Feb 18 Watch 4:33 Ukraine loses key town to separatists despite cease-fire By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 4:10 What the defeat at Debaltseve means for Ukraine By PBS News Hour The loss of the key hub town Debaltseve to Russian-backed separatists is a significant strategic and morale setback for Ukraine. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to discuss potential response to the latest military action. Continue watching
Feb 15 Obama meets with world leaders to discuss Ukrainian cease-fire By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama spoke Saturday with the leaders of Ukraine and Germany as fighting continued between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine hours before a scheduled cease-fire. Continue reading
Feb 12 After marathon talks, a chance at peace in eastern Ukraine By Larisa Epatko After 16-hour talks that stretched into the night, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine emerged with a deal to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire is scheduled to start at midnight Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch News Wrap: Western countries evacuate embassies in Yemen By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Kingdom and France joined the U.S. in closing their embassies in Yemen. Also, U.S. intelligence leaders testified at a House hearing that some 20,000 foreign fighters have joined the Islamic State militants despite… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 3:34 A war on multiple fronts: Despite ceasefire, military conflict escalates in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour A shelling attack that killed dozens of people Saturday in eastern Ukraine was only the latest sign of the deteriorating situation there. Even though a ceasefire was signed in September, fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops once again… Continue watching
Sep 03 Conflicting reports of a Ukraine cease-fire emerge a day before NATO summit By News Desk and Associated Press President Obama reacted to early news of the possible cease-fire saying "it's too early to tell" if the aggressions would actually stop. Obama spoke from Estonia, where he is traveling ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading
May 31 Watch Clashes continue in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Since the election last weekend, the Ukraine story seems to have slid off many of the front pages here in the U.S. At the border on the eastern part of the country, however, there have been continued clashes throughout the… Continue watching
May 23 Election monitors in Ukraine on lookout for signs of ‘intimidation’ By Larisa Epatko When Ukrainians vote in Sunday’s presidential elections, monitors will be wary of any signs of intimidation or voter suppression -- a consequence of the violent clashes that preceded the vote. Continue reading
May 22 In Eastern Ukraine, at least 13 troops dead in rebel attack By News Desk Pro-Russian rebels attacked a military checkpoint in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing 13 Ukrainian soldiers, in one of the most violent incidents of the past few weeks as the country heads toward presidential elections this weekend. Continue reading