out plans… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Putin tries to distance Russia from Ukraine crisis to avoid tighter sanctions By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Jeffrey Brown from Kiev to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opposing motivations, the fate of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and last-minute preparations — or lack thereof — leading up to Sunday’s national elections. Continue watching
May 22 Watch Fearing violence, voters in Eastern Ukraine may stay home on election day By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Watch Disputed Russian troop withdrawal doesn’t shake separatist resolve in Donetsk By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 13 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine… Continue watching
May 12 Watch How does the separatist referendum affect Ukraine’s upcoming presidential election? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch As Ukrainian separatists cheer referendum, EU punishes Russia with more sanctions By PBS News Hour 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 04 Watch Increased tension felt on the ground in Donetsk By PBS News Hour For more about the growing international crisis in Ukraine, Peter Leonard of the Associated Press joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one of the key sites of the pro-Russian uprising. Continue watching