Mar 24 As emergency NATO summit begins, Zelensky pleads for aid By Chris Megerian, Lorne Cook, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ukrainian Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for "military assistance without limitations" during an address to an emergency NATO summit taking place in Brussels. Continue reading
Mar 23 NATO setting up battlegroups in eastern Europe to deter Russia from attacking members By Associated Press The battlegroups, which usually number between 1,000-1,500 troops, will be set up in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Bulgaria. Continue reading
Mar 23 Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden's trip to Europe comes at a critical moment for the war in Ukraine, which could become a bloody stalemate as Russia pummels cities with airstrikes and artillery. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: White House says Biden will announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden is traveling to Brussels and Poland — which has received more than 2 million Ukrainian refugees — looking to press for continued unity among Western allies as Russia presses on with its brutal invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 4:43 This week in politics: Ukraine and Supreme Court nominee hearings By PBS NewsHour Between the war in Ukraine and the upcoming confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kentaji Brown Jackson, political divisions are emerging. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the political implications on these topics and… Continue watching
Mar 20 Zelensky invokes Holocaust as he appeals to Israel for aid By Josef Federman, Associated Press Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to carry out a “final solution” against Ukraine -- using the Nazi term for its planned genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:08 Amid growing humanitarian crisis, Zelensky calls for more peace talks By PBS NewsHour Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his call for peace talks as the humanitarian crisis grows. He blamed Putin for intentionally blocking aid and evacuation corridors as thousands of people remain trapped in Mariupol as fighting continues. NPR reporter Jason Beaubien… Continue watching
Mar 19 Russians push deeper into Mariupol as locals plead for help By Cara Anna, Associated Press The fall of Mariupol, the scene of some of the war's worst suffering, would mark a major battlefield advance for the Russians, who are largely bogged down outside major cities more than three weeks into the biggest land invasion in Europe since World… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 11:04 Sen. Mitch McConnell on Russia’s invasion: ‘The Ukrainians need help, they need it now’ Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday, pleading for President Biden and lawmakers to send his country more weapons and support to aid in their fight against Russia's invasion. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Biden's… Continue watching
Mar 13 Acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud shot, killed in Ukraine By Pamela Sampson, Associated Press The 50-year-old Little Rock, Arkansas, native was gathering material for a report about refugees when his vehicle was hit at a checkpoint in Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Continue reading