Mar 07 Background Briefing: What you should know about the Ukraine crisis By Council on Foreign Relations Ukraine's most prolonged and deadly crisis since its post-Soviet independence began as a protest against the government dropping plans to forge closer trade ties with the European Union and has since spurred a global standoff between Russia and Western powers. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch Reviewing U.S. options for responding to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner offers background on possible diplomatic steps for the U.S. on the Crimea crisis, then Judy Woodruff talks to John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago and Amy Knight, author of "How the Cold War Began,"… Continue watching
Mar 01 Limited options for U.S., Europe in Ukraine By Julie Pace, Associated Press Despite blunt warnings about costs and consequences, President Barack Obama and European leaders have limited options for retaliating against Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the former Soviet republic now at the center of an emerging conflict between East and West. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Pro-Russian protesters hold Crimean parliament under siege in backlash against new government By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Will Russia intervene in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Fiona Hill of the Brookings Institution and Nadia Diuk of the National Endowment for Democracy about the challenges ahead for finding unity in Ukraine and the chances of Russia stepping in as unrest continues. Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Clashes in Ukraine create tension for U.S. and Russia By PBS News Hour Ongoing violence in Ukraine over the past few weeks has added further stress to relations between the United States and Russia. What are the issues dividing the two countries? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Russian Studies Professor Stephen Cohen about Russia’s… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch News Wrap: Kiev protesters targeted by snipers in deadliest day of Ukraine violence By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine’s president announces truce after bloody battle in Kiev By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 18 UK continues to issue ‘whole-life’ prison sentences, despite human rights concerns By Bridget Bowman The British Court of Appeal ruled that judges should continue issuing “whole-life” prison sentences. The ruling overturns a European court decision that said such terms violate a prisoner’s human rights. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Swiss referendum to limit immigration complicates economic relations with EU By PBS News Hour Continue watching