May 26 Watch Ukraine’s president-elect promises stepped-up response to separatists By PBS News Hour Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine’s presumptive president-elect and billionaire businessman, is not in charge yet, but he has pledged to go after armed separatist fighters and to reunite the badly fractured country. Meanwhile in Donetsk, heavily-armed Pro-Russian militia seized an airport. Chief… 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 23 Watch Ukraine’s national security secretary: Putin will fail to stop national elections By PBS News Hour Russia’s President Vladimir Putin questioned why his country is being blamed for Ukraine’s unrest, but also said he would respect the outcome of its national elections Sunday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s… 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 12 Watch As Ukrainian separatists cheer referendum, EU punishes Russia with more sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 01 Watch Pro-Russian demonstrators overwhelm Donetsk police when crackdown backfires By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 01 Watch Pro-Russian demonstrators overwhelm Donetsk police when crackdown backfires By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 01 Watch Confrontation between police and pro-Russian separatists underlines who’s in control in Donetsk Amid escalating violence in Ukraine’s east, armed demonstrators ransacked the prosecutor’s office and humiliated police in the city of Donetsk. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s acting president has conceded that Kiev is losing control over the southeast. Judy Woodruff get an update from… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Pro-Russian protesters in Eastern Ukraine hold their ground despite tentative deal By PBS News Hour Continue watching