Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: U.S. airstrike may have killed Somali militant leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. airstrike in Somalia overnight targeted the leader of the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. It was unclear whether Ahmed Abdi Godane -- the alleged mastermind behind the raid of a Kenyan… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Russian food import ban doesn't shake E.U. resolve on sanctions By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Gwen Ifill about the U.S. response to Russia’s new ban against most Western food imports, the E.U.’s growing resolve to stand with the U.S. and the growing potential for Russian troops to invade… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Moscow answers U.S., European sanctions with ban on food imports for a year By PBS News Hour Russia imposed a year-long ban on most Western food imports in retaliation for American and European sanctions leveled in response to Russia’s support of rebels in eastern Ukraine. President Obama replied that the Kremlin is hurting its own people. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Russia's response to MH17 crash shifts EU attitudes on sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch U.S., EU slam Russia with more sanctions for stoking Ukraine unrest By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 28 EU, U.S. to impose new Russia sanctions By Julie Pace, Associated Press The United States and European Union plan to impose new sanctions against Russia this week, including penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy, the White House said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Economic fragility, energy on the line for EU countries considering tougher Russia penalties By PBS News Hour What is the chance Europe will form a united front when it comes to imposing further sanctions against Russia? Gwen Ifill joins Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic & International Studies about hesitation within the European Union to level… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch EU foreign ministers discuss more hard-line response to Russia over MH17 disaster By PBS News Hour The Dutch foreign minister spoke passionately to his European Union colleagues of the loss his country had suffered with the Malaysia Airlines disaster and about fears that Russian-backed separatists might be tampering with evidence. Europe imposed new sanctions on individual… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Deputy National Security advisor discusses Mideast cease-fire efforts, Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says U.S. intelligence has confirmed that the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 originated in Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels, but that Russia is not yet absolved of complicity. He joins… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Trade deal locks Poroshenko and Russia in standoff By PBS News Hour In a move that angered Moscow, Ukraine’s new leader signed a trade deal to bring his country closer to Europe. Jeffrey Brown talks to Matthew Rojansky of the Wilson Center and Nikolas Gvosdev of the U.S. Naval War College about… Continue watching